Port Townsend Leader June 15 2022

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Former deputy prosecuting attorney files lawsuit against Jefferson County

Seeks to prevent employment records from being released

A former Jefferson County deputy prosecuting attorney has filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Superior Court to prevent the county from releasing public records from her “termination file” written by other county attorneys documents that she claims are false and libelous.

Julian St. Marie was a chief deputy prosecuting attorney and deputy prosecuting attorney for Jefferson County from June 01 through May 0 1.

In a lawsuit to keep the records from being made public, St. Marie said in court papers that the documents contain “numerous, unsubstantiated claims and libelous statements that would cause irreparable harm to Ms. St. Marie’s professional reputation in the county.”

Seventy 48 breaks records with successful sea race

The waters of Puget Sound were packed with paddlers aplenty this past weekend as they raced 0 miles from Tacoma to Port Townsend for the fourth annual rendition of the Seventy nautical contest, a motor- and sail-free event. A record 116 teams signed up for the race, with the contestants categori ed into four classes “Standing p,” “By

ourself,” “Facing Forward,” and “Facing Backward.”

The race started at p.m. June 10 in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay, with racers having hours to arrive at the finish line in Port Townsend.

In contrast to last year’s low finish rate, of the 11 participating teams crossed the finish line in Port Townsend, with Team Imua taking the top spot and setting a new race record of hours and minutes.

Additionally, Team Wave Forager set the new solo record of hours and minutes in the water competition.

Team Imua took the top spot for “Facing Backward” class Team Wave Forager came in first for the “By ourself” category the top finisher for the “Facing Forward” class was Team Boat 11 hours, minutes and the fi rst-place fi nisher for “Standing p” class Team rugerS A 1 hours, 1 minutes .

“These type of offensive, unsubstantiated and untrue statements are not in the public interest,” she added. St. Marie is currently an attorney in private practice. She was hired as chief deputy prosecuting attorney in June 01 under then-prosecuting attorney Michael Haas.

In her lawsuit, St. Marie said when James ennedy was elected prosecutor in 0 0 he “almost immediately” demoted her, despite her having tried cases, many of them with felony charges, and getting numerous guilty verdicts.

St. Marie claimed she “e pressed concerns about failing systems in the office relating to discovery and trial preparation,” according to court documents, and soon after, ennedy terminated her employment May 1 , 0 1.

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Local COVID death toll hits 30

The number of residents to die of CO ID-1 in Jefferson County increased to 0 as public health officials announced the death of a woman in her 0s to the virus.

The woman was in her 0s and had multiple underlying health issues, officials said. She had completed her CO ID vaccination series, but had not received a booster dose.

Noting the last week’s additional CO ID-1 death, Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry stressed the importance of booster shots during her weekly

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Local teen fundraises to give Blue Heron teachers new sweatshirts

Blue Heron Middle School student innia Berg wanted to find a creative way to give back to her teachers for all their time and effort educating and helping Port Townsend’s youth in these strenuous times.

Moving to the Peninsula from Sedro-Woolley in 0 0, the teen struggled to find new friends and community amid a pandemic that kept many of Port Townsend’s young ones indoors.

“I didn’t have anywhere to go or any friends, and I met all these teachers that were so supportive and so wonderful they showed me that we could do more than I thought,” Berg said with gratitude.

It’s been ama ing to walk in the classroom and see her teachers’ smiles and support on a daily basis, she added.

As the school year started to wrap up, Berg was brainstorming for a way to thank her teachers for being so kind and welcoming to her as the new kid in town.

“All my teachers were so supportive, I wanted

to thank them in a way other than just saying ‘thank you,’” she recalled.

After much consideration, the teen decided to create 0 stylish hoodies bearing a self-drawn Blue Heron staff logo and hand them out to the teachers at the end of the year.

There was one caveat, though: How to raise enough money to turn Berg’s idea into reality. For that part, the community had her back.

“My mom and I started a oFundMe,” she said.

“It was an immediate reaction of support, so that was really cool to see community members come together.”

The teen raised close to 1,000 from the surrounding community, and even received e tra help from local apparel business, PT Shirt Company.

“I made the shirt design I drew the design and we went down to PT Shirt Company with Frank Iuro , he was so wonderful he gave us a discount,” Berg said.

“A big thank you to him, he made it so that the shirts could be done.”

Finally, after working for weeks to design the

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Teachers Jeff Waibel and Brett Navin pose with new, unique Blue Heron sweatshirts fundraised and designed by middle school student Zinnia Berg, with school Principal Victoria Kalscheuer to t e r t of er Photo courtesy of Zinnia Berg

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Race Marshal Jesse Weigle and Race Boss Daniel Evans of Seventy 48 and Race to Alaska celebrate following a successful outing on the water, w t a re ord nu er of art ants t s year Jeffrey Eichen photo

Commissioners OKs resolution commemorating Juneteenth holiday

Brian Kelly Jefferson County commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution at their meeting Monday declaring June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth, a holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

With June 19 falling on a Sunday this year, county offices will be closed on Monday, June 20 to mark the holiday.

“I know for me what it represents is the annual reminder that Americans have a responsibility to continue to grapple with our history, and part of our history is a really lovely striving to be the first plural democracy in the world,” Commissioner Kate Dean said before the proclamation was approved.

“And part of our history is that we’ve done that imperfectly, and that we continue to strive to do a better job of it,” she said.

Dean noted Jefferson County was an early adopter of the Juneteenth holiday in Washington state, and added that 0 marks the first year that Juneteenth is a state holiday. “I just appreciate us

putting this stake in the ground and saying that this is important to us and important to our community,” added Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour.

Juneteenth recognizes June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas and proclaimed the last remaining slaves to be freed in the United States — 2 ½ years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

The proclamation unanimously adopted by county commissioners details the legacy of slavery in the United States and the continuing systemic economic discrimination and racism that exists in the country.

It also notes: “Jefferson County has, like most counties, a history of racism dating from its inception as a result of the United States of America colonizing the land of the indigenous peoples who had stewarded these lands and waters from time immemorial — the Sklallam, Chimacum, Twanoh, Skokomish, Makah, Hoh, Quileute, Ozette, Suquamish, Quinault, and others.”

The proclamation also notes that “racism lives on to

State notes modest rise in population in Jefferson County in last two years

this day across the Olympic Peninsula.”

In recogni ing Juneteenth as a holiday celebrating African American liberation in Jefferson County, the proclamation also calls for all residents to:

“Honor the culture and contributions that African Americans make to the fabric of our society and communities;

“Learn about and acknowledge the history and legacy of racism in the United States;

“Recognize that confronting racism is an American act in our country’s foundational aspirations to form a pluralistic democracy and a more perfect union;

“Identify the ways that racism persists in perpetuating poverty and violence;

“Take personal responsibility to call out privilege and bias in ourselves, our communities and our institutions; and

“Recommit ourselves to achieving the American ideal of equality for all, and recognition that until Black Lives Matter, we have fallen short of that promise.”

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New, preliminary population estimates released by the Washington Office of Financial Management show relatively modest increases in the number of residents in Jefferson County in the past two years.

County and city offi cials were given the preliminary population estimates last week.

The April 1, 2022 estimates were shared for administrative review by elected officials and are subject to change, State Demographer Mike Mohrman noted in his letter to local leaders.

The numbers are based on housing and population changes from 2020 to 2022.

Jefferson County’s population, as estimated in the 2020 Census, grew from 32,977 in 2020 to 33,100 in 2021 — an increase of 123.

Jefferson County’s population was estimated at 33,350 for April 2022, up by 250 from 2021, and an increase of 372 from the 2020 Census estimate.

The population of the unincorporated area of the county was estimated at 23,060 in 2022; up from 180 the year before from the 2021 estimate of 22,880. The population of the unincorporated area was estimated at 22,829 in the 2020 Census.

Port Townsend’s population estimate in the 2020 Census was 10,148.

Washington state put Port Townsend’s population at 10,220 in 2021 — an increase of 72 over 2020.

The population of Jefferson County’s only incorporated city was estimated at 10,290 in 2022; an uptick of 148 people since 2020.

Local and county officials must suggest revisions by June 21.

State officials noted that the CO ID19 pandemic forced many people living in group settings — such as college dorms, jails, and other residential settings — into the household population in 0 1. Officials noted that some institutions have not returned to their pre-pandemic levels.

Mohrman also stressed that the 2020 Census “was conducted under extraordinary circumstances,” adding that the release of some data from the Census was not available at the time the April 2022 estimates were prepared.

Only two counties — Whitman and Columbia — dropped in population between 2020 and 2022, according to the draft estimates.

Washington’s largest city, Seattle, grew from 737,015 in 2020 to 762,500 in 2022, according to the state estimate. That’s an increase of 25,485.

The state’s total population grew by 158,065 in the past two years, according to the draft figures, from , 0 , 10 residents in 2020 to 7,864,375 in 2022.

Most of Washington’s population, roughly 65.5 percent, live in cities. The state’s draft estimate of the number of city dwellers in 2022 is 5,155,988, with the unincorporated population pegged at 2,708,387.

Students across Olympic Peninsula compete in underwater robotics competition

Ten students spanning

Forks to Port Townsend

came together to participate in the Olympic Coast MATE RO Competition where the teens were able to try out their RO ’s remotely operated vehicles) and put the devices to the test.

Recently held at the Forks Athletic and Aquatic Club, students from Forks Intermediate School, Lake Quinault High School, Quileute Tribal School, and Port Townsend OCEAN School competed in the underwater robotics event under two different class groups; Scout class and the more advanced Navigator class.

The all-girls team from Forks, Roxy Rovers, took first place in Scout class, while The Axolotls team from Lake uinault High took first place in the Navigator class.

Second-place awards went to the Water Novas of Forks for Scout class and Seawolf Solutions of Quileute for Navigator class, and third place went to Forks’ Squid Squad for Scout class and the Bronze Whalers of Lake Quinault High School for Navigator class.

The MAT RO Competition encourages students from the Peninsula to learn and apply science, technology, engineering, and math skills as they develop their underwater robots to complete missions based on

real-world issues and challenges, with the theme and missions of the competition changing each year.

This year’s contests were highlighting the role remotely operated vehicles play in the support of alternative energy, aquaculture, blue carbon, and Antarctica research.

In this year’s event, students were tasked with completing product demonstrations in a pool with their robot as well as creating a

team company and working together to manufacture, market, and sell their products.

This simulated company approach promotes the development of entrepreneurship and leadership skills as students manage their project and budget, prepare marketing displays, and deliver engineering presentations, which would be necessary in future careers. Local professionals and

community members volunteer as judges for the competition, evaluating the students’ RO s, marketing poster displays, and engineering presentations.

The MATE Olympic Coast RO Competition is one of more than 36 regional contests held around the world and managed by the Marine Advanced Technology ducation MAT Center.

The Olympic Coast MAT RO Competition

is supported by local sponsors, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA , Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, North Pacific Coast Marine Resource Committee, and the Surfrider Foundation’s Olympic Peninsula Chapter.

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Students from Forks Intermediate School test out their remotely operated vehicle or RO in a pool at the Forks Athletic and Aquatic Club. Photo courtesy of NOAA

City launches ‘edge lane road’ on two-block segment of Blaine Street

As part of the city of Port Townsend’s ongoing efforts to make local roadways more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly, the municipality has launched a pilot project on two blocks of Uptown’s Blaine Street to add an “edge lane” road.

Edge lane roads (also known as advisory bike lanes or advisory shoulders) are a type of street in which two-way vehicle traffic shares a single, middle lane with wide lanes on both sides of the roadway for bicycles, pedestrians on foot, and other travelers. This style of street is most common in European countries like The Netherlands and Denmark, and is used to give a safe, reserved travel lane to cyclists.

The city’s trial edge lane road will

span from the Tyler Street intersection of Blaine street to the Adams Street intersection and will be in place from June through July.

“Our team is continuously finding innovative ways to deliver value and make our community safer and more active,” said John Mauro, city manager. “With a long history of steadily developing the bicycle and pedestrian network, Port Townsend is ripe for testing new and cost-effective approaches like edge lane roads.”

Studies from across 11 U.S. cities over the past eight years showed a 44 percent overall reduction in crashes when compared to previous existing two-lane configurations. Advantages of the edge lane road include: speed reduction, safer passing, increased pavement life, reduced installation costs, and better organization of

multiple modes.

Sample signage will accompany the pilot project to assist drivers in understanding the rules, with the biggest one being that when pedestrians or cyclists are present, motorists must yield to those in the edge lane before passing.

“Edge lane roads have been successfully tested in communities around the U.S. and show great promise in reducing crashes and enhancing active transportation,” said Laura Parsons, civil engineer for the city. “We look forward to the results of our local demonstration project to determine whether a permanent approach is right for our community.”

Comments from the community on the pilot project can be emailed to the city via engagept@cityofpt.us.

City of Port Townsend receives Municipal Excellence Award

The Association of Washington Cities recently announced that the city of Port Townsend was awarded a Municipal Excellence Award for cooperative work among local municipalities in the area.

The Intergovernmental Collaborative Group, which consists of the city, Port of Port Townsend, Jefferson County Public Utilities District, and Jefferson County, was awarded for its planning and cross-municipality teamwork to assist families, businesses, residents, and more during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

The city of Port Townsend was one of five cities honored for putting creative ideas to use for their community.

“This year’s winning

projects highlight just a few of the ways that Washington cities are leading with innovation and resilience to solve a diverse range of challenges, including affordable housing, public health, and economic recovery,” said Alicia Seegers Martinelli, interim CEO of the Association of Washington Cities.

Each year, the association’s Municipal Excellence Awards provide ideas and inspiration to communities around the state, showcasing successes that can be emulated in other cities. The competition is open to all 281 cities and towns in Washington state. The winning cities are recognized at the Association of Washington Cities’ annual conference, held on Thursday, June 23.

The city was chosen for the award from 22 applicants.

“The various governments in small jurisdictions like

Port Townsend and Jefferson County need to come together to deliver big things for their communities,” said Port Townsend Mayor David Faber.

“With our Intergovernmental Collaborative Group, we are showcasing our commitment to end the conflicts of the past, be the best stewards of public resources we can be, and actualize a positive vision of the future,” he added.

The Intergovernmental Collaborative Group is composed of the 16 elected offi cials from all four general purpose agencies in the Jefferson County region. The group was forged during crisis and choreographed and amplified significant community efforts, meeting dozens of times and fostering many more dozens of community group meetings of more than 100 people

Disaster airlift team takes part in earthquake drill

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Volunteer pilots in the Disaster Airlift Response Team program in Jefferson County will participate in a multi-state/international drill for a simulated Cascadia earthquake Saturday by flying in food deliveries to airports across the state.

Called “Thunder Run,” the exercise will include a full air and ground response. Organizers said more than 40,000 pounds of food will be taken from dawn to dusk delivering it to airports across the state, including Jefferson County International Airport.

The food delivered here will then be donated to local food banks.

Aircraft are expected to arrive at the airport between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the food items will be loaded onto food bank vehicles for delivery.

The Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) is made up of general aviation pilots who volunteer their time and aircraft to help in the event of an emergency. DART pilots train for major earthquakes and other events to bring in food, medical, and other supplies to areas stricken by disaster when state and federal resources are not available.

playing active roles.

The initial result of the effort was a self-forming constellation of six community groups that focused on six main identified challenges and priorities that relate to structural vulnerabilities in areas such as children and families, jobs and the economy, broadband, food resilience, culture and events, along with human services. City officials noted the outcome was a fullyadopted action plan with federal funding for implementation guided by the broader community. That plan can be found at www.jeffcotogether.net.

Since that endeavor, the Intergovernmental Collaborative Group has been evolving to take on a range of other topics, officials said, including a unified and codified agency-approach to

economic development, action on climate change, coordination on federal funding and initiatives, and the $2 million Sims Gateway and Boat Yard Expansion Project.

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PT school facilities to be revamped over

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With the school year ending, Port Townsend School District’s facilities will receive some much-needed TLC during the off-season.

All four school campuses, Salish Coast Elementary School, Blue Heron Middle School, OCEAN School, and Port Townsend High School, will receive a wide range of repairs, renovations, and other upgrades while students are on summer break.

The school district’s board of directors were briefed on the matter at its last meeting.

For Salish Coast Elementary, workers will be installing a new heat pump, tack-able surfaces to hang up students’ artwork, new storage cabinets, and raising a hoop house. The new heat pump will be much more energy-efficient and will provide significant operational cost savings. The tack-able surfaces will be installed on certain walls in the elementary school, and the new cabinets will expand storage capacity at the school. Lastly, the hoop house, set to be 30-by-48 feet will support the production garden in the front lawn.

At Blue Heron Middle School, the fire alarm system will be upgraded, the intercom system will be revamped, and the roof will be restored.

Chimacum school staff get tasty thank-you at end of year

Batch Brothers, Farm’s Reach Cafe, and Foggy Hog Farm recently teamed up to thank the Chimacum school staff.

“Teaching appears to be a mostly thankless job, so we wanted to say thanks,” said Sean DeVries of Foggy Hog Farm.

The three businesses came together to serve a thank-you box to Chimacum staff after school let out on June 1.

Batch Brothers prepared madronesmoked pork shoulder, served with coleslaw and some of their special sauces; habanero barbecue and “Carolina Gold.”

“Carolina Gold is one of my favorite sauces to serve with BBQ pork,” said Max Reynolds of Batch Brothers.

Service occurred at Farm’s Reach Cafe, with their manager Deryck Fletcher providing tasty baked treats to go along with the BBQ.

Both Farm’s Reach Cafe and Batch Brothers also provided gift cards as additional thank-you’s to the teachers who do so much to keep the community educated and thriving.

New member joins Climate Action Committee

Arlene Alen has been appointed to serve out the remainder of a term on the Climate Action Committee.

Alen will serve as the Position No. 10 Representative.

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners affirmed the appointment at its meeting Monday. The city of Port Townsend had earlier agreed to appoint Alen to the seat.

Alen will join the advisory body for a term that ends Dec. 31, 2024.

Brinnon Fire Department shares update on service calls

The Brinnon Fire Department had had 211 responses through May, according to the department, including 133 calls for rescue and emergency medical service.

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Included in the number of EMS calls: 14 medical airlifts since the start of the year. The five-month tally recently posted on social media also included five fires, 14 vehicle crashes, seven responses for

hazardous conditions, and two false alarms.

