BLYN — A Sequim driver who made an unsafe U-turn on U.S. Highway 101 was injured after colliding with another vehicle, the State Patrol said.
An Olympic Medical Center hospital spokeswoman said Brian L. Priest, 52, was treated and discharged following the wreck 6 miles east of Sequim, which was reported to the State Patrol at 4:46 p.m. Wednesday. He reportedly had a head injury.
Christian J. Andersen, 42, of Wyoming, was not injured.
Priest’s 1993 Suzuki Swift subcompact car was completely destroyed, the State Patrol said.
Andersen’s 2000 Mercedes ML430 SUV was towed from the collision site, troopers said.
Andersen was eastbound on Highway 101 when Priest pulled onto the eastbound shoulder, reversing direction in front of Andersen, the State Patrol said. Andersen and Priest collided in the eastbound lane.
The State Patrol cited Priest for making an unsafe U-turn.
The highway was fully blocked at milepost 272 as troopers worked to clear the road. Meanwhile, a four-car, non-injury wreck occurred in the westbound lane in the same area at about 5:25 p.m., the State Patrol said.
The highway was reopened by 5:32 p.m.
SAGA group
PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula SAGA will host a board election and explore the creation of a PFLAG affiliate chapter for Clallam and Jefferson counties from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The meeting will be in the Carver meeting room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
North Olympic Peninsula SAGA (Sexuality And Gender Alliance) was formed to explore the formation of a PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays) affiliate chapter to serve the LGBTQ community and their friends and families in Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Participants in the January meeting will elect an interim board to oversee the formal procedures necessary to form a PFLAG chapter, and to take community input on the direction of the organization.
For more information, see www.facebook.com/groups/North OlyPenSAGAA.
3rd Womxn’s Wave in PT on Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND — The third annual Womxn’s Wave will march though downtown Port Townsend on Sunday.
Organizers expect to surpass last year’s estimated attendance of 4,000 people.
The local Womxn’s Wave is part of an international Womxn’s March initiative that will hold events around the world.
This will be the only such march on the Olympic Peninsula, organizers said.
Organizers encourage participation on Saturday in the Seattle march at Cal Anderson Park at 9 a.m.
Members of PT Indivisible will gather at the Haines Place Park & Ride at 6 a.m. Saturday and will ask people if they are willing to carpool.
Organizers request those who have them to wear their pink pussy hats to identify themselves as marchers.
Participants in the Port Townsend march will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Flagship Mall parking lot next to Quimper Mercantile on Water Street.
At 11 a.m., the march will move along Water Street, ending at Pope Marine Park where a rally and program will be presented.
From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., a community dialogue on affordable housing and health care rights is set in the Pope Marine Building.
At the Cotton Building, 20 organizations will offer information on services and support.
School dedication
PORT TOWNSEND — The new Salish Coast Elementary School will be dedicated Saturday.
The dedication and unguided tours will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the school at 1367 Grant St.
The opening of the school was delayed until Sept. 11 — while other schools opened Sept. 4 — because of a strike by construction workers, which set the project back by several weeks.
Construction on the 68,000 square foot building began in June 2017 and cost $28.1 million, funded primarily by a $40.9 million bond that voters approved in 2016.
It replaced the 61-year-old Grant Street Elementary School that was demolished last summer.
The school is home to a preschool and Head Start, grades K-5 and the OPEPO multi-age program.
Port Townsend Mayor Deborah Stinson, Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean and state Rep. Mike Chapman are scheduled to take part in the ceremony that celebrates the completion of the school.
Representatives from the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe will provide a blessing and Port Townsend School Board member Jennifer James-Wilson will give closing remarks.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held and a bronze dedication plaque will be revealed.
Guided and unguided tours will be available after the ceremony.
Frymyer promoted at Med Center
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center recently announced the promotion of Tim Frymyer to respiratory therapy manager.
According to a press release, Frymyer has been serving as interim manager for several months since the previous manager moved out of the area.
Frymyer has been a respiratory therapist at OMC since 2013. Previously, he worked at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
Dr. Scott Kennedy, chief medical officer, said, “Olympic Medical Center has benefited from Tim’s
dedicated and successful leadership while serving in the interim manager position.”
Unity speaker scheduled for this weekend
PORT ANGELES — Carolyn Cruso’s lesson will be “Music and Spirituality” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Cruso will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.
Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.
Child care is available.
For more information, call 360-457-3981 or visit www.UnityintheOlympics.org.
