NEWS BRIEFS: Protection Island talk set Tuesday in Port Townsend . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Lorenz Sollmann will present “The Return of Golden Paintbrush on Protection Island NWR” at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Coffee and social time will be at 6:30 p.m.

Sollmann’s talk will focus on the past, present and future visions for Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge.

He is the assistant refuge manager for the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, where he is overseeing the prairie restoration at Dungeness and Protection Island national wildlife refuges.

This program is free to all and is sponsored by the Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society.

Senior nutrition

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Senior Nutrition Site dinners will be served at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.

A suggested donation is $5 for those who are 60 or older. People younger than 60 can attend for $8. Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance to 360-457-8921. Menus are subject to change.

■ Tuesday: Spring greens, pasta salad, baked tomato, grilled chicken, red grapes and oatmeal cookie.

■ Wednesday: Green salad, hot turkey sandwich, whipped potatoes, steamed peas and pumpkin pie.

■ Thursday: Spinach salad, tuna casserole, lima beans and sliced oranges.

■ Friday: Strawberry dreams, salad, garlic bread and dessert pizza.

Chain gang busy

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang removed 3,340 pounds of refuse during the week of Jan. 15-29 from 28.5 miles of county roadways between Elwha River, Laird, Camp Hayden, Lower Elwha and Black Diamond roads, plus Edgewood Drive and the First and Lincoln streets site.

A refrigerator and dishwasher were found.

In addition, crews brushed and chipped county rights of way on the following roads: Melton, Holly Hill and Everett, plus the 4000 block of Mount Pleasant.

Culverts were cleaned on Elwha River Road, Laird Road through Edgewood Drive and Camp Hayden Road, totaling 52 culverts.

Scotch broom was pulled along Place Road from Lone Pine Road to Hunt Road, totaling 1,140 plants.

Trench digging and rock removal was done on North Bagley Creek Road. Crews cleared approximately 300 yards of landslide debris on the Olympic Discovery Trail from Crown Z Road. Culvert blockage was cleared on the corner of Monroe and Baker Farm roads.

Totals for 2016 so far are: 63.5 miles of roadway cleaned; 5,440 pounds of litter picked up; 1,340 of dump site litter cleared; 2,250 scotch broom plants removed; and 9.5 miles of county right of way brushed.

Music recital set today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A classical music recital will be presented at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., at 7 p.m. today.

The event is free to the public, though donations will be accepted.

The featured performers will be Cheryl Landrey, Phil Morgan Ellis, Tracie Winters and Rose Alexander.

For more information, phone 360-457-4862.

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