Behavioral therapy group meets in PA
PORT ANGELES — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Port Angeles group’s monthly meeting will feature Linton Petersen with information on cognitive behavioral therapy for psychotic disorders at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be in the Linkletter Room of Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St.
Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an individualized, first-line intervention for adults with schizophrenia and other serious mental illness.
CBTp includes the application of cognitive skills aimed toward changing thoughts to improve feelings and behaviors, as well as behavioral strategies, often used to address negative symptoms.
Petersen has a master’s in clinical psychology from Eastern Washington University and a bachelor’s in psychology from Western Washington University, as well as over 30 years of experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
For more information, phone Pam Brown at 360-640-2412.
Life care planning
PORT ANGELES — A Life Care Planning Seminar will be offered at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St., from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday.
Elder law and estate planning attorney Richard Tizzano will present the program.
The seminar is designed to share and highlight the concerns of:
■ Health care: Learn the roles of Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care insurance.
■ Housing: Maintain quality of life, aging in place and retirement communities.
■ Financial: Preserve wealth from taxes and uncovered medical costs.
■ Legal: Estate planning and safe harbor trusts planning.
For reservations, phone Anne Reid at 360-779-551 or email www.legalpeaceofmind.com.
Gaming meetup
PORT ANGELES — A game designer meetup will take place at Anime Kat, 112 W. First St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.
This is the inaugural meeting of Spiel Masons NW, the Washington chapter of the Omaha, Neb.-based game design group.
They are a collection of amateur and professional game designers who make and play non-video games.
Anyone interested in the process of game design is welcome.
The group will hold design competitions with prizes, collaborative game designing sessions and more.
For more information, email Eli Owens at ezowens@gmail.com.
‘Underwater Dreams’
FORKS — A screening of “Underwater Dreams” will be held at Peninsula College’s Forks campus, 481 S. Forks Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
According to a news release: “Meet two energetic high school science teachers who, on a whim, decided to enter their high school, a Title I school where most of the students live in poverty, into a sophisticated underwater robotics competition sponsored by NASA and the Office of Naval Research, among others.
“Only four signed up, but they accomplished something no one thought was possible and in the process forged a legacy.”
The event is hosted by Peninsula College at Forks, Upward Bound and the longhouse, and is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Deborah Scannell at 360-374-3223 or dscannell@pencol.edu.
Hearing loss talk set for Monday in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — A discussion about hearing loss and relationships will take place at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 1:45 p.m. Monday.
Sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association, East Jefferson Chapter, all are welcome to the talk.
Amplified listening devices that bring voices directly to listeners’ ears and hearing aids will be provided. For more information, contact Emily Mandelbaum at 360-531-2247 or mandelbaum@olympus.net.
Native plant sale
PORT ANGELES — Native plants are still being offered through the Clallam Conservation District’s annual native plant sale.
The bare-root tree and shrub seedlings are being sold in bundles of 10 and 25 and range in price from $15 to $25 per bundle.
Conifer trees remaining include Douglas fir, grand fir, shore pine, Sitka spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar; deciduous trees include Pacific crabapple, red alder, Rocky Mountain maple and vine maple; deciduous shrubs include blue elderberry, mock orange, Nootka rose, oceanspray, Pacific ninebark, red elderberry, red flowering currant, red osier dogwood, serviceberry, snowberry, thimbleberry and twinberry.
Plants will be available for pickup at the Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Road in Port Angeles, on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Order forms are at www.clallamcd.org/plant-sale or at the office, 228 W. First St., Suite H. Orders also can be made by phoning 360-775-3747, ext. 5. Orders must be postmarked by Jan. 28.
Fair royalty
PORT ANGELES — Applications for 2016 Clallam County Fair Royalty are available. Fair royalty participate in community parades and community events as ambassadors for the Clallam County Fair. The court also participates at the Aug. 18-21 fair.
Royalty is open to high school students in ninth through 12th grades with a GPA of 2.6 or higher.
Applicants do not have to be 4-H or FFA members.
Deadline and orientation is Jan. 30. All information is in the application, which can be found at each Clallam County high school. Interested applicants also can email ccfroyalty@hotmail.com for an application.
For questions, phone 360-681-2024.
Fall honor roll
PORT ANGELES — Several Central Washington University students made the 2015 fall honor roll.
Undergraduate students who earn a 3.5 or better grade-point average on a 4.0 scale while carrying at least 12 graded credit hours of study are eligible for the honor roll.
Jefferson County
Jennifer Lynn Tjemsland, Port Hadlock, senior; Eric William Hartz, Nordland, junior; Dillan Paul Keene, Port Townsend, senior; Forrest David Piatt, Port Townsend, sophomore; and Eamonn Thomas Clarke, Port Townsend, sophomore.
Clallam County
Brooklyn Davette Hargraves, Port Angeles, sophomore; Kiah Nicole Jones, Port Angeles, senior; Cassandra Lynn Koefod, Port Angeles, senior; Krissi Lynne Marks, Port Angeles, senior; Patrick Michael Carpenter, Sequim, senior; Zachary Edward Fitzpatrick, Sequim, senior; Elizabeth Melodie Shore, Sequim, senior; and Christina Elizabeth Thompson, Sequim, senior.
Chamber awards
CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce recently presented their annual awards at their monthly luncheon meeting, held at Sunsets West Co-op.
County Commissioner Bill Peach was awarded Member of the Year for his “outstanding attendance and contributions” to the chamber’s meetings, according to a news release.
Ray’s Grocery was awarded Business of the Year for many years of “behind-the-scenes” donations and help with events such as the fly-in and beach cleanup. The Mason family, owners of Olson’s Resort, were awarded with Town Beautification for their many improvements in Sekiu.