NEWS BRIEFS: Applications open for free, reduces lunches at Port Angeles schools … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Parents can apply now for Port Angeles School District students’ free and reduced-price lunches.

All students who qualified for free or reduced-price lunches during the 2016-17 school year must reapply again this year, the district said.

Parents are urged to stop by their children’s schools to fill out applications.

For more information on the program, see http://tinyurl.com/PDN-pabacktoschool or call 360-565-3751.

SmileMobile in PA

PORT ANGELES — Parents can sign up for a visit to the Washington Dental Service Foundation SmileMobile.

The SmileMobile, which travels the state offering dental services to children who might not otherwise have access to dental care, will be in Port Angeles from Sept. 11-22.

Staffed with a clinic manager, dentist and dental assistant, the SmileMobile will be parked at Jefferson Elementary School, 218 E. 12th St.

Examinations will be provided to children from birth up through high school age. Treatment appointments will be provided the duration of the stay.

SmileMobile staff accepts Apple Health and offers a sliding-scale fee based on family income and size.

To make an appointment or for more information, call 888-286-9105.

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: Closed. Labor Day special programming.

Tuesday: Kevin Hoult, certified business adviser from the Washington Small Business Development Center, discusses “When Customers Attack: What to Do When People Leave Negative Reviews Online” and free ways to promote your business.

Second segment: Amanda Lynn Bacon, voted “Best Live Performer” in Clallam County, talks about her upcoming Patsy Cline tribute concert.

Wednesday: Port Angeles City Manager Dan McKeen.

Thursday: Haley Pearce and Christy Smith discuss the upcoming 2017 United Way campaign.

Bentinck demolition

ESQUIMALT, B.C. — The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use from Tuesday to Friday.

The range will be in use from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily during that time.

Bentinck Island is located near Race Rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and is used as a terrestrial demolition range by the Canadian Armed Forces.

Local residents will likely be unaware of the activities except on days when environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity and wind direction affect how far the sound will travel.

Studies conducted on the potential environmental effects of Bentinck Island demolitions have found that blast noise in the marine environment during land-based demolitions is almost undetectable by acoustic equipment above that of other underwater background sounds such as waves and marine life, the Royal Canadian Navy said in a news release.

Grand opening

PORT ANGELES — Nail salon “girl talk” recently opened for business at 322 W. First St. and will hold a grand opening Friday.

Owner Stephanie Wilson utilizes vegan, cruelty-free polish and essential oils for pedicures and foot massages.

Those who attend the opening can meet Wilson, learn more about the business and partake in appetizers at 4 p.m.

For more information, call 253-376-0089.

Tools for caregivers

SEQUIM — The public is invited to enroll in the “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” class at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.

The class will meet Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from Sept. 12 to Oct. 17.

The cost is $30 for the textbook.

Topics include how caregivers can reduce personal stress, deal with emotions, solve problems, communicate effectively with other family members, make difficult decisions and use community services.

The class does not focus on hands-on care for the care receiver.

Preregistration is required. To register, call class leaders Barbara Parse at 360-683-2113 or Judy Croonquist at 360-582-1370.

Grants available

PORT TOWNSEND —The Sunrise Rotary Club of Port Townsend is accepting applications for grants from Jefferson County nonprofit organizations.

Applications must be received by Sunday, Oct. 1, and will be awarded Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Grant applications forms along with information and criteria can be found online at www.ptsunriserotary.org.

The funds for this grant program come from various fundraising events and efforts throughout the year by the club, according to a news release.

For more information, call Nancy Leeds at 360-301-2851.

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