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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Building a life on service

SERVICE AND SERVICE stations have been recurring themes in Dave Sather’s life. When he was in high school,…

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Port Townsend gardener’s Ozette potatoes among club’s offerings this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — Pat McMinds can hardly wait for the Port Townsend Garden Club’s annual sale on Saturday.…

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Getting the dope on dementia: Geriatric pharmacist in Port Ludlow outlines dos and don’ts

PORT LUDLOW — Karen McCullough was on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Washington, D.C., when the…

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Dementia program on Saturday latest health care project of Port Ludlow resident

PORT LUDLOW — After her husband died five years ago, Peggy Schafran set out on a crusade. Her…

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Borneo artist paints mural for Quilcene shelter (SEE GALLERY)

QUILCENE — He is a nationally known mural artist in Indonesia, doing commissioned work for the World Wildlife…

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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Brinnon lunch lady whips up healthy meals

WHEN NICOLE NORRIS was hired to be the cook at the Brinnon School five years ago, she had…

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Marrowstone Island dream house with New England flavor in AAUW event — SEE THE GALLERY

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — In March of 1986, Susie Baldwin was leafing through a copy of Country Living magazine…

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Big wheels keep on rolling: Port Townsend kinetic mechanics put craft back on road

PORT TOWNSEND — Is it safe? That was just one of the questions I had after climbing aboard…

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East Jefferson County Habitat dedicates house; breaks ground for three more

PORT TOWNSEND — When Rey Nila was 18 years old, he left his home in southern Mexico to…

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Community Read author gives no quarter

PORT TOWNSEND — She’s wrestled 650 pounds of thrashing swordfish intent on cutting its way through the deck.…

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Author Greenlaw meets local women in marine trades as part of Port Townsend Community Read

PORT TOWNSEND — If you go tonight to hear author Linda Greenlaw talk about her life as a…

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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: The Victorian or the rental? Christian youth program had a choice

ONE IS A large Victorian cottage with scrollwork trim, stained glass windows and fish-scale shingles above the front…

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Ex-performer draws on luck o’ the Irish for musical, life rebound

11He grew up in Cleveland, but “got over it,” as he puts it, living in New York, Chicago,…

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Port Townsend’s rich shipyard past retold at library

PORT TOWNSEND — Leif Knutsen was a farmer. Michael Aubin had a master’s degree in fine arts. Dave…

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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Lots of history through the mill

IN 1968, LARRY LOUCK was a student at Port Angeles High School when he heard that the Crown…

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Quilcene rallies for injured innkeeper

QUILCENE — Two dates stand out in Cathy Barsukoff’s mind. One is Aug. 23, 2002, the day she…

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A community’s blessing: Canoe sanctified by tribe, priest

PORT TOWNSEND– Cedar bough and sage, eagle feather and drum, salt water and fresh. Six elements from nature…

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Couple gives gift of history to museum, Brinnon

BRINNON — Born on the banks of Puget Sound and weaned in a logging camp on the Dosewallips…

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JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR: Paths of inspiration lead to donation for refugees in Dominican Republic

LAST SPRING, JESSICA Foster, then a senior at Port Townsend High School, was sitting in a pew at…

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Scout cabin ready for logs, thanks to volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND — The logs have been peeled, the foundation poured, the basement walls raised and the floor…