PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will discuss the results of a levy and bond election when it meets Thursday.
The board will meet in regular open session at 7 p.m. at the Central Services Building at 216 E. Fourth St.
Prior to that, the board will conduct executive sessions, with a superintendent evaluation at 5 p.m. and a review of the performance of a public employee and consideration of the position to be taken during collective bargaining at 6 p.m.
The board also will hear a report on enrollment.
Ocean acidification
SEATTLE — A lawsuit that accuses the federal Environmental Protection Agency of failing to protect Washington and Oregon oysters from ocean acidification is scheduled for a hearing Thursday in Seattle.
The agency is being sued by the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit organization that works to protect endangered species and habitat.
The center is challenging an EPA decision three years ago that said Washington and Oregon sea water meets water-quality standards meant to protect marine life.
Vaccine clinics
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Health and Human Services has added more free clinics for measles immunization.
The clinics will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 111 E. Third St., Suite 1-A.
They are for children and adults who do not have evidence of immunity to measles.
Only the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine will be provided.
Call 360-417-2274 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins will be seen, but there may be a wait.
Those born in 1957 or later should have at least one dose of the MMR vaccine, officials said.
Children, adolescents and some people with occupational or travel exposure risk should have at least two doses of the MMR vaccine.
A blood test can determine if a person is immune to measles.
The county acquired additional doses of the MMR vaccine after a man in his 50s was hospitalized for measles at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles on Feb. 1.
Area paddlers meet today
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Paddlers will meet at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., at 7 p.m. today.
This month’s program features Seattle adventure writer Charlotte Austin with her slideshow presentation of kayaking the Lower Columbia River Water Trail this past October.
The public is invited to attend.
A donation is requested.
The club has reserved William Shore Memorial Pool for two hours the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 22, for kayak skills and safety practice.
Nonmembers are welcome, though space is limited.
Visit www.OlympicPeninsulaPaddlers.com.
Reading series set
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwind Reading Series will feature Jamalieh Haley, George Marie and Ashley Toliver at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Haley lives in Portland, Ore., where she co-curates the If Not For Kidnap poetry concern and teaches writing.
Marie focuses her work as both writer and photographer at the boundaries of the human landscape.
Toliver was born and raised in California. Her chapbook, Ideal Machine, was published by Poor Claudia in 2014. She earned her MFA from Brown University and has received fellowships from Oregon Literary Arts and the Cave Canem Foundation.
The suggested donation for the reading is $3 to $5.
All proceeds will support the Northwind Arts Center.
For more information, phone Bill Mawhinney at 360-302-1159.
Nutritional gardens
PORT ANGELES — Veteran Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Jean Couillard-Jones will share strategies for getting the most nutrition from the garden to the dinner plate in “Planning Your Garden with Nutrition in Mind.”
The lecture is Thursday at noon in the county commissioners’ meeting room (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
Couillard-Jones will explore factors that influence the establishment of an easy-care, nutritious garden, including best choices of seed and transplant varieties.
She also will provide recommendations for getting the best nutritional value from fresh produce purchased at the market.
This presentation is part of the “Green Thumb Garden Tips” brown-bag series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners on the second and fourth Thursday of every month in Port Angeles.
Lectures are free and open to the public; however, donations to help offset copying costs for handouts are accepted.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
