Author Jance to speak in Port Angeles Friday

PORT ANGELES — J.A. Jance, the best-selling novelist who’s made many a trip to see her fans on the Olympic Peninsula, will return to the Port Angeles Library for a free talk at 7 p.m. Friday.

“She always draws a crowd and never fails to deliver a fascinating talk that transcends the mystery/thriller genre,” said Port Book and News co-owner Alan Turner.

He urges readers to come early and bring friends to Jance’s discussion in the Raymond Carver Room inside the library at 2210 S. Peabody St.

For details on the author and her latest novel in the Ali Reynolds series, Deadly Stakes, phone 360-452-6367 or visit www.PortBookNews.com.

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School District Multi-Age Community teachers will hold the program’s annual public information meeting Thursday.

The meeting is set for the Franklin Elementary School library, 2505 S. Washington St., from

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The program is based at Franklin, but enrollment is open to all Port Angeles students in first through fifth grades via a placement-request process.

Teachers will discuss the history of the program, philosophy of multi-age education, enrichment clusters and placement procedures for the 2013-2014 school year.

Request forms and informational brochures will be available at this meeting and in the office at Franklin Elementary.

For more information, email Claire Rausch at crausch@portangelesschools.org or phone 360-565-1840 after 2:45 p.m. for specific program questions.

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