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They can fly before they can drive Aero Museum turns out two more flyboys Two new flyboys have emerged through a self-help and volunteer program for young people at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. One of the two became a private pilot before he earned a driver’s license. Thanks to their volunteer work at the museum, all the instruction received by Port Townsend native Miguel Salguero, 17, and Tacoma resident Seth Mulhausen, 18, was donated by flight instructors through the museum. Other costs for the licenses came from a trust fund quietly established by the widow of a longtime Aero Museum supporter in her pilot husband’s honor. Getting to the big tests, which can put butterflies in the belly, was certainly not a free ride. The two teens had to earn their way by participating in Aero Museum founders Jerry and Peggy Thuotte’s program, designed to give youngsters direction, skills and confidence. “The flying’s an extra,” Jerry Thuotte said. Miguel Salguero, still grinning several days after passing his test on April 15, said he started at the Aero Museum at age 11 by doing yard work one day a week around museum’s buildings at the Jefferson County International Airport. As soon as the Thuottes saw Miguel’s commitment, he was given more responsibility and taught the arts of aircraft restoration – and eventually, instructed in flying. It costs the volunteers little or no money; the program is there for any boy or girl who sticks it out and shows determination. Rewards include developing skills in woodworking, fabric covering, painting, metal shaping – any number of disciplines that go into old-aircraft construction and restoration – plus gaining confidence.
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Northwind Arts Center Miguel Salguero of Port Townsend began volunteering at the Port Townsend Aero Museum at age 11 and earned his private pilot’s license at age 17, thanks to the museum’s special program. Submitted photo
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New pilot Seth Mulhausenwith the private pilot’s license he obtained thanks to a youth program offered at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Submitted photo
“Everybody does everything,” said Salguero, a high school junior now. “Yesterday, I was chopping out alders next to the building, but I also did aircraft work right away when I got here as a new kid. Mike Payne [restorer/instructor] handed me a screwdriver and told me to take covers off things on a plane he
needed to inspect for its annual. That’s how it started.” Soon enough, sincerely interested boys and girls are changing oil, helping re-skin wings, sanding, painting and taxiing airplanes. Before the museum, Salguero said, he was “focused on being an 11-year-old – I had no hobbies, no sports. My
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old tail-wheel aircraft are what the museum has. Learn more by calling the muBoth had to fly cross-counseum at 379-5244 or visiting try to get their licenses. Each ptaeromuseum.com. flew to Kelso and back. Both are aiming for college: Salmom [Diane Salguero] heard guero, to CalPoly in San Luis about the museum program, Obispo, California, if he has and I had a day a week I could his say; Mulhausen, to Rocky spend there, 8:30-4.” Mountain College in Billings, It’s not for everybody. Montana, for its aviation “Maybe four try it and specialty. stay for every one that leaves Not all “museum kids” beearly,” said Jerry Thuotte. In come pilots; some simply gain order for a kid to be admitconfidence and determination. ted, Thuotte has to glimpse Approximately 150 youngthe right spark of interest, a sters have participated in the willingness to work and learn. Aero Museum’s program. He knows what to look for: He The Aero Museum, foundcomes from a family that was ed in 2001 by the Thuottes, dirt poor, but despite poverty, is a publicly owned nonprofit he followed his passions to be- 501(c)(3) located since 2008 came a senior airline pilot pri- in a modern facility at Jefor to founding the museum. ferson County International Seth Mulhausen has spent Airport, about five miles from the past three years being Port Townsend. The operation driven from his Tacoma home is funded by donations and to the Aero Museum in purcontract airplane work done suit of much the same course for others. Salguero took. “I’ve always An anonymous Jefferson had an aviation interest, went County couple has offered to to air shows every chance, and match as much as $100,000 in it grew.” donations made through the Mulhausen got his private end of June 2015. Donations pilot’s license in March. He in- may be made to the PT Aero tends to become a commercial Museum, P.O. Box 101, Chipilot. Salguero is happy flying macum, WA 98325. for sport. Both had to learn “We think we are on schedin tail-draggers rather than ule to make the $100,000, but easier modern tricycle, or we won’t know until the month nosewheel, airplanes, because is over,” noted Peggy Thuotte.
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1. “ALCHEMY OF THE ABSTRACT VII” • Friday, June 5. Opens 12 Noon at Northwind Arts Center. This biannual juried exhibition of abstract and non-representational art is open to all media. This show never fails to bring out a wide range of frequently colorful and always thought-provoking work. Free. 2. “PAPER TRANSFORMED” • Friday, July 3. Opens 12 Noon at Northwind Arts Center. An exhibition of the work of eight western Washington artists who transform machine- and hand-made paper into a myriad of structures, including artist books, sculpture, jewelry, baskets, and other visual objects. Free. 3. “ART IN THE LIBRARY” Reception • Friday, July 24. 6-7:30 p.m. Northwind Arts Center opens this new exhibition with a reception at the Port Townsend Public Library. Original art by local artists is exhibited throughout the historic library: in the Library’s 1913 Carnegie Building, its Annex, and the 1868 Charles Pink House Library Learning Center. Free. 4. 7th Annual Art Port Townsend “EXPRESSIONS NORTHWEST” • Friday, July 31. Opens at 12 Noon at the Northwind Arts Center. This popular exhibition includes a variety of work by artists from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alaska. Free. 5. 17th Annual Art Port Townsend “ARTIST STUDIO TOUR” • August 22-23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit studios of local artists, meet the artists and learn about creation of ceramics, printing, sculpting, painting, and more. Obtain tour description and map at Northwind Arts Center. Free.
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to fermentation. Class fee includes the OlyCultures Kombucha Starter kit for students to take home. The kit, a $24.99 value, has all ingredients needed to make one gallon. The class is held at the Market Kitchen, 1433 W. Sims Way. Class size is limited to 20. Sign up in person at the Member Services Desk in the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St. Any cancellation will have to be 48 hours prior to the class or can be gifted.
