CCGS workshops
The Clallam County Genealogy Society will be sponsoring a series of three classes and workshops for beginning family historians. The sessions will be held at the Genealogical Society’s Research Center at 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles on Saturday, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, and Nov. 23. The classes will begin at 12:30 p.m.
For non-members of the Society, a requested donation will be $10 for each class or $27 for all three. From members, a donation of $9 for each session or $25 for the series will be requested.
Participants are asked to call ahead to reserve a place and learn of any requirements for the first session. The Society can be reached at 360-417-5000 Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, one can also visit the website at www/clallamcogs.org.
On that Saturday, Sept. 28, the Society will also host an Open House from noon to 4 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, look things over and use the books and databases available to further their own research. Refreshments will be served. Brownies are promised.
Join 4-H
WSU Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program’s 2019-2020 4-H year is just beginning! 4-H programs teach life skills through hands-on experiential learning in project areas such as animals, sewing, cooking, or science, etc.
Families and potential volunteers are invited to “Learn About 4-H” in your community. There will be a 4-H information session from 5 pm-6 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the Forks Branch NOLS Library. Come learn about the great opportunities available through the 4-H program. Kids are always welcome!
Clallam County 4-H has a variety of clubs and programs led by certified adult volunteer leaders.
Contact the 4-H program coordinator for a list of current clubs and project areas in your community. 4-H is happy to support new 4-H clubs and project areas. Training, curriculum and resources are provided for interested volunteers.
For more information contact:
Clallam County 4-H Program Coordinator, Melanie Greer. Phone: 360-417-2398 E-mail: melanie.greer@wsu.edu Website: http://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/4h/.
Clallam Marks National Voter Registration Day
Clallam County Elections marked National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 24 with vote pins and stickers for all who registered to vote at the Auditor’s Office in the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.
The occasion comes ahead of several voter registration deadlines for those looking to cast a ballot in the November 5, 2019, General Election.
Oct. 28 is the deadline for Clallam County Elections to receive registrations submitted by mail or online. In-person registrations may be received up to Election Day on Nov. 5 at the Auditor’s Office, 223 E. 4th Street, Suite 1, in Port Angeles.
New registrants or voters updating their current registration can do so online through VoteWA at votewa.gov, or by contacting Clallam County Elections at (360) 417-2221 or elections@co.clallam.wa.us.
Ballots for the 2019 General Election will be mailed to all registered Clallam County voters on Oct. 16. Clallam County currently has more than 54,000 registered voters.
Mt. Olympus Lodge
Beef Raffle
Mt. Olympus Lodge #298 is having a Beef Raffle, tickets are $5 each.The winner will receive 4 each steaks – T-Bones, chuck eye, Porterhouse, New York, top round, sirloin; two cross rib roasts and 30 pounds of lean ground beef.
The drawing will be held Dec. 4. The winner need not be present to win.
Farm Week
WSU Clallam County Extension and North Olympic Land Trust are celebrating Clallam County farms and food during 2019 Clallam County Farm Week Sept. 28 to Oct. 5.
Farm Week kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with the 23rd annual self-guided Clallam County Farm Tour hosted by Agnew Grocery and Feed, North Olympic Land Trust’s 2019 Farmers of the Year Dungeness Valley Creamery, Finn Hall Farm, Five Acre School, Jardin du Soleil Lavender, Lazy J Tree Farm, Nash’s Organic Produce, and the Clallam County Master Gardeners at their Woodcock Demonstration Garden.
The 2019 Farm Tour is free due to the generosity of the hosts and sponsors Sound Community Bank, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Coastal Farm & Ranch, and Country Aire Natural Foods Market. Carpooling, bicycling, and public transportation are strongly encouraged to keep parking and the event’s carbon footprint to a minimum. Pets are not allowed on the farms and should be left at home.
The Farm Tour has events and activities for people of every age including a plant clinic, hayrides, animals, displays, learning opportunities, demonstrations and hands-on art and food creations, food and drink sales, plant sale, a scavenger hunt, maze, and more! Visit WSU Clallam County Extension’s Farm Week web page or Facebook page for a map and all the details: extension.wsu.edu/clallam/2019/09/master-gardener-2019-farm-tour-events/.
National Forest Surveys Coming Your Way
Starting in October, you may soon see more Forest Service and contract employees working in developed and dispersed recreation sites and along Forest Service roads. They will be wearing bright orange vests and be near a sign that says “Traffic Survey Ahead.” These well-trained interviewers want to know about your visit to the national forest. All information you give is confidential and the survey is voluntary.
This on-going national forest survey has already been conducted 4 times on every National Forest in the country. We are now returning 5 years later to update the information previously gathered as well as to look at recreation trends over time. The information is useful for forest planning and even local community tourism planning. It provides National Forest managers with an estimate of how many people actually recreate on federal lands and what activities they engage in while there. Other important information forest and tourism planners need includes how satisfied people were with their visit and the economic impact of the recreation visit on the local economy. So many small towns are struggling and they hope that tourism may help strengthen their communities. This is one way to estimate the effects. This recreation visitor program gathers basic visitor information.
All responses are totally confidential. The basic interview lasts about 8 minutes. Every other visitor is asked a few additional questions which may take an additional 5 minutes. The questions visitors are asked include: where they recreated on the Forest, how many people they traveled with, how long they were on the Forest, what other recreation sites they visited while on the Forest, and how satisfied they were with the facilities and services provided. About a third of the visitors will be asked to complete a confidential survey on recreation spending during their trip. Information collected in this national study will be used in local Forest planning, at the state planning level, and even by Congress. The more they know about the visitors, especially their satisfaction and desires, the better managers can provide for their needs.
Although the survey is entirely voluntary, we would appreciate it if visitors would take a few minutes and answer the questions from our surveyors. If you have any questions about this program you can visit our web site at http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/nvum.
