PORT ANGELES — An informational session about two measures the Port Angeles School District has on the Feb. 10 ballot is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The meeting on the proposed school bond and levy will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave.
The gathering will be in the fellowship hall downstairs. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.
The district’s maintenance-and-operations levy would cost an estimated $3.26 per $1,000 of a property’s assessed value to collect $8.6 million in 2016 and $8.8 million in 2017.
The levy — which would replace the existing levy rate that expires at the end of this year — would cost the owner of a $200,000 home an estimated $652 a year in 2016 and 2017.
A levy requires a simple majority for passage.
The bond issue would cost an estimated $2.06 per $1,000 of assessed value to raise a maximum of $98.3 million to replace academic buildings at Port Angeles High School and refurbish the performing arts center. The high school gym would stay as is.
A 60 percent majority is required for voter passage of a school bond issue. Also, there must be a 40 percent voter turnout based on the number of votes cast in the school district in the Nov. 4 general election.
For more information on Tuesday’s meeting, phone the church office at 360-452-2323.
Olympia NAMI Day
OLYMPIA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Clallam County will send a carload of members to Olympia for NAMI Day on Monday.
They will meet at First Christian Church, 701 Franklin St. S.E., beginning at 9 a.m.
Organization officials said NAMI members are the most effective people to educate legislators about mental illness.
The preliminary schedule for the day is:
■ 9 a.m.: Arrival and continental breakfast.
■ 9:30 a.m.: NAMI’s 2015 legislative priorities.
■ 10:30 a.m.: Tips for meeting with legislators.
■ 11:30 a.m.: Legislative visits begin.
Affiliates can schedule their own appointments for NAMI members attending NAMI Day.
Most appointments can be scheduled via an email request, although it is often better to call the legislator’s office. For additional assistance, email execdir@namiwa.org.
For those planning to attend NAMI Day, RSVP to dorina@namiwa.org.
Sequim bond
SEQUIM — Sequim School District officials are hosting a series of public forums and presentations detailing the $49 million school construction bond proposal that will be on the Feb. 10 ballot.
A public forum was held Wednesday.
The next will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in the Sequim High School library, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Public forums also are set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Greywolf Elementary School library, 171 Carlsborg Road, and for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the Helen Haller Elementary School library, 350 W. Fir St.
The Sequim School District is seeking a $49.5 million bond for a new elementary school, new classrooms at Greywolf Elementary and Sequim High schools, and renovation of other buildings.
District officials and school advocacy groups plan presentations today at 10:15 a.m. for the Clallam Economic Development Council at the Lincoln Center in Port Angeles and at 6 p.m. for the North Peninsula Building Association, Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles.
Other presentations are set for 2 p.m. Saturday for the Sun Meadows residential community, 7 p.m. next Wednesday for the Sequim High School Band Boosters in the school district boardroom, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 22 for the Rotary Club of Sequim at SunLand Golf & Country Club and 6 p.m. Jan. 28 for the Sequim Prairie Grange at Macleay Hall
Other dates with community groups are pending.
For more information or to schedule an informational meeting, call 360-582-3260.
Raptors make visit to PT center tonight
PORT TOWNSEND — Admiralty Audubon will welcome Pele, an American kestrel, and Cedar, a red-tailed hawk, when the West Sound Wildlife Shelter brings the raptors to the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 7 p.m. today.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The birds and other wildlife that are brought to events like these are all rescues who have been rehabilitated to the extent they can be, but their injuries or life circumstances prevent them from living wild.
West Sound Wildlife Shelter provides injured, orphaned and sick wild animals a second chance at life and promotes the well-being of wildlife and their habitats through public outreach, education and involvement, according to a news release.
For more information, phone Rosemary Sikes at 360-385-0307, email ptrose53@gmail.com or visit www.admiraltyaudubon.org.
Weekly storytimes
FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., is offering weekly winter storytimes for preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 5 at 10:30 a.m. every Friday through May 12.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and books for young children.
Activities such as talking, reading, playing and singing support skill development and encourage children to interact with their caregivers and peers in a fun and literacy-rich environment.
Library storytimes also provide support to parents and caregivers by offering tips for effective ways to read, talk, sing and play with children.
For more information about library storytimes and other programs for youths, visit www.nols.org and select “Youth” or contact West End Youth Services Librarian Pam Force at 360-374-6402 or youth@nols.org.
Garden lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — The 2015 Yard & Garden Lecture Series, sponsored by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation, will present its second lecture from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Taking place at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Lawrence St., Lowell Dietz will speak on “Mushrooms and Sequim Terra Preta.”
He will share his knowledge about sustainable growing practices, bio-char, vermiculture and organic gardening.
Series tickets are $60 per person, and day tickets, if seats are available the day of the lecture, are $12 per person.
For tickets or more information, phone 360-301-2081 or visit www.jcmgf.org.
