NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam County Serenity House alters operation hours again . . . and other items
Published 12:01 am Friday, April 3, 2015
PORT ANGELES — Serenity House has changed the hours of operation of its Housing Resource Center at 535 E. First St.
It is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
Serenity House cut back hours at the center Wednesday. On Thursday, it announced that hours had been adjusted again in response to client needs and staffing availability.
“With reduced staffing to provide the same walk-in service, wait times may be longer, but we will get to people,” said Executive Director Kim Leach.
The cutback in employee hours is due to a financial crisis the agency hopes to solve, Leach said, with steps that may mean selling the former Street Outreach Center, 505 E. First St. Serenity House closed the overnight facility Feb. 17 because it could not afford to repair its failing sewer.
The West End Housing Resource Center, 287 Founders Way, Forks, will be open 20 hours a week. Call 360-203-7107 for operating hours.
Hours are unchanged at the Sequim Housing Resource Center, which is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays except Tuesday at 583 W. Washington St. in Serenity Square.
Habitat director
PORT ANGELES — Cyndi Hueth, director of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will ask listeners to imagine a world where everyone has a decent place to live when she speaks next Thursday.
Hueth will tell about the organization during a free Studium Generale presentation from 12:35 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. in the Little Theater on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Opportunities to work with Habitat will be available to students and community members.
For more information, email Kate Reavy at kreavy@pencol.edu.
Taize service set tonight at Port Angeles church
PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave, will hold a special Taize service at 7 p.m. today.
Using the meditative music from Taize, France, it includes the Stations of the Cross and diminishing candlelight.
The event is “an expression of both sorrow and hope as we contemplate the life and death of Jesus and prepare our hearts for resurrection,” according to a news release.
The primary Good Friday service is at noon and includes a reading of the Passion gospel in John.
Communion is served from the reserved sacrament.
The Great Vigil of Easter begins Saturday evening at 8 p.m. as the new fire is lit, signifying the return of Christ’s light to the world.
It moves from darkness into light as the Alleluias return.
On Easter Sunday at 10 a.m., the celebration continues with music, Holy Eucharist, brunch and an egg hunt.
All are welcome at all services.
Walking tour set
SEQUIM — Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave., will present “Experiencing the Passion” for the fourth year today and Saturday.
“Experiencing the Passion” is a free self-guided, program-directed walking tour in which participants interact with each “still” (no actors) event/scene at their own pace.
Each of the 11 events/scenes depict an event Jesus records in his journey to the cross, ending in his resurrection.
All are welcome anytime between noon and 7 p.m.
For more information, phone 360-683-4135 or visit www.passion-sequim.com.
Handbell choir
SEQUIM — Music by the Trinity Singers and the Handbell Choir will mark the Easter Sunday service at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 10 a.m.
The Rev. Bill Green will deliver the Easter message.
A light brunch will be available from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. as well as immediately after the service.
Unity speaker
PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday featuring the Rev. Eva McGinnis as the guest speaker.
McGinnis will present the lesson “Our Personal Resurrection.”
Child care is available during the service.
A brief time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
All are welcome.
Pastor’s sabbatical
PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is sending its pastor, the Rev. Gail Wheatley, on sabbatical for 3½ months beginning Wednesday.
Sabbaticals are called for in the seventh year of continuous ministry to enable a pastor to reconnect with the spiritual and intellectual values that give meaning and effectiveness to their ministry, according to a news release.
Wheatley will journey by rail across the U.S., then by plane to Israel, then to Ireland, then to Iona Abbey in Scotland. She will conclude with a few weeks of family vacation in England.
The sabbatical was made possible through a grant requested from and awarded by the Lily Foundation in the amount of $50,000.
Part of the grant is intended to enable the church to continue its normal operation of weekly services but also to allow the congregation to enter into its own exploration parallel to the pastor’s.
In St. Andrew’s case, this will include guest lecturers and preachers on the Jewish heritage of Christianity, Celtic roots of Western Christian traditions, restoration of a woodland trail and music.
Chain gang busy
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang removed 2,820 scotch broom plants between March 9-13 from the Forks County Shop and the Woods Road Pit, bringing the 2015 annual removal total so far to 5,617 plants.
Ditching and culvert clearing took place at Four Seasons Ranch in Port Angeles.
Bridge and stairway maintenance was performed on the Elwha River Road Bridge. This included brush removal, weed eating and moss removal.
The crew brushed and cleared fallen debris at the state Highway 112 Discovery Adventure Trailhead, totaling 2.5 miles.
Between March 16-20, the chain gang picked up litter along Lower Elwha and Little River roads, totaling 7.2 miles and 340 pounds.
A couch frame was picked up on Little River Road.
They removed brush and dug ditches on Edgewood Drive and at Airport Log Yard.
At the Clallam County Fairgrounds parking lot along 18th and I streets, a blackberry thicket and retention pond were removed.
During the week of March 23-27, the chain gang removed 1,040 pounds of refuse from illegal dump sites on Chicken Coop, Towne, Happy Valley and Deer Park roads.
