PORT ANGELES — It’s last call at the Lazy Moon Craft Tavern.
The Port Angeles bar at 130 S. Lincoln St. is closing tonight. Twisted Roots is scheduled to play.
Ownership declined to discuss the closure Thursday.
The tavern features a wide variety of regional craft-brewed beers and wines along with pub food.
It opened in May 2014 after it was purchased from the owners of the former Peaks Brew Pub.
Public meet set
PORT TOWNSEND — Public comment will be taken during a meeting with Rich Parker of McPherson Jacobson, the consultant for the Port Townsend School District superintendent search, on Tuesday.
The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the district’s boardroom in the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.
The purpose of the meeting is to give community members an opportunity to share their views with the consultant about the district’s direction to help identify the best candidates for the position.
Superintendent David Engle will retire June 30.
The job posting will close Thursday, April 21.
Finalists will be determined Monday, May 9, the school district said, and initial interviews will be Saturday, May 14.
All-day site visits and interviews are scheduled May 16-18, with one candidate visiting each day.
The new superintendent is expected to be named Thursday, May 19.
Nichols appointed
PORT ANGELES — Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Mark Nichols, Clallam County prosecuting attorney and ex officio coroner, to the Forensic Investigations Council.
There are 13 board positions, with 12 of them being governor appointments.
Nichols’s four-year term ends Aug. 10, 2019.
For more information, visit www.tinyurl.com/jk7cccb.
Team practice
SEQUIM — The USA Women’s Rugby Olympics Team will practice at the Albert Haller playfields next week.
Starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday, the team will hold practice sessions at the playfields in the Water Reuse Demonstration Park, 500 N. Blake Ave.
The community is invited to come and watch.
The 12-member team is visiting Sequim on its way to a tournament in Victoria.
Folk mountain gospel event
PORT ANGELES — First United Methodist Church, 110 East Seventh St., will host Don and Donna Mohl of Fair Grove, Mo., in a free folk mountain music presentation at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The duo will perform using biblical and traditional instruments such as hammered dulcimer, bowed psaltery, zither, mountain dulcimer, mandolin and guitar with their voices to provide “a ‘down-home’ family-oriented message of Jesus’ love and grace,” according to a news release.
Disabled access to the church is on Laurel Street at the church parking lot.
This musical presentation is free and open to the public.
A love offering will be received.
CDs, DVDs and hand-crafted biblical musical instruments will be available for sale after the program.
For further information, phone the church office at 360-452-8971 or email office@pafumc.org
Sustainability series starts this month
The WSU Clallam County Extension will host four free upcoming events on waste reduction.
The public is invited.
The schedule is as follows:
■ Trashy Art Night: Sunday, April 17, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Port Angeles Library’s Carver Room, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Participants can get creative with material reuse and upcycling, be inspired by wearable “trashion” and other crafty ideas, and make wearable or functional art from materials that would otherwise go in the trash.
Some materials will be provided. Bring interesting discards and crafting supplies.
Participants can register their designs for the April 22 RainFest River & Ocean Days Upcycle and Trashion Show in Forks or sign up for the 2016 Washington Coast Cleanup on April 23.
This event is co-sponsored by the Trashion Show and CoastSavers.
■ Hugelkultur & Compost Workshop: Sunday, May 1, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., location TBA, preregistration required.
Learn about composting basics and participate in a hands-on creation of a hugelkultur mound.
Hugelkultur is a method of using decomposition of woody debris and other organic matter to build planting mounds.
■ Food Recovery & Gleaning Kickoff: Monday, May 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Port Angeles Library’s Carver Room.
Learn about the impacts of food waste and how to turn it into a resource, especially for neighbors in need.
Meet WSU’s new produce recovery coordinator, get registered as a 2016 gleaning volunteer and share ideas for reducing food waste in the community
■ Re-use Roundtable: Saturday, May 21, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Port Angeles Library’s Carver Room.
Learn and share tricks and tips for fixing electronics, clothes and other objects.
Build community connections and reduce the number of repairable objects that are thrown in the trash.
