SEQUIM — Evergreen Home Loans, 542 N. Fifth Ave., Suite 2-B, will host a free homebuyer education class from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The featured speakers will be Michele Adkisson of Evergreen Home Loans and Andrea Gilles of Professional Real Estate.
Seating is limited.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The event is sponsored by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
To reserve a space, email Teri Casper at tcasper@evergreenhomeloans.com.
Agent of the Month
PORT ANGELES — Marc and Pat Thomsen, aka “Team Thomsen,” of Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty have been named the company’s Agent of the Month for October.
The award is attained by producing the highest amount of real estate business transactions in one month’s time.
For more information, email Team Thomsen at MThomsen@olypen.com or phone 360-417-2782.
Company changes
PORT ANGELES — Green Crow, a company specializing in the timberland and wood products industries, recently celebrated 30 years of doing business and had several employees set retirement dates for this year.
Larry Blydenstein retired in January after 23 years as the lead in the accounting department, the controller and, most recently, chief finance officer.
Tyler Crow has assumed the position of chief finance officer.
Crow worked on the summer crew in 1992 and started with the company in 2001.
He is a third-generation owner/manager.
Rhonda Nydegger, who was most recently employed by Green Diamond Resource Co. in Shelton, came to Green Crow in December of 2013 and has been promoted to chief accounting officer and comptroller.
Nydegger is a CPA who received her Bachelor of Science in accounting at Central Washington University and comes with over 20 years of experience in the accounting field.
This December, Harry Bell will retire.
Bell has been the director of environmental affairs for Green Crow since he joined the team in 1992.
Taking over this role as company representative is Jenny Knoth.
Knoth is a University of Washington graduate with a doctorate in forest resources.
She joined Green Crow in August and is working closely with Bell as he prepares for his departure.
Kurt Hansen has been promoted to manager of Green Crow Properties, Construction and Investments.
Hansen, who has been with Green Crow since March of 2014, is the former owner and manager of Hansen Homes, a builder of custom homes.
Don Coventon is assuming management of the Port Angeles Rock Pit Operations.
Coventon will remain the log procurer for Green Crow, a position he has held since 1990.
For more information about Green Crow, visit www.greencrow.com.
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: Repeat show.
■ Tuesday: Jay Nordlinger, author of the book Children of Monsters.
Second segment: Sherri Jones of the state Department of Social and Health Services, Val Brooks of Court Appointed Special Advocates and a recently adopted teen discuss National Adoption Day.
■ Wednesday: Debbie Hunt discusses her involvement in the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, an effort to archive first-person narratives of World War II veterans.
Second segment: Cynthia Warne, executive director of the Port Angeles Farmers Market, discussing an upcoming fundraiser.
Third segment: Reath Ellofson discusses her annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Port Angeles.
■ Thursday: Julie Jackson discusses the ninth annual Holiday Nature Mart at the Dungeness River Audubon Center in Sequim.
Second segment: Mike Howe, director of communications for the Clallam County Public Utility District.