PORT ANGELES — The inaugural Punching Out Parkinson’s 5K Walk originally set for Sunday has been rescheduled for July 30.
Sequim Gym personnel notified the Peninsula Daily News of the change on Friday, after the story was published Friday.
The walk in July will be at 10:30 a.m. on the Olympic Discovery Trail beginning and ending at the Morse Creek Trailhead off Strait View Drive east of Port Angeles.
The fee the day of the walk will be $20.
Those with Parkinson’s disease and children younger than 12 who are accompanied by adults are admitted free.
Proceeds will support the Rock Steady Boxing Program at Sequim Gym and the National Parkinson’s Foundation.
Online survey
The Jefferson County Public Utility District is offering an online survey for households and business owners in East Jefferson County.
The survey will be used to aggregate data that determine satisfaction with existing services, demand for fiber optic or wireless residential service, and the willingness to pay for broadband services, particularly in unserved or underserved areas within the county, according to a news release.
The survey data will help the PUD determine what areas of the county are most interested and willing to commit financially to expanded broadband service.
Survey data are anticipated to be collected for one year, the PUD said.
Although the PUD is not allowed to sell directly to individual end users, the PUD can wholesale broadband services to an internet service provider, which then sells the service to individual homes and businesses.
The PUD has purchased access to COS Service Zones systems to capture the survey data.
Residents without internet access can use computers at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock, to take the survey.
The survey can be accessed by visiting www.jeffpud.org.
Forest roads to open
OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — Roads closed seasonally for wildlife in the south part of Olympic National Forest will be reopened Monday.
Forest personnel will open the gates roads including the 2451 road in the North Fork Skokomish River watershed; the 2354, 2353, and 2361 roads in the South Fork Skokomish River watershed; and the 2294 and 2270 roads in the Wynoochee River watershed.
The closures, which will last each winter season from Oct. 1 through April 30, are part of a memorandum of understanding between the national forest and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The agreement is intended to increase wildlife use of habitat, reduce siltation of lakes and streams, provide diverse recreational hunting opportunities, reduce harassment levels on deer and elk, and increase the escapement rate of buck deer and bull elk.
The road systems behind these gates will now be open to vehicle travel until Sept. 30.
For questions, phone Betsy Howell at Olympic National Forest at 360-956-2292.
Public input sought
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School District will seek public comment about new school curriculums Monday through May 12.
The middle school is recommending the Investigating and Questioning Our World Through Science & Technology and the Science, Technology, Engineering & Math robotics 101 curriculums.
The proposed curriculum adoption is slated Wednesday, May 24, for recommendation and vote during a board meeting.
Comments can be sent by emailing rick_thompson@csd49.org or by letter, addressed to Chimacun School District, Attn: Rick Thompson, P.O. Box 91, Chimacum, WA 98325.
Staff finalists
PORT ANGELES — Five Peninsula College Buccaneer student newspaper staff have qualified as finalists in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 10 Mark of Excellence awards.
Judah Brietbach, Chris Urquia, Christian Forde, Giovanni Roverso and Annie Robertson are eligible to win at the Saturday, May 6, Washington Collegiate Journalism Conference held at the University of Washington.
Conference registration will remain open until 5 p.m. Friday, May 5.
To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/pdn-spjcontest.
Application deadline
The Beta Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is currently accepting applications for its Community Education Grant program.
These grants will be awarded to nonprofit agencies for educational projects.
Projects might include opportunities for students or participants to learn new information, skills or practices, or extend previous knowledge or skills.
Grants will be awarded on a one-time basis, but consideration will be given to re-occurring projects.
Applying agencies must serve people living in areas served by the Sequim and Port Angeles school districts.
The specified project must be carried out under the direction of a qualified educator.
Last year, the chapter awarded $29,000 in grants to eight different Clallam County agencies, in addition to grants in the amount of $4,940 to the Feiro Marine Lab and $4,970 to Clallam Mosiac.
The deadline for applications is Monday, May 15.
The application is available by visiting www.betanuchapter.com.
For more information, phone Sue Clary at 360-683-3552.
Applicants sought
PORT ANGELES — The city is accepting applications to fill the representative position on the Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory Board.
Members are selected based upon significant experience in one or more of the following at a senior management or supervisory level including business finance, banking, regional economic planning, business recruitment and retention, industrial or manufacturing business management and civil engineering.
The term of commitment is three years.
Funds from the program are used to improve the base economy in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county through the attraction of businesses with grants and low-interest loans for public facilities.
Decisions regarding the use of the funds for public facility projects are made by the board who are responsible for making recommendations to the board of commissioners who has the final authority to approve or deny an application.
Individuals who are interested in applying can obtain an application on the city’s website at wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/177/Boards-Commissions or from the city manager’s office in City Hall, located at 321 E. Fifth St.
For more information, contact Jennifer Veneklasen, city clerk, at 360-417-4634 or jvenekla@cityofpa.us.
