NEWS BRIEFS: Landing practice set at Coupeville’s outlying field this Tuesday, Friday . . . and other items

Published 12:01 am Sunday, January 31, 2016

COUPEVILLE — Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are scheduled at the outlying field in Coupeville.

On Tuesday and Friday, training is scheduled in the afternoon.

Flight training operations are subject to change due to weather, operational and/or training requirements.

For comments, including noise complaints, phone 360-257-6665 or email comments.NASWI@navy.mil.

For all other questions, phone the NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at 360-257-2286.

STOP meeting

PORT ANGELES — Save The Olympic Peninsula (STOP) will introduce its legal team and hold a general meeting to update the community about activities in 2015 and expectations in 2016 on Tuesday.

All are welcome to the meeting in the Port Angeles Library’s South Carver Room, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 1 p.m.

STOP is dedicated to protecting the quality of all life by stopping activities that are detrimental to the environment, economy and health on the Olympic Peninsula, according to its website.

For more information, contact Pat Slaten at sweetwater@olypen.com or 360-452-8044, or visit www.savetheolympicpeninsula.org.

Free pilates class

PORT ANGELES — Strait Exercise & Wellness Center, 708 S. Race St., will offer a free pilates class at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Attendees are urged to bring donations for the Port Angeles Food Bank.

Space is limited. To reserve a spot, phone 360-417-0703 or email soht@olypen.com.

For more information, visit www.straitexerciseandwellnesscenter.com.

National Sew Day

PORT TOWNSEND — Quilts of Valor National Sew Day will be held at the American Legion Post 26, 209 Monroe St., from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation makes quilts for veterans and service members touched by war.

Participants can bring a sewing machine.

Patterns and fabric will be provided.

Soup and salad will be served for lunch.

For more information, email 1katheybates@gmail.com or phone 360-316-9798.

Spring ALPs set

PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) has set its spring 2016 Adult Learning Programs (ALPs).

Special events, courses and ongoing groups will be offered to the public free of charge from February through June.

These regular ALPs offerings are designed to meet a variety of interests, including one-day workshops, lectures and field trips.

Course brochures will be available beginning Monday, Feb. 8, at QUUF, 2333 San Juan Ave., plus Jefferson County libraries and the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St.

Brochures also can be downloaded at www.quuf.org under “Adult Programs.”

There is no fee for classes, though some may involve book or material costs and field trips may involve travel expenses or entry fees.

All are welcome to attend.

Child care is available on request for programs during after-school hours.

Public enrollment begins Feb. 8.

Enroll online with SignUpGenius at http://tinyurl.com/2016SpringALPs.

There also is an online ALPs enrollment station in QUUF’s Fellowship Hall.

Assistance with enrollment is available by email or phone from Joyce Francis at joyce.francis@q.com or 360-437-5011.

Foster parenting

PORT ANGELES — The Alliance for Children Welfare Excellence will offer free training at the Department of Children and Family Services office, 201 W. First St., for anyone interested in becoming a licensed foster parent.

There will be an orientation from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16.

The first core training module classes are Feb. 18, 19 and 20.

The second core training module classes are Feb. 25, 26 and 27.

The weeknight classes run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and the Saturday classes run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Register online at www.allianceforchildwelfare.org.

For more information, phone Linda Cortani, liaison/recruiter at the Clallam/Jefferson County Fostering Together Program, at 360-640-0869; email Linda-Cortani@olivecrest.org; or visit www.fosteringtogether.org.

Gonzaga dean’s

SPOKANE — The following residents of Port Angeles have earned placement on the Gonzaga University dean’s list for fall semester 2015:

■ Lacey Konopaski.

■ Michael Konopaski.

■ Emily Van Dyken.

Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade-point average to be listed.