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LE ADER SPECIAL FOCUS Athletics REMODEL YOURSELF • For a chance to win $1000. Evergreen Fitness annual Shape Up Challenge starts Oct. 8. Enter individually or shape up the whole family with a special family rate. Non member $$ includes membership. Stop in at Evergreen Fitness or email for details, evergreenfitness@qwestoffice.net

Arts & Crafts PORT TOWNSEND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS • PTSA Fall classes and workshops are open for registration! New additions: “Paint Your Palate” on Friday nights (wine, food & paint!), adult weekend workshops, weekday classes, and after school art classes for kids! Check out our website ptarts.org or call (360) 344-4479 for more information!

QUILT SHOW 2016 • Sept. 23 & 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

Suggested donation $5. Free parking at the Fairgrounds. Cabin Fever Quilters is raffling a queen-size quilt; raffle tickets available right up to raffle time on Saturday afternoon (see quilt photo in our display ad in this issue).

The show includes exhibits & demonstrations, Country Store featuring quilting items and quilted crafts, and Merchant Mall offering fabrics for sale. See cabinfeverquilterswa. com for more information.

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Twin sisters Mechelle (left) and Shanya Nisbet begin their senior year at Chimacum High School this week. Each is a three-sport high school athlete. Photo by Nicholas Johnson

Twin athletes enter final year at Chimacum High played volleyball and soccer toAfter volleyball ends, the twins gether each fall. play basketball during winter, and Not having Shanya on the same then fast-pitch softball in spring. playing surface during the past This summer was the first break occer, volleyball, three years was strange, Mechelle from sports they’ve taken in eight basketball, softball. said. years. Usually, they also play sum“It was different not seeing mer softball, Shanya noted.

Repeat, for eight years your sister right The twins’ parstraight. next to you, on the ents, who met at field with you,” Chimacum High Try balancing that with schoolMechelle said.

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“We’ve played basketball and that they’re twins elle and I, when softball nonstop for those 13 to their team’s we were little, we years,” Mechelle said.

Taylor Carthum didn’t like being on advantage.

The pair begin this school year Sometimes, it’s SENIOR, CHIMACUM HIGH SCHOOL the same team,” by playing volleyball, which is new a mental thing; the Shanya said. for Mechelle. She’s played socpair can look at “I don’t rememcer during fall for the past three each other across ber that,” Mechelle years, she said. the court and know which move replied.

Shanya, on the other hand, has to make to pass to one another.

Coaches would split them up been on the volleyball team since At other times, their physical feaduring practice, and the two would her sophomore year. She began tures confuse the opposite team. get competitive toward each other. high school playing soccer with “Some girls are like, ‘Wait, I That’s the part the twins didn’t Mechelle, but injured her knee think I just saw you,’ or like, if like, Shanya clarified. during their first game, which kept we’re in basketball or something Mechelle and Shanya agree her out that season, Shanya said. and they’re guarding us, they’ll get they can still be competitive, but During middle school, the sisters tricked out,” Shanya said. in a way that makes them better

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“We help each other practice and get better, and put our opinion in on what you need to work on,” Shanya said. “We want to make each other the best we can be.”

Sometimes the sisters offend each other in the process, Shanya said.

But, later, they realize the opinions are coming from a helpful place, and ask for advice to improve their game, Mechelle said.

Among the twins’ favorite things about playing sports are the friendships they’ve made, and they agree that all their friends are shared between them.

One of those friends is Taylor Carthum, who is also a senior at Chimacum. Carthum has known Shanya and Mechelle for about 10 years, and met them in East Jefferson Little League softball, Carthum said.

“They’re really motivational, they always keep everybody’s energy up and they’re always really dedicated,” Carthum said. “If you’re looking for the people who will go their 100 percent, like all the time, that’s pretty much them.”

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ADDITIONAL LISTINGS, SEE ALSO: Athletics, Cooking, Fitness & Health, General Activities, Gymnastics, Jefferson County Library, Port Townsend Library and Yoga.

BELLYDANCE BASICS • Have fun learning Middle Eastern steps, shimmies, isolations and veil. Choose from two 4-class series: Mondays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 10, at 12:15 p.m.; or Fridays, Sept. 23 through Oct. 14, at 5:15 p.m. Fee (series of 4) is $40. Both series held at the Room to Move Studio, 1008 Lawrence St., Uptown PT. Pre-registration required. Contact Jo Ann joannalber@gmail. com or (360) 437-5180.

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY • MONTHLY MEETINGS. Open to the public. Free presentations by professional genealogists. Third Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Rd. Donations appreciated. www. wajcgs.org Oct. 15: “Read ‘Em or Weep: Promise & Pitfalls in Online Newspapers.” Finding free and pay newspapers online; learn how to search thoroughly in every newspaper, every time.

Nov. 19: “Troublesome Brick Walls: Research Problems That Just Won’t Go Away!” Discussion and examples: tips, hints, and tricks about real brick walls submitted by JCGS members.

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Barbara Berthiaume is one of the many seemingly tireless volunteers from Port Ludlow who do good works in and out of the residential community. Photo by Stephanie Davey

Port Ludlow supports YMCA, school projects STEPHANIE DAVEY THE LEADER

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The Bluebills also purchased a yearlong subscription to a reading website for the YMCA. Some children may be excited about return“When an instructor wants a book that we ing to school. Not to see their friends or wear don’t have a physical copy of, they can go onto new shoes, but because they’ve fallen behind this online resource and print the book,” Jones educationally during summer vacation, and said. may not have had consistent meals during that The Bluebills began as a group of retired time.

Boeing workers. They raise money for organiChildren ages 5-12 had access to free food zations and individuals around the Olympic and books this summer, for the fourth con- Peninsula, said Barbara Berthiaume of Port secutive year, thanks Ludlow, Boeing Bluebills to the Jefferson County chair.

YMCA. The meal and CEA’s main focus is literacy programs run for “I went into the raising education funds eight weeks while school for students in the Chiis not in session for the classroom and showed macum School District. summer.

Both organizations him the book, and he “A lot of the students are based in Port Ludlow in Jefferson County are got so excited – the look and share some of the food insecure, and rely on on his face was just same members, said Kay free or reduced lunches Standish, CEA president. during the school year,” heartwarming.”

