PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend commissioners will consider final approval of new rates for 2019 when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The commissioners will meet at 333 Benedict St.
They also will consider an update on leasing policy on a first reading, with a second reading and final approval to be considered at another time.
Staff will tell commissioners about a request to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use a taxiway as a temporary runway during a rehabilitation project.
Commissioners will consider approving a lease of office space in the Boat Haven with Rubicon Yachts of San Francisco, Calif.
Playwright in town
PORT ANGELES — Playwright Anne Kennedy Brady will come from her Chicago home to the Port Angeles Community Playhouse to engage in a talkback this Friday.
Brady’s play “This Christmas” had its opening night last Friday; it runs two more weekends at the playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
For the talkback, audience members are invited to stay after the show and partake in a discussion of the story, the characters and Brady’s life as a playwright and actor.
“This Christmas,” which stars Pat Owens, Tia Stephens, Edwin J. Anderson, Kathleen Balducci, Michael Jay Sickles and Jessica McKenzie, is directed by Jim Dries. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 9.
Another talkback will follow the Tuesday, Dec. 4 performance but Brady won’t be able to attend that one.
For tickets, visit Brocante Antiques, 105 W. First St. in Port Angeles, call 360-452-6651 or see PACommunityPlayers.com.
Chain gang busy in area communities
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Chain Gang cleaned along
12 miles of Deer Park Road, picking up 1,020 pounds of garbage during the week of Nov. 19 to 22.
Crew members pulled approximately 400 Scotch broom plants from alongside Elwha River Road.
Crew members pulled approximately 525 Scotch broom plants from Place Road Pit.
Crew members also pulled approximately 3,600 Scotch broom plants from the Mount Pleasant Pit.
The chain gang has so far this year cleaned 151.25 miles of roadway, picked up 8,100 pounds of roadside litter, picked up 96,450 pounds of dumpsite litter, recycled 743 pounds of aluminum, trimmed 19,104 feet of guardrail, removed or sprayed 45,985 Scotch broom plants and brushed 11.6 miles of county rights-of-way.
For the Forest Service, the chain gang has so far this year cleaned 4.5 miles of forest roads or
trails, removed 12,610 pounds of dumpsite litter and removed 23 hazard trees.
Sequim scholar lauded as student of month
SEQUIM — Sequim High School senior Damon Little was recently recognized by the Sequim Rotary Club as September student of the month.
Little, an honor roll student, is active in student government, peer mentoring and community service.
Little also plays competitive pickleball and enjoys the theater and the performing arts.
He plans to study liberal arts at Washington State University after graduation.
Horsemen donate funds to center
SEQUIM — The Peninsula Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of Washington recently donated $1,000 toward the expansion of the Dungeness River Audubon Center.
According to a press release, the center, at 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, plans to build an extension that will hold a separate meeting space, a kitchen, a conference room and more storage.
Additionally, a paved, lighted parking area above the flood plain is planned.
According to the release, the capital campaign has already secured 43 percent of the $2.9 million goal.
For more information about Back Country Horsemen, call 360-461-9774.
For more information about the center, call Powell Jones at 360-681-4076, Annette Hanson at 360-670-6774 or visit www.dungenessrivercenter.org.