According to Chief Tim Manly, two of the vehicle crashes were on US Highway 101 near Milepost 302.

The middle school’s current fire alarm system will be upgraded with a modern panel along with new devices such as detectors, strobes, and pull stations for improved safety. The updated intercom system will vastly enhance the current set-up, which is not user-friendly according to school district staff, and new bells, clocks, and an intercom will be set up. As for the roof restoration, the membrane will be resurfaced with AlphaGuard multilayer coating and the roof’s shingles will be completely replaced.

OCEAN School will receive a 30-foot outdoor tent on the campus to be used for meals and lessons.

As for Port Townsend High, the campus will have a heat and ventilation upgrade installed, several entryways to school buildings will be painted, and the Lincoln Building will receive newly-painted plywood.

The heat and ventilation upgrade will add modern, mini-split heating and cooling units in classroom spaces, the library, and the cafeteria to provide improved air conditioning to the school’s main building. Officials said the improvements will improve energy efficiency , reliability, and comfort over the current ventilation system. The new paint for school entryways will be applied to the gym, annex, main building, and Gael Stuart Building.

Lastly, the newly-painted plywood, which will feature murals as well, will be installed on the upper row by the high school’s art classroom. It will help with security as well as provide a new art-based focal point that can be observed from around the campus and surrounding areas.

WSF to give service update at online community meeting

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Washington State Ferries is hosting a virtual community meeting this week to present an update on summer ferry services, hiring challenges and successes facing the ferry system, and the agency’s continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The online meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 15.

The public can register online to attend the meeting at wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries/about-us/ community-participation.

Participants must provide a name and valid email address and have access to a computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Once registered, participants will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to join the meeting.

WSF said it will post a recording of the community meeting, as well as an online meeting that was held Tuesday, June 14, on its website.

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University Women’s Foundation announces scholarship winners

Anya Callahan says she was raised in a “justice system-impacted family with an intergenerational history of substance-use disorders.”

Callahan’s life experience inspired her to pursue a master’s degree in social work at the University of Washington in Tacoma. She hopes to work in Jefferson County, serving the most vulnerable populations, including formerly incarcerated people and people impacted by substance-use disorders.

Callahan is now one step further toward her goal: She was awarded the University Women’s Foundation’s Elmira K. Beyer Endowed Scholarship at the organization’s recent Scholars Recognition Ceremony.

The Elmira K. Beyer Endowed Scholarship will provide Callahan with $11,000 for her continuing education.

At the foundation’s award ceremony May 14, Callahan and 23 other women and girls from east Jefferson County were awarded more than $83,000 in scholarships from the organization’s endowed and non-endowed funds.

Scholars pursuing educational goals ranging from post-graduate degrees to middle school STEM education were honored at the hybrid, in-person/Zoom meeting.

Additional 2022 scholarship

recipients are:

Academic Endowed Scholarship based on Elmira K. Beyer criteria

($8,500): Megan Weller, a graduate of Quilcene High School and Central Washington University, will begin her first year at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in pursuit of her doctorate in veterinary medicine in August.

Lisa T. Painter Endowed Scholarship

($6,000): Lacey Bishop will begin her junior year at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, majoring in art history and minoring in sociology and criminal justice. She plans to become a professor of art history.

Academic Excellence Scholarship

($4,000): Megan Bland is pursuing her goal of becoming a doctor of nursing practice-prepared family nurse practitioner with a degree from Northwest Nazarene University. She then plans to work in a rural healthcare setting.

Academic Excellence Scholarship ($4,000): Leah Russell is pursuing a

master’s degree in public administration at Arizona State University, with hopes of one day working for the Washington State Department of Commerce and The Arc of Washington.

Academic Excellence Scholarship

($1,425): Melanie Bakin plans to dedicate her future career as a STEM-based engineer to alleviating human suffering and improving the quality of life for those in need, after finishing at the niversity of Washington.

Academic Excellence Scholarship

($1,250): Leianna Kunz will pursue a law degree from either the University of Oregon or Columbia University Law School with plans to establish more programs that emphasize safe and stable homes for children around the United States, advocate for juveniles within the American criminal justice system, and support families.

Constance Anna Pash Endowed Scholarship ($4,860): Rachel Matthes is pursuing a degree in civil engineering and forest engineering

at Oregon State University, and hopes to work in both rural and urban areas on heavy civil and construction projects or complete road layout for timber sales.

Constance Anna Pash Endowed Scholarship ($1,000): Lily O’Shea is exploring a career in naturopathic medicine at Willamette University, with a focus on women’s health and reproductive justice.

Susie Pool Moses Scholarship

($2,500): Bethany McWilliams is pursuing a master’s degree in occupational therapy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. with a goal of taking occupational therapy out of sterile hospital and clinic settings and bringing it outdoors.

Environmental Scholarship

($3,000): Hailey Gallagher has been accepted to Oregon State University’s environmental science program. Her goal is to work toward mitigating climate change.

Technical Career Scholarship

($5,000): Kelly Grace is attending Peninsula College to become a

licensed registered nurse.

Technical Career Scholarship

($3,948): Karynna Eichmann is attending Ashworth College online with the goal of becoming a licensed veterinary technician.

Technical Career Scholarship

($1,052): Olivia Nivison is attending the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding to become a certified associate of occupational studies in traditional wooden boat building. High school scholarships, in the amount of $4,000 each, will assist Maya Dow of Port Townsend High School, Eryn Munn of Quilcene High School, and Akira Anderson of Chimacum High School with their first year of college university.

Each year, the foundation honors east Jefferson County high school girls with STEM awards of $100 each.

Students are nominated by counselors and classroom teachers in the areas of science, math and technology as the top female student in each STEM area. Awards this year were given to Maya Dow, Aurin Asbell, and Emily Grant of Port Townsend High School; Eryn Munn, Sara Eldridge, and Anastasja Gossette of Quilcene High School; and Madison Burgess and Layla Franson of Chimacum High School. Eight middle school girls from local schools will be attending Tech Trek STEM Camp this summer, due to a generous grant from the Cross Foundation.

League accepting candidate questions from the public for forums

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The League of Women Voters-Jefferson County is seeking questions from the public for the league’s upcoming Candidates Forums in July.

Three forums are in the works.

The first, on Monday, July 11, will feature the two candidates for Jefferson County sheriff: Art Frank

and Joe Nole. The next forum on Tuesday, July 12, will have five of the six primary candidates for the two state representative seats from Washington’s 24th Legislative District: Mike Chapman and Matthew Rainwater for Position 1; and Darren Corcoran, Brian Pruiett, and Steve Tharinger for Position 2. Position 1 candidate Sue Forde is unable to attend

due to a prior commitment, according to the league.

The final forum of the primary season is set for Wednesday, July 13.

The league will host the three candidates for the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners’ District 3 position: Greg Brotherton, Jon Cook, and Marcia Kelbon.

All forums will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Questions from the public for the candidates should be

submitted to lwvjeffcowa@ gmail.com no later than noon Friday, July 8. Concise, unbiased questions directly related to the candidates’ positions and policies will be given priority, and similar questions will be combined. The League of Women Voters-Jefferson County noted that it wants to make sure uestions reflect a wide range of concerns from the county’s multiple constituencies.

Jefferson Healthcare recaps recent hospital expansion plans

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Jefferson Healthcare

recently hosted a series of virtual meetings to share ideas about the new hospital modernization project and service expansion — an estimated $112 million project to renovate the south side of the hospital campus in Port Townsend — and meet the health needs of the community.

The presentations outlined the initiatives of the project, with the first being to replace and or retrofit the buildings constructed in 1965 and 1988. These buildings were determined to be seismically unsound in a Tier 2 structural and seismic evaluation.

The second initiative is to relocate and potentially expand hospital infrastructure, including the OB-GYN clinic, express clinic, MRI services, surgery preoperative, vascular imaging, many support services, administration, and the cafe. Another key expansion could be to introduce new services to the community, which are most frequently accessed outside of the county, such as ear, nose, and throat services, as well as an ambulatory surgery center, and new oncology space for a linear accelerator and radiation oncology.

In the presentations, CEO Mike Glenn explained the impact this project would have on operations while

Community conversation on housing challenges planned in Port Townsend

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The public is invited to participate in a community conversation and networking opportunity about local housing challenges and many potential solutions for the Port Townsend area.

The event — “Under the

Tent: Housing Conversations with our Community” — is planned for 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 30 and will be held at the corner of 22nd Street and San Juan Ave.

The gathering and community conversation will be hosted by Community Build, and will include brief presentations by more than 10 organizations actively engaged with housing solutions in Jefferson County.

It will be followed by networking with organization representatives. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided.

Organizers noted it is a free, outdoor event. Members of the public are encouraged to bring their own chairs.

Before the “Under the Tent” gathering there will be a tool sale at the same

location from noon to 3 p.m.

The sale will feature new, used, and antique tools at great prices, with all proceeds benefiting Community Build housing projects.

Tool donations and consignment sales are also welcome.

For information on tool donations, contact Peter Bonyun at 360-531-2795.

Donated tools may also be dropped off an hour before the sale begins, on site, at 11 a.m. June 30.

Organizations scheduled to participate in the community conversation include Bayside Housing and Services; the city of Port Townsend; Community Outreach Association Shelter Team; Community Boat Project; Community Build; Habitat for Humanity; Housing Solutions Network; Jefferson Interfaith Action Coalition; Jefferson County; Jefferson Land Trust; OlyCAP; Olympic Housing Trust; and the Port Townsend Preservation Alliance.

Additional information about Community Build is available at communitybuild.org.

highlighting the projected health needs of the community over the next decade.

Over the last eight years, Jefferson County’s population has increased by 5 percent, and Jefferson Healthcare’s adjusted patient days nearly doubled, he said.

Jefferson Healthcare officials are encouraging the community to watch and listen to meeting recordings on the hospital’s website as well as provide comments and feedback via online.

The meetings did not address cost or final building plans.

Links to the primary forums, which can be accessed by computer, tablet, or phone, will be posted on the league’s website at lwvwa.org/Jefferson/ on Friday, July 1.

The league noted that KPTZ 91.9 FM will simulcast

the forums and livestream them at kptz.org. The forums will be recorded, edited solely for brevity, and eventually linked on the league’s website.

For more information, contact the league at lwvjeffcowa@gmail.com.

Glenn explained that the project team will relay feedback to its design-build team who will then provide initial renderings and costs with proposed services to share by mid-July.

The information will decide funding sources for the project, which would include the healthcare provider’s cash reserves, Jefferson Healthcare Foundation contributions, debt capacity, state and federal grants and appropriations, and a possible bond measure in the fall.

To learn more, go to jeffersonhealthcare.org.

The Washington State Department of Ecology, Water Quality Program is currently planning its permit workload for the coming year (July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023). We will be making permit decisions for wastewater discharges in your community. Permits help protect water quality by setting limits on the amount of pollution that may be discharged into lakes, rivers, marine waters, and groundwater. In addition, permits define monitoring,reporting,and other requirements. The facilities listed below will have permitting decisions made this year. The permits have been ranked in order of the environmental benefit to be gained from permit reissuance. A tentative decision on which permits to issue, renew, and which to reauthorize under the existing permit is presented in the following lists.

Further Information:

If you want to comment on any permits, you can be placed on a e-mailing list for a specific facility to receive a copy when available, or to be placed on the general e-mailing list, please contact:

Industrial Permits: Jessica Christensen at jessica.christensen@ecy.wa.gov

Municipal Permits:Carey Cholski at carey.cholski@ecy.wa.gov

TDD: 360-407-6306 or write PO Box 47775, Olympia, WA 98504-7775

You can also go to our Public PARIS website https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/paris/PermitLookup.aspx to view individual permits

The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 131 calls between Friday, June 3, and Thursday, June 9. Below are selected reports.

At 10:40 a.m. Friday, June 3, a a er n t e 1100 o of Water treet as ed for o e to attend to an unwanted erson n front of a near y store trans ent wo an, e y suffer n fro enta ea t ssues, was n front of t e us ness s rea n and ye n n arr a , off ers found t e wo an at t e store a n a t atta ff ers s o e to t e wo an, w o a reed to ea e t e ro erty, ut s e refused to s ea any furt er w t aw enfor e ent

At 11 a.m. Friday, June 3, a a er n t e 2 00 o of ast s Way re orted to o e t at a an wear n a na y o ored sweats rt was e os n se f to wo en n a ar n ot on at er n furt er deta s, off ers deter ned t at no r e ad o urred e ause t e an d dn t see to e f as n anyone on ur ose, and none of t e ystanders re orted e n a ar ed or affronted y t e an T e a t a eared to not a e een done for se ua rat f a t on or any s ar reasons, and re orts nd ated t e an was e y try n to re e e se f outs de

At 5 p.m. Friday, June 3, a a er n t e 1500 o of C ay treet

su tted an an a te ase to aw enfor e ent T e a er was an a on de ery dr er, and to d o e t at e was tten y a do w e on s de ery route T e dr er was tten n t e sto a area, w a eared to a e ro en t e s n T e an ne s owner was dent f ed and t ey su tted t e do s a nat on re ords to o e

At 2:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, a an n t e 00 o of Water treet re orted a sus ous r u stan e to aw enfor e ent re at n to two wo en w o ad wa ed nto a near y ar w t T e an eft t e ar w t one of t e wo en and was una e to f nd t e ot er wo an, and to d o e t at e was on erned s e ou d a e een a du ted T e an a eared to e nto ated, and t e ot er wo an was found y t e an and wo an dur n s a w t aw enfor e ent

At 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, an off er n t e 1 00 o of a ne treet o ated a an w t an outstand n warrant for arrest T e warrant was for fa ure to a ear n ourt and t e an was ta en to a W e at t e a , t e an was not a e ted nto t e fa ty due to ed a ssues ud e e entua y aut or ed t e an s re ease and e was et o

At 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4, an off er n t e 1 00 o of er an treet res onded to w at sounded e a f t near y

T e off er onta ted two nd dua s, a an and wo an, w o a eared to e t e sour e of t e o ot on fter ta n w t ot art es, t e wo an ad tted to t row n er te s around, and t d dn t a ear t at t e f t ad otten ys a etween t e two T e an a reed to ea e t e res den e for a w e so ot of t e ou d oo down, and resour es were d s ussed w t ot nd dua s

At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, n t e 500 o of treet, off ers res onded to a no se o a nt T e a er to d aw enfor e ent t at oud no ses were eard t at sounded e t e oo n sounds t at 0 f rewor s a e, or oss y un s ots T e sour e of t e sound was not o ated and t e off ers eft

At 2 a.m. Sunday, June 5, a res dent n t e 500 o of a n er treet re orted an unwanted erson on t e r ro erty ff ers arr ed and o ated a trans ent an at t e ed e of t e res dent s ro erty T e an a eared to e dea n w t a enta ea t r s s e a reed to ea e t e area and t e off ers d s ussed a a a e resour es to t e an e to d t e off ers u t e stor es on w y e was t ere, su as say n t at e saw se era teens n t e area e n atta ed, ad o ser ed t e ra estone of a for er fr end, and sa d e wanted to rest s a n feet n t e rass on t e ro erty T e an e entua y eft t e area

At 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 5, n t e 1 00 o of ast n s enue, a ur e oyee re orted an unwanted erson on t e ro erty an ad a roa ed a ur off a and t e r on re at on and a used t e of e n satan e a so a ed t at e was a for er e er of a s ar ty e of ur T e an was ater onta ted y off ers and ssued a tres ass ad on s ent, ro t n fro

return n to t e a e of wors T e an a eared to e suf fer n fro enta ea t a en es at t e t e

At 1:20 p.m. Sunday, June 5, a a er n t e 1500 o of Water treet re orted t at a un of t e uff o er oo n t e area ad o a sed after ea y ra n t rou out t e day resu t n ands de eft de r s and water o er arts of t e roadway T e se t on of Water treet was osed down te orar y and rews fro t e ty of Port Townsend a e out to ear t e roadway T e road was reo ened a ou e ours ater w t onstant on tor n for any add t ona ands des or safety a ards

At 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, a a er n t e 1100 o of arf e d treet re orted a t and run ar ras w t t e r ar ed e e, w o urred o er n t n off er too a re ort

At 11 a.m. Monday, June 6, n t e 1200 o of Lawren e treet, off ers res onded to a a fro t e o a rary a out a wo an a n a enta ea t r s s T e wo an ad een d sru t n ot er atrons, a n oud no ses, and snee n on rary e u ent L rary staff were fa ar w t t e wo an and ended u as n t e off ers to ea e so t ey ou d wor w t er to a down T e wo an e entua y sett ed down and off ers eft

At 12 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, a a er n t e 2500 o of ans sta re orted t at a o ern ent owned e e ad een da a ed T e e e, a s er Toyota , ad ts w ndows s as ed out ff ers onta ted ystanders n t e area for any nfor at on on a sus e t T e ase s under n est at on At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, n t e 00 o of an o treet, a a er re orted a t eft T ey to d o e t at ersona do u ents ad een ta en fro t e r o e Current y t ere are no

sus e ts or eads on t e ase

At 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, off ers n t e 1 00 o of West s Way res onded to an a e ed t reat ade toward a an n t e area an a ed t e an , and after a er a ar u ent w t a an e oyee, e t reat ened to r n a s ot un nto t e us ness T e an was onta ted ater y o e and sa d e ad no re o e t on of say n t at, and t at w at e sa d ay a e een ta en out of onte t T e an e entua y de ded t at t ey wou d ose s a ounts and re uest for to not return to t e ro erty T e an was ssued a tres ass ad on s ent

At 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, an e oyee n t e 00 o of earney treet re orted to o e t at a s tor n t e r store ad re ous y een ssued a tres ass ad on s ent ff ers arr ed on t e s ene, ut t e nd dua ad a ready eft T e s tuat on s e n furt er n est ated

At 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, o e re e ed u t e a s a out a an near t e ast n s enue and er an treet nterse t on, w o a eared to e a t n stran e e orts sa d t e an was sto n at a o es and oo n nto t e , nee n to oo at t e ase of t e a o es, wa n n and out of t e roadway, and ta n to se f Po e onta ted t e an, w o was rate w t off ers T e an a eared to e suffer n fro enta ea t ssues and a ed e wasn t ess n w t t e a e to d off ers e was a for er a arr er, t en started s ea n er s o r e ad o urred and t e off ers eft

At 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, a a er n t e 1100 o of y enue re orted a ss n erson T e erson, an e der y an w t de ent a, ad otten out of t e ouse and was ss n ff ers were to d of o at ons

t e an ed to fre uent, and e an to sear for t as sear and res ue rews were a ed n to f nd t e an, so eone o ated and rou t to t e o e stat on

At 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, o e were a ed to oat a en ar na to n est ate an unwanted erson wo an was n t e wo en s restroo on t e re ses and refused to ea e ff ers arr ed at t e ar na, o ated t e wo an and trans orted er a to er a s te

At 12:45 a.m. Thursday, June 9, u t e re orts were ade on onroe treet, Was n ton treet, and C ay treet after res dents to d o e t ey eard oud e os ons o n fro t ose areas ff ers were una e to o ate t e sour e of t e no se

At 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, a res dent near t e P treet and r treet nterse t on re orted a downed ower ne on t e roadway fter arr n n t e area, off ers d s o ered t e downed a e was a te e o un at on ne T e Jefferson County Pu t ty str t was onta ted and too o er t e s tuat on

At 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, a a er n t e 00 o of s Way to d o e t at t e r and a a ard ad een eft ns de t e ar t ey ust so d, and t at t e new owner ad een us n t e er t and wou dn t e t a ff ers s o e w t t e e e s new owner w o a reed to return t e a ard to ts r t fu owner

At 11:15 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, a a er n t e 2000 o of Was n ton treet re orted an unwanted erson at t e r ote roo T e a er s fr end ad re orted y ta en too any a us roo s and was a n a ad tr , and t e a er wanted t e to ea e ff ers were de ayed n res onse due to staff n ssues, and t e Jefferson County er ff s ff e too t e a

LETTERS Opinion

Donated barbecue meal lifted our spirits

A big shout-out and thank you to a wonderful crew, from our staff at the Chimacum School District.

