NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Feb. 26.
Meet the sheriff in Coyle, buy plants at sales in Port Angeles and Port Townsend or listen to writers in Sequim.
These are among the attractions planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about next week’s performance by The Filharmonic and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
COYLE
Meet the sheriff
COYLE — Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Stanko and a deputy will meet with the Toandos Peninsula community to answer questions and hear concerns at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Residents will meet in the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center at 923 Hazel Point Road.
Stanko will discuss the call log from the previous year.
The Toandos and Coyle communities experience unique circumstances, including the long distance from dispatch and response times from any initial 9-1-1 contact, making appropriate responses to activities potentially different from other neighborhoods.
This event is hosted by the Coyle Community Club.
CHIMACUM
Permaculture film
CHIMACUM — Placecraft and the Chimacum Grange will co-host a screening of “Inhabit,” a documentary about permaculture, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. today.
The screening will be at the Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive. Admission will be by donation. Doors will open at 6:10 p.m.
Permaculture is a design method that uses ecology to solve issues related to agriculture, economics and governance.
All ages are welcome.
Blankets, pillows, potluck snacks and beverages are encouraged.
For information, go to www.placecraft.org/inhabit-film-226.html.
Orchestra concert
CHIMACUM — The Port Townsend Community Orchestra will perform from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Chimacum High School.
The concert will take place in the high school auditorium, 91 West Valley Road.
The program will include Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 1, George Frederick Handel’s Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G Major, Charles Sanford’s “Irish Rhapsody No. 1,” Schubert’s “March Militaire”and Johann Strauss Jr.’s “Tritsch Tratsch Polka”and “Wine Women and Song Waltz.”
For information, contact Jay Bakst at raviyah2010@gmail.com or call 253-709-2850.
PORT HADLOCK
Land for Learning
PORT HADLOCK — A Sunfield Land for Learning Tour is planned from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Saturday.
The group will meet outside the office at the Sunfield Farm and Waldorf School at 111 Sunfield Lane at 10 a.m., walk and talk for 45 to 50 minutes and then return to the office area for tea and crumpets at about 11 a.m.
RSVPs are requested.
The facility is both a farm and a school. Visitors can see the animals, classrooms and student work.
Sylvia Platt, outreach coordinator and one of the classroom teachers, gives the tour the last Saturday of every month except May.
For more information, contact Platt at 360-385-3658 or splatt@sunfieldfarm.org, or see www.sunfieldfarm.org.
PORT TOWNSEND
Plant sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Conservation District’s annual native plant sale pickup will be held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Visit www.jeffersoncd.org or stop by the Port Hadlock office, 205 W. Patison St., to place an order.
A limited number of plants will be available for sale on pickup day.
For more information, email jill@jeffersoncd.org or phone 360-385-4105.
Trail party
PORT TOWNSEND — Friends of Fort Worden will host a trail work party from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Volunteers will pull scotch broom, an invasive plant, at the Chinese gardens at North Beach Park, 5880 Kuhn St.
Coffee and muffins will be served at 9:15 a.m.
Book launch
PORT TOWNSEND — Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Books will host an evening and launch celebration with local author Julie Christine Johnson from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The celebration will be free at the shop at 820 Water St.
Johnson is the author of the novels In Another Life, published this month, and The Crows of Beara, to be released in September 2017.
Johnson’s work has appeared in several literary journals and anthologies.
Raised on the Olympic Peninsula and in central Washington, Johnson has lived in France, Chad, Japan, New Zealand, Oregon, Colorado, Ohio and Illinois.
She is a writer, teacher and freelance editor and now lives in Port Townsend with her husband, Brendan.
For more information, phone 360-379-2617, email annaquinn@writersworkshoppe.com or visit www.writersworkshoppe.com.
Discount night
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer Friday Discount Night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The swim will cost $2 at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
The entire pool will be devoted to play; noodles, rings and other floaty toys will be available.
There will be no lap lanes, and children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
For information, call 360-385-7665.
Jungian analysis
PORT TOWNSEND — “The Feminine: A Jungian Analysis with Dr. Christine Downing” will be presented tonight and Saturday.
Port Townsend Friends of Jung will present the lecture at 7 tonight and a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
Admission to tonight’s lecture is a suggested donation of $15 at the door. The workshop is $45 at the door, or $50 for the lecture/workshop when paid in advance through preregistration.
To preregister or for more information, see www.quuf.org.
Potting party
PORT TOWNSEND — A Conservation District Potting Party will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.
More than 65 plants will be potted at the park at 716 14th St.
Bring a trowel if possible.
Pots, dirt and plants will be provided, as well as drinks and snacks.
For more information, contact Rosemary Sikes at 360-385-0307 or ptrose53@gmail.com.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — “Exile” will be the topic for Conversation Cafe today.
Conversation Cafe meets at 11:45 a.m. every Friday at Alchemy Restaurant at Taylor and Washington streets.
Buying food is not required.
The gatherings conclude before 1:30 p.m., and all are welcome.
Harmonica jam
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Harmonica Union will meet at the Friends’ Meetinghouse from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
There will be harmonica instruction, discussion and jamming with friends at the meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan St.
