COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field late afternoon to early evening, then late night to past midnight Wednesday and Thursday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to the 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.
Coast Guard rescue
GRAYS HARBOR — The Coast Guard cutter Swordfish homeported in Port Angeles was in the area to assist if needed when two mariners were rescued from a vessel taking on water 30 miles west of Grays Harbor.
The two mariners were transported by a Coast Guard aircrew and flown back to Air Station Astoria at about 5:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River command center responded to a request for assistance at 2:10 p.m. from the owner of the vessel, Le Enterprise, an 87-foot yacht, reportedly taking on water.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from the air station safely hoisted the mariners.
Crews aboard Swordfish, which was on patrol in the area, and a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Grays Harbor diverted to the scene to assist if needed.
After the aircrew assisted the mariners, the MLB crew returned to base while the Swordfish remained to monitor the vessel’s condition.
The weather at the time of the hoist was reported as sunny with sea swells of 4 feet to 6 feet.
Unity speaker
PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics’ 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service speaker will be the Rev. Donna Little.
Her lesson at the church, 2917 E. Myrtle St., is titled “Now We Have a Minister, What Does That Mean?”
Little will share her vision for unity and some of the agreements she has with the board for her term of service, according to a news release.
Little is a resident of Sequim and is a licensed and ordained Unity minister.
She brings 11 years of experience as a Unity minister.
A time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Child care is available during the service.
New clinic opens in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES — The New Family Medicine Clinic at 816 E. Eighth St. opened Wednesday and is currently accepting patients of all ages.
The owner is Dr. Lissa Lubinski, a board-certified family doctor and mother of two boys, who will be the only staff member.
The clinic offers primary care services and home visits.
Operating hours are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.
All visits are by appointment.
The clinic is a first-of-its-kind for the North Olympic Peninsula, as it is designed by patients, according to a news release.
Lubinski plans to incorporate the majority of the ideas she heard earlier in the year at town hall meetings and individual interviews, according to the release.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Lubinski at 360-406-5220 or connect@lissalubinskimd.com, or visit www.lissalubinskimd.com.
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: Master Gardeners Bill Wrobel, Jeanette Stehr-Green and Judy English take calls from listeners.
Tuesday: Port Angeles High School music and orchestra teacher Ron Jones, gives his retirement interview.
Wednesday: Pre-empted by Seattle Mariners game.
Thursday: Cynthia Warne discusses Fourth of July plans for Port Angeles.
Second segment: Danette Grady of Peninsula Friends of Animals discusses pet safety over the Fourth of July.
Nepal trip
SEQUIM — LifeBridge Wellness has announced that Alicia Demetropolis’ three-month departure to Nepal will occur sometime in late August.
For two months, she will volunteer her time with Volunteers Initiative of Nepal doing end-of-life-care, elder care and assisting around the medical center in Kathmandu, according to a news release.
During that time, she stay with a local host family.
During the third month, she hopes to travel over 150 miles to assist with earthquake reconstruction in Okhaldhunga.
Demetropolis is a state-certified caregiver and nurse delegate, in addition to holding a certification in spiritual care for end-of-life clients.
A GoFundMe campaign is currently accepting donations to assist with the cost of the trip, as well as customs fees for medical supply donations.
For more information or to make a donation, visit www.gofundme.com.
Habitat grant
PORT ANGELES — First Federal Community Foundation recently bestowed a $50,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County to support Habitat’s construction of a low-income housing community.
The community, dubbed Telegraph Townhomes, will feature a 52-unit layout for working adults and families in Bellingham.
Habitat partnered with the Kulshan Community Land Trust to create the Habitat Kulshan Project LLC, which will oversee construction.
Construction is slated to begin sometime during this summer, according to a news release.
First Federal is based in Port Angeles.
Student of the Month
SEQUIM — Dustan Koch was selected as Sequim Sunrise Rotary’s April Middle School Student of the Month award.
Dustan is the son of Larry and Sandy Koch.
His favorite subjects include math and science.
His plans for the future are to attend college and become a game warden, as he loves being in the wilderness, according to a news release.
Honor roll
SEATTLE — Several former Olympic Peninsula students have been named to the University of Washington’s winter 2017 dean’s list.
To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed a minimum of 12 graded credits and have a grade-point average of at least 3.5.
