NEWS BRIEFS: Commercial shooting committee sets meeting for 1 p.m. today in Port Townsend; Port Angeles nurse given leadership award

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Commercial Shooting Facility Review Committee will continue its discussion about the impact of indoor and outdoor shooting facility when it meets at 1 p.m. today.

The committee will meet at the commissioner’s chambers in the Jefferson County Courthouse at 1820 Jefferson St.

Also on the agenda is a trip to the Sportsmen’s Association Shooting Range.

Leadership award given to PA nurse

PORT ANGELES — Lorraine Wall, RN, chief nursing officer/hospital chief operating officer at Olympic Medical Center, received a leadership award at a recent department leadership meeting.

CEO Eric Lewis awarded Wall.

Wall began working at the medical center in 1998 and has been chief nursing officer for 11 years.

In February 2017, she assumed the additional role of chief operating officer.

“Lorraine has been tremendously helpful since becoming hospital COO, and what truly sets her apart is the way her direct reports value her leadership,” said Lewis.

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