Editor’s Note:
Reflection and renewal
While we wait for spring to bring its softness and renewal, the late winter season delivers a period of reflection.
Next week, …
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2/28/24
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Nominations open for youth environmental award
Celebrating young environmental leaders in the community, the Jefferson Land Trust Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action …
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2/28/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
It might seem like a simple question. What's been happening with the money Jefferson County has collected from increased property taxes since 2019?
But this …
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2/28/24
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Special to The Leader
For nearly 40 years, March has been designated as “Music in Our Schools” month by the National Association of Music Educators, and the orchestra …
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2/28/24
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By Holly Erickson Special to The Leader
Shirley Moss, a petite woman with flowing waist-length hair and a welcoming smile, is The Chainmaker. She created her first chain when she was just 16 …
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2/28/24
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By Leader Staff
Art can give solace — to the artists and the viewers. This is what five women explore in “A Warm Embrace,” the exhibition opening this weekend at …
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2/28/24
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By Carolyn Lewis
Stepping into Jeanne Toal’s studio, one is immediately struck by its simplicity. Unlike the typical cluttered chaos of creative spaces, this studio exudes an …
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2/28/24
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By Diane Walker
“I often feel none of this would have happened if not for my dogs,” said artist Jeanne Simmons, whose exhibit, “Photographs, Artifacts, …
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2/28/24
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By Carole Marshall
The drive is beautiful. As far as the eye can see there are rolling hills, red barns, an occasional silo, grazing cattle, majestic horses prancing in fields. Farmhouses, …
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2/28/24
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By John Mauro
Port Townsend City Manager
Our state tax system is broken: it’s one of the worst – if not the worst – in the nation. Put simply, taxes are paid …
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2/28/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
Minor spoiler to start: "Drive-Away Dolls," contrary to its mildly misleading trailer, is not set in the 21st century.
This matters because its period-piece …
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2/28/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
He’s a newcomer to Port Townsend, but Joachim Cooder is no novice to the music industry. He’s recorded with rhythm-and-blues stars such as Mavis …
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2/28/24
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Leona “Lee“ Gilmore passed away Sunday February 11, 2024 in Sun City West, Arizona where she has resided since the passing of her late husband Tom in 2017.
Born August 28, 1927, in …
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2/22/24
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Dorothy J. (“Jean”) Gilliland passed away February 9, 2024, after a long illness. Jean was a longtime business owner in and active and enthusiastic community member of Port …
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2/22/24
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Lillian Flytlie Johnston, 99, slipped away to heaven on Tuesday morning, January 9, 2024 at Poulsbo Washington, one month short of her 100th birthday.
Lillian was born February 8, 1924 in …
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2/22/24
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2/21/24
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By Roland Nikles
Special to The Leader
Esther Whitmore, lead shipwright at Haven Boatworks, says a …
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By Roland Nikles
Special to The Leader
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2/21/24
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By Mitzi Jo Gordon
Last week, Jefferson County prosecutors dismissed charges against the Port Townsend man accused in January in the death of his infant son.
Jordan Sorenson, …
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By Mitzi Jo Gordon
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2/21/24
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By James Robinson
While Chimacum School District voters widely supported the district’s ask for more funding in the special election Feb. 13, Quilcene School District voters …
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By James Robinson
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2/21/24
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