ADDITIONAL LISTINGS, SEE ALSO: Camps, Fitness & Health, Sports, Gymnastics, Jefferson County Library, Port Townsend Library, and YMCA.
FOOD CO-OP CLASS: Make Your Own Mozzarella • Tuesday, June 16, from 4:30-6 p.m. $40, includes the kit. Making your own fresh cheese at home has just become easy. Julie Kamin-Martin, owner of OlyCultures, is here to teach a great introduction to cheese making. Class fee includes the OlyCultures Cheese Starter kit for students to take home. The kit, a $27.99 value, has all ingredients needed to make 8 batches of cheese, each weighing 1-1.5lbs. The class is held at the Market Kitchen, 1433 W. Sims Way. Class size is limited to 20. Sign up in person at the Member Services Desk in the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St. Any cancellation will have to be 48 hours prior to the class or can be gifted.
CEDARROOT FOLK SCHOOL SPRING CLASSES! • MAY 30-31: Rush Basketry Hats; 31: Solar Hot Water. • JUNE 6-7: Fur Pelt Tanning; 13-14: Intro to Permaculture; 14: Wildlife Tracking; 20-21: Platter Carving; 27-28: Blacksmithing Outdoor Cookware. • JULY 12: Wildlife Tracking; 18-19: Fence Building; 25-26: Axe Forging. • AUGUST 1-2: Bow Making & Archery; 12-14: Fundamentals of Hunting; 15-16: Leather Backpacks; 28-30: Plant Medicine Intensive. Call (360) 3795413 or www.cedarrootfolkschool.org
FOOD CO-OP CLASS: Wild Edibles, Wild Walkabout • Saturday, June 20, from Noon-1:30 p.m. $25. This exciting class takes you outside to identify and learn about common wild edible plants in our environment. Discover the multitude of wild edibles surrounding you and how to use them in your own kitchen! Learn descriptions of the various plants, how they grow, and their common uses. Sign up in person at the Member Services Desk in the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St. Any cancellation will have to be 48 hours prior to the class or can be gifted.
CEDARROOT FOLK SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAMS! • “Saplings Nature Studies Program” (ages 3-9). Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 16 to August 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Illahee Preserve, Irondale. “Finnriver Outdoor Adventure Program” (ages 6-12). Thursdays, June 18 to August 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Finnriver Farm, Chimacum. “Quilcene Youth Wilderness Program” (ages 6-11). Wednesdays, June 17 to August 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Boulton Farm, Quilcene. “Quilcene Teen Wilderness Program” (ages 12-15). Tuesdays, June 16 to August 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Boulton Farm, Quilcene. Call (360) 379-5413 or www.cedarrootfolkschool. org for details.
FOOD CO-OP CLASS: Wildcrafting Herbal Tea • Saturday, June 27. Noon1:30 p.m. $25. What can be more comforting than a cup of delicious, hot tea made from your own plants? You will be delighted to learn which wild edibles in your yard you can pluck and brew. Our returning Wild Edibles instructor, Nancy Slick, walks you through the common wild edibles that are growing right outside your door in this fun class on how to make wild-crafted herbal tea blends. Sign up in person at the Member Services Desk in the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St. Any cancellation will have to be 48 hours prior to the class or can be gifted.
6. “THE PRINTMAKER’S HAND III” • Friday, September 4. Opens 12 Noon at the Northwind Arts Center. Corvidae Press sponsors this annual juried show of fine prints. Free.
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FOOD CO-OP CLASS: Make Your Own Kombucha • Tuesday, June 16, from 2-3:30 p.m. $40, includes the kit. Making your own fresh kombucha at home has just become easy. Julie Kamin-Martin, owner of OlyCultures, is here to teach a great introduction
“Everyone into the pool!”
Josephine Axling, 4, swims with her mother, Sarah Zablocki-Axling, during the family swim at Mountain View Pool on May 10, one of a series of “Second Sunday Swim” events. The JeffCo Aquatic Coalition is cosponsoring a variety of events to raise support for improvements to the only public swimming pool in Jefferson County. An “open forum” is set for 7-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 27 at the Recreation Center, downstairs at the Port Townsend Community Center, to discuss the pool and evolving plans for a full-service YMCA. Photo by Steve Mullensky
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TWISTERS GYMNASTICS • Summer Camp begins June 15. Register for weekly, daily or half day schedule. Many summer recreational classes and special events for kids and families looking to enjoy healthy, active fun and play! Visit our website for information on Summer Camp, Rec Gymnastics Classes, TEEN NIGHT, Open Gym, Parents’ Night Out, Birthday Parties, and much, much more! Twisters is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that inspires youth to reach their full potential through gymnastics and fitness. Located at 11526 Rhody Drive, Port Hadlock. Call (360) 531-0748 for more information! www.twistersgymnasticsandtumbling.com
FIREFLY ACADEMY PRESCHOOL • Firefly Academy Preschool is entering its 13th year of serving children in Jefferson County. Montessori inspired, heart focused, community based, multiage program. Firefly incorporates academics into an intentional, supportive, creative and inspiring environment. Phenomenal staff, robust summer programs, flexible drop-in scheduling are all part of the Firefly model. We will return to our fabulous downtown Port Townsend location this summer making drop-off a breeze. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Look for Saturday evening school opportunities, 5-9 p.m. Children can participate up to 4 hours. Reserve set days or utilize our flexible drop-in options. Community exploration and connection, cooperative activities and opportunities combined with the freedom to follow one’s inspiration make Firefly a unique environment in which children ages 2-1/2 through 6 develop and thrive from the inside out. (360) 379-1129 or (360) 471-6778; www.fireflyacademy.com
KRIS LOGUE’S CASTLE HILL PRESCHOOL • Offers a single class for ages 3-5 at 410 Quincy in Port Townsend. Class sessions are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday though Friday. A snack is provided, and children bring a lunch from home. Enrollment is limited to 16 students. Cost for four days per week is $248 per month; three days per week, $186. Entering her 35th year of teaching, Kris has developed a seasonal curriculum incorporating language, arts and crafts, music, social play, stories, literature and outdoor play, all organized in units centered on letters. She provides a wide variety of materials, activities, resources and media that enables her students to have a well-rounded, creative, diversified and fun learning environment. Highlights of the year include a Christmas program, a farm trip in the spring, the Rhody Festival Kiddie Parade with children participating in costume, and a final graduation program. (360) 385-3708.
