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Halloween FUNTricks, treats, pumpkin carving, a corn maze, a parade and more!

PORT ANGELES:Campfire Halloween Party & Open House —

Children are invited to have a ghoulish good time play-ing games, eating treats and decorating pumpkins at the CampFire Club House, 618 E. Fourth St., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.

The event is free and open to the public. Information about Camp Fire USA, a not-for-profit

youth development organization founded in 1910, will be available.

Camp Fire programs include youth leadership, self-reliance, after school groups, camping and environ-mental education and child care.

For event details, phone 360-457-8442.Downtown Trick or Treat — A variety of down-

town Port Angeles businesses will open their doors to trick or treaters of all ages from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The event is free and open to the public. Children

should be accompanied by an adult. SEQUIM:Sequim Pumpkin Patch — Always a family favor-

ite, the Sequim Pumpkin Patch offers a fun autumn experience for the entire family.

The patch is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The cornfield maze is $5 for youths ages 12 and younger, and $10 for ages 13 and older.

For $5, horseback rides are available, or people can use a catapult to send pumpkins flying for a chance at a $100 prize. There also is a straw maze that is $5 for youths and free for adults.

Snacks like kettle corn, corn on the cob, corn dogs and apple cider are available for purchase.

Visitors can pick a pumpkin, and field trips and birthday parties can be accommodated.

For more information, phone 360-461-0940.CLALLAM BAY:Halloween Haunted House — A haunted house

will be held at the Clallam Bay Visitors Center, 16753 state Highway 112, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

A Fraidy Cat-hour for younger children will be held between 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is $4 per person at the door. All pro-ceeds benefit the United Way.

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Halloween Costume Parade — The event will take place between 3:45 p.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Kindergartners through sixth-graders accompanied by an adult should gather at 3:45 p.m. at Bank of America Plaza, located at Water and Adams streets.

The parade leaves at 4 p.m. and heads toward Polk Street. Water Street is closed to traffic from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.QUILCENE:Raven’s Revenge Halloween Party — The

Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101, will host a free Halloween party featuring free photos, games, prizes and tons of spooky goodies at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1.

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Celebrate AUTUMN with FUN activities for the whole FAMILYFALL IS OFTEN considered the coziest of seasons.

Not too hot but not too cold, there is something about the vibrant colors of leaves and crisp air that make you want to pull on a sweater and take in all this season has to offer.

Celebrate all the scents and sounds of the fall with a few tips to make the most of this beautiful season:n Reread a classic. Cozy up with a classic book. A

few of the most anticipated upcoming feature films are adaptations of classic novels.

Take time away from your busy schedule to revisit some of these books before they hit the big screen.

Throw a few logs into the fireplace, put on your warmest sweater and relax with a good story, whether you’re reading it for the first or 20th time.n Take a walk. There’s no better way to take

in the sights, smells and sounds of fall than being surrounded by the season.

Enjoy the vibrant colors of leaves changing, the familiar smell of smoky bonfires and children jumping into massive leaf piles.

It is the perfect time for long walks because temperatures aren’t overbearingly hot and the humidity levels are much more tolerable.

Dress appropriately for the cooler weather and see what fun you can have outside.n Help others. Fall is a great time to direct

energies and donations toward nonprofit groups. n Harvest fall fun. Visit a local apple orchard or

pumpkin patch. Apple trees are heavily laden with crisp and delicious apples this time of year.

Head out to an orchard to pluck the perfectly grown fruits off trees bearing your favorite variety of apples. Or take children on a ride at a pumpkin farm.

Let them run through the patch, inspecting every pumpkin for their perfect carving creation.n Feed your autumnal appetite. All of fall’s

exciting activities will leave members of your family feeling voracious. Warm them up — and create a delicious smell in your house — with a bowl of homemade soup, chili or other tasty and warm treat.

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<< Port Angeles resident Stephanie Mitchell smiles as she learns more about her great-grandmother while doing some research at the Port Angeles Family History Center.

Finding your rootsGenealogy research volunteers across the North Olympic Peninsula offer research assistance, classes and more to help residents in Clallam and Jefferson counties trace their ancestors.

STORY AND PHOTO BY BRENDA HANRAHAN

“THE FAMILY IS ONE OF NATURE’S MASTERPIECES,” poet, novelist and philosopher George Santayana said about the importance of family.

