Jefferson County

Red apples and bluegrass: Finnriver hosts weekend festival

Red apples and bluegrass: Finnriver hosts weekend festival

Love songs and honky-tonk, “Backsliding Blues” and “Ophelia,” ice cream and apple cider: That’s the plan this weekend at Finnriver Farm & Cidery,… Continue reading

Red apples and bluegrass: Finnriver hosts weekend festival

Barbecue and farmstand opening cooking this week

A community barbecue, a farmstand opening and a peace portrait anniversary are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available… Continue reading

Centrum performances highlighted

Centrum will offer some 30 public events, 11 of which are free, between the Fourth of July and Aug. 4. “Choosing the… Continue reading

Community square dance planned in Coyle

Community square dance planned in Coyle

Concerts in the Woods will host a community square dance outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center at 2 p.m. Sunday. This will… Continue reading

Community square dance planned in Coyle

Free outdoor concerts set on North Olympic Peninsula

Free outdoor summer concerts are planned in Sequim and Port Angeles this week. Sequim’s Music in the Park, which began last week with a concert… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Freedom of religion does not stand independently

MY COLUMN THIS month, as we approach the celebration of Independence Day, will reflect on one of our nation’s valued freedoms, “freedom of religion.” “Freedom… Continue reading

Old Time Music Jam slated for Wednesday

The Quimper Grange Old Time Jam will host Channing Showalter at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Showalter will be back in Port Townsend at… Continue reading

OUR VIEW: Newsprint tariffs hard on community newspapers

Roger Branigin, 1962 One wonders if Branigin, an attorney who three years… Continue reading

Peace, justice focus of participatory theater event

The Mandala Center for Change will present “Waging Peace – Designing Justice,” a special public Forum Theatre performance and community dialogue at… Continue reading

Red, White & Bluegrass schedule

Red, White & Bluegrass is planned Saturday and Sunday at Finnriver Farm & Cidery at 124 Center Road in Chimacum. Here is the… Continue reading

Port Townsend cyclist to raise funds for autism treatment

Port Townsend cyclist to raise funds for autism treatment

Mike Tapogna is an avid cyclist, a skilled mason and an artist who says that his most important role is that of… Continue reading

Port Townsend cyclist to raise funds for autism treatment

Special patrol to target boating under the influence

North Olympic Peninsula agencies are expected to participate in a national effort to crack down on boating under the influence Friday through Sunday. Operation Dry… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal Bridge night work restarts … and other items

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to drivers intermittently Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. The closures allow continued efforts to replace worn… Continue reading

Jefferson County fee hike in effect next week

A 5 percent technology fee will be added to fee schedules in the community development department and some in public works starting… Continue reading

Port Townsend artist creates cartoons for Race to Alaska

Port Townsend artist creates cartoons for Race to Alaska

Covering the Race to Alaska through photos, video and podcasts brings fans of the 750-mile non-motorized, unsupported race close to the action.… Continue reading

Port Townsend artist creates cartoons for Race to Alaska

Yiddish music sounds in studio concert this weekend

On Thursday, Rainshadow Recording Studio will present the music of Lebedik Yankee, a new project from one of the world’s foremost Yiddish… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Voice Works Showcase starts tonight at 7:30 in Port Townsend … and other items

Centrum’s Voice Works festival has the first of two showcase concerts at 7:30 p.m. today in the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Sympathy to new state Department of Fish and Wildlife director

DEAR MR. KELLY SUSEWIND: Allow me to express my deepest sympathy. It is hard to imagine the tragedy of a situation that would cause a… Continue reading

Scientists to look for remnants of meteorite in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

An underwater search is planned for remnants of a large meteorite that exploded over the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in March.… Continue reading