NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam Bay Comicom set this summer . . . and other items

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, May 26, 2015

CLALLAM BAY — The fifth annual Clallam Bay Comicon will be held in the Lions Club building in Clallam Bay on Bogachiel Street on Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12.

The event features creative works like comics, writing, film, music and dance.

Featured guests include comics veteran Roberta Gregory, creator of Naughty Bits and True Cats Toons, and Linda Medley, creator of Castle Waiting.

Donna Barr hosts the show. She is the creator of The Desert Peach and Stinz.

Businesses and communities are encouraged to offer specials or events to attendees and are invited to post on the “2015 Clallam Bay Comicon” Facebook page.

For more information, visit www.donnabarr.com.

Master pilot award

SEQUIM — Roy Ballantyne, representing the FAA Northwest Mountain Flight Standards Division, will present the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award to a local man at the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 430 monthly meeting at Sequim Valley Airport in the southeast corner hangar at 10 a.m. Saturday.

John T. Meyers of Sequim is being recognized as a pilot who has demonstrated professionalism, skill and expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years, according to a news release.

Recipients are awarded a plaque, a certificate and a lapel pin, and are recognized in the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Roll of Honor.