Jefferson County

Rick Stafford, one of the local artists with creations on view at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, will give a free talk on his career on Sunday. (Rick Stafford)

Local ceramic artist to give free talk

Rick Stafford, a nationally known ceramic artist, will give a free talk about his varied career at 3 p.m. Sunday at Northwind… Continue reading

Rick Stafford, one of the local artists with creations on view at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, will give a free talk on his career on Sunday. (Rick Stafford)
Don White and Melissa Denny rehearse for the Ludlow Village Players’ reading of “Ripcord” on Friday and Saturday.

Ludlow Village Players to open 19th season

The Ludlow Village Players will open their 19th season of staged reading with performances of “Ripcord” at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.… Continue reading

Don White and Melissa Denny rehearse for the Ludlow Village Players’ reading of “Ripcord” on Friday and Saturday.
Sailboats jam up going around the first mark during a race on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. After being delayed a week due to stormy weather, 30 boats took to the calmer waters of Port Townsend Bay for the 34th Shipwrights’ Regatta hosted by the Port Townsend Sailing Association. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Shipwrights’ regatta

Sailboats jam up going around the first mark during a race on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. After being delayed a week due to stormy… Continue reading

Sailboats jam up going around the first mark during a race on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. After being delayed a week due to stormy weather, 30 boats took to the calmer waters of Port Townsend Bay for the 34th Shipwrights’ Regatta hosted by the Port Townsend Sailing Association. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Stewart Cockburn from New Dungeness Nursery in Sequim explains landscaping ideas to Steve Sodorff and his wife Patti of Port Townsend while attending the annual Jefferson County Home Builders’ Association Home Show on Saturday at Blue Heron Middle School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Landscaping ideas

Stewart Cockburn from New Dungeness Nursery in Sequim explains landscaping ideas to Steve Sodorff and his wife Patti of Port Townsend while attending the annual… Continue reading

Stewart Cockburn from New Dungeness Nursery in Sequim explains landscaping ideas to Steve Sodorff and his wife Patti of Port Townsend while attending the annual Jefferson County Home Builders’ Association Home Show on Saturday at Blue Heron Middle School. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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

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

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)

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)
Mark McCauley, Jefferson County Administrator. (Jefferson County)