Port Ludlow – Upcoming Informational and Educational Programs

The following programs are open to all Port Ludlow Community residents. Programs are free of charge at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place, and will begin at 1 p.m.

Informational and educational presentations are intended to provide a forum for increasing knowledge for members of our community. Just as one needs on-going exercise to strengthen the body, these presentations are intended to help on-going strengthening of the mind. Topics and speakers from a multitude of backgrounds will be offered for our members.

Jefferson Land Trust – Tuesday, April 7. For the past 36 years, Jefferson Land Trust has worked the farms, forests, and fish and wildlife habitats that embody the rich natural environment of Jefferson County. Executive Director, Richard Tucker, will discuss the many elements of how the land trust conducts its work and the areas where it has focused its efforts. He will summarize its community-led strategic plan which helped shape the priorities, guardrails, and vision guiding their work – and what it means for the lands, waters, and communities we love.

U.S. intelligence operations and agencies from the American Revolution through the Civil War and the two World Wars, Part 1 of 2 – Thursday, April 9. Gary B. Keeley, a retired CIA staff historian with broad experience across the U.S. Intelligence Community, including the CIA, NSA, and the Departments of Defense and State, both in Washington, D.C. and overseas, will be our presenter. In this first of a two-part series, we will learn that U.S. intelligence has waxed and waned, starting out strongly under George Washington and only reaching maturity during the Second World War. We’ll see spies, invisible ink, balloons, aircraft, telegraph and radio intercept, and sabotage – all practiced by American leaders since the beginning.

“A closer look at ‘Klallam Ethnography’: S’Klallam Interviews with Erna Gunther” – Tuesday, April 14. Mr. David Brownell continues his fascinating series about the First Nation People with his presentation. Erna Gunther was an ethnographer and ethnobotanist from the University of Washington who spent extensive time with the tribes of the Olympic Peninsula. On her multiple trips to Jamestown, she interviewed Tribal ancestors about the history of the S’Klallam people.

Pelvic Floor Health – Tuesday, April 28. Jefferson Healthcare physical therapist, Amy Irene Lynch, returns to explain how to improve pelvic floor health at every age and stage. This program is open to both men and women.