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‘Pets are part of people’s family’: Kibble, canned pet food regularly donated to food bank
PORT TOWNSEND — Clem and Oly have never known what it is like to face an empty food…
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The right stuff: Port Townsend Library sets up nutritional database
PORT TOWNSEND — Reading and eating go together, but it’s not something librarians usually encourage. Sitting down to…
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CBS story on Peninsula music man woos anonymous donor
CHIMACUM — For the past few years, Andy Mackie has had a worry in the back of his…
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Old school rowing: Ex-college athlete goes back to basics
The racing shells his team used were the same as every university rowing team on the West Coast,…
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Quilcene Community Center landscaping project done with flair
QUILCENE — It is a sunny Monday morning, and Karen Sickel is getting dressed to go to work.…
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Residents use bequest to raise pavilion on Marrowstone Island
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — A bequest almost a decade and a half in the making came to fruition Wednesday…
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New Day dawns in Port Townsend with private school
PORT TOWNSEND — When Maxine Peirson, Gabriele Babik and Sheri Moore decided to start a new Christian private…
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Around the world in (almost) 80 years: Wooden boat builder honored for lifetime achievement
PORT TOWNSEND — When he was 17 years old, Dale Nordlund left Seattle’s Ballard High School and enrolled…
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Harness your decorating spirit: Bling Your Bra for cancer research
PORT TOWNSEND — You can don pink sweats and participate in a three-day run to raise awareness of…
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Cranking it up: Horseless carriages arrive Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND — When Harold Hanson was born on Seattle’s Capitol Hill in 1912, people were buying motorcars…
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Chimacum park built in old quarry a true community labor of love
CHIMACUM — When he was a student at Port Townsend High School, Jess Norton used to ride his…
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On the move to end Alzheimer’s: Care facilitator sponsors Memory Walk
PORT TOWNSEND — She was born in New Orleans in 1915. With only a sixth-grade education, she raised…
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Riding to the rescue: Homeless horses need new owners
QUILCENE — Three weeks ago, Sara Penhallegon received a call from a Port Hadlock man who had lost…
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Riding to the rescue: Homeless horses need new owners
QUILCENE — Three weeks ago, Sara Penhallegon received a call from a Port Hadlock man who had lost…
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One in, one to build: Habitat dedicates house, breaks ground
PORT TOWNSEND — Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County presented the keys to the new owner of…
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Quilcene volunteers renovate center, move on to landscaping
QUILCENE — When retired movie producer/director Bob Rosen took on management of this small town’s community center, no…
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Got the ‘golden’ ticket? Raffle instead of ‘Ritz’ a sign of fundraising times
CHIMACUM — The odds of winning $10,000 in Washington state’s “Match 4” lottery game, according to the state…
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A veggie wedding: Couple ties knot at produce stand
PORT HADLOCK — The groom wore a radish boutonniere. The bride carried a bouquet of cauliflower studded with…
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Dressing the future: Swap and Shop set Saturday
CHIMACUM — When Anne Schneider was growing up, she looked forward every fall to receiving a big cardboard…
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On the level for 150 years: Masons celebrate milestone
PORT TOWNSEND — In March of 1859, a group of men met in a building on Adams Street…