SHINE — Tree removal work on state Highway 104 north of Center Road has ended, the state Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
A private logging contractor working for Transportation has finished removing trees adjacent to the highway between mileposts 2.3 and 2.5, the department announced.
The section of highway was intermittently closed during the past week.
The work was wrapped up three days ahead of schedule and no further lane closures are planned for this activity at this time.
Book trivia competition registration
Clallam County residents have until Nov. 2 to gather a team and register for the North Olympic Library System’s (NOLS) “Read It or Weep” adult book competition.
Teams are to be made up of four to six people. To register, email smorrison@nols.org.
Those without a team or those with a team in need of an extra player can visit NOLS Facebook page to collaborate with other readers.
All competition questions will be based on eight selected books and will include quotations and other minutiae from the selected books.
Titles include “The Decent Proposal,” by Kemper Donovan; “Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows,” by Balli Kaur Jaswal; “I Am Not Your Perfect
Mexican Daughter,” by Erika L. Sanchez; and “Mom & Me & Mom,” by Maya Angelou.
Each book represents a different genre.
Prizes for first and second place, as well as team spirit will be awarded.
Prizes are:
• First place: $25 gift card to Odyssey Book Store, as well as a NOLS nylon tote bag and
sticker.
• Second place: $5 gift card to Blackbird Coffeehouse, as well as a NOLS tumbler and sticker.
• Team Spirit: $5 gift card to Blackbird.
Each individual winning team member will receive a prize.
The competition is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
For more information, contact the library at 360-417-8500; Discover@nols.org; or www.nols.org and select “Events.”