Jefferson County

Jeremiah Johnson will perform outdoors in Coyle on Sunday.

Jeremiah Johnson to perform at Concerts in the Woods

Jeremiah Johnson, a Blues Music Award nominee, will bring his musical stew of Mississippi blues, rock and country to an outdoor show at… Continue reading

Jeremiah Johnson will perform outdoors in Coyle on Sunday.

National park, forest issue campfire ban

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest have announced a complete ban on campfires. The Stage 2 fire restrictions that came into… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Anna Nasset will launch her book "Now I Speak: From Stalked to Standing Up" this Monday at Jeanette Best Gallery. photo courtesy of Stand Up Resources

Port Townsend woman to launch ‘Now I Speak’

One fall day in downtown Port Townsend, Anna Nasset was creating a window display at her gallery, Artisans on Taylor. When a… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Anna Nasset will launch her book "Now I Speak: From Stalked to Standing Up" this Monday at Jeanette Best Gallery. photo courtesy of Stand Up Resources
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Visitors to Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend read information about a North Pacific gray whale that was stranded on a beach in Port Ludlow and died in 2019 as they look at a display of the 42-foot whale’s skeleton on Union Wharf in Port Townsend. The skeleton, which was dedicated on Tuesday after it had been put together in July, “is attracting a lot of attention,” said Liesl Slabaugh, development and marketing director for the Port Townsend Marine Life Center. She said personnel at the center hoped the exhibit would inspire awareness and curiosity ”about this whole world that is under the water and our interdependence with it… We need to respect their home.”

Skeleton makes whale of a statement

Visitors to Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend read information about a North Pacific gray whale that was stranded on a beach in Port Ludlow… Continue reading

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Visitors to Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend read information about a North Pacific gray whale that was stranded on a beach in Port Ludlow and died in 2019 as they look at a display of the 42-foot whale’s skeleton on Union Wharf in Port Townsend. The skeleton, which was dedicated on Tuesday after it had been put together in July, “is attracting a lot of attention,” said Liesl Slabaugh, development and marketing director for the Port Townsend Marine Life Center. She said personnel at the center hoped the exhibit would inspire awareness and curiosity ”about this whole world that is under the water and our interdependence with it… We need to respect their home.”

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM,… Continue reading

Fort Worden’s 50th birthday to be celebrated

The Soundcheck Festival will host the Fort Worden 50th Birthday Party on Sunday. The party will be from 2 p.m. to 5… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Less is less: Letting go of ‘Type A’ ways of being

MANY PREACHERS AND religious writers have had a long history of writing about how “less is more” during the penitential seasons, both Advent and Lent;… Continue reading

credit David Conklin. Left To Right: violinist Jason Moon, violinist Clara Neubauer, violist Laura Liu, cellist Carlo Lay, and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein

Olympic Music Festival concerts this weekend

The Olympic Music Festival will present two programs this weekend at the Wheeler Theater in Fort Worden. Romantic Frontiers will take place… Continue reading

credit David Conklin. Left To Right: violinist Jason Moon, violinist Clara Neubauer, violist Laura Liu, cellist Carlo Lay, and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein

Peninsula activities set for weekend

Activities abound on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Clallam County Fair continues through Sunday with a two-day rodeo, a demolition derby, a logging… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Certainty of Purpose and Surrender to Surprise” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

The Castle to host final shows this weekend

The Castle underneath Manresa Castle will close on Monday and is hosting its final shows tonight and Saturday. The restaurant and lounge… Continue reading

Pigs on the Wing is, from left, Eric Welder (bass / vocals); Matt Jones ( keys / vocals); Bryan Fairfield ( drums);  Dave Lindenbaum ( guitar / vocals);  Holly Brooks ( vocals); Jason Baker ( guitar / vocals); Matt Sulikowski (sax).

Pigs on the Wing to perform Pink Floyd tributes

Pigs on the Wing: A Tribute to Pink Floyd is returning to Port Townsend for two nights Friday and Saturday. Both shows… Continue reading

Pigs on the Wing is, from left, Eric Welder (bass / vocals); Matt Jones ( keys / vocals); Bryan Fairfield ( drums);  Dave Lindenbaum ( guitar / vocals);  Holly Brooks ( vocals); Jason Baker ( guitar / vocals); Matt Sulikowski (sax).

Uptown Street Fair to focus on local arts

Festival to celebrate neighborhood, summer

Cool off indoors on Peninsula

Havens from the heat are open on the North Olympic Peninsula. The Brinnon Community Center, 306144 U.S. Highway 101, has extended its hours to 5… Continue reading

“Gliding Great Blue Heron” by Kerry Tremain pictures one of the scores of avian species at Kah Tai Lagoon. The nature park is the topic of a free illustrated talk today at Port Townsend’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (KERRY TREMAIN)

Kah Tai wildlife, history takes stage Wednesday

Kah Tai Lagoon’s storied past, present and future will step into the spotlight this week. Rick Jahnke, president of the Admiralty Audubon… Continue reading

“Gliding Great Blue Heron” by Kerry Tremain pictures one of the scores of avian species at Kah Tai Lagoon. The nature park is the topic of a free illustrated talk today at Port Townsend’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (KERRY TREMAIN)

Major expenses projected for Port Townsend sewer

Rate hikes likely to cover cost of repairing aging infrastructure

A free Lindy Hop Dance class is planned in Tyler Plaza on Thursday.

Soundcheck festival kicks heels up in Port Townsend

The four-day Soundcheck Music and Arts Festival begins Thursday with events that focus on highlighting and supporting the local artistic community in… Continue reading

A free Lindy Hop Dance class is planned in Tyler Plaza on Thursday.
Eight East Jefferson Rivals wrestlers attended the Gene Mills Technique Camp in Sequim earlier this summer, learning from former world champion Gene Mills. 

Back row standing from left:  Rylen Kruse, Aiden Glenn, Levi Donahue, Daltry Lammers and front, Grady White, Manaseh Ramirez, Mi Amada Ramirez and Zeke
Banks.

WRESTLING: East Jefferson grapplers compete, bond at Cusick and Sequim summer camps

East Jefferson Rivals wrestlers were busy this summer, attending a pair of camps to improve their grappling skills, bond with teammates and… Continue reading

Eight East Jefferson Rivals wrestlers attended the Gene Mills Technique Camp in Sequim earlier this summer, learning from former world champion Gene Mills. 

Back row standing from left:  Rylen Kruse, Aiden Glenn, Levi Donahue, Daltry Lammers and front, Grady White, Manaseh Ramirez, Mi Amada Ramirez and Zeke
Banks.
Eugenia Vargas is among the performers who will perform Japanese Butoh in Port Townsend this week.
Eugenia Vargas is among the performers who will perform Japanese Butoh in Port Townsend this week.