NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Electrifying Science’ coming to Peninsula this month … and other items

The Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) will visit Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks to present “Electrifying Science” on Tuesday and Wednesay, July 18-19.

As part of the North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading Program, OMSI will present at the Sequim Middle School Cafeteria, 301 W. Hendrickson Road at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18.

OMSI will then present at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The following day, Wednesday, July 19, OMSI will visit the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.

During the presentations, attendees will learn about static electricity, how to differentiate DC and AC currents, as well as wind, water and solar powers as sources of electricity.

For more information, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.

Landing practice

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field early afternoon Sunday.

Training has been scheduled that evening to night and late night to past midnight Monday through Wednesday.

Operations will continue late night to past midnight Thursday.

Training will continue Friday afternoon.

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.

Soroptimist scholarships

SEQUIM — Soroptimist International of Sequim is currently accepting applications for four $2,000 Continuing Education Scholarships.

Applicants must be female graduates of Sequim High School or have a legal address within the Sequim School District.

Additionally, applicants need to have completed one year of post-secondary education and will be continuing their education in the fall of 2017.

Applications and instructions for submission are available by visiting www.sisequim.org.

Completed applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, August 15.

For more information, call 360-681-8093.

KONP schedule for week’s talk guests released

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m. local talk show segment on KONP radio, at 1450 AM, 101.7 FM and www.konp.com on the internet outside the Port Angeles area.

Station General Manager Todd Ortloff hosts the Monday through Thursday segments.

This week’s scheduled lineup:

Monday: Port Angeles City Council position 1 candidate forum with Jim Moran, Todd Negus and Marolee Smith.

Tuesday: Port Angeles City Council position 2 candidate forum with incumbent Lee Whetham and opponents Mike French and Jacob Oppelt.

Wednesday: Dr. Joel Finman from the Olympic Medical Physicians Walk-In Clinic will talk about Olympic Medical Center.

Fire Chief Sam Phillips and Deputy Fire Chief Jake Patterson from Clallam Fire District No. 2 Fire-Rescue will discuss water safety and drowning prevention.

Thursday: Jim Buck will discuss the ongoing community earthquake preparation.

Alan Barnard with Penny Linterman from Clallam County Emergency Management will discuss the Disaster Relief Air Response Team that’s being coordinated in Clallam County.

Library graduate

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Ean L. Henninger of Sequim graduated from the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Library, Archival and Information Studies on May 26.

He received his Master of Library and Information Studies.

While attending the university, Henninger volunteered with tutoring, language exchanges and student government.

According to a news release, he is pursuing employment as a librarian in British Columbia.

He is the son of Ray and Ann Henninger of Sequim.

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