NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam County jail food services employee is promoted . . . and other items

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PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County jail has a new food services supervisor.

John Alexander has been promoted to replace retired Food Services Supervisor Tom Shumway, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict announced.

Shumway was honored for his 19 years of service at the county commissioners’ meeting last Tuesday.

Alexander was promoted from food services worker to food services supervisor in a subsequent reception at the county courthouse.

Alexander has 10 years of experience with the county and more than 20 years of experience in the food services industry.

The food services supervisor is in charge of providing meals for inmates at the 120-bed jail and 32-bed Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services Facility.

Storytime set on Tuesday for Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — The Clallam Bay Library will present family storytime at the Makah Tribal Head Start, 80 Ba’adah Village Loop Road, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The presentation is for children ages zero to 5 and will feature rhymes, music, crafts, dancing and books for young children.

For more information, phone West End Youth Services Librarian Pam Force at 360-963-2414 or email youth@nols.org.

Honor roll

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University has released its list of students who made the scholastic honor roll for the winter term.

Students must have a 3.5 or better grade-point average and must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work to make the listing.

■ Port Angeles: Tarah L. Erickson, senior, environmental engineering; Malachi F. Mulhair, sophomore, pre-forestry.

■ Sequim: Jennifer Beckett, junior, fisheries and wildlife science; Katherine G. Landoni, freshman, earth sciences.

Elks essay contest

SEQUIM — Sequim Elks 2642 hosted the winners of the 2015-16 Americanism Essay contest at the recent March Social Night dinner.

This contest is geared toward students in grades 5-8 to promote patriotism among young people.

The theme this year was “What I Can Do to Promote Americanism and Love of Country.”

Winners in the fifth-sixth grade division were:

■ First: Kali Lynn Biddle (fifth grade), daughter of Cristi Lynn Biddle.

■ Second: Saul William (fifth grade), son of Luisa Sheppard.

■ Third: Alliya Weber (fifth grade), daughter of Carl and Asma Weber.

Each winner received a certificate of achievement, flag pin and money (first, $30; second, $25; third, $20).

All three winning essays were submitted to the West District and to the state level for further consideration.

All three winners are Helen Haller Elementary School students of teacher Eric Danielson.

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