BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Angeles grad takes on engineering job in Texas . . . and other items

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Gary Wiggins, a graduate of Port Angeles High School and Washington State University with a degree in civil engineering, has taken a position with Pacific Architects and Engineers to improve the facilities that support operations at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.

This training facility graduates 60,000 pilots and flight officers annually.

In addition, the base sponsors multinational training for crews from NATO countries.

Wiggins is the son of Glenn and Mimi Wiggins of Port Angeles.

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: Pre-empted by Seattle Mariners game.

■ Tuesday: Tammi Hinkle, owner of Adventures Through Kayaking, discusses the upcoming Kayak & Film Festival in Port Angeles

■ Wednesday: Pre-empted by Seattle Mariners game.

■ Thursday: WOW! Working on Wellness forum speaker Dr. Ryan Iskendrian, Via Vita Chiropractic owner, will speak on “Applied Kinesiology: The Triad of Health.”

Second segment: Soroptimists Danetta Rutten and Judy Hoffman talk about KIVA, an Internet lending program helping those in remote places and without access to a banking system get funding to start small businesses in their villages.

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