Anyone in the community said Brittany Jones, Jefcan join either group. ferson County YMCA’s The YMCA also has Brittany Jones literacy coordinator. “All an after-school tutoring JEFFERSON COUNTY YMCA LITERACY of the sudden, school lets program, which Jones COORDINATOR out, and they don’t have ran last year. One stuthat source of a meal dent, who was also in the anymore.” summer program, wrote creative stories about While the meal program keeps children fed, pigs all through the year, Jones said. the literacy program helps improve or main“The day they opened up the books that the tain reading levels during summer vacation, Bluebills donated, one of the first books I looked Jones said. at was a story about a pig,” Jones said. “I went This year, two organizations in the county into the classroom and showed him the book, that donated to these programs are the Com- and he got so excited; the look on his face was munity Enrichment Alliance (CEA) and the just heartwarming.”

Boeing Bluebills of the Olympic Peninsula.

This particular student loved writing but Both organizations are based in Port Ludlow needed motivation to read, and this book and draw support from many places. helped, Jones said.

The CEA donated $500 to the Bluebills, CEA and Bluebill members also volunteered who used the money to buy books for students their time at the YMCA. Ginger Stenger, a to own or rent throughout the year. The Blue- CEA member, helped with the meal program. bills donated another $500 to buy book sets, so “We could choose whether we wanted to be students and teachers can read together. The in the classroom or in the kitchen, and CEA books went to the YMCA’s Chimacum site, has quite a few former educators, and I thought which had 66 students this summer, Jones they would do a better job at that,” Stenger said. said. “I’m happy in the kitchen.”

The books were bought from a warehouse at For more information on these groups, call discount prices, said Laura Paul, CEA member. Boeing Bluebills Olympic Peninsula Chapter “I helped years ago in a school library, so chair Barbara Berthiaume at 301-6207, or part of it was picking out ones for the young- email Kay Standish, CEA president, at kaser kids that had pictures and smaller words,” tandish@gmail.com.

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San Juan Villa Fall & Winter Events: Bringing youth and elderly together • Tuesday September 6 Labor Day BBQ and outdoor games, croquet, lawn bowling and a bubble contest.

Open to all starts at 10 am • Sunday October 30 Halloween Carnival and costume parade. Trick or treating with our residents, games and a cupcake walk. Open to all starts at 3pm • Wednesday November 23 Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey bowling and turkey crafts open to all 11am – 2pm • Thursday Dec 22 All Ages Christmas Party, with Christmas caroling and tree decorating open to all starts at 2pm

and FUN opportunities in Jefferson County. Located at 11526 Rhody Drive, Port Hadlock. Call (360) 5310748 or visit on the web site www. twistersgymnasticsandtumbling.com for more information.

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▼Continued from page 1 JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY • SPECIAL EVENTS. Sept. 17: “Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place and Time: Use of Timelines, Chronologies, and Online Calculators” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (bring your lunch) at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Rd. $10 donation. Genealogy books will be available for sale. www. wajcgs.org Nov. 5: “Where in the World Did I Come From?” Have an urge to explore your family history? Have no idea how to begin? JCGS invites curious folks for a conversation from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Free. Space limited.

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by Oct. 25 at www.wajcgs.org MAKER/ BAKER SPACE • Early Release Wednesdays, “Art and Baking” class; 33 sessions of a variety of fabulous art, baking and cooking activities. Sept.-June, 1:15-3:30 p.m., Uptown Port Townsend. 10 payments of $49.50. Email Sidonie Wilson for registration, sidomaroon@ yahoo.com WIN $1000 TO LOSE YOURSELF • Evergreen Fitness annual fat loss contest starts Oct. 8. 12-weeks for individual or family, member or non member entrance fees, along with lots of encouragement/ gym membership/ weekly meetings and more.

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Cooking FOOD CO-OP CLASS • Spice It Up at the Market Kitchen. Sun., Oct. 9, 1:30-5 p.m., a hands-on class taught

by Sidonie Wilson. Ages 8 and up with accompanying adult. Vegetarian friendly. Tickets $10 per participant.

The class includes all prep, eating, and clean-up activities! Tickets at familyfeastspice.brownpapertickets. com

Fitness & Health ADDITIONAL LISTINGS, SEE ALSO: Athletics, Classes, General Activities, Gymnastics, Health & Counseling and Yoga.

SWIM FREE • Second Sunday of every month at the Mountain View Pool.

Adults Only for laps, water walking and exercise, 1-2 p.m. Family Recreation Swim for all ages, 2:15-5 p.m. An adult must accompany children under 8 yrs. old in the water. Questions, call (360) 385-POOL (360-385-7665). Location: 1925 Blaine St., Port Townsend.

TAI CHI AND CHI KUNG • The Gilman Studio celebrates its 44th year of expert instruction in the world’s most popular, health-related exercises. Beginning Classes start week of Sept. 5 and include: Senior Tai Chi with John on Mondays 9:15-10:15 a.m., and/or Fridays 12:30-1:30 p.m.

WIN $1000 TO LOSE YOURSELF • Evergreen Fitness annual fat loss contest starts Oct. 8. 12-weeks for individual or family, member or non member entrance fees, along with lots of encouragement/ gym membership/ weekly meetings and more.

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General Activities ADDITIONAL LISTINGS, SEE ALSO: Classes, Cooking, Fitness & Health, Gymnastics, Jefferson County Library, Port Townsend Library, and Yoga.

RADICAL ACCEPTANCE: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha • Fall Group facilitated

by Judith Alexander, MSW. Join a group beginning in Sept. and meeting weekly for 3 months that uses Tara Brach’s great book entitled, Radical Acceptance, Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha. Check out customer reviews on Amazon. Imagine being able to be fully accepting of yourself for the remainder of your life! Contact Judith at lightenup@olympus.net or by calling (360) 385-5794 for further info or preregistration.

TEEN NIGHT AT TRINITY • Teens 13-17 years old. The Trinity United Methodist Church will be hosting its Teen Night on Wednesdays, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dinner, small devotion & fun activity. FREE. 609 Taylor St., Port Townsend. (360) 385-0484.

