PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association is reminding children to return their decorated pumpkins for judging in the first-floor atrium at The Landing mall between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Prizes will be awarded by age group and various categories for the best-decorated pumpkins, which will be then displayed through Halloween.
The Landing mall is located at 115 E. Railroad Ave.
More than 200 pumpkins were given away at the Farmers Market last Saturday, giving the children one week to decorate — not carve — their pumpkins before this Saturday’s judging.
The decorating contest is one of a host of Halloween activities planned by the downtown association this year.
Downtown Trick or Treat begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 31, and Halloween photos will be taken at the fountain on First and Laurel streets.
At 5 p.m. that day, there will be a costume contest in the atrium of The Landing mall.
The contest pumpkins may be picked up Oct. 31 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at The Landing.
Coat drive under way
With winter weather already here, the Salvation Army has joined with First Federal Savings and Loan for a Clallam County coat and blanket drive.
Until Nov. 7, new or gently used coats and blankets may be left at any First Federal branch in Sequim or Port Angeles.
Those branches are located at Eighth and Laurel streets, First and Oak streets, 227 E. Sixth St. and 1603 E. First St., all in Port Angeles; and 333 N. Sequim Ave. and 645 W. Washington St., both in Sequim.
The donated items will be distributed Nov. 15, at the Salvation Army, Second and Peabody streets, Port Angeles.
Senior nutrition
PORT ANGELES — Saturday will be the final day that Senior Nutrition Checks will be accepted at the downtown Farmers Market.
The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday on Laurel Street, between First and Front streets.
The Senior Nutrition program allowed eligible seniors to trade vouchers for fresh produce at the weekly market.
Food Bank volunteers
PORT ANGELES — Members of the Exchange Club of Port Angeles will observe the National Day of Service by volunteering at the Food Bank on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.
The National Day of Service is a nationwide Exchange Club program, during which members of the service organization work on a service project of their choice.
For information on the local Exchange Club, contact Debbie Atwell, 360-417-5727.
Charged with rape
PORT ANGELES — A convicted sex offender arrested last week on allegations of rape has been charged in Clallam County Superior Court with one count of third-degree rape of a child, a felony.
Bail for Kevin Haynes Corning, 30, of 2419 W. 14th St., was set at $50,000 bondable or $5,000 cash.
His arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Oct. 31 in Superior Court.
Port Angeles police arrested Corning last week for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl on three separate occasions, court records show.
Corning has prior convictions for second-degree and third-degree rape of a child and was under state Department of Corrections supervision.
His court-ordered conditions of release prohibit him from having any contact or communication with children under age 18 or from going within 500 feet of businesses where minors are known to congregate.
Meth possession
PORT ANGELES — Robert Michael Gomoll and Susan May Lumley, both 42, have been charged in Clallam County Superior Court with felony methamphetamine possession after Gomoll allegedly tested positive for drug use while on probation, court records show.
A search of Gomoll’s residence led officers to Lumley, who lives with Gomoll at 1132 W. 10th St., court records show.
Gomoll and Lumley have been summoned for their initial court appearances at 9 a.m. Oct. 31 in Superior Court.
Facing drug rap
PORT ANGELES — Beryl Warren Richmond, 28, of 2202 E. Seventh Ave., has been charged in Clallam County Superior Court with felony methamphetamine possession and fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, stemming from an assault last week, court records show.
Richmond’s bail was set at $20,000 bondable or $5,000 cash, and he has been prohibited from contacting the victim of the assault.
Teen in court for theft
SEQUIM — A 17-year-old boy was charged last week in Clallam County juvenile court with second-degree burglary and first-degree theft, both felonies, for allegedly stealing hay from a Sequim School District barn and a trailer from another barn, court records show.
The boy pleaded innocent Wednesday and is scheduled for another court hearing Nov. 19.
His bail was set at $5,000 bondable or $1,000 cash.
The boy allegedly stole the hay, valued at $940, and sold it at an inexpensive price. He also allegedly stole a trailer valued at $3,500, according to court records.
Mischief allegations
PORT ANGELES — A 17-year-old girl who allegedly punched and shattered a car windshield while riding as a passenger in the car has been charged in Clallam County juvenile court with felony second-degree malicious mischief.
The girl pleaded innocent Wednesday, was released from custody with a curfew, and is scheduled for a court hearing Dec. 3.
Groping suspected
PORT ANGELES — A 13-year-old girl has been charged in Clallam County juvenile court with felony indecent liberties and gross misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a boy’s groin and groping other children at William Shore Memorial Pool last summer, court records show.
The girl has been summoned for an initial appearance Oct. 29 in juvenile court.
Man sentenced
PORT ANGELES — A 21-year-old man who pleaded guilty to vehicular assault for injuring two people while driving intoxicated has been sentenced to one year of incarceration.
Matthew Gene Messenger’s car left U.S. Highway 101 east of Lake Crescent and rolled several times April 20, injuring two passengers in the vehicle.
Calen Walz suffered an ankle fracture and compression fractures to his spine, and Carl Amundson, who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, broke his leg and suffered other injuries, according to court records.
A sample of Messenger’s blood showed evidence of methamphetamine use and a blood-alcohol level of .06 percent, lower than the legal limit, court records show.
