Memorial Day Ceremony
The community is invited to attend a Memorial Day ceremony at the Forks Cemetery on Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m.
West End Sportsmen’s Club
meeting May 19, 7 p.m.
Discussions at the next WESC meeting will include membership fees, BINGO needing help, and other various topics for our June 16th meeting.
If you’re unable to attend please contact another attending member to pass on your suggestions/recommendations, or email to wesc_forks@centurytel.net.
Of prime importance is funding the club through bingo, which has kept the club up and running for years. WESC needs members, or non-members wishing to earn membership, to step up and help us continue serving your town.
“Growing Vegetables and Fruits in
Containers” by Judy English and Jeanette Stehr-Green,Thursday, May 27
Gardeners with limited space, pest management issues, poor soil conditions or those with mobility concerns, in need of easy access to plants for their care and harvest will want to join Veteran Master Gardeners Judy English and Jeanette Stehr-Green to learn about the practical solution of growing vegetables and fruits in containers.
Container gardening is not difficult but has a few additional challenges that are not a consideration for growing plants in the ground. During their hour-long class, English and Stehr-Green will discuss the benefits of growing vegetables and fruits in containers and provide tips on how to be successful. They will inform participants on specific varieties of vegetables and fruits that are particularly well-suited for container gardening and discuss the appropriate container for the desired crop. Watering and fertilizing practices will be conveyed as well as necessary steps to take to overwinter perennial plants such as berries, fruit trees, and woody herbs growing in containers.
Join this Zoom presentation on Thursday, May 27 from noon to 1 p.m. by going to https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/ and selecting the Master Gardener Zoom Presentation Link or, by calling 253-215-8782. The Meeting ID is 963 1338 3659 and Passcode, 695871
Judy English and Jeanette Stehr-Green have been WSU-certified Clallam County Master Gardeners since 2005 and 2003, respectively. They met through Master Gardeners and have enjoyed collaborating on many, many projects over the years.
Both English and Stehr-Green love teaching others about gardening. They regularly contribute to the Master Gardener column “Get It Growing” in the Sequim Gazette and participate in “Garden Talk” a monthly, hour-long, live gardening program on KONP Radio with host/moderator Todd Ortloff.
English was awarded the Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners in 2014. Her gardening interests include experimentation with plant varieties, garden-to-table vegetable gardening, accent planting for interest, and raised bed versus in-ground planting of vegetables.
Stehr-Green was awarded the Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners in 2010. She was the 2012 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year. Her gardening interests include growing berries in the home garden, container gardening, houseplants, and control of vertebrate pests.
The “Green Thumbs Garden Tips” education series is sponsored by WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners. Live streaming presentations are available from noon to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday each month through October. These lectures provide home gardeners with education on research-based sustainable garden practices in Clallam County. For questions, call 360-565-2679.
Self-guided Tours Continue at Port
Angeles Garden Site through May 21, 2021
WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners are offering a self-guided tour at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles to teach gardeners about vegetable gardening on the North Olympic Peninsula. This opportunity is offered in lieu of an in-person event, due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
This two-week self-guided tour which began Saturday, May 8, will be available through Friday, May 21, at 328 E. Fifth Street. Ten new focus sites will be identified and flagged for two weeks.
Each site will mark what is happening (or should be happening) in area vegetable gardens in May and cover topics such as dealing with an early spring pest, the pea leaf weevil, and protecting your growing fruits and vegetables with vertical gardening constructions.
All sites will highlight:
• Which vegetables grow well in this climate.
• What needs to be done in the vegetable garden.
• What control measures exist for common pests and diseases.
Visitors are invited to pick up a tour sheet at the flag marked #1 and follow the tour to the other stations to test their gardening knowledge.
Because the garden is ever-changing, it is possible that identified problems will be resolved before the tour is taken.
COVID-19 protocols, including social distancing and wearing masks, are encouraged while visiting the garden.
For more information call 360-565-2679.
Peninsula College Notice of Public Hearing
Comments are invited on proposed changes to the Peninsula College District 1 Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
A virtual public hearing to receive comments will be held Tuesday, May 25, from 4-5 p.m.
Zoom access: https://pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/83786784962?pwd=V21STjhBOUZzU0huSjB3SDR2WURuQT09
Meeting ID: 837 8678 4962 / Passcode: 149575
An overview of the proposed revisions is provided below. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on May 24, and may be submitted as follows:
Email: kgriffith@pencol.edu
USPS: Peninsula College, Office of the President, 1502 East Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362
Proposed Rule Changes:
• Repeal of WAC Section 132A-280-006 to 132A-280-085.
• Repeal of WAC Section 132A-125 / Submission of New WAC 132A-126.
• Repeal of WAC Sections 132A-350-015 and 132A-350-020.
House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse Presents Tlingit Artist Alison Bremner at May 20 Studium Generale
“Culture is not stagnant,” said Alison O. Bremner, Tlingit artist. “Through contact and the technological revolution Tlingit culture is constantly adapting, observing, and searching for its place in the world.”
Bremner will give a presentation focused on her current art and historical inspirations, and preview new artwork, during Peninsula College’s Studium Generale on May 20, at 12:30 p.m.
She was born and raised in Southeast Alaska, and is believed to be the first Tlingit woman to carve and raise a totem pole. She has studied under master artists David R. Boxley and David A. Boxley in Kingston, Washington. Painting, woodcarving, regalia and digital collage are a few of the mediums that she employs. In addition to her contemporary art practice, Bremner is committed to the revitalization of the Tlingit language and creating works for traditional and ceremonial use.
Her work is included in the permanent collections of, among others, the Burke Museum, Seattle; Portland Art Museum, Oregon; Château Musée Boulogne-sur-Mer, France; Frye Art Museum, Seattle; and the British Museum in London.
Join the Zoom meeting with the following link for the 12:30 presentation: https://pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/89616075652. Meeting ID: 896 1607 5652
