BUSINESS BRIEFS — Sustainable energy talk slated Tuesday in Port Townsend
Published 12:01 am Monday, September 15, 2014
PORT TOWNSEND — Ryan Dicks, the sustainability manager for Pierce County, will be the presenter at this month’s Jefferson County Energy Lunch program on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St.
Dicks directs Pierce County programs in air quality, energy efficiency, sustainability education, green purchasing and recycling, transportation and water quality and quantity.
He will present his sustainability goals and policies and describe the action that has been taken within Pierce County government to improve building energy efficiency, to increase the fuel efficiency of county vehicles and more.
The monthly Energy Lunch programs, held every third Tuesday, are aimed at increasing awareness of how energy, energy technology and energy policy affect life and business in Jefferson County.
Participants are welcome to bring lunch and arrive at noon to join an informal conversation with local energy professionals before the 12:30 p.m. program.
Port Angeles flag flies over B.C. food festival
ESQUIMALT, B.C. — Visitors to Esquimalt’s Ribfest last weekend needn’t blink twice.
Yes, it’s the Port Angeles city flag flying on a flagpole over the Victoria suburb’s community center.
It’s part of a “twinning” agreement in which the two cities promote each other’s food festival, starting with the rib festival in Esquimalt.
The Esquimalt flag is scheduled to fly over the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival in Port Angeles from Oct. 10-12.
“[Port Angeles] approached us about this arrangement,” Tom Woods, chair of Esquimalt Ribfest, told the Victoria News.
“They’ve benefited for so long from Canadians going there for Crab Fest, they wanted to return the favor. It’s about cross-promotion.”
Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins said the twinning offers the potential for the rib festival to draw a bigger audience and put the township in a positive light.
Doctor recognized
PORT TOWNSEND — Dr. Jonathan Collin, an adult-care physician in Port Townsend, received two awards during the Sacred Fire of Liberty Gala in Cambridge, Md., on Sept. 5-6.
Collin received honors in Excellence in Integrative Medicine and Excellence in Medical Journalism
The constitutional and administrative law firm Emord & Associates P.C. held a celebration and awards program at the Hyatt Regency Resort on the occasion of its 20th anniversary and in honor of George Washington.
Nominations for the excellence awards were received during 2013 and this year.
Collin and the other recipients were chosen from the nominees by an awards committee at Emord & Associates.
New manager
SEQUIM — Andrea Kuljis is the new business manager and on-site wedding and event coordinator at the Cutting Garden wedding and event venue, 303 Dahlia Llama Lane.
The gardens and farmhouse can be visited during an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.
For more information, phone Kuljis at 360-477-3237, email andrea.cuttinggarden@gmail.com or visit www.cuttinggarden.com.
Spa offers cupping
SEQUIM — Lavish Day Spa, located in the Sequim Gym at 145 E. Washington St., is now offering cupping services as both a stand-alone service and an add-on service to massage therapy.
Kristine Smith was certified from the Jima Institute in Bellevue.
Cupping is an ancient healing art developed by the Chinese many centuries ago.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, phone Smith at 360-797-5832 or email info@lavishinsequim.com.
Brewery expanding
PORT ANGELES — Twin Peaks Brewery, 2506 W. 19th St. in Airport Industrial Park, has expanded and changed its taproom hours.
The brewery is open from noon to 6 p.m. but will remain open longer for customers who wish to stay later and for Seattle Seahawks and Mariners games that go past 6 p.m.
The taproom has been expanded with another room with a pool table and wide-screen TV.
Customers can bring food or order a pizza while visiting.
For more information, phone 360-460-0554.
Aquatic therapy
PORT ANGELES — Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy has partnered with William Shore Memorial Pool to offer aquatic physical therapy.
Individualized treatment sessions are conducted by a licensed physical therapist.
An initial treatment is scheduled in the clinic, located at 1108 E. First St., to get a baseline of client’s strength and flexibility.
For more information, phone Therapeutic Associates at 360452-6216 or visit www.therapeuticassociates.com.
Children’s classes
SEQUIM — Becky Mitchell of Sunshine Generation of Sequim will begin teaching classes starting Thursday.
Sunshine Generation is a national children’s performing group that offers weekly classes in music, dancing and showmanship.
The program is open to children in preschool through sixth grade.
Classes will be held Thursdays after school at the Sequim senior center, 921 E. Hammond St.
For more information, including costs, phone Mitchell at 360-460-6537.
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: Producer Katie Skow, director Ricardo Villarreal and Darlene Jones discuss Katie’s movie “Ride with Larry,” a documentary about Larry Smith, who has Parkinson’s disease, and his 300-mile bike ride across South Dakota.
■ Tuesday: Port Angeles School District on capital facilities planning and an upcoming community forum to discuss the high school building project.
■ Wednesday: Olympic Medical Center’s Alexander Pan, cardiologist, discusses “High Blood Pressure: The Silent Killer.”
■ Thursday: Clallam County commissioners.
