By Peninsula Daily News staff and news services
Food drive donations in PA, Sequim
PORT ANGELES —Nonperishable food items may be dropped off at Strait Occupational & Hand Therapy, 708 S. Race St., Suite C, and other participating locations this month.
“Your donations will make a difference,” said the clinic’s owner, Lynda G. Williamson.
“The need in our community to help feed the hungry continues to grow.”
The clinic’s fifth annual “Helping Hands Food Drive” for local food banks is held in conjunction with National Occupational Therapy Month, celebrated annually by Williamson.
Participating with the clinic as dropoff points for nonperishable food in Port Angeles are KeyBank; Steve Methner State Farm Insurance; Crestwood Convalescent Center; Park View Villa; Jim’s Pharmacy; and Columbia Bank.
Sequim dropoff locations are the Sequim Senior Center; Sequim Physical Therapy; and Peak Performance Therapy.
Strait Occupational will accept donations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
For more information or to schedule a Friday drop-off or pickup, phone the clinic at 360-417-0703.
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State hiring event
PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Social & Health Services will hold a hiring event at the WorkSource Clallam County office in Armory Square, 228 W. First St., at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The state will have recruiters interviewing for Financial Service Specialist 1 and WorkFirst Program Specialist.
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or customer service experience involving public contact.
These are nonpermanent, full-time positions.
Job seekers should report to WorkSource with a completed state of Washington job application (available from www.opd.wa.gov), three professional references and last three employment evaluations (if available).
A complete application packet may be pre-submitted to Tracy Hagberg at hagbetm@dshs.wa.gov.
Full job descriptions are available at the Worksource office.
Those applicants who advance through the screening process should plan to stay all day.
For more information, phone Hagberg at 360-565-2190 or visit http://tinyurl.com/crkhop.
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Free tax workshop
PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Revenue is hosting a free workshop for new and small-business owners at the Clallam Transit System Conference Room, 830 W. Lauridsen Blvd., from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday.
Participants will learn about excise taxes, reporting classifications, deductions, tax incentives, sales tax collection, and record-keeping requirements.
The informal setting is designed to allow participants to ask questions specific to their businesses.
All will receive a workbook and reference guide to state regulations.
To register, visit www.dor.wa.gov or phone 360- 417-9900.
A schedule of workshops and a short streaming video version of the workshop are also available on the website.
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Casino expansion
TACOMA — The Puyallup Tribe plans a $150 million expansion of its Emerald Queen casino in Tacoma.
General Manager Frank Wright told The News Tribune that work will begin this summer on a 2,500-car parking structure. The new casino will include machines, table games and restaurants.
It will replace a bingo hall and three large tents.
The tribe also operates the Emerald Queen casino in Fife.
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Top-selling vehicles
NEW YORK — An American automaker has the top-selling car in the world — the Ford Focus.
Research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said Ford sold 1,020,410 Focus models worldwide last year.
About a quarter of the sales were in the U.S.
The Focus beat out the second-best seller — Toyota’s Corolla with sales of 872,774 — by a wide margin.
Including the F-series truck and Fiesta compact car, Ford had three of the 10 top-selling vehicles internationally, the firm reported.
“Ford has been among the leaders in Europe for a long time, and the Focus and the Fiesta have traditionally done well there,” said Tom Libby, an analyst at Polk. “A resurgence in the U.S. with passenger cars has helped Ford, too.”
Thanks almost exclusively to sales in the U.S. and Canada, Ford’s F-series truck was the third-best seller internationally and the only truck on the list.
The Zhiguang from Chinese automaker Wuling was the fourth-most-popular auto globally, with sales of 768,870. It is a van that sells mostly in China.
The Toyota Camry, the best-selling passenger car in America, ranked fifth globally, with sales of 729,793.
The Fiesta, a small compact, was sixth with sales of 723,130.
Not even 10 percent of that was in the U.S.
The Volkswagen Golf was seventh with sales of 699,148. Chevrolet’s Cruze was eighth with sales of 661,325.
Honda had the final two cars on the list; both are also big sellers in the U.S.
The Civic was ninth at 651,259, and the CR-V was 10th with sales of 624,982.
