NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 1.
A welcoming ceremony for Vietnam veterans, a spring flea market and a deer census are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For information about Saturday’s Honeyville Rascals’ performance in Coyle, as well as 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.
PORT ANGELES
Veterans ceremony
PORT ANGELES — A Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony is planned Saturday.
The event at the Clallam County Veterans Center, 216 S. Francis St., will begin with a coffee and cookie social at 11:30 a.m., followed by the ceremony at 1 p.m.
The public is welcome.
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day is recognized annually March 30 in Washington state after the efforts of Port Angeles Army veteran Norman Goodin.
Goodin drafted a 2010 proclamation that was signed by then-Gov. Chris Gregoire declaring March 30 as Welcome Home Veterans Day.
The day marks the anniversary of the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War in 1973.
In 2013, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law designating March 30 “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.”
History Tales
PORT ANGELES — Trish Bekkevar will present the history of the Bekkevar Farm at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales presentation at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
The free presentation will be at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St. Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.
Olaf Bekkevar settled on 40 acres of timberland in 1910, and for more than a century, Bekkevars have lived on and maintained their family farm, which can be spotted from U.S. Highway 101 east of Blyn.
Dick Bekkevar, one of Olaf’s sons, married Winona Lotzgesell — another well-known name in county history — in 1946.
Their son, Dave, married Trish in 1980.
A genealogist and historian, she will share stories of the Bekkevar family and talk about the farm’s history, where it is today and plans for the future.
For more information, phone the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 360-452-2662 or email artifact@olypen.com.
Y Family Night
PORT ANGELES — Y Family Night will be held at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
Visitors can romp in a bounce house, play Wii sports, tumble in the mat room and take part in other activities at the Y, 302 S. Francis St.
The free program is offered the first Friday of every month through May.
For more information, email lee@olympicpeninsulaymca.org or phone 452-9244.
Baked potato benefit
PORT ANGELES — VFW Auxiliary 1024 will host a baked potato fundraiser benefiting its relief fund at the Veterans Center, 216 S. Frances St., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
One baked potato with a choice of three toppings will be $5. Extra toppings will cost 50 cents. Soda, coffee and water will be available for $1.
For more information, phone Venay Money at 360-457-9607 or 360-775-7110.
Youth Yard Sale
PORT ANGELES — The Salvation Army soup kitchen will host a Youth Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Tables are available to rent for $10 to sell things.
Items can be donated to the youth for their tables so they have funds for upcoming outings and projects at the center, 123 S. Peabody St.
For more information, phone Damon Hopkins at 530-905-1444 or Kalia Hopkins at 360-775-8077.
Hope After Heroin
PORT ANGELES — Volunteers are needed for the Hope After Heroin cleanup to pick up garbage at the south end of Valley Street from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Open to teens and older, the group’s mission is to keep the community clean.
For more information, phone Laurie Blake at 360-808-6584, email HopeAfterHeroin1@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/hopeafterheroin1.
JOYCE
Spring flea market
JOYCE — The annual spring flea market at Crescent Community Grange will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.
The grange hall is at 50722 state Highway 112.
Lunch will be available for purchase.
For more information, phone 360-928-2056.
Lions breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
Breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 at the club on state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham, sausage, bacon and coffee.
Proceeds help Crescent Bay Lions members support Crescent school yearbooks, scholarships for Crescent High School seniors, holiday food baskets, glasses for the needy and other community projects.
FORKS
Community dance
FORKS — The Rainforest Council for the Arts will offer community dance lessons at Forks Congregational Church from 7 to 9 tonight.
Lessons will be in the church’s fellowship hall at 280 Spartan Ave.
There is no cost for the activity, though donations will be accepted.
The beginners-level classes will be taught by Terry and Jane Heilman. The lessons will progress from basic waltz to other ballroom and folk dances.
Each class will include a review of the previous lesson and instruction to a new dance.
Newcomers are welcome to join anytime. Partners are not required, and changing partners will occur frequently.
Dancers of all levels are welcome.
Adventure gathering
FORKS — The Tech Center will host exploration and play for children 5 and older from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Participants are invited to choose an adventure by bringing things others can do or sharing in what others have at the center at 35 N. Spartan Ave.
Food and refreshments will be offered.
BLYN
Seniors meetup
BLYN — Sequim Senior Singles will meet at the 7 Cedars Casino for a dutch treat lunch in the buffet room at noon Saturday.
This is a social club for singles older than 50 to meet friends and participate in activities.
The casino is located at 270756 U.S. Highway 101.
For more information, phone Betty Saviano at 360-683-0604.
SEQUIM
Library movie
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library will show the 2015 animated film “Minions” at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The free PG-rated film is part of the Family Flicks movie series, offered the first Saturday of every month at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
For more information, contact the library at 360-683-1161, visit the website at www.nols.org or email youth@nols.org.
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The discussion will be “The Rise of ISIS: What is ISIS, and What Danger Does It Pose to U.S. Interests?” at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
New members are welcome.
For more information, email jcpollock@olypen.com or phone 360-683-9622.
Kids’ clinic
SEQUIM — Home Depot will host a kids’ class in building a butterfly house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The workshop will be free at the store, 1145 W. Washington St.
For information, call 360-582-1620 or email cclarkpds@yahoo.com.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Club will host bingo games from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Bingo will be played at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Minimum buy-in for the game is $10, and the Elks will offer popular bingo games, including progressive.
