NEWS BRIEFS: Gathering in Port Angeles on Tuesday looks to collect business concerns . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Small-business owners on the North Olympic Peninsula can help the Association of Washington Business form its legislative agenda during a morning meeting Tuesday.

The session is set from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St. A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided.

Attendees are expected to tell of specific challenges they face having to do with regulations, taxes or other concerns.

Those who want to attend are asked to RSVP to the Association of Washington Business (AWB) as soon as possible by emailing jackier@awb.org or calling 360-943-1600.

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the outreach session. Members of the Port Angeles Business Association will hold their regular weekly meeting during this meeting.

The outreach session is one of 15 held in May and June throughout the state as part of AWB’s 2016 Small Business Outreach Tour.

Port Angeles was chosen as the venue for listening to input from business owners on the North Olympic Peninsula, the chamber said.

The result of all 15 sessions will be a 2017 AWB Small Business Legislative Agenda.

Questions can be directed to AWB at its contact number or to Marc Abshire, chamber executive director, at director@portangeles.org.

Sequim group meeting this Wednesday

SEQUIM — Citizens for Sequim Schools will have its annual meeting of members at the Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will review the past year’s activities, plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year of events and activities, and hold its annual election of board members.

The meeting is open to the public.

Those interested in becoming board members should have a two-minute presentation prepared on their qualification and interest.

Email questions to citizensforsequimschools@gmail.com.

Flight practice

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field Wednesday.

Operations are scheduled for the afternoon.

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.

Media center open

QUILCENE — The Quilcene School library media center, 294715 U.S. Highway 101, will be open this summer from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, June 30 through July 28.

Activities available include coloring, origami, Ozobot robots, Makey Makey, puzzles and various games. The YMCA Reader’s Theater takes place at 3 p.m. Thursdays.

The performances are open to everyone in the community to attend.

Read to Rover will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Attendees sit down with a trained canine and spend time reading to it.

Local families, kindergarten-through-12th-grade students and parents, PEARL and home-schooled families are welcome.

Non-Quilcene or YMCA students should be accompanied by a parent or guardian. New library cards for parents of registered students can be issued.

CLAN library cards are accepted.

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