NEWS BRIEFS: Jefferson County 4-H fruit fundraiser is underway; Port Angeles Library to host ‘Science of Movement’

Four-H in Jefferson County in partnership with the Boy Scouts has worked with Empey Brothers Farms of Mesa to purchase and arrange delivery for cases of pesticide-free fruit.

The cost per case of fruit is $23 for peaches, $24 for nectarines and $21 for pears.

All funds raised from the fruit sale will benefit 4-H scholarships and programs in Jefferson County.

To order fruit, contact Beth Crouch at fruitsale@outlook.com or 360-390-8645.

The cases will arrive in Port Townsend for pickup on a Saturday in mid-August.

There is still uncertainty as to the exact pickup date, so 4-H will contact all who purchase fruit with the exact pickup date, times and location.

For more information, contact the WSU Extension Office at 360-379-5610, ext. 208, or tanya.barnett@wsu.edu.

Movement science

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will have a hands-on presentation, “The Science of Movement,” at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The event is for kids ages 3-12 and is part of the ongoing summer reading program through the North Olympic Library System.

The event will feature hands-on experiments, demonstrations and interactive projects led by teen volunteers.

The 2016 Summer Reading Program will continue through Saturday, Aug. 20, and will provide an array of events and incentive-based reading challenges to encourage children to continue to read throughout the summer.

For more information, visit www.nols.org; call the Port Angeles Library at 360-417-8500, ext. 7705; or email youth@nols.org.

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