IN APRIL 2008, Anne Schneider, Ruth Merryman and 11 other women formed a philanthropic group called a giving circle. The premise: each member of the… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Growing up in Juneau, Alaska, Mitch Brooks was familiar with native art. His eye was attuned to the protruding brow, the ovoid… Continue reading
FIVE YEARS AGO, Mark Barga, principal of Chimacum Creek Elementary School, came to Gay Eisenberger and the Port Townsend American Association of University Women (AAUW)… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND — In the spring of 1970, Mike Bare and Kiyoko Matsuno were united in marriage. The Shinto ceremony was held in a hall… Continue reading
ASK LAURETTE FEIT, aka Sweet Laurette, what stands out in the 10 years she's been in business, and she won't talk about the famous people… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Four years ago, Phyllis Day was lying on the couch reading the newspaper at her home on Dabob Bay near Quilcene. An… Continue reading
LAST FRIDAY WAS a watershed day for Don and Juanita Campbell — it was the day the couple celebrated getting their boat, a 31-foot-long liner,… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Last fall, only a few months after she started her job as head of the Chief Seattle Boy Scout Council, Sharon Moulds… Continue reading
IT WAS GOOD to see Andy Mackie's smiling face in the PDN on Sunday morning in a photo accompanying a feature story about him reprinted… Continue reading
As a teacher, Kathy Liu imparted the basics of chemistry, physics and biology to high school students in Daly City, Calif. Then she helped start… Continue reading
On Monday, they did yoga. On Wednesday, aerobic movement to music. But when students at Blue Heron Middle School came to physical education class Thursday,… Continue reading
CHIMACUM -- Take 26 acres of bottom land along Chimacum Creek. Add 700 fruit trees, 2,400 blueberry bushes and a healthy dollop of honey bees.… Continue reading
CHIMACUM -- Like rain falling in the mountains, collecting in rivulets and flowing into streams that flow into the sea, concerns about water quality and… Continue reading
Potato blini with lox. Braised short ribs with parsnip strips. Cod cakes with remoulade sauce. Roasted baby squash, cauliflower and peppers. “Fork-end” fans and local… Continue reading
TO CAMPERS AND Cub Scouts, hikers and naturalists, he was a fixture of the landscape at Fort Townsend State Park -- a tall, solid figure… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Her grandfather ran away to sea at the age of 12, serving as a cabin boy on ships sailing out of California.… Continue reading
FOR PAULA LALISH, the moment of inspiration came at a harp music festival in Monterey, Calif., in 2000. Taking the stage was a succession of… Continue reading
WHENEVER SARAH ALMA Chrisman goes grocery shopping at Aldrich's or picks up something at Don's Pharmacy, she usually gets asked two questions: "Are you wearing… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- It is an old tale, told since medieval times, of the stranger who comes to the church door on a winter's night… Continue reading
THE CANES MAY be wood, not peppermint, and the white angel hair is still on the original owners, but at Seaport Landing, it's beginning to… Continue reading
