EVERETT — The Noble Discoverer, a drill ship in Shell’s Arctic fleet, is expected to arrive at the Port of Everett this week.
The ship will “load and off-load supplies and equipment,” said Megan Baldino, Shell spokeswoman.
“At this time, there is no plan to stop in Port Angeles,” she said.
The vessel is one of two drill rigs being leased by Royal Dutch Shell, the parent company of Shell Oil Co., that the company hopes to use for exploratory drilling this summer in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s northern shore.
The other rig — the 400-foot-long, 355-foot-tall Polar Pioneer — is now at anchor in Port Angeles Harbor.
It had been scheduled to be towed to Terminal 5 in the Port of Seattle last week, but those plans were delayed after Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the Port of Seattle needs a new permit to host Shell’s drilling fleet at Terminal 5.
Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said the company still plans to send Noble Discoverer to Terminal 5.
Environmental activists oppose Shell’s use of Terminal 5 because of fears Arctic drilling could result in oil spills and additional fossil-fuel consumption contributing to climate change.
Open house
PORT ANGELES — Louisiana cuisine, door prizes and joie de vivre will be on tap during an open house today at Turie’s Treasures, a new shop at 315 E. First St.
Charlotte Price, a transplant from Baton Rouge, La., will host the free open house at her store from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. this evening.
Turie’s Treasures, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., offers antiques, gifts and lagniappe, or “a little something extra” in English.
For more information, call 360-808-9144.
Volunteers sought
PORT ANGELES — Preparations are going on for the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, that cavalcade of music, dance, food and drink May 22-25 in and around downtown.
That means volunteer coordinator Sam Calhoun is looking for workers.
Those who sign up early have better chances of getting the shifts they choose, so Calhoun urges volunteers — newcomers or returning — to contact her at 360-670-6471.
More information can also be found on the festival site, www.JFFA.org.
Click on the “Participate” heading to find the volunteer application.
No flight practice set in Coupeville
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville today through Saturday.
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.
Key Leader meeting
CHIMACUM — The public is invited to the Chimacum Prevention Coalition’s Key Leader Orientation Meeting and Panel Presentation in the Chimacum High School library, 91 West Valley Road, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
The coalition will share this year’s revisions to the Prevention Strategic Plan and host a panel presentation on the “Legal and Financial Implication of Underage Drinking and Drugging.”
The panelists will be Barbara Carr, administrator for Jefferson County Juvenile and Family Services; Scott Charlton, public defender with Jefferson Associated Counsel; and Gary Baird, agent with Farmers Insurance.
For information on the coalition, visit the Jefferson County Public Health website at www.tinyurl.com/PDN-JeffCoHealth.
Anglers meeting
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson chapter of Puget Sound Anglers will hold its next meeting at the port commissioners’ office, 333 Benedict St., at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Agenda items include discussion of the final North of Falcon meeting in California, updates on local shellfish season and the May 19 halibut meeting.
Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited.
Rain garden events set this Monday
PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State University Jefferson County Extension will provide a free workshop on rain gardens in the Marina Room at Point Hudson, 103 Hudson St., from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Experts from the Extension have developed a set of resources and research-based information that will be shared.
Rain gardens are landscape amenities that encourage water to soak into the ground instead of running off along the surface and into our waterways.
They collect, absorb and filter stormwater runoff from roof downspouts, driveways, roads and patios.
Rain gardens can be planted with a variety of shrubs, ornamental grasses and perennials and are often focal points in the landscape that can be easily integrated into a yard.
On Wednesday, there will be a Point Hudson Rain Garden Work Party.
The Extension and the Port of Port Townsend are collaborating to install two large rain gardens at the end of Jefferson Street at Point Hudson, where large puddles of muddy rain water often form.
Volunteers can help clean up and better manage the water running off the paved areas at Point Hudson.
There will be two sessions: one from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information about either event or to sign up for the work party, phone 360-379-5610, ext. 200.
Checkpoints meet
PORT ANGELES — Immigrant family detention will be discussed at the next Stop the Checkpoints meeting in the Port Angeles Library’s Carver Room, 2210 S. Peabody St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
The group will screen a newly released documentary, “No Sanctuary: The Big Business of Family Detention.”
This 30-minute, Texas-made film chronicles the return of immigrant family detention in the United States.
It follows the government’s response to mothers and children coming to the U.S. to seek asylum and who are locked up in new private prisons in remote and isolated areas of the Southwest, according to a news release.
A discussion will follow the film.
For more information, visit www.stopthecheckpoints.com or email info@stopthecheckpoints.com.
Golden paintbrush
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Land Trust Natural History Society will sponsor a presentation on the biology of the golden paintbrush at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., 7 p.m. Monday.
