BUSINESS — Chamber, business group meetings on North Olympic Peninsula this week . . . and other business news briefs

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA business meetings this week (all are open to the public):

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held on the first and third Mondays at noon in the second-floor meeting room of the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St.

However, this week the chamber will hold a special meeting and workshop this Thursday at the Red Lion:

Brad Worthley, author, consultant, coach and trainer, will present “Simple Steps to an Extraordinary Career and Life,” from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

A no-host bar with complimentary appetizers will begin at 
4 p.m. Thursday.

Priority seating will be given to Chamber of Commerce members.

For further information, phone the chamber at 360-452-2363.

Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly lluncheon meetings are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.

This Monday’s program will feature speakers Jonathan Safir and Nate Malmgren on education and Web topics.

The meeting sponsor will be Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at noon at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim.

This Tuesday’s featured speaker is Clea Rome, Washington State University County Extension director for Clallam County, on “Supporting Agriculture and Local Food Systems in Clallam County.”

The meeting sponsor will be the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, or SARC.

Luncheon reservations will be taken Monday, and seats are available for those who are not having lunch.

Coffee or tea is $3.

Phone 360-683-6197 or email info@sequimchamber.com for information and to make reservations.

Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Ave.

Jake Eyre, outreach services coordinator of Habitat for Humanity, will be the guest speaker at this Wednesday’s luncheon.

Lunch costs $8; a bowl of soup, $4.75; and a cup of soup, $4. The entree is chicken alfredo.

Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings are Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive, Port Angeles.

The featured speaker for this Tuesday’s meeting will be Diane Schostak, executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau.

There is a $3 minimum charge by Joshua’s for those who do not order breakfast.

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Staff newcomer

SEQUIM — Denise Sieg has joined Estes Builders as an administrative assistant.

Sieg brings more than 12 years of residential home building experience to the position.

A resident of Sequim since 1989, Sieg has extensive experience in home design, interior finishes and project management and a lifelong interest in construction.

For more information, phone Estes Builders at 800-630-4399 or visit www.estesbuilders.com.

Business opens

PORT ANGELES — Molly Mahan has opened Gaines Structural Integration at 430 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Structural integration, Mahan said, is a form of deep-tissue massage that in a series of 10 sessions works to re-educate the body through movement and touch for a more efficient system.

Mahan earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Seattle Pacific University.

She studied structural integration in Boulder, Colo., and on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Her office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

More information on structural integration and Mahan’s practice is available at www.gainesstructuralintegration.com.

New massage firm

PORT ANGELES — Molly Mahan has opened Gaines Structural Integration at 430 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Structural integration is a form of deep tissue massage that in a series of 10 sessions works to re-educate the body through movement and touch to create a more efficient system.

The 10-session series was developed by Ida P. Rolf in the 1950’s.

Mahan describes herself as a commercial fisherwoman, born and raised in Alaska.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Seattle Pacific University.

Mahan studied structural integration in Boulder, Colo. and on the Hawaiian island of Kaui.

Her office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Mahan said that customers who come in to her office with this news item will receive 50 percent off their first session.

More information on structural integration and Mahan’s practice is available at www.gainesstructuralintegration.com.

Practitioner offers class in neck massage

PORT ANGELES — Massage practitioner Scott Athair will teach a class in neck treatment techniques at the Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Licensed massage practitioners who attend can earn two continuing education units.

This event is sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Massage group, and a $5 donation covers costs.

Attendees are asked to park in the lot across the alley behind the church and enter through the double doors.

For more information, contact Darla Workman darla@willowmt.com.

Meeting for co-op slated for Jan. 20

SEQUIM — All Co-op Farm & Garden stockholders are invited to the co-op’s 79th annual meeting set for Monday, Jan. 20.

The meeting will be held at the Co-op Farm & Garden store, 216 E. Washington St., at 7 p.m.

The agenda includes the election of three board members and the annual report from an accounting firm Leffel, Otis and Warwick.

Members of the the co-op management team will provide updates about the store.

Attendees will have a chance to win Co-op Farm & Garden Gift Cards worth up to $50.

Refreshments will be served.

Tattoo removal

SEQUIM — Deborah Roberts, owner of Healing Artistry, 624 E. Runnion Road, now does tattoo removal.

Roberts said she uses a non-toxic, non-acidic fading solution.

“It does not contain ingredients that will harm or damage the client’s melatonin skin pigment,” she said.

Roberts has been trained as a paramedical intradermal technician and is state licensed.

For more information, phone Roberts at 360-808-5145 or visit www.
healingwithartistry.com.

New paint line

PORT ANGELES — Angeles Millwork and Lumber Co., 1601 S. C St., is now stocking two brands of paint.

Valspar Paint is available in exterior, interior and primers.

This line joins the previously available Parker Paint varieties.

For more information, phone 360-457-8581.

Appraisal services firm opens

PORT LUDLOW — David Rothwell, certified appraiser, has opened The Rothwell Co., specializing in residential real estate appraising.

The business, at 780 Rainer Lane, serves Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap counties.

For more information, phone Rothwell at 360-344-2714.

Coffee shop announces winter hours

SEQUIM — Suzon’s Coffee Lounge has new winter hours for January, February and March.

The lounge will be open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 
4 p.m., and Saturdays and holidays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The lounge is closed Sundays.

Suzon’s is located in Lehman’s Court, 145 E. Washington St., between Sequim Gym and Fortune Star.

For more information, phone 360-683-8442.

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