SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild will hold its speaker series and guild meeting in the community hall of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The public is invited to the speaker portion of the meeting.
This month’s speaker is Alicia Jean Demetropolis, a certified medical exercise specialist and caregiver.
Demetropolis works with seniors recovering from surgery, special needs clients and injured athletes. She also serves end-of-life clients.
Coffee and light refreshments will be served, and the guild’s business meeting will follow the talk.
For more information, phone 360-683-7044.
No flight operations
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville between today and Saturday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to 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.
Chorus event set
SEQUIM — The Grand Olympics Chorus will host an evening of singing at the QFC Plaza, Suite E-103, 990 E. Washington St., from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Refreshments will be served.
Participants can learn about Sweet Adelines International barbershop music.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone Nancy Anderson at 360-681-7546 or email nanderus@yahoo.com.
Hearing loss meet
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson chapter of the Hearing Loss Association will meet at the Port Townsend Senior Center, 620 Tyler St., on Monday.
Attendees are asked to arrive at 1:45 p.m., while the meeting starts at 2 p.m.
The public is welcome.
John Allen, hearing access specialist, will discuss “Understanding Speech in Noise,” focusing on why it’s difficult and how it can be resolved.
The association provides listening devices that bring the speakers voice directly to listeners ears or hearing aids.
For more information, contact Emily Mandelbaum at 360-531-2247 or mandelbaum@olympus.net.
Page 2 Screen talk
PORT ANGELES — The Page 2 Screen Book Group will meet at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
They will discuss The Wolf of Wall Street by John Belfort.
All are welcome to the free event.
For more information, contact Cheryl Martin at 360-417-8500 or CMartin@nols.org.
Taco Tuesday set
PORT ANGELES — Taco Tuesday will be held at Fairview Grange, 161 Lake Farm Road, at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
All-you-can-eat tacos, beans and ice cream are $10, with children younger than 12 eating free.
At about 6 p.m., Larry Morris, safety manager for Clallam County Public Utility District 1, will provide a brief electrical safety presentation.
Taco Tuesday is a fundraiser to support the grange.
For more information, phone 360-461-9008.
New sheriff’s deputies
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has two new sheriff’s deputies, Michael Leiter and Benjamin Tomco.
Leiter had been a deputy with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
After successfuly completing a field training review, he has begun patrol duties on the East End of Clallam County.
Tomco was sworn in Feb. 17 and is beginning his career in law enforcement.
Tomco will start the Basic Law Enforcement Academy in Burien on Feb. 24. The 720-hour basic academy curriculum is designed to provide recruit officers with the knowledge and skills necessary for safe, proper and effective law enforcement service.
Following Tomco’s graduation from the academy, he will enter field training, which consists of 3½ months of training with certified field training officers from the Sheriff’s Office.
Once Tomco successfully completes the basic academy and his field training, he will be assigned to work in the Sheriff’s Office’s Forks detachment on the west end of the county.
Senior meals served up at PA center
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
A suggested donation is $5 for those who are 60 or older.
People younger than 60 can attend for $8.
Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance to 360-457-8921.
Menus are subject to change.
■ Tuesday: Waldorf salad, pork loin, scalloped potatoes, harvard beets and fruit cobbler.
■ Wednesday: Green salad, beef and veggie stir fry, steamed rice and ambrosia.
■ Thursday: Spinach salad, tune and noodles, lima beans and sliced oranges.
■ Friday: Fruit cup, egg and sausage bake, hashbrowns and tapioca.
Drum circle slated
PORT ANGELES — A community drum circle will be held in the longhouse on the Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
All are welcome to the free event.
Participants can drum, rattle, play bells and other percussion, chant, sing and dance.
For more information, phone Penny Burdick at 360-461-4538 or email peninsuladrumming@gmail.com.
‘Food Chains’ film
SEQUIM — The Winter Film Series continues at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with “Food Chains.”
The screening is free and open to the public.
The film that depicts the fight for social justice by farm workers in the U.S.
According to a news release, “an intrepid group of Florida farm workers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.”
Community potluck
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, will hold a public potluck social at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Attendees should bring a dish for the potluck.
The guest speaker is Betsy Schultz, founder of Captain Joseph House.
She will present the plan and mission of the local charity that supports families that have lost a member in the military.
Community dinner
SEQUIM — A free community dinner will be served at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The meal includes lemon honey baked chicken, rice, vegetables, fruit salad, desserts and beverages.
Reservations, which are requested to ensure that enough food is prepared, can be made by phoning the church at 360-683-5367 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before the dinner, or by emailing dinners@sequimtumc.org.
The church presents the dinners the last Thursday of each month.
