Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Some fire limits lifted … and other items

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest lifted their fire restrictions Monday, according to a press release from the National Park Service. The move is… Continue reading

Thank-you to volunteers, library fine amnesty benefit coming up on Peninsula

A thank-you to Day of Caring Volunteers, a library fine amnesty fundraiser and a ukulele rendezvous are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Swimmer makes it across Strait in less than eight hours

Swimmer makes it across Strait in less than eight hours

Orcas made an appearance at the finish. Seven hours and 41 minutes after embarking on her approximately 12-mile swim across the Strait… Continue reading

Swimmer makes it across Strait in less than eight hours
Walk to End Alzheimer’s gathers 100 in Port Angeles to speed cure

Walk to End Alzheimer’s gathers 100 in Port Angeles to speed cure

About 100 people walked through downtown Port Angeles on Sunday, raising money with the hope of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.… Continue reading

Walk to End Alzheimer’s gathers 100 in Port Angeles to speed cure

Nonprofit to use new funding to try to find reason steelhead die near Hood Canal Bridge

A Seattle nonprofit that works to restore wild salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest has received a $750,000 appropriation to help determine… Continue reading

Point Hudson jetty access limited by prep work Tuesday, Wednesday

Preparatory work will limit access to the Point Hudson jetty Tuesday and Wednesday. Workers on a 120-foot-by-40-foot barge with a rotary augur… Continue reading

Paul Cornaby plays his violin during a rehearsal of Glazounow’s “Valse De Concert” at Port Angeles High School in December 2009. (Peninsula Daily News)

Former Peninsula College president dies

Paul G. Cornaby, Peninsula College president emeritus and namesake of the Cornaby Center, has died at the age of 88. Cornaby died… Continue reading

Paul Cornaby plays his violin during a rehearsal of Glazounow’s “Valse De Concert” at Port Angeles High School in December 2009. (Peninsula Daily News)

Turn in weather leaves several in need of water rescue near Brinnon

Three people were rescued from the water near Brinnon on Sunday after the weather turned on a group of Adventure Scouts who were… Continue reading

Award-winning bluegrass artist plays with The Right Hands at Quimper Grange

Grammy Award-winning musician Laurie Lewis and her band The Right Hands will perform bluegrass music at the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Parking lot repair work planned in Port Angeles … and other items

The Elks parking lot at the corner of First and Lincoln streets will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays… Continue reading

Brinnon man dies after fall from jet ski

Brinnon man dies after fall from jet ski

A retired electrician who had moved to Brinnon about a year and a half ago was identified as having died Thursday after falling… Continue reading

Brinnon man dies after fall from jet ski
Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale

Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale

PORT HADLOCK – The Tri-Area Food Bank has moved to a new venue at 760 Chimacum Road after roughly 15 years of fundraising efforts. “The… Continue reading

Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale
Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year

Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year

Chimacum High School teacher Gary Coyan was a finalist for this year’s Washington State Teacher of the Year award after being selected to… Continue reading

Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year
A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!

A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!

CAN YOU BELIEVE it’s officially autumn next week (Friday at 1:02 p.m. Pacific time)? With that said and with still weeks of great weather to… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!
BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

THE BEECHER FAMILY continued to live in their Walker Street home in Port Townsend for at least part of each year through about 1917. The… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

BIRD WATCH: Expecting the unexpected with our local visitors

THE SOUND IN the garden was as pleasant as 10 fingers scratching their nails on a chalkboard. It wasn’t being made by a human. After… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will feature… Continue reading

Fire guts home in Kala Point

Fire guts home in Kala Point

A family was left homeless after a fire destroyed a home in the Kala Point community outside Port Townsend. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue… Continue reading

Fire guts home in Kala Point

HELP LINE: Seek information after dementia diagnosis

THIS IS ANOTHER column about dealing with dementia. I’m doing this because a lot of you seem to be doing that: dealing with dementia. And… Continue reading

LETTER: As of now, I’m no longer a football fan

I’ve been a football fan all my life. I played peewee, Pop Warner, junior and high school football. I was a San Diego Charger fan… Continue reading