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Port Townsend City Council approves utility relief grant program

More than $30,000 meant for outstanding accounts

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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…

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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…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Work now to see the fruits of your effort

WE HAVE ALL heard the phrase, “if you don’t like the weather, wait an hour and it will…

Erica Iseminger of Chimacum, on the ladder, hangs a piece at the Mead Werks with help from, from left. Erika Wurm of Port Townsend, Jeri Auty, of Port Ludlow and Caryl Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend.  The exhibit of work by Peninsula Fiber Artists, "Anything Goes,”opens today at the Mead Werks at Wilderbee Farm.  It includes artists from Port Townsend, Port Ludlow, Chimacum, Bainbridge Island and Sequim. It is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. at 223 Cook Ave Ext., Port Townsend.

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Exhibit opens at Mead Werks

Erica Iseminger of Chimacum, on the ladder, hangs a piece at the Mead Werks with help from Erika…

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Sarah Shea, right, and members of her band, Chez Jazz, from left, Ed Donohue, Joe D'Enrone and Al Harris, perform at Wednesday's Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. The weekly free music series, presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts and sponsored by Erika Ralston Word/Windermere Real Estate, D.A. Davidson, the Elwha River Casino and the Peninsula Daily News, continues next Wednesday with the Bread and Gravy Quartet.

Arts & Entertainment

Free summer concerts spread music on Peninsula

Free, outdoor summer concerts are planned next week on the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Naming a classroom after her late husband, former Northwest Maritime Center executive director Stan Cummings, is the best way to honor the memory of a man who spent his life promoting education and encouraging life-long learning says Sigrid Cummings. The couple had been married 31 years when Stan Cummings was killed in a bicycling accident in 2021.

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Stan Cummings remembered with classroom named in his honor

Late Northwest Maritime Center executive director dedicated to encouraging life-long learning

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The largest audience of the summer showed up for the final Free Fridays at the Fort blues concert by performed by musicians Jayy Hopp, left, and Andrew Alli on the Commons at Fort Worden State Park on Friday. That night, the The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival also hosted Blues in the Clubs. Today, the Centrum program will present the Acoustic Blues Showcase Concert on Littlefield Green outside the McCurdy Pavilion at 1:30 p.m. and host another Blues in the Clubs tonight. For information, and tickets, see https://centrum.org/programs/blues/.

Arts & Entertainment

Peninsula Blues in Port Townsend

The largest audience of the summer showed up for the final Free Fridays at the Fort blues concert…

Politics

Voter turnout more than 50 percent on Peninsula

Primary participation in Clallam, Jefferson counties tops state’s

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Jefferson County: Outcomes remain the same after second count of primary ballots

County sees nearly 44 percent turnout

Lisa Firestone

Life

‘Sacred Matter’ in Port Townsend Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Lisa Firestone will share music and a message at 11 a.m. Sunday

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Keeping Sunday as a day of rest

WHEN I WAS in college, I remember a lot of projects, papers and assignments were due on Mondays,…

Arts & Entertainment

Blues, blackberries and Butoh planned on Peninsula

Entertainment is breaking out all over this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula, with everything from blues to…

Scott Miller, left, of Silverdale points to the undersized rock crab that Tom Price of Spanaway is holding. Both men were crabbing off the Marine Science Center pier at Fort Worden on Thursday. The other crab was barely legal size, and Price put both back into the sea. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Crabbing at the fort

Scott Miller, left, of Silverdale points to the undersized rock crab that Tom Price of Spanaway is holding.

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Firefighters to serve in taskforce to battle Spokane-area wildfire

East Jefferson, Port Ludlow both send crews for help

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Housing, sheriff’s staffing on county agendas

Governmental entities have scheduled public meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula next week.

Greg Brotherton, left, and Marcia Kelbon.

Politics

Jefferson County position narrowed to two

Brotherton, Kelbon set for November

Brian Pruiett.

Politics

Incumbents lead in District 24 race

Chapman, Tharinger, Forde, Pruiett moving on

Politics

Voter turnout on Peninsula tops state’s

Clallam County over 36 percent; Jefferson nearly 40 percent

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Two-candidate races to be continued in November

Races for Clallam County Commissioner District 3 and the Jefferson County Sheriff were on Tuesday’s primary election ballot…