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 |
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 |
The sad but sure signs of summer-like weather have arrived in Jefferson County: brush fires and water rescues.
Officials with East Jefferson Fire Rescue said Saturday that firefighters were …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 320 calls for service between Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7. Below are selected reports.
At 10:26 a.m. Sunday, April 2 in Quilcene, a …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/15/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 320 calls for service between Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7. Below are selected reports.
At 12:16 p.m. Monday, April 3 in Port …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 149 calls between Friday, April 21, and Thursday, April 27. Below are selected reports.
At 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 21, a prowler was …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
Kids and adults alike will soon have the opportunity to see some of Jefferson County’s trucks, buses, and machinery up close and personal this weekend.
This coming weekend, the Port …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
A Port Hadlock man who was apparently seriously injured while trying to break into two homes on West Sims Way last summer is facing a felony charge of residential burglary.
Saul Cervantes was …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
Students returned to class following a gun threat call that caused a lockdown of Port Townsend High School Thursday morning.
An anonymous caller threatened to bring a firearm to Port Townsend …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Port Townsend High School was put on lockdown just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday after 911 dispatchers received a call about a person with a gun who was headed to the school.
The threat prompted a …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 320 calls for service between Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7. Below are selected reports.
At 5:54 a.m. Sunday, April 2 in Chimacum, a …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Washington State Committee on Geographic Names has approved a new name for the passage between Marrowstone Island and Indian Island.
The waterway will be called Passage Through, the …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Jefferson County’s Department of Community Development will undergo a comprehensive restructuring starting in June, county officials have announced.
The restructuring includes the shifting …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Fort Worden Public Development Authority will start holding its mid-month board of director workshops on the second Tuesday of the month, the PDA has announced.
The first of the meetings is …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Quimper Geological Society will welcome Vince Matthews as the guest speaker for the group’s online meeting Saturday.
Matthews, is a retired geologist, former director of the Colorado …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Robert Knapp will give the online presentation “Our Changing Landscapes” at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 11 as part of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library’s “Learning Our …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Jefferson County Public Health Department is offering community training on how to prepare for and deal with wildfire smoke.
Jefferson County Public Health is hosting a public Wildfire Smoke …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The 2023 Jefferson County Job and Trades Fair is coming to Chimacum Junior/Senior High School from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 12. Members of the public are invited to connect with participating …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Key City Public Theatre’s Annual Artist CoLab features “City of Dreams” in performance May 11 through May 14.
“City of Dreams” takes its title from the guide to …
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Consultants for the city of Port Townsend presented a preliminary look at the price tag for a new pool and rec center last week.
Early cost estimates for a new city pool building range from …
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