On Wednesday, June 1, we were presented with an incredible barbecue with all the trimmings!

Held at Farm’s Reach Cafe (thank you Deryck Fletcher), we were treated to yummy pork (courtesy of Foggy Hog Farms — thank you Alex LeMay and Sean DeVries) prepared and accompanied by all the trimmings (EXCELLENTLY presented by Batch Brothers — thanks to Max Reynolds and Bo Winterburn).

At the end of what has been a crazy year, you lifted our spirits to help us make the push to the end. We feel so fortunate to have your thoughts and caring consideration especially at this time. It means the world to us.

Please: Remember to support our local businesses.

We have access to incredible quality in our community — and a

talented prep crew to boot! Ann Abraham P T

C C C T C T

Sidewalks needed along some city streets

Port Townsend is a wonderful place to live given the weather and people. Like any city we have problems with our roads.

We need to think of our children walking to school and back home; 14th street from Landes to Sheridan need sidewalks at least on one side of the road. I see children and adults having to walk on the road and move onto the grass area when cars are moving in excess speed.

It is my sense that cars break the speed limit making children on bicycles and walking unsafe. As a mobility scooter rider I feel every small and large pot holes giving me a jarring sensation.

Forrest Daniel

P T T W

Reader upset by newspaper headlines

I have been a Leader reader since

1 1. Never have I seen such provocative headlines and reporting. It seems that most stories in section one are about crime of some sort, and those that are not, often have misleading or controversial

headlines that suggest questionable behavior or actions.

Take for example the recent headline about the Race to Alaska. R2AK is an event that has brought our community global recognition and local pride. The Leader headline proclaims that the race oscillates from “silly” to “impenetrable.” Webster’s dictionary defines silly as foolish and fatuous, and

impenetrable as incapable of being comprehended. Here’s some news, Leader.

We locals love this race and all it represents. We do not find it silly or impenetrable. We get it. Sad that you do not.

Sheila Westerman P T T W

Police calls weirder than PT’s?

One of my favorite items in the Leader each week are the police and sheriff’s logs.

But if you think we have oddball, bizarre behavior around here that challenges law enforcement, consider these well-written policeblotter items that appeared in the Arcata, Ca., Eye:

“An officer was hailed at the Community Center by a woman who had been approached by a man who said he needed help with a ‘groin injury.’ But before the officer could address the crotch crisis, the woman left, as did the groin whisperer.”

being slithy toves who forego cover of darkness and do their hunting for fungible items in cars during daytime – were reported rooting around in a Valley West motel parking lot. They wandered off before police arrived.”

Bill M ann MAN N OVERBOA RD

— “The onewayness of the streets in the couplet at Foster, Eastern and Western avenues is not universally observed. One pedestrian reported that he always confronts cheaty-sneaky drivers on Foster Avenue who blaspheme traffic-calming religion by not going The One True Way.”

his enduring mission: to fondle the feet of women in Valley West. He’d importuned women to massage their feet using various ruses in the past, and now had a new one: He’d attended some classes at a refle ology center without formally enrolling in the course, and now was approaching women in a Valley West parking lot and offering refle ology treatments.”

— “Have family disputes ever been successfully resolved via high-volume exchanges in gas station parking lots?”

“An officer was hailed outside a Plaza shop, where an Arts! Arcata celebrant had nourished the exclamation point part of the event’s name with alcohol sufficient to badly boggle his brainpan.”

a blue-hole reversal that caused PT to absorb 1. inches twice that registered at Sequim. The floor of the Co-Op was flooded Or “moisturized.”

— A jarring story in The Guardian last week, new research saying the expected 9.0 quake at the Cascadia subduction zone won’t just cause a predicted 100-foot tsunami here, but one possibly, egads, 200 feet. We live at one of the highest parts of PT, around 200 feet above sea level. But even up here, our own floors could also be “moisturized.”

— Also along seismic lines, San Francisco comic Will Durst jokes, “Our drunks in San Francisco are very earthquake-conscious: They sleep in doorways.”

Active Shooters”

— Middle Age Riot, on Twitter: “If you don’t understand the Constitution enough to know Donald Trump lost, you don’t understand it enough to explain the Second Amendment.” Pulitzer winner David Cay Johnson of DC Report raises this interesting angle: “When the Second Amendment was written, there was no such thing as bullets.” So, ban bullets.

— I grew up surrounded by guns. But they were locked up in the armory, on the Army bases where we lived. (My father was a career officer.

— “A bearded ’n’ beanied man fled a niontown variety store with the succulent innards of a wine box – the plastic bladder of vino. Caught, arrested, banished and jailed.”

— “Three snoopgaloots – those

— “As a woman made her way across the Plaza to work, a nongentleman unveiled his ghastly reproductive equipment, providing fellow slouchabout-sophisticators a moment of hilarity.”

— “Last year’s podiatristwithout-portfolio has re-emerged,

— Closer to home, the Page 1 photo in the Port Angeles daily last week was of a guy named John Mauro winning the Olympic Discovery Marathon. But nowhere in the story was it noted that that the runner is also Port Townsend’s city manager. Seems worthy of at least a mention, n’est-ce pas?

— Good weather for University of Oregon supporters: Quite the historic rainstorm here recently,

— New Yorker humorist Andr Borowitz says Fox News “has been unable to air the Jan. 6 hearings owing to reruns of the Benghazi hearings.”

— Comedy writer Gerard. Mulligan: “If my call really were important to you, your on-hold music wouldn’t be Tony Orlando and Dawn.”

— The Onion: “Texas Passes Mandatory 24-Hour Waiting Period Before Police Can Engage

— Welcome to civilization: The first uestion you’re often asked by Canada Customs when you cross the border is, “Do you have any firearms ” Robin Williams: “Canada is like a really nice apartment over a meth lab.”

— Finally, remember that laughter is the best medicine. Unless, that is, you have broken ribs.

(PT humorist, former Canadian resident, and non-pistolero Bill Mann has been a columnist at four major metro daily newspapers. Newsmann9@gmail.com.)

Hey, Bailey, won’t you please come home?

Ah, yes, back into a routine at the Port Ludlow Community Center, also known as Active Life Physical Therapy.

When one has a regular schedule of appointments for some PT help one can bet that there will also be an opportunity to see many of your friends and neighbors in the lobby. Proprietor Michael Haberpointner has a crew of highly ualified professionals providing help for most of one’s physical needs. The staff includes, in no particular order: Faye, Catherine, Nicole, Tim and Bailey plus the front office of Christina, Heather and Ivy.

As you might suspect with a demographic like Port Ludlow, business is going gangbusters. Those folks are working hard to get us all well.

Heck, there are so many people waiting for help that I have taken to waiting outside on the sidewalk as long as the weather is decent. As with other health service providers they re uire masks in their offices but if I look closely I can still recognize most of

my friends.

Regulars probably already know that Bailey is getting married this coming weekend in the Virgin Islands. (Seems like a strange place to get married, eh?) In any case, she is leaving town tomorrow which of course causes Michael some scheduling problems given the volume of patients. So, that woeful, off-key screeching song you hear floating across Ludlow Bay, is Michael badly crying out his version of the Bobby Darin hit from the 1960s.

If you don’t recognize the words, they are, “Won’t you come home Bill Bailey?

Won’t you please come home? I’ll do the cookin’ baby. I’ll pay the rent... Oh, Bailey won’t you please come home?”

I apologize.

Another center of community activity is the regular performances arranged by the Port Ludlow Performing Arts organization, PLPA.

Last Saturday provided an opportunity to see and HEAR the high energy band “Barrio

Manouche.” The name roughly translates from French and Spanish to “gypsy neighborhood” as the band includes members from France, Columbia, Spain, Canada, Brazil and San Francisco, California. They claimed that if the United Nations worked as well as their diverse group all the world’s problems would be solved.

Now, just as the world’s problems might not be solved just as you might like them, the unique sounds of this band of a half dozen talented musicians might also not work for you. The cultural and musical influences were incredibly multi-sourced yet seemed to come through with a single theme.

It was great to see so many of the locals come out for the concert and help out.

Greg and Shelley Patton, Peggy and Jeff Welker were serving up the wine. Ed and Sara Davis were selling CDs. Bev Rothenberg, John and Sue Erickson, Kent and Wendy Chesney, and many more were all in attendance on a friendly evening in Port Ludlow.

Some folks noted that they enjoyed my column so they get their name or their friends’ name in print.

Another friend last week mentioned that she was sorry but most of the younger folks don’t read a physical newspaper, they get all their information online. Of course, the

Leader also is available online so I suppose that is where all my young readers come from!

The world is getting so complex. Before you know it I will be driving an electric car. (Many friends are now screaming, “Say it ain’t so!”)

Also noteworthy amongst my friends is the fact that all of them have seen “Top Gun: Maverick.”

As a result we needed to avoid feeling so out of touch BJ and I trekked down to Silverdale to catch the latest tribute to Navy pilots from Tom Cruise. Former Navy pilot Pat Cooper among others appreciates the “shout-out.”

Notably missing from the movie was the poster promoting Kansas City from the bar in the first Top un. nfortunately, neither the poster nor the bar made the latest rendition of the movie.

I do feel the need to note that there was a fine-looking 1 Porsche 11S featured in some scenes.

Hey, Bailey won’t you please come home?!

Love a curmudgeon and have a great week.

(Ned Luce is a retired IBM executive and Port Ludlow resident who loves to quote the lyrics of old pop songs so you won’t have to ... hear him sing. Contact Ned at ned@ ptleader.com.)

Touring Germany’s energy village

In February, my fianc and I took off from Port Townsend with our bicycles and a plan to tour nine countries across urope.

For months leading up to our trip, we compiled a wish list of inspiring places to visit as the world stumbles out of this pandemic.

Our dream that we are now two months into has been to travel for seven months and seek out lessons to bring home regarding our passions and respective professions within the areas of renewable energy, community housing, and regenerative agriculture.

We have just departed from one of the key places that we hoped to visit: the village of Wildpoldsried, ermany. I sought out this humble Bavarian village because of its innovative and risk-taking leadership that has created an internationally known locali ed energy system. I aim to share what I encountered there, because what we found in Wildpoldsried was as startling as it was inspiring.

accomplished since 000, our local leaders could not yet imagine.

Kellen Lynch VISIONS ON THE ROAD

Hearing nter’s e planation of how higher electricity costs motivated the people of Wildpoldsried to take advantage of ermany’s new energy policy, it dawned on me that our lack of a cohesive national energy policy for renewables and our reliance upon hydroelectric plants and their currently cheap electricity has lured us into complacency. Indeed, depending on this aging and distant infrastructure that is dependent on regular snow and rainfall for most of our power generation may not be the best bet in a changing climate.

Incredibly, Wildpoldsried has built a three-tiered system of local energy generation that annually produces 00 percent of the total village energy consumption. This doesn’t mean that individuals don’t still buy electricity when they aren’t producing enough, but the amount the village collectively uses is produced locally eight times over when annuali ed.

I came to know Wildpoldsried in 01 when a local group in Port Townsend rallied together to fly Wildpoldsried’s deputy mayor, nter M gele, to Jefferson County for a tour of our area with the hope of learning how to apply their successes on our peninsula. Because I had the opportunity to join nter in his meetings and presentations, my mind was opened to the reality that what Wildpoldsried has already

The first step to this innovation is residential solar power. Nearly every other home is adorned with solar panels which power the individual’s needs first and is then dispersed into the grid.

The second step is wind power, which comes in the form of a local wind farm launched by village investors who sell to the open market.

The third step to their local generation is found in their local dairies which produce biogas directly from their cow’s manure, which is used to generate electricity or is fed into their district heating system.

Critically, the village is completely tied to the broader grid and is served by their local utility, which not only acts as their reliable baseload, but it also receives all e cess generation and distributes this valuable renewable energy across the nation.

Physically stepping into a living vision of our clean energy future disarmed me despite anticipating this visit for years. The idea that capable and well-resourced economies, such as ours, could have already made such a profound energy transition already seems far-fetched. This village of , 00 has pulled off what people around the globe are clamoring for, and they did it not only because of the climate, they did it because it just makes great financial sense. Their no-nonsense approach and smart risk taking has led to their massive investment in clean, local energy and is supported heavily by strong government policies, both local and federal.

Many eyes are turning to this village’s progress towards energy independence as Russia uses its grip on fossil fuel energy as a continental cudgel in urope and elsewhere. Those participating in Wildpoldsried’s local energy generation have insulated themselves to some degree from the recent and rapid rise in electricity and fossil fuel prices. Their energy resilience has brought in international delegations for years from countries as diverse as Japan, Ira , Thailand, Turkey, thiopia, and the nited States.

Big little changes are here:

Recycling gets simplified in JeffCo

one are the days when a dude with a cart yowls, “Rags, Ashes, lass ” while passing by dwellings at the crack of dawn.

Now, it’s as if we need a doctorate’s degree in organic chemistry to know which plastics to toss in the TAP bin tin, aluminum, and plastic before hauling to the curb. Do you get confused about what plastics can be recycled ou are not alone. After doing a survey at the Jefferson County Transfer Station drop-off center and monitoring curbside bins last year, Local 0 0’s

in domestic markets where worker and environmental protections are met. Recycling right is very important, but it is also important to understand it’s the last effort in preventing garbage. Consider refuse, reduce, reuse, rot. And don’t forget about restore, repair, reinvent, reevaluate, rethink

Tracy Grisman LOCAL 20/20

Beyond Waste volunteer group determined that even the most informed recyclers were confused about which plastics to recycle.

Well, Jefferson County Solid Waste just made our lives less complicated

Starting now, as described in the new flyer mailed to us in our garbage and P D bills, on the Jefferson County Solid Waste website acceptable plastics to be recycled are BOTTL S and J S only.

Why The call to whittle the list down to bottles and jugs is a strategy to reduce the contamination rate, hope for less “wish cycling” and yield a uality marketable product, while also making sure that the materials are handled responsibly

In the grand scheme of things, recyclable plastics make up a small percentage of all our discards less than percent of our local recycling by weight.

The average American produces seven pounds of trash per day minus two pounds of recyclables. With a population of 0 million people, that means 1, 0 million pounds of garbage per day is headed for the landfills.

The plastic industry created the recycling system in response to the growing awareness that plastics were becoming an environmental problem of epic proportions. It doesn’t decompose, has ill health effects on our bodies and pollutes the air, land and sea as evidenced by the Pacific arbage Patch, not Cabbage Patch id a gyre the si e of Te as the largest of seven said to be like a rotating uagmire of weird soup in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Many ama ing things are made from plastics, but as a culture of consumption we have not been able to uell the overproduction of single-use plastic. Today, half the plastic produced is designed for single use.

Will we, as a species of 0,000 years since the Cognitive Revolution be able to change a habit we have only known for eight decades Some countries put the responsibility back on the manufacturer, some have banned single-use plastics altogether, Port Townsend passed a plastic straw ban and a plastic bag ban.

How will we reuse our yogurt tubs Will we opt to not buy the mi ed greens from those gnarly plastics bins uity is also an issue. nfortunately, some people do not have the time, money, or access to healthy produce or items that are not wrapped in plastic, so when one suggests vote with your wallet, it might not be as easy as it sounds.

Locally, one can check out repair events, download the “Move On” document here l 0 0.org beyond-waste , attend a food-composting workshop, participate in “Buy Nothing,” shop at Waste Not Want, join the trash task force, check out the Styrocyclers, and of course, now that you won’t be confused, recycle your plastic BOTTL S and J S only.

Tracy Grisman is an active member of the Beyond Waste Action Group, and serves on the Local 20/20 Council and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.

WEEK OF JUNE 15-22, 2022

Residents of Jefferson County before me have traveled to this remarkable place and are similarly inspired to learn from and follow this village’s e ample.

Wildpoldsried has accomplished this energy transition by taking their future seriously, by empowering local leaders to act on a vision, and by taking advantage of the opportunities afforded to it by their government. These conditions are not a given in most places in our world. But for those of us that can see the impending change demanded by the climate crisis, it is critical that we see this incorporation of local energy generation as not only possible, but an advantageous opportunity.

It’s worth saying that I understand we are not Wildpoldsried, and that our energy and political situation is different.

But what happens now that we know such a thing is already possible Do we aspire for a more energy-resilient community

I would like to think that I walked away from this visit with more answers than uestions, but I’d be fooling myself. I am grateful for the remarkable and imperfect energy system that we do have, and in the same moment, if I s uint, I can see a more resilient future ahead for us, too.

For a more thorough description of how Wildpoldsried and ermany’s energy system and incentives work, please visit my website at www.newstorystudio.org writing.

