PORT ANGELES — The inventors of an ocean acidification monitoring tool will discuss its use at the Studium General at Peninsula College at 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
The free presentation will be in the Little Theater on the Port Angeles campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
David Long of Flathead Valley Community College and William A. Pardis of Sunburst Sensors, LLC have developed a monitoring instrument called pHyter. It’s a hand-held chemical indicator-based spectrophotometric pH-measuring device.
They will discuss how pHyter is being used in developing large-scale ocean acidification programs targeting education and citizen science in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
These tools will be instrumental in providing the public with a better understanding of the process of ocean acidification and the impacts of a more acidic environment to valuable ocean ecosystems, Long and Pardis say.
Scientists say that the global ocean absorbs roughly a quarter of the atmospheric carbon dioxide released by human activities. As a result, ocean chemistry is changing, making the ocean more acidic, a process called ocean acidification.
Thursday’s presentation will be facilitated by the PC STEM Club, and is co-sponsored by the club with support from the NOAA Marine Sanctuary.
For more information, contact Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Messiah Sing-along slated for Saturday
SEQUIM — The 19th Annual sing-along of Handel’s “Messiah” will be held from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The sing-along will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake St.
Attendees will be given a copy of the score so they can sing along with the chorus.
Unity speaker
PORT ANGELES — Rev. Donna Little’s lesson will be “Burning Bowl Ceremony” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Little will be teaching at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.
Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.
Child care is available.
For more information, call 360-457-3981 or visit www.UnityintheOlympics.org.
New Year’s service
PORT ANGELES — There will be a New Year’s service at 7 p.m. Monday.
The service will be held at Bethany Pentecostal Church, 506 S. Francis St.
The service will feature soup, salad and singing.
For more information, call 360-457-1030.
Teen lounge at libraries
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will be hosting a teen lounge at 3 p.m. Tuesdays from Jan. 8 through April 30, except for April 2.
The lounge will be located in the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S Peabody St.
Teens will have the opportunity to explore virtual reality tools, play coding games, make zines and other crafts and learn some adulting essentials.
For more information, call 360-417-8500, ext. 7705 or email youth@nols.org.
Sequim choir forming for all ages
SEQUIM — Laura Showers recently announced the formation of a non-auditioned community choir in Sequim.
According to a press release, the group, Sequim Sings!, is open to all ages and genders. No singing experience is necessary.
The group is planning to meet for rehearsals from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays from Jan. 13 through March 10.
Following the last rehearsal, the group will perform locally.
The group performed at Sequim Health and Rehab in December.
Rehearsals will be held in the Fit4Life Gym,
990 E. Washington St, Suite 103.
For more information, email Laura Showers at laurasingsforjoy@gmail.com or visit www.wesingforjoy.com.
Music grant
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Symphony recently announced that its education program, Adventures in Music, has received a grant from the Beta Nu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Adventures in Music provides musicians who travel to schools in Forks, Joyce, Sequim, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Chimacum, and Quilcene to provide students with a close-up music experience.
Teachers at the schools receive a curriculum of materials to support the visits.
According to a press release, Adventures in Music makes 60 visits over the school year.
The $4,000 grant will support its 2018-19 season.
For more information, call the symphony at 360-457-5579 or visit www.portangelessymphony.org.
Teen Center gets fresh new look
CHIMACUM — Hannah Walters recently led a team of volunteers to repaint the Jefferson Teen Center.
Walters organized the repainting for her senior project at Chimacum
High School.
The teen center, at 91 West Valley Road, provides after-school services for tri-area teens.
For more information on the center, email shayann_hoffer@yahoo.com or visit www.jeffersonteencenter.org.
