Jefferson County

Jefferson County Board of Health presents awards

Jefferson County Board of Health presents awards

Students of the Port Townsend and Chimacum schools who organized and participated in a walkout to support a movement for schools safe… Continue reading

Jefferson County Board of Health presents awards
PENINSULA KITCHEN: Use spices, herbs to enhance and enrich recipes

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Use spices, herbs to enhance and enrich recipes

ANCIENT TRADERS CROSSED continents and fought wars for access to culinary and medicinal spices. These same aromatic seeds, fruits, roots and bark can transform our… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Use spices, herbs to enhance and enrich recipes
State Highway 20 paving project to begin this week

State Highway 20 paving project to begin this week

Be prepared to face more road construction work during the next five months in Port Townsend. A $3.5 million paving and construction… Continue reading

State Highway 20 paving project to begin this week

Governor, conference set in Port Townsend next week

Port Townsend will be in the spotlight next week as the governor holds a meeting at the Northwest Maritime Center and members… Continue reading

Clallam deputy prosecutor eyes Jefferson chief prosecutor post

Clallam deputy prosecutor eyes Jefferson chief prosecutor post

Clallam County deputy prosecuting attorney James Kennedy has announced his intention to run for Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney. He aims to unseat… Continue reading

Clallam deputy prosecutor eyes Jefferson chief prosecutor post
$50,000 bail set for Sequim man on harassment charge following sting arrest

$50,000 bail set for Sequim man on harassment charge following sting arrest

Bail of $50,000 was set Monday for Net Nanny child-sex-sting defendant Clinton Roy Caldwell of Sequim on a charge of felony harassment… Continue reading

$50,000 bail set for Sequim man on harassment charge following sting arrest
Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year dinner set Wednesday

Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year dinner set Wednesday

Nicole and Wayne Chimenti will be honored as the Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year at a potluck dinner Wednesday. A 5:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year dinner set Wednesday
Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup

Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup

A few beaches on the Pacific Coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Thursday still lacked volunteers registered to clean them during the… Continue reading

Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup

Earth Day marked with variety of events

Several events are planned to mark Earth Day on the North Olympic Peninsula. Here is a list by community: PORT TOWNSEND • The Port Townsend Main… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Supreme Court hears culvert suit … and other items

The Supreme Court seems unlikely to allow Washington state to get out from under a court order to restore salmon habitat by removing… Continue reading

Adventuress sails slated for Sunday in Port Townsend

Two three-hour public sails on the schooner Adventuress are being offered Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to welcome the Revitalize… Continue reading

Autoharp artist to perform in Coyle on Saturday

Autoharp artist to perform in Coyle on Saturday

Musician Bryan Bowers will perform at Concerts in the Woods at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The concert will be in the Laurel B. Johnson… Continue reading

Autoharp artist to perform in Coyle on Saturday

Dance set Saturday at Palindrome in Port Townsend

Spring honky-tonk dances continue at the Palindrome at 8 p.m. Saturday. Dance selections will draw from a wide range of classic country… Continue reading

Electric auto exhibit, car maintenance clinic among Peninsula’s events this weekend

An electric vehicle exhibit and an auto maintenance clinic are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on the… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: The conditions that prevail

I ASSUME WE’RE all familiar with the tendency to blame others and outside circumstances for our failures and problems. Paradoxically, however, there’s also a tendency… Continue reading

Jazz flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, quartet to perform movie themes in Port Townsend

Jazz flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, quartet to perform movie themes in Port Townsend

Flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny and his quartet will perform Jazz From The Silver Screen at 8 p.m. Saturday. The show will be at… Continue reading

Jazz flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, quartet to perform movie themes in Port Townsend

Movie on anxiety, discussion at Chimacum auditorium

Jefferson County Library and the Chimacum Prevention Coalition will co-sponsor a free public screening of the IndieFlix movie “Angst” at the Chimacum High… Continue reading

Northwind Reading Series set Thursday in Port Townsend

The Northwind Reading Series will feature Sandra Yannone and Linda Strever at 7 p.m. Thursday. The readings will be at Northwind Arts… Continue reading

Parks offer free entrance this weekend

The second of four fee-free days this year is planned for Olympic National Park on Saturday, while state parks will offer free entrance on Sunday.… Continue reading

RainShadow Chorale ‘at the movies’ in three shows in Port Hadlock

RainShadow Chorale ‘at the movies’ in three shows in Port Hadlock

In a departure from its typical repertoire, RainShadow Chorale’s spring program celebrates sun, love, fun, glitz and glamour in three performances of… Continue reading

RainShadow Chorale ‘at the movies’ in three shows in Port Hadlock