PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will consider a memorandum of understanding for a school-based health center when it meets at the Lower Elwha Tribal Center at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The board will meet at 2851 Lower Elwha Road.
It also will discuss a capital levy, reports on funding for Native American education and on impact aid, and consider approval of a district organizational plan and Dry Creek Elementary School organizational plan.
The memorandum of understanding under consideration will be with the North Olympic Health Network (NOHN) for satellite medical services on the Port Angeles High School campus. The purpose is to improve access to health services for students.
According to the proposed memorandum, each party shall bear its own costs related to services provided by the memorandum of understanding and the negotiation of the terms of the more detailed service agreement and business association agreement.
Records compiled by NOHN would be kept separate from the school district education records.
The memorandum says state regulations allow minors 13 and older to independently consent for and receive confidential health services regarding alcohol/drug abuse treatment, outpatient mental health treatment, birth control, pregnancy care and STD/HIV diagnosis and testing. NOHN will have a memorandum of understanding with Peninsula Behavioral Health for behavioral health services.
Hood Canal Bridge
SHINE — Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic from 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday for construction work.
Crews will open the bridge to traffic several times during these work hours to help ease congestion, the state Department of Transportation said.
Future night closures will be announced as they are scheduled.
The closure could mean that delivery of the Peninsula Daily News and Sequim Gazette is delayed. The newspapers are printed in Everett and brought back over the bridge in the early morning hours.
Contractor crews are replacing the Hood Canal Bridge’s gear boxes and hydraulic hoses and adjusting and aligning the guide rollers, which are responsible for operating the drawspan for marine traffic.
Transportation awarded the $5.2 million project to Northbank Civil and Marine Inc. in October.
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Motorcyclist hits bear
HOQUIAM — Two Hoquiam motorcyclists were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after one struck a bear on U.S. Highway 101.
Michael Cowan, 60, was towing a camper trailer northbound about 54 miles north of Hoquiam when he hit a bear walking across the roadway at 1:53 p.m. Sunday, the State Patrol said, adding that he and his passenger, Cassandra L. Lunceford, 21, were ejected.
Lunceford was not hurt, the State Patrol said.
A second motorcyclist — Robert Matthew, 64 — also was ejected from his Harley-Davidson when he lost control trying to avoid the motorcycle that hit the bear. He also was airlifted to Harborview.
Highway 101 was partially blocked for more than three hours.
The condition of the bear was not known.
Garage sale starts in PA
PORT ANGELES — The first installment of the Clallam County Historical Society’s annual two-weekend garage sale will be held Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The sale will be held at Lincoln High School, 924 W. Ninth St. The Thursday preview sale is for members only, though the public can sign up for membership at the door. Rates range from $25 to $35. Free entry sales will begin Friday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A half-price sale will be Friday, Sept. 1, and “Buck-a-Bag Day” is Saturday, Sept. 2 — both from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The collectibles department will feature crystals, ceramics, postcards, fabrics and photos.
Collections of commemorative die-cast metal replicas of cars, trucks and model trains will also be available.
The kitchen department will have dishes, cookbooks, pots, pans and small appliances available. Also featured will be books, games, jewelry, clothing, tools, linens, crafts, holiday decorations, garden accessories, artwork and furniture.
New merchandise will be placed on the shelves each sale day. In preparation of the sale, more than 30 volunteers donated more than 2,300 hours since March, according to a news release.
Proceeds from the sales will benefit the historical society. For further information, call at 360-452-2662 or email artifact@olypen.com.
