Jennifer Jackson

Port Townsend: Downtown shelter plans shape up

PORT TOWNSEND -- Volunteers from churches and the community soon will provide the 3 C's -- casseroles, conversation and compassion -- to homeless men as… Continue reading

Residents who fled fire treated to early Thanksgiving dinner

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's been two months since the fire took the life of her friend and neighbor and damaged the building in which she… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Downtown shelter plans shape up

PORT TOWNSEND -- Volunteers from churches and the community soon will provide the 3 C's -- casseroles, conversation and compassion -- to homeless men as… Continue reading

Veterans Day tribute: Veteran puts military colors on parade

PORT LUDLOW -- In Shakespeare's Scottish play, the hero, Macduff, fulfills the witches' prophecy and avenges the death of his wife, his child and his… Continue reading

Mens club COOKs up culinary gems

PORT TOWNSEND -- When people with a common interest form a club, they usually organize it first and come up with a catchy name afterwards.… Continue reading

Students come from all over world to learn craft at School of Wooden Boatbuilding

PORT HADLOCK -- Matt Cannell came from as far away as the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea to learn how to build boats… Continue reading

Jefferson: Child advocate is 2006 CASA Volunteer of the Year

PORT TOWNSEND -- When Mike Beers, coordinator of Jefferson County's Guardian ad Litem program, told Patricia Scott that she had put in 2,200 volunteer hours,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Vault stone falls, unviels mystery: Who was child inside?

PORT TOWNSEND -- A broken stone has revealed a secret in the burial vault of one of the town's most famous residents. In March 1902,… Continue reading

Jefferson: Homeless shelter finds a home in PT

PORT TOWNSEND -- Homeless men looking for a warm place to spend a cold night will have an easier search this winter if plans for… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Jerusalem bishop visits partner church –

PORT TOWNSEND -- An Arab Anglican bishop whose ministry is to bridge the gulf between Muslims and Jews in the Middle East brought his message… Continue reading

Gardiner: Will voters approve cemetery district

GARDINER -- In a Monty Python skit set in medieval times, a man pulling a wagon piled with plague victims goes door to door calling,… Continue reading

Grange celebrates 50 years in Gardiner

GARDINER -- The Rhododendron Grange was formed at the Gardiner schoolhouse with 50 charter members on Sept. 29, 1956. For the past half-century, grange members… Continue reading

New wooden boat school director sets a heading toward fundraising

PORT HADLOCK -- It is a laid-back summer day in Lower Hadlock, and the blue waters of the bay glint invitingly in the sunlight. But… Continue reading

EcoVillage hosts first family camp

PORT TOWNSEND -- There was singing around the campfire, roasting marshmallows and sleeping under the stars. But there was also tai chi, organic gardening and… Continue reading

Gumby events in Port Hadlock, Port Townsend celebrate 50 years

PORT HADLOCK -- In 1956, young filmmaker Art Clokey took a lump of clay in his hands and fashioned it into human form. Naming his… Continue reading

First Rotary district governor from Jefferson County takes office

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the second time since he joined the Port Townsend Rotary Club in 1992, Erik Frederickson wore a tie to a club… Continue reading

Navy takes PT mayor, community leaders for submarine ride

PORT TOWNSEND -- For many years, no trip to Disneyland was complete without riding in a miniature submarine to see the mermaids, divers and giant… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Land Trust Launches Century Stewards Campaign

PORT TOWNSEND -- A century from now, herons and eagles will spread their wings and fly over the roofs of Port Townsend. Majestic Roosevelt elk… Continue reading

Jefferson: Teams rev up to reach new goal for walk against cancer

PORT TOWNSEND -- This Friday, Hard Candy, Innuendo, Another Lost Hero and Minor Imperfection will take the stage at the American Legion Hall for a… Continue reading

Walker steps off 283-mile memorial for friend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Although he had traveled far since dawn, Ray Grier still had a spring in his step when he arrived in town Monday… Continue reading