An old couch and a hide-a-bed were found on Towne Road.
In addition, the crew cleared landslide debris on Place Road, performed guardrail maintenance and scraping on Old Olympic Highway, and cleared weeds on Deer Park, Granite, Monroe, Draper, Marsden, Pearce and Lee’s Creek roads, plus Kaycee Way, Third Avenue and Moss, Walnut, Gales and Baker streets.
They also removed barbed wire and cleaned up sites at Salt Creek Campground.
Lincoln students honored
PORT ANGELES — Two Lincoln High School students, Sarah Stewart and Tristen Geiger, were honored by Principal Cindy Crumb and School Board President Sarah Methner at a recent School Board meeting as Port Angeles School District Students of the Month for March.
They were selected by Lincoln staff as part of a new program honoring exemplary students, instituted by Superintendent Marc Jackson during the 2014-15 school year.
Principal Crumb introduced the two students, sharing her comments about the students:
“Sarah Stewart, a senior who will graduate in June, plans to attend Peninsula College and major in auto technology,” Crumb said. “She contributes to Lincoln every day by her hard work in class, her ability to get along well with others and acts as a role model for other students by her positive attitude and dedication to her education.”
“Tristen Geiger,” she said, “is also a senior who will graduate in June. He plans to attend Peninsula College in the fall and major in informational technology.
“Tristen attends Lincoln full time and also is in the after school culinary arts program at the skills center. He works hard in school and still finds time to participate in after school activities. He is also a member of Lincoln’s leadership club.”
Peninsula College honors
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College has announced the students who made the president’s list and the honor roll for the 2015 winter quarter.
To qualify for the president’s list, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 quarter hours of credit in courses numbered 100 or above, receive no incompletes and earn a college grade-point average for the quarter of no less than 3.90.
Honor roll requirements are the same, except for a college GPA of no less than 3.60.
President’s list
Krystle A. Alsassa, Ari Stone Athair, Chasia L. Bailey, Leslie Bergman, Randall G. Braun, Jacob J. Burton, Fara N. Butler, Erik Camacho-Roldan, Joseph T. Cameron, Morgan V. Carl, Sarah K. Castle, Suet Wing Choi, Kyle A. Cobb, David A. Copeland, Nicole L. Criel, Amanda M. Critchfield, Samantha M. Cutlip, Chloe R. Dawson, Kelli A. Deboer, George Delorey, Makayla S. Descala, Joshua A. Diehl, Primrose T. Dixon, Sean M. Dwyer, Allison J. Elam, Eulalia D. Engel, Cullyn K. Foxlee, Abigail C. Frey, Anthony M. Fudally, Riley A. Fukano, Nicholas Gibson, Deborah Y. Gomez, Shannon A. Gordon, Angela D. Graham, Rebecca L. Groves, Kevin J. Hanley, Misti R. Hardy, Steven L. Hargis, Kendra A. Harvey, John D. Hassel, Tabitha R. Herda, Shawnda M. Hicks, Nik Hjichristodoulou, Van Hoang Thao Ho, Paul S. Hodgson, Nicholas R. Hoffman, Lindsay C. Horsman, Makayla L. Jacobson, Melani J. Johannes, Alexandrea B. Johnsen, Anton J. Kossler, Baoxin Lai, Hiu Tung Gloria Lam, Joseph Larrechea, Abbygail M. Latson, Michael Z. Lee, Hok Sze Leung, Dmitriy V. Lisenkoff, Michael Loghry, Rachael J. Loomis, Meghan A. Maggard, Carl J. Marsh, Forrest Maynock, Rochelle D. McKay, Kevin McNally, Emma L. Moseley, Patricia K. Mosley, David J. Muckley and Jennifer R. Murphy.
Also, Rachelle Lynn Nicholas, Alan Nord, Aaron V. Olsen, Xinzhi Ong, Colleen L. Ozbasar, Josephine E. Padgett, Helen J. Painter, Erin E. Pallai, Ruiquan Pan, Karina M. Paup-Byrnes, Amaia Perea-Beobide, Randall E. Rennau, Randy Richter, Rose C. Ridder, Michael D. Riggan, Brandon J. Roblan, Alisha L. Rohde, Cassie A. Ross, Michael A. Ross, Lora M. Rudzinski, John D. Sams, Jennifer L. Sayles, Kathleen D. Sayles, Tracey A. Schilling, Ruochen Shen, Abigail M. Siefer, Yohanes Sihotang, Evelyn E. Soha, Travis M. Sorgenfrei, Jayden L. Sparhawk, Aric A. Stark, Victor Stevenson, Ronald Sze, Yik Shao Tam, Julia C. Tatum, Benjamin D. Thomas, Karen M. Thomas, Pok Man Tong, Anh Duc Tran, Nessa S. Urban, Roxanne R. Venske, Martin P. Waldrip, David Walter, Ziqian Wang, Orion J. Weller, Jennifer L. White, Sheena White, Anastacia N. Wienecke, Shannon C. Williams, Lynn K. Wilson, Aaron John Zavolokin and Kindra E. Zenonian.
