PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park is seeking proposals from companies interested in operating Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort.
The company chosen will be responsible for providing overnight accommodations, food and beverage, retail, hot mineral pools and swimming pool, campgrounds, and other related services.
Operation of the facilities is currently covered by a contract between the National Park Service and Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services Inc. that will expire Dec. 31.
The new contract will be for 10 years, tentatively set from Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 21, 2025.
Park managers have scheduled a site visit to the resort for this coming Thursday.
A prospectus is available online at http://concessions.nps.gov/index.htm. For more information, phone Sue Eibeck at 415-623-2224
Companies have until July 28 to submit their proposals.
Summer hours
SEQUIM — Co-op Farm and Garden, 216 E. Washington St., has new hours that will last through summer.
It is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Propane tank filling and electric vehicle charging are available during those times.
For more information, phone Diane Fatzinger at 360-683-4111.
Pathologist joins
CARLSBORG — Jennifer Jurgensen will join fellow speech pathologist Dana Doss at Dungeness Speech and Language, 803-C Carlsborg Road, a speech therapy practice dedicated to providing skilled intervention to children with speech, language and social communication delays and disorders.
Jurgensen has been a practicing speech language pathologist on the North Olympic Peninsula for the past 10 years, primarily helping children in the public school setting.
For more information, visit www.dungeness-speech.com.
L&I workshop
PORT ANGELES — The Department of Labor & Industries will offer a workshop to help new employers at the Labor & Industries office, 1605 E. Front St., Suite C, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 20.
Online registration is encouraged to allow for planning; phone 800-574-2829 or visit www.lni.wa.gov. Use reference course number 3-78-0093.
Participants will learn about workers’ compensation, quarterly reporting, critical claims management strategies, workplace safety and health requirements, wage and hour laws, and contractor registration rules.
The workshop also covers payroll, overtime, meal and break requirements, keeping records, the importance of paying for workers’ compensation and more.
For more information, phone 800-574-2829 or visit www.workshops.lni.wa.gov.
Eatery featured
PORT ANGELES — Michael’s Seafood & Steakhouse, located at 117 E. First St., Suite B, was recently featured in Sunset magazine’s Eating Up the West Coast book as one of the premiere destination restaurants on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Some of the restaurant’s main staple dishes like divine steak caesar and pork medallions were featured with photos and recipes.
The Sunset book highlights several restaurants along the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. It is available at Michael’s.
Summer hours
PORT ANGELES — Randolf Frederick Co., 115 E. Railroad Ave., Suite 211, has expanded its hours for the rest of spring and summer.
The clock and watch repair, jewelry and art store is now open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
It is closed Wednesdays.
For more information, phone 360-797-1225, email rfcobiz@gmail.com or visit www.rfco.biz.
Real estate move
SEQUIM — Rick and Patti Brown have joined Windermere Real Estate’s Sequim-East office at 842 E. Washington St.
They said their cumulative years in local sales and service have given them an extensive and diverse network of resources and contacts.
Rick Brown can be reached at 360-775-5780 or rickbrown@olypen.com.
Patti Brown can be reached at 360-775-5366 or pattibrown@olypen.com.
For more information, visit www.RickandPatti.withwre.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:
■ Today: Barabara Chamberlain, executive director of Washington Bikes, and George Bergner of Port Angeles Likes Bikes on new efforts to support bicyling tourism in the area.
Second segment: Van Hipp, author of The New Terrorism.
■ Tuesday: Port Angeles Police Chief Terry Gallagher on the city’s Wi-Fi mesh network and its uses for police work and public access.
■ Wednesday: Port Angeles City Manager Dan McKeen.
■ Thursday: Dr. Bruce Williams gives “An Update on Diabetes, Osteoporosis and Thyroid Disease.”
Second segment: Gary Cieradkowski, author and artist of the book The League of Outsider Baseball: An Illustrated History of Baseball’s Forgotten Heroes.
