SEQUIM — The Washington State School Directors’ Association has changed the date for a Sequim workshop for prospective members of a school board.
The free workshop, originally set for March 24, now is scheduled for March 31.
It will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Sequim School District boardroom at 503 N. Sequim Ave.
It is for any person who is thinking of serving on a school board in any district. The workshop is the only one planned on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Online registration is recommended at http://bit.ly/1A56gIz.
The Sequim workshop will be one of 14 “Become a School Board Member” workshops hosted statewide by the association to encourage residents to serve on their local school boards.
The association will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a School Board member and how to file to become a candidate.
Candidate filing week begins May 11 for the August primary.
Vigor adds Kvichak
Vigor Industrial, a Portland, Ore., company that operates a topside repair facility in Port Angeles, has acquired Seattle-based Kvichak Marine Industries through a merger.
Kvichak will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Vigor, according to the announcement issued Tuesday.
Kvichak’s current owners — Jim Meckley, Brian Thomas and Keith Whittemore — will join Vigor as shareholders and as members of the leadership team.
The shipbuilding company merged with Oregon Iron Works in 2014.
“The Kvichak team builds the best aluminum workboats in the country, arguably the world,” Vigor CEO and owner Frank Foti said in a statement.
“Infusing those fabrication genetics into our broader operations is what industrial evolution is all about.”
Vigor became the Northwest’s dominant shipbuilding and marine-repair company in 2011 when it bought Seattle’s Todd Pacific Shipyards for $130 million.
Vigor expanded again in 2012 with its purchase of Alaska Ship and Drydock, followed by last year’s merger with Oregon Iron.
PT police action
PORT TOWNSEND — A man officers detained briefly at Memorial Field in Port Townsend on Tuesday night had caused a disturbance at the Port Townsend Winter Shelter, but there was insufficient evidence that he had committed a crime, officers said.
Police stopped the 46-year-old transient, who was unidentified, after a report of a possible assault at the shelter at 209 Monroe St., said Officer Patrick Fudally in a news release issued because several members of the public saw the police action.
The man was found to have an 8-inch to 10-inch knife and a small cut on his hand, which medics treated before he left the area.
No one else was injured, Fudally said.
The man was admonished. He was not taken into custody.
Fashion show set Friday for class of 2015
JOYCE — The Crescent High School Class of 2015 will hold its annual fashion show in the cafeteria Friday.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m.
Admission is $4 for students and $6 for adults.
There also will be a silent auction and bake sale.
All proceeds go toward senior scholarships and the senior class trip.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Hogan at 360-808-0563 or ehogan@wccg.net.
Family Flick set
SEQUIM — A Family Flick will be held at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 2 p.m. Saturday with a free screening of “Toy Story 3.”
Offered the first Saturday of each month through May, Family Flicks provide family entertainment, popcorn and movie trivia for free.
For more information, phone the library at 360-683-1161, visit www.nols.org or email youth@nols.org.
Gardeners gather
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Food Bank Garden Team is inviting gardeners or “wannabe” vegetable gardeners to a Gardeners Gathering at the Mountain View Commons building in the Red Cross office, 1925 Blaine St., Suite 7, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
A special tour of the food bank and small food bank garden will precede an illustrated presentation about Jefferson County food bank gardens.
Admission is free.
For more information, phone Karen Kastel at 360-531-2536, email ptfoodbankgarden@gmail.com or visit www.ptfoodbankgarden.com.
Seattle-based women’s choir sings Saturday
PORT TOWNSEND — The Mirinesse Women’s Choir, co-conducted by Port Townsend resident Rebecca Rottsolk, will begin its 2015 season with a concert at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
The performance starts at 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is a $15 suggested donation.
“Wearing the Sky” features music of commemoration and hope from cultures across time and space, according to a news release.
The singers of Mirinesse Women’s Choir, based in Seattle, are an auditioned and multi-generational group of women.
For more information, visit www.mirinessewomenschoir.org.
Bird migration talk
SEQUIM — “Bird Migration: Why, Where, When and How Birds Migrate” will be the topic of the fifth Backyard Birding class at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
From 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Ken Leuthold and Jim Gift will lead an exploration of the world of long-distance flying without stopovers to rest or refuel.
The next class in this series, “Spring Gardening for Birds” with Joe Holtrop, is Saturday, April 18.
For more information, visit www.olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org.
Mexican breakfast
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, will host a Mexican breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 8.
Breakfast includes corn tortillas, cheese and scrambled eggs, tomato-chile salsa, black beans and freshly brewed coffee and tea.
The suggested donation is $10 at the door, with all proceeds going to educational programs and projects of Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
For more information, phone 360-683-1651.
