Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: The sadness in bowling alone

THERE IS A determined expression on the face of the bowler who stands ready to strike. What will…

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Peninsula College elects new chair, vice chair

Trustees approve 2023-2024 budget

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OlyCAP wants more funding for shelter

Facility needs cash boost through summer

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Public hearing slated for Fort Worden action plan

Port Townsend seeks better financial reporting from fort managers

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Body cameras, golf course before Peninsula boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Peninsula College, high school graduations this weekend

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will observe its 61st graduation ceremony on Saturday when it awards 420 degrees…

Pictured, from left to right, are Chimcum High School teacher Brian MacKenzie, Keanu Morrison Tessa Richardson, Elliot Pflueger and League of Women Voters essay team organizer, Jackie Aase.

Life

League of Women Voters’ essay winners announced

PORT TOWNSEND — Elliot Pflueger won first place in the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County’s essay…

Arts & Entertainment

Guild issues call for artists

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Arts Guild has openings for artists and craftspeople who make their own…

Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)

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We Brake for Whales wins Race to Alaska

Captain is event’s first two-time winner

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Grant aimed at combating hunger

Love Your Neighbor allocation goes to Jefferson County Farmers Markets

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Team poised to win Race to Alaska

Finish line close by late Tuesday afternoon in race that began in Port Townsend

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Mountain View site most popular for new pool, designers say

New taxes required to complete project

Megan Bland

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Scholarship winners announced in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The University Women’s Foundation of East Jefferson County recently awarded more than $97,000 in scholarships…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Lessons of the lost

GETTING LOST IN the woods is a proud American tradition that goes back to before the days of…

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Hood Canal Bridge closure canceled

SHINE — An overnight closure of the Hood Canal Bridge, originally set for tonight, has been canceled.

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Discovery Bay closed to recreational shellfish harvesting

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Health has closed Discovery Bay to recreational harvest of all shellfish…

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Jefferson PUD OKs 6.5-acre timber sale

Commissioners discuss July rate increase

Team We Brake for Whales, currently in first place in the Race to Alaska, pulled into the checkpoint in Bella Bella, British Columbia, on Sunday. The team could reach the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, as soon as today. (Peter Geerlofs via Northwest Maritime Center)

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8-person sailboat may reach Ketchikan today

Team captain led Sail Like a Girl to 2017 victory

(Northwind Art Kathy Francis painting en plein air):  Northwind Art will host a plein air painting exhibition later this summer in tribute to the late Kathy Francis of Port Townsend, pictured here at the oxbow of the Hoh River. Artists are invited to enter work through July 14. photo courtesy of Bob Francis

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Northwind Art invites entries to plein air show

PORT TOWNSEND — Artists who love to go out and paint the sky, sea, forest and light are…

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Race to Alaska team reaches checkpoint

PORT TOWNSEND — Team We Brake For Whales reached the checkpoint at Bella Bella, British Columbia, on Sunday,…