Jefferson County

A GROWING CONCERN: Get ready as summer slides into autumn

WELL HERE WE are, into the month of August already and summer just keeps rolling along. And talking about keeping things going, we spent the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Doc Reiss, left, talks with Kathi Pressley in Port Angeles. Pressley will take over as the U.S. contact for the Dignity Toilets for Togo project that Reiss started while he is in African beginning an off-shoot business.

Dignity Toilets project expands

Profits to be brought back to African villages

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Doc Reiss, left, talks with Kathi Pressley in Port Angeles. Pressley will take over as the U.S. contact for the Dignity Toilets for Togo project that Reiss started while he is in African beginning an off-shoot business.

Elephant seals topic of free lecture

Kenneth Bach will lead a discussion about elephant seals at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The group will meet in group picnic area at… Continue reading

Nose to Toes Certified Acupressure Practitioner Bridget Stumbaugh, left, applies finger pressure to a meridian point on Laurie Corson’s horse Nova to aid in releasing pain caused by an injury and restore the body's qi, or positive energy flow. Aroma therapy with therapeutic herbal oils also helped turn the usually nervous horse into a relaxed and happy equine. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

HORSEPLAY: Acupressure helps horses with physical pain, mental well-being

WATCH OUT! IS your horse sounding the alarm that it’s in pain? Untold injuries to humans have been caused by a horse in pain. I… Continue reading

Nose to Toes Certified Acupressure Practitioner Bridget Stumbaugh, left, applies finger pressure to a meridian point on Laurie Corson’s horse Nova to aid in releasing pain caused by an injury and restore the body's qi, or positive energy flow. Aroma therapy with therapeutic herbal oils also helped turn the usually nervous horse into a relaxed and happy equine. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

New record for COVID in Clallam

Jail, OMC clinic report staff positives

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

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to review public works plans

The three Jefferson County commissioners will be briefed on public works capital improvement projects during a meeting that will begin at 9 a.m. Monday. To… Continue reading

Eleanor Corey Guderian

A family’s saga, told by mother and daughter

Begun in Joyce, story extends across Peninsula

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Center Valley Animal Rescue to hold garage sale

Center Valley Animal Rescue will host a garage sale fundraiser today and Saturday. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5… Continue reading

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Concert series kicks off in Port Townsend

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine… Continue reading

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist Cameron Bennett are the performers in this Saturday's Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn at PLU, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)

Fundraiser, free music at Concerts in the Barn in Quilcene

“A Fine Romance: Salut d’Amour” is the theme of the Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala coming to Trillium Woods Farm, 7360 Center… Continue reading

Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist Cameron Bennett are the performers in this Saturday's Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn at PLU, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
Lead singer Stephanie Ward arrives at the Coyle community center this Saturday with her band Great American Trainwreck. (Photo courtesy Great American Trainwreck)

Great American Trainwreck to perform in Coyle

Singing, said Stephanie Ward, is all about “grabbing your breath from way deep down.” That’s one thing she learned in voice lessons a… Continue reading

Lead singer Stephanie Ward arrives at the Coyle community center this Saturday with her band Great American Trainwreck. (Photo courtesy Great American Trainwreck)

ISSUES OF FAITH: ‘Love thy neighbor’ is not always easy to do

MY WIFE AND I lived in The Netherlands for a year and a half on a work assignment. I was fascinated by the stories we… Continue reading

Outcomes unchanged after third primary vote count

Final count on Aug. 17

The leaders of two Aug. 14-15 theater camps in Quilcene — for children age 8 to 12 and teens 13 to 17 — include teaching artists Maggie Bulkley, left, and Bry Kifolo of Key City Public Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Theater camps open in Quilcene

Grant makes scholarships available

The leaders of two Aug. 14-15 theater camps in Quilcene — for children age 8 to 12 and teens 13 to 17 — include teaching artists Maggie Bulkley, left, and Bry Kifolo of Key City Public Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Child Said ‘What Is The Grass?’ ” from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sunday.

Unitarian Fellowship plans presentation

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Child Said ‘What Is The Grass?’ ” from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sunday. Bode… Continue reading

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “A Child Said ‘What Is The Grass?’ ” from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sunday.

Jefferson Healthcare restricts visitors because of COVID

Due to the high number of COVID-19 infections in the community, Jefferson Healthcare hospital is restricting visitors from its facilities until further… Continue reading

Berry: It feels like the dam is breaking

State help needed to keep up with contact tracing

Expeditionary artist Maria Coryell-Martin includes some of her equipment in “Witnessing Climate Change,” the new show highlighting the art she has made during and after traveling to the North Slope of Alaska. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Witnessing Climate Change’ exhibition in Port Townsend

Public programs are planned in coming months

Expeditionary artist Maria Coryell-Martin includes some of her equipment in “Witnessing Climate Change,” the new show highlighting the art she has made during and after traveling to the North Slope of Alaska. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

PRIMARY ELECTION: Helmonds, Clemens vie for Port Ludlow Fire District seat

Incumbent Ron Helmonds and challenger Glenn Clemens will face off in the Nov. 2 general election for the Position 3 seat on… Continue reading