EYE ON BUSINESS: Reality TV star Mick Dodge at Sequim chamber on Tuesday . . . and other meetings this week

Mick Dodge (National Geographic Channel (Click on image to enlarge))

Mick Dodge (National Geographic Channel (Click on image to enlarge))

Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon meetings are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.

This Monday’s meeting will feature Rhododendron Festival candidates. They will talk on the value of local businesses and field questions from the audience.

Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim.

This Tuesday’s gathering will feature Mick Dodge, reality TV star of National Geographic Channel’s “The Legend of Mick Dodge.” He will speak on “The Land of OM.”

The meeting sponsor will be Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County.

Reservations for luncheon at $15 or beverage at $3 are required by noon Monday. Phone 360-683-6197 or email info@sequimchamber.com to RSVP and for further information.

Forks Chamber of Commerce — ­Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Ave.

This Wednesday’s meeting will feature Eric Delvin, community conservation coordinator for The Nature Conservancy, on a project to support tribal and rural entrepreneurs on the Washington coast in developing small-scale businesses through a new competition funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Lunch costs $8; a bowl of soup, $4.99; and a cup of soup, $3.99 (all prices plus tax).

Port Angeles Business Association — Meetings are Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 ­DelGuzzi Drive.

The speaker at this Tuesday’s meeting was not announced.

There is a $3 minimum charged by Joshua’s for those who do not order breakfast.

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All the above meetings are open to the public.

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