Sports ADDITIONAL LISTINGS, SEE ALSO: Fitness & Health, Gymnastics, Camps, and YMCA. LEARN TO ROW • With the Port Townsend Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club! Classes June - July. Course schedule and registration information available at www.RatIslandRowing.com or RatIslandRowingandSculling@googlegroups.com
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MAGICAL DAYS • Summer Camp for children ages 4-7 years old. Two, two-week sessions are being offered this year: July 14-24 and August 4-14. Each session is Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At Magical Days children learn through child-directed, hands-on experiences that nurture each child’s
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Bookmobile is being customized, to arrive in October By Scott Wilson of the Leader
There’s always a lot going on at the Jefferson County Library, especially today. A custom-built bookmobile is being pieced together today at a plant in Ferndale. New digital capability is everywhere, in the form of hardware and helpful, trained staff. Programming for people of all ages is on the rise. And finances remain stable, with no need for raising a modest property tax rate of 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. That’s the annual report from Jefferson County Library Director Meredith Wagner, delivered recently to the Jefferson Board of County Commissioners.
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The new bookmobile is being customized according to specifications drawn up by the library staff and a consultant to greatly expand what the traveling library can do in the rural communities it visits. When it arrives in October 2015, the $250,000 truck, funded through ample reserves, replaces a 12-year-old converted bus. The truck is being customized by TriVan Truck Body of Ferndale, a company in Whatcom County that typically customizes ambulances and blood-donation vans. “We went to a site visit recently and we were blown away,” said Wagner. The mobile library has a level floor over wheel wells, pull-out shelves for readers and ample technological support for people with mobile devices. Wagner said she expects to have enough room inside to do “story time” for youngsters. The extra expense and planning are worth it, she said. “For many, this is their connection to the libraries,” she said. For the library, a well-equipped mobile library is much more cost-effective than a series of branch libraries, she added.
CHANGING TIMES
The way the library is used has changed, said Wagner. Community members come in to sit, to read or work on Internet-connected devices around other
Cheyenne Thornton, a third-grader at Brinnon School, sits in the passenger seat of an older Jefferson County Library Bookmobile during the Brinnon Loyalty Days parade. Cheyenne won a contest in which students had to guess how many items are on the shelves of the bookmobile, which visits the school every week. Cheyenne’s guess was closest to the correct number of 2,630. A new bookmobile is being customized for Jefferson County. Submitted photo
people, as an alternative to doing so alone at home. “Many adults come in just to be with other people, read the papers, whatever,” she said, which has prompted reorganization with more seating. Digital devices, connectivity and support has become a major focus of library services, she said. “We see it as our mission to help people so they still have access to information as the world moves more into digital formats,” she said. That has been made evident by: • Building out the digital infrastructure with broadband networking • Staff training and support for seniors or technology newbies • Projection equipment in meeting rooms • New devices for staff and users • Tech Tuesdays, with afternoon classes on a variety of technology subjects from 3 to 4 p.m., and then individual assistance from 4 to 6 p.m. “We started with six or seven people,” she said. “Now we have 20-25 people.”
PROGRAMMING
Programming is also on the increase. Early learning and summer reading programs are both growing; a weekly after-school program is under way that includes games, hands-on art projects and leadership-
development programs. “The focus is to have fun, but also make sure that kids from different schools can come here and interact and get to know each other, and our staff,” she said. For adults, the additional programming includes cultural and educational programs, and an emphasis on “listening to each other and having a conversation.” That programming includes a series on tall ships, one on climate change and the “Great Decisions” series. Among the next “Great Decisions” programs are “Sectarianism in the Middle East,” taking place on May 28 and “India Changes Course,” taking place on June 4. The programs begin at 6:30 p.m. The adult programs average 60 people in attendance, Wagner said. The Huntingford Lecture, a major lecture held at the Chimacum High School auditorium, brought out 470 people last year. There is also a monthly book discussion group, open to anyone, with copies of the book made available to those who want it, and which later are also available to smaller, private book groups, including residents of Port Townsend through the library sharing system. A second monthly discussion is being added.
GOOD NUMBERS
The library’s service reach is impressive and growing, by the numbers. It has 13,240 registered borrowers in a population service area of 21,018. It experienced a 15 percent growth in borrowers in the last year. More than 361,000 items were borrowed from the main library in 2014, and almost 55,000 items were borrowed from the bookmobile. Operating revenues in 2014 were $1.9 million; expenses were $1.6 million, allowing surplus revenue for reserves and special projects. The library has $1.52 million in its reserve and received a clean record from a recent state Eden Kopke and Wolf Tell enjoy a moment during last summer’s reading program at Jefferson County Library. audit. Submitted photo
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Summer 4-H programs offered for local youth At its May 13 meeting, Chimacum Grange hosted BethAnn O’Dell of Sunfield Land for Learning and David Friedman of Terra-Forma Education in a presentation on local opportunities for young people, along with hopes and plans for summer programming. Sunfield currently offers an after-school nature program with educator Scott Brinton on Wednesdays, open to all local kids, and continues to offer a summer 4-H program with the focus on rais-
ing sheep and goats. For more information, contact Sunfield School at 385-3658. Terra-Forma Education is a Seattle-based nonprofit that offers a summer series of nine week-long day camps for elementary through middle school youths (ages 6-10) in the greater Seattle area, along with a monthly “Rite of Passage” group for 13-yearolds that meets during the school year. Scholarships are offered to lower-income youth. Friedman attended the meeting to explore the idea
of bringing the Terra-Forma programs to the Olympic Peninsula and Jefferson County, an idea supported by Grange members. Watch for opportunities to become involved, and express your support by calling 206-361-2133 or visiting terra-forma.org. The next regular meeting of Chimacum Grange is at 7 p.m., June 10 at the Grange Hall, and features a presentation on growing quinoa in Jefferson County. Meetings are open to the public.
