NEWS BRIEFS: Port Townsend group plans sendoff for Standing Rock protesters Monday … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Standing with Standing Rock Thanksgiving Caravan will leave Port Townsend on Monday to deliver donations and supplies to protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

Members of the public are invited to a sendoff of the more than 30 people in the group.

It will be at 7:30 a.m. Monday at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 2333 San Juan Ave. in Port Townsend, said Megan Claflin, spokeswoman.

The caravan will include two buses, a 20-foot kitchen trailer and support vehicles, said Claflin, who plans to stay a week to aid in the protest against the proposed pipeline.

The pipeline would transport some 450,000 barrels per day of Bakken crude oil from the North Dakota to Illinois, she said.

For more information, see www.pnwstandswithstandingrock.org and PNW Standing Rock Support page on Facebook.

Flight landing practice

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the Ault Field this week Monday through Tuesday.

Operations will occur Monday from late morning to early afternoon, then evening into night.

On Tuesday, training will be in the afternoon.

The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.

Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to the 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.

Glass exhibit

SEQUIM—The city Arts Advisory Commission is seeking entries of glass artwork, which may include mixed-media utilizing glass, for the next exhibit to be displayed in the lobby of the Civic Center, located at 152 W. Cedar St.

The art pieces should be no larger than 9 square feet and not exceed 50 pounds per piece.

The deadline for submission is Nov. 21.

The exhibit will be on display from Jan. 1 to March 31.

All entries will be juried by the arts commission.

An artist reception will take place Jan. 6.

For complete entry guidelines and exhibit information, visit the city website at www.sequimwa.gov, pick up a brochure at the Civic Center or contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 360-681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.

Advisers wanted

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare’s Patient and Family Advisory Council is accepting applications to be a member of the council through Friday, Dec. 16.

Applications can be found online at www.JeffersonHealthcare.org/PatientAdvocate or requested through mail by calling 360-385-2200, ext. 2061, or picking up an application at the main registration desk.

Candidates will be expected to complete an orientation process and commit to a two-year term of monthly meetings held at Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center on the third Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

A panel of Jefferson Healthcare staff will review all applications and then schedule selected individuals for an interview in January.

New council members will be inducted at the Feb. 15 meeting.

The Patient and Family Advisory Council is composed of five community members and five Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center staff.

The council provides constructive feedback and recommendations on Jefferson Healthcare processes and projects that focus on improving patient and family-centered care.

Members of the LGBTQ community are highly encouraged to apply.

Tax-aide volunteers

Tax-Aide is seeking volunteers to prepare federal income tax returns for the upcoming tax season.

Volunteers provide free tax return preparation and electronic filing for low- and middle-income and senior members of the community.

Training begins in December using training materials and software provided by the IRS.

All volunteers must attend training classes and pass the IRS test before assisting taxpayers during the tax season.

Tax-Aide is sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation.

AARP membership is not required to volunteer or to receive Tax-Aide’s free tax preparation and e-filing services.

Visit www.aarp.org/taxaide to complete an online application.

For more information, contact Carol Volk, Tax-Aide communications coordinator, at 360-928-9509 or garycarols@hotmail.com.

Royalty applications

Clallam County Fair royalty applications are available at high schools throughout the county as well as online at clallamcountyfair.com.

The deadline and orientation is Jan. 14.

Applicants do not have to be in 4-H or FFA. High school students in grades 9-12 with a GPA of 2.6 or above will be accepted.

The court must attend the county fair Aug. 17-20.

Fair royalty also participate in local parades and community events as ambassadors for the fair.

For questions, call 360-681-2024 or email laurieanndavies@aol.com.

KONP talk guests

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m. local talk show segment on KONP radio, at 1450 AM, 101.7 FM and www.konp.com on the internet outside the Port Angeles area.

Station General Manager Todd Ortloff hosts the Monday through Thursday segments.

This week’s scheduled lineup:

Monday: Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols discusses some recent criminal sentencing, prosecutor FAQs, recent developments within the county regarding its approach to the Public Records Act and recent developments on the coroner front involving the county’s funeral home providers.

Tuesday: Clallam County commissioners.

Wednesday: Gary McRoberts discusses the Sequim Community Christmas Concert.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving Day programming.

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