SEQUIM — Surplus Sequim city vehicles are on view now, with bids due by 3 p.m. Friday, April 21.
The vehicles, which will be sold as is, can be seen at the Sequim City Shop at 169 W. Hemlock St. from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Sealed bids must be submitted to the city clerk at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St. Winning bidders will be notified and must pay for the items at the civic center with cash, check or credit card.
If paying with a credit card, a transaction fee will be assessed. If paying with a check, funds will need to be verified with the bank before releasing the auctioned item. Items must be picked up no later than 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.
Per city policy, city employees are ineligible to participate.
For a complete list or additional information, contact the city clerk’s office at 360-683-4139.
PA school board
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will consider approving on first reading a policy on comprehensive early learning when it meets at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The regular session will be in the Central Services Building, 216 E. Fourth St.
The board will precede the meeting with an executive session at 6 p.m., followed by a review of the midyear budget.
Other policies to be considered include compulsory attendance, relations with vendors, excused and unexcused absences, promotion and retention, release of resident students, use of telecommunication devices by students, academic honors, enrollment and emergency treatment.
Board members also will consider approving a resolution naming April 17-21 Public School Volunteer Week, as well as donations, a contract for technology equipment, an employee contract and a Bridges pilot program agreement.
The board will hear reports on the Washington State School Retirees’ Association, William Shore Memorial Pool expansion project, athletics and activities, and Student Transportation Allocation Report Systems.
Vintage market
PORT ANGELES — The School Girls spring vintage market will occur April 21-22 at the Clallam County Fairgrounds.
There will be more than 30 vendors, three fully stocked barns, art workshops, painting sessions, food and refreshments at the fairgounds, located at 1608 W. 16th St.
For those 13 and older, admission is $2 for the event, which will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 21 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22. Parking is free.
A $5 early bird admission will be available April 21 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. It includes entry in the vendor’s customer appreciation raffle, a treat and courtesy entry April 22.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/schoolgirlsforvintage.
Volunteer reps sought
SEQUIM — The city of Sequim is currently accepting applications for volunteer representatives to the Marine Resources Committee and the North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity Group.
These representatives participate on behalf of committees that deal with regional marine and natural resource management.
Volunteers should expect to attend monthly meetings of one to three hours each, often but not always in the evening, and report back to the city on a regular basis.
To obtain and submit an application, visit www.sequimwa.gov or submit it to Karen Kuznek-Reese, city clerk, at Sequim City Hall, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim.
For more information about the Marine Resources Committee, visit www.clallamcountymrc.org.
For more information about the lead entity group, visit http://tinyurl.com/pdn-leadentity.
These positions are open until filled.
Scholarships and grants
The Clallam County Physicians Community Benefit Fund is currently accepting applications for academic scholarships and community grants for medically related fields.
The scholarships and grants will be awarded in 2018.
To be eligible, a student must be a graduate of a Clallam County high school and have been accepted into or be currently enrolled — making satisfactory progress — in a fully accredited professional school in a medically related program.
The goal of community grants is to encourage one-time medically related community projects that will benefit a broad cross-section of the community.
The deadline for applications is Thursday, June 1.
Applications for this program can be obtained by mail, addressed to Clallam County Physicians Community Benefit Fund, P.O. Box 3005, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Free jazz concert set Thursday in PA
PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to Stevens Middle School’s free jazz night at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The concert will feature the Navy Band Jazz Combo, Stevens Middle School Jazz Band and the Port Angeles High School Jazz Band and will be held in the middle school gym, located at 1139 W. 14th St.
For more information, phone 360-452-5590.
Garden sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Garden Club will hold its annual Spring Garden Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Pioneer Memorial Park.
Featured items will be tomatoes, veggie starts, perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, garden art, raffles and baked goods at the park, located at 387 E. Washington St.
Event planners advise those interested to arrive early for the best plant selection.
Proceeds from the sale will support scholarships and maintenance of Pioneer Memorial Park.
For more information, email sequimprairiegardenclub@hotmail.com.
Chain gang busy
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office chain gang led eighth-grade tours of the jail and chain gang, painted P-tank and J-tank, touched up the recreation room at the jail and replaced a tire on Chain Gang 5 from March 6-11.
Notable items found along roadways were six needles, six tires, a window frame, two TVs, a muffler, a hide-a-bed, a toilet, a pool table, a carpet, a refrigerator, printer parts, a box knife, saw blades, pillows, car mats, a truck back window, a heater, a coffee maker, a traffic cone and a lawn mower deck.
Crew members found illegal dumpsites on River Road, Otter Lane, Fish Hatchery Road, Lower Elwha Road, Little River Road and Quillayute Road 0.8 miles from state Highway 110, totaling 1,460 pounds of garbage from the dumpsites.
Crew members also cleaned 3 miles of Reddick Road and 100 pounds of litter, 5 miles of Hooker Road and 320 pounds of litter, 4 miles of Kitchen-Dick Road and 600 pounds of litter, 3 miles of River Road and 320 pounds of litter, and 14 miles of Quillayute Road and 800 pounds of litter.
Crew members also pulled approximately 300 scotch broom plants on Deer Park Road and recycled 177 pounds of aluminum cans worth $44.25.
