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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Monday, May 13, 2013 -- 10:05 am
Chimacum hosts softball playoff game Wednesday
Port Townsend Leader - Chimacum must win three loser-out postseason games to reach the state 1A softball tournament, starting with a home game at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. Read more...
Monday, May 13, 2013 -- 6:02 am
Jefferson Healthcare's first of five community forums is May 15 in PT
Port Townsend Leader - Jefferson Healthcare hosts the first of five community forums at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 at the Jefferson Healthcare Dirksen Auditorium. Read more...
Sunday, May 12, 2013 -- 10:27 am
Failure to yield causes 2-pickup accident Saturday near Hood Canal Bridge
Port Townsend Leader - Failure to yield at the busy State Route 104-Paradise Bay Road intersection resulted in a two-vehicle accident May 11 with one driver medevaced to Harborview Medical Center. Read more...
Sunday, May 12, 2013 -- 9:04 am
Tour Fort Worden State Park buildings, May 14
Port Townsend Leader - Fort Worden State Park hosts a “Familiarization Tour” from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 14. Read more...
Saturday, May 11, 2013 -- 6:06 am
Jefferson County Library to be closed May 13-June 2, reopen in expanded facility June 3
Port Townsend Leader - The Jefferson County Library, temporarily located at 51 Colwell St., is closed from May 13 to June 2 as it is moved back into its newly remodeled library building. The library at 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock, reopens to the public at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 3. Read more...
Friday, May 10, 2013 -- 6:08 pm
'Dude Looks Like a Lady' show struts its stuff for Rhody Fest Saturday at Legion Hall
Port Townsend Leader - It’s not easy being a fashion-show dude – at least, a dude who looks like a lady. Read more...
Friday, May 10, 2013 -- 6:03 pm
Rhody Arts & Crafts Fair is this weekend in downtown Port Townsend
Port Townsend Leader - The Port Townsend Arts Guild presents the 37th annual Rhododendron Arts & Crafts Fair on May 11-12, Mother’s Day weekend, on Madison Street by City Hall, and across Water Street at the Civic Center Plaza downtown. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for both days. Read more...

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10th Annual Rakers Car Show
Jefferson County Memorial Field

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