PORT ANGELES — A city board of ethics meeting scheduled for today has been moved to Thursday.
The public meeting will be at 2 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St., according to a news release.
The meeting is focused on an ethics complaint filed by the anti-fluoridation group Our Water, Our Choice! against Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd following a contentious Feb. 2 City Council meeting that she chaired.
Promotions given
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict will hold a ceremony Friday to promote Deputy Ed Anderson and Detective Shaun Minks to the position of patrol sergeant.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Emergency Operations Center, 223 E. Fourth St.
Anderson has served as the acting sergeant in the West End of Clallam County since November 2015, according to a news release.
He started as a patrol deputy June 27, 2004, with the sheriff’s office and has lived and worked in the West End as the resident Clallam Bay/Sekiu deputy since that time.
Anderson previously worked as a deputy for the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and police officer for the city of Vader.
He is a hostage negotiator and forensic child interviewer. Anderson will continue serving the citizens of the West End as a patrol sergeant.
Minks was hired as a patrol deputy July 18, 2007, and was transferred to be a detective Nov. 1, 2015.
Minks is a Port Angeles High School graduate who enlisted in the Army after graduation and served tours in Iraq and Kosovo.
He is a field training officer, member of the tactical tracking team, a firearms instructor, defensive tactics instructor, and a Simunition and use of force simulator operator/instructor.
Dental care issues talk set for PT
PORT TOWNSEND — A presentation with Sea Mar Community Health Centers and the Washington Dental Service Foundation will take place at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27.
Presenters will include Jefferson County Public Health Community Health Director Dunia Faulx, Sea Mar Dental Director Dr. Alex Narvaez and Washington Dental Service Foundation President Dr. Tom Locke.
The presentation will focus on access to preventive care (both medical and dental), access to mental health and substance abuse care, immunizations and healthy living.
Admission is free, with donations welcome. For more information, contact Kees Kolff at 206-295-22275 or kkolff@jgh.org.
PT Family Orchestra concert set
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Family Orchestra will hold a performance at the Seaport Landing Retirement Home, 1201 Hancock St., at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Classical music will be played that includes Bach, Mozart, Smetana, Bartok, Handel, Joplin, Holst and some contemporary pieces.
The concert is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed.
For more information, phone Fred Nussbaum at 503-936-6792 or email fredtrain@aol.com.
Support groups
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare, located at 834 Sheridan St., offers free support groups throughout the year.
■ Bereavement Support Group, second and fourth Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Home Health and Hospice, 2500 W. Sims Way, third floor.
Phone Bernie Ward-Crixell, bereavement coordinator, at 360-385-2200, ext. 4684.
■ Better Breathers Support Group, third Monday of the month from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Jefferson Healthcare’s Olympic Room, on the first floor by the physical therapy department.
Phone Hilary Metzger, RN, at 360-385-2200, ext. 1220.
■ Cancer Support Group, second Thursday of the month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Jefferson Healthcare’s Puget Room.
Phone Lisa Lawrence, LICSW, at 360-385-2200, ext. 2040
■ Caregivers Support Group, fourth Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Jefferson Healthcare’s Olympic Room.
Phone Karen Elliott, MSW, at 360-385-2200, ext. 2017
■ CPAP, BiPAP and ASV Users Group, first Wednesday of the month from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Home Health and Hospice.
Phone Dave Wilson at 360-385-2200, ext. 3233
■ Diabetes Support Group, second Monday of the month (no meeting in December) from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Seaport Landing, 1201 Hancock Road.
Bring a lunch.
Phone Amber Benner, RN, at 360-385-2200, ext. 1240
■ Look Good, Feel Better meets to help women deal with the physical side effects of cancer treatment.
Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, it provides assistance with hair, skin, nutrition, wigs and head wraps.
This group meets May 2, July 11, Sept. 12 and Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Jefferson Healthcare’s Olympic Room.
Register by calling 800-395-5665.
■ Parkinson’s Support Group is for those with Parkinson’s disease and their family members.
The monthly educational programs are offered by the Northwest Parkinson Foundation through the tele-health program.
The group meets the second Monday of the month from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Jefferson Healthcare’s Puget Room.
Phone Elliott at 360-385-2200, ext 2017.
To download this list, visit www.JeffersonHealthcare.org/Support.
PoetrySLAM
PORT ANGELES — The 2016 Clallam County PoetrySLAM competition will take place at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Participants need to be in the sixth grade and create and read an original piece of poetry or published poem.
Elimination rounds will be held in local classrooms. The final round will take place at the library.
Prizes include a Samsung Galaxy 4 tablet and gift certificates to local bookstores.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-417-8500, ext. 7733, or email youth@nols.org.
Reading series
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwind Arts Center will host authors Linda Bierds and Holly Hughes at the center, 701 Water St., at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The reading will include the award-winning authors’ works, including poetry and prose.
There is a $3 to $5 suggested donation. All proceeds go to the Northwind nonprofit, which funds visual, musical and literary art events and education on the Olympic Peninsula.
For more information, phone Bill Mawhinney at 360-302-1159.
