Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off…

xAt the Recovery Cafe in Port Townsend, Nordland Garden Club members -- from left, Alice Tibbals, Sandy Haynes and Leslie Watkins -- established a new patio garden earlier this month. Its vegetables and berries will go into the free meals prepared in the cafe kitchen. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Recovery Cafe feeds body and soul

Haven adds kitchen garden on patio

Life

Garage sale fundraiser for weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — There is a church garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.

Business

Jefferson Healthcare recently earned high scores for nurse communication

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare recently earned high scores for nurse communication from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of…

Tony Raynor.

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West End timber mills waking up

Economy rising as second site is sold in past month

News

Canada drops pre-travel tests for vaccinated

Black Ball officials expect surge in travel via ferry to Victoria

Kitsap Bank has ann0unced the promotion of Jessica Lutz to branch manager.

Business

Lutz promoted to branch manager at local bank

PORT ORCHARD — Kitsap Bank has announced the promotion of Jessica Lutz to branch manager.

Life

Friends of the Port Townsend Library offer book and media sale

PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of the Port Townsend Library will host a book and media sale from…

Jamie Maciejewski will present “Building for the future and Permanent Affordability” at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Life

University women meeting Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Jamie Maciejewski will present “Building for the future and Permanent Affordability” at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The Sweater Weather Stringband -- from left, Adam Amr, Joey Gish, Richard Vinh, Will Jevne, Collin Macivinchey and Colin Schmidt -- will step up to play at Port Angeles' New Moon Craft Tavern tonight. (photo courtesy Sweater Weather Stringband)

Arts & Entertainment

Arts bloom as spring begins

Winter officially turns to spring this weekend, as musicians, artists and storytellers of many stripes will share their…

Jenniemae Hillyard, an organizer of the 11th annual Plant and Seed Exchange in Port Townsend, encourages gardeners to bring seeds, plant starts, bulbs and bare roots to the event Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Gardeners to exchange plants, seeds, knowledge

Sunday event open to public at Shy Acre Farm

Jefferson County Historical Society executive director Shelly Leavens admires one of the Stephen Yates’ paintings just inside the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Jefferson Museum of Art & History reopening

‘Wood’ marquee exhibit on display through May

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Two more COVID—19 deaths reported on Peninsula

Berry to speak to Jefferson County chamber on Friday

Life

2022 Tidepools magazine contest winners announced

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula authors, artists and songwriters have earned top prizes in the 2022 Tidepools…

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American Red Cross volunteers based in the Carlsborg office, from left, Don Zanon, Jean Pratschner, and Mary Ann Dangman say their volunteer numbers depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they find there are many ways to reengage the volunteer group, including fire prevention, disaster preparation and connecting military families.

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Red Cross seeks new volunteers to help community in disasters

Numbers depleted during pandemic as crises rose

Kelly Toy of Port Townsend sips a beverage Tuesday afternoon at the Seal Dog Coffee-Uptown Pub streatery on Lawrence Street. The Port Townsend City Council is considering making the pandemic-spurred streatery program permanent. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend to consider permanent ‘streatery’ program

Code changes possible by May 2

The free electric-vehicle charging station at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. in Uptown Port Townsend, has been increasingly busy in the months since it was installed. One user sent a thank-you note to Holly Hallman, chairperson of the church’s Social Action, Justice and Environment committee. That driver must commute to Poulsbo, and the free juice made that feasible, she said. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Skipping the gas pump

The free electric-vehicle charging station at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. in Uptown Port Townsend, has…

Transgender mariner Susan Brittain will give the Northwest Maritime Center’s “Ask an Expert” online talk this Thursday.

Arts & Entertainment

‘LGBTQ+ and Finding My Way’ to be presented online Thursday

Free ‘Ask and Expert’ program offers four speaks for program

“Wishtree” author Katherine Applegate will do a livestreamed talk Thursday evening via the Port Townsend Public Library website.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Wishtree’ author appears; actual tree awaiting slips

More Community Read activities planned

Life

Peninsula College Very Short Film Festival set this weekend

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s Drama Department will stream its third annual Very Short Film Festival — aka…