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March Hikes and Spring Planning
Friday, March 9: Dungeness Spit
Expect a 6- to 11-mile easy to moderate walk along the
longest coastal spit in the continental United States.
See wildlife, beach debris, rocks and sand. The walk to
the lighthouse makes this an 11-mile adventure round
trip. However, one can always turn around before that!
Meet at the Bridge Deck at 8:30 a.m. to arrange carpools
and get directions to the trailhead. For information
contact Bob or Jan Abiecunas, 360-301-4446.
Friday, March 16: Barnes Creek
Join the group for an easy to moderate hike of 8 miles. Visit
Marymere Falls and then hike a gradual climb up Barnes
Creek to another set of soothing cascades. Meet at the
Bridge Deck at 8:30 a.m. to arrange carpools and get directions
to the trailhead. Contact Jack Riggen at 437-0370 or
John Bonderson at 360-554-0470 for information.
Friday, March 30: Dosewallips State Park
This is an easy 5-mile loop on the Steam Donkey and
Maple Valley Trails. Consider joining some of the group
for lunch at the Alderbrook Resort in Union after the hike.
Note that all cars will require the Discover Pass. Meet at
the Bridge Deck at 8:30 a.m. to arrange carpools and get
directions to the trailhead. For information contact Dick
and Darlene Gronhovd at 437-7692.
Wednesday April 4: Spring Planning Meeting
Mark your calendar and plan to attend the Spring
Planning Meeting and potluck, 5:30 p.m. at the Beach
Club. Further information will be sent to the Hiking
Group e-mail roster. For information contact Jack Riggen
at 437-0370.
Every Wednesday: Timberton Loop
Walk the 4.5-mile Timberton Loop. Enjoy views of the
Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier. Meet at the
trailhead on Timberton Road at 9:00 a.m. For information
contact Barrie Gustin at 437-8025.
Singles to Lunch at the Belmont
Singles will enjoy visiting over a delicious lunch served
at the Belmont Restaurant in Port Townsend. Join them
at noon on Wednesday, March 14. The group always
enjoys their food and having the whole “upper deck” to
visit with each other.
To place your reservation, contact Peggy at 437-9935, by
Friday, March 9. The group likes to carpool, so let her
know if you wish to be a driver or passenger.
Book Club
The Port Ludlow Book Club meets Tuesday, March 13,
at 6:30 p.m. at the Bay Club to discuss Susan Vreeland’s
third novel, The Forest Lover, a lush, rich novel that will
not disappoint. For all those who loved Vreeland’s Girl
in Hyacinth Blue, here comes an opportunity once again
to be enchanted with her fictional biography of Canadian
painter and writer, Emily Carr. While there are some
invented characters and situations, for the most part the
book is a faithful account of Carr’s career.
Carr was noted for her bold, impressionistic paintings
that shocked the public and defied the Victorian codes of
how a lady should act and how art should be produced
or valued. This complex artist spent time in Europe
immersing herself in the new styles that were emerging
in the early part of the 20th Century, and also spent time
amongst the Squamish Indians of Vancouver Island and
other Native Americans of the Canadian west coast.
Carr is considered on a par with artists Frida Kahlo and
Georgia O’Keeffe. Vreeland’s portrait of this vital woman
is sweetened with Carr’s spunk and adventures. It is made
even more appealing with the author’s understanding of
the artistic mind.
The book selection for April is Major Pettigrew’s Last
Stand by Helen Simonson. Everyone is welcome. For
questions, please call Martha Dawson at 437-4167.
Stamping and Paper Arts
“Finishing Touches” will be the focus of the Stamp and
Paper Arts Group on Wednesday, March 21 from 10:00
a.m. to noon at the Beach Club. Jeanne Mitchell will
demonstrate how to embellish our handmade cards and
other artwork with simple strokes of a Krylon metallic
pen, edge punching, edge coloring from ink pads and
sticker edging, to name a few. She will bring several
samples of her creative handmade cards that show her
various finishing techniques, as well as the tools that she
uses to accomplish them.
You are invited to bring some of your own handmade cards
or artwork that you feel may need some finishing touches,
but aren’t sure how to do it. Jeanne will show you. It will
be fun to discover and try out her various techniques that
will further enhance our card making creativity.
Cards for the Troops project: We are still collecting new
cards and card fronts. Please leave your donations at
either the Bay or Beach Clubs for pickup. April’s meeting
is scheduled for making cards. All are welcome to join in
this fast paced and productive card-making session.