BUSINESS BRIEFS: Sequim thrift shop to open Saturday . . . and other items

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 206 Bell Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Featured this month are early spring fashions, plus sweaters and coats.

Jewelry, fashion accessories, kitchenware, furniture, books and puzzles are also available.

All white-tagged items will be marked half-price.

New volunteers and consignors are always needed. For more information, phone 360-683-7044.

Contractor event

PORT TOWNSEND — The Fort Worden Public Development Authority and the city of Port Townsend are sponsoring a free contractor’s workshop at the USO Building in Fort Worden State Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday.

The workshop includes presentations from Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), Labor and Industries, Builder’s Exchange and local government agencies.

PTAC works to help companies through the entire process of applying for and fulfilling government contracts, from helping to determine what kind of products and services government needs to registration, bidding and more, according to a news release.

Labor and Industries will give a presentation on prevailing wage law.

IT will explain how the wage rates are developed, which classification to use, the responsibilities of a prime contractor and a subcontractor, and the process of contract closeout.

Builder’s Exchange will demonstrate how contractors can navigate its website and find public projects accepting bids.

The local agencies in the area will go over projects that are going out to bid this year.

They will discuss the estimated time of year they will bid, the trades that will be involved and the scope of the projects.

Contractors can register by contacting Catherine McNabb at 360-379-5089 or cmcnabb@cityofpt.us.

Campground open

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula/Port Angeles KOA Campground, located at 80 O’Brien Road, is now open for the 2015 summer camping season.

The Olympic Peninsula/Port Angeles KOA is one of 485 open-to-the-public KOA campgrounds in the Kampgrounds of America system in the U.S. and Canada.

Rise N Grind open

PORT ANGELES — Dean and Johnna Roark have purchased Roundup Alatte, an espresso drive-thru located at 3231 E. U.S. Highway 101, and renamed it Rise N Grind.

They serve hot, iced and blended drinks alongside muffins, cookies and gluten-free snacks.

They also offer Organic Materials Review Institute-listed sweetener.

The business is open Mondays through Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, find Rise N Grind on Facebook.

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