PORT TOWNSEND — A Sea Shanty Song Circle will be held at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The shanty event is free, family-friendly and open to the public.
Visit www.singshanties.com for more information.
Certification earned by fire chief
PORT LUDLOW — Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue Chief Brad Martin recently received his certificate of completion for the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Office Program (EFOP).
The EFOP spans a four-year period, with four mandatory core courses divided into two-week resident classes that provide senior fire officers with a broad perspective on various facets of fire and emergency services administration.
The executive-level courses include executive development, analysis of community risk reduction, analysis of fire service operations in emergency management and leadership.
To graduate from the program, participants must write and submit a graduate-level applied research project that relates to their organization after each course.
Each project is highly scrutinized and graded by an external evaluator.
Martin was hired as the assistant chief of Fire District No. 3 in May 2011 and appointed chief in August 2012.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in occupational studies and a master’s degree in executive fire service leadership.
Artist reception
PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Artists’ League will welcome the community to meet artist Bob Jamison as the November Artist of the Month at a reception Wednesday.
The reception will be in the lobby of Sound Community Bank, 9500 Oak Bay Road, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will then move to the League Gallery next door from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Jamison works in oils and acrylics with brush, pallet knife and airbrush. His canvas prints are produced in his own studio.
He paints large murals, still-lifes, garden art, seascapes, landscapes, portraits, cartoon characters, floral and bathroom art.
“Having your art on the outside of buildings and in people’s homes is the greatest compliment a person could get,” Jamison said.
The reception is open to the community and friends.
For more information, visit www.portludlowart.org.
Skills center
PORT ANGELES — Jody Potter, director of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, has announced its collision repair program will be featured as the Skills Center Program of the Month during November.
Instructor Dan Helpenstell notes collision repair students learn basic unibody frame repair, parts replacement, sanding and stripping, masking painted surfaces, spraying automotive and other finishes, glass repair and auto detailing.
The program meets at Port Angeles High School.
Helpenstell, a graduate of Port Angeles High School, has been teaching there since 1992.
The Skills Center offers technical training for area high school students from Cape Flattery, Crescent, Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley and Sequim school districts in a variety of areas.
To learn more about the Skills Center programs, including the collision repair program, visit www.nopsc.org or phone 360-565-1533.
Pie cooking demo
SEQUIM — An “Art of the Pie” cooking demonstration will take place at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 2 p.m. Saturday.
All are welcome to the free workshop.
Kate McDermott presents the demo for cooking a pie using local pork sausage and apples.
For more information, phone Patty McManus at 360-681-6274, email patty@nashsorganicproduce.com or visit www.nashsorganic
produce.com/events.html.
Wounded Warriors
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Dream Machines selected the Wounded Warriors’ local events as their charity for their 2015 car show, held in September.
The show raised $2,700 for the Wounded Warriors, a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, service and events for wounded veterans of the military actions following the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Private graduates
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Pvt. Alan J. Dias has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson.
During nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values and physical fitness.
He received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
Dias is the son of Anthony and Barbara Dias of Forks.
He is a 2015 graduate of Forks High School.
Library plans to close for Saturdays
CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Library will be closed Saturdays beginning this week.
Hours for Mondays through Fridays will remain the same: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.
The library at 16990 state Highway 112 will continue to be closed Sundays.
For more information, phone 360-963-2414, email ClallamBay@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
PT reading series
PORT TOWNSEND — Writers Cate Campbell and Yvonne Higgins Leach are next up in the Northwind Reading Series at the Northwind Arts Center this Thursday evening.
Admission to the 7 p.m. event at 701 Water St. is a suggested $3 to $5 donation to support the nonprofit center.
Campbell, an award-winning writer who lives in Port Townsend, is author of the Benedict Hall series, books reflecting her lifelong fascination with medicine and medical history.
The third book in the trilogy is set in the local area.
Her previous novels, published under the name Louise Marley, range from fantasy to science fiction to young adult and have garnered multiple award nominations and starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly, The Library Journal and Romantic Times.
Leach is the author of Another Autumn, published by WordTech Editions in 2014. Her poems have appeared in Spoon River Poetry Review, Cimarron Review and Wisconsin Review, among other journals.
To find out more about the Northwind Reading Series, phone Bill Mawhinney at 360-302-1159.
Local author talks
SEQUIM — Local author Lindy MacLaine will give a talk at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20.
MacLaine discusses her work and writing process and answers audience questions.
She is the author of the fantasy adventure series Piper Pan and Her Merry Band.
For more information, visit www.nols.org.
