Jefferson County

Quilcene Food Bank volunteers look on as Todd Nickerson, left, Ann Kittredge, center, and Leslie Tippins, right, break ground for a new Quilcene Food Bank at 161 Herbert St. in downtown Quilcene. (Keith Neyer)
Quilcene Food Bank volunteers look on as Todd Nickerson, left, Ann Kittredge, center, and Leslie Tippins, right, break ground for a new Quilcene Food Bank at 161 Herbert St. in downtown Quilcene. (Keith Neyer)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “All Hallows” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Free teen art studio set for Friday

Local artists Julie Read and Dana Sullivan will host the Bunker, a free art studio for teenagers, this Friday at Northwind Art… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

Weather or Not closes Sunday

“Weather or Not,” the celebration of plein air painting at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, is open for a few more days.… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

‘Serenity in sorrow’ set Thursday

The Dying Matters Guild and Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host “Serenity in Sorrow: A Community Ritual for Honoring Loss and Grief”… Continue reading

Archaeology lecture Friday

Gary Wessen will present “The Origins of Maritime Sailing” at 7 p.m. Friday. The lecture is in the Northwest Maritime Center, 431… Continue reading

Jefferson County 4-H gets state competition results

The Washington State Fair presented awards to several Jefferson County 4-H’ers during statewide competition during the first two weekends in September. Paws N’… Continue reading

Ankhasha Amenti.

Haunts, history explored in Port Townsend

Paranormal, histories offered beginning Friday

Ankhasha Amenti.

Outage delays delivery of Jefferson County editions

Tuesday editions of Peninsula Daily News were not delivered in East Jefferson County on Tuesday because of an electrical outage at the… Continue reading

Jean Lenke and her band will play at this month’s Candlelight Concert.

Jean Lenke jazz-folk quartet to play Candlelight Concert series

The Jean Lenke Jazz-Folk Quartet, a jazz-folk fusion artist and her band, will perform at the Candlelight Concert series this week. The… Continue reading

Jean Lenke and her band will play at this month’s Candlelight Concert.

Jefferson Transit buys its second electric bus

First one expected to be in service in November

Cellist Pamela Roberts will play a world premiere of Karl Bach’s Romance for Violincello and orchestra on Sunday at Chimacum High School. (Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra)

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to open season Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will start a new season on Sunday at Chimacum High School. Maestro Tigran Arakelyan will lead the… Continue reading

Cellist Pamela Roberts will play a world premiere of Karl Bach’s Romance for Violincello and orchestra on Sunday at Chimacum High School. (Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra)

Uncle Bonsai to play Concerts in the Woods on Saturday

Uncle Bonsai will play Concerts in the Woods on Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center. The center is located at 923… Continue reading

Fire at Port Townsend car lot still being investigated

Police continued last week to investigate an early Monday morning fire at Gary’s Cars & Trucks at 1510 W. Sims Way that… Continue reading

Peninsula College welcomes two new members to its board

Full-time enrollment slightly above last year’s full-time figures

A tsunami alert siren in the public parking lot at First and Lincoln streets in downtown Port Angeles sounded during Thursday’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ShakeOut practice evaluated

Drill is preparation for big earthquake

A tsunami alert siren in the public parking lot at First and Lincoln streets in downtown Port Angeles sounded during Thursday’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Get to the root of fall gardening

BOY, THE WEATHER has changed! Now the cool, damp days of fall are definitely upon us. That change ushers in many new and ideally timed… Continue reading