THE ASTROLOGY OF 2016 AND BEYOND • Thursday night, Sept.

15. David Pond, Olympia professional astrologer, will be giving a talk at Madrona Mind Body Institute, covering the election and the major astrological shifts for the next 5 years that will be impacting us all. He will also be available for personal consultations through the weekend. Email lightenup@olympus.net for further information.

THE RECYCLERY • Supports community health and sustainability through bicycles. Community Shop is every Fri.-Sat. Take Bike Repair classes Sept. 28 to Nov. 2. Sign up for the ReCyclery’s Middle School Mountain Bike team, open to riders in 5th-8th grades, Weds. & Suns. starting Oct. 23 to May 23; Parent meeting Sept. 21, 6 p.m. Volunteer for the STEP ON IT Program, to get more kids biking to school. More information on these and other bike events visit www.ptrecyclery.org

Gymnastics TWISTERS GYMNASTICS • New classes! Please visit our website for schedule. All ages, all levels, recreational to competitive, including Family Open Gym, Parents Night Out, Jr./Teen Night Open Gym, and more. Twisters is a non-profit organization providing gymnastics, fitness

DON’T DIET, LIVE IT • Holistic Therapies, Inc. presents “Don’t Diet, Live It.” Begin the Fall with a program designed to guide you towards a new relationship with food and clean nutrition principles based upon the book, The Don’t Diet, Live It Workbook, and the principles of clean eating and Ayurveda “Food as Medicine.” This 14-week program begins Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Sept. 7 through Dec. 7. $280 or $20 per week, but not a drop-in program.

Must register for total program. For complete details refer to my website www.holistictherapiespt.com under SCHOOL. Janet Goldenbogen-Self, RN, Holistic Health Counselor. (360) 379-8134 janetegself@gmail.com

FIND YOUR PATH • Heal your body.

Whether you’re looking for deep guidance or deep healing, Jenny Jo Allen is ready to help. Choose a Psychic Reading for clear guidance, or a Healing Session for masterful Reiki healing with Medical Intuitive Clairvoyant Visions. Experience the inner calm that comes from truly being seen. Visit www.JennyClairvoyant. com or schedule a session at (360) 643-1712.

REIKI USUI METHOD CERTIFICATION • Holistic Therapies, Inc. presents “Reiki Usui Method, First & Second Degree.” This intensive program offers the student 1st degree, Sept.

17, 9:30-5:30, 7 WA CE hours; 2nd degree Sept. 24 & Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 12 WA CE hours. $265 for both degrees. If each degree taken separately $100 for 1st degree and $195 for 2nd degree. For details see www.holistictherapiespt.com under SCHOOL. Janet Goldenbogen-Self, RN, Holistic Health Counselor. (360) 379-8134 janetegself@gmail.com

Jefferson Co. Library BOFFER SWORDPLAY & EXERCISE • Ages 6-18. Fri., Sept. 16, 3-4:30 p.m. Swing your boffer with other energetic heroes and heroines!

This activity will be outside, weather permitting. Bring layers of clothing, a water bottle, and if you have one, your boffer sword. Swords will be available at the event for those without one. Participants age 6-18 are welcome; children under 9 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jefferson County Library and Hadlock Building Supply.

BOOK DISCUSSIONS @ YOUR LIBRARY • All are welcome to sign up for our monthly book discussions.

The library offers both an evening discussion and an afternoon discussion. Sign up is required and copies of the book will be loaned by the library when you sign up. Participants are asked to read the entire book before the scheduled session. Sign up at the Information Desk or call (360) 385-6544.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Thurs., Sept. 8, 6:15-7:45 p.m.

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Flagler Run Sept. 18 helps defeat hunger LEADER STAFF

The newest “fun run” in Jefferson County – the Flagler Run Sept. 18 – is the brainchild of a Chimacum High School student who turned a new-found love for running into a senior project.

“I used to lay on a couch all day and watch Netflix but then my family was what changed me,” Fah Lamaichampa wrote on the Flagler Fun Run website. “One day, my father challenged me to do the Rhody Run. He said he would give me $100 if I could finish the run.”

After training with her brother, Tawan, and mother, Lamaichampa could run 8 miles, non-stop. She entered the 12K Port Townsend Rhody Run in 2015, and again this year. She intends to enter the Quilcene Oyster Half Marathon on Sept. 24.

Lamaichampa moved to Jefferson County in 2012 from Thailand, and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2015. She is a senior at Chimacum High School, and turns 18 in February 2017. Seniors are required to undertake a senior project. Setting up the Fort Flagler Fun Run has included such tasks as working with Washington State Parks and soliciting business sponsors, proved to be even more work than expected, she noted.

The “Run for Health, Run for Children” 5K event starts at 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18 at Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island.

There are individual and family-rate entry fees.

It is a USATF-sanctioned event. A state Discover Pass is required to park a vehicle at Fort Flagler State Park. Learn more or register online at

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Mon., Sept. 19, 1-2:30 p.m.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain. Thurs., Oct. 13, 6:157:45 p.m.

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Thurs., Nov. 10, 6:15-7:45 p.m.

Fah Lamaichampa, 17, is a senior at Chimacum High School who is organizing a fundraising “fun run” Sept.

18 as her senior project. She participated in the Fort Townsend Trail Run & Walk Sept. 3. Courtesy photo

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In terms of fundraising, all of the money remaining after expenses are paid goes to the international charity Feed the Children. September is Defeat Hunger Month.

“This running event was supposed to be a fun run but I changed my mind and thought that running for a good cause is such a wonderful thing as well,” Lamaichampa said of her support for Feed the Children. “I hope to see others have fun in this event with their friends and family, and to challenge others to do some running, even though the distance is only 5 kilometers (3.1 miles). I wish that this event will make some people realize how enjoyable running is, and how good it is for health.”

Forests are free to 4th-graders Fourth-graders and their families can visit any federal park and forest at no cost for one full year through a program called Every Kid in a Park.

The program was created

by President Barack Obama to get kids outside to explore, learn and play. The vouchers are claimed online and valid from Sept. 1, 2016 until Aug.

31, 2017.