(Raised in Port Townsend, Kellen Lynch is focused on energy, housing, and food projects to reignite a sense of belonging in our shared home, and in a previous life sold you bread and pastries at the market.)

MORE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Protest in Port Towsend calls for end to gun violence

Last Saturday, June 11, Port Townsend participated in the nationwide protest, March for Our Lives People of all ages gathered on Water Street downtown with and without signs. Participants held signs calling for “ un Reform Now ”, “We Can nd un iolence Together ”, “Not One More ” and “ nough ”

The group was calling to reimagine public safety, remember and support victims of gun violence. March for Our Lives calls for acknowledging this massive problem, for our government and communities to create laws and programs to monitor guns, ban assault weapons, and hold the gun industry accountable. It’s harder for a teenager to buy a can of beer than an illegal gun

It was a small but committed group who marched on Water Street calling for an end to the slaughter of children in schools, easy access to guns for suicide, mass shootings in malls and unnecessary gun violence.

Andrea Lawson

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PT Pickleball Club approaching $35k fundraising goal for new courts

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Pickleball is blowing up right now.

Whether it’s the meteoric rise in the game’s popularity over the past year or the fact that it’s become Washington state’s official state sport, pickleball-mania is heating up, and it’s been no different for Port Townsend’s local club.

The Port Townsend Pickleball Club is rapidly approaching its $35,000 capital campaign goal for new courts on the Mountain View Commons on Blaine Street, as well as having more and more players join up for weekly tournaments, casual games, and other events related to the tennis-like sport.

According to club leaders, the local organization has seen rapid growth recently with dozens of pickleball players participating in

weekly, club-sponsored games and activities.

For folks who’ve been living under a rock, pickleball is a sport with rules akin to table tennis where athletes use paddles to thwack a perforated plastic ball back and forth over a net.

Such a meteoric rise in membership and participation is heartening due to the future potential of the sport at the local level, and the belief that “more players will mean more courts,” said Lynn Pierle, Port Townsend Pickleball Club president.

The club’s plethora of activities, whether it’s “Social Saturday” events, round-robin tourneys, or other pickleball-related fun, the group has seen increases in membership along with participation from local experts and beginners alike.

“With more than 30 players signed up for just 20 slots, and more signing up each week,

play is on a first-come, first-served basis,” said events coordinator Jeannie Ramsey of the club.

Arguably the most popular club-sponsored activity has been round-robin play every Friday at Port Townsend High School.

“The round robin is a great opportunity to meet new players, improve your game, and most importantly, play a lot of pickleball,” said club member Fred Weinmann.

“It is two hours of joy and effort with delightful people,” added pickleball enthusiast Annie Clark.

The Port Townsend Pickleball Club has even started to involve professional pickleballers to assist with learning new skills and picking up the pace.

Sequim pro Doug Hastings taught new skills to players with a recent clinic with twohour sessions where players could increase

their skills and learn new ones. Twenty-six players participated in the clinic.

For the club’s future plans, organizers are looking to bring in USA Pickleball District Ambassador and nationally-certified referee Kathy Thomas for a clinic on referee training, a tournament for new players, and the opportunity for players to become club rated.

“There are so many opportunities for all levels of play in many different formats in Port Townsend,” Ramsey said. “And besides the competition and camaraderie, it’s tons of fun.”

To sign up to become a member of the Port Townsend Pickleball Club, donate to the organization’s capital campaign for new courts, or learn more about the sport and local players, visit www.ptpickleball.com.

Discovery Bay Women’s Golf

Club tees

off on ‘Blind Nine’s

Eight ladies with the Discovery Bay Women’s Club rode out to the course Thursday for a game of “Blind Nines.”

The way “Blind Nines” works is that participants play a normal round of 18 holes, although only nine of the 18 holes are counted for final scores. The big catch is that the participating golfers are unaware of which holes are counted into the final tally until the game has concluded.

Enjoying the warm, sunny day in contrast to recent rainy weather, the club members played “Blind Nines” with Barb dr and ar anne tt t ed for f rst place at the end.

C ndy Westwood too t e ron e and Jodie Stone ended in fourth.

Pat Burns, who celebrated her 103rd birthday, played with her fellow club members and close friends, later cele rat n w t e rea and a e at er o e on arrowstone s and

Two Discovery Bay teams teed it up for their first Washington Golf Net our a at on T ursday orn n as we

Wanda Synnestvedt and Jane Peoples won their match against opponents een tret and C ndy P s

Two other teams from Discovery Bay will also compete in the spring-andsummer tournament; Cindy Westwood

and Jodie Stone, as well as Cindy Breed and Jane Guiltinan.

Port Townsend team goes 4-2 in 5x5 tourney

Eight Port Townsend middle school and home school seventh- and eighthgrade boys competed as a team in the e ra C ass 5 5 o er Tourna ent at Pen nsu a Co e e n Port n e es

Coach Logan Stegner led the boys t rou s at es n a se en erson bracket during the tournament Saturday, June 11.

The boys played valiantly, finishing the day with four victories and two osses ot osses a e a a nst the tournament champion team SJSE Legend.

Port Townsend team members n uded J oss, a e ruse, rady W te, y en ruse, o Lo e , Ja eson enery, o Cra en, and Crosby Pray.

Tennis club accepting new members for weekly play

The Port Townsend Tennis Club is seeking new players for regular Wednesday and Sunday morning matches.

The group mostly plays doubles and generally uses the courts at Port Townsend High School. The club installed new nets there in 2017 and the

courts are in good shape.

Club officials note there is no cost to join, and interested players can just s n u en and wo en of a a es are welcome.

The club especially seeks new residents to the Port Townsend area who may not have connected yet with the tennis community. Visitors to the area who would like to join us are also welcome.

The club is described as a friendly group that can accommodate players at a variety of levels.

People who are interested in signing u an e a u oord nator a d ae at ar o y us net, or a or te t 0 01 51 Players should indicate their general a ty e e , a e, e er en e, days of availability, and preference for doubles or singles.

eighth-grader Jameson Henery, eighth-grader Grady White, Coach Logan Stegner. Photo courtesy of Ryan White

Pat Burns, who recently celebrated her 103rd birthday, tees off at the Discovery Bay Golf Course. Photo courtesy of Barbara Aldrich

Transient faces six criminal charges for alleged crime spree in Port Townsend

Suspect in series of PT vehicle thefts is ruled a flight risk

Brian Kelly

A 31-year-old homeless man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly stole two vehicles from businesses in Port Townsend and then drove off with a third without the owner’s permission within the span of little more than a week.

Andrew Nicholas Adam

aikowski made his first appearance Thursday in Jefferson County Superior Court following his arrest June 8. He was jailed on $25,000 bond. Gaikowski is facing two felony counts of theft of a motor vehicle, as well as felony charges of seconddegree burglary and second-degree taking a motor vehicle without permission. He is also facing two gross misdemeanor charges of thirddegree malicious mischief.

The alleged crime spree started sometime over the Memorial Day weekend. Port Townsend police were called to Shold’s Landscape

Products & Garden Center on West Sims Way when an employee reported a 1999 Ford F-150 that belonged to Shold’s Excavating was discovered missing.

The truck was found by a deputy from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office near Cedars, and aikowski was found sleeping in the truck, according to an incident report by Port Townsend police.

The Ford had not yet been reported as stolen, but when a Clallam County officer checked with the excavating company, the deputy learned it was stolen and went back to the truck discovered Gaikowski had fled and abandoned the truck.

The Ford was impounded.

On June 7, a man doing community service at Believe in Recovery on West Sims Way said he left his 2016 Ford F-150 parked unlocked with the keys inside but came back five minutes later to find the pickup was missing.

Video footage recovered from Believe in Recovery showed someone matching Gaikowski’s description walk past the truck and look inside, then come back and get into the vehicle and drive it away.

aikowski was identified in the video footage by relatives, who later said they had talked to him on the

phone and he said he was in the Forks area and “just wanted to get some rest and that he would return it when he was done,” according to court documents.

A detective with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office allegedly found Cotton driving in the truck on Highway 19, presumably driving the truck back to its owner.

Gaikowski was pulled over on Highway 19 and said he had gone to Forks to get away for a while, and said he knew he didn’t have permission to take the truck, according to an incident report from Port Townsend police.

Prosecutors also claim that Gaikowski stole a 1998 Toyota Corolla from Gary’s Cars and Trucks on West Sims Way sometime around 3 a.m. June 5. The owner of the business said someone broke a window to get inside the building and took a set of keys off the desk, then took the Corolla from the parking lot.

Video footage from the business showed a man entering the building and rummaging around the office, eventually taking keys off a desk and leaving. Officers, deputies, and other members of the community identified the person in the footage

as Gaikowski, according to court documents.

The Toyota was valued at $2,000 and the damage to the building was estimated at $500.

After his arrest, Gaikowski allegedly told authorities he broke the window at Gary’s and went inside the business. He also said he could not figure out what keys would start the Corolla, so he broke out the steering column, causing about $500 in damage to the vehicle.

The stolen car was later found by the power lines between Four Corners Road and Anderson Lake Road, where Gaikowski had allegedly told officers he had dumped it.

During his first appearance on the six criminal counts last week, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tuppence Macintyre noted Gaikowski had an extensive criminal history of theft, residential burglary, malicious mischief, and other charges that stretched back to 2005.

She also noted his legal troubles included 19 warrants for his arrest and asked that bail be set at $25,000.

Scott Charlton, Gaikowski’s public defender, asked bail to be set at $5,000.

“Mr. Gaikowski has no resources

whatsoever. I know that it would be tough for him to even post that,” Charlton said.

Superior Court Judge Keith Harper agreed with the recommendation from prosecutors.

“Nineteen warrants is a lot,” Harper said.

“It’s alleged you committed these offenses in just a matter of days,” the judge added. “Three alleged automobile thefts is quite remarkable in such a short amount of time.”

“You appear to be a high risk not to show up to court when you are supposed to, and to continue committing serious crimes. I’ll follow the prosecutor’s recommendation,” he added.

Harper set bail at $25,000.

Gaikowski’s arraignment was set for Friday, June 17.

Both theft of a motor vehicle and second-degree burglary can result in a maximum 10-year prison sentence and 0,000 fine upon conviction. Taking a motor vehicle can result in a maximum five-year prison sentence and 10,000 fine upon conviction.

Conviction of third-degree malicious mischief can carry a maximum days in jail and a ,000 fine.

Sailor reaches plea agreement in domestic assault case

Brian Kelly

A 33-year-old Navy sailor who was jailed last June for second-degree domestic violence assault reached a plea deal with prosecutors to have the felony charge reduced to a gross misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault.

Correy A. Bushman pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of domestic violence assault during an appearance in Jefferson County Superior Court on June 3.

Following the recommendation of both prosecutors and the defense, Superior Court Judge Keith Harper sentenced Bushman to

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 230 calls for service between Saturday, June 4 and Friday, June 10. Below are selected reports.

t Sat a J ne in Forks, a possible sexual assault was reported at the y Corre t ons Center de uty s o e to t e t , who denied that an assault had o urred t Sat a J ne in Port Townsend, a 20-year-old man was cited for minor possess on of a o o de uty ondu ted a traff sto of a e e and t e stron s e of alcohol came from inside the e e assen er n t e a seat was undera e and ad tted a n onsu ed a o o The person had a prior history of a o o and dru o at ons T e assen er was ted and ad sed not to dr n unt e was of e a a e t Sat a J ne in Port Townsend, two students at t e s oo ro were au t w t a o o T e students were ot 1 The male teen left before law enfor e ent arr ed, t e fe a e teen was found w t od a n er ossess on de uty destroyed t e a o o

364 days in jail, with credit for time served and 363 days of the sentence suspended.

Bushman was also ordered to pay $700 in court costs.

Bushman started receiving mental health treatment after his arrest, and the court ordered him to continue his treatment.

The maximum sentence for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) is 364 days in jail.

In his statement of guilt, Bushman wrote: “I deeply regret my course of conduct. I should have removed myself from the volatile situation.”

With the conviction, Bushman will not be able to own firearms.

and took the teen home to her arents t a es a J ne n Port Lud ow, a ur ary was re orted at a stora e un t ot o s ad een ro en de uty o ta ned deo foota e fro t e us ness It was not immediately known if anyt n was ss n t a es a J ne in Quilcene, a break-in was reported at e oyee ous n at ou ton ar ess was ade to t e struture t rou a ase ent door t at ad een eft un o ed u erous te s were sto en de uty was a so ad sed t at a sus ous e e ad een seen n t e dr eway a few n ts ear er t of t e r e sa d s e wou d ro de a st of ss n te s to aw enfor e ent t a e nes a J ne in Port Ludlow, a caller said windows had been broken out of a wor e e o saw and too o were ss n t a e nes a J ne n Port Lud ow, a e e was ro en nto o ern t and a o er rand too o was sto en so ss n were s e aneous e e tr a te s

t a e nes a J ne in Port Ludlow, someone broke a w ndow to a ar ed e e t e re ous n t and too 1 P n rand o f u s n a a so ss n was a s n e d das s oe t a e nes a J ne n Port Lud ow, t e dr er s s de rear w ndow on a ar ed e e was broken and the car was row ed It was not immediately clear if anyt n ad een ta en t a h s a J ne n Port Lud ow, se era e es n a ar n ot at t e Port Lud ow ar na were row ed w ndow was ro en out of one e e t was un nown f anyt n was ss n t h s a J ne in Port Hadlock, a woman said she was e n arassed y er e e sa d e was try n to et er fired, and that her ex said he was o n to ru n er areer T e an had called her work and had an officer respond to her place of wor T e e es n Canada

The woman said the man owes her $6,000 for a welder she ou t for and ad een a o d n er de uty onta ted t e an, ut he said the woman had been

Bushman, a petty officer first class who was working at Naval Hospital Bremerton at the time of his arrest, was jailed for attacking his wife during an June 6, 2021 argument at their Port Ludlow home.

The dispute turned violent after his wife tried to grab her phone to call a friend to pick her up.

Bushman allegedly had hidden her phone so she couldn’t use it, but when his wife discovered her phone was gone, she tried to use her husband’s phone.

The woman told police that her husband threw her to the floor as she was on the front porch and pinned her down, then put his

arass n and s e was u set because a female friend had een stay n on s oat T e de uty ad sed t e art es to d s ont nue onta t n ea other and said they should stay a art for so e t e t h s a J ne in Port Hadlock, a customer at a business said he had been arassed The man said a customer had u ed n and started au n at , t en f ed off

The man said the harasser “was au n e t e Jo er T e arasser s un s e e t res as e eft de uty et w t t e t , and e sa d t e sus e t was ean s a en ut ad twea er eyes t i a J ne in Quilcene, a resident said a phone ad een ta en two days a o ut t e a er ad een tra n t The phone was now at another student s ouse de uty onta ted t e sus e t, w o den ed ta n t e one fro t e t ut d d ad t ta n t e one of anot er student t i a J ne in Port Hadlock, a woman said another woman ripped out her hair, punched her, kicked her, and t rew er to t e round

hands around her neck and started squeezing, according to court documents.

She also said her husband stopped choking her after she bit him several times, according to the probable cause report in the case.

She told police she got back inside the house to discover that her husband had cut the power off. He came back inside when she was looking for her phone, and then started choking her again.

After the second attack, Bushman called 911.

Bushman denied trying to strangle his wife, and told authorities he had pinned her to the ground in an attempt to stop the fight.

T e t sa d t e wo an showed up intoxicated and wou d not ea e t e ro erty and atte ted to et ys a w t t e t , w o s d sa ed de uty et w t t e a er, w o ad se era a ras ons on er fa e a on er aw ne e a so s e ed of nto ants T e t a ed s e was e n belittled by the other person, and anot er an ad e ed nst ate

t e onfrontat on de uty onta ted t e ot er arty, and s e ad tted to e n n t e s uff e e to d t e de uty t e ot er wo an ad o e o er w e drun and started aus n ro e s W tnesses sa d t was t e a er w o ad swun f rst at t e ot er wo an The case will be forwarded to the rose utor s off e

A Whale of a Deal

JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S LOG

Perspectives 2022

PORT TOWNSEND STUDENT ART LEADER SPECIAL FOCUS . JUNE 15, 2022

isual Arts and Creative Writing are thriving in Port Townsend Schools. This year we are showcasing artists from first grade through senior year in high school. Artwork was submitted not just by visual arts teachers Wanda Leclerc (Salish), Christie Boyd (Blue Heron), and Michele Soderstrom (High School), but by many grade level teachers who bring art to their students everyday. Photographs were submitted by David Egeler, the high school media arts teacher, and creative writing pieces were submitted by Language Arts teachers from all across the district. Now more than ever before, the arts offer kids an opportunity to engage in school and connect with their own emotions. Our arts programs are mental health programs, not only do the arts help students explore their growing identities, but they have also been proven to help kids be more successful in core classes as well. The arts teach design, creative process, problem-solving, self-e pression, and refinement: all things we hope our graduates carry with them into their lives beyond our schools.

PT Artscape

Port Townsend Community Consortium

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TEARS

Teacher Dawn’s class, Grade 1

Extinct dinosaurs

Lost imagination

Unsold rainbow hotdogs

Grandma’s old cat, Lou

Growing up

Endangered orcas

Falling out of bed

Pets without homes

Bike crashes

Lost dogs

Losing soccer games

Ice cream on the ground

The story of Smokey Bear

Last day of first grade

C LOUDS O VER S OLID GROUND

Rowan McGriff, Grade 12

In the clouds which cover the solid ground beneath me lie warm spring colors which await to outshine the soul of winter.

All sound absorbed, I sit in silence, listening for the slight sound of disturbance in nature; my prey. Perhaps the chitter of a chipmunk, or the slight steps of a foraging rabbit which make the delicate sounds of the plane of white crunching beneath her.

Quiet I sit, biding my time as I ga ed at the small white crystals of dust falling slowly from above the treeline. They fall gracefully, almost with elegance, they tease and tickle my snout like a curious firefly and melt to liquid when they land. There’s been silence for quite some time now and perhaps I should switch forest clearings, as I saunter away my position and wonderings are evident in the clouds behind me, each step an odd brown mark in the plane of white.

