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make this my neighborhood and we'll show you this page every time you visit.Tuesday, May 21, 2013 -- 3:28 pm
Police: Mooring lines for visiting cruise ship were cut, twice
Port Townsend Leader - Four mooring lines attaching the cruise ship American Spirit were cut last week, and the Port Townsend Police Department is investigating the acts of vandalism. Read more...
Police: Mooring lines for visiting cruise ship were cut, twice
Port Townsend Leader - Four mooring lines attaching the cruise ship American Spirit were cut last week, and the Port Townsend Police Department is investigating the acts of vandalism. Read more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 -- 9:40 am
Port Townsend public art process restarts; finalists to present May 29
Port Townsend Leader - Eight months after the City of Port Townsend suspended plans for an 11th public art installation, the artist selection process is set to resume on May 22. Read more...
Port Townsend public art process restarts; finalists to present May 29
Port Townsend Leader - Eight months after the City of Port Townsend suspended plans for an 11th public art installation, the artist selection process is set to resume on May 22. Read more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 -- 7:11 am
Chimacum school superintendent resigns
Port Townsend Leader - Craig Downs has resigned as Chimacum School District superintendent effective June 30. Downs, who became District 49 superintendent in 2010, announced late last week that he had accepted a job as superintendent of a private Christian school in a suburb of Phoenix, Ariz. “[Downs] has done great things for Chimacum schools but the district has been jogging in place for awhile now while we worked through certain issues,” Chimacum School District Board Chair Ted Friedrich told the Leader Monday. “A change in staffing will present a change in pace and I am confident that we can get kicking again.” Read more...
Chimacum school superintendent resigns
Port Townsend Leader - Craig Downs has resigned as Chimacum School District superintendent effective June 30. Downs, who became District 49 superintendent in 2010, announced late last week that he had accepted a job as superintendent of a private Christian school in a suburb of Phoenix, Ariz. “[Downs] has done great things for Chimacum schools but the district has been jogging in place for awhile now while we worked through certain issues,” Chimacum School District Board Chair Ted Friedrich told the Leader Monday. “A change in staffing will present a change in pace and I am confident that we can get kicking again.” Read more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 -- 2:06 am
Learn to forage for wild edibles; Jefferson Land Trust hosts talk May 23
Port Townsend Leader - Wilderness guide and best-selling author Jennifer Hahn brings years of adventure to the table in a talk sponsored by the Jefferson Land Trust, Thursday, May 23. Read more...
Learn to forage for wild edibles; Jefferson Land Trust hosts talk May 23
Port Townsend Leader - Wilderness guide and best-selling author Jennifer Hahn brings years of adventure to the table in a talk sponsored by the Jefferson Land Trust, Thursday, May 23. Read more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 -- 9:43 am
BASEBALL: Rangers win game at state
Port Townsend Leader - The Quilcene Ranger baseball team won its first-ever state baseball game by taking a quarterfinal game victory Saturday over Pateros. Read more...
BASEBALL: Rangers win game at state
Port Townsend Leader - The Quilcene Ranger baseball team won its first-ever state baseball game by taking a quarterfinal game victory Saturday over Pateros. Read more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 -- 2:08 am
State Transportation Commission meets in Port Townsend, May 22
Port Townsend Leader - Transportation challenges and priorities for the North Olympic Peninsula are the focus of a meeting with the Washington State Transportation Commission when it visits Port Townsend next week. Read more...
State Transportation Commission meets in Port Townsend, May 22
Port Townsend Leader - Transportation challenges and priorities for the North Olympic Peninsula are the focus of a meeting with the Washington State Transportation Commission when it visits Port Townsend next week. Read more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 8:27 pm
TRACK: Coppenrath, Pagasian, Settlemire, Stewart win tri-district track & field events
Port Townsend Leader - Chimacum and Port Townsend each produced two event champions at the 1A Tri-District finals, including three of the meet’s four distance jumper Read more...
TRACK: Coppenrath, Pagasian, Settlemire, Stewart win tri-district track & field events
Port Townsend Leader - Chimacum and Port Townsend each produced two event champions at the 1A Tri-District finals, including three of the meet’s four distance jumper Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 5:19 pm
ELECTION UPDATE: Contested primary races set up for City Council, Port of Port Townsend Commission
Port Townsend Leader - UPDATED May 17, 5 p.m. Two seats on the City Council and one on the Port Commission all have three candidates – meaning an August primary vote – and there are contested races for the Chimacum, Quilcene and Port Townsend school boards and for two slots on the hospital district commission. Read more...
ELECTION UPDATE: Contested primary races set up for City Council, Port of Port Townsend Commission
Port Townsend Leader - UPDATED May 17, 5 p.m. Two seats on the City Council and one on the Port Commission all have three candidates – meaning an August primary vote – and there are contested races for the Chimacum, Quilcene and Port Townsend school boards and for two slots on the hospital district commission. Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 2:03 pm
Try out hearing devices, May 20 in Port Townsend
Port Townsend Leader - At the May 20 meeting of the Hearing Loss Association, East Jefferson chapter, the public is welcome to look over and try out devices to help those who are hard of hearing to hear better, with or without hearing aids. Read more...
Try out hearing devices, May 20 in Port Townsend
Port Townsend Leader - At the May 20 meeting of the Hearing Loss Association, East Jefferson chapter, the public is welcome to look over and try out devices to help those who are hard of hearing to hear better, with or without hearing aids. Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 11:55 am
Anderson Lake closed due to toxin
Port Townsend Leader - High levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a were detected in water samples taken from Anderson Lake on May 13. As a result, Washington State Parks has closed the lake to fishing, boating and swimming. Visitors are also urged to keep pets out of the water. Anderson Lake State Park remains open for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Read more...
