WEST END NEIGHBOR: Still a bumpy path to jobs’ completion in Forks

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Still a bumpy path to jobs’ completion in Forks

WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS “the best laid plans” and leaves the words to hang in the air like smoke,…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Poets slated to read in PT on Thursday … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwind Reading Series will feature two poets at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Kevin Mason and PT All Stars perform season’s last outdoor concert

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Kevin Mason and PT All Stars perform season’s last outdoor concert

PORT TOWNSEND — The last breeze of summer mingled with the sounds of rock, soul, Motown and the…

Maguire to step down as Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts director

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Maguire to step down as Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts director

PORT ANGELES — The frontman for the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts will drop the microphone…

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State lifts prohibition on some areas of commercial shellfish beds

Improved boat sewage management has resulted in upgrades to commercial shellfish harvesting areas, including marinas in Clallam and…

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Tsunami siren system to be tested Monday

PORT ANGELES — Winchester chimes will be heard at noon Monday in Clallam and Jefferson counties during a…

Jefferson museum leaders seek ways to bring history to people

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Jefferson museum leaders seek ways to bring history to people

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Historical Society’s new executive director and its new manager of the Research Center…

Irondale veteran creates memorial of John McCain in Port Townsend

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Irondale veteran creates memorial of John McCain in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — An Irondale veteran paid tribute to Senator John McCain with a sign that proclaimed him…

Port Townsend school officials discuss late opening of elementary school

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Port Townsend school officials discuss late opening of elementary school

PORT TOWNSEND — School officials aimed to calm parents’s concerns over the delayed opening of Salish Coast Elementary…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Stromberg in concert for homeless … and other items

Stromberg in concert for homeless

Life

HELP LINE: Don’t forget the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease

LAST WEEK I presented, verbatim, the Alzheimer’s Associations’ “Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis” because I thought it was…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer isn’t over

Hold your horses folks, or at least the hand trowels, hoses and shovels.

Life

BIRD WATCH: Spend energy wisely as summer turns to fall

A FEW DAYS ago, I heard several people talking about the “dog days of summer.”

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Peninsula public schools resume classes

Most public school districts on the North Olympic Peninsula resume classes this week.

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to consider summer homeless shelter funding

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a supplemental funding agreement for $75,000 for a summer homeless shelter…

Artist, printer to discuss reduction linocut technique

Entertainment

Artist, printer to discuss reduction linocut technique

PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle designer, illustrator and letterpress printer Sarah Kulfan of Beans ‘n Rice Creative Studio will…

Man accused of fishing illegally near Sekiu

Crime

Man accused of fishing illegally near Sekiu

SEKIU — The state seized a 74-year-old Kitsap County man’s boat for “egregious” fishing violations near Sekiu, a…

Jefferson County schools preparing for first day of classes

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Jefferson County schools preparing for first day of classes

PORT TOWNSEND — Most of Jefferson County’s students will bid farewell to summer next week as the 2018-19…

Hutchison criticizes Cantwell during campaign fundraising visit to Port Angeles

Politics

Hutchison criticizes Cantwell during campaign fundraising visit to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Susan Hutchison, the Republican candidate seeking to unseat three-term U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, visited Port…