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Our beloved David has been tragically taken from us at the young age of 38.
Dave was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. His childhood was spent playing outside, climbing trees, biking, …
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8/31/22
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Guenter was a sailor, academician, community volunteer and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Guenter taught as a Professor of economic geography for 38 years at London University, Columbia …
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8/31/22
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Jean Margaret (Peters) Johaningsmeir, aged 96, departed this life on Aug. 26, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri.
Jean was born May 31, 1926, in California, Missouri, to Eda and Clarence …
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8/31/22
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Susan Michele Keister, passed peacefully on Aug. 22, 2022, at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle after fighting a courageous battle with many cancers for several years. Susan was born in Everett, …
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8/31/22
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The Washington State Department of Health has closed Oak Bay for recreational shellfish harvest for butter and varnish clams, health officials announced Monday.
The closure came after a recent …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/31/22 |
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8/31/22
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When teenage sweethearts and lifelong environmental activists Steve “Bear” and Nancy Bishop traveled to Europe in search of authentic cider, they didn’t realize then, that they were …
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By James Robinson
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8/30/22
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Jeanne Kitchen never really set out to become a soap maker.
But in 2014, her life took a new turn, and she soon found herself mixing wild botanicals and natural oils into healing salves for her …
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By James Robinson
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8/30/22
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In the same way that making a good piece of art can tie a room together, making a well-baked cake can mark a special occasion as a celebration. Local artist and baker Shannon Lewis Africa does both …
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By Taylor Austin
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8/30/22
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Growing wine grapes in the Puget Sound region is a tough task by anybody’s measure, but Mike Gaede, co-owner of Raincoast Farms remains undaunted and focused on producing high-quality, organic, …
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By James Robinson
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8/30/22
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Nestled on Port Townsend’s scenic back road of Cook Avenue is a 12-acre home to free range chickens, honey bees, a flock of British Soay sheep, eight varieties of lavender, rows of cottage …
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By Taylor Austin
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8/30/22
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The peak season on the Olympic Peninsula – late spring through early fall – is a time of abundance and fruition for the area’s farmers and food growers, and an opportunity for …
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By Taylor Austin
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8/30/22
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Jefferson County has agreed to hire Environmental Science Associates as the consultant to prepare a sea level rise study for the county.
The county’s Department of Community Development …
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Jefferson County Public Health will host two clinics in Quilcene in the coming months to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for families with children 6 months and older.
The clinics are planned for 9 …
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A vehicle collision on Highway 104 near the Hood Canal Bridge was slowing traffic Monday morning.
The crash was reported just before 9:30 a.m. Aug. 19.
The wreck was in the eastbound lane of …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/29/22 |
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As housing becomes a higher priority on the Olympic Peninsula, the balance between the environment and livability wobbles.
It’s a delicate equilibrium that the Growth Management Act hoped to …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 8/28/22 |
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Four weeks in a village of rice patties is not something most American parents expect their teenager to be texting about.
And actually, there isn’t any texting at all on this …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 8/27/22 |
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 161 calls between Friday, Aug. 12, and Thursday, Aug. 18. Below are selected reports.
At 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, a resident in the 300 …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/27/22 |
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 279 calls for service between Saturday, July 23 and Friday, July 29. Below are selected reports.
At 6:58 p.m. Thursday, July 28 in Chimacum, a …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/27/22 |
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Like the Mother Tree that decomposes into the forest floor to birth a new generation from its nutrients, so too do thoughts, ideas, gender, and themes go to pieces as they grow in …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 8/26/22 |