http://ptleader.com en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 00:16:22 GMT Daily feed of articles http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33604 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. News Sat, 18 May 2013 00:19:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33571 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. News Fri, 17 May 2013 21:03:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33602 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. News Fri, 17 May 2013 18:55:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33600 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. News Fri, 17 May 2013 11:18:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33599 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). News Thu, 16 May 2013 23:06:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33575 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. News Thu, 16 May 2013 11:13:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33597 News Wed, 15 May 2013 22:52:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33596 The 78th Rhododendron Festival honors Washington’s state flower and is the oldest community-based festival in Port Townsend and Jefferson County. News Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33580 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. News Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33581 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. News Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33576 The county’s authority on noxious weeds is considering a new policy for weed control along county roads. News Wed, 15 May 2013 09:17:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33564 UPDATED May 16, 5:30 p.m. Contested races have developed for both Port of Port Townsend commission seats on this year's ballot (three people for one slot), one Port Townsend City Council seat and one Port Townsend School Board position. News Mon, 13 May 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33563 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. News Mon, 13 May 2013 18:20:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33562 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. News Mon, 13 May 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33552 Jefferson Healthcare hosts the first of five community forums at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 at the Jefferson Healthcare Dirksen Auditorium. News Mon, 13 May 2013 13:02:00 GMT