SEQUIM — “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a class that helps those who care for a loved one also take care of themselves, will start Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
The class meets from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on six Tuesdays, ending June 30.
The cost is $25 for the textbook.
Topics include how the caregiver can reduce personal stress, solve problems, communicate effectively with other family members and make tough decisions.
The class does not focus on hands-on care for the care receiver.
Preregistration is required via class leaders Judy Croonquist at 360-582-1370 or Barbara Parse at 360-683-2113.
Community dinner
SEQUIM — A free community dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
The meal includes meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, fruit salad, desserts and beverages.
Reservations, which are requested to ensure that enough food is prepared, can be made by phoning the church at 360-683-5367 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before the dinner or by email to dinners@sequimtumc.org.
The church presents the dinners the last Thursday of each month.
Senior nutrition
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
A suggested donation is $5 for those who are 60 or older.
People younger than 60 can attend for $8.
Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance to 360-457-8921.
Menus are subject to change.
■ Tuesday: Green salad, beef stew, sliced oranges, dinner roll and dessert.
■ Wednesday: Green salad, tuna casserole, glazed carrots, fresh strawberries and bran muffins.
■ Thursday: Pickled beets on a bed of greens, corned beef and Swiss sandwich, Sun Chips and pears.
■ Friday: Tomato juice, spring greens, clam chowder, chicken strips, orange slices and rice pudding.
Group meeting
SEQUIM — Peninsula Friends of Animals is having its annual membership meeting at the Lazy Acres Clubhouse, 111 Dryke Road, starting at 5 p.m. with a “snack-luck” Wednesday.
A business meeting starts at 6 p.m.
Be sure snacks do not contain peanuts.
All are welcome.
Drum circle set
PORT ANGELES — A community drum circle will be held in the longhouse on the Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
All are welcome to the free event.
Participants can drum, rattle, play bells and other percussion, chant, sing and dance.
Phone Penny Burdick at 360-461-4538 or email peninsuladrumming@gmail.com.
Fashion show
BLYN — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild will host its annual May luncheon, fashion show and silent auction in Club 7 lounge of 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, on Thursday.
A social hour starts at 11 a.m., with time to view and bid on items in the silent auction .
Awards will be made at noon, followed by lunch and a fashion show.
Ladies from the guild’s thrift shop will model fashions from the shop.
The price for all three events is $18, and tickets can be purchased at the guild’s thrift shop, 204 W. Bell St.
For more information, phone 360-683-7044.
Landing practice
COUPEVILLE — Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville on Tuesday from midafternoon to early evening.
Also, search and rescue will conduct MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter training Tuesday and Thursday from evening to late night.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Newcomers’ brunch
PORT ANGELES — The Newcomers’ Club of the Olympic Peninsula will have a brunch at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive, on Tuesday, June 2.
Socializing begins at 10 a.m., followed by a buffet brunch at 10:30 a.m.
The guest speaker is Richard Labrecque, who leads the club’s monthly hikes.
Labrecque will share some of his favorite hikes and walks in the area, both long and short.
RSVPs are required and must be made by noon Friday via 360-504-2522.
PA students place in state conference
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School students recently brought home two gold medals from the SkillsUSA Washington State Leadership & Skills Conference in Tacoma.
Casey Bailey placed first in the precision machining contest, and Cole Tamba was first in the cabinet-making contest.
Tamba will travel to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the national contest against 49 other high school students.
There isn’t a national contest this year for machining medalists.
Other students placed in their respective contests as follows:
■ Connor Heilman, fourth place, precision machining.
■ Evan Avery, fifth, precision machining.
■ Brandyn Fouts, eighth, precision machining.
■ David Treese, seventh, cabinet-making.
■ Jorden White, ninth, cabinet-making; fourth, job demo.
Other students who competed were:
■ Brody Charles, job demo.
■ Ty Shore, job demo, cabinet-making, related tech math.
■ Devlin Borg-McDaniel, job demo, job interview.