LIGHT NIN G IN T HE FORES T

Chloe Bailey, Grade 11

The Empire State Building is struck by lightning

25 times a year

There’s 1,400,000,000 lightning strikes a year

And about 44 strikes per second

It’s the most common natural occurrence

The water is calm for a storm

Wind begins to pick up

Followed by the clap of thunder

Lightning strikes a foot away

From the lone cabin in the woods

With another clap of thunder

The rain begins to pick up

And the lightning strikes twice

Setting fire to the forest

H OLLOW BONES

Sophia Huber, Grade 11

Japanese black pines aren’t native here. Once planted by a soldier, A seed of hope. Climbing to the top, Only to fall back down to the war.

THE S UPERHERO KIDS

Dr. D.’s Class, Grade 2

Adventurous Atticus

Brave Berit

Chocolate Lover Cameron

Dancer DJ

Eager Everleigh

Jiu-Jitsu Expert Jace

Joyful Jakson

Joker Jiva

Kindhearted Kellan

Lovable Leland

Magical Mira

Magnificent Ma ie

Playful Porter

Respectful Royal

Shy Sienna

Sweet Stella

Thoughtful Thomas

Terrific Tucker

O NCE U PON A P IN K AND BLUE

Oliver Parker, Grade 3

Everyone thinks it’s pink, or blue; they’re not open to something new. Purple, red, yellow and so many more it’s not just pink and blue. It’s a rainbow of colors we will each find our own and maybe we’ll find something new because no one knows your color but YOU!

It’s your choice and it’s your voice. Don’t forget only YOU can choose your color!

So always know this when rainbow flags fly on the hot sticky days in june when the rainbow flags fly be who you are Just try!

Because just like me you’ll discover that we all have a rainbow of our own! Now, some are CIS and that’s okay but don’t be scared to lead the way and flash the bright colors that make you YOU! All love is okay! Whoever you love is also up to you and ONLY YOU! So free YOUR rainbow!

LIK E A C RAC K IN T HE S OUL

Wilder Lewis, Grade 12

A flower alone, in a field of blur, with color bright, And so vivid leaving you enchanted by its spell. Like a symphony of fall, brushed onto each petal Leaving a gradient of fine art. Like the soul filling the cold shell of a body, With warmth, life, and despair. This flower, simply, beautiful.

The flower collecting dew to help fuel its life, And replenish its gasp on survival

Gathering this liquid on its many outstretched petals

Perch, Like a bird in the clouds, Wait, Wait, Ambush. Pretend to find peace. When you are alone, You can hear footsteps behind you in the dirt. Behind you, Is nothing. Your ears, Play trick or treats on you. You hear your mothers voice, Chuckling children, Screaming dogs. You wonder what you sound like to others. Is your voice birdsong? Or a growling void of sentence upon sentence? Would people plant more trees? Or would you remain the only one, Trapped in the past.

AN EXCERP T F ROM W INDS T ORMS

Hazel Windstorm, Grade 10

In the eye of a hurricane, it’s silent. It’s the pinpoint in the center of the chaos. It’s standing in a stampede of animals and watching them part around you. Or that’s what they try to tell you in movies. I wouldn’t know, as the eye of Odile missed us by a mile or so. I was robbed of the surreal experience of standing in the center of the storm, looking up at the stars and watching the world rage around me. A friend of ours in Cabo went out and walked around for half an hour in the ravaged streets. For us, it got a little better, backing off before the headwall rammed its way across the city again. The wind swept around the compass, completely changing direction, and we were back to that unbearable roar. You could tell when a gust was coming because of the shrieking whistle that would envelope everything, making your ears pop before it hit. Over and over and over and over and over. Seconds to minutes to hours, each stretched out impossibly long. Then came the rain.

THE W EI GHT O F GOLD

Grace Kessler, Grade 11

In my hand heavy and cold, I lift one and then the other, I test the weight.

I feel the surface I dig my fingers in, I rob them of their worth, I melt them into objects so easy to hold, I print them into meaning.

I give them worth, I make them something of essence, I make them more than their weight.

Gold to Silver to Copper to Zinc, the less they are worth.

O NE WI T H T HE S EA

Nova Meinzer, Grade 7

Splash!

The rock hits the water, escaping from my blue hands. The seagulls flood and the dinosaur who once roamed the land, now standing forever still, man-made. Unnatural, unforgiving. Watches with eyes filled with pity.

Splash! My blue body collides with the sea, departing from my shoes which are still planted on the dock.

Splash!

The others follow, but they are not me.

I am Blue. I am Free.

I am one with the sea.

Its soaks it in Like the soul soaking in light to help power the body, Bringing us life.

Although-one petal missing out amongst the rest

Leaving a gap never to be filled. Taking a hole out of this flowers mavroulis shine, A hole leading to the blurred field, The blurred life, Below.

This break in the beauty

Like a crack in the soul. Allowing the darkest thoughts and emotions to escape. Leading us down the paths

To that blurred field of no return

Where our fallen bodies like the petals, Lay cold

And full of darkness

We never see that enchanting flower again.

I have given them meaning, I have created their worth.

And now they are worth nothing more than a cent in my palm

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Emma Goodwin, Grade 7

OBITUARIES

J , 1 0 J 2, 2022

Gunther Dohse, 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Chimacum, Washington on June 2, 2022.

Gunther was born in Los Angeles, California. His immigrant parents returned to Germany during the Depression years when he was 3 years old. Surviving Allied bombings in World War II, Gunther, age 18, with a sixth-grade education, returned to the United States with nine dollars in his pocket.

Gunther Dohse

He worked on a farm in Pennsylvania where people spoke Pennsylvania-Dutch. Four months later, he worked as a window washer in Seattle when the city’s tallest building was the Smith Tower.

Leaving Germany, Gunther’s plan was to join one of the armed forces to obtain the GI Bill to get an education. He had already been turned down by the Army in Pennsylvania. In Seattle, the Army’s enlistment uotas were filled, but he had better luck approaching the Marines.

A Private First Class in September 1950, he volunteered for duty with a Marine Rifle Company, which was encamped in Inchon, Korea. He survived the Chosin Reservoir campaign in North Korea, earning the Silver Star Medal and a Purple Heart. Subsequently, Gunther served two tours in Vietnam where he earned the Legion of Merit and a Bronze Star medal. After 20 years of service, he retired as a captain in the Marines and attained his goal, the GI Bill in 1970.

Serafin Cerna Jr.

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Bahá’í Faith

360-385-0169 to contact Je erson County Bahá’ís National and International information and contact: www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org or 1-800-22-UNITE

Race Amity Day — June 12

A day to pause, to recognize and celebrate those moments in American history when Americans overcame racial prejudice through association, amity and collaboration. A day to practice PEACE, HARMONY, and FRIENDSHIP. Weekly meetings, open to the public, all are videoconferences. Call the local contact number above and a link will be provided.

• Wednesday morning prayers at 9:00 am

• Sunday morning prayers at 10 am.

• Book Club on Sundays at 4pm. Now reading and discussing The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee.

My object is none other than the betterment of the world and the tranquility of its peoples. The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is rmly established.

Bet Shira PO Box 1843, Port Townsend, WA betshira@yahoo.com • betshira.com.

See website for services and events schedule.

– Bahá’u’lláh

First Baptist Church of Port Townsend

Loving God and Loving Port Townsend • Pastor: Skip Cadorette 1202 Lawrence St., Port Townsend WA 98368 Phone: 360-385-2752 • E-mail: firstbaptistpt@gmail.com On the web: www.firstbaptistpt.org

Find us on Facebook at FirstBaptistChurchofPT

Sunday Worship: 9:30am A relaxed, come-as-you-are, blend of contemporary and traditional styles of music, traditional and emerging styles of worship, prayer and honest Biblical teaching. Nursery care is provided.

11:00am Classes for kids and youth; sermon discussion and co ee hour for adults.

First Presbyterian Church, PT

Rev. Paul Heins, 1111 Franklin St., Port Townsend • 360-385-2525 www.fpcpt.org • firstpres@cablespeed.com Spirit, Compassion, Justice

10:00am Worship & Sunday School

Wednesday mornings: 8:30am Centering Prayer

Live Streaming worship service at 10 am each Sunday at fpcpt.org

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Port Townsend

Christian Science Church, Sunday School and Reading Room at 275 Umatilla Ave. 360-379-1139

Sunday Services at 10am, Wednesday Testimony from 11-2. Meetings at noon, Reading Room open Saturday. All are welcome. You are also invited to follow us on Facebook at Christian Science Church PT for more information and inspiration.

Challenging course work and attending summer classes, Gunther graduated cum laude from the University of Washington in 1973. He accepted a position to teach elementary classes at the North Kitsap School District in the state of Washington. Gunther made a second career change in the mid1980s when he joined the Washington State University Extension Agency to train and manage Master Gardeners in Kitsap County.

A final retirement move, brought unther to wooded acreage in Chimacum, Wash., fulfilling a dream to live close to where mountains meet salt water. He and his wife Lee were ardent gardeners. Their kitchen garden produced something for their meals year-round. Lee’s daffodils, irises and dahlias and Gunther’s tulips and heathers, bordered by the couple’s 65 rhododendrons, provided color from early spring to early winter.

unther was predeceased by his first wife Margaret and son, Daniel. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 37 years, Leona Rose his daughters, Nancy dgerton Anders and Marie Nelson Marvin and his sister in ermany, ta Pinders iktor . He leaves also a whole host of relatives, comrades, students and friends. There will be no public service. His family would ask that you plant a few tulips in his memory this fall. Semper fi.

A memorial reception for Serafin Cerna Jr. will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at the American Legion Hall. The family looks forward to seeing and visiting with Serafin’s Rakers Car Club family and Port Townsend friends. Please RSVP to Sally at gskaatz@ homenetnw.net by June 17.

Robert Holland Cleveland

2 , 1 0, 2021

There will be a Celebration of Life for Bob at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend, followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St Paul’s or to the Hospice Foundation of Jefferson County.

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Grace Christian Center

Solid, Spirit- lled Bible teaching. “Loving Jesus and loving each other. Meeting at 200 Olympic Pl., Port Ludlow Conference Center 360-821-9680 Pastor Kevin Hunter, ThD gracechristiancenter.us

Sunday service: 10am; Grace Gathering: Wed., 6:30pm

Grace Lutheran Church - ELCA

1120 Walker St., Port Townsend • www.gracelutheranpt.org 360-385-1595 • The Rev. Sean Janssen, Pastor SUNDAYS

9:15 a.m. Adult Forum

10:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion in-person and live streamed

WEDNESDAYS

10:30 a.m. Bible Study on upcoming Sunday’s lessons

FRIDAYS

8:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study and Breakfast at The Roadhouse

Proof of vaccination and masks required for in-person attendance. For live stream links please visit our website at www.gracelutheranpt.org/video-worship

Visitors are always welcome!

Lighthouse Baptist 108 Airport Road, Port Townsend; 379-2475; lighthousebaptistchurchpt@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook: Lighthouse Baptist Church of Port Townsend • LBC is an old-fashioned, independent Baptist church. We are King James Bible believers, and we enjoy singing traditional hymns.

Filled with friendly people who love the Lord, our church is waiting to give you a warm welcome.

First Sunday of each month: Sunday School, 10am; Morning worship, 11am. Potluck following morning service

Afernoon service immediately after the meal

No evening sevice (first Sundays only)

All other Sundays of the month: Sunday School, 10am; Morning Service, 11am; Light snack following morning service; Evening Service, 6pm Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7pm

Men’s Prayer Breakfast: Second Saturday of each month, 9:30am at the church

Ladies’ Lunch: Third Saturday of each month, 10:30am at the church

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

LCMC

A Come-As-You-Are Family of Faith.

Pastor Don Pieper • 45 Redeemer Way, Chimacum 360-385-6977 • lcr.office@redeemerway.org

Sundays: Traditional service, 8am; Praise, 10:30am

Port Townsend Seventh-day Adventist

Pastor: Collette Pekar • 360-385-4831 • info@ptadventist.org

ptadventist.org • Campuses * 331 Benton Street ** 1505 Franklin

Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-3pm **Community Services

Ministry

Wednesdays 6:30pm In-Home Bible Study Call/Email for location

Saturday Mornings *9:30am Bible Classes *11am Praise & Worship

Quakers – Religious Society of Friends

Accessible building, inclusive and welcoming community 360-797-5372, PTQuaker.org

FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE 19th & Sheridan, Port Townsend

Sundays 10 am Silent Worship

OUR MEETINGHOUSE IS OPEN FOR WORSHIP

Masks required, no food

A separate Zoom meeting continues

Sometimes we hold midweek or outdoor worship

Contact us for information about joining these activities: 360-797-5372 or https://ptquaker.org/ More info: https://quakerspeak.com/collections/

WALK CHEERFULLY OVER THE EARTH

Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Minister, Kate Kinney 2333 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend • 360-379-0609 www.quuf.org

A Loving, Spirited and Inclusive Community

Join our growing online community!

All are welcome to join us for Sunday morning services at 10 am ON-LINE: go to quuf.org and click on the red “VIDEO" at top of page. Our services occur at 10 am on Sundays but can be viewed any time thereafter.

JUNE 2022 SERVICES

JUNE 5 Bridging Service–Director of Family Ministry, Beau

Ohlgren

JUNE 12 Photography: Seeing the Grey in a Black and White World–Rev. Kate Kinney

JUNE 19 Coming Out of a Packed House–Joseph Bednarik

J UNE 26 Savor Your Life, Regardless–Rev. Florence Caplow

For more information about Unitarian Universalism and our work in the world, please go to www.uua.org.

San Juan Baptist Church

1704 Discovery Rd. Port Townsend • www.sanjuanbaptist.com

Office Email: office@sanjuanbaptist.com

Office Phone: 360-385-2545

Pastor Noel Muscutt • Email: ndmuscutt@sanjuanbaptist.com

Join us at 10:00am on Sundays for our worship service IN-PERSON!

Prayer Meetings: Wednesdays 7 pm online and Thursdays

10 am in-person

We’re on Facebook! Search for San Juan Baptist Church. Email the church office for more information and to get connected! office@sanjuanbaptist.com

Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church welcomes you. We are an open and inclusive congregation - worship with us in Washington's oldest Episcopal church building in continuous use. We welcome everyone without exception.

Corner of Jefferson & Tyler • 360-385-0770 • stpaulspt.org stpauls_pt@outlook.com, Rev. Dianne Andrews, Rector Join us as www.stpaulspt.org for live-streamed services. SUNDAYS Holy Eucharist 8:00 am rite I 10:30 am rite Ii

WEDNESDAY HEALING & EUCHARIST - 10:30 am

MON-WED-FRI CENTERING PRAYER 9:00-9:30 Online

St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church

Fr. Peter Adoko-Enchill

1335 Blaine Street (Harrison & Blaine) Port Townsend (360)385-3700 • www.stmaryss.com

Daily Mass: Mon, Thurs, & Fri 12:00 PM; Sat 9:00 AM

Wednesday Evening Mass 5:30 PM

Friday Adoration 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:30 AM Spanish Mass; 11:00 AM English Mass

Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center

Spirituality with Open Hearts & Open Minds

Rev. Pamela Douglas-Smith • unitypt.org

3918 San Juan (near Blue Heron), 360-385-6519

SACRED EARTH . . . SACRED SOUL June 2022 – Sacred Imagination

JUNE 5 Original Blessing

JUNE 12 The Power of Imagination

JUNE 19 Divine Fatherhood (Father’s Day)

JUNE 26 God in All Things

SPECIAL EVENTS

JUNE 5 Volunteer Sunday with Finger Food Bu et

JUNE 26 This Is Unity Membership Class ~ Pizza with Rev. Pam COMING SOON in JULY:

JULY 2 Noon to Dusk at Ft. Worden ~ Unity Family Beach

Picnic

JULY 22-23 Our FIRST EVER Christmas in July Faire ~ New

Fundraiser Classes with Rev. Pam: “Sacred Earth . . . Sacred Soul” class on 1st and 3rd

Tuesdays at 10:30am on Zoom

“The Meaning of Mary Magdalene” on 2nd and 4th

Tuesdays at 10:30am on Zoom

All our regular gatherings continue  . . . some in person and some via Zoom www.unitypt.org

Due to the COVID-19 virus, please check online for changes to programs and meetings, and for the latest updates and streaming services.

Wild Rose Chorale celebrates 30 years of a cappella

a cap•pel•la (ä' ke pel' ; It. a' käp pel ' lä) Music. 1. without instrumental accompaniment. 2. in the style of church or chapel music.

[1875-80, < It: in the manner of a chapel (choir)]

Which is what the Wild Rose Chorale of Port Townsend has been doing for 30 years. But its members say that it’s so much more.

“A cappella singing can be challenging, especially with its tight harmonies and seemingly dissonant chords – all without instrumental support. But the outcome is that much more rewarding,” said tenor Steve Duniho.

“When it comes together, it’s magical and emotional,” Duniho added.

The ensemble celebrates the milestone anniversary with a pair of in-person concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 17 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend.

Tickets are a $20 suggested donation at the door. COVID safety protocols will be observed; audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination and remain masked during the program.

Director and soprano Leslie Lewis said it’s exciting to be singing spring concerts again after two years of disruption due to the pandemic.

Even though health precautions will be part of singers’ lives for a while to come, “at least we’re singing again.”

“There’s just no satisfactory electronic substitute for live music – for us singers or for our audience,” she added.

Duniho continued with more thoughts about a cappella singing: “It brings us in touch with our most basic musical identity.”

“I believe that it was our first form of human music before we even started fashioning instruments,” he said.

Longtime member and bass Al Thompson went a step further, calling a cappella vocal music one of the purest natural art forms.

Thompson and three other members have logged 20 years or more with the ensemble, some nearing the 30-year mark.

“I attribute our longevity to the fact that most of our members realize that we have something special going on here, and they value their membership with the group,” Lewis said. “They want to be part of something challenging and good.”

Tenor Chuck Helman agreed.

“After singing with the group for 28 years, I still think it’s a gift,” Helman said.

Helman said when he started, he didn’t know how much he needed Wild Rose, but the singing and the camaraderie filled an emptiness, and now he calls its members his second family.

“I attribute our longevity to the fact that most of our members realize that we have something special going on here, and they value their membership with the group. They want to be part of something challenging and good.”

Leslie Lewis

Many voices lifted in song

What: Wild Rose Chorale of Port Townsend concerts.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 17 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19.

Where: Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend.

Admission: $20 suggested donation.

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“Personally, I find it so fulfilling to sing my heart out with this group of people,” Lewis added. “Not only do we love and trust each other, but we share our life experiences and revel in the beautiful sounds we make together. OK, not every sound is beautiful, but that’s when we enjoy that riotous laughter!”

