PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Healthcare hospital Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting today.
The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Jefferson Healthcare conference room, Suite 302, 2500 W. Sims Way.
The regular session agenda includes a financial report from Chief Financial Officer Hilary Whittington, a behavioral health update from Chief Nursing Officer Jackie Mossakowski, CEO Mike Glenn’s administrator’s report and the chief medical officer’s report from Joe Mattern.
Workshop set to advise on living alone
SEQUIM — Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will host a “Survivors Workshops Series: Practical Advice to Living Alone” workshop at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 28.
The topic is “Cooking for One,” presented by Dr. Carolyn DeSalvo and Rosalinda Castiglioni.
They will cover how to shop and use food wisely, and how to make it a fun part of life, according to a news release.
The series is free and open to the public.
Space is limited, so registration is required.
Phone the hospice at 360-452-1511 to reserve a spot.
TAFY car show
PORT ANGELES — Hillcrest Baptist Church, 205 Black Diamond Road, will host a car show to fundraise for The Answer for Youth (TAFY) starting at noon Saturday.
There will be raffles, food, karaoke, an auction and a “human foosball court.”
Entry is free.
Car registration is $20, with sign-in between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
For more information, phone 360-457-7409.
Chain gang busy
PORT ANGELES — During the week of June 27 through July 1, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office chain gang weed-eated guardrails by the intersection of North Barr Road, Gunn Road and Old Olympic Highway, totaling 759 feet.
The crew weed-eated both sides around all the roadways and pathways at Klahowya Campground, Pioneer Path, Snyder Trial and around all unoccupied campsites.
Wood from trees over trails were split and delivered to the camp host shed.
They also felled hazardous trees at the Klahanie Campground, with four trees at site 13, one tree at site 16, one tree at site 19 and one tree between sites 19 and 20.
A previously fallen cottonwood was moved to block off the campsite with a fallen spruce.
During the week of July 4-8, the chain gang brushed and chipped the county right of way on Hot Springs Road from U.S. Highway 101 south for approximately 2 miles.
In addition, they brushed and chipped Power Plant Road from state Highway 112 east to approximately the 500 block.
During the week of July 11-15, the chain gang placed 39 cautionary road signs.
The signs were placed on Whitcomb-Dimmel, Quileute, Mina Smith, Quileute Airport, Went Worth, Cooper Ranch and Mary Clark roads.
They removed and brushed back overgrown blackberry and shrub bushes on Towne Road and worked on the spraying wetland project via Dave Lasorza on Draper and O’Brien wetlands.
The crew also removed brush piles from Old Olympic and Gasman roads, weed-eated and knocked down shrubs on Slate and Mount Pleasant roads’ island project, and removed a fallen tree blocking the northbound lane on Joyce-Piedmont Road.
PA NAMI fundraiser set Saturday
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101, will host a NAMI fundraising event at 6 p.m. Saturday.
There will be food and wine served and music performed by Shaggy Sweet.
Music starts at 7 p.m.
To purchase tickets, visit www.olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series.
The early bird rate is $13 or $15 at the door.
For more information, phone Mary Benavidez at 360-681-8455 or Chris Juel at 360-683-2744.
STEAM Fridays
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., will host STEAM on Friday.
At 1 p.m., children ages 6 to 11 will be challenged to design a bridge that spans 16 inches using paper as the main material.
They will also learn how bridges around the world use different designs successfully.
At 2:30 p.m., teens ages 12 to 18 will create Coke and Mentos geysers.
They will also learn about the properties of carbon dioxide under pressure.
For more information, visit www.jclibrary.info.
Parkinson’s workout info session set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Gym, 160 E. Bell St., will present a free information session on “Rock Steady Boxing” from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Presenters will discuss how the workout program has helped those with Parkinson’s disease, present videos, answer questions and hear from current participants about the program.
For more information, visit www.sequim.rsbaffiliate.com.
DIY classes
SEQUIM — Home Depot, 1145 W. Washington St., will present the following do-it-yourself classes throughout the month of August:
■ Install a faucet, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7.
■ Install a toilet, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.
■ Install a programmable thermostat, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14.
■ Create a hanging rack for pots and pans, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18.
■ Install a home security system, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.
■ Prevent water leakage, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21.
■ Install a tile backsplash, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27.
For more information, visit www.homedepot.com.
