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The city of Port Townsend will host two open houses this month to hear feedback and share concepts for its Healthier Together Aquatics Center.
There will be two open houses, one in Port Townsend …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/14/23 |
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Bring out the ring and get ready to rumble, because it’s almost pro wrestling time in Chimacum.
NorthWest Pro, a Port Orchard-based independent professional wrestling organization that …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 4/14/23 |
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Back in 2008, Jefferson County residents took a gamble by voting to give the Jefferson County Public Utility District the opportunity to acquire utility giant Puget Sound Energy’s holdings in …
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Mary Kathleen “Kathy” Ritchie (Dunn) died at home on March 19, 2023.
Kathy was born in Port Gamble, Washington on Jan. 4, 1941 but grew up in Moses Lake, Wash. In high school Kathy …
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4/13/23
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Today's cartoon is by Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria.
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4/13/23
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Earth Day is on the horizon, and a free event planned for Sunday hopes to inspire people to make a positive impact in the world as Earth Week …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/12/23 |
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Port Townsend Indivisible is organizing a rally and march for Earth Day.
The group is inviting the public to join in at the rally and march — planned for noon Saturday, April 22 — at …
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Leader News Staff
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“Ambassador Owls and Friendly Woodpeckers” is the theme of this year’s presentation at Friends of Fort Townsend’s annual meeting.
The meeting is planned for 10 a.m. …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/12/23 |
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Every year, the Washington Post runs a clever wordplay contest that asks readers to coin new words using existing ones. These are always amusing. Some of my recent favorites:
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Bill Mann
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4/12/23
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Things are looking up again for Olympic UFO.
After a three-year hiatus, the group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Unity Church in Port Townsend.
The public is invited to …
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Leader News Staff
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Christopher Rauschenberg will give a free public talk about photography and related topics in Port Townsend this Saturday.
Rauschenberg, the curator of the “Wet: Reflections on Water” …
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Leader News Staff
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The email prompted an extensive law enforcement response in Chimacum.
Nine deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office responded to the school, as well as a Washington State Patrol bomb …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 4/12/23 |
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On Jan. 17, 2023 Barbara Ann McCrae Wilde died surrounded by loving family and friends.
Barb was born in 1949 to Helen and Spencer McCrae and raised in Salina, Kansas.
She finished a …
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4/12/23
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Len Tyler died on March 16, 2023 of late-stage Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 82 years old. He spent the last few years at San Juan Villa in Port Townsend, where he received dedicated and …
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4/12/23
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Myron passed the morning of March 6, 2023, at the age of 85.
He was born March 21, 1937, in Port Townsend, Washington and later lived near Port Ludlow. Myron graduated from Chimacum High School …
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4/12/23
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The family of Mel Bennett of Quilcene, Washington, is sad to announce his death on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Mel was born on his grandmother’s farm in Wyoming to Edna and Roy Bennett. He grew …
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4/12/23
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Chimacum schools were evacuated just before 12:20 p.m. Wednesday after the school district received a threatening email.
Several schools were emptied, and all students were reported outside of …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend ReCyclery is hosting an open house next week to celebrate its spring reopening and share what the ReCyclery has have been doing over the winter.
The event is planned for noon to …
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Leader News Staff
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Bike safety is important to learn, especially in a bicycle-friendly town like Port Townsend.
Looking to spread helpful safety tips and engage in the community, the Port Townsend Police Department …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 4/12/23 |
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I see no sense in dismissing history with a little red cap and proclaiming some vague moment in the past for America’s ”greatness” that we should strive to re-achieve. …
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