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Sierra Club offers scholarship for Olympic National Park class Sierra Club’s North Olympic Group is offering two $250 scholarships to Jefferson and Clallam county high school students with demonstrated financial need to attend NatureBridge’s Summer Field Research Course in Olympic National Park. This two-week immersive backcountry expedition offers participants the opportunity to conduct rigorous environmental science investigations in the forests of the Olympic
wilderness. Students work with NatureBridge educators and produce their own fieldbased research project. Applications should be submitted directly to NatureBridge, which will process and review the forms to ensure applicants meet program requirements and demonstrate financial need. To learn more and to apply, visit naturebridge.org/ summerfieldresearch.
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Teens take a hike Jefferson County Library Teen Hikers program participants trekked Tunnel Creek Trail on the Olympic Peninsula May 9. The hiking program is open to all interested teens. For information on outings and other library programs, contact the Jefferson County Library at 385-6544. Pictured (front row, from left) are Sarah Heaton, Gary Perless, William Marston, teen librarian Sylvia Platt, Viola Frank, Eugenia Frank, Bernie Donanberg, (back row) Roland Donanberg-Platt and Hannah Walters. Submitted photo FIREFLY ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP: Dinosaur Adventure • July 20-24 or July 27-31. Ages 2.5 to 6 years; older siblings welcome (ask for details). Join us as we discover all things prehistoric! Fossil digs, dinosaur identification, crafts, and more! (360) 379-1129 or www.fireflyacademy.com
▼Continued from page 3 ARTS, NATURE AND SPIRITUALENRICHMENT CAMPS • For Children and Youth with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Port Townsend. July 20-24: ART & SOUL, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., ages 4-13. August 17-21: WATER & SOUL, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., ages 11-16. Suggested donation: $10-$20/week/ child. Information and registration: (360) 385-0770 or www.stpaulspt.org FEAST’s Food, Art & Story Camps • Fairy Folk Camp. June 22-26, ages 6 and up. All things fanciful, frolic and fun. A week of creativity, craft, song, story, drama, dance, pretending and playing from the fairy folk traditions. Historical Baking Camp: FUNdamentals of Bread’s Beginnings. July 27-31, ages 8 and up. Learn to bake through a hands-on history of: Celtic/ Colonial America/ Mesoamerica/Viking and Indian yummy taste treats. Heart of India Camp: A Cultural Sampling of crafts, music, stories and foods of India. August 10-14, ages 8 and up. Indian puppetry, storytelling, singing, art, cooking, embroidery and games. All camps held in Port Townsend, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., limited to eight campers per week, $200 per camp. Camp Director is Sidonie Wilson, Arts Educator and Chef. For more info and registration (360) 385-1107 or sidomaroon@yahoo.com
FIREFLY ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP: French Culture & Language • July 6-10 or July 13-17. Ages 2.5 to 6 years; older siblings welcome (ask for details). Exposure to the French language, foods and music. Join the Fireflies on a worldly adventure. Camp will culminate with an exciting French Market. Children may join at any time during the 2 week session. (360) 3791129 or www.fireflyacademy.com FIREFLY ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP: Our Big Backyard and Town • August 3-7 or August 10-14. Ages 2.5 to 6 years; older siblings welcome (ask for details). Trips to special parks, bus rides, visits to the Post Office, Library, Fire Station, and Jefferson Museum of Art and History, and more. Come along as the Fireflies explore our town. (360) 379-1129 or www.fireflyacademy.com FIREFLY ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP: Sea to Sky • August 17-21 or August 24-28. Ages 2.5 to 6 years; older siblings welcome (ask for details). Join us for a beach, marine life, boating, and high flying adventure. This special camp will include the construction of sailboats, kites, and planes. We will learn about the power of wind and the wonders of our world. (360) 3791129 or www.fireflyacademy.com WILD WISE SUMMER OUTDOOR PROGRAMS • Kids 5-day programs. JUNE 22-26: Pioneer Farm Camp (ages 7-13). Fiber arts, nature awareness and homestead skills. JUNE 29-JULY 3: Ranger Adventure Camp (age 7-13). Nature awareness, stealth & wilderness survival. JULY 6-10: Woodsprites Nature Camp (ages 4-6). Nature awareness & adventure, storytelling, songs, crafts & games. JULY 6-10: Quest for Fire (ages 7-13). Nature awareness, music, theater & storytelling. JULY 13-17: Artemis Rising Girls Camp (ages 10-17). Nature awareness, wilderness survival, mythological wisdom, lead
ership. Registration and information at (360) 774-1445, natasha@wildwiseschool.com or www.wildwiseschool. com
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. August 4-6, 9 a.m. to Noon. Kids 4-12 are invited to First Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School, Rhythm Island, a homemade blend of music, art, dance, games, snacks, and fun. Family program on Thursday, August 6, 6 p.m. Free of charge. 1202 Lawrence St. For more information or to register, call (360) 385-4727.