Vouchers can be printed from everykidinapark.gov.

The paper vouchers can be traded for plastic passes at any U.S. Forest Service Office, but this is not required.

Research shows children ages 9-11 are at a developmental stage in which they begin understanding how the

world around them works in more concrete ways, according to a press release from the Forest Service. By targeting fourth-graders, the program hopes to ensure every child in the U.S. has the opportunity to visit their forests and parks by the age of 11. Every Kid in a Park aims to inspire future generations to take care of these places.

Fall Hospice programs.

Mindfulness & Grief - $10 Registration Deadline: Sept 8 - Program Starts: Sept 10, 10 am to 4 pm This is a one day supportive workshop for adults who have experienced the loss of a significant person. Using mindfulness practices and creative expression, we will explore grief, loss and transition that comes in the wake of death. No artistic skills or meditation experience required.

Collage, Journaling & Grief - $10 Registration Deadline: Oct 6 - Program Starts: Oct 8, 10 am to 4 pm This experiential one-day workshop that integrates collage making and journaling as healing tools for grieving death related losses. No artistic talents needed.

Compassionate Approach to Grief - $10 Registration Deadline: Nov 10 - Program Starts: Nov 12, 10 am to 4 pm Learn a compassionate based approach to understanding and coping with grief reactions. These tools offer conscious relaxation and increased personal growth and resilience in attending to grief and loss. No meditation experience required.

These three programs will be held at the Co-Lab, 237 Taylor St, Port Townsend. Call Carolyn Cristina Manzoni to register at 360.379.3661.

FREE Bereavement Workshop: Coping with the Death of a Significant Person Registration Deadline: Oct 1 - Program Starts: Oct 7 - Nov 11, 1 pm to 3:30 pm JH Conference Room, 2500 W. Sims Way, 3rd Floor, Port Townsend This six week workshop is for people to do concentrated work on understanding and coping with their grief in a safe and confidential group setting. Participants are asked to attend all sessions. Each facilitated session builds on the one before, with a focus on grief education, coping and mindfulness skills, journaling, expressive arts and ritual, and group sharing. Participants learn ways of providing self-care, adjusting to loss and change, and deepening bonds of trust. Register by calling 360.379.3661.

Annual Community Memorial Service, Oct 20, 5:30 pm, Quimper Unitarian Church

For more information, visit us online at HospiceFoundationJHC.org.

FREE Ongoing Grief Support Groups, every 2nd and 4th Wed, 3 pm to 4:30 pm JH Conference Room, 2500 W. Sims Way, 3rd Floor, Port Townsend Open to everyone grieving a death, recent or in the past. Each session includes a grief education topic, such as common grief reactions, coping with stress, or grief within families. Participants can share feelings and experiences in a safe, supported, and confidential group setting. Contact Bernie Ward-Crixell at 360.385.2200 x 4685.

CHINESE MEDICINE IN GUATEMALA: An Integrative Health Project • Wed., Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m. Jane Hansen will discuss the work that she and her husband, Yefim have done in Guatemala as part of The Integrative Health Project, a non-profit, volunteer run organization with the mission of providing access to integrative medicine to underserved areas in Guatemala. Jane will give a brief overview of Chinese medicine and how acupuncture has benefited individuals and communities in Guatemala.

COMMUNITY STORIES • Inspired

by StoryCorps, whose mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

Multimedia Event. Wed., Sept. 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Enjoy stories of journeys people have taken, from globe trotters to those who stick close to home. Learn about StoryCorps and discover various ideas for sharing your own story.

Record Your Journey. Fri., Sept.

16, 10-12:15 p.m. and 1:30-5 p.m.

OR Thurs., Sept. 22, 1-7 p.m. Take some time out of your busy schedule to ask a friend or family member about their life. Register for a spot to record your story in a quiet room with our equipment. We’ll help you upload your story to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, or we can upload your story to your computer or device. Registration required.

How to Use the StoryCorps App. Tues., Sept. 20, 3-4 p.m. Learn how to record and share your story through the StoryCorps app. We will show you how to prepare an interview, how to record and upload the interview to the StoryCorps.me platform and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

viruses or bacteria, and yet this practice has been proposed as a technique for changing wild populations to combat insects that spread diseases, in particular mosquitoes in the cases of malaria and Zika viruses.

Betty MacDonald: The Egg, The Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I and selections from The Plague and I, Anybody Can Do Anything, Onions In The Stew. Becker is a writer and historian living in Seattle, Wash.

GENE SCIENCE LECTURE/ DISCUSSION • with Rod Mitchell, “Learn about CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).” Wed., Nov. 2, 6 p.m. In this presentation, Rod Mitchell will discuss (perhaps) the most important biological discovery of the past twenty years, one that could make it possible for enormous control and altering of the genetic makeup of organisms, including human embryos.

CRISPR allows humans to change or alter genes with great precision and ease in both human and other species. Learn about this process and participate in a discussion of its potential uses and the important ethical implications surrounding its use.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Kelly Milner Halls • author of Tales of the Cryptids. Fri., Oct. 14, 3:45 p.m. Join Kelly Milner Halls as she explores the Wonders of Weird. Her nonfiction books for young readers on aliens, mythical creatures, dinosaur mummies and albino animals help strengthen critical thinking skills and keep science fun. With an abundance of curiosity, she is an inspiration for young and old who like things just a little bit “weird.” Learn more about Kelly and her books at her website.

HUNTINGFORD HUMANITIES LECTURE 2016 • Daniel James Brown. Thurs., Oct. 27, 7 p.m. This program will be held at Chimacum High School Auditorium. Join author Daniel James Brown as he discusses his #1 New York Times bestseller The Boys in the Boat, a story that celebrates the 1936 U.S. men’s Olympic eight-oar rowing team: nine working class boys who stormed the rowing world, transformed the sport, and galvanized the attention of millions of Americans. The Huntingford Humanities Lecture was established in 2001 in memory of Sara L. Huntingford who was a long-time supporter of the Jefferson County Library.

INDUSTRIAL ART • “Design and Manufacture of Pocock Racing Shells.” Thurs., Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m.