Besides being proud of the lasting nature of the group, the singers are pleased to help foster young people in their musical pursuits, often offering an internship to promising young choristers, and also, for several years, awarding scholarships to deserving high school seniors and collegeage students.

After a scholarship hiatus in 2021, this year the group is delighted to award a $2,000 scholarship each to two of its own, Eugenia and Viola Phillips Frank, seniors and top scholars in the Pi Program at Chimacum High School.

To commemorate so many years of singing, the singers will present a handful of favorite songs from the past in their upcoming concerts.

When they started brainstorming ideas for the season, many of the pieces were from movies and Broadway musicals.

Lewis said it was a “no-brainer” to include them in a set of songs from stage and screen, including two by Stephen Sondheim as a nod to his recent death and to commemorate his immense contribution to musical theater.

“Along with the old favorites, we are including some compositions that speak to current world concerns, including ‘Ukrainian Alleluia,’ as well as some wonderful new, up-tempo celebratory songs,” Lewis said.

Two examples are “Take On Me,” popularized by the group A-ha, and “This Is Me,” sometimes described as a fight song for the underdog, from the movie musical, “The Greatest Showman.”

The group was formed in 1992 to help commemorate the opening of the Rose Theatre. No founding members remain in its present incarnation, although one current singer joined later that year.

The membership has seen considerable

changes.

The roster has included more than 40 people in total, and at any given time, membership has ranged from seven to 12 singers.

Wild Rose has presented its own community concerts, hosted other music groups in its popular holiday Wild Rose & Friends concerts; caroled for Main Street and Santa’s arrival in December; entertained at private parties and for service groups; and sung for weddings, funerals, and other life events.

A number of factors have contributed to the enduring tenure of Wild Rose Chorale, according to its members. Singers always look for arrangements that are beautiful, challenging, moving, exciting, or lifeaffirming, often focusing on pop songs from many eras, but never limiting themselves to one genre. Ballads, folk songs, jazz tunes, or even a classical instrumental piece are all suitable song fodder. Lewis said favorite memories over her own 27 years include laughing together during rehearsal, crafting quality concerts together year after year, and sharing good times and bad with fellow Rosers.

“Oh, and then there was the time that Lynn Nowak accidentally dropped her kazoo

Choir students of Lewis’ in the Port Townsend Youth Chorus and the PT Vocal Ensemble, the twins participated in Wild Rose & Friends holiday concerts for many years, then assisted as interns in 2019 and for a holiday Candlelight Concert in 2021. They transitioned to “honorary members” this year in preparation for the current concerts.

Helman said he’s glad that the group does something meaningful for kids because he remembers how important it was to have a singing mentor when he was young. He hopes that the students will look back and remember the music, the camaraderie, and the fun.

“We’ve seen the popularity of a cappella singing surge nationwide in recent years, and we’re doing our best to help it continue,” Thompson said.

“I know a cappella has grown leaps and bounds since we started. There are so many more arrangements to choose from. Maybe that’s part of why we’re still able to perform,” Helman added. “There’s music out there that makes me laugh and makes me cry. When we perform a song and I look out at the audience and I see real emotions on their faces, that’s when I know I’ve done my job. That’s what brings me back.”

For information about Wild Rose Chorale, visit wildrosechorale.org, contact wildrosechorale@gmail.com or 360-385-1402, or like the group on Facebook.

Wild Rose Chorale singers for a pair of 30th anniversary concerts are Eugenia Phillips Frank, Leslie Lewis, Lynn Nowak, Chuck Helman, Rolf Vegdahl, Steve Duniho, Sarah Gustner-Hewitt, Al Thompson, Viola Phillips Frank and Doug Rodgers.

Viola Phillips Frank

Eugenia Phillips Frank

Fire Up the Grill!

Blanching for salads

I harvested overwintered broccoli leaves from the garden and wondered how they’d turn out if blanched for an antipasto salad. The technique worked, so I began blanching kale, collards, chard, green beans, carrots, peas, onions; I blanched every sturdy vegetable we had.

Blanching makes colors pop. It creates bright verdant beans and flashing orange carrots, and produces a crisp crudite bite. Now, more challenging veggies aren’t raw at one extreme or limp on the other, but perfecto.

Blanching expands your repertoire. I eat a lot more cold veggies that I thought were best warm, and it slows down spoilage, so I can keep salads longer.

I make quick pickles by blanching sturdy vegetables and then adding herbs and spices.

I’m including a recipe for a tumeric carrot and onion pickle that’s become an addiction.

Urap Urap and Gado Gado are two Indonesian salads that use blanched vegetables. The salads layer fresh herbs and spicy dressings over crudite-style greens, carrots, green beans, peppers, and more. I’m experimenting with this technique and am hooked.

For an Indonesian-style salad, blanch up several types of in-season sturdy greens, roots, beans, or summer squash and keep them in the fridge ready to go.

Then, make a dressing, which is easy, and have fresh herbs like Thai basil, mint, and cilantro washed and ready, a squeeze of lime and you’ll have an amazing salad. Here’s a dressing I like to use.

Coconut and Lime Leaf Dressing

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How do you blanch again?

Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil with the lid on. While you’re waiting for the water to boil, cut up the vegetables: carrot sticks, broccoli florets, chopped greens. Try to make each kind of vegetable the same size and shape so they’ll cook evenly. Put them into separate piles, because they’ll also need to cook for different amounts of time. Have a big bowl of ice water sitting in the sink, or if you’re feeling lazy, just cold water. Add the vegetables to the boiling water in small batches so that the water continues to boil. I rarely add salt, but you can. If you’re blanching more than one kind of vegetable, blanch each separately and blanch lighter-colored ones first, so they won’t darken whatever comes next. It will take a moment for the water to come back to the boil after adding the vegetables, so start timing when the water is boiling.

When each type of vegetable is done, remove them with a slotted spoon and

plunge into the ice bath to stop the cooking process (this is called “shocking”). If you were lazy and didn’t use ice water, then keep changing the water until the vegetables are cool. When cool, remove them from the ice bath and drain on a towel. Pat the greens dry.

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Sidonie Maroon is the culinary educator at the Food Co-op.

Get rolling. The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association has its first traveling exhibit on display at the Old Alcohol Plant in Port Hadlock. The theme of the exhibit is the Rolling Pin Challenge. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and continues through Monday, July 4.

Artist Showcase. Northwind Art hosts its Artist ow ase ro ra at Jeanette est a ery t rou e 1

For 2022, all of the artists — returning and new — were selected by a panel of jurors viewing anonymous submissions.

Artists showing for 2022 are Vivian Chesterley, Larry Crockett, Stephen Deligan, Jeanne Edwards, Ja es errara, r an ood an, Joy e ester, Francesca Campbell Hulick, Roberta Krause, Aliina Lahti, Donna LaHue, Wanda Mawhinney, Evan Miller, Jacki Moseley, David Noble, Sandra Offutt, Elizabeth Reutlinger, Egor Shokoladov, Kim Simonelli, Jolene Sunding, and Linda Tilley. Jeanette est a ery s at 01 Water t , Port Townsend. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. New show. “4x4: Art by Design,” an exhibit featuring four regional artists, opens Thursday, June 9 at ort w nd rt s Jeanette est a ery

T e a ery s at 01 Water t a ery ours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.

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Tibetan Buddhism. The Port Townsend Ati Yoga Sangha has resumed in-person practice and discuss on sess ons at 5 0 e ery T ursday at n ty Center of Port Townsend. All are welcome to attend and all sessions are donation-based. For more information, email Joe Evans at josef.t.evans@gmail.com.

Steampunk extravaganza. T e rass rew

Consortium presents the Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk Extravaganza in Port Townsend Friday, June 1 t rou unday, June 1

T e e ent features t e a aar of t e arre, t e od ers rande t on a ers fa r, ands, buskers, fashion show, and grand hootenanny. For ticket information, go to brass-screw.org. Music at Discovery Bay Brewing. Jay L. Henry will ay at 0 r day, June 1 at s o ery ay

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The California native started playing music at 5 and became an accomplished musician by his early teens.

Live music. First the Winter and Jack Tierney will erfor e at r day, June 1 at anresa Castle. Admission is a $5 cover; 21 and over.

DJ David Bonobo. Finnriver Farm & Cidery welo es J a d ono o, ost of ad o o o, at r day, June 1 at nnr er ar & C dery

T ere s a o er ar e t at ran es fro to 5 at t e door 0 nutes efore t e us starts Back at the Castle. First the Winter and Jack T erney w ay r day, June 1 at anresa Castle in Port Townsend. The cover is $5 and this event is for guests 21 an older.

Wasted reasoning. Drunk Philosophy, a discussion group that plays around in muddy unanswerable questions until everyone is lost, returns to Manresa Cast e at r day, June 1 edu at on backgrounds are welcome; 21 and over.

Bon Jon Pass Out. Worthington Park in Quilcene w ost t e on Jon Pass ut for t e se ond t e on Saturday, June 18.

Part of t e ra e nra e a e er es, d re ted y Pen nsu a d enture orts, t e e ent s a to 4 p.m. After leaving Worthington Park, riders take the long as ent to on Jon Pass fter t e ra e, en oy reat food and a fabulous beer garden.

et deta s at wort n ton ar u ene or Port Townsend Farmers Market. town

Port Townsend, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The market features fresh produce, local crafts, and live music.

Hot rods. The Rakers Car Show returns to Memorial Field in Port Townsend on Saturday, June 18. ates o en at 0 a d ss on s 5 a t e duty service members are admitted free, and so are youth 12 and under when accompanied by an adult. There will be dash plaques for the first 150 entrants. Proceeds go to the Rakers Scholarship Fund. Secret Garden Tour. For the first time since 2019, t e Jefferson County aster ardener oundat on w ost t e e ret arden Tour 10 a to Saturday, June 18.

The event will feature gardens at the Port Townsend L rary, t ree town o es, one tu ed away in a quiet neighborhood off Hastings, and two n t e Ca e eor e area t at one of t e gardens is a large, beautiful Camperdown Elm tree, sa d to e 1 0 years o d T ets are on sa e at Port Townsend arden Center, e ret arden ursery, o d Lands a e

Cheyenne Tuller, chair of the Adult Basic Education division of Transitional Studies at Peninsula College, will present “Thank You, America: My Personal Journey Toward Anti-Racism” as the final Studium Generale of the academic year Thursday, June 16. She will lead guests along her personal journey and invites them to engage in reflection as well.

Through teaching and administrative support, Tuller helps PC students earn their GED, finish high school, or brush up for college. She has been an educator for more than 20 years and is also part of the 99.9 percent of white teachers in Adult Basic Ed and thinks that is a big problem. The solution? According to Tuller, it is this: “Coming to terms with white supremacy, white privilege, and racism.”

The presentation is free and open to the public; guests can join the presentation in the college’s Little Theater or via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/88082575506. The Zoom meeting ID is 880 8257 5506.

Photo courtesy of Peninsula College

Jim Nyby and the F Street Band, a local New Orleans R&B band, at its next Candlelight Concert at 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 23. The show will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church and also online.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10 per person. Half of the proceeds from the show will be donated to Olympic Angels (olympicangels.org), a nonprofit with a mission to walk alongside children, youth, and families in the foster care community by offering consistent support through intentional giving, relationship building, and mentorship.

Photo courtesy of Trinity United Methodist Church

Produ ts and arden Center, C a u Corner ar stand, and on ne at rown Pa er T ets For details, go to jcmgf.org.

See the light. The Point Wilson Lighthouse is open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The public is invited to come enjoy the local maritime landmark. For more information, visit www.pointwilsonlighthouse.org.

Sips and more. The Mead Werks Tasting Room at Wilderbee Farm is open from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Enjoy mead tastes, flights, pours, or by-the-bottle. A new art show opens every three months. W der ee ar s at 22 Coo e , Port Townsend.

Dance performance. After a two-year hiatus, Ling Hui’s dance concert returns with two shows, startn at 1 and aturday, June 1 at W ee er Theater at Fort Worden.

“Mutation” includes both ballet and contemporary dance. Masks are required for the audience. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for youth to 1 , free for dren and youn er For more info, go to linghuisdance.com.

Birthday bash. Ce e rate s o ery ay rew n s fourt ann ersary w t an ands Co n at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18.

With elements of blues, country, jazz, and soul, Colvin is a real-life authentic American singer-songwriter. His lifetime of playing house parties and honky-tonks is reflected in his biographical songs and storytelling.

Swing, jazz, and in between. Roundabout Swing Trio will play at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at Finnriver Farm & Cidery.

Tony and the Roundabouts have been playing together in one incarnation or another for about 10 years. For this event, they will perform as the “Roundabout Swing Trio” and play a blend of vocal swing, American Songbook, blues, Latin, early jazz tunes, and a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll.

Tony Petrillo, vocalist, guitarist and band leader, has wandered from the solo singer-songwriter format through Cajun and swamp pop and into swing, a , ues, and e eryt n n etween eor e Radebaugh, versatile on piano and accordion, brings expressive renderings to the band with his percussive keyboard work. And Kurt Festinger, the professor, fattens out the sound with his crisp and fluid solo work on tenor saxophone and clarinet. T ere s a o er ar e t at ran es fro to 5 at t e door 0 nutes efore t e us starts Comedy at the Castle. Another night of laughs with Comedy at the Castle is planned for 8 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Each month, Manresa Castle hosts comedians from both near and far.

Admission is $15; admission is 21 and older.

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Chimacum Farmers Market. The Chimacum Farmers Market is open at 10 a.m. Sundays, with e us and 0 far , food, and art endors Operated by the nonprofit, Jefferson County Farmers Markets, the market brings together small, Jefferson and neighboring county farms, prepared and value-added food, as well as arts vendors. The market is on the grass next to the Chimacum Corner Farmstand nursery and picnic area and runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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History of philosophy. P oso y n t e arn comes to Finnriver Farm & Cidery from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 22.

Join Professor Wesley Cecil this summer for a world tour through the history of philosophy in t e ay arn at nnr er T e 12 wee ser es w explore considerations of contemporary ethical issues and Western, Chinese, Indian, and MezoAmerican intellectual developments. Course material will be provided for each lecture and there will be time for questions and answers.

Suggested donation of $5 (but no one will be turned away).

Poetry reading. Stop by Manresa Castle for o st e Poetry n t e reen oo , Tuesday, June 21 Poets and wr ters w e s t n t e reen Room for a low-key reading from their new works. Come to listen, hang, and celebrate the solstice. This is a free event for people 21 and older. Fun in the park. Outdoor Storytime at Worthington Park in Quilcene starts at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 2

Children and their families can join Rosaletta for an energetic outdoor storytime, rain or shine. Hear stories, sing songs, and enjoy physical movement to build children’s love of reading and learning. Storytimes will be created with pre-school and toddler age children in mind, but all ages are welcome. Dress for the weather, and bring a blanket or cushions to sit on.

The program is free.

Swing dance. “Too Hot for Socks Swing Dance!” comes to Manresa Castle at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24. Enjoy a night of swing dancing, music, and instruction featuring local swing and jazz musician Jonat an oy e and en W te, tea er and art st director from The Syncopation Foundation. oors o en at nstru t on w e fro 0 to 0 dan n ont nues unt T ere is a $10 cover for the class.

Printmaker Philip Carrico is a featured artist in this month’s show at the Port Townsend Gallery. The Port Townsend Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. The gallery is located at 715 Water St. For more information, visit www.porttownsend gallery.com. Image courtesy of the Port Townsend Gallery

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EJ Rotary Club to gather in Port Hadlock

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Guests welcome at Port Townsend Rotary Club

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Library friends hold Big Book Sale

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Rainbow Assembly meets monthly

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Port Ludlow Art League announces standout artists for June

Ann Arscott is Artist of the Month and Li Ding-Salopek is the Jeweler of the Month, the Port Ludlow Art League has announced.

Arscott, the featured artist for June, uses a wide range of mediums, including oils, pastels, and watercolors to depict the beauty of nature.

Her love of Chinese brush painting led her to study at the China Institute in New York City, and her almost life-sized paintings explode with color, light, and texture.

Arscott’s award-winning work has appeared in galleries around the world, including New York, New Jersey, and Tokyo, as well as in Washington. Currently, her paintings are featured at Gallery Nine in Port Townsend.

Her artwork can now be seen in June at the Sound Community Bank and online at www.portludlowart.org.

Ding-Salopek believes jewelry making is a creative medium with emotion and passion, and she is able to visualize a concept and turn it into an exquisite piece of jewelry using only the highest quality of silversmithing.

According to the league, Ding-Salopek enjoys incorporating new skills and techniques into her designs. A recent example includes the development of a new method of soldering that creates branches of trees in sterling silver without the use of a cast

Li Ding-Salopek is the Port Ludlow Art League’s Jewe er of t e ont ee er ewe ry at ound Co un ty an and t e Port Lud ow rt Lea ue a ery Photo courtesy of the Port Ludlow Art League

model.

In addition to silversmithing, DingSalopek hand grinds jade and other precious minerals into unique shapes for each piece of jewelry. Her jewelry is also on exhibit at the Sound Community Bank, the Port Ludlow

nn rs ott as een se e ted as t e rt st of t e ont for June y t e Port Lud ow rt Lea ue er a nt n s are on d s ay at ound Co un ty an Photo courtesy of the Port Ludlow Art League

Art League Gallery, and online at www.portludlowart.org.

The gallery is located next to the Sound Community Bank at the corner of Oak

Bay Road and Osprey Ridge Drive in Port Ludlow.

For more information, email info@portluldowart.org.

Singer-songwriter to perform at the Palindrome

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Touring musician

David Jacobs-Strain will bring his bluesy ballads to Port Townsend for a concert at the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery.

The virtuoso will perform in town with veteran harmonica player Bob Beach at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at the Palindrome in Port Townsend.

Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at the door or at DJ-S.brownpaper tickets.com.

Hailing from Eugene, Oregon, Jacobs-Strain has built a reputation as a blues-based signersongwriter with the chops to keep up with best of them, and brings a wide-variety of sounds from swampy rockand-roll to delicate balladry of the highest degree.