YMCA: Youth BABYSITTING SAFETY COURSE • June 2, 9 &11, 4-6 p.m. at the Chimacum EJFR Station. Ages 11-14 will learn the basics of safely caring for children through this Red Cross training course with Sandy Short, babysitting handbook included. Cost: $65. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811. BUILD YOUR OWN SKATEBOARD • July 20-23. Ages 10-18 meet 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with John Edwards at Port Townsend School of Woodworking. Enrollment closes June 30 to allow material delivery time. Cost: $250. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811. Or visit www.jeffymca.org/ woodworking DROP-IN WOODWORKING • July 4 & 5, 11 & 12, August 8 & 9, 15 & 16. Ages 6-9 meet 10 a.m. to Noon; Ages 10-14 meet 1-3 p.m. Youth learn basic woodworking skills with John Edwards at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking in Fort Worden. Cost: $15/day. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811. www.jeffymca. org/woodworking FLY THE Y • Ages 8-adult. Children 5-7 allowed depending on skill. Fridays through June 27, 3-5 p.m. in the gymnasium. Pilot remote control helicopters
and airplanes in the safety of Mountain View Gym. Bring your equipment or try someone else’s aircraft! By donation. Contact Jeff Kelety, (360) 821-9320. FOURTH FRIDAY SING-A-LING • Every Fourth Friday through October, 10:30 a.m. at the YMCA’s Childcare space at Mountain View Commons. Keeth Apgar of The Harmonica Pocket. Musical playgroup for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers gets families singing and moving together. $6 per family. (360) 385-5811. SKATE LIKE A GIRL • July 20-24, Coed session (ages 5-12), 9-11 a.m. Girls Only session (age 8 & up), Noon2 p.m. Pros from skatelikeagirl.com offer this 5-day clinic that builds skills and confidence, beginner to advanced. Learn how to skate in Port Townsend’s world class skate park. Cost: $100, gear rental available. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811. SUMMER DAY CAMPS • Licensed childcare Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 15-Aug 28. Different themes each week including Culinary Arts, Our Community, Under the Sea, Dinosaurs, Weird Science, Heroes Among Us, Shake, Rattle and Roll, The Way We Go, Creature Camp, Artist Studio Camp and Hawaiian Days. For full details visit www.jeffymca.org/ summercamp $175/wk., $50 drop-in/ day, extended care available. DSHS accepted, financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811. YOUTH DROP IN CERAMICS • July 6, 7, 13, 14; August 10, 11, 17, 18. 3:45-5:45 p.m. at Mountain View Y Multipurpose room. Ages 6-14 will learn the basics of ceramics with John Edwards. Cost: $15/class, discount if pre-register for 4 or more classes. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811.
YMCA: Adults ADULT CERAMICS • July 6, 13 and Aug 10, 17. 7-9 p.m. at Mountain View Y Multipurpose room. John Edwards teaches the basics of clay work and glazing. Cost: $60. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811.
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Sidekick Collective surprises PTHS student By Patrick J. Sullivan of the Leader
Thierry Williamson, a junior at Port Townsend High School and a student in the OCEAN program, is one of six students statewide to be honored by the Seattlebased Sidekick Collective. “He is without a doubt the most consistently positive person I have ever met,” said Jan Boutilier, PTHS secretary. “He stopped in the office right around 7 a.m. on his way to a field trip this spring with some info for me, and he was so cheerful and animated, very uncommon morning behavior for a teenager. When a problem arises, I have seen him positively come up with workable solution.” The Sidekick Collective is a nonprofit founded two years ago by Paige Edmiston, 23, a Seattle native who wants to “identify and invest in the superheroes of tomorrow who are walking the halls of schools today. We share their stories to inspire — and be inspired by — a new generation of real-life superheroes for the 21st century. Combining our love of superhero mythology with a venture capitalist model, we call this ‘hero
Port Townsend High School junior Thierry Williamson (left) with Jan Boutilier, representing The Sidekick Collective, which honored the student for having “superhero” qualities. Submitted photo
capitalism.’” The Sidekick Collective named Lupe Vieyra, a senior at Chelan High School, its 2015 Cosmic Hero, which comes with a no-stringsattached $500 prize. Vieyra was chosen for leading a program to mentor at-risk middle school students. “The world needs to invest in young people who think a little differently and have the persistence – and heart – necessary to create real change,” said Edmiston. The organization also inducted five other Washington state students into
its Hero Development Bureau, including Williamson at PTHS. “As a teacher, Thierry is a dream student,” said PTHS teacher Tanya Rublaitus. “If technology is involved in any way and I say, ‘I wonder if we could ... ’ Thierry’s ears perk up and he almost always says, ‘Yes! We can do that if ... ’ And then he processes his thinking out loud to find the solution. “Thierry is kind and helpful to students who have been absent and have missed the lecture or instructions for assign-
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ments,” Rublaitus noted. “He takes his own work time to make sure others know what they are doing and have the information and skills to complete the class assignment. I believe in my heart that he will be famous one day, and I am so honored to have known him on his journey.” In addition to celebrating Vieyra and Williamson, others surprised to receive special recognition from The Sidekick Collective’s Hero Development Bureau are: Eliana Parsons, Big Picture High School, Burien; Elida Antunez, Thomas Jefferson High School, Federal Way; Loren Carrillo, Lincoln High School, Tacoma; and Manjot Singh, Sammamish High School, Bellevue. Vieyra and the other Hero Development Bureau honorees did not apply for this recognition. They were nominated without their knowledge by a secret nominator. Each nominee was thoroughly vetted by The Sidekick Collective team for his or her superhero qualities: thinking differently, possessing an exceptionally big heart, having a powerful origin story, and demonstrating incredible courage and fortitude.
