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Comment period open on Growler operations

Navy to host meetings on Whidbey Island

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Jefferson Healthcare to conduct listening sessions

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare will conduct listening sessions today and Tuesday to solicit community input for its…

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Jefferson commissioners to continue STR hearing

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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A GROWING CONCERN: Better soil makes for better gardening

WELL, SPRING HAS sprung, the grass is on the rise, as are your weeds and garden chores. Your…

At the annual BCHW rendezvous, held earlier this month in Ellensburg, President Dana Chambers gave the President’s Diamond Award to Larry Baysinger in recognition of his outstanding dedication, passion and commitment to the BCHW mission.

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HORSEPLAY: Peninsula man wins BCHW Diamond award

BCHW GATHERINGS AND awards were not on his mind, as the longtime Peninsula Chapter member concentrated on doing…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

Jefferson Healthcare’s $98 million expansion is set to open in August. (Jefferson Healthcare)

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Jefferson Healthcare on track for summer opening

New building to include range of services

After almost 27 years with Port Townsend Main Street, Mari Mullen plans to step down following the town photo at the end of May. (Eryn Smith/Port Townsend Main Street Program)

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Port Townsend Main Street director plans to step down

Award-winning program seeks replacement

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Traffic to shift for new bridge

GARDINER — Work crews will shift traffic onto a new bridge over Contractors Creek during overnight construction next…

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Music, stage performances set for this weekend

Music and stage performances plus a seed exchange highlight this weekend’s scheduled events on the North Olympic Peninsula.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Renew commitment by revisiting what has gathered dust

IT WASN’T EXACTLY spring cleaning, but it was an overdue clearing out of the “library” of books in…

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

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Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Enlightened Imagination, Will and Order” during services at 11…

Duke Sawtel of Olympia trims tree branches that interfere with power lines along Washington Street in Port Townsend. The Asplundh Tree Trimming company was hired by the Jefferson County PUD for the job. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Tree trimming

Duke Sawtel of Olympia trims tree branches that interfere with power lines along Washington Street in Port Townsend.…

Karyn Stillwell cold plunging in Alaska. (Karyn Stillwell)

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Advocate to present benefits of cold water plunging

Stillwater cites ‘good stressor,’ adrenaline spikes

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Port Townsend council approves funding to repave city’s Tyler Street

Contractors expect project to be done in 30 to 40 days

Jodi Ericksen is the core teaching artist for Aging Creatively, Northwind Art’s program for people with memory loss, along with their caregivers. Ericksen is pictured at Northwind’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

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Aging Creatively program is for people with memory loss

PORT TOWNSEND — Aging Creatively, a new free art program especially for people with memory loss — along…

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PAT NEAL: Highway history on the Peninsula

BUILDING ROADS ON the Olympic Peninsula has always been a challenge. In the days before roads, people traveled…

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Jefferson County discusses rules for rental units

Public comments to be accepted through Friday