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Jefferson: Dixieland band jazzes it up for music students
CHIMACUM — On a cool November morning, the band room at Chimacum High School is a far cry…
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Hallowing the Departed: Scouts revive rural cemetery
CENTER — Every year, usually before a holiday, the families arrive. In the spring, they bring clippers and…
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Stroke forum to address community concerns
PORT LUDLOW — Two and a half weeks ago, Dotty Christensen was attending a Thursday night prayer meeting…
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Community reaches out to Mississippi coastal city
PORT TOWNSEND — Imagine that you live in a small town on a bay. Art galleries and small…
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Mad Hatters Tea raises funds for mammograms
SEQUIM — There were feathers and flowers, fun fur and faux fowl, fall leaves and frogs. And in…
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Kinetic Race runs shorter course, still long on fun
PORT TOWNSEND — They got stuck in traffic, stuck in the mud and broke a lever during the…
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Kinetic Skulpture Race gets moving this weekend
PORT TOWNSEND — Only in America does a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only…
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The envelope, please . . . – Winners named at PT film fest
PORT TOWNSEND — A documentary that brings to light the harsh life of child mine workers and a…
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Port Townsend: Habitat family home for the holidays
PORT TOWNSEND — Halloween is just around the corner, with Thanksgiving and Christmas, and all the preparation that…
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Port Townsend: Residents make AIDS walk a success
PORT TOWNSEND — Albert Hernandez can give you two good reasons why Sunday’s AIDS walk is so important.…
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Port Townsend: Homes Tour highlights family heritage
PORT TOWNSEND — When Helen Gunn wants to remember what Port Townsend was like when her grandparents were…
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Port Townsend: Former residents recount struggle to escape flooded home
PORT TOWNSEND — For the past two decades, William Ayers has focused on creating a solid life for…
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Jefferson: 9/11 memorial ceremony honors fallen comrades
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT TOWNSEND — Firefighters, police officers and regular citizens gathered Sunday to observe the fourth…
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Bio-buses on the road to disaster areas
PORT TOWNSEND — Fueled by vegetable oil and enthusiasm, two converted buses loaded with supplies and volunteers left…
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City Hall restoration gets $50,000 anonymous grant
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society has received an anonymous $50,000 donation to help restore old…
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Clam rancher partners with nature
CAPE GEORGE — “Go, Geoducks, go, through the mud and the sand, let’s go!” Peter Downey admits he…
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Community rallies for former residents uprooted by storm
PORT TOWNSEND — Last Friday, watching pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina that saturated the airwaves,…
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Descendant of Quilcene pioneer family trying to revive heritage
QUILCENE — On July 4, 1871, Sarah Such gave birth to a son, the first Caucasian baby born…
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Jefferson: Snohomish powwow draws tribal family together
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — For thousands of summers, their ancestors traveled over the water to these beaches to fish…
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Classic rockers move Jefferson County Fair
PORT TOWNSEND — In 1965, the Kingsmen were the No. 1 touring band in the United States. Forty…