To register for an event or for more information, contact solid waste coordinator Meggan Uecker at the WSU Clallam County Extension office at 360-417-2619 or muecker@co.clallam.wa.us, or visit http://ext100.wsu.edu/clallam.
Reasonable accommodations can be made in advance for people with disabilities and special needs.
Women’s luncheon
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Christian Women’s Connection will host an “April Showers Bring Spring Flowers” buffet luncheon on the second floor of the Port Angeles CrabHouse Restaurant, 221 N. Lincoln St.
The event is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission is $16.
Jan Ripley of Milwaukie, Ore., will talk on “Finding Humor in Getting Older.”
Randolf Foster will show some of his art and talk about how he creates his jewelry.
Charney Trudell, a “recovering gospel singer,” will perform.
All women are welcome.
Child care is available.
For reservations or more information, phone 360-452-4343 or 360-457-5864.
Refuge volunteers
SEQUIM — The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is seeking volunteers to assist visitors and staff.
Primary duties include greeting visitors and providing information about the refuge’s trails and wildlife.
Additional opportunities include wildlife surveys, invasive-species mitigation, habitat restoration, maintenance, beach cleanup and administration.
The refuge will hold its annual new volunteer training Thursday, April 21, from 8 a.m. to noon, with lunch provided from noon to 1 p.m., at the Sequim Prairie Grange Hall, 290 Macleay Road.
New volunteer training is offered once each year and is a requirement for volunteering at the refuge.
In addition, the refuge will hold its annual refresher for current volunteers from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day.
For more information and to reserve a space at the training, phone 360-457-8451 or email david_falzetti@fws.gov.
Music scholarships
PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale invites high school seniors who are going on to major or minor in music to apply to audition for a scholarship.
First place, in honor of Richard McCoy, is $3,000.
Second place is $2,000 and third place $1,000.
Auditions will take place at First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1.
Three professional musicians will serve as adjudicators.
Instrumentalists should prepare a classical piece not to exceed 10 minutes.
Vocalists should have two selections of varied styles.
Applications are available from the school’s scholarship person.
Home-schooled students can contact Margot Hewitt for an application at 360-457-4494 or mhewitt@olypen.com.
Applications must be returned by April 22 to be considered .
Family, friends and the general public are invited to attend the auditions.
Refreshments will be served while the judges make their decisions.
Donations for sale
PORT ANGELES —Donations are being accepted for the annual Kiwanis Garage Sale, which will be held May 14-15 at the Clallam County Fairgrounds.
The three Port Angeles Kiwanis clubs, along with the Sequim and Port Townsend Kiwanis clubs, sponsor the annual sale to raise money for Camp Beausite Northwest.
The camp, which is located on Lake Beausite in Jefferson County, offers weeklong summer camping experiences for special-needs youths and adults.
The Kiwanians are looking for gently used items, including toys, children’s clothing, books, housewares, hobby supplies, furniture and sports equipment.
No adult clothing will be accepted this year, but shoes and coats of any size can be donated.
Other items that will not be accepted include CRT TVs or computer monitors, VCRs, film cameras and used mattresses, cribs or car seats.
To arrange a pickup for donations, phone Dave Sue at 360-452-9848, Chuck Standley at 360-809-0731, Lloyd Eisenmann at 360-775-6504 or Bob Zindel or 360-457-1435.
Donations also will be accepted in person at the fairgrounds from noon Monday, May 9, through Wednesday, May 11.
Camp Beausite will offer at least four weeklong programs this summer, with sessions for different age groups each week.
For information about the camp or about registering for a summer session, phone camp director Claudia Edmondson at 360-732-7222, or visit www.campbeausitenw.org.
Rakers scholarship
At its March 1 membership meeting, the Rakers Car Club approved changes to the club’s Automotive Technology Scholarship.
The scholarship provides financial assistance for one student from Chimacum, Port Townsend or Quilcene High School to study at a club-approved college or trade school.
The increase of the first year’s funding to $1,500 and the potential for an additional $1,500 grant for the scholar’s second year of study have been approved.
