Jefferson County

Garden tour, opera highlight Peninsula events

A garden tour, an opera and an outdoor concert highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The 2024 Petals and Pathways Home Garden… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: What’s a deacon to do in troubled times like these?

FIRST THINGS FIRST. To my queer readers (2SLGBTQIA++ of all kinds, though how you expect me to remember all those initials at my age, I’m… Continue reading

Jurassic Empire open at Jefferson Fairgrounds this weekend

Jurassic Empire will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The exhibit is at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds,… Continue reading

League of Women Voters sets candidate forum schedule

Hopefuls for state seats, county commissioner position invited to debate

Pedestrian hospitalized after she was hit in construction zone

A pedestrian was injured and transported to a hospital after she was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101. Christina A. Kor,… Continue reading

Port Townsend Summer Band to play ‘Wild West’ show Sunday

The Port Townsend Summer Band will present “Wild West!” at 1 p.m. Sunday. The free concert will be outdoors at Pope Marine… Continue reading

Matthew Daline and Kristin Smith, forground, will perform with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra’s chamber concert orchestra on Sunday. (Karl Perry)

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra concert Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will present a chamber concert at 2 p.m. Sunday. The free concert, part of the symphony’s Chamber… Continue reading

Matthew Daline and Kristin Smith, forground, will perform with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra’s chamber concert orchestra on Sunday. (Karl Perry)
Assemblage artist Steve Parmelee, pictured at his workbench, will come to Port Townsend’s Northwind Art School to teach a workshop July 9-10. (photo courtesy Steve Parmelee)

Summer classes under way at nonprofit art school

Three kinds of joy come from found-object art, said Steve Parmelee, one of the teaching artists coming to teach classes at the… Continue reading

Assemblage artist Steve Parmelee, pictured at his workbench, will come to Port Townsend’s Northwind Art School to teach a workshop July 9-10. (photo courtesy Steve Parmelee)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Love is Violet: Crown of Light” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
The Fulton Street Chamber Players including, from left, Rachel Swerdlow, Walter Gray and Cordula Merks, will be joined by Stephen Balderston and John Weller, not pictured, at Concerts in the Barn this weekend.

Fulton Street Chamber Players to perform at Concerts in the Barn

The Fulton Street Chamber Players will perform cello quintets by Franz Schubert and Alexander Glazunov at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The players… Continue reading

The Fulton Street Chamber Players including, from left, Rachel Swerdlow, Walter Gray and Cordula Merks, will be joined by Stephen Balderston and John Weller, not pictured, at Concerts in the Barn this weekend.
The Jesse Roper band, pictured at the Juan de Fuca Festival in May, will play the Concerts on the Pier series Aug. 7 in Port Angeles. (Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts)

Free outdoor concert series brings new acts to Peninsula

‘Fun becomes addictive’ at events in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim

The Jesse Roper band, pictured at the Juan de Fuca Festival in May, will play the Concerts on the Pier series Aug. 7 in Port Angeles. (Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts)

Health advisory issued for Marrowstone Island beach

Jefferson County Public Health has issued a health advisory regarding high levels of fecal bacteria in the water off East Beach. The department… Continue reading

From left to right, State Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, state Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, Port Angeles attorney Graham Ralston and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, all candidates for Washington’s 6th Congressional District, appear before the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday to answer questions about their priorities for serving in Congress. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Congress hopefuls meet for a forum

Candidates to focus on bipartisanship

From left to right, State Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, state Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, Port Angeles attorney Graham Ralston and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, all candidates for Washington’s 6th Congressional District, appear before the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday to answer questions about their priorities for serving in Congress. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Malolo becomes the first Canadian R2AK winner

Custom trimaran sails into Ketchikan, Alaska

PAT NEAL: Sweet backpacking bliss

IT WAS GOING to be one of those days. From the dawn’s early light to the twilight’s last gleaming, it was one of those days… Continue reading

Mystery Bay closed to shellfish harvesting

The state Department of Health has closed Mystery Bay for recreational harvesting of all shellfish species. The closure was prompted by high… Continue reading

Entities partner to provide Port Townsend visitor information

Port Townsend’s marketing workgroup and its lodging tax advisory committee have announced a collaborative approach to providing visitor information services following the… Continue reading

Jefferson County adopts summer fire regulations

New rules automatically raise fire danger July through September

Jefferson County museum to extend exhibits

The Jefferson County Historical Society Museum of Art and History will extend its current exhibits due to popular demand. Jeanne K. Simmons’s… Continue reading

Port Townsend wins community sustainability award

PORT TOWNSEND – The city of Port Townsend won the 2024 award for Local Government Excellence in Community Sustainability by the International City/County Management Association.… Continue reading