Jefferson County

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Fish passage project completed, but only one of many

Project is one of six in Sequim area, WSDOT reports

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Wildfire danger high into October

Dry conditions will persist on Peninsula

Artist and writer Mo Walrath will give a lecture at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

‘How I Hold You’ talk set for Tuesday

Maureen “Mo” Walrath, a weaver and writer, will give a lecture Tuesday titled “How I Hold You, How I Would Have Held… Continue reading

Artist and writer Mo Walrath will give a lecture at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)
Eric Johnson, maker of this photo, is among the photographers teaching classes this fall at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden. Details can be found at NorthwindArt.org on the Courses page. (Eric Johnson)

Northwind Art School offers classes

A full slate of new art workshops and courses — for youngsters and adults — is being rolled out at Northwind Art… Continue reading

Eric Johnson, maker of this photo, is among the photographers teaching classes this fall at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden. Details can be found at NorthwindArt.org on the Courses page. (Eric Johnson)
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort Worden State Park on Friday. THING continues today and Sunday.

THING fling at Fort Worden

Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort Worden State Park on Friday. THING continues today and Sunday.

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall in love with show-stopping autumn plants

WE ARE NOW approaching the end of early late summer! In less than a week, September is upon us. The darkening days with cool nights… Continue reading

Clallam, Jefferson joins 22-county lawsuit

DSHS won’t treat severely mentally ill when charges are dropped

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 (off… Continue reading

Photos by Anna Swanberg Cutline: Teen mustang trainers Libby Swanberg (with Latte) and her sister Asha Swanberg, each broke the record for the attaining the highest selling prices ever — more than $10,000 each — earlier this month at the Mustang Yearlings/Washington Youth auction in Cle Elum.

HORSEPLAY: Swanbergs’ hard work nets BLM mustang auction records

LAST SATURDAY MY neighbor, Kris Phillips, shared how earlier this month she attended a Bureau of Land Management mustang auction in Cle Elum, where she… Continue reading

Photos by Anna Swanberg Cutline: Teen mustang trainers Libby Swanberg (with Latte) and her sister Asha Swanberg, each broke the record for the attaining the highest selling prices ever — more than $10,000 each — earlier this month at the Mustang Yearlings/Washington Youth auction in Cle Elum.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Wildfire smoke expected to begin clearing Sunday

Smoke dirtied the skies and burned eyes and sinuses on the North Olympic Peninsula on Friday and was expected to continue through… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Landscaping law, fire awareness before county panels

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Gary Zambor makes the catch at the 3-yard line during an October 2022 win over Klahowya. Zambor will be counted on once again to be a playmaker for the Rivals on both sides of the football.

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: East Jefferson looking to learn

A three-year starter returning at quarterback, experienced playmakers at wide receiver and a lineman who can squat 400 pounds head up a… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Gary Zambor makes the catch at the 3-yard line during an October 2022 win over Klahowya. Zambor will be counted on once again to be a playmaker for the Rivals on both sides of the football.

Peninsula events set for this weekend

A variety of events will be conducted on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Early Music at the Grange: Schola Galante will begin the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Woodworkers Show calling for entries

The Splinter Group is seeking entries for the annual Woodworkers Show to be held Nov. 4-5 at the American Legion Hall in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Ask For What You Need and Offer What You Can” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
Jefferson County Public Works employee Monte Reinders, center, project manager Samantha Harper and county commissioner Greg Brotherton stand above the percolation pond for the new Port Hadlock sewer treatment facility that will be built along Loperman Road in Port Hadlock. The pond will treat, at its maximum, 700,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day. By the time the wastewater is treated and sent to this pond, it will be classified as class A reclaimed water, the highest category. The groundbreaking was held on Tuesday evening with about 35 guests on hand for the groundbreaking. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Kickoff celebrates Port Hadlock sewer

Construction on facility 20 years in making

Jefferson County Public Works employee Monte Reinders, center, project manager Samantha Harper and county commissioner Greg Brotherton stand above the percolation pond for the new Port Hadlock sewer treatment facility that will be built along Loperman Road in Port Hadlock. The pond will treat, at its maximum, 700,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day. By the time the wastewater is treated and sent to this pond, it will be classified as class A reclaimed water, the highest category. The groundbreaking was held on Tuesday evening with about 35 guests on hand for the groundbreaking. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ensemble Schola Galante members, from left to right, are Dahti Blanchard, Lee Inman, Miguel Rodé and Douglass Hjelm.

Early Music at the Grange begins Saturday

Schola Galante will begin a series of three music concerts at the Quimper Grange that will focus on 17th Century and 18th… Continue reading

Ensemble Schola Galante members, from left to right, are Dahti Blanchard, Lee Inman, Miguel Rodé and Douglass Hjelm.
Guitarist Clay Bartlett will play as part of Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts series.

Guitarist to play at Candlelight Concerts series

Guitarist Clay Bartlett will play his original music during Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts series. The in-person and online concert will be… Continue reading

Guitarist Clay Bartlett will play as part of Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts series.

THING set for three-day event at Fort Worden

Variety of music, comedy, podcasts