Rowing has been a part of American sport competition since the 19th century. Pocock racing shells were prominently featured in the award winning novel, The Boys in the Boat.

Join Bill Tytus, President of Pocock Racing Shells, an accomplished oarsman who purchased the company from Stan Pocock, to learn about the evolution of the design of today’s racing shells. Tytus will start with the transition from wooden boats to composite boats in the 1980s, explaining both the similarities and differences between the wooden and composite boats. He will then talk about boat construction, and the techniques and materials used to design 21st century racing shells.

ISLAM 101: “Context for the 21st Century” • Wed., Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m.

What does it mean to be Muslim in the modern world? What if much of what we believe about Islam is incomplete or simply wrong? For more than 1.3 billion people across the world and many people in Washington State, Islam is not only their religion but also a way of life. Led by scholar David Fenner, this presentation focuses on Islam and the many aspects that form the substance of a rich culture, traditions, and a way of life. Bring your curiosity, as Fenner encourages audience participation and any relevant topic is up for discussion. Co-sponsored by Humanities Washington, the state’s flagship non-profit for promoting and providing programs based in the humanities.

MEETING IN THE MARGINS • “An Invitation to Encounter Society’s Invisible People” with author Cynthia Trenshaw. Wed., Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m. Not many of us go where author Cynthia Trenshaw has dared to go.

And of those who do, few are able to express the profound effect that encounters of intentional presence and touch can have on both the giver and the receiver. From homeless encampments under the viaducts of San Francisco to emergency rooms and nursing homes in the Midwest, she finds the courage to see, to touch, to be radically present to the people our society says should remain “invisible.”

MOTHERSONG • First Monday of each month, at 10:15 a.m. Join in a multicultural sing-along for families with young children. September’s meeting is held on Sept. 12, due to the Labor Day holiday.

STORYTIME: BABYTIME • Ages birth-12 months. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. This 30-minute lapsit program features action rhymes, baby sign language, songs and movement designed to stimulate brain development through music, language and books.

STORYTIME: PRESCHOOL • Ages 3-5 years. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Bring your preschooler and enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and more, designed to promote early learning.

Preschool Storytime is followed by a craft or activity that encourages social, literacy and fine motor skills.

STORYTIME: TODDLER • Ages 12-30 months. Mondays, 10:15 a.m.

Toddler Storytime features movement, music, puppets, fingerplays, flannel stories and the reading of short books written with toddlers in mind.

TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • Amateur Radio. Tues., Sept. 27, 3-4 p.m.

Special guest Dick Illman will lead a discussion about amateur radio and the important role it plays in emergency preparedness in Jefferson County. Illman is President of the Jefferson County and Marrowstone Island Amateur Radio Clubs and a registered volunteer communicator for Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management.

FALL HOSPICE PROGRAMS FAMILY ART WITH SIDONIE • El Dia de los Muertos Felt Sugar Skulls. Sat., Nov. 5, 2-4 p.m. “The Day of the Dead” plays an important role in Mexican culture. The day is marked by festive celebrations to honor the ancestors. Create teeny tiny “El Dia de los Muertos” sugar skulls, made of black and white wool felt, that dangle whimsically from a strand of sturdy twine. Hand cut, hand embroider and hand stuff each skull, then create mini embroidered expressions on each. Inspired by the contemporary folk art of Raw Bones Studio. Family Art is designed for children and adults to create and explore a variety of art mediums together. It starts with a demonstration and art conversation followed by creative work time. Space is limited. Sign up at the library or call (360) 385-6544 to register. Registration starts two weeks prior to each session.

FAMILY ART WITH SIDONIE • Mythical Beast Puppets. Sat., Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m. Mythology is full of fantastical beasts, some with a lion’s head and bird’s wings. What mythological beast will you create? Make a unique finger puppet from papers that are torn, stamped, glued, embellished, and sewn. Taught by Sidonie Wilson, Family Art is designed for children and adults to create and explore a variety of art mediums together. It starts with a demonstration and art conversation followed by creative work time. Space is limited. Sign up at the library or call (360) 385-6544 to register. Registration starts two weeks prior to each session.

GENE SCIENCE LECTURE/ DISCUSSION • with Rod Mitchell, “Gene Drive: The practice of ‘Stimulating Biased Inheritance of Particular Genes to Alter Entire Populations’.” Wed., Nov. 9, 6 p.m. Gene Drive is a way to artificially bias inheritance of desired genes and therefore constitutes a major change in biotechnology. The potentially huge impact of releasing gene drives in the wild raises major bioethics concerns regarding their development and management.

Mitchell will discuss this practice of gene alterations: adding, disrupting, or modifying genes, including some that reduce reproductive capacity and may cause a population crash.

Gene drives function only in sexually reproducing species, so they cannot be used to engineer populations of

KIDS’ THURSDAYS • “Collage Cryptids.” Thurs., Oct. 6; or Oct. 13 at 3:45-4:45 p.m. What do Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Brosno Dragon have in common? All are cryptids; plants or animals whose existence has been suggested, but can’t be supported by direct evidence. Join us as we use a variety of materials to create existing or imaginary cryptids.

KIDS’ THURSDAYS • “Explore Roominate.” Thurs., Oct. 20 and/or Oct. 27 for another chance to roominate. Both sessions held 3:45-4:45 p.m. Build and create with Roominate, a toy that combines engineering with creativity! Connect wall and floor panels to build a structure, and modular building pieces to create bookshelves, tables, slides, seesaws and more. Wire up circuits to make spinning windmills, carousels, street lights and elevators.

KIDS’ THURSDAYS • Jefferson County Library “Caldecott Committee.” Thurs., Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Every year, the Caldecott Medal is awarded by the American Library Association to the most distinguished picture book for children. Come examine a selection of Caldecott contenders and vote in a Jefferson County Library Caldecott competition. Join Faith Pray on Thursdays in November as we learn, evaluate, vote for, and celebrate outstanding books of 2016.

MEET THE AUTHOR & HISTORIAN: Paula Becker • Thurs., Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m. Paula Becker will read from her new biography Looking For

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TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • Great Games for your Smartphone or Tablet Tues., Oct. 18, 3-4 p.m. Curious about the Pokemon Go craze or just want to know, “What is Pokemon?” Come learn about some of the most popular games available to download for your Android and Apple devices.

TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • History & Culture Exploration. Tues., Sept.

13, 3-4 p.m. Examine a number of resources available to explore history and culture. Learn about databases such as “CultureGrams,” websites like “Historypin,” and special digital library collections available through the Library of Congress and the Washington State Library. Find out how to get the most from these resources.

TECH TUESDAYS: Drop In Tech Assistance • 4-6 p.m. Weekly Tech Tuesday classes from 3-4 p.m. are followed each week by two hours of individual drop-in assistance with your devices and/or technology questions. Bring your device or practice on laptops provided by the library.

TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW ENTRIES • Teens have many compelling stories to tell, and what better way to tell that story than through a photograph? Using your phone or camera, tell your own story by submitting a photo for display in the First Annual Jefferson County Library Teen Photography Show. This is not a contest, but a vehicle to highlight the artistic talents of our local teens. Entry submissions accepted from Oct. 1 through Tues., Nov. 1, 2016 at 8 p.m. See the entry rules at the jclibrary.info website.

TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW RECEPTION • Thurs., Nov. 10, 5-6 p.m.

As a way to honor the participants of the “First Annual Teen Photography Show” there will be a reception at the Jefferson County Library. A slide show of the images will be presented as well as an opportunity to view the prints in the library. Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Friends of the Jefferson County Library.

TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 1 • Wed., Oct. 5, 3-4:30 p.m.

This workshop for teens ages 18 or under, will focus on three very im-

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High schoolers invited to join Local 20/20 contest MARK COOPER SPECIAL TO THE LEADER Are you a high school student? Do you have a passion for community resilience and/or sustainability?

Would you like to make some money while you pursue your passion?

Well, look no further than Local 20/20’s X Prize.

Even if you aren’t a high school student, you can participate.

Local 20/20 is sponsoring X Prize 2016, a competition between teams of students at Port Townsend High School.

Students who participate work with a team on a project intended to promote some aspect of community resilience – something supportive of Local 20/20’s mission statement of working together toward local sustainability and resilience – integrating ecology, economy and community through action and education.

Winners are selected by a panel of three judges. The top two teams each win half of the $2,000 prize.

If this program is a success, the hope for next year is to expand it to other area high schools.

What better way to engage our local community in issues

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of resilience than by engaging our younger generation, tomorrow’s leaders. Join us in celebrating this opportunity by encouraging as many students as possible to participate. The rules are simple: Teams consist of a minimum of three students, at least one of whom is a freshman or sophomore.

The team engages with one issue that is important to the local community and which promotes sustainability and/ or community resilience.

Project ideas must be submitted by Nov. 1, 2016, and approved no later than Nov. 15. Teams are matched with an adult mentor who has expertise in the project area chosen. Local judges review the project results and choose two teams that each receive $1,000.

If teams wish to participate but need help choosing an appropriate project, the following is a short list of possible ideas to build on: • Reducing food waste through composting • Creating fog cloths – generating water from air • Using waste heat productively • New ways of reusing currently unrecyclable waste • New ways of reducing waste altogether

• Using/creating biochar to promote soil fertility and sequester carbon • Promoting alternative non-petrol transportation options • An inventive way of addressing affordable housing • Creating living-wage jobs (or supplemental jobs) • Ideas for living more cheaply and with less stuff If you are a member of the local community and have more ideas about possible projects, email your ideas to xprize@L2020.org.

If you aren’t a high school student but would like to participate, there are two ways you can help. First, we hope to match each group with a mentor who has experience in the project area chosen. Second, although we have the X Prize money in hand, we’re sure some of the projects will require donations to implement. If you would like to do either, or even just share your ideas regarding effective local projects contact us at xprize@L2020.org.

Include your name and phone number if you wish us to contact you.

Wouldn’t it be great if, through one or more of these X Prize projects, we could create summer jobs for these young people? What about if

they came up with a way to reduce food waste from having to be trucked over 300 miles to our current landfill by instigating food waste composting sites around our county? These would require management, perhaps, but would also produce a salable product in compost, while enriching our agricultural growing operations everywhere.

And more important, what if these ideas got stronger and more potent, year after year? The future belongs to our youth, so why not engage them now, in partnership with the older members of our community, in a type of generational convergence designed to mutually support a healthy transition as an increasingly sustainable community. We do sincerely hope that this is an idea that won’t be embraced just by our high school students, but also by the community as a whole.

Are you up to the challenge?

We’re pretty sure our students are!

If you are interested in getting involved, describe your level of interest in an email to prize@L2020.org.

(Mark Cooper is a Port Townsend–area resident, and a Local 20/20 committee member in charge of the X Prize 2016 effort.)

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TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2 • Wed., Oct. 19, 3-4:30 p.m.

This workshop for teens ages 18 or under, will focus on post-processing options for your photographs. There are computers in the teen area of the library installed with post-photo processing software. Examples and techniques for using this software, as well as options for outputting images, will be discussed.

THE SEVEN TONGUES OF FLAME • “Ireland’s Easter Rebellion of 1916” Tues., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. How can musicians and poets achieve military goals? In this inspirational presentation, musician and historian Hank Cramer will tell the story of Ireland’s Easter Rebellion of 1916, which won its independence after 500 years of English rule. During the five centuries that Ireland was controlled by the British Empire, numerous military rebellions were attempted, often failing and resulting in great bloodshed. The Easter Rebellion of 1916 was much different.

This time poets, singers and writers led the effort to liberate Dublin on a significant and symbolic Christian holiday of rebirth resulting in Ireland achieving independence in 1921. Cosponsored by Humanities Washington, the state’s flagship non-profit for promoting and providing programs based in the humanities.

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CUTE, NOT SCARY HALLOWEEN • Fri,, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. For families and kids age 12 and under. Come in costume (not-too-scary please!) and join us for stories, songs, snacks, and crafts. Port Townsend Public Library Children’s Room, 1220 Lawrence St. DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS FOR TEENS • Call the library for information about how to join our ongoing Dungeons and Dragons game for teens. No experience necessary!

