Life
ISSUES IN FAITH: World Youth Day a lesson in trust, community
It’s natural to have high hopes for World Youth Day, but when they are exceeded, it’s humbling.
Arts & Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: 16th annual Summer Studio Tour … and other items
Entertainment options abound on the North Olympic Peninsula
Life
Jazz Noir comes to Port Townsend with performance by Dmitri Matheny and his quartet Saturday at The Cellar Door
Dmitri Matheny will explore 1940s-era gangster flicks through jazz during a performance at The Cellar Door on Saturday…
Life
Annual Unity of Effort event in Gardiner recognizes military, first responders
The annual summer picnic and patriotic celebration will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Fort Discovery.
Arts & Entertainment
Free airplane flights and bat walk among weekend’s activities on the Peninsula
Events abound across the North Olympic Peninsula.
News
Salal permits in Olympic National Forest to be sold beginning in September
A total of 100 permits will be issued, with a maximum of 15 permits for each harvest unit.
News
University of Washington regents accused of violating state transparency law
Lawsuit cites email exchanges between university officials that indicate the board picked the school’s president before taking a…
Politics
Lawsuit: State does too little for developmentally disabled
Filing alleges that the state’s failure to place the developmentally disabled in the living arrangements they seek violates…
Business
West End entrepreneurs in final round of sustainable small-business competition
The finalists will present their ideas to a panel of judges in mid-September, and the winners will be…
News
Windmill goes up in Q Gardens in Quilcene as endeavor develops faster than expected
Structure is the first item in the garden’s kinetic sculpture garden.
News
North Olympic Peninsula’s ‘music man’ dies; Dewey Ehling left mark on myriad groups
Longtime conductor of the Peninsula Singers and Port Townsend CommunityOrchestra died Sunday of pneumonia.
News
State Supreme Court justices to visit Jefferson County on Friday
Chief Justice Barbara Madsen and Justice Mary Yu will present a session on key state Supreme Court decisions.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Remote-controlled sailboat class set Saturday for Port Ludlow … and other items
News items for the North Olympic Peninsula
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Boat to Gaza aims to challenge Israeli blockade
Amal-Hope will set sail from Barcelona, Spain, in mid-September.
Sports
GOLF: Port Townsend course crowns champ … and other events at North Olympic Peninsula courses
Lux earns coveted parking spot
Life
Farmers markets to celebrate on the Peninsula this Saturday
Adults and children are invited to help local farmers markets recognize National Farmers Market Week.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Sea shanty sing-a-long set for Port Townsend tonight … and other items
News briefs for the North Olympic Peninsula
Crime & Justice
New trial dates expected for man accused of attack on Port Angeles bus
Riley Edge White posted a $20,000 bail bond July 28, missed a court appearance last Friday, was booked…
Life
Volunteers sought to survey chum salmon in Chimacum Creek
A free training session is set for Thursday, Aug. 18 in Port Townsend
Education
Flexible classroom spaces envisioned for new Port Townsend school
Architectural firm Integrus Architecture of Seattle offers new details of what the planned school will likely look like.