Saturday, September 30, 2023
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In last week’s letter to the editor titled “Golf course benefits entire community” the author concludes by asking, “There is only one skate park, would we take that out as not …
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1/11/23
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Thanks to a friend who offered to teach me golf at the Port Townsend Golf Course and a $45 set of used golf clubs, I’ve found a new, healthy, affordable, and fun way to exercise as an older …
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1/11/23
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The city continues to prejudice the community against the golf course even in their invitation to an open house saying it was the community’s desire to explore different uses for the golf …
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Time is fast running out for you and your neighbors to stop the city council (your employees) from spending yet more of your tax dollars to destroy the last open space in your city center.
All …
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If you visited the Wooden Boat Festival this fall, you may have seen some beautiful bouquets decorating the multitude of boats there, and if your boat was in the festival, you may have met some of …
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1/1/23
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A thank-you and congratulations to our Port Townsend Booster Sisters on your 30th year of bringing joy to many of us during the holidays.
We thank each and everyone of you for your visits, …
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1/1/23
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I am writing in support of a resounding “yes” on the upcoming vote for a levy lid lift for East Jefferson Fire Rescue.
These vital, hard-working professionals are telling us that …
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12/30/22
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Regarding finding separate uses for the Port Townsend Golf Course, something to consider is that there is only one golf course.
How many parks are there in Port Townsend for people to enjoy …
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Jefferson County Soccer Club provides a shining example throughout the region. As the end of the year approaches, I would like to express my appreciation for the sportsmanship of the coaches, …
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12/29/22
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This letter is to share my thoughts on how special it is when an artist creates a work of art that uplifts us by its beauty.
We each have our own ideas of what is beauty but we also …
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People think the decision about the golf course has already been made. The answer is Yes and No.
The Yes part. First, the city categorized the golf course as a park so it could be put up for …
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12/22/22
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I’m pleased to hear the city taking steps to control the deer population.
I’m glad they are utilizing the skills of a wildlife conflict specialist who has experience dealing with …
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Thank you from Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary to all who helped make the third annual Community Bowls and Soup Share a remarkable success.
First, thanks to our host, Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Their …
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12/16/22
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I’ll spill the beans. I’m the popcorn bumbler. I spilled the popcorn. George Marie and Michael D’Alessandro, the new owners of the Rose Theatre, crunched out of their seats because …
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12/15/22
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I’m writing to you all as a teenager myself who has lived in Port Townsend for 14 years of my life and who has spent many days at the local skatepark.
After completing my seventh-grade …
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In response to Cindy Jayne’s “Q&A about EVs” from Nov. 30. Your analysis (and that of the culture at large) that electric vehicles and lithium batteries are somehow …
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A huge thank-you to everyone involved in the Christmas festivities at the fairgrounds.
We love all the new kid-oriented happenings there, and the lengths to keep them free and accessible. …
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12/14/22
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On Wednesday night the Forest Service proposed several ideas to create funds from forest land without chopping wood. Three of these included using carbon credits, tree thinning of overgrown forests, …
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12/11/22
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I am writing to comment on the article that was printed in your paper on Nov. 23 entitled “Let there be lights” in which you interviewed a young lady named Samantha Stromberg.
I …
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It is way past time for Christians to condemn anti-Semitism, as did Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Hitler’s Germany in the 1930s and early 1940s. He paid with his life. We are more fortunate (now), but …
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12/10/22
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