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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Donation seed for community garden
IN APRIL 2008, Anne Schneider, Ruth Merryman and 11 other women formed a philanthropic group called a giving…
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Into the woods: Mask-making workshop held in Port Townsend [**Gallery**]
PORT TOWNSEND — Growing up in Juneau, Alaska, Mitch Brooks was familiar with native art. His eye was…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Pilot program aims to raise math scores in Washington state
FIVE YEARS AGO, Mark Barga, principal of Chimacum Creek Elementary School, came to Gay Eisenberger and the Port…
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Kiyoko’s gift: Spectacular kimono collection donated to charity [**Gallery**]
PORT TOWNSEND — In the spring of 1970, Mike Bare and Kiyoko Matsuno were united in marriage. The…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Port Townsend patisserie celebrates 10th anniversary
ASK LAURETTE FEIT, aka Sweet Laurette, what stands out in the 10 years she’s been in business, and…
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A surprise inside: Cracker Factory turned in two [**Gallery**]
PORT TOWNSEND — Four years ago, Phyllis Day was lying on the couch reading the newspaper at her…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Church members bless Port Townsend couple’s boat
LAST FRIDAY WAS a watershed day for Don and Juanita Campbell — it was the day the couple…
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New log cabin for Port Townsend Scouts clears big financial hurdle
PORT TOWNSEND — Last fall, only a few months after she started her job as head of the…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Ex-Peninsula man gives the gift of music
IT WAS GOOD to see Andy Mackie’s smiling face in the PDN on Sunday morning in a photo…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Woman rebuilds Victorian Festival
As a teacher, Kathy Liu imparted the basics of chemistry, physics and biology to high school students in…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Boot camp comes to middle school
On Monday, they did yoga. On Wednesday, aerobic movement to music. But when students at Blue Heron Middle…
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Residents diving into water courses: Local watershed projects flow to Sound, beyond
CHIMACUM — Like rain falling in the mountains, collecting in rivulets and flowing into streams that flow into…
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Farming by design: SpringRain bring interns into the field [**GALLERY**]
CHIMACUM — Take 26 acres of bottom land along Chimacum Creek. Add 700 fruit trees, 2,400 blueberry bushes…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Bidding the chef a farm farewell
Potato blini with lox. Braised short ribs with parsnip strips. Cod cakes with remoulade sauce. Roasted baby squash,…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR: Admirers say goodbye to an Old Fort Townsend park fixture
TO CAMPERS AND Cub Scouts, hikers and naturalists, he was a fixture of the landscape at Fort Townsend…
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Portholes to history: Amazing maritime photos collected by Swain’s patriarch exposed for sale [**Gallery**]
PORT TOWNSEND — Her grandfather ran away to sea at the age of 12, serving as a cabin…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: ‘Seriously Funny Songs’ to be Upstaged
FOR PAULA LALISH, the moment of inspiration came at a harp music festival in Monterey, Calif., in 2000.…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: A perfect fit for Victorian lovers
WHENEVER SARAH ALMA Chrisman goes grocery shopping at Aldrich’s or picks up something at Don’s Pharmacy, she usually…
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Mystery man leaves surprise behest to churches totalling $81,000
PORT TOWNSEND — It is an old tale, told since medieval times, of the stranger who comes to…
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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Christmas comes to Seaport Landing
THE CANES MAY be wood, not peppermint, and the white angel hair is still on the original owners,…