NEWS BRIEFS: Traffic disruption on West Cedar Street in Sequim planned starting Monday . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Traffic will be reduced to one lane heading eastbound on West Cedar Street between Sequim Avenue and Second Avenue for three weeks beginning Monday.

The closure of the westbound lane will allow sidewalk construction, city officials said.

The Jefferson County Transit stop will be moved temporarily from West Cedar Street in front of the Transit Center to Second Avenue during construction.

Businesses on West Cedar Street will be open during the construction project.

The parking spaces on the south side of West Cedar Street also will change from parallel striping to diagonal striping as recommended in the city downtown plan and to provide more room for parallel parking on the north side of West Cedar Street in front of the new civic center, which is expected to be finished later this spring.

Traffic to be restricted to one lane

PORT ANGELES — Traffic will be reduced to one lane on Front Street from Cherry Street to Valley Street beginning Monday through April 3.

The roadway will be open to two-lane traffic each night and on weekends, the city said.

The work, which is scheduled to be completed by April 3, is a recent add-on to Phase 2 of the Port Angeles Combined Sewage Overflow project, a 16-month project in the downtown area, according to a Public Works Department spokesperson.

Craig Fulton, city engineer, was not available Thursday for comment on what work will be done.

TEK Construction Inc. of Bellingham was awarded the $15 million construction bid.

Work on Front and Lincoln streets will begin in April and is expected to be complete by August.

The entire project will entail stormwater and sewer separation, new sewer and stormwater lines on Lincoln and Front streets, and replacement of a pump station on Marine Drive.

For more information, contact project manager Jeff Bender at 360-417-4809 or jbender@cityofpa.us.

Lifestyle series

PORT TOWNSEND — Sandra Smith-Poling, MD, will give a series of free talks from her “You Are What You Eat: Lifestyle, Diet and Dietary Supplements from the Scripps Institute of Medicine Supplement Conference” program at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.

Each class is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

On Monday, Smith-Poling discusses vitamins and supplements in regard to scientific studies.

This talk focuses on the protection of the brain, including thinking improvement, memory improvement, recovery from trauma, stroke, PTSD, ADHD, depression and suicide prevention.

On Monday, March 9, she’ll talk about probiotics.

The March 16 talk hones in on the origins of chronic diseases and the prevention and treatment/improvement of heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer’s disease and more.

Sign up for a class online at www.quuf.org.

Unity speaker talks healing ‘charism’

PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday with guest speaker Niobe Weaver, a singer who focuses on vibrational health and wellness.

The lesson is “The Charism of Healing.”

At 1 p.m., Weaver invites everyone to a sacred healing gathering. She will offer her gifts of the language of light, soul songs and messages from her guides.

A love offering of $10 to $30 is requested, though no one will be turned away.

Child care is available during the service.

A brief time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

All are welcome to attend all church activities.

Lenten Taize

PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., will offer a Taize worship service at 5 p.m. Sunday.

This is an evening of music, prayer, quiet and candlelight as attendees continue Lenten disciplines of prayer and contemplation of Christ’s coming Passion.

This is a nondenominational service, and all are invited.

For more information, phone the church at 360-457-4862 or visit www.standrewpa.org.

Contemplation

PORT TOWNSEND — A contemplative service with quiet, readings, prayer and music from the Taize community in France and Iona community in Scotland is planned from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Sunday.

The service will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St.

For more information, phone 360-385-0770 or email stpauls_pt@outlook.com.

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