Saturday, December 2, 2023
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It’s not just birds. Founded 45 years ago, Port Townsend’s Admiralty Audubon Society has been a driving force in area efforts to protect the wild outdoors.
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BY JOHN PAXSON
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11/29/23
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If you have a pet, you know how its presence in your life provides a depth of love and caring that cannot be replaced. Especially in trying times, your pet gives you unconditional love. But imagine …
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11/29/23
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ECCHO is a non-profit organization born in Port Townsend in 1997 with a mission to support independent living.
ECCHO serves community members free of charge, with a focus …
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BY JOIE HYDE
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11/29/23
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On Friday, Nov. 17, Judge Brendan Mack entered the Jefferson County courtroom to sentence Pierce County resident Siaumau Sanele Auseuga after Auseuga was found guilty of being a felon in …
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BY JON KARPILOW
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11/29/23
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The Washington State Ferries system advises carving out some extra time if your Thanksgiving travel plans include a state ferry ride.
In addition to the long vehicle lines over holiday weekends, …
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11/29/23
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In celebration of 100 years of local banking in western Washington at First Fed, and 50 years of changing lives through the arts at Centrum, the bank has made a five-year, $50,000 commitment to …
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11/29/23
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A new rideshare program is intended to provide lower-income citizens with access to a vehicle and decrease the area’s carbon footprint.
The program has been in operation for …
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BY CHARLIE BERMANT
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11/29/23
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on a draft Periodic Status Review for killer whale that includes a recommendation to keep the species on …
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11/29/23
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A new Welcome Center isn’t the only renovation coming to the Northwest Maritime Center in the New Year.
It might seem incongruous that damage done by a king tide event on Dec. 20, 2018, …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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11/29/23
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Consider the hedgerow: a beautiful, sustainable, and low-maintenance alternative to monoculture hedges.
Planted as living fences since the Neolithic Age, hedgerows …
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BY BARBARA FAUROT
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11/29/23
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PORT HADLOCK, Wash., - Naval Magazine Indian Island has a security training exercise scheduled on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Training activities will occur in Port Townsend Bay between the …
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11/29/23
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QUILCENE – It was a busy summer in Jefferson County opening habitats for local fish. Two big projects, one on US 101 and the other on State Route 104 and SR 19, have wrapped up.
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11/29/23
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In a clearing enclosed by alder, cedar, and sword ferns, at the end of an wheelchair-accessible trail, a new, beautiful, and sustainable timber-frame pavilion greets visitors to the …
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By Thais Oliveira
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11/29/23
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Dunia Faulx, Chief Planning and Advocacy Officer at Jefferson Healthcare, has been named Washington’s 2023 “Community Star” by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural …
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11/29/23
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On Dec. 4 a special presentation of the Memory Café will provide a safe, welcoming place for those with early-stage memory loss or memory concerns and those who care for them to come together …
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11/29/23
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December 13 has special significance for Scandinavians, as it celebrates Saint Lucia, the patron saint of light and sight, at the approach of the year’s shortest days.
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By Joie Hyde
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11/29/23
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After 24 years in business, Perfect Season home and decor store will close its doors next month. Like her neighbor, the Mad Hatter, owner Regina Siefried has been struggling …
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By Thais Oliveira
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11/29/23
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Egor Shokoladov, one of Northwind Art’s local Artist Showcase program participants, has been accepted to Art Basel Miami, the gigantic art fair set for Dec. 6-10.
The …
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by Diane Urbani
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11/29/23
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Last week The Leader reported on State Route 104 and the huge number of accidents on this dangerous stretch of road west of the Hood Canal Bridge. It also detailed the continuing delays to the safety …
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Eleven years after Washington voters approved the use of recreational cannabis it is still a work in progress, but one where its benefits can balance the pitfalls.
Users are grateful …
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BY CHARLIE BERMANT
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11/22/23
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