From March 13-18, chain gang members weeded and pruned Mt. Pleasant Rain Garden and removed sweeper debris from the side of Chinook Lane.
Notable items found along roadways were 24 needles, two rotors, a truck rear end, a vacuum, an engine block, an engine head, a valve body, six mattresses, four TVs, four doors, a window, a frame, plywood, a carpet pad, a port-a-potty sink, 19 tires, computer parts, fencing, two foam pads, a toilet, a hot water heater, a car hood, a mini fridge, a car battery, a refrigerator, a pedal bike, two marijuana pipes, an ab machine, a dog carrier, a gas can, a 15-foot black poly pipe, old tractor parts, a plastic swimming pool, top of a riding mower, a barbecue, a jar of marijuana and a wood door.
Crew members found illegal dumpsites on Mount Angeles Road, Second and Lincoln, Deer Park Road, Little River Road, South Shore Road, Black Diamond Road and state Highway 112, totaling 5,280 pounds of garbage from the dumpsites.
Crew members also cleaned 3 miles of Gasman Road and 140 pounds of litter, 4 miles of Lower Elwha Road and 240 pounds of litter, 7 miles of Deer Park Road and 660 pounds of litter, 5 miles of Little River Road and 320 pounds of litter, and 8 miles of state Highway 112 and 800 pounds of litter.
Crew members also brushed and chipped a total of 6.25 miles of county right of way on Kreaman, Camp Hayden, Joyce-Piedmont, Freshwater Bay, Mount Pleasant, Benson and South Shore roads.
Crew members also recycled 149 pounds of aluminum cans worth $37.25.
From March 20-25, chain gang members replaced 20 broken fence posts and one side board on North Brook and U.S. Highway 101 and washed the Animal Control truck.
Notable items found along roadways were 14 needles, 18 tires, a boat, two refrigerators, a freezer, a washing machine, a washing machine tub, two chairs, a VHS machine, three TVs, two couches, couch cushions, a satellite dish, a clothes rack, a metal bed and frame, two propane tanks, metal fencing, an exhaust manifold, an exacto knife, an area rug, three wrenches, one screwdriver, three 5-gallon buckets, a valance to a car, a gas can, an air filter, a toilet, a cooler with lid, a metal pipe, a trampoline, a metal car rim, a cat carrier, a stroller, a cover to the engine of a motor home or van, a wood spool, old luggage, a cab to a pickup, bricks, a wood cabinet, a lamp, a lawnmower, an air mattress, an umbrella, a mattress and truck parts.
Crew members found illegal dumpsites on Little River Road, Mount Pleasant Road, Jimmy Come Lately Road, Sisson Road, Hunt Road, Lower Elwha Road and Valley Street, totaling 7,720 pounds of garbage from the dumpsites.
Crew members also cleaned 10 miles of Palo Alto Road and 480 pounds of litter, 4 miles of Monroe Road and 300 pounds of litter, 2 miles of Pioneer Road and 400 pounds of litter, 2 miles of Laird Road and 100 pounds of litter, 4 miles of Edgewood Drive and 350 pounds of litter, 3 miles of Place Road and 50 pounds of litter, 6 miles of Lower Elwha Road and 720 pounds of litter, and 7.5 miles of La Push Road and state Highway 110 and 980 pounds of litter.
From March 27 to April 1, chain gang members removed brush from a ditch on Black Diamond Road and cleaned up storm debris from South Tyler Road, Bean Road and Place Road.
Notable items found along roadways were 59 needles, 32 tires, one TV, one VCR, three TV dishes, an inflatable raft, a boat cushion, two recliners, three mattresses, treated lumber, a dishwasher, a couch, a bed frame, a galvanized garbage can, four propane tanks, a cellphone, three knives, a water purifier tank, a car door, console to a motor home, a fake Christmas tree, four bicycles, two metal chairs, a dresser, a sewer tank to a motor home or travel trailer, three 5-gallon buckets, a mailbox, an oil filter, a lawnmower, a fan, two space heaters, an old radio, two refrigerator doors, two burned bed springs, a wood door, a marijuana pipe, a flat shovel, a computer monitor, a gas can and carpet.
Crew members found illegal dumpsites on Johnson Creek Road, Happy Valley Road, Brownfield Road, Jimmy Come Lately Road, Joyce-Piedmont Road, state Highway 112, Palo Alto Road, Fish Hatchery Road and Courthouse Road, totaling 5,260 pounds of garbage from the dumpsites.
Crew members also cleaned 2.6 miles of Ranger Road and 540 pounds of litter, 2 miles of Olson Road and 100 pounds of litter, 1 mile of River Park Road and 20 pounds of litter, 1.5 miles of Richwine Road and 20 pounds of litter, 5 miles of Green Road and 20 pounds of litter, 15 miles of La Push Road and state Highway 110 and 1660 pounds of litter, 4 miles of Undie Road and 600 pounds of litter, 1 mile of Conley Road and 120 pounds of litter, and 5 miles of state Highway and 900 pounds of litter.
The chain gang has so far this year cleaned 321.6 miles of roadway, picked up 42,730 pounds of dumpsite litter, picked up 31,910 pounds of roadside litter, recycled 2,440 pounds of aluminum, removed or sprayed 810 scotch broom plants and brushed 23.25 miles of county rights of way.
