PORT ANGELES — Kindergarten open house events are scheduled at four Port Angeles School District elementary schools.
Open houses have been scheduled for:
• Thursday, May 17: Hamilton Elementary at 1822 W. Seventh St., from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 23: Franklin Elementary at 2505 S. Washington St., at 9 a.m.
• Thursday, May 24: Roosevelt Elementary at 106 Monroe St., from noon to 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 21: Dry Creek Elementary at 25 Rife Road, at 5 p.m.
The events provide an opportunity for new families to tour school facilities and meet kindergarten teachers.
During the open house, parents can meet with staff and obtain information including food service, transportation and more, while children take part in a classroom activity.
Kindergarten registration began in March and is ongoing.
A child must be 5 years of age prior to Sept. 1 to enter Kindergarten in fall.
For more information, call the district’s Central Services at 360-457-8575
Tax committee openings
PORT ANGELES — The city is accepting applications to fill positions on its Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.
Applications can be accessed online at www.cityofpa.us, or at the City Manager’s Office in City Hall at 321 E. Fifth St.
Applications are due June 1.
The committee is an advisory group that makes recommendations to the city council about activities and/or facilities tobe funded by lodging excise tax revenues.
The committee has representatives who serve on behalf of activities funded by lodging excise tax, representatives whoserve on behalf of those who collect lodging excise tax, as well as community members-at-large.
Members serve in a volunteer capacity for one-year terms, and meetings are held on an as-needed basis.
For more information, contact City Clerk Jennifer Veneklasen at 360-417-4634 or jvenekla@cityofpa.us.
Demolition practice
ESQUIMALT, B.C. — The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use Monday, May 7 through Friday,May 11, the Royal Canadian Navy announced.
The range will be in use from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily during that time.
Bentinck Island is located near Race Rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and is used as a terrestrial demolition range bythe Canadian Armed Forces.
Local residents will likely be unaware of the activities except on days when environmental conditions such astemperature, humidity and wind direction affect how far the sound will travel.
Studies conducted on the potential environmental effects of Bentinck Island demolitions have found that blast noise inthe marine environment during land-based demolitions is almost undetectable by acoustic equipment above that ofother underwater background sounds such as waves and marine life, the Royal Canadian Navy said in a news release.
