Port Angeles Library staff to offer tech tutoring
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System is offering 30-minute appointments with expert library staff for hands-on, one-on-one tutoring on using e-readers, smartphones and tablet devices at the Port Angeles Library on Wednesdays throughout the summer.
These free “tech-know-logy” sessions will take place by appointment only 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, June 10, July 1, July 22 and Aug. 12.
Alternate appointment times are available upon request.
Participants should bring their devices and will be guided through the process of downloading e-books and e-audiobooks from services such as Washington Anytime Library, 3M Cloud Library, and OneClickDigital, as well as the library’s new instant streaming service.
NOLS staff can help with Kindles, Nooks, Android tablets or Apple devices, smartphones, laptops or MP3 players.
For those considering purchasing an e-reader or similar device, the technology tutors can help find more information.
For more information or to book a session, email ehelp@nols.org, visit www.nols.org or phone 360-417-8500.
Six hurt in rollover
FORKS — Six Forks residents, including four children, were injured early Tuesday morning in a rollover wreck north of Hoquiam.
The children and the driver, Archie A.J. Boome, 26, were treated and discharged from Grays Harbor Community Hospital, a spokeswoman said.
Passenger Jennifer Boome, 30, of Forks, was admitted to the hospital and was in stable condition, she said.
Boome was driving a blue 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup with five passengers northbound on U.S. Highway 101 at milepost 123, 35 miles north of Hoquiam at 12:08 a.m. when he fell asleep at the wheel, the State Patrol said.
The pickup left the roadway to the right, struck an embankment, rolled and struck another embankment, the report said.
Jennifer Boome and three of the children — Champ M. Wells, 10; Kenyon M. Wells, 9; and Shawn C. Smith, 3 — were not wearing seat belts, the State Patrol said.
The youngest child — Trevis K. Boome, 8 months — was in a child seat, the State Patrol report said.
Charges in the wreck are pending, the report said.
Audubon speaker
SEQUIM — Author and Washington conservationist Dee Arntz will be the guest speaker at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, at 7 p.m. today.
Arntz will discuss her book, Mothers of Nature: Extraordinary Women Conservationists of Washington.
She will recount important stories of courageous women who earned many of Washington’s conservation successes, such as Polly Dyer and Emily Haig, who worked to expand Olympic National Park.
Copies of the book are for sale, and Arntz will autograph copies at the end of her presentation.
Also during the program: a summary of BirdFest 2015, a report by the nomination committee on officers for 2015-16, plus emerging results for BirdFest 2015.
The program is free and open to the public.
NAMI meeting
PORT ANGELES — A meeting of NAMI of Clallam County will be held in the Linkletter Room at Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St., at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Following the meeting, there will be a presentation by Diane Lee Crawford, program manager of Morningside Community Rehabilitation, about collaborating with businesses, corporations, government and other local organizations.
Vic Entrikin, an employment consultant who works in the local office, also will participate.
Energy lunch moves
PORT TOWNSEND — Dan O’Shea, manager in the Seattle region for ChargePoint Inc. will be the guest speaker at the Jefferson County Energy Lunch Program at the Port Townsend Yacht Club, 2601 Washintgon St., at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday
O’Shea will cover many aspects of electric vehicle chargers.
Septic maintenance
SEQUIM — Clallam County Health and Human Services is offering a new Septics 101 class at Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
This free 2½-hour class provides homeowners with an overview of the what, why and how of septic system maintenance.
Pre-registration is required and available online at www.clallam.net under Online Services or by phoning Environmental Health at 360-417-2506.
As an alternate to the class, there is an online Septic 101 available at the Environmental Health website at www.clallam.net/Septics101.
Septics 101 — either the in-person class or online version — is a prerequisite for Septics 201, the do-it-yourself septic inspection course.
Bake sale set
PORT ANGELES — The Answer For Youth (TAFY) will hold a bake sale at Swain’s General Store, 601 E. First St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale helps support TAFY and its programs for homeless and at-risk youth and young families in the community.
State drought website is now available
PORT ANGELES — Washington State University Extension recently launched a new website to assist state residents and farmers with timely updates and water conservation tips during this projected dry year.
The new website http://drought.wsu.edu was developed by WSU Agricultural Weather Network Program (AgWeatherNet) and WSU Extension.
The website will provide farmers, ranchers, homeowners, foresters and the general public with research-based publications, updates, useful links, as well as news on drought-related issues.
Topics include conservation tips for home and garden, irrigation management, forestry, crops and livestock.
The “Drought Basics” page helps residents understand what happens in a drought.
There’s also a Washington Drought Twitter feed, where you can sign up to follow updates, and a link to AgWeatherNet.
The current drought began last winter.
For more information, visit http://drought.wsu.edu or www.weather.wsu.edu.
Chain gang busy
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang removed 220 pounds of brush, weeds and trash during the week of May 4.
About 1,920 scotch broom plants were removed from Okerman and Place Road pits, adding to the 2015 annual removal total of 12,617 plants.
Crews brushed and chipped 2 miles of the county right of way on Lower Elwha Road.
Class of 1965 reunion set in September
PORT ANGELES — The Class of 1965 Port Angeles High School Roughriders will celebrate its 50th reunion Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19.
Plans are being finalized for a Friday evening gathering at Peninsula Golf Course and Saturday evening gathering at the Red Lion Hotel.
For more information, email Ed Bedford at egbedford@wavecable.com or phone 360-808-5498.
Open garden
PORT LUDLOW — Chimacum Woods, a rhododendron nursery located at 2722 Thorndyke Road, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.
There will be tours of the woodland garden, blooms and conversation.
The tour is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 206-383-2713 or for directions visit www.chimacumwoods.com.
The nursery is a few miles south and west of the Hood Canal Bridge.
Repairs on Peabody in Port Angeles scheduled
PORT ANGELES — Five blocks of Peabody Street, a city arterial, will be closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Thursday, depending on weather, while the pavement is repaired.
The closure on Peabody between Eighth Street and Lauridsen Boulevard is part of an $89,525 low-bid contract awarded to Lakeside Industries of Issaquah, which also is located in Port Angeles.
The sidewalks will remain open during the project.
City officials originally anticipated repairs would take five days with one lane to remaining open, Eric Walrath, project manager for city Public Works and Utilities, said Tuesday.
The full road closure “allows for the safety of the traveling public as well as the workers,” Walrath said.
