PORT TOWNSEND — Dr. Rich Meadows and Laura Hollister-Meadows, ARNP, are relocating to Richland.
All of their patients and friends are invited to stop by the Jefferson Healthcare Family Medicine Clinic, 1010 Sheridan St., Suite 101, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to have refreshments and wish the Meadowses well.
Meadows and Hollister-Meadows came to Port Townsend in 2006.
Meadows was a member of the resident faculty and in private practice at Hanover Family Physicians in Virginia from 2003 to 2006.
Hollister-Meadows’ medical expertise includes women’s health, pediatrics and cardiology.
They have two children, and their son will be starting school in Richland in 2015.
No landing practice set this week
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville today through Saturday.
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.
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: Pea salad, Salisbury steak, whipped potatoes, dill carrots and fresh pineapple.
■ Wednesday: Green salad, chili, corn bread, slice oranges and strawberries and bananas.
■ Thursday: Green salad, lemon dill fish, baked potato, asparagus, garlic bread and cherry cobbler.
■ Friday: Spinach salad, pork roast, sweet potatoes, steamed greens, dinner rolls and baked apples.
Luncheon set this Tuesday at PA eatery
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Christian Women’s Connection will host its annual Christmas program during a buffet luncheon on the second floor of the Port Angeles CrabHouse Restaurant, 221 N. Lincoln St.
The event is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission is $16.
Vocal Unlimited, a group of Port Angeles High School students directed by Jolene Gailey, will perform “A Joyful Sound.”
The speaker is Ann Griffiths, who will talk on “influence, choice and a story of a ring.” She is an author, coach and grandmother of four.
Free child care is available.
For reservations, phone 360-452-4343 or 360-457-8261.
Holiday Story Swap
PORT ANGELES — A Story Swap of winter/holiday stories, plus a dessert potluck, will be held in the Raymond Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., on Tuesday.
A variety of treats will be offered at 6 p.m., with the storyteller open mic at 7 p.m.
All are welcome to share a personal story or a traditional tale that is appropriate for the season.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-452-8092 or visit www.ClallamStoryPeople.org.
Mobile device help planned in 2 classes
SEQUIM — Two classes to help buyers purchase mobile devices will be held at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Tuesday or from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Pre-registration is not required.
Following a short presentation, an assortment of devices will be available for participants to try out.
This program is presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library in collaboration with North Olympic Library System, with funding from the Washington State Library and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
For more information, contact Tribal Librarian Bonnie Roos at 360-582-5783 or library@ jamestowntribe.org.
MS self-help group
SEQUIM — A National MS Society Self-Help Group will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
This meeting is free and open to anyone who has MS or who has a family member with MS.
This new Sequim group holds meetings the second Tuesday of every month.
For more information, phone Patty Jones at 360-808-9626 or email pheath1960@outlook.com.
Sea chantey circle
PORT TOWNSEND — A Sea Shanty Song Circle will be held at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The event is free, family-friendly and open to the public.
The Whateverly Brothers will lead the evening of singing.
For more information, visit www.singshanties.com.
WOW! forum slated
SEQUIM — Sue Meyer, Retired Senior Volunteer Program coordinator for Olympic Community Actions Program, will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness Forum titled “Improve Your Health: Volunteer!” at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
WOW! Working on Wellness is a health education program of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, Sequim’s free clinic.
The clinic provides basic urgent care and chronic health care services to uninsured community members.
The Basic Urgent Care Clinic is open to patients Monday and Thursday evenings beginning at 5 p.m.
Individuals interested in supporting the clinic can phone 360-582-0218.
Cartography lesson
FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., will present a beginner’s cartography program to introduce the library’s new portable map collection at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
“Map It! @ the Forks Branch Library” features a discussion of the Olympic Peninsula’s cartographic history.
Participants of all ages will learn new techniques for interacting with maps in addition to gaining hands-on practice using the new collection.
This program, led by local cartography expert Curt White, is free; pre-registration is not required.
For more information, visit www.nols.org and click on “Events” and “Forks” or phone 360-374-6402.
Author to talk latest works at PA High
PORT ANGELES — Author William Dietrich will visit the Port Angeles High School library, 304 E. Park Ave., at 7 p.m. Wednesday to talk about his latest works, The Three Emperors, The North Cascades, The Murder of Adam and Eve and Napoleon’s Ruler: Life and Career lessons from Bonaparte.
The event is a fundraiser for the high school newspaper, Timberline.
Raindrop Desserts, one of the event’s sponsors, will supply cupcakes.
Students will be asking for a donation at the event.
For more information, phone Patti Pattison, Timberline adviser, at 360-565-1588.
River film screens
PORT ANGELES — A screening of “Return of the River” will be held at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Admission is by donation.
The director will be available for a Q&A after the film.
