WEEKEND: Local bazaars offer homemade gifts

  • Saturday, December 14, 2013 12:01am
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NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 13.

PORT ANGELES

Elwha bazaar set

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will hold its annual Christmas bazaar in the tribal gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Handmade gifts and more will be available.

The tribal gym is located at 2851 Lower Elwha Road.

ONP holiday sale

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park partner Discover Your Northwest is holding its annual holiday sale through Dec. 24 at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road.

Throughout the sale, which features books, maps, patches and similar memorabilia, customers will receive a 15 percent discount in the bookstore.

Discover Your Northwest members and those who are members of other national park cooperating organizations are eligible to receive a 30 percent discount.

Tree and bake sale

PORT ANGELES — Girl Scout Troop 50648 will sell Christmas trees, door swags, fresh greens and holiday bake sale items at the corner of First and Washington streets from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Trees will be cut fresh daily.

Proceeds go toward Scouts’ service projects and travel.

Phone leader Diane Holth at 360-452-3533 or 360-808-5429, or email holthfam@olypen.com for more information.

SEQUIM

Friends book sale

SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold their monthly book sale in the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

This month, the Friends received nearly 300 Western novels by Zane Grey, Louis L’Amour, Diana Fuller Ross, William Johnstone and Ralph Compton.

In the children’s section, buyers will find a large selection of The Hardy Boys, Star Wars, The Hunger Games and Magic Treehouse books.

Also featured are 38 jigsaw puzzles of 500 to 1,000 pieces.

Proceeds are used to fund programs at the Sequim Library.

CHIMACUM

Arts, crafts, Santa

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum High School Arts and Crafts Fair will be held at the school, 91 West Valley Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is $3.

Santa Claus will visit the event, and visitors can have their photos taken with him for $5.

Proceeds from the photo sales will go to the Chimacum High School Interact Club, sponsored by the East Jefferson County Rotary Club.

Photos will be available in minutes and come with a card frame and envelope.

All contributions will be sent to one of the two Interact Club projects: a water purification system and computers for a rural school in Thailand or the Heifer Project, which sends livestock and training to help families in poor countries improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways.

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