■ Kaleb Sheldon, job demo, job interview.
WGU graduates
SEATTLE — Western Governors University Washington recently awarded nearly 1,700 bachelor’s and master’s degrees to students from across the state at its fourth annual commencement ceremony.
Eleven graduates are from Port Angeles:
■ Lindsay Noble, Master of Arts, mathematics education.
■ Ricardo Garcia, endorsement preparation program, educational leadership.
■ RebeccaLynn Bologna, Master of Business Administration, management and strategy.
■ Jennifer Kidder, MBA, management and strategy.
■ Heather Stoddard, Master of Science, nursing, education.
■ Marian Sawyer, Bachelor of Arts, special education.
■ Amber Bates, Bachelor of Science, business management.
■ Shanna Haugh, BS, business management.
■ Amy Ballantyne, BS, nursing.
■ Megan Brocklesby, BS, nursing.
■ Susan Rainey, BS, nursing.
Dean’s list students
SEATTLE — The following students made the Seattle Pacific University 2015 winter quarter dean’s list:
■ Port Angeles: Noelle Lynn Ciaciuch and Onna Marie Raemer.
■ Sequim: Natalie Rose McMurray and Stephanie Ha Nguyen.
Students on the dean’s list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average.
Airman graduates
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Kelsey R. Tanner recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.
Tanner is the grandson of Ralph K. Tanner of Port Townsend.
Student graduates
LACEY — Molly J. Merrikin of Port Angeles recently received her degree in business administration at a commencement ceremony at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey.
Students of the Month
PORT ANGELES — Two Franklin Elementary School students, Ava Brenkman and Harley Leonard-Buchman, were honored by Principal Amity Butler at a recent School Board meeting as Port Angeles School District Students of the Month.
The students were selected by Franklin staff as part of a new program honoring exemplary students.
“Ava is someone you can count on to do what you ask of her,” teacher Campbell Kirkman said. “She will always give her best effort. She is fully engaged at school and is willing to do what it takes to be successful and to help others be successful. She truly cares about what she does and how it affects others.”
“Harley is thoughtful and respectful,” Kirkman said. “He shows his appreciation for others at school with polite behavior. Harley is a student who will look at you in the eyes and accept responsibility for his actions when he has made a mistake. He strives to do better each day.”
Students of the Month will be announced at each school’s respective School Board meeting.
Each district school hosts a School Board meeting once during the school year.
PA girls place in Kitsap 4-H Cat Show
BREMERTON — Janey O’Connor, 14, home-schooled, and Faith McFall, 10, of Queen of Angels recently brought home trophies and ribbons from the Cat Tales 4-H Cat Show at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.
Faith is in her fourth year of showing, and Janey is in her third year.
Here are the results:
Janey O’Connor (intermediate division):
■ Fit & Show: Fifth place.
■ Type: Fourth.
■ Judging: Second.
■ Knowledge: Fifth.
■ Cage Decoration: Fifth.
Faith McFall (junior division):
■ Fit & Show: Champion.
■ Type: Reserve champion.
■ Judging: First place.
■ Knowledge: Second.
8th-graders collect data on field trip
PORT HADLOCK — Eighth-grade science students from Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend took a field trip to Naval Magazine Indian Island recently to receive some hands-on lessons in marine science.
During this two-day field trip, the students were led through a series of activities that professional researchers would do to collect field data.
This included using a net to catch near-shore marine life, separating and identifying the different species, counting the number of fish caught and measuring them.
The hands-on project was led by personnel from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Marrowstone Marine Field Station, with support from personnel from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Navy, state Department of Fish and Wildlife, and North Olympic Salmon Coalition.
In addition to fish seining work at a beach on Indian Island those two days, the eighth-graders also performed water quality tests on the water collected from Oak Bay.
The field data collected will be used to show species distribution and amount of marine life before and after any work to reopen the flow of water through Kilisut Harbor into Oak Bay.
This is the first in several field data collections that would be done leading up to and following the restoration of Kilisut Harbor.