“Return of the River” features an unlikely success story for environmental and cultural restoration revolving around the Elwha River and its dams.
For more information, contact Suzie Bennett at 360-417-8545 or suzie.bennett@elwha.org, or visit www.elwhafilm.com.
Year’s top citizen nominees sought on Marrowstone
NORDLAND — Nominations are being sought for the 2014 Marrowstone Island Citizen of the Year.
Nomination forms and a ballot box have been placed at the Nordland General Store, 7180 Flagler Road.
Any Marrowstone resident can submit a nomination.
Along with the nominee’s qualifications, criteria are:
■ Must have been an island resident for five years
■ Must have been personally involved in the performance of a service that has had a lasting and beneficial effect on the island community. The area of involvement need not necessarily have been on Marrowstone Island but should have been in Jefferson County.
The deadline for nominations is Dec. 31.
Nominations can be made at the ballot box or mailed to the Citizen of the Year Committee c/o Bob and Sandy Barrett, 2544 E. Marrowstone Road, Nordland, WA 98358.
The award will be presented at the January meeting of the Marrowstone Island Community Association in Nordland.
Christmas at Fifth
SEQUIM — The Fifth Avenue, 500 W. Hendrickson Road, will host Christmas at the Fifth at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15.
Christmas music and refreshments will be offered at the free event.
The Grand Olympic Chorus will perform.
RSVP to the Fifth Avenue at 360-638-3345.
No coffee house
SEQUIM — There will be no Sequim Deaf Coffee House this month.
The next meeting is planned for Jan. 10.
For more information, email purplelav4me@gmail.com or SDCH_2010@comcast.net.
Nursing orientation seminar
PORT ANGELES — Those considering becoming nurses can learn more about the profession at Peninsula College’s nursing orientation seminar Jan. 12.
The seminar will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Pirate Union Building Conference Room (J-47) on the college’s Port Angeles campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
No RSVP is required. All are welcome.
The presentation will cover general information about the profession of nursing, pre-requisites required for admission, the application process and life as a nursing student.
A panel of current and former nursing students will help answer questions.
Recorded attendance will add 10 points to an individual’s nursing application. Those who attended the first seminar in November can also attend this one, though additional points will not be awarded to their applications.
For more information, email Kathy Craven at kcraven@pencol.edu.
Youth United
PORT ANGELES — Jody Moss and Scott Brandon, United Way of Clallam County representatives, met with Port Angeles High School students recently to talk about Youth United volunteer service opportunities and the varsity letter in community service award.
Additionally, Corey Delikat and Alexis Cariello presented ideas on how students can work with the city to gain volunteer hours.
United Way has partnered with the Port Angeles School District and Port Angeles High Key Club to orchestrate the high school varsity letter in community service program during the past two school years.
The Youth United program is self-governed by individual students.
As students volunteer, they maintain a record of all of their work, complete with supervisor contact information.
Students must complete 145 hours or more of service in one year to receive their varsity letter.
Students can count hours earned since April 1, 2014, toward a 2014-15 varsity letter.
To learn more, visit the Youth United website, www.unitedwayclallam.org/youth-united.
PAHS students receive awards
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School’s National Honor Society recently hosted the 2014 Academic Awards Night in the school’s Performing Arts Center.
Awards were announced by National Honor Society officers Kendal Jacobson, Leah Marsh, Audra Perrizo, Astrid Schick, Melanie Schimschal and Simon Shindler, with assistance by society adviser Mike Nolan and Principal Jeff Clark.
Nolan welcomed a packed “house” of students, parents and friends. Math instructor Carol Jackson was noted as the special guest and gave opening remarks and encouragement to be a “superhero” to award recipients.
Seventy-four students received an academic award, 81 received an academic letter, 44 received their first academic bar, and 37 received their second academic bar for a total of 236 awards.
Academic award status is accomplished by attaining one semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Students receiving the academic letter have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher both semesters for one full year.
An academic bar is awarded to students with a GPA of 3.5 for two full years.
The second academic bar recipients have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher both semesters for three full years.
Port Angeles Education Foundation sponsored this year’s Academic Awards Night.
Awards presented are as follows:
Academic Award
■ Class of 2015: Shania Alderson, Nathan Angevine, Emily Basden, Svea Bastin, Samuel Burton, Delanie Critchfield, Elizabeth Defrang, Stephanie Dudley, Carly Gouge, Danielle Grimes, Jacob Higbee, Lauren Hoover, Natalie McNary, Kylie McVaugh, Michael Miles, Julie Nissen, Meagan Notar, Airel Oakley, Elizabeth Teichmann and Clare Wegener.