The students were:
• Forks: Alan Oswaldo Ensastequi Salazar and Brooke Ellen Peterson.
• Port Angeles: Anna-Elisabeth Baumann, Jesse Alton Calvert, Chi Him Chiu, James Louis Gallagher, Laurel Nicole Gieseke, Jenna Annabell Han, Megan Harrison, Carly Lynn La, Karina Mary Paup Byrnes, Cameron James Wood and Samson Moss Waddell.
• Port Hadlock: Jonathan David Rogers.
• Port Ludlow: Karin Amber Muggli and Sophia Kathleen Thurston.
• Port Townsend: Daria-Rosemary Bugel-Shunra, Eliza Joy Dawson, Clarice E. Forbes, Xavier Choa Frank, Luca Nicolas Freier, Ian Mckenzie Hadden, Emma Charlotte Kelety, Sophia Anise Nelson, Francis Paoli, Emmett Clithero Michael Scout and Robert Zachary Smolinsky.
• Quilcene: Peter Christian Alder.
• Sequim: Julia Ayala-Flores, Karen Chan, Andrew Michael Finman, John David Luongo Galm, Anna Elizabeth Kirchan, Austin George Law, Amanda Kristin Meier, Dylan Lee Miller, Tessa Lyn Owen, Travis Steven Priest, James Francis Reis, Audrey Maureen Shingleton, Alexandra Mclellan Stuart-Lovell and Sheena White.
Honor roll
BOZEMAN — Spencer Aston of Port Townsend and John Krueter of Quilcene were named to Montana State University’s spring 2017 dean honor roll.
Students named to the honor roll earned a minimum 3.5 grade-point average.
Animal guild honored
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Sequim’s Welfare of Animals Guild (WAG) was one of seven rescue organizations, volunteers and sucess stories lauded at the World Dog Expo’s Rescue Honors on June 9.
The guild received the Local Rescue Campaign of the Year award, and was nominated by Shelly Denton from Country Paws Resort, Sequim.
Working as part of the expo’s mission to promote rescues, foster programs and the adoption of dogs; the Honors banquet celebrated all those who dedicate their time to finding so many dogs a forever home, according to a press release.
WAG is a no-kill organization which helps dogs that are abused, neglected, surrendered or lost.
One of the campaigns that WAG was recognized for was the Half Way Home Ranch which provides dogs a larger environment for rehabilitation, socialization and adoption.
They also partnered with the Clallam Bay Corrections Center for a training program during which inmates are trained by a certified dog trainer in basic commands and behavior adjustment training to allow them to train WAG’s dogs to be ready for their forever homes, according to the release.
Volunteers sought
PORT ANGELES — First Step is seeking volunteers for various activities throughout the summer and will hold a child care assistant orientation class from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29.
The orientation will be held at First Step’s administration building, 323 E. Sixth St.
Activities include literacy and school readiness, sorting, organizing and folding clothes for Clothing Closet, landscaping, interior maintenance and child care support groups.
Registration is required for the orientation.
To register, contact Rhonda Raymond at 360-457-8355 or rhonda_fstep@olypen.com.
Scholarships received
PORT ANGELES — Soroptimist International Noon Club bestowed $4,500 worth of scholarships to five students at a recent club luncheon.
The students were Laura Rooney, Kennedy Cameron and Lael Butler or Port Angeles High School; Katelyn Fox of Lincoln High School; and McKenzie Brannan of Crescent School.
Each student had a chance to share their future plans with the club.
Grants received
The Jefferson County Foundation Giving Circle recently distributed $11,000 in grants to two youth programs.
The Northwest Watershed Institute’s Youth Environmental Stewards Program received $10,000 to support a weeklong, field-based high school class for students interested in science, technology, engineering and math careers in environmental restoration and natural resource management.
A $1,000 grant will help transport Blue Heron Middle School students to the Museum of Flight for the final day of a Rocketry Summer Camp.
The camp is sponsored by the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline in partnership with the University of Washington and NASA.
According to a news release: “A Giving Circle is a group of like-minded people who want to pool their charitable resources to address the needs of our community. Giving Circles provide social and educational benefits for members as they share hopes and visions for our community, research community needs and make collective decisions.”
For more information, phone 360-385-1729 or email Siobhan@jcfgives.org.
