SEQUIM — Hand-painted plates and good food will raise money for the Olympic Community Action Programs Senior Nutrition Program on Saturday.
Suncrest Retirement Village, 251 S. Fifth Ave., will host the Oktoberfest benefit from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds will go to OlyCAP, said Jerry Brummel, director.
One-of-a-kind dinner plates, hand-painted by the 36 residents of the retirement village, will be sold for $20 each.
Created with the assistance of Aglazing Art Studio, these plates are functional and dishwasher-safe.
The traditional Bavarian buffet menu will include brats and sauerkraut, sauer klopse — which is a German-style meatball appetizer — hot German potato salad, braised apples and red cabbage, a choice of Black Forest or German chocolate cupcakes, and free hot dogs and chips for kids.
The buffet will be prepared by Chef Art of Suncrest Retirement Village and OlyCAP Senior Dining.
A donation of $5 for the buffet is suggested.
Visitors can also be taken on a guided tour of the Suncrest Retirement Village, which has been operating for 16 years.
The Oktoberfest celebration will feature a visit from two Democrats running for 24th District seats in the state Legislature, Kevin Van De Wege and Steve Tharinger.
Van De Wege, a firefighter and paramedic from Sequim, is seeking re-election and is challenged by Port Angeles Republican Dan Gaze, a real estate managing broker and consultant.
Tharinger, a Clallam County commissioner from Sequim, and Sequim Republican Jim McEntire, a Port of Port Angeles commissioner and retired Coast Guard captain, are vying for the seat vacated by Democrat Lynn Kessler, who is retiring.
A beer garden will be set up with Port Townsend Brewery beer, wine by the glass and hot cider — all sold separately from the buffet.
The Washington Old Time Fiddlers will play traditional tunes.
Children can search for prizes in a hay scramble and be transformed into superheroes at a face-painting booth.
The OlyCAP Senior Nutrition Program provides senior dining at several locations throughout Jefferson and Clallam Counties, and home-delivered meals, commonly known as Meal on Wheels.
For more information, phone Brummel at 360-681-3800.