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After three autumn seasons apart, Mechelle (left) and Shanya Nisbet are together again on the Chimacum High School volleyball team. Mechelle started playing soccer when the twins entered high school, but has joined Shanya this fall for senior-year volleyball. They also compete in basketball and fast-pitch softball.

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and Mechelle helped babysit her cousin. School activities take up most of their time.

“Sports is kind of really all we do,” Shanya said.

The sisters are planning to go to college, and hope to continue playing

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the twins, and the three of them are the only seniors on the team. Mechelle and Shanya take all of the same classes, and Carthum is in most of them.

They are also on the fastpitch team together.

The twins don’t see much of a difference in their personalities, but people around them can.

“I think they’re very different, just after knowing them for a while,” Carthum said. “I feel like Shanya is getting more easy to be outgoing, and Mechelle takes a little bit longer, but once you get her there, she’s also super outgoing.”

When the twins aren’t on the court or studying, they like to hang out with friends, and spent time swimming this summer, Mechelle said.

Neither of them have jobs at the moment, but Shanya did work for the first time this summer,

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softball there. Since it’s just the beginning of their senior year (they turn 18 at the end of September), they aren’t sure where they want to go to college.

They want to go together, though, and would like to stay in or near Washington.

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Mechelle has enjoyed the past three years because of sports, she said. The twins’ senior year is bittersweet, because they don’t want to stop playing like they’re used to.

“It’s been a fun ride,” Shanya said.

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FANDOM CREATURE FEATURE • Teens age 13 through high school.

Sat., Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. Dress as characters from their favorite fandoms (G or PG-rated costumes please) and enjoy a movie, food, and crafts. Upstairs Carnegie Reading Room of the Port Townsend Public Library.

GIRLS CREATE! • Girls age 13 to seniors in high school. Wed., Oct. 26, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Build, sew, light up LEDs and create amazing takehome projects and items to donate to local charities like Jefferson County

Humane Society. Girls Create! is free but space is limited, so please call the Port Townsend Public Library to sign up at (385) 385-3181. NOTE: this event is held at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock.

GLOW IN THE DARK PARTY • Fri., Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. Make glow in the dark crafts with LED lights, glowsticks and more. Upstairs Carnegie Reading Room of the Port Townsend Public Library.

MUSHROOMING WITH DANIEL WINKLER • Wed., Sept. 21, 7-8 p.m.

Daniel Winkler blends a career as an ecologist and geographer, researching mushrooms and rural income in Tibet, the Himalayas and China. He is fascinated by ethno-mycology or the role mushrooms play in different cultures. His books are Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest and California and A Field Guide to Amazon Mushrooms. For more info, call the library at (360) 385-3181.

Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St. PARANORMAL SERIES 1 • “Bigfoot Hunter” with Ron Morehead.

Fri., Oct. 7, 7-8 p.m. For more info, call the library at (360) 385-3181.

Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St. PARANORMAL SERIES 2 • “UFOlogy” with Maurene Morgan. Fri., Oct. 14, 7-8 p.m. For more info, call the library at (360) 385-3181. Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St. STORYTIME AT THE FARMER’S MARKET • All Ages. Sat., Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m. Families and kids of all ages can join us for the last Farmers Market storytime of the season!

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, and other surprises. Follow the bubbles to the storytime tent on the Community Center lawn at the Farmers Market.

STORYTIME: BABY TIME • Every Thursday from 1:30-2 p.m. Newborns up to 18 months and their caregivers enjoy rhymes, fingerplays, songs, felt boards, and bubbles together as they take their first steps toward language learning. Come join us for this delightful program! For more info, call the library at (369) 385-3181. Port Townsend Public Library Children’s Room, 1220 Lawrence St. STORYTIME: Family Saturdays • Every Saturday starting Oct. 8, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Join us every Saturday for this family storytime program for all ages. For more info, call the library at (360) 385-3181. Come join us! Port Townsend Public Library Children’s Room, 1220 Lawrence St. STORYTIME: PRESCHOOL • Every Tuesday from 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Preschool storytime brings early literacy to kids and their caregivers with songs, rhymes, and activities.

The emphasis for this age group is on kindergarten readiness and fostering a love of reading. For more info, call the library at (360) 385-3181. Come join us! Port Townsend Public Library Children’s Room, 1220 Lawrence St. STORYTIME: TODDLER TIME • Every Thursday from 10:15-11:45 a.m. Ages 18-36 month olds and See FALL ACTIVITIES, page 5▼

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‘Free swim’ Sundays continues

After being on the water for Wooden Boat Festival this weekend, a dip in the pool might sound nice.

Swim for free at Port Townsend’s Mountain View Pool from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11.

The adult swim is from 1 to 2 p.m., when people can swim laps or exercise by water

walking or working out in the deep end. All ages are welcome from 2:15 to 5 p.m. for the family recreation swim. An adult must accompany children younger than 8 in the water.

Free Second Sunday Swims are brought to the community by the JeffCo Aquatic Coalition, the Jefferson County YMCA, the City

of Port Townsend and the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader. The adult swim is sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare, and this month’s family recreation swim is sponsored by Hope Roofing & Construction.

The JeffCo Aquatic Coalition also raises funds for scholarships to go toward swim

a quiet room with library equipment.

Library staff are available to assist in the recording, and help attendees upload stories to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, or to personal digital devices. To register, contact the library at 385-6544.

From 3 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 20 is a class on the StoryCorps App at the weekly Tech Tuesday library program.

At the class, staff show attendees how to prepare and record and interview and how to upload it to the StoryCorps. me platform and the American Folklife Center.

When speaking of the importance of capturing and sharing personal stories,

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SHAPE UP THE FAMILY • at Evergreen Fitness. Challenge starts Oct. 8. Non member and member rates for 12 weeks; Teens encouraged to join with adults for a unbelievable family rate! $1000 adult Grand prize; First place youth prize too! For info call Michelle (360) 302-1132.

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JADE FOREST YOGA • Explore a healthier and happier life through yoga. Join Christine Schoper in her classes held at Dancing Sky Studio, 913 L St., PT. All Levels on Sundays, 9-10:30 a.m., $15/drop in rate.

Restorative Happy Hour Yoga, starts Sept. 16, runs every Friday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $10 drop in rate.

