Elks Memorial Sunday
On Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, all Elks Lodges across the United States will be observing Memorial Sunday. This is a day set aside by all Elks to remember the members they have lost throughout the past year.
The officers of Forks Elks Lodge 2524 are sending out invitations to Elks family members who have lost loved ones in the past year. They would like to extend that invitation to community members who may have lost loved ones this past year as well and invite them to the Lodge, 941 Merchant Rd., at noon on Dec. 5.
Forks Class of ‘72 50 Year Reunion
FHS class of 1972 will hold a 50th Reunion on Thursday, Aug. 4, at Fern Acres.
Self’s Catering will serve dinner and dessert. The cost will be around $40.
For questions or to RSVP by July 1 contact John Anderson at 360-640-0320.
CreativiTea: Winter Celebrations Recipe Booklet
Grab a warm cup of tea and join North Olympic Library System (NOLS) for virtual crafting! The CreativiTea: Winter Celebrations Recipe Booklet program will be held on Thursday, December 9 from 6-8pm on Zoom.
Learn about traditional recipes in this multicultural exploration of winter celebrations from around the world. Create a recipe booklet with recipes from each celebration to try on your own this winter. Celebrations explored will include Hanukkah, New Year’s Day, Three Kings Day, St. Nicholas Day, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Chinese New Year, and more. Register for the Zoom link to join the live demonstration and discussion, and to reserve a craft supply kit for pickup at your NOLS branch beginning December 3.
This program is generously supported by local Friends of the Library Groups. For additional information on programs and services happening at your library, visit www.nols.org, email Discover@nols.org, or follow North Olympic Library System on Facebook and Instagram.
Free Farm Management Webinars
Clallam Conservation District is offering two webinars in December to share tips for local farms.
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, from 7 – 8 p.m., Clallam Conservation District planners will present Wintertime Management of Poultry. The webinar will explore a variety of topics helpful for raising poultry and waterfowl during the wet, winter months. Topics include footing and bedding options to minimize mud, tips for lighting and heating, and suggestions for handling poultry manure and waste during the winter. The webinar will include time for questions and answers.
The next webinar in this series is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. Conservation District planners will present Putting Native Plants to Use on Your Farm, with ways you can use native plants to add beauty, function, and wildlife value to your farm and property. The webinar will include a brief description of common, native trees and shrubs and advice for planting areas like streams, wetlands, and ponds, on your property. Topics will also include an overview on how to use native trees and shrubs to create visual screens, windbreaks, and hedgerows, and tips for protecting new plantings from wildlife and livestock damage.
Register for these free webinars through Clallam Conservation District’s website: www.clallamcd.org. If you are unable to attend the live webinar, a copy of the recorded webinar can be requested through the registration page.
PC DRAMA PROGRAM PRESENTS “THE GUEST” DEC. 10-12
“The Guest,” a Zoom Play by Maddie Nguyen, follows a group of college friends who meet online to play Dungeons and Dragons during the pandemic, but one friend, Izzy, never shows up. Instead, a mysterious guest joins the room, and never leaves!
Will they ever get this faceless presence out of their Zoom chat? Are the Russians spying on them with a bot? And, most importantly, will they ever find Izzy again?
Directed by PC Drama Professor Dr. Lara Starcevich, the event will be presented by acting and technology students in the PC Drama Program Dec. 10, 11, and 12 during a continuous livestream. The prerecorded show features two different casts performing the same play and one version has a surprise ending! Which one will it be? Check it out on the program’s YouTube channel to find out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChSqIk3wQFcK77GnwZtQv_w.
The event is free for students, and there is a $10 suggested donation for others. If you would like to support events like this free presentation of The Guest, please consider making a donation to the Peninsula College Foundation’s Drama Department Fund. Visit https://pencol.edu/foundation/give or contact Paul Pitkin at 360-417-6400 or ppitkin@pencol.edu.
BEAVERS, AND WHY THEY MATTER, FOCUS OF DEC. 2 STUDIUM
Join Peninsula College’s Studium Generale program on Dec. 2, at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom, for a conversation and a celebration of the lives of beavers.
Ben Goldfarb is the author of “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter,” winner of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. His published work has appeared in the Atlantic, Science, Orion Magazine, and The Washington Post. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife, Elise, and his dog, Kit — which is, of course, what a baby beaver is called.
Robert Knapp is a practicing scientist who holds a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Science from Western Washington University. He has worked for nine years for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in the Natural Resources Department. His work has involved salmon recovery, geospatial analysis, land use planning, and natural resources planning. He has studied the habitat of North American Beavers in the Elwha Valley.
Kate Reavey, Studium Generale Coordinator, will join Dr. Helen Lovejoy in this opportunity to be in dialogue with Goldfarb and Knapp, and after the curated discussion, will take questions from students and guests.
“Many thanks to Professor Helen Lovejoy for her idea and inspiration to feature the lives of beavers, and to invite these two exceptional guests to offer a dialogue,” Reavey said.
The event is free and open to the public.
