PORT ANGELES — The Elks parking lot at the corner of First and Lincoln streets will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays beginning Wednesday for replacement of some of the asphalt surface.
The entire parking lot will be closed during the work, which is expected to be completed Oct. 6, but the usable areas of the lot will be open after hours and the area not under construction will be open weekends.
For more information, contact project manager Jeremy Pozernick at 360-417-4807 or Jpozerni@cityofpa.us
Crack seal projects
SEQUIM — Sequim’s Public Works Department will begin sealing cracks on streets throughout the city Wednesday.
Thoroughfares that will be worked on include Washington Street, Hendrickson and West Sequim Bay roads, and North Fifth, Third and Sequim avenues.
Road work is slated for completion Saturday, Sept. 30.
During the sealing, drivers can expect delays of less than five minutes, the city said in a press release.
“Crack sealing is a critical element of pavement maintenance and is essential to maximizing the pavement’s service life,” the city said.
The work will be executed by CR Contracting and is funded by the Transportation Benefit District.
For more information, contact city engineer Matt Klontz at 360-582-5472 or mklontz@sequimwa.gov.
Booster pump job
SEQUIM — The city’s Public Works Department will begin work for the Fifth Avenue and McCurdy Booster Pump Station on Monday, Sept. 25.
The project includes replacing an existing 10-horsepower booster pump, installing an additional 10-horsepower booster pump and a backup generator, as well as a building-to-house electrical and communications systems.
The new pumps will provide reliable pumping and the capacity to meet the maximum daily demand for the upstream areas, the city said in a press release.
The station provides a critical link between the city’s main wellfield, located at Port Williams, and the higher-elevated reservoir in the city, according to the press release.
The work will be performed by Hoch Construction of Port Angeles.
Funding is made possible by the city and state Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program with federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information, contact city engineer Mike Klontz at 360-582-2472 or mklontz@sequimwa.gov.
Adult learning programs start Sept. 25
PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Fall 2017 Adult Learning Programs will begin Monday, Sept. 25.
Free events, courses and ongoing groups will be offered to the public through January at the fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
One-day workshops, lectures and field trips to weekly courses exploring personal belief systems, academic subjects, creativity, lifestyle challenges and choices, and physical activity will be available.
Course brochures will be available starting today at the fellowship; the Port Townsend and Jefferson County Libraries, 1220 Lawrence St. and 620 Cedar Ave., respectively; and the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St.
Brochures also can be downloaded by visiting www.quuf.org.
Child care is available for programs during after-school hours.
To enroll for learning programs, visit www.signupgenius.com/go.
For more information, call Merilee Clunis at 360-385-4990 or Paul Loubere at 360-385-9639 or visit www.quuf.org.
Show auditions
SEQUIM — Auditions for Olympic Theatre Arts’ holiday variety show will be held from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Saturday.
Director Cathy Marshall and musical director Karen Pritchard seek performers ages 8 to 80 years old with talents in singing, dancing or acting to audition at the theater, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
Production material for the variety show was adapted by Jerry L. Stewart from various sources and will include scenes and music from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “The Gift of the Magi” and “Babes in Toyland.”
There will be numerous opportunities for singers to perform, according to a news release.
Those who audition for singing roles should be prepared to sing a song of choice, event organizers said.
A piano accompanist will be available to play sheet music if provided. An instrumental track on CD or MP3 may also be used.
Actors who audition will be asked to cold read from the script.
Musicians and other performers should bring whatever is needed to perform.
The production will run for one weekend, with five performances Dec. 7-10.
For more information or to schedule an alternate audition date or time, call 360-683-7326.
Golden Trowel
SEQUIM — Four Master Gardners each received Golden Trowel awards from the Clallam County Master Gardener Foundation on Aug. 1 at the foundation’s Woodcock Demonstration Garden.
Cindy Ericksen, Alice McElroy, Diane Ross and Bill Wrobel each received an engraved rock paver that is now installed in a pathway at the demonstration garden with 75 other paver award recipients.
The annual award is presented to Master Gardeners who have been active in the organization for more than five years, volunteered more than 750 hours and demonstrated outstanding service in promoting education and environmental stewardship, according to a news release.
Ericksen applied to the Master Gardener Program in 2006 and is an active volunteer at local plant clinics who has coordinated several Clallam and Jefferson County gardens for yearly tours.
During her Master Gardener tenure, Ericksen became a bee steward who introduced and maintains the honeybee hive at the demonstration garden.
McElroy joined the Master Gardeners in 1997 and is a 20-year volunteer of the Youth Enrichment Program.
She currently is a team leader in the program and annually prepares educational packets for teachers when program volunteers visit Clallam County second-grade students.
Ross received her Master Gardener training in 2007 and became active in the enrichment program, eventually chairing the program for two years.
She also co-managed the demonstration garden for two years.
Since moving to the North Olympic Peninsula in 2005, Wrobel has served as president of the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County for three years and designed the irrigation system at the demonstration garden.
He has volunteered nearly 4,500 hours as a Master Gardener and has received the President’s Volunteer Achievement Award for surpassing 4,000 hours of volunteer service in a lifetime.
For more information, call 360-417-2279.
