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Port Townsend Marine Science Center to host lecture on marine microplastics

PORT TOWNSEND — Andrew Mason will present “Microplastics as Marine Debris” at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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Jefferson County Department of Community Development to take hiatus

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Department of Community Development will be closed this week and will reopen…

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Three deaths from COVID-19 on Peninsula

New cases may be leveling off, but activity remains high

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Seven nursing homes hit with COVID outbreaks

Total of 138 cases, 10 deaths in Peninsula facilities

Saturday at 8:46 a.m., East Jefferson Fire & Rescue and Port Townsend Police Department crew members bowed their heads for one minute of silence. A brief ceremony outside the EJFR station at Lawrence and Harrison streets honored the first responders who served at the sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Ceremonies mark 20th anniversary of 9/11

Speakers emphasize legacy

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Make use of the last sighs of summer

WELL, I CAN certainly see that the trees are beginning to change color.

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Lecture to tell of old master restoration

PORT LUDLOW — Elisabeth Mention, who led the restoration team that repaired a damaged painting at the National…

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Where to get your COVID shot

Vaccines available all over Peninsula

Photo by Katie Newton

Cutline: Ready for the Hunt seat class at the 4-H horse show at the Clallam County Fairgrounds are Lela Bankson, left, on Banjo, KK Pitts on Mikey and Lila Torey on Smokey.

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HORSEPLAY: Time to get 4-H, other groups going again

SMASH AND GRABS are on the rise at Olympic Peninsula trailheads. Recently, there were a number of break-ins…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to hear about housing programs

The three Jefferson County commissioners will hear a briefing about Peninsula Housing Authority programs at 1:30 p.m. Monday…

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PORT TOWNSEND — Andrea Smith has been hired by Jefferson Healthcare as the clinical manager for its home health team. 

Smith, a military veteran, has a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Aspen University in Denver. 

Smith will supervise the nurses, therapists, certified nursing assistants and medical social workers that deliver skilled intermittent care in private residences, adult family homes or assisted living facilities.

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Jefferson Healthcare hires new clinical manager for its home health team

PORT TOWNSEND — Andrea Smith has been hired by Jefferson Healthcare as the clinical manager for its home…

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Wooden Boat Foundation to hold bell toll ceremony Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wooden Boat Foundation will host its traditional Bell Toll Ceremony on Facebook Live this…

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Peninsula 9/11 ceremonies today, Saturday

The first of the remembrance ceremonies scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula for the 20th anniversary of the…

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Kistap Bank to host shred event fundraiser

All funds will be donated to the respective food banks.

A harp seal lying beside the Gulf of St. Lawrence is among the images in Bill Curtsinger's show at the Grover Gallery  in Port Townsend through Oct. 31. photo by Bill Curtsinger

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Art shows, performances set this weekend across Peninsula

A pair of art and craft showcases — one indoors, the other outdoors — planned for this weekend…

The singer-songwriter known as Johnsmith will give an outdoor concert Saturday evening at Fort Worden State Park. (Photo courtesy Johnsmith)

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The artist Johnsmith to perform at Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND — Johnsmith — yes, the artist is known by the one name — has stepped back…

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Yom Kippur services offered in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will celebrate Yom Kippur this week.

Joseph Bednarik will present “Defining Shadows” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his presentation will stream on Zoom.

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Bednarik set as Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship speaker

PORT ANGELES — Joseph Bednarik will present “Defining Shadows” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Personality types cope with COVID

ALTHOUGH WE’D LIKE to think that we’re all on the same page with regards to this latest wave…