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STORYTIME: BABY TIME • Ages birth-18 months. Every Thursday, starting June 18, 10:15-10:45 a.m. at the Library. Free. Babies, caregivers, and expectant mom’s too, share gentle songs and bouncy rhymes as they build their first early literacy skills. (360) 379-3181. ptpubliclibrary.org STORYTIME: PRESCHOOL • Ages 3-5 years. Every Tuesday, starting June 16, 10:15-10:45 a.m. at the Library. Free. Preschoolers play with letters, sounds, stories, and songs as they build their literacy skills to be ready to start school. (360) 379-3181. ptpubliclibrary.org
▼Continued from page 5 EXERCISE AND THRIVE • This 12-week program, designed by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, focuses on the health needs of cancer survivors, including exercise, nutrition and cancer support group. Attendees must be 21 plus years old and 90-plus days out of treatment with doctor approval. Classes at Jefferson Healthcare. Instructors: Barbara Vane and Erica Dirksen. Cost: $150. (360) 385-5811. NURTURED HEART APPROACH • May 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Port Hadlock. Workshop offers the basics of a highly effective parenting and teaching approach designed to build success, confidence and caring in children, while mutually enhancing the family relationship. Instructor: Kimberly Montgomery, Certified Nurtured Heart Approach Specialist, family educator at Head Start in PT. $80/individual, $130/ couple. Financial assistance available. (360) 385-5811. SECOND SUNDAY SWIMS • June 14, July 12, and August 9. Adult Swim from 1-2 p.m. Family Swim from 2:155 p.m. Free swim co-sponsored by the Jefferson Aquatic Coalition, Mountain View Pool, the City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County YMCA and a different major contributor each month. SUMMER MEALS AND LITERACY • June 22-August 27. FREE food and fun activities for youth, ages 1-18 yrs. Nutritious lunch and snacks in Chimacum, Port Townsend and Quilcene. Visit www.jeffymca.org/ summer-meals for more info. (360) 385-5811. YOGA • Join Terry Wagner, M. Ed, Registered Yoga Teacher, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m. at Mountain View Gym for an all ages, all skill levels class. Cost: Sliding scale $5-$10. (360) 385-5811.
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Jefferson Co. Library ARCTIC ADVENTURES • Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 p.m., with Brannan Ward, the Impetuous Geographer and author of “Dimestore Explorer.” Author Branan Ward will share his experience traversing the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean, as well as his expedition to the North Pole and artifacts from life in the arctic. Branan’s book, “Dimestore Explorer” will be available for purchase and signing. BOOK DISCUSSION @ YOUR LIBRARY • “Museum of Extraordinary Things,” by Alice Hoffman. Thursday, June 11, 6:15-7:45 p.m. All are welcome to sign-up for Jefferson County Library’s monthly book discussion. Attend one session or every session, no on-going commitment is required. Participants are asked to read the entire book before the scheduled session. Sign-up now open for this book discussion. Copies of the book will be provided by the library when you sign-up.
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CURIOUS ABOUT CODING • Wednesday, July 29, 6:30 p.m. (Ages 18 and up). Join intrepid code enthusiasts Chris HoffmanHill, Daniel Heaton, and Kris Becker for an interactive coding experience. What makes apps, games, and gadgets work? It seems magical but what is it really? Let’s explore the magic that is computer code. We will start online with Hour of Code and progress to hands-on play with Ozobots. ESCAPE THE ORDINARY Adult Summer Reading Program • Wednesday, June 24 through August 12. Reading, rating and reviewing books will be rewarded at Jefferson County Library this summer! Read a book, write a review and be entered to win a weekly prize drawing to be held every Wednesday from July 1 through August 12. Reviews will be posted in the library for all to enjoy. GREAT DECISIONS: 1. India Changes Course • Thursday, June 4, 6-7:30 p.m. Produced by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Great Decisions is America’s largest civic discussion program on world affairs. This series is brought to the library from the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Adult Learning Program (ALPs). Programs are held every Thursday evening through July 2 and are facilitated by Joyce Francis, PhD. This week we will discuss how, fed up with corruption, dynastic policies and ineffective public services, Indian voters catapulted Narenda Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the country’s 2014 elections. For voters, Modi embodied real change and an India that wasn’t stumbling, but running, to greatness. But for the U.S., change in India brings its own set of unknowns, heralding an age ruled by a prime minister new to national office and other policymakers who have been out of the public eye for a decade. Now, the U.S. has to determine how to best secure its interests as India asserts itself on the world stage. GREAT DECISIONS: 2. US Policy Toward Africa • Thursday, June 11, 6-7:30 p.m. Produced by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Great Decisions is America’s largest civic discussion program on world affairs. This series is brought to the library from the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Adult Learning Program (ALPs). Programs are held every Thursday evening through July 2 and are facilitated by Joyce Francis, PhD. This week we will discuss how Africa is in the midst of an unprecedented transformation. The continent is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world, and it’s become a draw for foreign investors from across
GREAT DECISIONS: 5. Brazil in Metamorphosis• Thursday, July 2, 6-7:30 p.m. Produced by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Great Decisions is America’s largest civic discussion program on world affairs. This series is brought to the library from the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Adult Learning Program (ALPs). Programs are held every Thursday evening through July 2 and are facilitated by Joyce Francis, PhD. This week we will discuss Brazil—it’s the “B” in the acronym BRICS, five emerging economies once seen as soon-to-be superpowers. After economic troubles in the 1990s, Brazil has risen to new global prominence—it’s drawing in more investment, working
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TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • “How to Download Library eBooks.” Tuesday, June 2, July 7, and August 4, 3-4 p.m. Discover the various titles of eBooks and eAudio books available through your library. Learn how to prepare your computer or device to enable downloading the titles you wish to read, and how to check-out and return the books you borrow.
JOIN US FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR • Bring the whole family to enjoy an old fashioned country fair, held August 14, 15 and 16 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port Townsend. For more info on the schedule of events go to www.jeffcofairgrounds.com
TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • “Learn about Microsoft Office Word (Session 1 of 2).” June 9, 3-4 p.m. In this session we will cover the basic layout, features and menus of the Microsoft Word software program. We will then build on this information in the Tech Tuesday class on July 14.
KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY • Saturday, June 13, The Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St., Noon-4 p.m. Please join us for World Wide Knit in Public Day. WWKIP Day is unique, in that it’s the largest knitter-run event in the world. Each local event is put together by a volunteer or a group of volunteers. Ours is co-sponsored with Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop & Fibre Emporium. Details for this particular Knit in Public event to be determined; just bring your projects! We’ll be outside in the courtyard, weather permitting, or inside in the dining area if it is rainy, cold, or windy. For more information about the organization behind WWKIP, see http://www. wwkipday.com/about/ Free.
TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • “Learn about Microsoft Office Word (Session 2 of 2).” July 14, 3-4 p.m. We will build on the information covered in the June 9 session of MS Word, taking a deeper look at formatting options, using templates and adding images. TECH TUESDAYS CLASS • “PowerPoint 101.” Tuesday, August 11, 3-4 p.m. Need to give a presentation or show a slideshow to a group? Come and learn the basics of creating, editing and saving a presentation in the Microsoft PowerPoint program. TECH TUESDAYS: Drop In Tech Assistance • 4-6 p.m. Tech Tuesdays classes (running from 3-4 p.m.) are followed each week by individual dropin assistance with your devices and/ or technology. Bring your device or use laptops provided by the library. EXCEPTION: June 16, 23, and 30; No Tech Tuesdays class or drop-in sessions.
PORT TOWNSEND SCHOOL OF MASSAGE • Experience a relaxing and restorative Swedish massage in one of our one-hour student clinics, held July 13-16, July 20-23 and July 30-August 2. $30/hr. Call now for the best selection of dates and times, (360) 379-4066 or email info@massageeducation.com WOODFIRED PIZZA & CIDER at Finnriver • Every Sunday, Noon-6:00 p.m. from May 24 through October 4. Family-friendly, live music, good land. Located in Chimacum. Find directions at www.Finnriver.com
ZYDECO AFTER HOURS • Friday, July 17, 7-9 p.m. (Ages 18 and up). The Jefferson County Library will become a dance hall as local dance instructor Cheri Van Hoover teaches us to Zydeco for the first hour, followed by an hour of dancing to live Zydeco music. Light refreshments will be available courtesy of the Friends of the Jefferson County Library. Zydeco is an exciting high energy style of music and dance that originated among the Creoles of southwestern Louisiana. Driving, syncopated rhythms and exuberant lyrics make this perfect party music. The
WORLD’S LARGEST SWIMMING LESSON • Help us break the Guinness World Record on June 18 at 10 a.m. in Mountain View Pool. Ages 5 to Adult! Registration is 9 a.m. Guardian’s signature for minor children required. No fee, but donations accepted for swim lesson scholarships. Email for more info at whmadinger@hotmail.com or wlsl.org
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FOOD CO-OP ANNUAL MEETING • Sunday, May 31 at the NW Maritime Center, 3-6 p.m. Food Co-op members are invited to their annual meeting to meet the Board of Directors, have refreshments, and discuss the local food system and how we can improve upon it. Our guest speakers this year are Beth Robinette & Joel Williamson, co-founder of LINC Foods, a co-op that distributes food from member farmers in the Spokane area to restaurants, school districts, and university food service.
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ICEBREAKING ALASKA • Wednesday, July 8, 6:30 p.m., with Jeffery Hartman, Retired US Coast Guard Captain and Helicopter Pilot. Jeffrey will share stories from Alaska, a place of great challenges and great rewards, full of surprises for the unwary and the unprepared, despite native peoples having managed to live there for thousands of years.
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GREAT DECISIONS: 4. Human Trafficking in the 21st Century• Thursday, June 25, 6-7:30 p.m. Produced by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Great Decisions is America’s largest civic discussion program on world affairs. This series is brought to the library from the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Adult Learning Program (ALPs). Programs are held every Thursday evening through July 2 and are facilitated by Joyce Francis, PhD. This week we will discuss how human trafficking represents multibillion dollars in international trade per annum and continues to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries. While undeniably a global phenomenon, the U.S., as one of the world’s leading human trafficking importers, bears a special responsibility to combat this practice. The U.S. and the international community have adopted various treaties and laws to prevent trafficking, but to truly understand and combat the issue, they must find the root causes enabling traffickers to exploit millions of victims.
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GREAT DECISIONS: 3. Syria’s Refugee Crisis • Thursday, June 18, 6-7:30 p.m. Produced by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Great Decisions is America’s largest civic discussion program on world affairs. This series is brought to the library from the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Adult Learning Program (ALPs). Programs are held every Thursday evening through July 2 and are facilitated by Joyce Francis, PhD. This week we will discuss how Syrians have for a century welcomed over a million refugees from Armenia, Palestine, Iraq and other countries around the region. Now, thanks to a multiyear civil war, they are on track to become the source of the world’s largest refugee population in a matter of months. As Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and other neighbors strive to accommodate the millions of Syrians, the risk of allowing Syrians to become dependent on emergency aid and forming a “lost generation” remains. Ultimately, though, the safety of displaced Syrians rests with the whole international community.
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the globe. After the “Obamamania” of 2008 died down, though, the realization that Obama wasn’t going to overturn, or even prioritize, U.S. Africa policy kicked in. Still, the U.S. has promised to promote “strong institutions, not strong men,” and to favor good governance and healthy economies over profit. How can U.S. policy live up to its promise and values while securing its interests in the region?
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SUPERhero SUPERkart • All ages. Saturday, June 13, 2-4 p.m. at the Library. Free. Start your summer with a burst of speed and meet our real-life Port Townsend superheroes! Play in a Mario Kart tournament with members of the Port Townsend Police Department. Pick up your summer reading log and calendar of events and get ready for a great summer! (360) 379-385-3181. ptpubliclibrary.org
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STORYTIME: TODDLER • Ages 18-36 months. Every Thursday, starting June 18, 11:15-11:45 a.m. at the Library. Free. Toddlers with caregivers expand their vocabulary and learn that books are fun as we sing songs, read brief stories, and move around a lot! (360) 379-3181. ptpubliclibrary.org
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STORYTIME: SUPER SATURDAY • All ages. Saturdays starting June 20, 10:15-10:45 a.m. at the Library. Free. Families with kids of all ages can enjoy these funny, exciting stories and do early literacy activities together. (360) 379-3181. ptpubliclibrary.org
BOOK DISCUSSION @ YOUR LIBRARY • “The Worst Hard Time,” by Timothy Egan. Thursday, July 9, 6:157:45 p.m. All are welcome to sign-up for Jefferson County Library’s monthly book discussion. Attend one session or every session, no on-going commitment is required. Participants are asked to read the entire book before the scheduled session. Sign-up begins June 11 for this book discussion. Copies of the book will be provided by the library when you sign-up.
