PORT ANGELES — The Black Diamond Community Hall will host George Marshall and Buddy System for a stop on their 2018 Northwest tour tonight.
The contra dance at the hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road, will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for those younger than 18.
According to a press release, George Marshall is a musician, caller and dance teacher especially known for matching music to dance and for his smooth, concise teaching and presentation. He is regarded as being among the best dance callers.
Buddy System plays for contra dances, concerts and festivals and features Julie Vallimont on piano, accordion and jawharp, and Noah VanNorstrand on fiddle, mandolin and foot percussion.
They started performing together in 2014 and have since played for dancers in more than 20 states at some of the biggest dance festivals in the country, according to the press release.
Ice rink decorating
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to help decorate the area of the planned ice skating rink and large tent downtown.
The work party will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at 121 W. Front St. in the sunken parking lot.
Most work will be done under the tent so rain won’t be an issue, but volunteers should dress for the weather, according to a press release.
Volunteers are welcome to stop by the tent at any time throughout the day to help.
Wolf advisory group
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking candidates to serve on its wolf advisory group.
Members serve staggered three-year terms advising the department on wolf recovery and management.
Applicants should be prepared to attend meetings as early as February 2019.
Applicants and nominees should be familiar with the state’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, current recovery status and management issues and have experience collaborating with people who have differing values.
According to a press release, the department will accept applications and nominations from environmentalists, ranchers, hunters and other interested individuals and organizations.
Applications and nominations must be submitted in writing by 5 p.m. Nov. 30.
Applications and nominations may be emailed to Donny.martorello@dfw.wa.gov or sent by U.S. mail to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200.
For more information, visit wdfw.wa.gov/about/advisory/wag/ or wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/.
New flag pole
QUILCENE — Quilcene High School sports fields have a new 35-foot-tall flag pole courtesy of Olin Reynolds.
Reynolds, a senior at Quilcene High School and member of the varsity football squad, installed the refurbished flagpole as an Eagle Scout leadership project.
Previously the fields had no flag pole and a flag would have to be brought out from the auditorium for pre-game ceremonies.
The project was completed with more than 50 hours of planning and labor by members of Boy Scout Troop 1480, Quilcene High School football players, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3213 and Quilcene School District staff.
The VFW Post 3213 will conduct an official dedication of the flag pole later.
WSU honor roll
PULLMAN — Several former North Olympic Peninsula students were named to Washington State University’s summer 2018 president’s honor roll.
To qualify, a student must be enrolled in at least nine graded hours and achieve a minimum grade-point average of 3.75, or be enrolled in at least 15 graded hours and achieve a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.
The students are:
• Port Angeles: Nicole Grace Heaton, Hana Marie Kildall, Caleb Lewis Newgard and Dana Roach.
• Hadlock: Carlos Clay Burleson.
• Ludlow: Amy Jo Plastow.
• Sequim: Cameron J. Chase, Riley Joseph Chase, Katherine Elizabeth Harker, Thomas J. McCulloch and Megan Kate O’Mera.
Foodathon is Thursday
PORT ANGELES — Radio station KONP and the Port Angeles Lions Club will hold their annual Foodathon from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
Lions Club members will staff the KONP phones to cash pledges for the Port Angeles Food Bank. Call 360-457-1450 to pledge.
According to a news release the 2017 Foodathon raised $43,000 during the 12-hour broadcast.
