BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Angeles garden store open for dahlia tube pickups starting April 14 . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Jan’s Country Garden will open April 14, 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for customers to pick up their dahlia tuber orders.

The garden also will be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for three weeks from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The garden will be closed May 5-7 but will reopen May 12-14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To schedule an appointment or pick up tubers at any other time, phone 360-452-8287.

The ideal time to plant dahlia tubers on the Olympic Peninsula is during the first part of May or after the night temperature is consistently 50-60 degrees or warmer.

Most dahlias begin to bloom by the first of July and bloom until first frost in late October or November.

The garden is celebrating its 26th year of operation and is centrally located between Port Angeles and Sequim at 344 O’Brien Road.

The garden is owned and operated by Jan and Art Jones.

For more information, phone 360-452-8287.

KONP talk guests

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m. local talk show segment on KONP radio, at 1450 AM, 101.7 FM and www.konp.com on the Internet outside the Port Angeles area.

Station General Manager Todd Ortloff hosts the Monday through Thursday segments.

This week’s scheduled lineup:

■ Monday: Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict.

■ Tuesday: Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Fire Chief Sam Phillips and firefighter/paramedic Allen Hunt discuss “Fall Injury Protection — Not Just for Senior Citizens.”

Second segment: Judy Rantz Willman, daughter of Joe Rantz of The Boys in the Boat fame, discusses her upcoming presentation about Joe’s life and the sport of rowing.

■ Wednesday: Pre-empted by Seattle Mariners game.

■ Thursday: Eva Nalukwago, tour chaperone for the African Children’s Choir, discusses its upcoming concert in Carlsborg.

Second segment: Clallam County Public Utility District.

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