Genealogical research has become very popular in recent years due to user-friendly software and subscription-based websites. But you do not have to purchase often pricey computer software or subscribe to online services thanks to genealogy research centers on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Three Family History Centers, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Port Angeles, Forks and Chimacum, are open to the public and offer free admission.

“The public is invited to stop by a center to begin researching or to continue researching their family history,” says Kathy Fotens, director of the Port Angeles Family History Center, 591 Monroe Road.

“Trained volunteers are always on hand to assist you and answer questions, and these services are offered free of charge. There’s a 10-cent charge per page for printing and a cost for ordering microfilm, but researching your family history is entirely free.”

People conducting research at a Family History Center have access to more than $1,000 worth of genealogy software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions including Ancestry.com,

Fold3.com, the Access Newspaper Archives, Heri-tage Quest Online, The Genealogist, Find My Past, Alexander Street Press — The American Civil War and numerous other digital achieves.

The Clallam County Genealogical Society, 931 W. Ninth St. in Port Angeles, also offers free access to a variety of genealogy records, online search engines and trained volunteers.

The society conducts events, seminars and classes to assist people in locating records. A nominal fee applies to print copies and charges apply to order microfilm and other records.

The Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center, 13692 Airport Cutoff Road in Port Townsend, houses similar records, databases and access to on-line research materials. A $4 per person, per visit fee applies. Society members receive free admission.

Nonmembers pay nominal fees when printing, and charges apply for ordering microfilm and other research materials.

The Clallam County Genealogical Society and the Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center feature extensive records about pioneer families on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Family History Centers and county societies often refer patrons to each other to make the most of local genealogy resources.

In addition to free access to genealogy software and subscription-based websites, patrons researching at a Family History Center have a direct link to the Fam-ily History Library in Salt Lake City, which houses 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats; more than 4,500 periodicals and 3,725 elec-tronic resources from countries across the globe.

“Many people think finding more about their an-cestors is nearly impossible, but you can learn a lot in a short amount of time when you know where to search,” Kathy says.

“And you can learn more than just a name. With a little research, you really start to put flesh and bone on your ancestors and learn their stories. They come to life before you.”

The Port Angeles Family History Center offers free genealogy classes on many Friday evenings (for more information see Page 5).

For more information about each center or society, see Page 5.

For tips on getting started researching your family history, see Page 5.

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WHERE TO RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORYPORT ANGELES FAMILY HISTORY CENTER, 591 Monroe Road. Enter on the southwest side of build-ing from the first set of doors facing Monroe Road. Ring doorbell for admission.Phone: 360-565-8322Email: wa_portangeles@ldsmail.netRegular hours: Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednes-day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.;Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free classes are offered many Friday nights at 7 p.m. For a class schedule visit, www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Port_Angeles_Washington_Family_History_Center. Preregister for classes.

CLALLAM COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 931 W. Ninth St. in Port AngelesPhone: 360-417-5000Email: CCGS@olypen.comRegular hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the fourth Saturday of the month from noon to 4 p.m.For more information, visit www.olypen.com/ccgs/

PORT TOWNSEND FAMILY HISTORY CENTER, 10104 Rhody Drive in ChimacumPhone: 360-385-5195Regular hours: Open: Wednesday 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER, 13692 Airport Cutoff Road in Port TownsendPhone: 360-379-6673Email: marsha@jchswa.orgRegular hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.$4 per person, per visit. Free admission for Jefferson County Historical Society members.For more information, visit www.jchswa.org

FORKS FAMILY HISTORY CENTER, by appointment. Phone: 360-374-0389.

PREPARING TO RESEARCHYOUR FAMILY TREEAlthough you don’t need to start compiling genea-logical research before visiting a local genealogy research center, it never hurts to gather what you know about your family ahead of time.

Here are a few tips to help you get started: n Talk to other family members and when possible get copies of their information and research. n When possible, create a list of birth and death dates and locations for your parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. n Make notes about all the locations where your family lived.n Take a moment to organize historical information including birth certificates, marriage licenses and death notices. n Organize records by family group or surname to make your research process easier. n In most cases, it is easier to find information about people who lived more recently. n It is often easier to work backward through time. For example, find a death, then marriage and then birth information. n Verify what you know, and then use it to look for what you don’t know. n Take a moment to see what people have already discovered about your family by searching for your ancestors in collections of precompiled genealo-gies like Ancestral File or Pedigree Research File on familysearch.org.n Jot down what you want to learn more about. n Don’t be discouraged if you can’t find information about a relative immediately. Search a variety of places and seek advice from others. n Don’t be afraid to ask volunteers at each research center for assistance. Remember they are there to help you.