Honor roll
Ceris Allen-Williamson, Rebecca J. Amsdill, Kelly M. Anders, Jason L. Anderson, Leyga Ardhita, Cecilia O. Bahls, Ayden D. Bailey, Deborah Lynn Balser, Ashley L. Baltrusitis, Jason L. Beaudette, Halle E. Beck, Robert L. Beck, Steven W. Berry, Mical Blanchard-Wright, Deborah R. Bowen, Samantha R. Boyd, David A. Bureau, Kenneth D. Carr, Autumn C. Casey, Mukda Chabairum, Cameron J. Chase, Carrie L. Chavez, Donovan J. Christie, Mattie M. Clark, Hunter-Anne Coburn, Christina F. Costello, Susan Crabtree, Nicole L. Criel, Joseph Crollard, Rana J. Crowder, Evan Cummings, Victoria A. Cummins, Samantha M. Cutlip, Kelli A. Deboer, Brendon A. Despain, Isaiah M. Dewan, Fidel Diaz, Trenton J. Drabek, Amber C. Due, Minh Truc Duong, Eulalia D. Engel, Jeffrey F. Erlwein, Ivy M. Fields, Andrew M. Finman, Michael Fiorini, Cynthia Flores, Kayleigh A. Fosdick, Michael L. Fowler, Alisha K. Freeman, Andrew Frehner, Abigail C. Frey, Azura Dee Gaige, Samuel Gaisford, Matthew B. Galasso, Wenyuan Gao, John D. Garrison, Kelsey F. Ghere, Mickayla L. Gibson, Greta A. Gieseke, Cortlynn R. Gimlin, Deborah Y. Gomez, Savanna-Lin E. Gonzales, Robert J. Gravette, Elizabeth M. Griswold and Rebecca L. Groves.
Also, Savannah N. Hall, Taylor M. Hammond, Kendra A. Harvey, John D. Hassel, Alexis S. Hefton, Joshua J. Henderson, Sarah W. Henry, Shari R. Hinrichs, Felicia A. Hinton, Jesher Hitt, Nik Hjichristodoulou, Jeremiah C. Hobbs, Hannah R. Hoffmaster, Dwight D. Hoyle, Bryce Huber, James M. Huiskens, Amanda M. Hutchins, Jeffry A. Hutt, Joe C. Ingram, James L. Iredale, Kaitlyn A. Jackson, Christopher J. Jeffko, Alexandrea B. Johnsen, Zackery J. Johnston, Nikita K. Jones, Anton J. Kossler, Sara J. Kropp, Clarence Dean Langdon, Amanda E. Larson, Kari L. Larson, Tuen Lung Lau, Donovan D. Lee, Elizabeth J. Leigh, Christina J. Lewis, Michael Loghry, Anthony M. Lyman, Meghan A. Maggard, Anh Ngoc Mai, Grace Tulsi Marshall, Frank Martinez, Alisha L. Mate, Forrest Maynock, Timothy McCarthy, Cherish R. Moss, Sarah E. Moss, David J. Muckley, Ryan P. Nestor, My Thuy Nguyen, Zach A. Nibler, Sarah L. Nietfield, Alan Nord and Norliyana Norfadelizan.
Also, Sean Michael O’Donnell, Genevieve G. Orr, Angel Pacheco, Helen J. Painter, Ruiquan Pan, Timothy W. Patry, Janson M. Pederson, Salina J. Pettibone, Diep Ngoc Phan, Trang Phan, David V. Pierik, Madison T. Pilster, Lauren E. Piper, Travis S. Priest, Jordan A. Reabold, Mark S. Reid, Christopher M. Reis, Katharyn S. E. Rivers, Perry Rothermel, Porsche M. Santiago, Thomas L. Schreiner, John J. Schroeder, Jordan N. Scott, Krystal L. Sharp, Ruochen Shen, Abigail M. Siefer, Julian G. Silva, Willow Ashley Simmons, Erik C. Slater, Imani T. Smith, Justin L. Smith, Trevor M. Sparrow, Tezara Staley, Sahara R. Stanton, Aric A. Stark, Yik Shao Tam, Desmonda Tambunan, Christian P. Tassie, Benjamin D. Thomas, Chanti A. Thrash, Anh Duc Tran, Nhan Huu Huy Tran, Charles E. Trisko, Joseph P. Verrelli, Austin C. Wagner, Emily Joyce Wallner, Patra Rasuna Wanandi, Shuai Wang, Bradlee D. Ward, Raymond H. Warriner, Olivia K. Washburn, Hope L. Wegener, Michele M. Whan, Sheena White, Luthfan Wicaksono, Daniel J. Willis, Lynn K. Wilson, Thomas D. Winfield, Jenny A. Wolfley, Cameron J. Wood, William Wright, Zack B. Yanik, Darren Yeater, Kindra E. Zenonian and Wenyao Zhang.
For a breakdown by city (Forks, Port Townsend or Sequim), email Kari Desser at kdesser@pencol.edu.
