Many closures continue during storm

As more snow fell on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday, most public schools, including Peninsula College, remained closed, and many public events were postponed.

Port Angeles, Sequim, Cape Flattery, Port Townsend, Chimacum, Quillayute Valley in Forks and Quilcene school districts were closed Thursday.

Crescent School District in Joyce had a late start, with classes beginning at 10 a.m.

Closed districts

The Port Angeles and Sequim school districts have announced they will be closed today.

The Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, and the city of Port Angeles offices at 321 E. Fifth St. reopened Thursday after being closed Wednesday.

Neither the city of Forks offices at 500 E. Division St. nor the city of Sequim offices at 152 W. Cedar St. closed this week because of weather.

Garbage and recycling collections in Port Angeles have been delayed until further notice.

Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, and Castle Hill offices opened at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Jefferson County District Court and Superior Court, which were closed Wednesday, reopened at 10 a.m. Thursday, except for drug court, which was canceled that day.

Solid Waste operations at the transfer station in Port Townsend and drop boxes in Quilcene were scheduled to be open Thursday, weather permitting.

The Recreation Center in Port Townsend was scheduled to be open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, weather permitting, and the WSU Extension resumed normal operations Thursday.

For updates today, visit www.co.jefferson.wa.us.

All Peninsula College campuses continued to be closed Thursday. For information today, visit www.pc.ctc.edu.

Transit

Jefferson and Clallam Transit services remained on snow routes Thursday.

Clallam Transit reported no Forks shuttle service Thursday morning. Only medically necessary trips were made for paratransit ADA Services.

Clallam Transit announced it will remain on the revised schedule today.

For updates, visit www.jeffersontransit.com or phone 360-385-4777, ext. 1, for Jefferson Transit; or visit www.clallamtransit.com for Clallam Transit.

The Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s 7 Cedars Casino, which was closed Wednesday, reopened Thursday, but with no bingo or buffet.

Park visitor center

The Olympic National Park Visitor Center on Mount Angeles Road was open Thursday, after having been closed Wednesday, while Hurricane Ridge Road was expected to be open much of Thursday.

Crescent School’s production of “Happy Hollandaise,” previewed in today’s Peninsula Spotlight, has been postponed until next weekend, with curtain time in the school cafetorium at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 and 3 p.m. Jan. 29.

Postponed conference

The Olympic Peninsula Men’s Fellowship has postponed the men’s conference at Lighthouse Christian Center, 304 Viewcrest Ave., Port Angeles, that was scheduled today and Saturday.

It has been rescheduled for Feb. 3-4, said Chuck Brown, member of the group’s leadership team. For information, phone 360-452-8909.

A Peninsula Trails Coalition Adventure Travel Series slide show about Papua, New Guinea, set for 7 tonight at the Port Angeles Senior Center has been canceled.

The Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley canceled its annual members’ meeting that was set for Saturday.

For more information, phone 360-681-2257.

School information

Although the Port Angeles and Sequim school districts already have canceled classes today, most public school officials make closure decisions early each morning.

Here’s how to get information today for those districts:

■ Crescent School District — For information about this Joyce district, visit www.crescentschooldistrict.org or phone 360-928-3311, ext. 299.

■ Quillayute Valley — For information about the Forks school district, visit www.forks.wednet.edu or phone 360-374-6262.

■ Cape Flattery — Decisions are made soon after 4:30 a.m. and are available on the Neah Bay School Information line at 360-645-2221, according to the district website at www.capeflattery.wednet.edu.

■ Port Townsend — Closure and late start information are online at www.psecs.wednet.edu after 6 a.m. Information is also on television and radio stations.

■ Chimacum — For information, visit http://csd49.org or phone 360-385-3922.

■ Quilcene — For information, visit www.quilcene.wednet.edu or phone 360-765-3363.

■ Brinnon schools — For information, visit www.bsd46.org or phone 360-796-4646.

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