NEWS BRIEFS — Two weeks of stormwater maintenance expected in Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — The city Public Works Department will perform routine stormwater maintenance over the next two weeks.

This week, crews will work on West Sequim Bay Road east of South Rhodefer Road, the city said in a news release.

The week of Oct. 21, crews will work between Fifth Avenue East and South Sequim Avenue and between West Washington Street and Prairie Street.

Stormwater maintenance includes cleaning catch basins and drywells and jetting the lateral lines that connect the catch basin and their detention areas.

This process removes sediment, rock asphalt and debris from the catch basins and their lines.

For any questions or to report stormwater drainage problems, phone the Public Works Department at 360-683-4908.

Talk includes parents, their teens Monday

CHIMACUM — A meeting on communication between teens and parents will be held in the Chimacum High School library, 91 West Valley Road, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday.

Keynote speaker Clay Roberts will present.

Roberts has been featured on NBC’s “Today Show” as a prevention expert and is an adult past board member president and supporter of the Bainbridge Island Teen Center.

The Chimacum High School Prevention Club will present its Social Norms Campaign to help people recognize perceptions regarding student drug and alcohol use and to shift the focus toward healthier choices.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Sue Hay at 360-379-5610 or sue.hay@wsu.edu.

2nd Tuesday group

PORT ANGELES — The Second Tuesday Book Discussion Group at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

The group examines themes and characters in literary fiction, readable nonfiction and works by Northwest authors.

Discussions take place the second Tuesday of each month.

This month, members will discuss Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty.

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