Jefferson County

Moonfest music festival to open Friday

Sahara Calling will perform at 5 p.m. Friday to open Moonfest 2025. The annual music festival will be at Twana Springs, 260 Munn… Continue reading

Violinist Ray Chen will be featured at the Olympic Music Festival at Fort Worden State Park this weekend.

Olympic Music Festival fellows to host concert this weekend

The Olympic Music Festival will continue its summer season with concerts at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The concerts will be in… Continue reading

Violinist Ray Chen will be featured at the Olympic Music Festival at Fort Worden State Park this weekend.

Uptown Street Fair set Saturday in Port Townsend

The Uptown Street Fair will return to Port Townsend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The fair will feature the “The… Continue reading

The pink salmon were running close enough to shore to attract at least dozen anglers to the beach at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pinks are running

The pink salmon were running close enough to shore to attract at least dozen anglers to the beach at Fort Worden State Park in Port… Continue reading

The pink salmon were running close enough to shore to attract at least dozen anglers to the beach at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

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Neon Riders 4-H Club medal and high point winners.

HORSEPLAY: Fundraising and 4-H events on the Peninsula

4L ARENA AND stable owner Kari Payne managed to put the fun in her Western Games show while fundraising to support a cause near and… Continue reading

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Neon Riders 4-H Club medal and high point winners.

Peninsula food banks bracing for SNAP cuts

Demand could outpace supply, executive director says

Abby Dugle of Sebastopol, Calif., holds Marvin, a Eurasian eagle owl, during a Raptor Experience at the Jefferson County Fair on Friday. Dugle paid $50 for the experience of holding the raptor that is used as a stand-in for great horned owls due to their resemblance. Dugle described the experience as “wonderful and exciting.” The Raptor Experience will be showing other raptors today and Sunday during the fair. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Raptor Experience

Abby Dugle of Sebastopol, Calif., holds Marvin, a Eurasian eagle owl, during a Raptor Experience at the Jefferson County Fair on Friday. Dugle paid $50… Continue reading

Abby Dugle of Sebastopol, Calif., holds Marvin, a Eurasian eagle owl, during a Raptor Experience at the Jefferson County Fair on Friday. Dugle paid $50 for the experience of holding the raptor that is used as a stand-in for great horned owls due to their resemblance. Dugle described the experience as “wonderful and exciting.” The Raptor Experience will be showing other raptors today and Sunday during the fair. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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

Avery Reeser, 10, of Sequim, pets Mai Tai, her Nigerian Dwarf goat entered in the Jefferson County Fair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The fair opens at 10 a.m. today and runs through Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fair opens today

Avery Reeser, 10, of Sequim, pets Mai Tai, her Nigerian Dwarf goat entered in the Jefferson County Fair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The fair… Continue reading

Avery Reeser, 10, of Sequim, pets Mai Tai, her Nigerian Dwarf goat entered in the Jefferson County Fair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The fair opens at 10 a.m. today and runs through Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Free concerts set next week in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend

Free concerts are scheduled across the Peninsula next week. They include: Sequim Music in the Park Lovesick Fools will perform from 6 p.m. to 8… Continue reading

Flutter By Pizza Pie owner and operator Mark Ennis pulls a cheese pizza from the oven. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Pizza restaurant reopens its doors

Owner strives for delicious, affordable food

Flutter By Pizza Pie owner and operator Mark Ennis pulls a cheese pizza from the oven. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
Shelley Brown’s “Kingfisher” will be on exhibit at the Port Ludlow Art League throughout August.

Port Ludlow Art League to host artist reception

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Shelley Brown and Maria McGrane from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.… Continue reading

Shelley Brown’s “Kingfisher” will be on exhibit at the Port Ludlow Art League throughout August.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Magic of Harry Potter” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity of Effort to honor first responders

A first responder community celebration, theater productions and a totem pole rededication ceremony highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The Unity… Continue reading

Gardiner Community Center to host community conversation

Jefferson County will continue its Community Conversations series from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The next meeting will be at the… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair set for this weekend

Three days festivities to fill fairgrounds in Port Townsend

Top two candidates advance to general

November races set for Port Angeles City Council, schools