Anderson Lake closed due to toxin
Port Townsend Leader - High levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a were detected in water samples taken from Anderson Lake on May 13. As a result, Washington State Parks has closed the lake to fishing, boating and swimming. Visitors are also urged to keep pets out of the water. Anderson Lake State Park remains open for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 4:18 am
FASTPITCH: Quilcene qualifies for state tourney, Chimacum season is over
Port Townsend Leader - The Quilcene Rangers have clinched a third consecutive trip to the state 1B softball tourney while the Chimacum Cowboys dropped a loser-out 1A fastpitch tri-district tourney game. Read more...
FASTPITCH: Quilcene qualifies for state tourney, Chimacum season is over
Port Townsend Leader - The Quilcene Rangers have clinched a third consecutive trip to the state 1B softball tourney while the Chimacum Cowboys dropped a loser-out 1A fastpitch tri-district tourney game. Read more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 -- 4:06 pm
Hood Canal pit-to-pier gravel project snagged by Navy-DNR agreement
Port Townsend Leader - A proposal to barge gravel through the Hood Canal Bridge – considered one of the most controversial projects in modern Jefferson County history – appears to have been scuttled by an agreement between the U.S. Navy and the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Read more...
Hood Canal pit-to-pier gravel project snagged by Navy-DNR agreement
Port Townsend Leader - A proposal to barge gravel through the Hood Canal Bridge – considered one of the most controversial projects in modern Jefferson County history – appears to have been scuttled by an agreement between the U.S. Navy and the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Read more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 -- 4:13 am
Farmer survey subject of presentation May 17 in PT
Port Townsend Leader - A presentation and conversation about the Jefferson County Farmer Survey 2012 Report and about preserving working farmland is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Quimper Universalist Unitarian Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave. in Port Townsend. Read more...
Farmer survey subject of presentation May 17 in PT
Port Townsend Leader - A presentation and conversation about the Jefferson County Farmer Survey 2012 Report and about preserving working farmland is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Quimper Universalist Unitarian Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave. in Port Townsend. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 3:52 pm
Jefferson Transit offers extra shuttle service during Rhody Fest
Port Townsend Leader - Full story available at Port Townsend Leader Read more...
Jefferson Transit offers extra shuttle service during Rhody Fest
Port Townsend Leader - Full story available at Port Townsend Leader Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 9:04 am
Spring into Rhody with 78th festival, Schedule of events starts Wednesday with Trike Race
Port Townsend Leader - The 78th Rhododendron Festival honors Washington’s state flower and is the oldest community-based festival in Port Townsend and Jefferson County. Read more...
Spring into Rhody with 78th festival, Schedule of events starts Wednesday with Trike Race
Port Townsend Leader - The 78th Rhododendron Festival honors Washington’s state flower and is the oldest community-based festival in Port Townsend and Jefferson County. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 6:00 am
Hospital seeks USDA funds to expand
Port Townsend Leader - Jefferson Healthcare is seeking an estimated $18 million from USDA Rural Development to help it build a new three-story, 50,000-square-foot emergency and specialty services building. Read more...
Hospital seeks USDA funds to expand
Port Townsend Leader - Jefferson Healthcare is seeking an estimated $18 million from USDA Rural Development to help it build a new three-story, 50,000-square-foot emergency and specialty services building. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 6:00 am
Comments flow on mill's discharge permit
Port Townsend Leader - Comments on the Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s proposed new discharge permit – a permit that details how the mill should treat more than 12 million gallons of water it uses daily – are starting to flow. Read more...
Comments flow on mill's discharge permit
Port Townsend Leader - Comments on the Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s proposed new discharge permit – a permit that details how the mill should treat more than 12 million gallons of water it uses daily – are starting to flow. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 2:17 am
Noxious weed board to consider policy for county roads; meeting is Thursday in Chimacum
Port Townsend Leader - The county’s authority on noxious weeds is considering a new policy for weed control along county roads. Read more...
Noxious weed board to consider policy for county roads; meeting is Thursday in Chimacum
Port Townsend Leader - The county’s authority on noxious weeds is considering a new policy for weed control along county roads. Read more...
Monday, May 13, 2013 -- 11:56 am
ELECTION: City council & port incumbents, challengers file
Port Townsend Leader - UPDATED May 14 4:30 p.m. The race for seats on the Port Townsend City Council and Port of Port Townsend Commission has developed early in the candidate filing week, while other positions remain without candidates. Read more...
ELECTION: City council & port incumbents, challengers file
Port Townsend Leader - UPDATED May 14 4:30 p.m. The race for seats on the Port Townsend City Council and Port of Port Townsend Commission has developed early in the candidate filing week, while other positions remain without candidates. Read more...
Monday, May 13, 2013 -- 11:20 am
Local nonprofits part of Seattle Foundation's 'GiveBIG' event May 15
Port Townsend Leader - People considering donations to select non-profits may want to do it on May 15 with the Seattle Foundation so their money is "stretched" beyond the base amount. Read more...
Local nonprofits part of Seattle Foundation's 'GiveBIG' event May 15
Port Townsend Leader - People considering donations to select non-profits may want to do it on May 15 with the Seattle Foundation so their money is "stretched" beyond the base amount. Read more...
upcoming events
| 10th Annual Rakers Car Show Jefferson County Memorial Field |
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