OLYMPIA — Drivers in Washington state have until Friday to remove their winter studded tires.
The state Department of Transportation reminds drivers that state law requires all studded tires to be removed by the end of the day March 31. Starting April 1, drivers with studded tires face a $136 traffic infraction.
Studded tires also damage pavement, so removing them promptly after winter has passed helps preserve state roadways, Transportation said.
Transportation will not extend the studded tire deadline this year. Crews will continue to monitor roads, passes and forecasts, and work to clear any late-season snow or ice, officials said.
For more information, see www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/traction.htm.
Customer survey
CARLSBORG — The Clallam Public Utility District plans to commence a survey of residential customers within the next two weeks.
The survey will last about 10 days via a random sample of residential customers.
SDS Research, a marketing research firm, will survey about 400 customers via telephone.
Calls will come from the SDS Research general phone number at 208-438-6100, and the survey questions will last about 10 minutes.
The results of the survey will be presented to the PUD by the end of April and will be shared with the public.
For more information, visit www.clallampud.net.
Cycling in the Himalayas
PORT ANGELES — Using a series of photographs, Port Townsend resident David McCulloch will tell about his cycling adventures in the Himalayas with Jon Muellner on Thursday.
The free presentation is this week’s Studium Generale at the Little Theater on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. It will begin at 12:35 p.m.
Born in northern India, in the foothills of the Himalayas, McCulloch had the opportunity to see the landscapes he traveled and the people he met from the perspective not only of adventure but also return as he reconnected with this distant home, according to a news release.
For more information, email Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Flight operations
COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field Monday through Friday.
Training has been scheduled for morning to afternoon and evening to late night Monday.
Training will continue from evening to late night Tuesday.
Operations may occur afternoon and evening to late night Wednesday and Thursday.
They are also scheduled for morning to afternoon Friday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to the station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