The focus will be on playing backup with two example tunes, “Golden Slippers” and “Corrina,” both in G.
For information, contact Bob Longmire at bob@longmire.org or call 360-344-2084.
GARDINER
Mason bees class
GARDINER — Wild Birds Unlimited will host a mason bees class at 9 a.m. Saturday.
This is the second of two classes on bees at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
Store owner Christie Lassen will give an hourlong, family-friendly talk on the benefits of mason bees and how to attract them and keep them in gardens.
A contribution of $5 to the store’s community education fund holds a seat for those attending the presentation.
Proceeds will go to the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center and Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue.
Seating is limited. To reserve a spot, call 360-797-7100.
SEQUIM
Light fixtures
SEQUIM — The Sequim Home Depot store will host a free class on how to install light fixtures from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The store is located at 1145 W. Washington St.
For information, contact cclarkpds@yahoo.com or call 360-582-1620.
PORT ANGELES
Discovery Trail walk
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers plan a 5K/10K morning walk, or 3.1 miles/6.2 miles, on the Discovery Trail from 8:45 a.m. to about noon Saturday.
This walk is free, unless walkers want credit from the American Volkssport Association.
Registration is required. The group will meet at William Shore Memorial Pool, 225 E. Fifth St., from 8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. Maps will be provided at registration.
The group will leave the pool at 9 a.m. sharp to drive to the starting point.
The walk is on the Discovery Trail from Port Angeles to the Elwha River bridge, which has a concrete walkway suspended below the bridge.
This is one of the latest additions to the Discovery Trail.
Strollers are OK, and pets are allowed if they are leashed.
Restrooms are located at the start and finish.
Participants can walk at their own pace. First-time walkers are urged to join the group.
The walk is up-and-back to the starting point.
For more information, phone George Christensen at 360-697-2172 or by cell at 360-473-8398.
Bake sale
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Art Club will host a bake sale fundraiser at Swain’s General Store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Artwork also will be displayed at the store, 602 E. First St.
All funds will go to support the club.
For information, contact Valora Bain at 360-460-7774 or valorabain13@hotmail.com.
Native plant sale
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Conservation District will sell native trees and shrubs at Lazy J Tree Farm from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Conifer trees species available for sale at the farm, 225 Gehrke Road, include grand fir, shore pine, Sitka spruce and western red cedar.
Deciduous trees include big leaf maple, Pacific crabapple and red alder.
Deciduous shrubs include Pacific ninebark, red elderberry, serviceberry, thimbleberry and twinberry.
Bare-root tree and shrub seedlings are sold in bundles of 10 and 25 and range in price from $15 to $25 per bundle.
The district sells low-cost native plants each year to promote wildlife habitat enhancement and environmentally friendly landscaping.
Tree planting
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Feiro Marine Life Center are planning an all-ages volunteer tree planting at Peabody Creek from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The group will meet at the Peabody Creek Trail entrance behind Olympic Powersports, 221 S. Peabody St. Carpooling is encouraged.
Tools and trees will be provided to plant native tree species.
The creek runs through the center of Port Angeles and unfortunately shows the wear and tear of city life, organizers said.
For more information, phone Emily at 360-379-8051, email volunteer@nosc.org or visit www.nosc.org.
Red, Set, Go!
PORT ANGELES — The ninth annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. today.
The Olympic Medical Center Foundation will host the “Happy Heart . . . Happy Life” luncheon at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
The luncheon is presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe.
Tickets, which must be purchased in advance, are $55. To purchase tickets, contact the Olympic Medical Center Foundation at 360-417-7144.
All proceeds will go toward local cardiac service care, said committee chair Karen Rogers.
The special honoree will be Kim Wakefield, who will deliver the survivor story.
Speaking on heart health education will be Dr. Kara Urnes, medical director of the Olympic Medical Heart Center and Sequim Specialty Clinic, and Dr. Glenn Barnhart, chief and executive director of cardiac surgical services at Swedish Medical Center.
Veterans memorial
PORT ANGELES — A veterans memorial is planned at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Park on Lincoln Street.
Marine Corps League, Mt. Olympus Detachment VFW, American Legion, Patriot Riders, National Guard and others hold the memorials the last Friday of each month.
The names of local veterans who have died recently are read and a replica of the Liberty Bell is rung after each name.
If possible, the American flag is folded and presented to a family member of one of the deceased.
An honor guard fires three rifle volleys and a bugler plays taps.
A bagpiper plays before and after the ceremony.
FORKS
Music for a cure
FORKS — Monica Henry will perform songs at Congregational Church from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.
This Leukemia & Lymphoma Society benefit concert is open to all ages at the church, 280 Spartan Ave.
Entrance is by donation, and all proceeds will go to the society.
To donate directly, visit www.llswa.org.
For more information, email themis1979@gmail.com.
Library storytime
FORKS — The Forks Library will offer a storytime for preschoolers at 10:30 a.m. today.
Weekly storytimes for preschoolers up to 5 years old take place at the library at 171 S. Forks Ave.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and books for young children.
For information, call 360-374-6402, ext. 7791.
