NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Coast Guard crew rescues three mariners … and other items

BOULDER ISLAND — A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles crew hoisted three mariners after their vessel ran aground Saturday near Boulder Island, southeast of Lopez Island.

The three mariners, who were aboard a 46-foot recreational vessel, climbed onto rocks and were safely hoisted and transported to Paine Field, a small international airport in Everett.

No injuries were reported during the incident, according to a Coast Guard press release.

There is no reported fuel spill from the boat, but there is a potential of a maximum spill of 200 gallons of gasoline, according to the Coast Guard.

Art demonstration

SEQUIM — Sculptor Kevin Willson will present a demonstration at the Olympic Peninsula Art Association meeting Thursday.

Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. in the parish hall of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.

Visitors are always welcome and demonstrations are always free. It is not necessary to be a member.

Willson started his professional art with metal sculpture in 1973 and became co-founder of The Art Works Inc. in Langley on Whidbey Island.

For the next four years, he sold art along the West Coast and in Hawaii. In 1974, he ventured into stone. In 1978, he moved to Europe to expand his learning of art sculpture. He lived in Spain, Italy and Switzerland working with marble, serpentine, alabaster, travertine, granite and bronze.

Nine years later, he moved back to his home town of Seattle.

For the past 28 years, he has been selling from his studio and showing art privately.

He now lives in Port Angeles.

Spaghetti benefit slated for Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The Fairview Grange will hold its spaghetti dinner and dessert auction at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

For $10, attendees can partake in spaghetti, bread, salad, ice cream, punch and coffee at the grange, located at 161 Lake Farm Road.

At 6 p.m., the dessert auction will commence.

Dessert items for the auction are accepted.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the grange and its scholarship fund.

For more information, phone 360-461-9008.

EWU honor roll

CHENEY — Several North Olympic Peninsula students were named to Eastern Washington University’s winter honor roll.

Undergraduate students who earn 12 quality hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better are placed on the dean’s list for the quarter.

The Peninsula students were:

• Forks: Reece Moody.

• Joyce: Martin Waldrip.

• Port Angeles: Jordan Johnson, Jacob Scott, Rio Mowbray and Anh Tran.

• Port Townsend: Alexander Krauch.

• Sequim: Allison Taiji, Jamie Miller, Brett Wright, Omar Flores, Joshua Graham, Jamie Miller and Zachary Langan.

More in News

Child, 5, dies in fire; 1-year-old flown to Seattle

Fire agencies respond to blaze on Gasman Road

Residents expressed concerns on Feb. 27 to Sequim’s hearing examiner that improvements should be made to West Brownfield Road before any developments go in nearby. City staff said they’re negotiating with a developer to pay some of the costs to realign and repair the road so it’s safer and has better drainage. The funds would be refunded if they’re not used by the city within five years. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Examiner to rule on two projects

Neighbors seek improvements before one moves forward

A volunteer helps at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge detect and trap European green crab. The refuge seeks more volunteers for various shifts from April to September or October by emailing Volunteer Coordinator Leshell Michaluk-Bergan at leshell@dungenessrivercenter.org. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)
Jamestown Tribe seeks volunteers for green crab detection

Invasive species continues to be found across Peninsula waterways

A new parking lot for Sequim city staff is slated to be finished sometime this summer. City council members agreed to a contract with Hoch Construction of Port Angeles to build the lot. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim contracts to build new parking lot

Spots to be open to public on weekends

Participants in the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run take off from the starting line on Saturday at the Albert Haller Play Fields near Carrie Blake Park. The two-day festival featured numerous activities, food, music and a drone show on Saturday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
And they’re off

Participants in the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run take off… Continue reading

Lucas Niclas, 23 months, hangs onto to the leg of his father, Ben Niclas of Sequim, as they make their way around the pump track on Friday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were on a family outing to the popular attraction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Going for a ride

Lucas Niclas, 23 months, hangs onto to the leg of his father,… Continue reading

Deputy to patrol south Jefferson County

Internal candidates to interview for role

Port Angeles work plan identifies 81 projects tied to vision, objectives

Areas include community resilience, optimization, housing, infrastructure

Road construction begins on Eighth Street in Port Angeles

Project expected to take several months

Four injured in crash near Hood Canal Bridge

Four people were injured in a three-car collision on… Continue reading

Nominees named for United Way awards

United Way of Clallam County has announced the nominees… Continue reading

Traffic to shift for new bridge

Work crews will shift traffic onto a new bridge over… Continue reading