Halloween Approaches
Please drop off candy donations at Long-Term Care for the elders to hand out to all the little loggers, princesses, and superheroes. They enjoy seeing the children and their costumes so much, Thank you!
Soroptimists Second Chances Need Donations
If you are cleaning out your closet and/or putting away summer things, please keep Soroptimist’s Second Chances Store in mind. We accept nice, clean, gently used women’s clothes for our thrift store which supports cancer patients who travel for treatment (SOS). We’re open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from noon-3 p.m., 140 Spartan Ave., or call for an appointment, 360-640-1494 or 360-640-3186 to deliver. We also take prom dresses which we loan to local girls.
Soroptimist’s medical equipment loan closet is in need of wheelchair donations and other medical equipment as well. If you borrowed a wheelchair or any other medical equipment and no longer need it please return it for others in need to borrow. Several people are in need of a wheelchair. Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 140 Spartan Ave. from noon – 3 p.m., or call 360-640-1494 or 360-640-3186.
Ballots go out
this week
Ballots will be mailed to voters on Oct. 17 and must be postmarked for return no later than Nov. 6. In 2018, ballots will have prepaid postage, so voters will not need to apply a stamp. Ballots can also be deposited in a ballot drop-box up to 8 p.m. on Nov. 6. A drop box is located outside Forks City Hall, 500 E. Division St.
LATINO CULTURE, THEATER, AND ARTS SHOWCASED IN TEATRO MILAGRO’S OCT 17 PERFORMANCES
Teatro Milagro (Miracle Theater) of Portland, Ore. will return to the Olympic Peninsula, offering two performances of their newest production, titled “Bi,” which was written and directed by Georgina Escobar and choreographed by Gabriela Portuguez.
The bi-lingual, Spanish/English theater group will offer a mid-day performance on Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. in the Little Theater at Peninsula College’s Port Angeles campus, and an evening performance, at 7 p.m. in the Forks High School Commons in Forks.
Inspired by the book Flatland by Edwin Abbot, “Bi” is the story four friends searching for their identities, seeking to break out of the boxes others intend for them.
The Miracle Theatre Group, founded in 1985, aims to provide “extraordinary Latino theatre, culture and arts education experiences for the enrichment of all communities,” according to the group’s website.
The event is a true collaboration, as it was made possible through the Peninsula College Foundation’s “Exceptional Faculty Award” and partnerships with the Quillayute Valley School District (QVSD), Peninsula College Sociology Dept, the Social Lights Club, Rainbow Alliance, and the English Dept.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Dr. Kate Reavey kreavey@pencol.edu or Deborah Scannell dscannell@pencol.edu.
ShakeOut at
Your Library
On Thursday, Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m., the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will join more than 20 million people worldwide to participate in a “Great ShakeOut” earthquake drill. This is an opportunity for community members to join their local library staff in practicing and implementing the central tenets of earthquake preparedness: “Drop, cover, and hold on.”
NOLS staff at each library location will lead the drills by making an announcement at 10:18 a.m. and instructing patrons and staff to “drop” to the ground, take “cover” under a desk or sturdy table, and “hold on” for the remainder of the 90-second drill.
Originating in California in 2008, the annual drill is now a globe-spanning event with most participants performing the drill on the same day, at the same time. Additional information about disaster preparedness in Clallam and Jefferson counties will also be available for participants to take home. To learn more about this and other free educational programs at your library, visit www.nols.org or send an email to Discover@nols.org.
Drug Take-Back Day
Stephanie Recinos will be doing another Drug Take-Back Day event for her senior project on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., outside Chinook Pharmacy.
PAYING TOO MUCH FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTIONS?
It’s Medicare Open Enrollment from Oct.15-Dec.7. This is the time to compare prescription drug plans and make sure you are in the best, most cost-effective plan for your medications.
Call Susie, your Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor, at 360-374-9496 ext. 2 to make an appointment.
FEATURED JAZZ ARTIST
MATHENY TO PERFORM WITH DAVID JONES TRIO OCT 20 IN MAIER HALL
Dmitri Matheny, winner of NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year honors in this year’s Seattle Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards, is celebrated for his warm tone, soaring lyricism and masterful technique on the flugelhorn. He has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation,” by the International Review of Music.
First introduced to jazz audiences in the 1990s as the protégé of Art Farmer, Matheny has matured into “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
On Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Peninsula College, Port Angeles, will welcome Matheny back to the college’s Maier Hall for the fifth time in as many years.
Tickets will be available at the door for $12 general admission and $5 for students with public school or college ID.
For more information contact Dr. Jones at djones@pencol.edu or (360)-417-6405.
Teen Lock-In at Forks Branch Library
The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will host an after-hours “Lock-In” for teens in grades 7-12 on Friday, Oct. 26, at the Forks Branch Library. The Teen Lock-In will be held from 6-8 p.m.
The evening’s activities will include board and card games, mini-golf, a scary story challenge, snacks, and fun with friends! Costumes are optional but encouraged. Don your favorite superhero cape or dress-up as your favorite book character—be creative and display your alter ego!
TAX-AIDE volunteers needed
Are you good with numbers and good with people? Then become an IRS-certified TAX-AIDE volunteer. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. If you are bilingual, you are especially needed in Forks.
TAX-AIDE provides free tax return preparation and electronic filing for low- and middle-income and Senior members of our community. The TAX-AIDE program is sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation. You don’t need to be an AARP member or retiree to volunteer or to receive tax preparation services from TAX-AIDE.
New volunteers must sign up BY December in order to become IRS-certified before the upcoming tax season. Volunteers do an extensive amount of study, using training materials and software provided by the IRS. All volunteers must pass the IRS Tests each year before assisting taxpayers during the tax season.
Please contact www.aarp.org/taxaide to complete an online application. Once your application is processed, your Local Coordinator, Hearst Coen, will be in touch with you. If you have questions, you may contact Hearst at: 360-452-6541, or hj_coen@msn.com.
Join our dedicated crew of TAX-AIDE volunteers … you’ll work your brain and warm your heart!
Advance Care Planning: Making Future Health Care Choices
What type of health care would you want if you were unable to tell your health care providers yourself? Planning ahead is an important step in making sure your wishes are honored.
Trained representatives from Olympic Medical Center will discuss future and end-of-life health care choices at library programs at all four branches of the North Olympic Library System (NOLS): at the Clallam Bay Branch Library on Friday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m., and on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Forks Branch Library at 4 p.m.
These Advance Care Planning programs are the beginning of a process to help you understand possible future health care choices and make a plan that you can share with your loved ones before a crisis occurs. Information will be provided about advance care planning documents including Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Directives and Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment. A question and answer period will follow each of the 60-minute presentations.
Additional resources about advance care planning can be found on the website of Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest at www.honoringchoicespnw.org/. For information about Olympic Medical Center visit www.olympicmedical.org.
