Jefferson County

Films, plays, storytelling offered on Peninsula

Films, plays and storytelling are among the attractions on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Port Townsend Film Festival continues through Monday with 53… Continue reading

Free days set Saturday at parks, national forest

Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest and Washington state parks will be open to visitors fee-free on Saturday in observance of the 30th anniversary of… Continue reading

Gypsy swing to be heard in Coyle concert

Gypsy swing guitarist Luca Pino will bring his quartet, Pino Noir, to Concerts in the Woods for a matinee show from 3 p.m.… Continue reading

Shaye speaking at Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Saul Shaye will present “Let Your Light Shine” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Shaye is the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

Yom Kippur services slated

The Olympic B’nai Shalom congregation will observe Yom Kippur this week. Services will be conducted at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033… Continue reading

Departure Fest NW begins Friday

A three-day music festival at Lake Leland Amphitheater in Quilcene begins Friday. Departure Fest NW tickets, which are limited to 1,200, are available… Continue reading

Lindsay Wagner.

Star talks about life, Port Townsend Film Festival

Lindsay Wagner VIP at weekend event

Lindsay Wagner.
A crew from Port Townsend Public Works watches as a backhoe removes water-logged timber from a sinkhole on Kearney Street outside the Food Co-op on Tuesday at the start of construction of a traffic circle at the intersection of state Highway 20/East Sims Way and Kearney Street in Port Townsend. Traffic heading eastbound toward Port Townsend will detour at Benedict Street and turn left on Washington Street to return to Highway 20/East Sims Way. Traffic going westbound away from Port Townsend will turn right at Kearney Street and left onto Jefferson Street to continue on Highway 20. The detour configuration will last about four weeks, according to the state Department of Transportation. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Roundabout construction

A crew from Port Townsend Public Works watches as a backhoe removes water-logged timber from a sinkhole on Kearney Street outside the Food Co-op on… Continue reading

A crew from Port Townsend Public Works watches as a backhoe removes water-logged timber from a sinkhole on Kearney Street outside the Food Co-op on Tuesday at the start of construction of a traffic circle at the intersection of state Highway 20/East Sims Way and Kearney Street in Port Townsend. Traffic heading eastbound toward Port Townsend will detour at Benedict Street and turn left on Washington Street to return to Highway 20/East Sims Way. Traffic going westbound away from Port Townsend will turn right at Kearney Street and left onto Jefferson Street to continue on Highway 20. The detour configuration will last about four weeks, according to the state Department of Transportation. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the Bagley family of Forsyth, Ill., from left, parents Jessica and Cameron Bagley, and children Cody, 10, Addie, 12, and C.J., 7, look at an information kiosk on the Olympic National Park wildfires on Tuesday in front of the park visitor center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Blazes spread in center of Olympic National Park

Large helicopters requested to keep fires at bay

Members of the Bagley family of Forsyth, Ill., from left, parents Jessica and Cameron Bagley, and children Cody, 10, Addie, 12, and C.J., 7, look at an information kiosk on the Olympic National Park wildfires on Tuesday in front of the park visitor center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Attendees at the 2022 Port Townsend Film Festival enjoy dinner on Taylor Street. This year’s five-day festival is set for Thursday through Monday. (Mark Saran/Port Townsend Film Festival)

Port Townsend Film Festival kicks off Thursday

More than 50 movies to be shown

Attendees at the 2022 Port Townsend Film Festival enjoy dinner on Taylor Street. This year’s five-day festival is set for Thursday through Monday. (Mark Saran/Port Townsend Film Festival)

Wreck shuts down US 101 south of Brinnon for five hours

A semitrailer driver accused of falling asleep at the wheel before running off the roadway south of Brinnon on Monday evening will be… Continue reading

Peninsula College sophomores Ian Coughran, left, and Ciera Skelly were two of seven students participating in the inaugural Pathway Summer School at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory this summer that focused on education and career development in STEM fields. Both Coughran and Skelly plan to pursue degrees in environmental science. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Internship through college presents career pathways

Students part of inaugural class at Sequim laboratory

Peninsula College sophomores Ian Coughran, left, and Ciera Skelly were two of seven students participating in the inaugural Pathway Summer School at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory this summer that focused on education and career development in STEM fields. Both Coughran and Skelly plan to pursue degrees in environmental science. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Bathrooms possible at Ridge in November

Utility project may allow winter access

DNR: Decision on land transfers could be soon

Agency considering Dabob Bay request

Port of Port Townsend Executive Director Eron Berg’s first Drinks with the Director will be on Wednesday.

Port of PT’s Berg invites ‘Drinks with the Director’

Executive Director Eron Berg of the Port of Port Townsend has invited port-based workers and other residents to join him for informal… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend Executive Director Eron Berg’s first Drinks with the Director will be on Wednesday.
Quilcene Parade Grand Marshal Melody Bacchus waves to the crowd on Saturday, the unofficial kickoff to the annual fair. The Quilcene Oyster Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs were held Sunday, and the arts and crafts show returned this year. (David Goetze)
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Quilcene parade

Quilcene Parade Grand Marshal Melody Bacchus waves to the crowd on Saturday, the unofficial kickoff to the annual fair. The Quilcene Oyster Half Marathon, 10K… Continue reading

Quilcene Parade Grand Marshal Melody Bacchus waves to the crowd on Saturday, the unofficial kickoff to the annual fair. The Quilcene Oyster Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs were held Sunday, and the arts and crafts show returned this year. (David Goetze)
Wildfire smoke from the Olympic National Park makes its way over Sequim and the Dungeness Valley from Dungeness Cemetery on Saturday. (Steve Jones)

Wildfires surge in Olympic National Park

Smoke, ash seen in Peninsula communities

Wildfire smoke from the Olympic National Park makes its way over Sequim and the Dungeness Valley from Dungeness Cemetery on Saturday. (Steve Jones)
Arabian horse expert Sue Unger connects with Ana the bay mare at Chimacum’s Arabians at Egg I on Saturday. Behind them is liver chestnut Arabian mare Joelle. The farm was one of the stops on the weekend’s Jefferson County Farm Tour, which concluded Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Farm tour

Arabian horse expert Sue Unger connects with Ana the bay mare at Chimacum’s Arabians at Egg I on Saturday. Behind them is liver chestnut Arabian… Continue reading

Arabian horse expert Sue Unger connects with Ana the bay mare at Chimacum’s Arabians at Egg I on Saturday. Behind them is liver chestnut Arabian mare Joelle. The farm was one of the stops on the weekend’s Jefferson County Farm Tour, which concluded Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Awards presented in Weather or Not show; People’s Choice still open

Northwind Art has presented $1,400 in awards to four regional artists in the new “Weather or Not” show at Jeanette Best Gallery.… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading