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The Jefferson County Historical Society’s First Friday Speaker Series is back for the fall, starting with a history of Port Townsend’s Bell Tower with a now-retired member of East …
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Leader News Staff
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Thanks to the all-day efforts of volunteers and organizers with JUMP! (Jefferson Universal Movement Playground), coordinators are one step closer to completing the first-ever, all-accessible …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 9/1/22 |
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"Mitch McConnell is not an Opposition Leader, he is a pawn for the Democrats to get whatever they want," Trump said in a statement last week. "He is afraid of them, and will not do …
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Gaming your way through life is usually thought of as some elaborate con meant to fool others with an avaricious scheme, but what if instead people gamed their way to true intimacy?
This is the …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 8/31/22 |
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Professional artists and community members are set to combine for a set of unique art pieces adorning an affordable housing project in town.
7th Haven, an affordable housing project being built …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 8/31/22 |
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Mark Gregory Stroeder passed away peacefully at his home in Marysville, Washington, after a prolonged battle with what was diagnosed as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
His father, Anthony E. …
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8/31/22
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A celebration of the life of Lynda Joy Spindor will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at B.P.O. Elks Lodge 317 on Otto St. She died peacefully at her Port Townsend home on Aug. 1. shortly after …
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8/31/22
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Janet passed away peacefully on Aug. 17, 2022, at St. Peter's Hospital in Olympia at the age of 85 with her children at her side.
Janet was born in Rawlins, Kansas to Harry and Dresslo …
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8/31/22
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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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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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