NEWS BRIEFS — Run-a-Mutt slated . . . and other news in brief

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Run-a-Mutt slated

PORT ANGELES — A Run-a-Mutt Canine Fun Run is slated for Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Clallam County Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. that day. Forms are available at Angeles Electric, 524 E. First St.; Family Veterinary Clinic, 3217 E. Mahogany St.; Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, 2105 U.S. Highway 101; and Necessities & Temptations, 217 N. Laurel St.

There will be a costume contest with cash prizes.

Medicare meet

FORKS — A town hall meeting on Medicare and the Affordable Care Act is planned from 6 p.m. to

9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20.

The session, sponsored by Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors, will be at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road.

The public is invited to look at options, ask questions and get information.

Mercer Island boil order stands

MERCER ISLAND — The city of Mercer Island says water samples have tested clean of E. coli for a fourth day, but a boil water advisory stands.

The city said a task force is discussing when the Seattle suburb can return to normal.

City spokesman Ross Freeman said officials don’t want to lift the advisory only to have to impose it again as they did last week.

The city not only has to have clean water, it has to prove it’s done everything possible to search for the contamination.

Inspections of water lines, construction sites and even having a diver inspect the city’s two water tanks have not found the source of the problem.

4-H program basics topic of seminar

PORT ANGELES — Anyone interested in learning about 4-H is invited to the “ABCs of 4-H Presentation” at the Clallam County Courthouse commissioners meeting room, 223 E. Fourth St.

The meeting is at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Sponsored by WSU Extension Clallam County, the presentation will cover the basics of the 4-H programming.

There will be information on local clubs, curriculum and how to start a club.

For more information, phone Jenny Schmidt at 360-417-2398 or email jenny.schmidt@wsu.edu.

Grief support group

PORT ANGELES — Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will offer a six-week grief support group series in Port Angeles from Monday through Nov. 17.

The group meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Monday at Hospice House, located behind the main office at 540 E. Eighth St.

The program is free and open to the public.

Registration is required, as group size is limited.

The hospice provides free services to terminally ill patients and their families.

For more information about grief support groups or to register, phone 360-452-1511 or visit www.vhocc.org.

Bekkevar talk set

CHIMACUM — The Daughters of Norway Thea Foss No. 45 will present Trish Bekkevar at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, at

1 p.m. Sunday.

Bekkevar will tell the history and tradition of the Bekkevar Family Farm, located on U.S. Highway 101 in Sequim.

This event is open to the public.

For more information, phone 360-379-1802.

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