SEQUIM — Sequim VFW Post 4760 will host a big screen showing of one of the greatest rivalries in sports, the Army-Navy college football game on Saturday, with kickoff set for noon.
Admission is $10 and doors will open at 11 a.m. at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St.
This year’s game is the 125th meeting between the No. 19 Army West Point Black Knights (11-1) and the Naval Academy Midshipmen (8-3).
Wings, sub sandwiches, chips and more will be served.
Drink specials will include a Paratrooper (Jameson Whisky and lemonade on the rocks) and a Green Beret mocktail (green berry punch, Sierra Mist with a splash of lemonade) for Army fans.
The Black Knights will wear special uniforms to recognize the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division.
Navy fans can enjoy a Captain Blood (Captain Morgan rum with Coca-Cola on the rocks, garnished with a cherry) or a 7 Seas Spritzer mocktail with Rose’s Blueberry Spritzer and Sierra Mist.
The Navy football uniform will mimic the iconic color of the Jolly Rogers aircraft. The Jolly Rogers are considered the most lethal and history-rich squadron in all of naval aviation.
Navy holds a 62-55-7 advantage in the rivalry.
Riders alumni game
PORT ANGELES — An alumni game for former Port Angeles High School Roughriders boys basketball players is set for the Rider gym at 4 p.m. Dec. 22.
Teams will be split by graduation year.
Port Angeles boys basketball will provide food for participants after the game.
The cost is $20 per player.
For more information, call or text Kasey Ulin at 360-640-1845.
Christmas bird count
SEQUIM — The annual Sequim-Dungeness Christmas Bird Count will be hosted by the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society on Monday.
Birders can count species within the 15-mile diameter of the Sequim-Dungeness count circle, which includes Dungeness Spit, Sequim Bay and nearby Olympic foothills.
People can participate from their backyard bird feeder, in your neighborhood or in field parties assigned to specific areas.
For more information on the Sequim count, visit https://tinyurl.com/PDN-OPBirdCount or email Bob Boekelheide at bboek@olympus.net.
The Port Angeles bird count is set for Dec. 28.
For more information, email Barb Blackie at blackieb@olypen.com.
Dungeness crab survey
OLYMPIA — A select survey of Dungeness crab harvested in three Puget Sound marine areas during the 2024 summer crabbing season will be conducted by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Dungeness crab Catch Record Card holders who reported their 2024 summer catch in Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait), Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands), and Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) may receive an email asking to participate in a brief anonymous optional online survey.
The survey will close Dec. 23.
If a crabber harvested Dungeness crab in all three marine areas, they may receive separate emails with links to complete three surveys.
All crabbers licensed to fish for Dungeness crab in Puget Sound and Hood Canal are required to report their summer and winter harvest. For more information, email PSRecreationalCrab@dfw.wa.gov.
