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This letter is to praise the bus drivers who have provided safe and responsible transit service all over Jefferson County. For me I depend on the bus to save gas and to leave less of a carbon …
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5/17/23
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I feel proud of our state Legislature for earmarking $83 million in its recent budget, conserving 2,000 acres of structurally complex, carbon-dense older forests. This money will also go towards …
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5/17/23
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Last year the Jefferson County planning department rolled out their shiny new SDR (Site Development review) process.
You need one before you can get a building permit. I applied last year. Six …
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5/17/23
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In my short few years living here since moving to join the team at the Port of Port Townsend, I’ve discovered many hidden gems. Last week’s Blue Heron Tales, Text and Theater at Centrum …
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5/17/23
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Port Townsend City Council, enough already. The debate over the future of the golf course has gotten uglier and you, council members, have a responsibility and duty to temper the rhetoric and end a …
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Jefferson County Solid Waste wants to double fees for those who “self-haul” (take their trash to the transfer station).
At the Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on April …
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The tail sure does wag the dog in Port Townsend.
The small, loud group insisting we build them a new pool seems unfazed by the newest guesstimate of $37 million to $52 million, a titanic …
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It was not an easy journey but we are tough.
Thirteen hours on the plane from Christchurch to LA is not included in the definition of torture but, just sayin’.
After arriving home, I …
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Ned Luce
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5/17/23
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Olympic Community Action Program will receive $5.5 million from the Washington State Department of Commerce to fund construction of a single-room occupancy, permanent shelter at the Caswell-Brown …
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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Les was born in Fremont, Ohio on June 22, 1940 to Carol and Elise Young. The Young family later made a marathon trip out west to Tucson, Ariz.
Les attended school in Tucson and after graduation …
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5/17/23
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I am not gone
I will be wandering through the forest
I will be strolling the beach
I will be carried by the winds.
Irv was born in Hood River Oregon where he grew up in …
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5/17/23
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Sean Moss announced his departure Monday as the kindergarten-12th grade principal for the Quilcene School District.
In a letter to staff, students, and families, Moss said in his farewell letter …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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All four members of the Port Townsend City Council who have terms ending this year have filed as candidates for another term.
Mayor David Faber and fellow councilmembers Amy Howard, Monica …
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Port Townsend artists Mark Twain Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez are recasting the Venus figure in the Haller Fountain to replace a sister statue at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego.
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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Today's cartoon is by Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer.
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5/17/23
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It’s that time of year again — the lawn chairs are lining up Lawrence Street, there’s an uptick in dog costume sales, and to the relief of all, the rhododendrons are actually in …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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It wasn’t a close shave, yet he still won by a whisker.
Actually, a whole face full of them.
The Rhododendron Hair & Beard Contest — the Rhody Festival’s foremost …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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The Rhody Festival has many iconic traditions, but perhaps the first that comes to mind is the Rhody Royalty. Its origins date back to the very first Rhody Festival in 1935, when a queen was chosen …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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The New Old Time Chautauqua will be celebrating its second annual Chautauqua Week during Rhody Fest, with a special performance by the Flying Karamazov Brothers to honor their 50th anniversary.
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
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Trinity United Methodist Church’s Candlelight Concerts hosts local clarinet quartet Toot Sweet for the next offering in the concert series.
The performance is 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25.
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |