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North Olympic Land Trust's Music on the Meadow fundraising concert featuring Kory Nagler and The Good Boys – July 30th 7-10 pm at beautiful Ennis Arbor Farm (entrance is across from Peninsula Golf Club, 824 S. Lindberg Rd.) Kory Nagler’s debut album, titled All the Good Boys, has earned such descriptions as “original, melodic songwriting” and “heartfelt and honest lyrics” with “a fusion of Rock, Soul, Country, Folk, Blues and Gospel” and “timeless and without defined borders.” general admission will be $10 or buy tickets to Aug. 29th’s SreamFest Smorgasbord (regular price, $15) at the same time and get both for $20. The SreamFest Smorgasbord will be Served noon-4 pm Featuring grilled salmon and other local culinary specialties. There will be a Procession of the Species Costume parade, Pond Critters Open House, Ennis Creek streamside learning along with other children’s activities and, Live Music by Washington Old Time Fiddlers. It will be a fun filled two days! For more information go to http://www.nolt.org/index.html

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce a new event which will take place August 1 2010. The event named Ride The Hurricane will be a recreational bike ride up the 12 miles of Hurricane Ridge Road from the entrance station. Registration will take place at the entrance station with each rider confirming waivers have been signed and registration paid. Riders will then receive a logoed shirt, and water bottle. Starting in mass from the entrance station at 6AM with the more elite riders up front, cyclists will have the road to themselves as Olympic National Park has agreed to close the famous Hurricane Ridge Road from the entrance station to vehicle traffic until noon. The celebration of accomplishing the ride will occur at the ridge parking lot where beverages and snacks will be available, certificates of accomplishment awarded and photos taken of each rider from the ridge with the magnificent Olympic Mountains in the background. Photos will be sent via e-mail to the participants. The ride down will require the cyclist to follow a pilot car with about 15-20 riders behind each car. Pilot cars will leave roughly every 20 minutes as needed. For the first year Olympic National Park has asked that we limit participation to 200 so if you wish to sign up please visit the chamber web site at www.portangeles.org then click on events and follow the link of Ride The Hurricane. Parking will be available at the entrance station so follow the signs. Riders that park at the Park Visitor Center and bike to the entrance station may do so, but the road from the visitor center to the entrance station will not be closed to traffic. Cost to participate in the event is $25 with payment required prior to the event. Checks should be made to Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and sent to 121 E. Railroad Ave. Port Angeles WA. 98362. If you prefer to pay with a credit card please call Russ Veenema @ 452 2363 X 13 or any of the chamber staff to process the payment. Contact Russ Veenema at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information or questions.

Don’t miss the theatrical event of Summer 2010. PALOA Musical Theater presents "Oklahoma!” Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love’s journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant OKLAHOMA! Opening / Family Night - July 23 - 7:30 pm - All Seats $12.00Evening Performances - July 24, 29, 30, 31 - 7:30 pm Matinee - Sunday, July 25 - 2:00 pm Tickets: $22, $17, $12 (including credit card fees) @ Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center 304 East Park, Port Angeles Tickets are available at http://www.paloa.org/ or Northwest Fudge and Confections (108 West First Street, Port Angeles) Monday - Saturday, 11:00 to 6:00pm, Sunday 12:00 to 5:00pm

(Port Angeles, WA) – Family Planning of Clallam County (FPCC), a local United Way Agency, will hold their 5th Annual Men’s Health & Fitness Expo. The Men’s Health & Fitness Expo is FREE to participants and provides information on men’s health care and fitness issues and encourages men to take appropriate action to improve their well-being. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, July 25th, from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles (108 W. 8th Street). The Men’s Health & Fitness Expo will offer information and/or screenings on colon health, vision, lung and heart health, driving safety, substance abuse, tobacco cessation, relationship health, sexual reproductive health, and parenting. Family Planning and partnering agencies invite men to enjoy free bowling, door prizes, healthy food and drinks, health information and screenings, and neck and shoulder massages. Family Planning’s Men’s Health & Fitness Expo is sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health Office of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, the Colon Health Outreach and Screening Promotion Project, the Horizons Foundation, and Laurel Lanes. Other partners include Clallam County Family YMCA, Albertsons, Swain’s, Safeway, Blackbird Coffee House, Good to Go Deli, Van Goes Take and Bake Pizza, and Subway on Lincoln Street. Participants at this year’s event include the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, the Community Meth Action Team, Olympic Medical Center, Tobacco Free Clallam County, Wal-Mart Vision Center, Compass Counseling, and Absolute Serenity. Daryl Trowbridge, FPCC Health Education Coordinator, shares, “Men typically resist going to the doctor or put it off, sometimes until it’s too late. What they need is a place they can access information that will enable them to make better health decisions; that’s what the Men’s Health & Fitness Expo is all about.” According to the Men’s Health Network (www.menshealthnetwork.org), men make half as many preventative doctor visits as women, die at higher rates than women from the top 10 causes of death, have less healthcare insurance than women, and are discouraged from practicing healthy behaviors. National Men’s Health Week is supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Men’s Health Network, and the Office of Men’s Health. The purpose of Men's Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. The effort began in 1994 by a Senate Joint Resolution sponsored by Bob Dole and eventually signed by President Clinton. National Men’s Health Week is now celebrated each year and sponsors activities in communities across the country, bring together corporations, government agencies, religious and fraternal organizations, as well as others committed to the prevention and treatment of men’s health issues. Hundreds of groups across the country host events during June to celebrate National Men’s Health Week and help ensure a healthier future for men in our communities and across our nation. If you would like more information about the Men’s Health & Fitness Expo or any other FPCC programs, please contact Daryl Trowbridge at Family Planning of Clallam County at (360) 452-2954 ext. 21.

This weekend (July 23-25, 2010) Port Angeles City Pier will be the place where you can find a juried arts and crafts show featuring nearly 50 artisans, live music and dancing, a world-class invitational sand sculpture contest, great food and drink, two classic car shows, live art demonstrations, all in a fun street-fair atmosphere in a beautiful waterfront setting. Come observe eight world-class sand artists in the Invitational Sand Sculpture Competition. This year's theme is "Legends of Science Fiction". See these artists create amazing and gravity-defying sand sculptures, all while they compete for qualifying spots in the international sand sculpture final competition to be held in Federal Way, Washington later this summer. What would summer be without the chance to view and admire classic cars? On Saturday the Festival features the Dream Machines and on Sunday we will have Porches on the Pier. A wide variety of live entertainment will be on stage throughout the Festival. Food vendors and a beer and wine garden will fill your hunger and thirst. Festival hours are Noon to 7 Friday, 10 - 8 Saturday, and 11 to 5 Sunday. We can’t wait to see you there!

The Port Angeles Farmers Market is a great source for locally grown food and local crafts. There is a great representation of local farms featuring organically grown vegetables and fruits and also many local artists’ are featured at the market with beautiful handmade art and crafts. Don’t forget the Wednesday afternoon Market is now open with many of the regular Saturday vendors as well as vendors you can only find on Wednesdays! Drop by after work for an easy dinner, do a little mid week grocery shopping or just check out what’s new on your way down to the concerts on the pier. The Market is open 2:30-6:30pm every Wednesday until the end of September and every Saturday year round 10am-2pm. For more information go to http://farmersmarketportangeles.com/market/