Dates set for free career healthcare academy
Jefferson Healthcare, in partnership with Peninsula College, local public school districts, and Career Connect WA, is presenting a free, …
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6/26/24
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Summer kicks off this weekend when Field Day, a community event, comes to the Fort Worden in Port Townsend on Saturday, June 29. Natalie Maitland, of Fort Worden Hospitality, said that Field Day is …
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6/26/24
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The Puget Sound summer crab fishing season opens July 1 in the Port Townsend area, giving local crabbers a chance to drop pots for the iconic Dungeness crab.
“The …
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By James Robinson
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6/26/24
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This summer saw two U.S. Coast Guard members, both of whom had graduated from high school in Jefferson County, engaging in a generational succession of sorts.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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6/26/24
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6/26/24
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Using wood for heat is something humans have done for more than 50,000 years. A crackling fire has emotional appeal and it is inexpensive. However, there are a few drawbacks which apply …
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Cynthia Bratz
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6/26/24
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Politics has always been rough and tumble in America, with the last near-decade hitting dramatic lows. It is natural to want to turn away but resist that urge. The local impact of the decisions to be …
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Meredith Jordan,
Mixing Metaphors/
Doubling Entendres
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6/26/24
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Almost everyone I talk to complains about the mini circles on Washington Street. I question whether they are safer than no obstacles at all? We scratch our heads …
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6/26/24
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Candidate for Washington State Attorney General Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) and local resident Heather Dudley-Nollette (D) running for the open District 1 County Commissioner …
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By Gina McMather
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6/26/24
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It increasingly looks like our new community pool, if it’s ever built, won’t be in Port Townsend. It will probably be in Chimacum or, more likely, in Port Hadlock. Get ready …
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Bill Mann
Mann Overboard
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6/26/24
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Paul Rogers and a couple of his friends gave us some great blues music to enjoy at Vintage by Port Townsend Vineyards. We headed for Port Townsend on a nice Saturday afternoon to enjoy some music, …
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Ned Luce
Life in ludlow
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6/26/24
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6/26/24
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The Northwind Art School at Fort Worden State Park is inviting the public opportunities to try their hand at creating art, whether on canvas or through found objects.
Tracy Grisman …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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6/26/24
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Outdoor cooking and family gatherings filled the summers of my childhood in Southern Oregon. Hamburgers and hotdogs sizzled on the grill. My mom prepared her classic three-bean salad, and I was …
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Sidone Maroon
Kitchen to Kitchen
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6/26/24
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Grace Lutheran Church of Port Townsend will kick off the first of three concerts, featuring what they are billing as “some of the most talented pianists in the Pacific …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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6/26/24
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6/26/24
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Donald Sutherland passed away on Thursday, June 20, at the age of 88. He remained a working actor to the last, delivering an excellent performance in “Mr. …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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6/26/24
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“Poetry on the Salish Sea” is set to return for a second summer and early fall at the Wilderbee Farm in Port Townsend, kicking off this season’s series with …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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6/26/24
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The Salish Sea Early Music Festival wraps up with its eighth and final musical performance for this year, as prize-winning harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath comes up from …
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Special to The Leader
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6/26/24
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This year’s graduating class of Chimacum Cowboys survived a long, wild ride on a bucking bronco. Sometimes the bronco threw them and they fell hard. A few got trampled …
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By Brian MacKenzie, John Nuchia, and Ethan Riker
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6/26/24
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