Jacobs-Strain got his first big chance in 2001 after current Rainshadow Recording owner Everett Moran — working for the Swallow Hill Music Association in Denver, Colorado at the time — needed an up-andcomer to open for the Coors

Roots of the Blues Festival. Looking for someone with enough skill and soul to play on the same stage with the likes of John Jackson, Corey Harris, Del Rey, and others, Moran’s friend and colleague, Mary Flower, suggested a young, 16-year-old kid from Oregon. After a stand-out performance at the Colorado festival that was anything

but rocky, Jacobs-Strain proved had the chops to hang and an old soul to boot. Twenty years hence, and the prodigious, young bluesman has more than doubled in age but, arguably, has at least doubled in musical breadth. He’s evolved from a myopic student of the blues into one of the finest singer-songwriters of his generation and, yes, he still

New JCHS exhibit to feature work from high school photographers

The Jefferson County Historical Society’s newest exhibit, “Now & Then,” will feature the photography work of Port Townsend High School students, displaying a comparative look at historic photographs taken in Port Townsend throughout its history.

During the school year, students from Port Townsend High teacher David Egeler’s Photography and Advanced Media class selected images from the historical society’s archives, found the exact location where the

photos were taken and worked to recreate the exact framing and angle of view in the present day.

The resulting photo essays present a look at the ongoing evolution of Port Townsend, and compare and contrast the stark differences or striking similarities of Port Townsend throughout the decades or centuries.

“Now & Then” will be on display at the historical society’s new Museum of Art and History until June 26.

To learn more about the exhibit or JCHS, visit jchsmuseum.org/Exhibits/Exhibits.html.

has the chops to hang with the best.

Jacobs-Strain’s most recent release was tracked at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, and mixed by Jim Scott (who worked with the legends like Tom Petty and Lucinda Williams).

Known for both his virtuosity and spirit of emotional abandon, his live show moves from humorous, subversive blues to delicate balladry, and then swings back to swampy rock and roll. It’s a range that ties him to his own generation, as well as to guitar-slinger troubadours like Robert Johnson and Jackson Browne.

“I try to make art that you can dance to, but I love that darker place where, in my mind, Skip James, Nick Drake, and maybe Elliot Smith blur together,” Jacobs-Strain said.

He began playing on street corners and at farmers markets as a teenager in Eugene, Oregon, and bought his first steel guitar with the quarters he saved up. Before Jacobs-Strain dropped out of Stanford to play full time, he had already appeared at festivals across the country, often billed as a blues prodigy, but he had to fight to avoid being a novelty act.

“I wanted to tell new stories. It just wasn’t enough

to relive the feelings in other peoples music,” he explained.

The concert, organized by Rainshadow Recording, is sponsored by Strait Floors and KPTZ radio.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

If a difficult problem arises in the days ahead, seek the council of someone older or with more e perience, Aries. He or she can guide you accordingly and assuage doubts.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Reali e that you may have to tone down your reactions and behaviors this week, Taurus. This will earn the respect of those around you. Others are seeking calm and stability.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Some of your to-do items may need to be postponed this week, emini. ou simply have too much going on and no wiggle room if projects or meetings run late.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

It could be time to focus on self-improvement, Cancer. Spend a few days figuring out where you can do better. Maybe that’s focusing on spirituality or relationships.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

This is an ideal time to spend with your family, Leo. Plan a grand meal with e tended family members and host a reunion of sorts. Catch up and share memories.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

irgo, change may be a tad scary at first. But before you know it, you will be an old hand at what you are delving into. Just stick with it until reach your comfort level.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

There may be misunderstandings with others unless you are very clear with your words and intentions, Libra. Watch your tone so things are not misconstrued.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Don’t get too caught up on your cash flow right now, Scorpio. ou have certain projects on the hori on that may bring in more money that will tide you over for some time.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, you may discover you have been spending a lot of time focused on the job or another task that pulling you away from loved ones. Reconsider your priorities.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Inspiration and imagination are soaring for you this week, Capricorn. Now is the time to put any creative ideas in play and see how they turn out.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

A uarius, you may be hoping to improve communication with a loved one, whether a child or even a sibling. ngage in conversation when you are distraction-free.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Someone who visits you could bring interesting news that ends up being the focus of the conversation. ou’ll get your say with time.

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Entry level position in the Boat Haven with the opportunity of advancement and training. Paint preparations and application and use of glue and caulk, preparing the surface (by sanding, blasting, cleaning, masking, etc.), paints parts, equipment, interior and exterior of vessels utilizing brushes, spray guns, rollers, glue and caulk, marine brush and roll painter applying epoxy and non-epoxy coatings, cleaning to standards; pressure washing, detailing, acid wash/clear coat. BENEFITS: Health insurance, vision and dental, paid sick leave, PTO, FLEX schedule (every other Friday off), tool allowance. Submit resume for consideration to jobs@ aciboats.com

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Healthcare office offering reception and administrative position. P/T initially, with growth expected in hours and duties. Friendly, calm, multi-tasking team players please apply. Computer skills required. Cover letter and resume to pthealthjob@gmail.com.

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Thursdays & Fridays only. $20/ hour. Call Kala Point Village: (360)385-2367. 200458 6/15-8/31

Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting applications from residents to serve on the Board of Health. As a result of House Bill 1152 two positions are available. One member will be a “Consumer of Public Health”, defined as someone who has faced significant health inequities and/or has lived experiences with public health programs. The other member will be a “Community Stakeholder”, to be filled by someone representing an organization that works with populations experiencing health inequities, a current or retired member of the armed forces, and/ or a representative of the business community that are regulated by environmental public health. Jefferson County residents who are interested in serving in the Consumer of Public Health or the Community Stakeholder position should submit a written Statement of Interest to the Jefferson County Commissioners Office, 1820 Jefferson Street, PO Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368. You are also encouraged to visit https:// www.co.jefferson.wa.us/1595/ Board-of-Health-Expansion for more information and to digitally apply. Applications are also available in person at Jefferson County Public Health (615 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend) or the Commissioner’s Office in the basement of the County Courthouse (1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend). Application deadline is June 24, 2022. 200449 6/8-6/15

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Jefferson County Parks and Recreation seeks Part Time Recreation Aide to help supervise the Port Townsend Rec Center and youth soccer or basketball leagues. The position has flexible and variable hours. Typically, hours for this entry level job are a few days a week, approximately 3:30pm to 6:30pm in the fall/winter/spring, and 12:00pm to 5pm during the summer. Our staff team is dynamic, supportive, and innovative. Minimum job requirements: must be age 16 or older. Hourly Wage: $14.49, no benefits. May work up to 69 hours per month. Apply online: submit cover letter, resume & application at https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/jobs.

aspx. Position open until filled; first review Friday, July 1, 2022. EOE 200473 6/15-6/29

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Laborer - Solid Waste Division Jefferson County Public Works Dept seeks individual with great customer service skills to work at the Transfer Station in Port Townsend. Duties include interacting with the public, using computer to track in-coming tonnage & charges, fee collection & cash handling, directing vehicles & performing housekeeping’ to keep the site tidy & clean. Requires ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, possess good common sense, & be self- directed & motivated.

Requirements: High School Diploma or GED & one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent; & valid WA State Driver’s License. Salary: Full pay range 19.47-24.31/hour. Starting pay dependent on qualifications; Excellent benefits. Submit cover letter, resume & application here at https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/jobs. aspx. Position open until filled. EOE 200408 6/8-6/15

LANDSCAPERS WANTED, part time and full time position available, possible year round position. Pay DOE. Call Jamey at Osmer landscaping (360)531-4358. 200436 6/8-6/22

Looking for able-bodied man to help with loading and unloading moving trucks, clearing out vacant houses, dump hauling, etc. Parttime “on call” job that varies in hours. Currently, we are working 5-6 days a week but in slower seasons it may only be 3-4 days a week. Daily hours vary. MUST have cell phone. Experience in the moving industry is preferred but not necessary. Will train. Please only apply if you live in Jefferson County, between Port Ludlow/Chimacum and Port Townsend. We are a licensed, bonded and insured business so a background check will be required. You can find out more about what we do at www.newseasonmove.com. Call Linda at (360)774-1255 or email to info@newseasonmove.com

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MAKE REAL CHANGE

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

SPECIALIST. Flexible, selfmanaged schedule, FT amazing benefits. Rewarding role.

Cascade Community Connections provides guidance for those with developmental disabilities: independent living, securing employment, and more. Starting at 22/hr. Info at kinshiphr.com/jobs.

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and equipment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must pass post-offer drug test and possess a valid WA driver’s license at the time of employment. WA Class B CDL is preferred. Anticipated hiring range is 23.29 to 33.81 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.

This is a union position with full benefits. County provides all tools, uniforms, boots and appropriate technical training for professional development. To apply, see full job description and complete the online application at the Employment link on the Jefferson County Website at: https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/jobs. aspx Include a resume, cover letter and copies of relevant certification/ training records. Position will be open until filled with application review on July 5, 2022. EOE 200530 6/15-6/29

Now hiring a Totem Rewards Rep Full-time, benefits, and new starting wage 16/ hour. Applications online at www.7cedars.com/careers/ 200465 6/15

Now hiring at Avamere Port Townsend: caregivers, med aides, servers, and more. Currently offering rent and gas assistance to new employees Apply today: https://teamavamere.com/ 200212 5/18-6/29

good health and able to lift up to 50

pounds occasionally; must be able to bend, squat, climb stairs and lift frequently; possess the ability to continuously stand or walk; be able to climb ladders and work off elevated surfaces occasionally. Applicant must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid Washington State driver’s license. Send resume to BeachClub@olympus.net

200053 6/1-6/22

PT ELKS looking for some help

Bookkeeper 16 hours a week, Cook part time, & a Janitor part time. Please call Jack at (360)385-0317 or come in and fill out an application.

200346 6/1-6/15

Quilcene Facility Attendant

Join the dynamic team at the Port of Port Townsend The Port is seeking a self-motivated, teamoriented, and positive individual to join the Port team. This position is part time for six months during low season and full time for six months during high season. A position as a uilcene Facility Attendant is now open. See job description at www.portofpt.com. Submissions should include application, resume, and cover letter. Hourly pay range 24.13-25.60, DOE/DO , plus great benefits package. This is a union position, open until filled. The Port of Port Townsend is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 200424 6/8-6/15

knuckle boom crane, maintaining equipment, directing customers and working in the scale house. Job requires physical labor up to 8 hrs/ day, outdoors, in varying weather conditions. Applicants must possess a high school diploma/GED with two (2) years’ demonstrated experience in heavy equipment operation.

Possession of a WA State Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire is required. Employer may provide CDL training depending on applicant’s skill, knowledge, and ability. This position is full-time, 40 hours/week. Starting salary range: 44,658 to 55,765, depending on qualifications. This position provides a generous benefits package including medical/dental/vision, retirement, paid vacation & sick leave, and 10 paid holidays with a combined value of over 20,000 per year. Submit cover letter, resume & application at https:// www.co.jefferson.wa.us/jobs.aspx. Position open until filled. EOE

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THE BISHOP HOTEL is NOW HIRING

• Housekeeping • Front Desk/Barista/Server

• Overnight Attendant • Maintenance

To apply, please bring a resume to our Front Desk.

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The Car Wash Of Port Townsend

OFFICE COORDINATOR

Attracted to making a difference in your community? KMi is looking for you to join our team as Office Coordinator. As the first contact for our agency, you will coordinate and manage administrative tasks and provide support to clients and our team of insurance professionals. FT with generous benefits. 23-25/ hour. View full job description and apply online on our website www. kristinmanwaring.com 200301 6/15-6/22

Quilcene School District is accepting applications for the following positions: Speech Language Pathologist; ESY SpEd Para; K-12 Music Teacher. Application packet, job descriptions and salary schedules are available online at: www.qsd48.org/jobs. Must be able to meet WA State COVID vaccination requirements. EOE 200535 6/15-6/22

Seeking a Full or Part Time

Dental Hygienist to join our family friendly office We offer a substainal sign-on bonus, PTO/ sick pay, medical benefits, IRA retirement account, competitive pay and covered continuing education costs. If interested please submit your resume to: clarksturdivant@ gmail.com or 608 Polk Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 200456 6/15-6/29

We have immediate openings for full and part time associates. We are looking to hire people who enjoy working out side in a stressfree environment. No experience necessary we will train. Come by and Ask for Ron. 515 Rainer, Port Townsend, WA.

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The Instructional Materials Committee IMC would like to invite parents and the community to review Intro to Computer Science (9-12th Grade) for proposed use. The following core instructional material will be available for review online: Intro to Computer Science - Computer Science Discoveries. This material will be available in the Superintendent’s office for viewing online during school hours Wednesday, June 1st - June 15th, 2022.

Join our team at the Jefferson Museum of Art History

We are hiring for the museum front desk - for weekends and Art Walk evenings - helping to create a fun and welcoming visitor experience. Great summer job 18/hr, 15 hrs per week, seasonal. Position starts June 25. Learn more and apply at jchsmuseum.org. 200430 6/8-6/15

Judicial Support Specialist I Jefferson County District Court seeks an energetic & motivated individual to fulfill the duties of a full time Judicial Support Specialist

I. The ideal candidate enjoys interacting with the public on a daily basis, is detail & task orientated & has great time management skills. Must pass a background check & sign confidentiality agreement. For more info go to www.co.jefferson. wa.us

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MECHANIC Jefferson County’s Fleet Services Division is accepting applications for a Mechanic. Responsible for the overall maintenance of the variety of light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and non-road equipment in the county’s fleet. Job duties include preventative maintenance, repairing and rebuilding various powertrain, hydraulic and electrical systems, welding and fabricating. Additional duties include providing excellent service to the division’s customers and use of personal computers to diagnose vehicles and equipment, access service publications, order parts and keep records of maintenance and repairs performed, other duties may be assigned. Minimum qualifications: High School Diploma or GED; four years’ experience in mechanical work on a variety of vehicles

Plans for the Summer What to engage with youth We are still looking for a Lead Instructor for our Messing About in Boats summer camps Provide kids with fun experiences exposing them to life in the maritime world. Programming starts in July and runs through August. Staff training in June. 20 per hour. If you want to learn more or are ready to apply check out the full descriptions & application process at nwmaritime.org/about/ job-opportunities/

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Port Ludlow Beach Club Fulltime Maintenance Worker

Our organization is looking for a responsible and energetic person to be part of our maintenance team. Hourly starting wage is 17.50. Benefits include paid vacation, medical, dental and vision coverage. Applicant will perform building, grounds, and swimming pool maintenance as well as custodial duties. Candidate may need to work evenings and weekends. Must be in

Seeking Historical Society Bookkeeper. Submit a PDF resume and list of three professional references including names, phone numbers and email addresses to director@jchsmuseum.com 25/hr, 10 to 12 hrs/week. 199569 6/8-6/29

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SOLID WASTE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Jefferson County, WA Public Works Department is seeking a full-time equipment operator for Solid Waste Operator I. This position works at the Transfer Station just outside Port Townsend and duties include operating various equipment such as a loader, tractor trailer and

The Jefferson County Commissioners are seeking an individual to fill a position on the 5-member Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) to represent businesses or organizations that depend upon the Port TownsendCoupeville ferry route for commercial activity. The FAC provides input to Washington State Ferries (WSF) on problems experienced by ferry users and ferry communities, reviews the allocation of vessels to runs, schedules, and the adequacy of terminals, participates in the development of ferry fares, fare policies, and route service levels, and assists in developing the WSF Long-Range Plans for capital and operating investments. The FAC meets every other month, or more often if needed. The successful applicant will be appointed to a Four (4) Year Term. Applicants must reside in Jefferson County, and may be asked to disclose membership in a political party to avoid a majority

• Wednesday, June 15, 2022

(per RCW 47.60.310). Applicants should submit a written statement of interest to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA. 98368 or via email to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us This is a non-paid position. Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 1, 2022. 200526 6/15-6/22

The Joint Jefferson County/ City of Port Townsend Housing Fund Board has one (1) open positions to serve as a Citizen Representative. This vacancy will serve a Three (3) Year Term. The HFB is seeking applicants with experience in grants and finance, housing development and/or lived experience in housing insecurity. New applicants are encouraged to speak to relevant experience on the Boards and Commissions Volunteer Application Form. Additionally, the board seeks representation of geographic, economic, gender, age and racial/ ethnic diversity. For more information about this nonpaid position, please contact the Jefferson County Commissioners Office at 360-385-9100. Applicants interested in serving should submit a written Statement of Interest to the Jefferson County Commissioners Office, 1820 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or email: jeffbocc@co.jefferson. wa.us along with a completed Boards and Commissions Application found on the Jefferson County Webpage: https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/ DocumentCenter/View/4827/

Boards-Commission-Application 200459 6/15-6/22

The Joint Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend Housing Fund Board has two (2) open positions to serve as Citizen Representatives on the Five-Year Plan Committee. Terms are for 1 year. This committee will also have three (3) members of the Housing Fund Board (HFB). The Five-Year Plan Committee will review status on what has been completed, and what has not been, in the current Five-Year Plan for years 2020-2024, identifying desired outcomes at risk of not being achieved and making recommendations on ways to adjust course and/or ways to address the shortfall(s) in the subsequent FiveYear Plan. Prospective applicants

Services

BUILDER/HANDYMAN

Resolution 2063 2019 205 20

Year 20Homeless 20Plan.pdf

The HFB is seeking applicants with experience in housing program development, homeless and housing services, and/or statemandated governmental plans and program reporting. New and existing applicants are encouraged to speak to relevant experience on the Boards and Commissions Volunteer Application Form. Additionally, the board seeks representation of geographic, economic, gender, age and racial/ ethnic diversity. For more information about this nonpaid position, please contact the Jefferson County Commissioners Office at 360-385-9100. Applicants interested in serving should submit a written Statement of Interest to the Jefferson County Commissioners Office, 1820 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or email: jeffbocc@co.jefferson. wa.us along with a completed Boards and Commissions. Application found on the Jefferson County Webpage: https://www.co.jefferson. wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/4827/ Boards-Commission-Application 200420 6/8-6/15

THE TIDES INN SUITES Housekeepers, Maintenance Staff or Houseman - no previous experience required. Full/Part Time. **Competitive pay and pay in full while training plus eligibility for regular performance bonuses** Please contact us by phone: (360)385-0595 or email: tidesinnpt@ gmail.com 200540 6/15-7/6

YMCA of Jefferson County is hiring a Food Security Coordinator, Part Time/Full Time Considered. Apply today at www. olympicpeninsulaymca.org 200270 5/25-6/29

Work Wanted

1 Digging - Holes for young trees, Pull-out old stumps 2 Invasive Vine Removal from all trees & shrubs 3 Jungles trimmed or cleared. (619)820-4754 200542 6/15

Large & small home repairs & improvements done on hourly rate or estimate. Reasonable prices with 33 years of local experience. Licensed, bonded & insured. Call Jeff: (360)643-3283. #JEFFGGC881BU. 190582 12/15-6/29

CM Nissen Construction

Local Family Owned and Operated in Jefferson County for 25 years. uality framing and carpentry services. Decks, fences and cabins. Call Mike at 360 5313169 or visit www.cmnissen.com #CMNISNC816B8 190590

FIELD S TREE CARE LLC.

