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Homeowner Beats Teens Who Stole Thin Blue Line Flag, Prosecutor Decides There Will Be No Charges

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Homeowner Beats Teens Who Stole Thin Blue Line Flag, Prosecutor Decides There Will Be No Charges

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When a homeowner caught a pair of teens stealing his thin blue line flag, a man chased them down and captured them, beating the thieves and confiscating their property. However, after the police arrested the homeowner, the prosecutor made a surprising announcement. After a man was arrested for defending his property with force, Jefferson County Prosecutor James Kennedy (pictured) made a surprising decision. (Photo Credit: Facebook) When a pair o…Read Article

Explore Centrum’s Self-Directed Residencies at historic Fort Worden in Port Townsend.

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Explore Centrum’s Self-Directed Residencies at historic Fort Worden in Port Townsend.

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Creative artists from a variety of disciplines including visual artists, writers, performers, musicians, scholars, and creative professionals of all kinds come to Centrum for Self-Directed Residencies. This program is fee-based, with some scholarships available and located on the grounds of historic Fort Worden in scenic Port Townsend.Read Article

1888: How Port Townsend site was chosen

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1888: How Port Townsend site was chosen

Chinook Jargon was pivotal in the founding of the Settler community of Port Townsend, Washington Territory… First cabin built at Port Townsend (image credit: History Link) How Port Townsend Site was Chosen PORT TOWNSEND, July 23, — Said an old resident yesterday: Capt. L[oren].B. Hastings, Sr. [1814-1881], shortly before his death, told me how he and Mr. [Francis W.] Pettygrove [?-1887] chanced to select a site for Port Townsend. They were enca…Read Article

Jefferson County theft and burglary suspect climbs 80 feet up tree to evade capture - Finnoexpert

A man wanted in two separate theft and burglary cases in Thurston County was arrested on Memorial Day, but not before hiding in a tree 80 feet above the ground for eight hours. Deputies found the man’s vehicle concealed in a wooded area near Mill Road in Port Townsend and called for backup. Before that could arrive, the man ran off toward Caswell Brown Village. Using a drone, deputies tracked the suspect as he climbed approximately 80 feet up a …Memorial Day · Port Townsend Read Article

Peninsula College closing Fort Worden campus

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Will finish current academic yearPort Townsend · Port Townsend Read Article

‘Seeking’ and Other Poems

I met Lauren Ruth Wiener at a meeting of the Port Townsend Sangha in Port Townsend, Washington. It is an insight meditation group officially, but mostly a place where, in Joseph Goldstein’s phrase, all lineages meet in “One Dharma.” However, Lauren’s primary place of practice is a zendo that meets in a tiny concrete bunker overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, an eerie remnant of military fortifications at what is now Fort Worden Historical St…Port Townsend · Port Townsend Read Article

The Roses of Port Townsend

Single mom braves haunted city with her sons and their dogs in search of a job. Battles supernatural beings, grows killer tomatoes and uncovers a pirate’s secret. Will they survive? Mystery unfolds! In the heart of the book, The Roses of Port Townsend, you will meet Mandy Rose, a resilient schoolteacher, whose husband is missing under mysterious circumstances. Forced to leave her home in Olympia due to her school’s closure, she ventures on a dar…Port Townsend · Port Townsend Read Article

Widespread power outage in Jefferson County

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PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County PUD is reporting a power outage that was affecting over 8,ooo customers at 1 p.m. Tuesday.Power Outages · Port Townsend Read Article

Port Townsend suspect climbs 80-foot tree to evade deputies, talked down after 8-hour standoff

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Using a drone, deputies tracked the man as he climbed a large cedar tree, climbing approximately 80 feet in an attempt to avoid arrest.Port Townsend · Port Townsend Read Article

Unfair or Unprepared? Proof Is in the Piloting

One of the most common complaints you hear from student pilots is that their instructor was “unfair” when the CFI told them to divert to an unfamiliar airport using (gasp) pilotage and dead reckoning—no GPS. Even when the CFI explains this piloting skill will be part of their check ride—using analog aviation to a place they haven’t been to before—some learners can get rather salty. Settle down, Francis. Don’t bother telling the pilot examiner ab…Port Townsend · Port Townsend Read Article

1878, WA: Hoko Eyetems

Just a few words, but fun! From column 1, and then column 2…: This column by “O. Kokeman” (get it?)* tells of a visiting “Chinook canoe” carrying Indian Agent Chas. Willoughby and “the doctor as interpreter”. That’s James G. Swan, who we all ought to know plenty about in the Chinook Jargon world. Neat little bits of Jargon from a time when the language was in heavy daily use on the Straits of Juan de Fuca. All from the Port Townsend (Washington …Port Townsend · Port Townsend Read Article