NEARLY EVERY MONTH a room in the basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles is transformed into a volunteer-run assembly line that whips up homemade soups for people in need of a warm meal.

Volunteers gather at the church, located at 301 E. Lopez Ave., to package soup mixes for the needy at 5:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of most months. Volunteers do not meet in July, August or December.

Workers assemble bulk ingredients into individual soup mixes, and then the soup packages are provid-ed to the Port Angeles Food Bank, Salvation Army and Voices for Veterans for distribution.

The volunteer-based program started at the church in 2005 after congregation member Craig Chambers wanted to do something to help feed com-munity members in need.

What started with a couple of people making a few bags of soup has grown into the church donating 2,100 quart bags of soup to the groups each year.

Donations from the congregation and the commu-nity pay for the group to purchase bulk ingredients including spices, beans, rice, split peas, lentils and plastic bags.

“We have learned a lot since the ‘Soup Mix Group’ first started making soups,” Craig says. “We learned how to more efficiently purchase and pack ingredi-ents and have refined our recipes. We would love to donate more to these groups because with the state of the economy the need is definitely there.”

Church member and volunteer Cathy Wright, who has been involved with the program since it started, agrees.

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Volunteers lend a helping hand with homemade soup mixes

Cora Pond, left, and Jack Brown add ingredients to a homemade soup mix for the needy during a volunteer work session at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles.

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“We would love to donate more soup mixes, we just need more bucks,” Cathy says.

“The program depends entirely on donations. Our congregation is very generous and we are also lucky to receive a number of community donations. A lot of the people who help package the soups also make contributions because they know how appreciative the people who receive the donations are.”

In addition, bags of soup mixes are sold a few times a year during fundraisers and are for sale in the church office for a donation to the program.

Soup mixes will be sold during the church’s Harvest Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.

“Currently, it costs us about $3,000 each year to purchase ingredients to make about 2,100 bags of soup, but the cost of the ingredients continues to rise,” Cathy says. “Any donation — big or small — directly benefits the program.”

Each bag provides eight to 10 servings of soup and directions are provided on how to prepare the soups.

“Basically all you have to do is add water and warm it up,” Cathy says.

The group makes four kinds of soup — bean barley, Mexican bean, split pea lentil and chili.

Craig says he is thrilled by how the program has grown and hopes it continues to grow and thrive.

“We are always looking for volunteers,” Craig says. “Everyone is welcome and the more people we have,

the faster we can get the soups ready for those in need. Just come to Room 1 in the basement of the church on the second Wednesday of most months and lend a hand. Any financial contribution is also greatly ap-preciated.”

For information about volunteering or to make a donation, phone the church at 360-452-2323 or email htlc@olypen.com.

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The Clallam County Literacy Council and the North Olympic Library System are partnering to celebrate the joy of books and literacy with celebrations at local libraries.

Literacy celebrations will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clallam Bay, Sequim and Forks libraries.

Participants will receive a book for their child’s home library, courtesy of the Clallam County Literacy Council.

A literacy event was held at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., on Oct. 27.

In addition, libraries are teaming up with volunteers to offer special programming that supports literacy.

Attendees at the Clallam Bay and Sequim events will be invited to build and tell stories using Lego building blocks.

The Forks Library will celebrate with a special “Reading Rain or Shine Party” with weather-themed games, crafts and activities.

All children who attend the celebrations will be given a book to add to their personal library.

For information about this and other programs for fami-lies, contact the Port Angeles Library at 360-417-8502, the Sequim Library at 360-683-1161, the Forks Library at 360-374-6402 or the Clallam Bay Library at 360-963-2414, or email youth@nols.org.

The Sequim Library is located at 630 N. Sequim Ave. in Sequim; the Forks Library is located at 171 S. Forks Ave. in Forks; and the Clallam Bay Library is located at 16990 state Highway 112 in Clallam Bay.

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