Jefferson County

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding ways to be thankful

THANKSGIVING IS A great holiday. But today is the day after Thanksgiving. Now what? Wait another year until we’re thankful again? Of course not. We… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Unity guest speaker set for weekend … and other items

The Rev. Bill Evans will present “whose birthday is it anyway?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Evans will present the lesson at Unity… Continue reading

Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News                                St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend served a record number of meals Wednesday as part of its Wednesday Just Soup program. Volunteers Erica Bauermeister, left, and Anna Wilke served up a full Thanksgiving feast prepared by members of the congregation.

Traditional Thanksgiving dinners slated in Jefferson

Free community feasts are planned in Jefferson County today. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend hosted a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday. Most other meals… Continue reading

Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News                                St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend served a record number of meals Wednesday as part of its Wednesday Just Soup program. Volunteers Erica Bauermeister, left, and Anna Wilke served up a full Thanksgiving feast prepared by members of the congregation.
Electricity out briefly for most in East Jefferson County

Electricity out briefly for most in East Jefferson County

Electrical power was lost midday Wednesday throughout almost all of East Jefferson County as an uprooted tree fell onto transmission lines in… Continue reading

Electricity out briefly for most in East Jefferson County
PHOTO: Free feast fixings in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Free feast fixings in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Food Bank handed out the fixings for Thanksgiving meals for 450 families Wednesday, despite the power outage that lasted… Continue reading

PHOTO: Free feast fixings in Port Townsend

NEWS BRIEFS: Winter Ice Village will open Friday … and other items

The inaugural season of the Winter Ice Village will open Friday and remain open though Jan. 6. Hours will be from 9… Continue reading

Ridership up on Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry

Ridership up on Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry

Ridership has greatly increased in the past year on the Washington State Ferries route between Port Townsend and Coupeville. “Ridership on the… Continue reading

Ridership up on Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry

Housing agreement approved by Jefferson County, Port Townsend

The Jefferson County commissioners and the Port Townsend City Council have unanimously approved an updated interlocal agreement supporting affordable housing and housing… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Campground awarded by association … and other items

Kampgrounds of America recently announced that the Olympic Peninsula/Port Angeles KOA Journey Campground has been awarded the KOA Founder’s Award as well… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Kate’s arts, sweet and savory

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Kate’s arts, sweet and savory

MAKING MUSIC WITH people, emphasis on with: That’s what Kate liked to do. The notes were her first language; they flowed on stage when she… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Kate’s arts, sweet and savory

PAT NEAL: Thanksgiving: Knowing when you got it good

THERE’S A LOT of talk these days about holiday stress. It makes one think back in history when our traditional holidays were more of a… Continue reading

Two Thanksgiving Eve feasts set today

Two free community feasts are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula today while others are set for Thursday. The Thanksgiving Eve community-wide free feasts are… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Volunteer Ellie Karjalainen, 7, of Port Angeles, right, helps with a to-go container of food during Thursday’s community Thanksgiving dinner in the gym of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church in Port angeles.

Free Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

Free community feasts are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thanksgiving Day and on days leading up to the annual holiday. On Wednesday —… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Volunteer Ellie Karjalainen, 7, of Port Angeles, right, helps with a to-go container of food during Thursday’s community Thanksgiving dinner in the gym of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church in Port angeles.
Arrow Lumber donates 375 Thanksgiving turkeys to Port Townsend Food Bank

Arrow Lumber donates 375 Thanksgiving turkeys to Port Townsend Food Bank

Arrow Lumber made a special delivery Monday to the Port Townsend Food Bank. “This is a really different payload for us,” said… Continue reading

Arrow Lumber donates 375 Thanksgiving turkeys to Port Townsend Food Bank

Series of six-hour closures planned for Hood Canal Bridge

Drivers are being advised to plan ahead for a series of consecutive nights next week when the Hood Canal Bridge will close completely… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: TAFY to hold Christmas gala Nov. 28 … and other items

The Answer for Youth and Sprouting Hope Greenhouse will host a Candy Cane Christmas Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The event, from… Continue reading

Cyclists taught about their rides in new class in Port Townsend

Cyclists taught about their rides in new class in Port Townsend

A dozen students put their mettle to their pedals, frames and wheels last week at the Cotton Building as they learned basic… Continue reading

Cyclists taught about their rides in new class in Port Townsend
Crash landing closes Jefferson County Airport

Crash landing closes Jefferson County Airport

The Jefferson County International Airport was closed for nearly two hours after a small plane crash-landed at the airport Sunday morning. At… Continue reading

Crash landing closes Jefferson County Airport
PHOTO: Dash for Jumping Mouse Children’s Center in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Dash for Jumping Mouse Children’s Center in Port Townsend

The 150 registered participants in the annual Jumping Mouse Children’s Center Turkey Trot 5K and Kids Dash take off at the start of the race… Continue reading

PHOTO: Dash for Jumping Mouse Children’s Center in Port Townsend

First Federal foundation announces grant awards

First Federal Community Foundation has awarded $500,000 in grants to 16 area nonprofits, nine of them on the North Olympic Peninsula. “With… Continue reading