PORT TOWNSEND -- In June 1956, Ed Lindsey passed a civil service exam and was hired to be the third paid firefighter in the city… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Historical Society has received a $250,000 grant for the restoration of historic City Hall, society director Bill Tennent announced… Continue reading
CHIMACUM -- It is 7:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and people are starting to filter into the studio. Today's project is to film a… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Jim Roberts, a teacher at Jefferson Community School and Peninsula College, has won an Excellence in Education, Environment and Community Award from… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Stepping over the threshold of the Rothschild House is like stepping into the past. Built in 1868 by a local merchant, the… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Anyone who thinks American kids aren't in good physical shape has never been to an Easter Egg hunt. "We showed up a… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- If they succeed, their names will go down in maritime history as the first Americans to row unassisted across the North Atlantic.… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- When Ivan Doig read an excerpt from his book, Winter Brothers, most of the audience was already familiar with it. So are… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- In 2004, the Jefferson County Library asked community members what services they wanted. In 2005, library staff acted on those requests. "A… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The wheels of justice may grind slowly, but in the case of "The Brutal Beating of Capt. Henry Tibbals," it's taken 114… Continue reading
GARDINER -- It lies just above U.S. Highway 101, an oval-shaped hillside of grass punctuated by gray headstones and smooth brass rectangles. The names carved… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Down at City Hall, the Democrats and the Republicans are duking it out for power, each party accusing the other of graft… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- On the morning of Aug. 29, a 35-foot wave of water generated by Hurricane Katrina swept over the Gulf Coast town of… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- If you've ever seen a Kinetic Skulpture race, you've probably seen John Montgomery or his sons, Gabe and Forrest, pedaling along in… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- On anybody's scale, Hissta and Axel rank as the ultimate in low-maintenance pets. They only have to be fed once a month… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Love and Peace. A New Dimension. Throw in a pink flamingo, and you have the key to understanding Winter Woodstock posters. "There's… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Stars wheeled overhead in the cold night sky, candles glowed in a spiral of light and lanterns shone like the planets. Once… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Depression was a dark time in American history. But a museum showcasing light fixtures from the Depression era provides a bright… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- At 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Tom Foley leaves his Glen Cove business and drives to Mountain View Elementary School. There, he spends… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- It is the fall of 1992, and sports writer Larry Colton has just arrived in a dusty Montana town on the border… Continue reading
