Telephone Town Hall slated today
State Reps. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van De Wege will conduct a Telephone Town Hall from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.
Participants must call a toll-free number at 877-229-8493 and enter the PIN 18646.
Tharinger and Van De Wege, both Democrats from Sequim, will field comments from constituents and answer questions about this legislative session.
They and state Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, represent the 24th District that includes all of Clallam and Jefferson counties and most of Grays Harbor County.
Seeking out bands
SEQUIM — The city is accepting applications for bands to perform at this season’s Music in the Park, held Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. between June 30 and Aug. 25.
Performances take place at the James Center for the Performing Arts, located at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park.
Bands are to submit a press kit that includes a written request to participate and a CD of the group that will perform.
Send information to the city clerk, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim, WA 98382.
The deadline to apply is April 17.
For more information, phone 360-681-3428.
Club scholarships
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Yacht Club is accepting applications for scholarships that encourage Jefferson County residents to participate in maritime and nautical education programs.
Applications are due by April 10, and awards will be presented in May.
Scholarships are financed by donations and volunteer fundraising activities of yacht club members.
Past recipients have been awarded scholarships to attend the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building, the Skagit Valley Community College’s Marine Maintenance Technology Program, the Seattle Maritime Academy or the Divers Institute of Technology; to join an adventure with Sound Experience; and to learn to sail at the Northwest Maritime Center.
Applications can be obtained from www.ptyc.net or high school guidance counselors, the Schooner Martha Foundation, Sound Experience, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building, Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Northwest Maritime Center or by calling Katherine Buchanan at 360-379-1598.
Hearing loss meeting set in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — A public meeting, “Implant Options for People with Hearing Loss,” will take place at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., today.
All are welcome to arrive at 2:15 p.m., with the meeting starting at 2:30 p.m.
Implant surgeon and ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Seth Schwartz and implant audiologist Setsuko Murakami from the Virginia Mason Listen for Life Center will discuss cochlear implants and options for those with hearing loss.
Listening devices will be provided.
For more information, phone Emily Mandelbaum at 360-531-2247 or email mandelbaum@olympus.net.
Lions collecting
The Port Townsend and Port Angeles Lions clubs are accepting donations for their annual spring rummage sale, scheduled
April 4 at the Clallam County Fairgrounds.
Any household or sporting goods that are no longer used or too good to toss will be accepted.
To donate items, phone Roger Stimbert at 360-452-7908 or 360-808-4965, or email portangeleslions@gmail.com.
Proceeds from the April sale will go toward funding wheelchair ramps.
All monies raised in the community stay in the community.
The Lions are also accepting eyeglasses, new or used, during rummage sale drop-offs.
Irrigation Festival
SEQUIM — Applications and information for the 2015 Irrigation Festival Parade are available on the Irrigation Festival website, www.IrrigationFestival.com.
The deadline for applications is Friday, April 17.
The parade is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at noon in downtown Sequim.
For questions, contact Eileen Cummings at 907-378-1864 or eileencummings1851@gmail.com.
PoetrySLAM entries due by April 3
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library is accepting entries for the 2015 Clallam County PoetrySLAM until Friday, April 3.
All students in grades 9-12 can enter up to three original poems. Poems may not exceed 60 lines combined.
Entry forms can be obtained by visiting www.nols.org, from Port Angeles High School librarian Susan MacDonald or from the Youth Services Department at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
All entry forms and poetry must be submitted to the library by 5 p.m. April 3.
To be eligible for prizes, entrants must also present their poetry to contest judges at the High School PoetrySLAM on Tuesday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
Prizes include a Samsung tablet, inclusion in the Poetry in the Park program and $50 in gift certificates to bookstores.
Poems can be read or recited from memory.
For more information about this and other events for youths, phone 360-417-8500, ext. 7734; email Jennifer Lu’Becke at jlubecke@nols.org; or visit www.nols.org and click on “Events.”
How to stand watch
PORT TOWNSEND — A workshop on navigation, radar, depth sounding and when to wake a skipper will be held at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11.
The program, Learn How to Stand a Watch, covers the following: navigation basics; charts; latitude and longitude; compass and bearings; tides and currents; rules of the road; navigating a route; navigation aids, such as lights and buoys; electronic navigation, the pros and cons; depth sounders; radar basics; chart plotters/GPS autopilot; communication with VHF protocol; and good crew habits.
This workshop is for anyone who is interested in working on commercial fishing vessels or with some experience and would like to learn more.
Washington Sea Grant, the Northwest Maritime Center and WSU Jefferson County Extension co-sponsor the event.
There is a $50 pre-registration fee required.
To registe, contact Sarah Fisken at 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu.
Chain gang cleans up, plants trees
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang was busy removing scotch broom from Black Diamond Road during the week of Feb. 16-20.
It performed guardrail maintenance on Monroe, West Lake Pleasant and Maxfield roads.
Culvert cleaning and debris removal were done on Bishop, Kallman, Elwha River, McGarvie, Schmitt, Whiskey Creek, Monroe, Brown, Lee’s Creek, Gasman, Spring, Gellar, Schrivner, Orvis, Robinson and Gellor roads.
Work was also done on Larch Avenue, Deer Park Loop and Buchanan Drive for a total of 150 culverts cleaned.
Between Feb. 23-27, the chain gang removed 1,700 pounds of trash from illegal dump sites on Quillayute Road Pit, Bogachiel Bridge and Whitcomb-Diimmel Road.
In addition, the group planted trees at a wetland site behind the Washington State Patrol office and on Hoko-Ozette Road.
They hauled and spread bark chips at Garling Road.
Litter was picked up on Calawah, Maxfield, Iverson, Shuwah and Gaydeski roads, plus Salmon Drive and Bogachiel Way.
The chain gang brushed and thinned debris along East Beach, Joyce-Piedmont and South Dry Creek roads.
Removed debris
It also removed a fallen tree along Freshwater Bay Park.
During the week of March 2-6, the chain gang removed 660 pounds of refuse from 17.7 miles of county roadways, including Dan Kelly, Sekiu River, Sekiu Airport and Charley Creek roads, plus Whiskey Creek, Vista Drive, Vista Lane, Hoko Lane, Eagle Crest Way and Frontier Street.
A total of 2,760 pounds of trash was removed from illegal dump sites on Little River, Sisson, River and Brownfield roads.
In addition, scotch broom plants on Place Road were pulled, adding to the 2015 annual removal total of 2,797 plants.
Crews brushed the county right of way on Dry Creek Road.
Ditch digging and clearing were performed on the 2200 block of Edgewood Drive.
