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The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula will be holding a family oriented Spring Fling to showcase the club's various programs and kickoff their Campaign for Kids Fundraiser. The events are free and open to the public. The PA event will be held at the Mt. Angeles Unit on Sat., March 27th from 11-3 pm. The Sequim event will be at the club on Sat. April 10th from 11-3 pm. There will be many activities, arts & crafts, basketball challenge, mini make overs, music, games, free food and drinks. There will be a $1.00 raffle for prizes, including an MP3 player and camcorder.

This weekend Port Angeles, Washington is happy to welcome the first NW Cup race of the season! It has taken more then a few hours behind shovels to prep the courses for this weekend’s season kick off race. There will be three separate courses run over the weekend for all different categories of racers from Pro to cat 3. Good luck to all the racers! It look’s like a blast. To see some amazing video's of the trail and for more information click here.

How can you go wrong with a yummy spaghetti dinner and giving back to the Port Angeles Food Bank all at the same time! April 1^st the P.A. Naval Elks is having a dinner to benefit the Port Angeles Food Bank. You will be served by a Port Angeles “Celebrity” waiter; the dinner will include Spaghetti, Salad, Bread, and Dessert for only $10! There will also be great raffles and entertainment. Serving will start at 4:30 and go till 7:30. It should be a lot of fun and is a good cause so I hope to see you there!

Are you a part of a small business and looking at new ways to increase revenue? A great way to do this is with social networking and knowing about online techniques. The Peninsula College will be holding a Free Seminar on March 17, 2010 for “Online Techniques You Can Afford Now to Increase Revenue”. On March 22, 2010 the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce Chamber lunch will switch from the financial world to the marketing world of a small business. Come hear from a panel of experts which includes: Strait WEB owner Roxi Baxley, Designer Laurel Black, and call center 24x7 owner Shane Miller.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Are you looking to extend the Irish holiday to this weekend! Well then do I have something for you! The Irish Rovers will be filling the Port Angeles High School with live music Sunday in a Benefit that will help 20 Orchestra students accept an invitation to perform with a Dublin Choral Foundation choir in Ireland on Easter Sunday 2011.

The Irish Rovers will perform at 3 p.m. in the Port Angeles High School auditorium at 304 E. Park Ave., with doors opening at 2 p.m.Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance through Friday.They are $17 to $37, available online at www.nwperformingarts.com or by check to OPUS, Lynnette Crouse, 925 E. Ninth St., Port Angeles, WA 983

To celebrate the road’s reopening and coincide with special events planned by Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club, The Olympic National Park is providing fee-free entry for the last tow weekends in March.

The events that will be held during these two weekends are, The Brad Stenger Memorial Citizen Races for downhill skiers and snowboarders on March 20 and 21, followed by the Strapless Weekend snowskate event on March 27 and 28. More information about these events is available on the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club website, http;//www.hurricaneridge.com/events.

I love living on the Olympic peninsula there is so much to do and new things to see. One of the places that I enjoy going is to Lake Crescent it is only 15 miles west of Port Angeles on US 101. Lake Crescent is serenely scenic, nestled at the base of Mount Storm King, an imposing 4,534-foot peak located on the south side of the lake. Most of Lake Crescent's shoreline is mountainous. Known for its pristine turquoise water, Lake Crescent is 8.5 miles long and reaches depths of 624 feet, one of the deepest lakes in Washington State. The bottom of the lake is actually below sea level. Lake Crescent is popular for boating, kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving, fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching, and picnicking. Although there is not much aquatic life in Lake Crescent, shore dives to an underground forest and to sunken boats is easy due to the extremely clear water and lack of current. Just off of US 101 is the Storm King Ranger Station with trailheads to the Moments in Time Nature Trail and the Barnes Creek Trail to Marymere Falls. The ranger station offers modern bathrooms, picnic facilities, docks, and a boat ramp. The Moments in Time Trail is a 1/2 mile loop along the banks of Lake Crescent through massive cedar and Douglas fir trees. The Barnes Creek Trail is a one mile hike to the stunning 90-foot Marymere Falls. The one mile Storm King Trail splits from the Marymere trail and climbs more than 3,000 feet with beautiful views across the lake. I hope you are able to see for your self what an amazing place this is!

Looking for a fun way to spend your Saturday with the kids! Come to the Vern Burton Community Center for the Kids Fest, it will be a fun filled day of art’s and crafts for children of all ages, animals that live in the Olympic national park, a petting corner, drawings, playdough, face painting and much, much more!

This event will held Sat., March 13, 10am to 2pm and have free admission

Salt Creek Recreation Area is located on the wild, Northern shore of the Olympic Peninsula. I went for the first time about a week ago and had such a great time I went back on Sat. You can explore rocky bluffs, tide pools, upland forests, or comb the sandy beaches. There are panoramic views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Crescent Bay, and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The park also has the remnants of World War II concrete bunkers. All of these features are found in a 196-acre full service camping facility with 90 campsites. My favorite thing was walking around the tide pools looking at all the different see creatures and watching the wave’s crash against the rocks as the tide started to come in. It is such an amazing place I can’t wait to go again.

The City of Port Angeles Recreation Division is hosting the Captain T's Spring Hoopfest Tournament this weekend, with 23 youth basketball teams participating in the event.

There are divisions for 7th, 8th, and 10th grade boys, and 6th and 8th grade girls teams. Port Angeles has an entry in each division and will face competition from teams from Bellingham, Bremerton, Chico, Coupeville, Eatonville, Lake Stevens, Nooksack, Poulsbo,  Port Orchard, Sedro Woolley, Shelton,  Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks.

Tournament play begins on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Roosevelt Elementary School, Stevens Middle School, Port Angeles High School, and Peninsula College courts. Sunday's play starts at 9:00 AM with the championship games scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. 

For more information contact Dan Estes, Special Events Coordinator at either 360-417-4557 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it