Two longtime champions for plant conservation will share their knowledge: Joe Arnett, rare-plant botanist for the Washington Natural Heritage Program for 10 years, and his botanist predecessor, Florence Caplow, who serves as the ministerial intern at the fellowship.
The talk will focus on the continuing efforts to restore the plant golden paintbrush.
This event is free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5.
Gleaning talk set
PORT ANGELES — “Gleaning and Surplus Food Rescue: How Can We help?” will be presented in the commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
The event is free and open to the public.
Food waste accounts for almost 20 percent of our waste stream, according to a news release.
“Gleaners think food is too good to waste and work to harvest excess produce from gardens, trees and farms for donation to the food bank.”
Participants can learn about the gleaning program and share ideas on capturing more food waste in the community to make it a resource.
For more information, contact Meggan Uecker at 360-417-2279 or muecker@co.clallam.wa.us.
Prevention Works
PORT ANGELES — Prevention Works will hold its annual meeting in Olympic Medical Center’s Linkletter Hall (lower level), 939 Caroline St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.
Anyone interested in the county’s children is welcome to attend.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, email preventionmmd@gmail.com or phone Mary Doherty at 360-457-6219.
Mountain goats topic of free talk
PORT TOWNSEND — A free public talk, “Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Some Inconvenient Truths,” will be held in the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Natural History Building in Fort Worden State Park on Tuesday.
The talk starts at 7 p.m.
It is sponsored by the Olympic chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society.
Olympic National Park is preparing an environmental impact statement for the management of the mountain goats. The animals were introduced into the Olympic Mountains in the 1920s for hunters.
A draft statement, expected to be released this summer, will identify a preferred alternative, and public comment will be accepted.
Chapter member Rich Olson will review the history of this contentious issue.
He will summarize previous research, discuss the challenges and limitations of various population management techniques, and provide an opportunity for members and guests to ask questions about the biology and public policy aspects of managing non-native species.
Luncheon Tuesday
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Christian Women’s Connection will host a “Let the Sunshine In!” buffet luncheon on the second floor of the Port Angeles CrabHouse Restaurant, 221 N. Lincoln St.
The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission is $16.
Jessica Douglas and Alina Parker bring a program of songs to the group.
Author and speaker Christine Linsay Schmidtke of Chilliwack, B.C., speaks about “What becomes of the broken-hearted?”
Child care is available.
For reservations or more information, phone 360-452-4343 or 360-457-8261.
Senior nutrition
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: Carrot salad, patty melt, oven roasted potatoes and fruited gelatin.
■ Wednesday: Green salad, stuffed squash, corn bread and banana pudding.
■ Thursday: French onion soup, beef burgundy, whipped potatoes, green beans and spiced apples.
■ Friday: Marinated veggies, cottage cheese, baked fish, baked potato, zucchini and lemon bars.
Wellness forum
SEQUIM — A free wellness forum, “An Update on Diabetes, Osteoporosis and Thyroid Disease,” will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Dr. Bruce Williams will discuss treating patients with a variety of endocrinology problems.
These include diabetes, thyroid disease, pituitary gland problems, calcium disorders, osteoporosis and adrenal gland malfunctions, as well as some patients who may have an endocrine disorder, causing high blood pressure.
For more information about this event, phone Pennie Robinson at 360-582-9244.
WSU open house
FORKS — Washington State University (WSU) Extension will hold an open house at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Local WSU staff will be in the Jim and Nikki Klahn Room to explain the services offered through WSU Extension.
Some programs offered include Master Gardeners, 4-H, waste reduction, diabetes education and economic and community development services.
For more information, contact Clea Rome at 360-417-2280 or clea.rome@wsu.edu.
Sea chanteys sung at PT center event
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.
Mike James will lead the evening of singing.
For more information, visit www.singshanties.com.
MAC users group
PORT TOWNSEND — PTSLUG, a Macintosh computer users group, will meet at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
A basic Mac “how-to” will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the regular meeting at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to the free event.
For more information and newsletters, visit www.ptslug.org.
Dementia forum
PORT TOWNSEND — A public forum on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Panelists include Phyllis Shachter, recent TEDx presenter, sharing her personal perspective about her husband’s choice in dealing with Alzheimer’s disease; Robb Miller, former educational director at Compassion & Choices of Washington, on the new advanced directive for people with Alzheimer’s disease; and Stacey Lee-Nelson, life enrichment coordinator at San Juan Villa, on ways of relating to people at different stages of the disease.
The moderator is Sally McLaughlin, community education director at Compassion & Choices of Washington.
For more information, phone Jeanne Murphy at 360-531-0489.
