PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park has reopened Pyramid Peak Trail at Lake Crescent after a nearly six-month closure for rerouting and repairs.
Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes announced the reopening Wednesday.
The trail closed in late August because of unsafe conditions in a slide-prone area.
The park’s trail crew, working with members of the Washington Trails Association, has rerouted the trail around the active slide area, Maynes said.
The new route crosses the slide area at a lower elevation.
The Pyramid Peak Trail is 3.5 miles long and rises about 2,500 feet from the trailhead on Camp David Junior Road to the summit of Pyramid Peak.
Power outage
Neah Bay, Clallam Bay and Sekiu were without power for almost three hours Tuesday night.
The outage was caused by a tree limb falling on a power line near Milepost 15 on state Highway 112 in the Falls Creek area near Sekiu, according to Mike Howe, Clallam County Public Utility District spokesman.
About 1,500 customers were affected, Howe said.
The outage began just before 7 p.m. PUD crews restored power at 9:40 p.m.
Group focuses on etiquette for students
PORT ANGELES — An Olympic Cotillion FroYo Social will take place at Sweet and Salty FroYo, 116 N. Lincoln St., from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today.
Olympic Cotillion is a new group focusing on manners, etiquette and formal dance for youths in fourth through 12th grades.
It will meet every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at a to-be-determined location.
For more information, email OlympicCotillion@gmail.com or contact Minda Corey at 360-912-1228 or myglorylife@gmail.com.
Penguin Power
PORT ANGELES — The Thursday Feiro Marine Life Center Speaker Series, Penguin Power, will take place at the Landing Mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave., at 6:30 p.m. today.
Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
All are welcome. Admission is $7 or free for Feiro members
The program will look at long-tailed penguins, including Adélie, gentoo and chinstrap, from noted expert Frank Todd.
Todd has been working in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic since 1973.
For more information, contact Melissa Williams at 360-417-6254 or melissaw@feiromarinelifecenter.org.
Clothing exchange
PORT TOWNSEND — The Naked Lady Party, a clothing exchange, will take place at the Quimper Grange Hall, 1219 Corona St., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.
The event is open to all ladies, including female-identifying and gender-fluid people.
A suggested donation of $5 to $10 garners access to the grange hall, which will have clothing, snacks and music, though no one will be turned away.
Anyone who wants to bring clean, unwanted garments to add to the pile is welcome.
Shoes and accessories are also welcome.
If unable to attend but looking to donate, email boilerroomed@gmail.com for instructions.
All proceeds from this event benefit the Boiler Room. Leftover clothing will be sorted and donated to Working Image and the OlyCAP Thrift Store.
For more information, visit www.tinyurl.com/pnvyoew.
Elks sell out event
SHELTON — Shelton Elks Lodge 2467’s recent fundraiser for the Captain Joseph House netted more than $1,875.
Betsy Schultz, executive director of the Port Angeles-based Captain Joseph House Foundation, said the event included dinner, raffles, silent auctions, a live dance band and an indoor carnival for children.
PA veggie potluck set
PORT ANGELES — The OlyPen Vegetarian Education Group will host its monthly vegetarian community potluck at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Vegetarians, vegans or anyone curious about living a plant-based lifestyle are encouraged to come and share dishes and recipes.
Participants should bring personal serving utensils, eating utensils and plates.
Ride-share is available.
RSVPs are appreciated.
For more information, phone 360-912-1303 or email olypenveg@gmail.com.
Native plant sale
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Conservation District is no longer taking pre-orders for its annual Native Plant Sale; however, any remaining unsold trees and shrubs will be available for sale at Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Road, from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Conifer trees species available for sale include Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar.
Deciduous shrubs include blue elderberry, Indian plum, mock orange, oceanspray, red elderberry, red flowering currant, red osier dogwood and snowberry.
Evergreen shrubs include tall Oregon grape.
Bare-root tree and shrub seedlings are sold in bundles of 10 and 25, and range in price from $15 to $25 per bundle.
The district sells low-cost native plants each year to promote wildlife habitat enhancement and environmentally friendly landscaping.