Scholarship applications have been delivered to the counseling offices of all three high schools; students should contact an office for further information.
Applicants should have a GPA of 2.0 or above and be attending a full-time program at a college, trade institute or trade school starting this fall and studying automotive technology.
Applications are due no later than April 30.
The Rakers Car Club was organized in 1957 and holds events throughout the year, including its annual car show, held at Memorial Field in Port Townsend, scheduled for June 18 this year.
Anyone interested in the club is invited to attend a members’ meeting at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Highway 20 Road House, located at 2152 W. Sims Way in Port Townsend.
For more information, contact Lance Rosmaier, scholarship committee chair, at 360-385-2638.
Victorian moss baskets
PORT ANGELES — First Baptist Church Outreach will offer hanging flower baskets for residential use as a fundraiser to benefit local at-risk youths and children.
The Victorian moss combination baskets will be planted by Wayne Roedell and the church’s outreach department.
Begonia, fuchsia and small combination baskets will be available as well.
Baskets can be picked up the week of Mother’s Day beginning Monday, May 2, at the greenhouse at Traylor’s Restaurant, in the east parking lot.
Reservations should be made by phoning 360-452-9978, 360-808-1048 or 360-457-6382.
Call for bands
SEQUIM — The city is accepting applications for bands to perform at the 2016 season of Music in the Park, held Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. from June 28 through Aug. 30 at the James Center for the Performing Arts.
The center is located at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park.
Bands are to submit a press kit that includes a written request to participate and a CD of the group that will perform.
Bands are paid $400 for each performance.
Send information to the City Clerk, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim, WA 98382.
The deadline to apply is Friday, May 6.
Phone 360-681-3428 with questions.
Westall scholarship
PORT TOWNSEND — First Presbyterian Church of Port Townsend is offering the Sarah “Dusty” Westall Scholarship to students from East Jefferson County.
The scholarships will be awarded to students who will be attending an accredited Christian college or university during 2016-17.
Preference will be given to students participating in First Presbyterian Church of Port Townsend.
Students can reapply annually as long as they maintain good standing in their college or university.
Sarah “Dusty” Westall was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church.
Before her death in 2009, Westall expressed a desire to assist in the educational pursuits of Christian students in East Jefferson County.
Scholarship applications can be downloaded from the church’s website, www.fpcpt.org, or found at the church office, 1111 Franklin St.
Interested applicants also can email firstpres@cablespeed.com for an application.
Completed applications and supporting materials must be received by 4 p.m. Monday, May 9.
IPads at libraries
This spring, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will offer full-sized iPad tablets for in-library use at branches in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay.
Library card holders in good standing can borrow an iPad on a first-come, first-served basis for up to two hours at a time.
The new devices, to be used inside the library, are ideal for research, personal browsing or to experience the libraries’ downloadable resources, including streaming movies, TV shows and audiobooks, according to a news release.
For more information about this and other new programs at NOLS branches, email librarian Sarah Morrison at smorrison@nols.org, phone 360-417-8500 or visit www.nols.org and select “Events.”
April Pool’s Day
PORT ANGELES — William Shore Memorial Pool, 225 E. Fifth St., will hold an April Pool’s Day event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16.
Participants will learn about pool and water safety.
The event is free to families, children and teens.
For more information, email jschultz@williamshorepool.org or phone 360-417-9767.
Students raise money for Make-A-Wish
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Future Business Leaders of America Chapter and the high school Cheer Team have raised $630 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During halftime for several home varsity basketball games, the two groups provided an opportunity for community members to make a half-court shot and win a free pizza from Gordy’s Pizza.
Participants were charged $1 for the opportunity. Proceeds went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, said Bernie Brabant, FBLA adviser.
Agents of the Month named in PA
PORT ANGELES — Marc and Pat Thomsen, aka Team Thomsen, of Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty have earned the Agent of the Month spot for March.
The Agent of the Month is accomplished by producing the highest amount of business transactions in one month’s time.
Team Thomsen can be reached at MThomsen@olypen.com and 360-417-2782.
