Jefferson County

Decoy carver Ben Tyler, left, talks about the carvings he has on display to Brian Erickson, from Juneau, Alaska, during the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show at the Legion Hall in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Decoy carvings

Decoy carver Ben Tyler, left, talks about the carvings he has on display to Brian Erickson, from Juneau, Alaska, during the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show… Continue reading

Decoy carver Ben Tyler, left, talks about the carvings he has on display to Brian Erickson, from Juneau, Alaska, during the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show at the Legion Hall in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hood Canal Bridge closures set Thursday night

The Hood Canal Bridge on state Highway 104 will repeatedly open and close from 10 p.m. Thursday to 12:01 a.m. Friday. Maintenance crews… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioner to speak at Studium Generale East

Jefferson County commissioner Kate Dean will present “Small Town Politics in Uncertain Times: A Retrospective” at 6 p.m. Thursday. Dean’s presentation will… Continue reading

Saltfire Theatre to stage ‘An Empty Plate’ in Port Townsend

Saltfire Theatre will stage its sixth production, “An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf,” with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays,… Continue reading

Bruce Skinner. (Leah Leach/for Peninsula Daily News)

Skinner earns festivals association lifetime award

Veteran music festival organizer also inducted into Hall of Fame

Bruce Skinner. (Leah Leach/for Peninsula Daily News)
Deborah Anne Harrison of Deborah Anne Harrison Designs will open her studio to the public this weekend during the third Strait from the Artists Studio Tour.

Strait from the Artists Tour set this weekend

The third Strait from the Artists Tour will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The free self-guided tour will feature… Continue reading

Deborah Anne Harrison of Deborah Anne Harrison Designs will open her studio to the public this weekend during the third Strait from the Artists Studio Tour.
About two dozen witches set off on the second annual Witches Paddle from Northwest Maritime to the Pourhouse pub on Saturday, a distance of half a mile. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Witches paddle

About two dozen witches set off on the second annual Witches Paddle from Northwest Maritime to the Pourhouse pub on Saturday, a distance of half… Continue reading

About two dozen witches set off on the second annual Witches Paddle from Northwest Maritime to the Pourhouse pub on Saturday, a distance of half a mile. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson deputies investigating male body found in Port Ludlow

Sheriff’s office says autopsy will confirm manner of death

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: Be the brightest bulb in the box with holiday lighting

NOW THAT IT is the beginning of November and darkness has truly descended upon us, what can we do to beat back the dark? This… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Meetings on Wednesdays at the student-run Wildcat Cafe at Lincoln School, 924 W. Ninth St., at noon in Port… Continue reading

Jefferson hears possible floodplains changes

New development standards, compliance and enforcement in updated code

Sheryl Goldsberry’s “Painted Mountains” is part of the exhibit Landscapes Real or Imagined on display at the Bay Club during November and December.

Port Ludlow Art League exhibit open through December

The Port Ludlow Art League will exhibit “Landscapes Real or Imagined” during November and December. The exhibit will be open for viewing… Continue reading

Sheryl Goldsberry’s “Painted Mountains” is part of the exhibit Landscapes Real or Imagined on display at the Bay Club during November and December.

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

ISSUES OF FAITH: The invitation to feast belongs to everyone

WHILE YOU MIGHT be reading this today, I needed to write it last week to meet the logistic requirements of publishing a newspaper. I have… Continue reading

Monthly art walks highlight Peninsula weekend events

Art walks, a stage production and a symphony performance highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. The 57th Monday Musicale concert will be at… Continue reading

Amy Seidewand chair making. (Lacey Carnahan)

Port Townsend Woodworkers Show ready for the weekend

Event dedicated to memory of woodworking pillar

Amy Seidewand chair making. (Lacey Carnahan)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Grace and Gratitude” during services at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.