COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field Monday through Friday.
Operations are scheduled for night and late night Monday.
Training has been scheduled midafternoon to late night Tuesday and Thursday.
Operations will continue late afternoon to late night Wednesday.
It also will occur late morning to early afternoon 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.
Visiting elders
PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to attend Peninsula College’s Visiting Elders Project at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The event will be held in the college’s House of Learning Longhouse, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Guests will have an opportunity to participate in this multi-generational, interdisciplinary program that highlights student learning, faculty planning and elders’ wisdom and understanding, according to a news release.
The elders will be honored during a closing reception that will follow the elders’ presentations.
The emcee for the reception will be Vincent Cooke of the Makah Tribe.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, email Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Indivisible Huddle
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Indivisible Huddle will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Unity Church of Port Townsend, 3918 San Juan Ave.
The focus of the meeting will be the upcoming local and national elections.
The public is invited to attend.
For more information, email deborahksteele@gmail.com.
CERT training
JOYCE — The Joyce/Lake Sutherland Community Emergency Response Team will hold a training session from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Those interested in learning about emergency preparedness and response are encouraged to attend the free community training at the Crescent Grange, 50870 state Highway 112.
This volunteer group meets regularly on the second Thursday of each month.
The training program educates people about disaster preparedness and offers training in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, basic first aid and disaster medical operations.
For more information, phone Donna Pacheco at 360-808-4246.
Benefit spaghetti feed
PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to a benefit spaghetti feed for Jolinda Creery’s stem cell therapy from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center.
The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and younger at the center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The menu will include spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, lemonade and ice cream.
Creery, 45, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 25 years old, and during the past eight years, her disease has altered her from a healthy individual to using a wheelchair, according to a news release.
Given testimonies from other MS survivors, she hopes the $18,000 stem cell therapy she receives from Stemgenix in San Diego, Calif., will allow her to play piano, walk and run with her two children, Ian, 12 and Alex, 8.
Proceeds from the feed will help cover therapy costs and travel expenses.
Event organizers advise those interested to register for the feed.
To place a reservation, phone 360-912-1684.
Tickets available
Tickets for the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, are currently available for purchase at various locations in Sequim and Port Angeles.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Washington State University Extension Office, 223 E. Fourth St.; Airport Garden Center, 2200 W. Edgewood Drive; Greenhouse Nursery, 81 S. Bagley Creek Road; and Port Book & News, 104 W. First St. — all in Port Angeles.
They can also be purchased in Sequim at Over the Fence, 112 E. Washington St.; Peninsula Nursery, 1060 Sequim-Dungeness Way; Sunny Farm Supplements, 609 W. Washington St.; Nash’s Organic Produce, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Road; and Wild Birds Unlimited, 275953 U.S. Highway 101.
They can also be purchased by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com.
Tickets will also be available the day of the event for $20.
The tour will feature seven private Sequim-area gardens, five city lots and two properties with expansive landscaping.
The tour locations will feature a variety of common and rare plants, landscapes and collections of garden art.
The event is sponsored by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County.
For more information, phone 360-565-2679 or visit www.mgf-clallam.org.
Rain forest ride
AMANDA PARK — The public is invited to participate in the 28th annual Lake Quinault Rain Forest Ride on Saturday, June 24.
Riders will meet at Lake Quinault School, 6130 U.S. Highway 101, where the ride will start and end.
Cyclists of all ages and skill levels can partake in the 30-mile backcountry ride on paved and gravel roadways.
The cost is $10 per adult and $5 for children.
Funds generated from the event will benefit cancer patients and families in the Quinault, Amanda Park, Nielton and other surrounding areas.
Registration is required for this event.
To register, phone 360-581-9310 or email lqcommunitycircle@gmail.com.
Local grads set to finish college soon
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Several former North Olympic Peninsula students are slated to graduate at Oregon State University’s 148th commencement.
The ceremony will be held June 17 at Reser Staduim on the university’s campus.
The students are:
• Port Angeles: Tarah L. Erickson, Honors Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, environmental engineering.
• Port Orchard: Christopher S. Willett, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, political science.
• Port Townsend: Edward L. Stadtmueller, Bachelor of Science, fisheries and wildlife sciences.
• Sequim: Michael Cullinan, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering.
Stanford degree
STANFORD, Calif. — Former Port Angeles High School student Sydney Gordon recently graduated from Stanford University.
She received her Ph.D. in molecular and cellular physiology.
She is the daugher of Jackie and Dr. Larry Gordon of Port Angeles.
Master’s achieved
JACKSON, Tenn. — Former Port Angeles student Krisitie Emaine Lotz graduated from Union University recently.
She attained a master’s of urban education.
The school’s 192nd graduation ceremony was held at Oman Arena.
