Jefferson County

Emma Miller, 11, right, and best friend Lorelei Sanders, 11, both from Sequim, bounce around in the floating bubbles while at the 2023 Jefferson County Fair on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fun bubbles up at Jefferson County Fair

Emma Miller, 11, right, and best friend Lorelei Sanders, 11, both from Sequim, bounce around in the floating bubbles while at the 2023 Jefferson County… Continue reading

Emma Miller, 11, right, and best friend Lorelei Sanders, 11, both from Sequim, bounce around in the floating bubbles while at the 2023 Jefferson County Fair on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Four local artists— from left, Max Grover, Tracy Grisman, Larry Crockett and Julie Read — will move into the Grover Gallery in October as Northwind Art refocuses on the Jeanette Best Gallery and the Northwind Art School. photo courtesy of Max Grover

Artist group to move into Grover Gallery in October

Northwind Art to focus on Jeanette Best Gallery

Four local artists— from left, Max Grover, Tracy Grisman, Larry Crockett and Julie Read — will move into the Grover Gallery in October as Northwind Art refocuses on the Jeanette Best Gallery and the Northwind Art School. photo courtesy of Max Grover

Free outdoor concerts set on Peninsula

Free outdoor summer concerts are scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula next week. The season’s free concerts are on Tuesdays in Sequim through Aug. 29,… Continue reading

Summer jazz concert for Tuesday

The free PC Jazz Ensemble Summer Quarter Concert will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday. It will be in Maier Performance Hall on… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

OUR VIEW: Legislation would stem ‘news deserts’

READERS EXPECT TO find obituaries in their newspapers, chronicling the lives of community members who contributed in ways great and small to their hometowns. With… Continue reading

VA extends deadline for PACT benefits filing

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has extended a deadline for veterans and survivors applying for benefits under Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Peace of Mind and Pace of Guidance” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

ISSUES OF FAITH: Stories of fact and meaning

THE HUNT WAS good and the people gathered around the campfire are feasting. Nothing beats those juicy fresh strips of game roasted over an open… Continue reading

Ludlow arts meeting set Wednesday

Carol Reynolds will address a meeting of the Port Ludlow Art League at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The league meets in the Bay… Continue reading

Jefferson County seeking rain garden volunteers

The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee is seeking volunteers to help maintain 18 rain gardens that the committee has installed over the… Continue reading

Variety of entertainment offered on Peninsula

Summer entertainment is in full swing on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • The 2023 edition of the Jefferson County Fair opens today and… Continue reading

Derek Kilmer.

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Derek Kilmer.

Jefferson County Fair opens Friday

Fair manager: ‘We’re going to have a great time’

Jefferson County Fair schedule

The Jefferson County Fair begins Friday and runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds at 4907 Landes St. in Port Townsend. Gates open… Continue reading

Olympic Music Festival to begin 40th season

The Olympic Music Festival’s 40th season will kick off on Saturday with a selection of compositions by Mozart and continue Sunday with… Continue reading

Fairytale takes the stage this weekend

The final weekend of Key City Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park won’t be Shakespeare. Julia Izumi’s “Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the… Continue reading

Departure Fest tickets available now

Kalan Wolfe and Keely Crow-Ka, of “The Shift,” have called on performers from across the country to join them at Departure Festival in… Continue reading