NEWS BRIEFS: Dungeness-area neighborhood watch meeting scheduled for Wednesday . . . and other items

Published 12:01 am Saturday, May 30, 2015

SEQUIM — A Dungeness Greens neighborhood watch meeting will be held at the Sequim Prairie Grange hall, 290 Macleay Road, at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is hosting the meeting for any residents interested in learning crime-prevention tips and how to communicate effectively with law enforcement.

Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, Clallam Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols, Neighborhood Watch Coordinator Al Camin and Sgt. Randy Pieper will present information on crime in Clallam County and how to protect homes and property.

For more information, phone Lorraine Shore at 360-417-2262, email lshore@co.clallam.wa.us or visit www.clallam.net/sheriff.

McEntire to guest

SEQUIM — The Republican Women of Clallam County will host District 1 Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20.

The event is open to the public.

McEntire, R-Sequim, is seeking re-election to a second four-year term.

For more information, phone Martha Ireland, a former county commissioner, at 360-683-8399 or email irelands@olypen.com.

Unity speaker

PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday featuring Alan Peterson, whose lesson will be “Quiet Exit or Quantum Leap: It’s Never Too Late.”

A former attorney who gave up his law practice for music, Peterson is a singer/songwriter/speaker who brings his original music, poems and humor to the group.

Peterson is also an ordained spiritual peace minister.

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 to attend all church activities.

Workshop looks at art to help grief

PORT TOWNSEND — “Giving Expression to Death-Related Grief: Collage Making as a Healing Tool,” a daylong expressive arts workshop, will be held at the Co-Lab Conference Room, 237 Taylor St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6.

The program is taught by Soul Collage facilitator and grief group facilitator Carolyn Cristina Manzoni, who is also a hospice/bereavement volunteer for Hospice of Jefferson Healthcare.

Participants must preregister by Monday and pay a $10 nonrefundable workshop supply fee.

Attendance is limited to 10 participants.

According to Manzoni: “Death-related grief often leaves us in a place that is difficult to express in words.

“Collage-making can be a creative tool for accessing some of those hidden places and discovering insights into your healing journey.”

Manzoni emphasizes that participants do not need to have any artistic talent or prior experience.

To register, phone the hospice office at 360-385-0610.

Genealogy events

PORT ANGELES — “Genealogy Summer School” is being offered by the Clallam County Genealogical Society at First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6.

The focus of the classes is “Navigating Free Genealogical Databases.”

Speakers include Jim Johnson, presenting “Using Google for Genealogy”; Ray Madsen and Joleen Atchison explaining the different functions of FamilySearch; and Virginia Majewski on how to get the most out of Heritage Quest, FindAGrave and several state archives.

The cost of attending “Genealogy Summer School” is $25 per person and will be collected beforehand or at the door.

Space may be limited, so preregistration is recommended via 360-417-5000 or by stopping in at the society’s Research Center, 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd., between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays.

Heritage Quest Book Sellers will bring their books to sell.

Everyone is invited.

Student graduates

SALEM, Ore. — Jennifer Grauberger of Port Townsend recently graduated from Willamette University in Salem, Ore., with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.

She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and with chemistry department honors.

She received the Iota Sigma Pi National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry Excellence Award and has served as the supervisor of the Willamette Emergency Medical Services.

She has also served as a Webber Science Scholar and Mentor.

Grauberger was co-president of the Chemistry Club, executive officer of the Pre-Health Club and played golf and soccer for the university.

She will matriculate to the Mayo Medical School at the Mayo Clinic starting in July.

Grauberger is the daughter of David and Vicky Grauberger of Port Townsend.