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lessons for area youths. One series of lessons cost $50 per child. Tax-deductible contributions can be made to JeffCo Aquatic Coalition: mail to P.O. Box 1730, Port Townsend, WA 98368; or donate online at jeffcoaquaticcoalition.org and designate “swim scholarships.”

The pool is located at 1919 Blaine St., Port Townsend.

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KRIS LOGUE’S CASTLE HILL PRESCHOOL • Ages 3-5, at 410 Quincy in PT, enters its 36th year of teaching.

Classes: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, $268. For Wednesday through Friday schedule, $201 per month. Well-rounded program of fun, creativity, reading, art, social interaction & outdoor play. Highlights are the Christmas program and Kiddies Parade. Waiting list for 2016. (360) 3853708.

Library helps community share, record stories

This September, Jefferson County Library is offering the community an opportunity to share and record their personal stories. The series of events is inspired by StoryCorps, an organization whose mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

A multimedia kickoff event is set 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, a time when guests learn more about StoryCorps, listen to stories and discover various ideas for sharing their own.

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REMODEL YOURSELF • For a chance to win $1000. Evergreen Fitness annual Shape Up Challenge

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starts Oct 8. Enter individually or shape up the whole family with a special family rate. Non member $$ includes membership. Stop in at Evergreen Fitness or email for details, evergreenfitness@qwestoffice.net

StoryCorps states: “We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations.”

Jefferson County Library is located at 620 Cedar Ave. in Port Hadlock. All library events are free, and all are welcome. For more information about the program, visit jclibrary.info or call 385-6544.

MAGICAL DAYS • Pre-K and Kindergarten provides an enriching indoor and outdoor environment where children ages 4 to 6 years old learn through play, hands-on activities in art and science, movement, and opportunities for the development of early reading and math concepts. A small class size allows for frequent individual instruction as children prepare for the expectations of Kindergarten and First Grade. For enrollment information call Traci Meacham, (360) 379-8135 or email magicaldaysprek@gmail.com

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Tai Ji Quan for Better Balance - $120 12 week program, Sept 13 - Dec 8, 2016, 2-3 pm, Mountain View YMCA Tai Ji Quan is an evidence based fall prevention program for adults. Each session consists of warm up exercises, core practices, which include a mix of practice of forms, variations of forms, mini-therapeutic movements, and brief cool down exercises. The program is taught by licensed Physical Therapist, Tracy Ware. Research has shown that people who complete the program are half as likely to fall and are less fearful about falling. This program helps older adults improve their balance and provide other benefits such as improved physical health, increased muscle strength, flexibility and mobility, and better mental health. Call 360.385.2200 x 1200 to register. Class size is limited and participants must be able to walk without an assisted device.

FREE Chronic Disease Self Management Workshop 6 week program, Sept 29 - Nov 3, 2016, 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Seaport Landing, 1201 Hancock St, Port Townsend This program will help people with chronic illness explore healthy ways to live with a long term physical or mental health condition. The program is interactive and participants will explore ways to function at their best regardless of difficulties the illness or condition presents. Participants will set weekly goals related to positive self-management of their condition, build skills and be supported by others in a sharing atmosphere.

Class size is limited and registration is required by calling 360.385.2200 x 4952.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 6 - Girls Night Out Throughout October - Schedule Your Annual Screening - It’s Important!

Join the fun at Girls Night Out which promotes local shopping while raising funds to aid local women in need of financial assistance to prevention and treatment of breast and cervical cancers. Girls Night Out is supported by Jefferson Healthcare and the Jefferson Healthcare Foundation to raise awareness for women’s breast and cervical health. Go online at PTMainStreet.org. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a good reminder for women to schedule their annual breast cancer screening at Jefferson Healthcare. Call now to schedule your screening at 360.385.2200 x 2100.

FREE Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Nov 11, 5:30 pm, Cotton Building, Water St, Port Townsend Join us for a free screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline film, Being Mortal.

Based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande, MD, this documentary explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationship with the physicians who treat them. More information, go to JeffersonHealthcare.org/Being Mortal.

Showroom Open Mon-Fri:10-5, Sat By Appointment The YMCA of Jefferson County is expanding After the Bell programming to meet community needs. Visit olympicpeninsulaymca.org and click on Jefferson County to find out more or stop in the Y office at Mountain View Commons.

YMCA Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30am until 5:00pm More Programs Restarting this Fall: Youth Woodworking and Youth Ceramics with John Edwards Building Futures School-Based Mentoring Tutoring as part of After the Bell programs OLYMPIC PENINSULA YMCA YMCA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY 1925 Blaine Street, Port Townsend 360.385.5811 olympicpeninsulaymca.org

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Earn Your Degree without Leaving the Peninsula Goddard College offers programs leading to accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

In each program, students are assisted in planning individualized studies that meet their own needs and interests.

Goddard provides students with experienced faculty advisors, rigorous on-campus residencies, and the freedom to study anywhere.

RESIDENCIES AT FORT WORDEN STATE PARK Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts

RESIDENCIES IN SEATTLE

Bachelor of Arts in Education Master of Arts in Education Individualized Studies, Community Education, and Dual Language Early Childhood Education concentrations

RESIDENCIES IN VERMONT

Bachelor of Arts – Education • Individualized Studies • Health Arts & Sciences • Sustainability Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Master of Arts – Clinical Mental Health Counseling • Education and Teacher Licensure • Individualized Studies • Health Arts & Sciences • Psychology • School Counseling • Social Innovation & Sustainability Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts

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oddard College is the only school I ever wanted to attend. It’s a

place where radical change is supported and encouraged; where commitment to creative discipline and social justice is expected.

I know of no other institution where respect for the craft of writing is fostered with such joy or where dedication to intellectual rigor and curiosity are modeled by the faculty with

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so much respect for the student. I’m proud to be an alumna of this historically progressive

institution. Goddard College changed my life.

– Cara Hoffman (MFA ’09) Author of the critically acclaimed novels

So Much Pretty and Be Safe I Love You

Learn more about degree programs and inquire about scholarships.

Visit www.goddard.edu/apply | 800.906.8312