Players must be 18 or older.
Snacks and refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go to the Elks scholarship program, charities supported by the Elks and lodge operating costs.
Flocking flamingoes
SEQUIM — The Flocking Flamingoes will be previewed along Washington Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The flamingos are Sequim High School’s graduation fundraiser.
Actual Flocking Flamingo fundraising days will be April 11 to May 4.
Prom dresses
SEQUIM — Prom dresses will be featured at the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild’s thrift shop, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Also for sale at the shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be furniture, kitchen accessories, clothing, handbags and jewelry.
For more information or to volunteer, phone 360-683-7044.
Book signing
SEQUIM — Port Angeles author Teresa Schoeffel-Lingvall will sign copies of her book Images of America: Olympic Hot Springs on Saturday.
She will be at Costco, 955 W. Washington St., from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Her book, which includes some 200 photographs, examines the history of the Olympic Hot Springs Resort.
The book is published by Arcadia Publishing.
It is available at area bookstores, independent retailers, online retailers or through Arcadia Publishing at 888-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.
Music and dancing
SEQUIM — The Fifth Avenue will host a performance of the Cat’s Meow Band from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission will be $5 at the door, 500 W. Hendrickson Road.
The group includes a three-piece rhythm section that accompanies the saxophone and trumpet front line.
For information, contact Leslie Miller at 360-683-3345.
DISCOVERY BAY
Tree planting
DISCOVERY BAY — Volunteers will plant trees at Snow Creek Estuary from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The North Olympic Salmon Coalition will plant native tree and shrub species to enhance habitat on the green hillside created during the most recent phase of the lower Discovery Bay restoration.
Tools and training will be provided.
Volunteers are urged to bring warm (waterproof if it’s raining) work clothes, boots, water and a lunch.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
There will be restroom facilities on site.
For more information and to RSVP, email volunteer@nosc.org or phone 360-379-8051.
PORT TOWNSEND
Deer count
PORT TOWNSEND — A community group plans to count deer from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
The group has divided the city into 13 small areas, viewable at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-deermap, and is looking to assemble teams for each one.
Data forms will be accepted immediately following the count at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., with results and stories shared at a potluck at 5 p.m. at the Kitchen Shelter in Fort Worden.
Prior to the count, participants will take educated guesses as to the size of the deer population, with the person closest to the actual number winning a prize.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/PDN-deerinfo or email ptdeercount@gmail.com.
Elwha restoration
PORT TOWNSEND — Josh Chenoweth, botanical restorationist for Olympic National Park, will talk about the revegetation of the banks of the Elwha River during a presentation at 7 tonight.
The program will be in City Council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Admission is free to the First Friday Lectures hosted by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Donations are accepted to support historical society programs.
Chenoweth is leading the effort to revegetate 800 acres of barren landscape that emerged as the reservoirs on the Elwha River were drained when dams were removed in 2012 and 2014.
It is a seven-year, $4.1 million project that has used some 400,000 plants; 7,000 pounds of seeds; and 30,000 native trees.
Chenoweth holds a certificate in horticulture from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a master’s in restoration ecology from the University of Washington.
Pool discount
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer discounted open swim from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Everyone swims for $2 at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other floating toys will be available. No lap lanes will be offered.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
The swim is sponsored by the city.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665, email ascalf@cityofpt.us or visit www.cityofpt.us/pool.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — “Promise” will be the topic for Conversation Cafe today.
Conversation Cafe meets at 11:45 a.m. every Friday at Alchemy Restaurant 842 Washington St.
Buying food is not required.
The gatherings conclude before 1:30 p.m., and all are welcome.
Author to talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host a free talk by author Mary Lou Sanelli from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today.
Sanelli will speak at the fellowship hall at 2333 San Juan Ave.
In her new book, A Woman Writing, Sanelli talks of comedy and heartbreak, uncertainty and publishing anxiety.
She will tell what she has learned while writing about writing: the need for determination and persistence through the ups and downs of the writing life.
Sanelli is the author of seven books of poetry and three works of nonfiction. She also writes a column for the Peninsula Daily News.
For more information, phone Sanelli at 206-441-7569 or email Marylou@olympus.net.
Storytelling
PORT TOWNSEND — Sacred storytelling, music, spoken word and fairy tales are planned from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Better Living Through Coffee.
The activity takes place the first Friday of each month at the shop, 100 Tyler St.
For information, call 360-385-3388 or go to www.bltcoffee.com.
Dance club
PORT TOWNSEND — Hilltop Tavern will host the Country Western Swing Dance Club from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Participants are invited to learn, teach, share, experiment with and review country dance moves and twirls at the Hilltop Tavern, 2510 W. Sims Way.
There is no admission charge. Attendees are invited to come alone or with a partner.
For information, contact Alison Hedlund at 360-531-0754 or alisonlh@hotmail.com.
Cat show
PORT TOWNSEND — The 4-H Paws-N-Claws Cat Show will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
This year’s theme for the show at the fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., will be “mythical creatures.”
For more information, email Laurie at catwoman@olympus.net.
PORT HADLOCK
First Friday tour
PORT HADLOCK — The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding will be open for tours of the campus from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today.
No reservation is necessary for the tour at 42 N. Water St.
For information, contact Christina Cogan at 360-385-4948 or christina@nwswb.edu.
