PORT TOWNSEND — Auditions for the 30th annual Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow show are planned Thursday.
Auditions will begin at 3:15 p.m. at Blue Heron Middle School, 3939 San Juan Ave.
Auditions are open to all Jefferson County young people from kindergarten through 12th grade for the show, planned Feb. 19 at Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness St.
The committee encourages children to display their talent, from vocal to instrumental to dance. The show gives them the opportunity to display those talents in front of a live audience.
The children in the presentation division, grades K-6, display the results of their dedicated practice. Those in junior and senior divisions, grades 7-12, compete for scholarship money to continue their learning.
Questions can be directed to 360-531-0200 or maryc@ptpc.com.
Applications and more information can be found at starsoftomorrowpt.com.
Gift to K-9 program
SEQUIM — Chapter 74 of the Olympic Peninsula Footprint Association recently hosted a Christmas potluck with retiring Sequim Police Department Chief Bill Dickinson as guest of honor.
Dickinson was accompanied by his wife, Betty.
In his honor, Chapter 74 President Maura Mattson presented the chief with a check for $500 from member donations and chapter funds.
The money was donated to the Sequim Police Department’s K-9 Program.
The Footprinters is a local organization that supports law enforcement and fire programs in Clallam County.
Flight operations
COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Operations are scheduled from late afternoon to early evening Tuesday.
Operations will continue late afternoon into night Wednesday.
Training may occur morning to late morning Friday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to the station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Shelter providers
PORT ANGELES — The Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County will host its first meeting of 2017 on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
The group will meet in Room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
The public is invited.
Sign-in begins at 9:45 a.m., and the meeting will adjourn at 11:30 a.m.
Leading the agenda will be participation in the 14th annual Point In Time count of homeless people, to be conducted Thursday, Jan. 26; Housing & Homelessness Advocacy Day in Olympia, set Thursday, Feb. 2; and Project Homeless Connect, slated Friday, March 3.
Rounding out the free meeting will be news about a warming station opened by Serenity House during freezing weather, progress on Peninsula Housing Authority’s Mount Angeles redevelopment project and the new Pennies For Quarters nonprofit to aid homeless veterans, as well as progress reports on other services, housing and funding issues.
For more information, phone network coordinator Martha Ireland at 360-452-7224, ext. 307, or email shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.
Neighborhood watch
PORT ANGELES — A Cedar to Pine neighborhood watch will meet Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Port Angeles Fire Department, 102 E. Fifth St.
The group will meet to discuss community-oriented policing (COP).
COP addresses public safety issues through cooperative efforts between public safety agencies and neighborhood communities.
For more information, phone Deputy Chief Jason Viada at 360-417-4902.
Accordion social
SEQUIM — The Sequim accordion social will be held at Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A $2 to $3 admission donation is requested at the door to help pay for the room.
The featured players are Elsa and Hermann Laresser of Sequim.
All players should bring their accordion and a song or two to play.
Chain gang busy
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang picked up storm debris on Olympic Hot Springs, Little River, Black Diamond, Power Plant and O’Brien roads during the week of Dec. 19-23.
It removed alder trees from a pit on Place Road and planted rose bushes at another location.
Crew members found an illegal dumpsite on North Ennis Street with 1,900 pounds of litter.
Additionally, crews removed 360 pounds of litter on Deer Park Road and 480 pounds of litter on Blue Mountain Road.
Notable items found along roadways were a lawnmower and five needles.
Crew members also pulled approximately 975 scotch broom plants on Place and Old Olympic/Gasman roads and cleaned culverts on Deer Park and Blue Mountain roads.
The crews were also busy the week of Dec. 26-30, when they cleaned a total of 13 miles of roads and picked up 560 pounds of garbage on U.S. Highway 101, Laird Road and Edgewood Drive.
The crews found 66 pounds of aluminum, which was recycled for $16.50.
Additionally, crews planted roses and willows for wetland maintenance at Olympic Wetland.
Notable items found along roadways were one tire, seven needles and a cellphone.
Crew members also pulled 1,950 scotch broom plants on Granite Road and cleaned 36 culverts on Edgewood Drive and Laird Road.
The road crew chain gang in 2016 cleaned a total of 284 miles of roadways and 48.5 miles of forest roads and trails, picked up 18,910 pounds of litter, picked up 86,750 pounds of dumpsite litter, weed-eated 118,052 feet of guardrail, removed/sprayed 17,200 scotch broom plants, brushed 56.50 miles of county right of way and cleaned and cleared 81 culverts.
From Jan. 2-6, the crew removed trees and obstructing debris on Hot Springs, Little River, Lower Elwha and South Shore roads.
It also recycled 607 pounds of aluminum worth $151.75 and moved files to the old juvenile facility for Human resources.
Crew members found illegal dumpsites at Kirner Pit and Elwha River Road, totaling 2860 pounds of garbage from both dumpsites.
Notable items found along roadways were 20 needles, nine tires, one toilet and two sinks.
The chain gang has so far this year picked up 2,860 pounds of dumpsite litter and recycled 607 pounds of aluminum.
