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Sequim deposit box
SEQUIM — The deposit box for city utility payments has been moved.
It is now at the east end of the public parking lot on Sequim Avenue behind the public restrooms.
Residents can enter the parking lot through the entrance north of the restrooms, drive to the back of the lot and turn right to reach the box. The parking lot can be exited from either driveway.
The deposit box was relocated from the Sequim Village Shopping Center because of the relocation of City Hall to the new Civic Center, located at 152 W. Cedar St.
Comments sought in Forks
FORKS — Written comments are being accepted now on a proposed six-year transportation plan for the city of Forks.
A public hearing on the plan is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 27 in City Council chambers, 500 E. Division St.
Written comment will be accepted until 5 p.m. that day. Comments should be addressed to the Forks City Council.
The plan covering 2016-21 is used by local, state and federal entities to prioritize and fund transportation projects.
For information, phone Public Works Director Dave Zellar at 360-374-5412, ext. 242.
Marine Drive work
PORT ANGELES — Installation of a new water main along Marine Drive between Second Street and the log channel bridge at Nippon Paper Industries USA’s mill will begin today.
The project is expected to take three months.
During construction, portions of Marine Drive may be reduced to one lane for vehicular traffic between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., city officials said.
The Waterfront Trail will remain open.
Late night flights slated Wednesday
COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations late at night and briefly after midnight Wednesday for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to 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.
Sequim reunion
SEQUIM — An all-class reunion is set for graduates of Sequim High School for the weekend of Aug. 14-16.
Weekend activities include a golf tournament, gatherings, an assembly, dinner and a Pioneer Picnic.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first graduating class of Sequim High School.
Leonard Fernie, Godwin O’Brien, Neva Peterson and Helen Knoph were the first graduates of the school.
On Friday, Aug. 14, Cedars in Dungeness will host a golf tournament at noon.
Graduates will have a gathering at the Sequim VFW, 189 E. Washington St., at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, Aug. 15, former graduates can plan for a luncheon in the Sequim High School cafeteria, followed by an assembly and a social hour at 5 p.m.
Dinner is at 6 p.m. at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St.
An open house at the Old Dungeness School House, 2781 Towne Road, will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, followed by a Pioneer Picnic at noon at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 209 Macleay Road.
A registration form can be downloaded at sequim.K12wa.us, or phone Kevin Kennedy at 253-229-1673. Registration is due by July 31; there is no registration on the day of the reunion.
Port Angeles senior menu
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St. A suggested donation is $5 for those who are 60 or older.
People younger than 60 can attend for $8. Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance to 360-457-8921.
Menus are subject to change.
■ Tuesday: Green salad, tomato soup, ham and cheese sandwich and grapes.
■ Wednesday: Caesar salad, grilled chicken, pasta alfredo, steamed broccoli and watermelon.
■ Thursday: Green salad, liver and onions, whipped potatoes with gravy, green peas and fruited gelatin.
■ Friday: Three-bean salad, bed of greens, lemon dill fish, confetti rice, asparagus and banana bread.
6 hurt in pileup
MOUNT VERNON — At least six people were injured in a crash involving 23 vehicles on Interstate 5 north of Seattle.
Authorities said a tractor-trailer hauling gravel was traveling southbound near Mount Vernon on Saturday morning when it crossed the median and drove into stopped cars going the other direction.
Northbound traffic was backed up at the time while police investigated an earlier shooting.
State Patrol Trooper Mark Francis said the truck driver had a broken arm and chest injuries, and may have had a medical condition that caused the crash.
Francis said injuries to people in the other vehicles ranged from minor to critical. Two people were airlifted to a hospital.
Traffic backed up for miles as all lanes were closed in both directions.
2 initiatives due
OLYMPIA — Two statewide initiatives are expected to make the fall ballot statewide.
Secretary of State spokesman David Ammons said they will be numbered Initiative 1401 and Initiative 1366.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen supports I-1401, which would create new state criminal penalties for people trafficking in body parts of endangered species.
Self-appointed tax-cutter Tim Eyman’s latest tax measure is I-1366. It would decrease the state sales tax unless the Legislature puts a constitutional amendment before voters that would require a two-thirds legislative majority to raise taxes.
Ammons said the certification process for both measures should be completed soon, but both campaigns submitted more than the minimum 246,000 signatures so they should qualify.
Tunnel timetable
SEATTLE — Seattle’s broken down tunnel boring machine is slated to start digging again by the end of November and should reach the north end of downtown in about a year, officials said Friday.
But drivers wouldn’t be traveling through the tunnel until 2018 — almost three years later than originally planned, said Todd Trepanier, the state’s program manager.
The tunnel will replace the aged Alaskan Way Viaduct at runs along the Seattle waterfront.