■ Class of 2016: Hannah Almaden, Alyvia Bennett, Amanda Bennett, Collin Boe, Cameron Burns, Garry Cameron, Lauren Droz, Ian Ferrer, Malik Ford, Landon Groves, Joshua Hendry, Mitchell Hobbs, Noah Johnson, Carter Juskevich, Smit Kataria, Matthew Kaufmann, Juliana Kavadas, Jens Konerding, Anton Kossler, Kyler Mabrey, Avery Martin, Scott Methner, Jeffrey Rinck, Katherynn Smith, Brittney Sofie, Gabriela Van Dyke, Jonathan Winters, Austin Wolfley, Natica Wood and Irene Wright.
■ Class of 2017: Kelsey Brown, Abriana Buchanan, Abbigale Cottam, Alanna Deford, Molly Holm, David Jensen, Kyle Koller, Levi Laungayan, Bradley Lightfoot, Denzel Loghry, Aaliya Mitchell, Jasmine Moniz, Isaac Newlin, Zaundria Patterson, Brendan Rosas, Noah Sinnes, Janelle Stevenson, Skylar Tomason, Kaytlin Turner, Daniel Vollin, Devun Wahlsten, Parker Walsh, Ashlee Williams and Ephraim Woodin-Stockert.
Academic Letter
■ Class of 2015: Charlee Aragon, Samantha Benoff, Jesse Calvert, Claudia Carvell, Julie Catterson, Tyler Hansen, Kayla Hennings, Hannah Howell, Silas Johnson, Nikita Jones, Erin Rice, Astrid Schick, Kyle Sholinder, Samuel Stevenson, Luciano Toscano and Matthew Witczak.
■ Class of 2016: Hayley Baxley, Jordan Bruch, Kayla Brunken, Michael Chong, Hunter-Anne Coburn, Brandon Currie, Erina Dougherty and Joshua Gershon.
■ Class of 2017: Aidan Abbott, Helena Allencastre, Ryan Amiot, Benjamin Basden, Amber Benoit, Aubrey Best, Henry Breece, Lael Butler, Tristin Butler, Kennedy Cameron, Kacey Casad, Jennifer Danielson, Olivia Due, Royce Duncan, Claire Fritschler, Joseph Griswold, Amber Hamilton, Leah Haworth, Nicole Heaton, Karsten Hertzog, Hailey Hollingsworth, Ashley Howell, Caleb Joslin, Hana Kildall, Kristin Kirkman, Audrey Little, Haley Locke, Lauren Lunt, Noah McGoff, Slade McLaughlin, Reed Morace, Calista Mordecai-Smith, Paige Napiontek-Sanders, Tyler Nickerson, Laura Nutter, Camille Ortloff, Justin Parker, Alexandra Peabody, Grayson Peet, Alyssa Potter, Nikaila Price, Wesleyanne Rayment, Kylee Reid, Della Rygaard, Jesse Salgado, Grace Sanwald, Karisma Sexton, Zachary Smith, Kendra Sullivan, Emma Szczepczynski, Makensy Thompson, Sarah Tiemersma, Emily Traughber, Jared Van Blair, Maya Wharton, Sierra Wilson and Hope Winsor.
First Academic Bar
■ Class of 2015: Gavin Crain and Mikayla DeBerry.
■ Class of 2016: Bergen Amundson, Matthew Becker, Nathan Bock, Madeline Boe, Lillian Brown, Robyn Bunch, Anders Chapman, Elijah Dumdie, Wei-Yan Fu, Tyler Gale, Brytnee Gardner, Marisa Gasper, Monica Gasper, Ciara Gentry, Greta Gieseke, Jeffrey Glatz, Alexis Hefton, Alyssa Herbert, Emily Johnson, Mary Kheriaty, Dakota Kuch, Cade Levine, Avis Noble, Cristina Oman, Genevieve Orr, Karina Paup-Byrnes, Janson Pederson, Austin Phillips, Sydney Roberts, Ann Robertson, Emma Smith, Jayden Sparhawk, Madison St. George, Willow Suess, David Treese, Paul Van Rossen, Hope Wegener, Caleb West, Anastacia Wienecke, Sonia Witczak, Cameron Wood and Madalaine Woods.
Second Academic Bar
■ Class of 2015: Brady Anderson, Nathan Beirne, Zoe Bozich, Elizabeth Brackett, Ian Brumbaugh, Peter Butler, Sofia Doryland, Allison Drew, Amber Due, Nicholas Fritschler, James Gallagher, Katherine Haworth, Connor Heilman, Michael Helwick, Marc Henry, Kendal Jacobson, Hannah Little, Leah Marsh, Hannah Middlestead, Jeffrey Mordecai-Smith, Emma Moseley, Aaron Olsen, Bailee Palmer, Alexander Parrill, Annika Pederson, Audra Perrizo, Rozalyn Piper, Cameron Raber, Lora Rudzinski, Lukas Saskowsky, Melanie Schimschal, Simon Shindler, Samson Waddell, Katelyn West, Sabrina Williams, Carlee Wilson and David Winsor.
