EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon meetings are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.

This Monday’s speaker will be Jordan Pollack on “Fire & EMS Training” with tips on keeping one’s business safe from fire and minimizing employee time loss and Labor & Industries claims and fines.

The meeting sponsor is Sound Bank.

Lunch by Subway costs $8.

■ Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim.

This Tuesday will be the chamber’s annual membership meeting.

The meeting sponsor is Wright’s Home Care Agency.

Reservations for lunch at $15 each will be taken until noon Monday; phone 360-683-6197 or email jodim@sequimchamber.com.

Seats are available for those who are not having lunch. Coffee or tea is $3.

■ Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave.

This Wednesday’s speaker will be Senior Chief Cory Wadley, officer in charge of Coast Guard Station Quillayute River.

Lunch with salad or soup costs $9.75.

■ Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 ­DelGuzzi Drive, Port Angeles.

At this coming Tuesday’s meeting, Doc Reiss, president of the Port Angeles Association of Realtors, will discuss home and land prices and the pace of sales in the Clallam County real estate market.

There is a $3 minimum charge by Joshua’s for those at the PABA meeting who do not order breakfast.

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All the above meetings are open to the public.

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