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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the award of grants for two Washington State Department of Transportation rail programs. The Amtrak Cascades and the Cascadia High-Speed Rail …
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12/13/23
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100+ Years Ago
1919 Leader, #1999.36.91, JCHS collection
1923 Leader, #1999.36.103, JCHS collection
Friday, May 23rd, 1919
BOOZE DUMPED OVER BLUFF
Over Seventy …
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Compiled by Katherine Darrow
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12/13/23
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Offering fresh takes on holiday favorites, the Wild Rose Chorale will be performing a single a cappella concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at Grace Lutheran Church at 1120 …
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by Lynn Nowak
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12/13/23
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Jefferson Healthcare Foundation and Jefferson Community Foundation have announced establishment of the Jefferson Healthcare Foundation Fund, designated to expand efforts to foster community …
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12/13/23
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Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean announced Tuesday that she is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dean hopes to succeed Rep. Derek Kilmer, who …
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BY CHARLIE BERMANT
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12/6/23
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On Thursday mornings, two trucks pull into the gravel parking lot adjacent to the Caswell-Brown Village. The drivers, a mix of volunteers and paid employees, step out, shake off the …
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BY JON KARPILOW
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12/6/23
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Complaints about local mail service are almost as common as those against the new roundabout: Mail service is slow, unreliable, and gets later every day. Bills don’t arrive on time. …
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BY CHARLIE BERMANT
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12/6/23
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A power outage on the morning of Monday, Dec. 4, affected customers of the Jefferson County Public Utility District in the South County area around Port Ludlow, and extended along South …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/6/23
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Sometimes I can still hear her. “Hurry up and clean your plate. Hurry up and get ready for school. Don’t be late for the dentist. Hurry up with your homework.”
Grandma Nana was …
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CAROLE MARSHALL
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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12/6/23
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We are on our way again, aren’t we. Family, friends, parties, mistletoe, (hopefully), eggnog, the color green, the color red, the smell of wood burning, and much more are all part of the next …
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NED LUCE
Life in Ludlow
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12/6/23
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The Port of Port Townsend marks its 100th year in 2024. It was formed by Jefferson County voters in 1924.
To commemorate the anniversary, the Port has hired former Leader publisher Scott Wilson …
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12/6/23
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Though our house came with a well-worn orchard ladder and an apple picker, the deer and the crows got most of the produce from our fruit trees the first year we lived here. So when a …
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By Diane Walker
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12/6/23
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When contemporary British composer John Rutter set out to write his “Magnificat,” he wanted something buoyant and full of light.
The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and …
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By Lynn Nowak, contributor
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12/6/23
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Chimacum Junior/Senior High School has been cooking up something special–a new school-based food truck.
The Chimacum FEED Truck (Food, Education & Enterprise Development) is the first …
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12/6/23
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Fall is a mushroom hunter’s dream in the Pacific Northwest. Despite the assurances of Alexander Schwab’s “Mushrooming Without Fear,” or those of a friend who …
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BY JOIE HYDE
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12/6/23
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The Port Townsend School District celebrated the completion of a new rooftop solar array three months ahead of schedule.
A 99.6-kilowatt grid-tied solar photovoltaic …
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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12/6/23
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100 Years Ago this week
1923 Leader, #1999.36.103, JCHS collection
Headline, Friday, Dec. 7, 1923
STATE FLOWER PROTECTION
Devastation of Peninsula Acres to Be Stopped.
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Compiled by Katherine Darrow
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12/6/23
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The local concert series that began in 2018, and recovered from a COVID-forced intermission, is continuing through the New Year and early winter months of 2024.
Matt …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/6/23
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“We like to make sure everyone is getting a good lunch,” said Jim Lopez, president of the Port Townsend Senior Association (PTSA). “I’m not sure what their nutrition is like …
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12/6/23
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Over the past 20 years, the combined Port Townsend and Chimacum wrestling team averaged two wrestlers per year from Chimacum High School, but this year saw a significant shift …
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By Ryan White
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12/6/23
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