Jefferson County

Artist to provide monthly lecture at Studium Generale East

Studium Generale East will present An Evening of Art, Adventure and Sketching with Expeditionary Artist Maria Coryell-Martin at 6 p.m. Thursday. Coryell-Martin… Continue reading

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae will perform at the Palindrome on Wednesday.

Cook, Mae to play at Palindrome on Wednesday

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Wine and Cider, 1893 S. Jacob… Continue reading

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae will perform at the Palindrome on Wednesday.
Workers from Global Diving and Salvage of Seattle pump water on Monday from inside the hull of the 50-foot powerboat Goldfinch that sank in Point Hudson Marina on Feb. 22. The boat was later towed to Port Townsend Marina. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sunken boat floated to Port Townsend Boat Yard

A diver from Seattle’s Global Diving & Salvage patched a hole in a sunken vessel’s wooden hull so it could be dewatered… Continue reading

Workers from Global Diving and Salvage of Seattle pump water on Monday from inside the hull of the 50-foot powerboat Goldfinch that sank in Point Hudson Marina on Feb. 22. The boat was later towed to Port Townsend Marina. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: March into spring gardening

TODAY MARKS THE beginning of March and, as we all see, daylight length is expanding greatly. The crocuses are in bloom, miniature daffodil flowers soon… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to consider letter for Field Hall funds

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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

Art walk, wedding show set this weekend

The First Saturday Art Walk in Port Townsend, the Jefferson County Wedding Show and performances on stage highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Council mulling parking plan in Port Townsend

Pilot program would be in downtown core

ISSUES OF FAITH: ‘Hey, you can’t live here!’

WE FACE THAT time of year when, liturgically, we begin to move from light to darkness, even though the heavens have it the other way… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “2025 A Course of Love and Unity” during services at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
Zoe Hewitt, a shipwright at Haven Boatworks, uses a draw knife to shape the foremast on the 112-year-old historic schooner Adventuress, background, that is resting on the hard at the Port Townsend Marina. A new main mast, left, and the fore mast will be stepped next week, weather permitting. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Shaping Adventuress

Zoe Hewitt, a shipwright at Haven Boatworks, uses a draw knife to shape the foremast on the 112-year-old historic schooner Adventuress, background, that is resting… Continue reading

Zoe Hewitt, a shipwright at Haven Boatworks, uses a draw knife to shape the foremast on the 112-year-old historic schooner Adventuress, background, that is resting on the hard at the Port Townsend Marina. A new main mast, left, and the fore mast will be stepped next week, weather permitting. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a structure fire on Tuesday near the intersection of Lupine and South Jacob Miller roads. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Firefighters extinguish structure fire near Port Townsend

East Jefferson Fire Rescue firefighters extinguished a structure fire near the intersection of Lupine and South Jacob Miller roads. There were no… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a structure fire on Tuesday near the intersection of Lupine and South Jacob Miller roads. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

‘Big in Sweden’ highlights annual Port Townsend Community Read event

The Port Townsend Public Library will sponsor its 20th Community Read next month. The annual event will center on “Big in Sweden”… Continue reading

Mark McCauley, Jefferson County Administrator. (Jefferson County)

Jefferson County administrator set to retire

Job applications due in late March

Mark McCauley, Jefferson County Administrator. (Jefferson County)
A yellow oil-containment boom surrounds the 60-foot power cruiser Goldfinch after it sank at the Point Hudson Marina on Saturday. The boat was on its way from Seattle to Anacortes when it started taking on water. It made it to the Point Hudson and struck the breakwater as it entered the harbor but was able to be steered into slip 3, where it immediately sank. Port of Port Townsend staff responded and deployed the hard boom and absorbent material to contain the fuel spill. As of Monday afternoon, about 1,000 gallons of diesel had been recovered by Global Diving and Salvage with 650 gallons from the fuel tanks of the Goldfinch and the remainder being sopped up by absorbent material. The U.S. Coast Guard and the state Department of Ecology responded and performed additional containment. A plan for recovery was in the works, but it wasn’t expected to begin before Wednesday due to weather. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Boat sinks

A yellow oil-containment boom surrounds the 60-foot power cruiser Goldfinch after it sank at the Point Hudson Marina on Saturday. The boat was on its… Continue reading

A yellow oil-containment boom surrounds the 60-foot power cruiser Goldfinch after it sank at the Point Hudson Marina on Saturday. The boat was on its way from Seattle to Anacortes when it started taking on water. It made it to the Point Hudson and struck the breakwater as it entered the harbor but was able to be steered into slip 3, where it immediately sank. Port of Port Townsend staff responded and deployed the hard boom and absorbent material to contain the fuel spill. As of Monday afternoon, about 1,000 gallons of diesel had been recovered by Global Diving and Salvage with 650 gallons from the fuel tanks of the Goldfinch and the remainder being sopped up by absorbent material. The U.S. Coast Guard and the state Department of Ecology responded and performed additional containment. A plan for recovery was in the works, but it wasn’t expected to begin before Wednesday due to weather. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Community chorus to host Mardi Gras concert

The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a “Fabulous Fat Tuesday Party” at… Continue reading

Retired Sheriff Joe Nole pinning interim Sheriff Andy Pernsteiners new badge on, following his appointment at the Jefferson County Courthouse.

Jefferson County Sheriff appointed till next election

Commissioners favored stability over change

Retired Sheriff Joe Nole pinning interim Sheriff Andy Pernsteiners new badge on, following his appointment at the Jefferson County Courthouse.

PAT NEAL: Fix the road

IT’S ONLY FEBRUARY, but our Olympic Peninsula tourist season has already started. While profiling and stereotyping is wrong, when you see an RV the size… Continue reading