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Immerse yourself in the historic charm and natural beauty of Fort Worden, Immerse yourself in the timeless charm and natural beauty of Fort Worden. where creativity and opportunity abound. Immerse yourself in the timeless charm and natural beauty of Fortwelcomes Worden. Open year-round for day use and overnight stays; Fort Worden Share our passion for lifelong learning! Join in innovative programming and extraordinary individual travelers groups all sizes stays; to this 434-acre park. Open year-round for and day use andofovernight Fort Wordenstate welcomes events presented by Fort Worden and our 12 partner organizations. Accommodations include historic homes, dormitories camping individual travelers and cottages, groups of all sizes to this 434-acreand state park. Experience Centrum’s summer festivalsSea andand workshops; explore history at camping the Coast with stunning views of thecottages, Salish Cascade and Olympic Mountains. Accommodations include historic homes, dormitories and Artillery Museum;views volunteer with the Friends Fort Worden;Olympic hike, bike and paddle with stunning the Salish andofCascade Mountains. Onsite, the CommonsofCafé servesSea organic produce and and artisan products for throughout the 434-acre state park; pursue higher education at Goddard and Peninsula breakfast and lunch daily, Taps at the Guardhouse local microbrews, Onsite, the Commons Café serves organic producefeatures and artisan products for colleges; learn craftsmanship at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking; and become ciders and wines, theTaps Beachhouse Canteen offers picnic-inspired fare. breakfast and lunchand daily, at the Guardhouse features local microbrews, a steward of the Salish Sea at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. ciders and wines, and the Beachhouse offers picnic-inspired fare. Conferences, meetings, special events Canteen and wedding venues are available. Onsite, the Commons Café serves organic produce and artisan products for breakfast Conferences, meetings, special events andand wedding venues are available. usTaps for innovative programming events! and lunchJoin daily, at the Guardhouse features localextraordinary microbrews, ciders and wines, and Beachhouse Canteen offersand picnic-inspired fare.events! Join us forthe innovative programming extraordinary
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Mariners’ Regatta gets under way June 5 C 8 • Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The 32nd annual Classic Mariners’ Regatta – an event that draws sailors with classic wooden boats from across the state to race, socialize and celebrate wooden boats – takes place June 5-7 at the Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC). Races are open to classic sailboats of all sizes, kayaks, dinghies and rowboats. Wooden powerboats are welcome to join for the purpose of spectating. The weekend kicks off on Friday evening, June 5 with a welcome gathering and late registration. Saturday brings the skipper’s meeting at 9 a.m., followed by two races, the first starting at noon. Regatta participants and friends are invited to a barbecue at the NWMC on Saturday evening. A loosely organized race for wood dinghies, shells and kayaks is held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, provided there are enough participants. The final sailboat race is set for noon, and the weekend concludes with an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. Cost is $45 per boat to en-
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ter, and covers all three races, the welcome party, coffee and pastries at the skipper’s meeting, and beer and snacks at the awards ceremony. The Saturday-night barbecue is an additional $18. Preregistration is encouraged. Call 3853628, ext. 104, email registrar@nwmaritime.org or visit nwmaritime.org/cmr. The Regatta is presented by the Wooden Boat Foundation and the Port Townsend Sailing Association, and hosted by the This year’s Classic Mariners’ Regatta takes place the weekend of June 5-7. Photo by Michael Berman Northwest Maritime Center.
Students learn through a maritime lens Over the next two weeks, the Northwest Maritime Center campus buzzes with seventh-grade students studying navigation and poetry, starfish and boatbuilding through the Maritime Discovery Program. A partnership between the Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) and the Chimacum and Port Townsend school districts, the Maritime Discovery Program introduces seventh-grade students to the diversity of maritime skills through an intensive seven- to eightday, full-day program at the maritime center. Students experience four trips aboard NWMC’s longboats, participate in maritime-themed curriculum in art, science, language arts, physical education and social studies, visit local marine trades businesses, and are introduced to NWMC’s state-of-the-art pilothouse
simulator. Blue Heron School’s program includes a boatbuilding and woodworking component, in which students work alongside skilled boatbuilders to build a Skunk Island skiff and construct sea chests. The skiff is to be launched and the chests displayed during a celebration on the last day of the program. Chimacum Middle School’s program involves an additional collaboration with Centrum artists Christian Swenson and Margie McDonald, who add movement and visual art to the maritime theme. One of the program’s themes is sea stars, a subject that incorporates learning about the impacts of sea star wasting disease and creating sea star origami and poetry from NWMC staff. Seamanship, teamwork, and developing a sense of self and place within the region’s
maritime history shapes the program. Students learn mathematics through navigation, language arts through sea shanties, maritime nomenclature and poetry; science through the study of weather, wind, local birds and wildlife; social studies through mapping and historical research; and art with nautical themes. Each school’s program concludes with a celebration and public presentation. The community is invited to attend and see the students’ accomplishments on the following dates: • Friday, May 29: Chimacum Maritime Discovery Program community presentation at Chimacum Middle School commons 8-10 a.m., 91 W. Valley Road. Additionally, KPTZ-FM 91.9 features an interview of NWMC and Chimacum Middle School staff and students partici-
Seventh-grade students from Port Townsend and Chimacum school districts participating in the Maritime Discovery Program share their work with the community May 29 and June 10. Submitted photo
pating in the program at 3 covery Program community p.m. presentation at NWMC, • Wednesday, June 10: 1-2:25 p.m., 431 Water St. Blue Heron Maritime DisFor more infor-
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