ISA Certified Arborist here to help you with all your tree needs. Fine pruning, hazardous tree removal, risk assessment & free estimates.

LIC# FIELDTC876DH. Call Dan: 360 994-0166. 189757

GREEN MONSTER SERVICES

Yard service, odd jobs, rototilling, property clean up, hauling, moving, brush removal, hedge trimming, roof & gutter cleaning, tree pruning. Residential/Commercial. Serving Jefferson/Clallam Counties. Now taking new contracts. We meet or beat any licensed competitors (360)582-0384. 191718

JDG CONSTRUCTION INC. New construction & remodels. Local references. In business since 1980. Licensed, bonded & insured. CONT LIC#JDGCO1.044BJ. (360)3853287. www.jdgconstructionpt.com

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JOSH SCHOLAR WASHER

DRYER REPAIR Located in Port Townsend & serving from Port Ludlow to uilcene to Sequim. 18 years experience. 4.9 stars on Google/Yelp. To see reviews follow links from js-washer-repair.com (360)499-3202.

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MIKE BURNS CONSTRUCTION. Site prep to finish. Remodels, Decks, Fences - Builder with 40 years experience in the trade On cell at: (360) 301-5357.

Lic.#MikeBBC857N6. Integrity you can trust. 191308

NEWMAN LOGGING FORESTRY

The Leader in Privately Owned Timber Harvesting & Forestry Management. Logging / Selective Harvesting /

ONE MAN A MOWER

A man willing to do any job Power Washing, Chain Saw Work, Hauling/ Mowing, Gutters, Mulching, Yard Clean Ups, Trimming, Pruning. Licensed, bonded & insured. #ONEMAM*874CR. (360)912-4829 www.onemanandamower.biz 192181 3/30-9/21

PORT TOWNSEND S SIDE

SEWER SPECIALIST - Call us today for a free phone consult of your side sewer problems or schedule an inspection of your sewer line with our sewer camera. (360) 385-4415.

License #MOVINEL882PH 191740

SOARING LION STONE MASONRY Stonework. Attention to Place. Geomancy. Ley lines. Daniel Griffin. Over twenty-five years of experience. Chimacum, WA. Call: (360) 301-0014. Email: stonegriffin@gmail.com. Visit: www.soaringlionstone.com

LIC#SOARILS816L 192381

Health & Wellness

DR. JONATHAN COLLIN is an MD specializing in adult medical care with emphasis on nutritional & alternative medicine. Contact Dr. Collin for a consultation, (360)3854555. www.drjonathancollin.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON ESTABLISHING THE CAPE GEORGE NO SHOOTING AREAS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing is scheduled by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners for TUESDAY, June 21, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Due to high Covid-19 case rates, this meeting will be held virtually. Notice of said hearing is to be published in the official newspaper of Jefferson County.

The public hearing is to take comments from all interested persons for or against establishing the Cape George No Shooting Area, which the County Commissioners are considering for possible adoption by ordinance. In accordance with RCW 9.41.300(2)(a), the County Commissioners may establish a no shooting area “where there is a reasonable likelihood that humans, domestic animals, or property may be jeopardized.” Residents of the Cape George Colony have submitted a petition to create a no shooting area within their residential subdivisions.

A draft ordinance has been prepared for consideration in the event the County Commissioners were to decide, after deliberating on public testimony, to designate a no shooting area. Section One of the draft ordinance would add a section to Chapter 8.50 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC) describing the metes and bounds of the Cape George No Shooting Area; Section Two would add to JCC Chapter 8.50 a map of the Cape George No Shooting Area; Section Three states the metes and bounds shall prevail over the map in the event of any discrepancy; Section Four reiterates that nothing in the ordinance is intended to abridge the right of the individual guaranteed by Article I, Section 24 of the State Constitution to bear arms in defense of self or others; Section Five references the penalty provisions found in JCC 8.50.060; and Section Six sets an effective date for the ordinance of 30 days after its adoption.

To view documents, go to www.co.jefferson. wa.us.

The Map and DRAFT Ordinance are available for review at this link: https:// test.co.jefferson.wa.us/WeblinkExternal/ DocView.aspx?id=3498720&dbid=0&repo

=Jefferson

You are welcome to participate in this Pubic Hearing. You will need to join the meeting by 10:30 a.m. using the following methods:

VIRTUALLY: Via the following Zoom, link: https://zoom.us/j/93777841705, PHONE: Dial 1-253-215-8782 and enter access code: 937-7784-1705# and press *9 to “raise your hand” to be called upon. Access for the hearing impaired can be accommodated using Washington Relay Service at 1-800833-6384.

In addition, written testimony is also invited beginning on June 8, 2022 and ending on June 21, 2022 at the end of the Public Hearing, unless extended by the Board of County Commissioners. Written public testimony may be submitted by Email to: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us; or by Mail to: Jefferson County Commissioners’ Office; PO Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Testimony must be received by the Board of County Commissioners by the end of the hearing testimony period. Signed this 6th day of June, 2022. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /S/Heidi Eisenhour, Chair 200441 6/8, 6/15

REVISED* JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE OF TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION AND PENDING SEPA DETERMINATION OTH2019-00016 APPLICANT: JEFFERSON COUNTY SPORTSMEN

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIRED PERMITS/STUDIES:

The operating permit will be reviewed and issued by the Jefferson County Environmental Health Department, while the SEPA will be reviewed with a determination issued by the Department of Community Development (DCD). The application includes a 30 day public comment period on the proposal to maintain the existing shooting range, with no proposed changes or additions. This is a Type I permit review process with a decision by the Director of Environmental Health.

COMMENT PERIOD AND WHERE TO

VIEW DOCUMENTS:

The application and any studies may be reviewed at the Jefferson County Environmental Health Department and the Department of Community Development.

All interested persons are invited to (a) comment on the application; (b) receive notice of and participate in any hearings; and (c) receive a copy of the decision by submitting such written comment(s)/ request(s) to the Jefferson County Department of Community Development, Development Review Division, 621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 379-4450. Comments concerning this application should be submitted to the Department by 4:30 p.m. on July 14, 2022. If the last day of the comment period falls on a weekend or holiday, then the comment period shall be extended to the first working day after the weekend or holiday. Comments submitted after this date may not be considered in the permit decision or SEPA determination.

SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The optional DNS process of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11-355 is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. DCD reviewed the proposal for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a DNS or MDNS. This determination is based upon a review of the SEPA Checklist, project submissions, and other available information. Additional conditions or mitigation measures may be required under SEPA.

*NOTE: This notice is being re-issued to extend the comment period and to comply with noticing to property owners within one mile of the site per JCC 8.50.240(8)(d). No other changes have been made

CONTACTS

Application Manager, Environmental Health Alisa Hasbrouck AHasbrouck@ co.jefferson.wa.us 360-379-4489

Project Planner, DCD David Wayne Johnson dwjohnson@ co.jefferson.wa.us 360-379-4465 200537 6/15

Transit Notices

every other month at 1:30 pm. Below is the schedule for the remainder of 2022:

June 21- UPDATE: THIS MEETING MOVED TO 3:00 PM.

July 19 - Public Hearing

August 16

October 18

November 1 - Budget Workshop

November 15 - Public Hearing

December 20

The Jefferson Transit Authority Transit Advisory Group (TAG) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:30 pm

July 6

September 7

November 2

JTA will advertise any changes to this schedule or location in the Legal Notices section of the Port Townsend Leader and post changes on the JTA website. 200406 6/8, 6/15

Legal Notices

H2OUT, INC. Sequim, WA is going out of business. Patent No. 7,052,658 an trademark “H2OUT” are available for sale. To submit bids by 6/25/2022, contact larryholdren@ comcast.net 200519 6/15, 6/22

Notice to Creditors IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY

In Re The Estate of:

TANIA L. RUPERT, Deceased. No. 22-4-03602-5 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD)

is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: June 1, 2022

S.\Shawn Erwin Administrator SHAWN K. ERWIN

S.\Eric Landeen Attorneys for Administrator ERIC LANDEEN, #53824

Address for Mailing or Service: Eric Landeen, Attorney 9395 NE Shore, PO Box 163, Indianola, WA 98342 Tel: 360-265-3554

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: King County Superior Court No. 22-4-03602-5 SEA 200332 6/1, 6/8, 6/15

Sheriff’s Sales IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON

CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

Plaintiff, v. PAUL A. MOSELEY, MICHELLE L. MOSELEY, LUDLOW MAINTENANCE COMMISSION, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY, PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY, ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR PARTIES CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN Defendant(s).

amount of $365,218.78, together with interest, costs and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the sheriff at the address stated below.

Joe Nole, Sheriff Jefferson County, Washington

By: Chief Civil Deputy Jennifer Moore, JCSO 79 Elkins Road, Port Hadlock, WA, 98339 360-385-9390 (phone) 200457 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6

Summons SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY

Tiffany C. Herd, Petitioner, vs. Ashley N. Jameson, Respondent. No. 22-2-00067-16

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (SMPB)

The STATE OF WASHINGTON to:

Ashley N. Jameson YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear on June 29, 2022 at 9:00am at Jefferson Superior Court, 1820 Jefferson, Room 220, Port Townsend, Washington, and respond to the petition alleging an act of domestic violence pursuant to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Protection Act, Chapter 26.50 RCW. If

Permits.

the application; (b) receive notice of and participate in any hearings; and (c) receive a copy of the decision by submitting such written comment(s)/request(s) to the Jefferson County Department of Community Development, Development Review Division, 621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 379-4450. Comments concerning this application should be submitted to the Department by 4:30 p.m. on July 14, 2022. If the last day of the comment period falls on a weekend or holiday, then the comment period shall be extended to the first working day after the weekend or holiday. Comments submitted after this date may not be considered in the permit decision or SEPA determination.

SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The optional DNS process of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11-355 is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. DCD reviewed the proposal for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a DNS or MDNS. This determination is based upon a review of the SEPA Checklist, project submissions, and other available information. Additional conditions or mitigation measures may be required under SEPA.

*NOTE: This notice is being re-issued to extend the comment period and to comply with noticing to property owners within one mile of the site per JCC 8.50.240(8)(d). No other changes have been made.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – Jefferson Transit Authority

UPDATE: The Authority Board Meeting will be hybrid, with the option to attend in person at 63 4 Corners Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Jefferson Transit Authority will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed 2022-2027 Transit Development Plan (TDP) during the remote regular Authority Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

The Transit Development Plan (TDP) is a document required by WSDOT from all grantees. The TDP summarizes all service and projects from the previous year and lists all planned service and projects for the next six years. WSDOT issues strict guidelines detailing the contents of the TDP. Service planning and projects not listed in the planning portion of the TDP are not eligible for grant funding.

The draft TDP will be available for public review after June 15, 2022 at www.jeffersontransit.com. Click the drop-down menu titled “About JTA” and select “Transit Development Plan.”

Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so via email to Jayme Brooke, Grants/ Procurement Coordinator at jbrooke@jeffersontransit.com or oral testimony via telephone @ 360.385.4777 x110. Written testimony may also be submitted via U.S. Mail to Jayme Brooke, Grants/ Procurement Coordinator, 63 4 Corners Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

JTA will hold a second Public Hearing at 1:30 pm on July 19, 2022. Public testimony regarding the TDP will close at that time. 200467 6/15

The person named below has been appointed as Administrator of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar

SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

No. 16-2-00216-1

TO: The Above-Listed Defendant(s), The Superior Court of Jefferson County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Jefferson County to sell the property described below, to satisfy a judgment in the aboveentitled action. If developed, the property address is: 101 Fleet Dr., Port Ludlow, Washington 98365.

The sale of the above-described property is to take place:

Date/Time: 10:00 AM on 7/22/2022

Place: Jefferson County Court House, Main Entrance 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA, 98368

The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment

On June 1, 2022, Governor Inslee rescinded Proclamation 20-28, requiring open public meeting to be held remotely. Jefferson Transit Authority (JTA) will now hold hybrid public meetings.

To watch the meetings at our facility, visit the boardroom at 63 4 Corners, Port Townsend, WA 98368. To watch virtually visit, www.jeffersontransit. com/public-meeting-notice-page. The meeting agenda, dates/times and remote meeting link will be posted prior to all meetings.

The Jefferson Transit Authority Board meets on the 3rd Tuesday of

Convicted drug thief disputes case: ‘I was railroaded’

Brian Kelly

A Quilcene man was ordered to be held in Jefferson County Jail on $100,000 bail Thursday pending his sentencing on felony drug charges later this month.

Charles Eric Coulter was booked into jail June 8 following a missed court appearance the week before. He had pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, heroin, in a school zone.

Coulter, 59, had been scheduled to appear in court June 3 but never showed up, prompting prosecutors to ask that a $100,000 warrant be issued for his arrest.

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Coulter was arrested on felony drug charges — two counts of selling heroin — in June 2019.

His arrest came after the sheriff’s office used a confidential informant to buy drugs from Coulter three separate times in November and December of 2018, according to court documents.

One alleged transaction happened at Coulter’s home on Cemetery Road in Quilcene on Nov. 21, 2018. That sale was for 1.59 grams for $80.

The second sale was at the East Quilcene Road near its intersection with McInnis Road in Quilcene on Nov. 29, 2018; 1.71 grams for $80.

The alleged third drug sale,

Dec. 10, 2018 on Leland Valley Road near Leland Cutoff Road in Quilcene, was for 1.62 grams for $120.

The informant was searched for drugs and contraband before each drug purchase, according to court documents, and the informant was kept under surveillance as the drug buy was completed with cash provided by a detective with the sheriff’s office.

After the sale, the informant then turned over the suspected heroin that had just been purchased.

The informant was wearing a hidden transmitting and recording device during the drug buys.

The Washington State Patrol Crime Lab tested the heroin that had been purchased, and test results showed two of the drug buys were heroin, but that counterfeit drugs had been sold during the Nov. 29, 2018 purchase.

Authorities also noted that the three drug sales had been made in

a school zone, within 1,000 feet of a bus stop.

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During the June 3 hearing in Jefferson County Superior Court, Coulter’s attorney said Coulter had car trouble and couldn’t make the hearing.

Superior Court Judge Keith Harper signed an order for a $100,000 warrant, adding that Coulter’s record of appearing in court “is turning out to be pretty dismal.”

“And he’s not here,” Harper added.

The judge then said to those attending court via Zoom: “Mr. Coulter, if you can hear me, I would suggest you turn yourself in to the jail.”

“And if you don’t do that and you remain out of custody and have to be arrested, I’m not going to be very impressed,” the judge said.

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Last week’s hearing went off the rails as soon as it started.

“For the record, on the Zoom monitor, you’re Charles Eric Coulter?” Harper asked.

“I can’t take it, man. I can’t deal with this, man. I gotta get out of here, man!” Coulter yelled.

“OK. Are you Charles Coulter?” the judge asked again.

“Am I?” Coulter answered. “I don’t know who I am right now, man. I don’t feel much like myself, your honor.”

“Are you Charles Coulter?” Harper asked again.

“No sir. I don’t think I am,” Coulter said. “I don’t know who I am. I’m not myself right now.”

Harper tried to continue the proceeding over Coulter’s interruptions.

Coulter turned to a corrections officer standing near him, asking, “Who the hell are you?”

When Harper mentioned the arrest warrant that was issued for Coulter after he failed to show up in a court a week earlier, Coulter again interrupted.

“My truck was stuck in the woods,” he said. “It was stuck. I couldn’t get it out of gear.”

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tuppence Macintyre noted that Coulter had shown up for a presentencing substance-abuse screening but added that a homebased drug program was not being recommended, and no facilities are currently accepting methadone clients.

Coulter yelled in disagreement over the video link from the jail and became increasingly animated, jumping up to quickly pace a few steps, then sitting back down on the jail bench, then throwing his head into his hands in his lap.

Macintyre asked sentencing in the case to be scheduled for Friday, June 17.

Coulter responded with a string of obscenities, adding finally, “I can’t deal with this at all.”

As discussions continued on the

terms of his release, the outburst did not abate.

“Mr. Coulter, you are an extremely high risk simply to not show up to court when you are supposed to be here,” the judge said.

Harper reminded Coulter he had already pleaded guilty to two felony counts and was awaiting sentencing.

“That’s bull****,” Coulter responded. “That’s bull****!”

Harper announced sentencing was set for Friday, June 17.

Coulter continued to shout over the judge until the end of the hearing.

“You know what happened in that thing!” he shouted.

“That kid was so dirty. That kid who ratted me out was so dirty! He did not follow his rules that you’re supposed to follow when he was doing that [expletive]! He gave me counterfeit money; he gave them counterfeit dope. I mean, c’mon! That was so dirty! That was bull****!”

The outburst went on.

“If it’s not on the record or anything, I have to say that. It had to be said,” Coulter continued.

“[Expletive]. I have gotten reamed on this [expletive]. I got reamed here, man,” Coulter said. “I got railroaded. Completely railroaded.”

“I can’t take it, man!” he continued to yell again and again before he was taken away by officers.

Brinnon woman expected to admit guilt in alleged theft of gold coins

A Brinnon woman accused of stealing 48 gold Krugerrand coins from the 84-yearold man she’d been working for as a caregiver is expected to reach a plea deal with Jefferson County prosecutors.

Yolanda Noreen Thole, 57, was arrested in November and subsequently charged with first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult and first-degree trafficking in stolen property.

Thole had previously pleaded not guilty to the two felony charges.

During a pretrial hearing in Jefferson County Superior Court June 3, Thole’s attorney told the court the case would not be going

to trial.

“This is a case that has reached resolution,” attorney Lillian Powers told Superior Court Judge Keith Harper.

A change-of-plea hearing has been set for June 24.

Thole had once worked for the alleged theft victim, a Brinnon resident, because he was unable to cook for himself and needed help.

While the man said he had once given two of his Krugerrands — 1-ounce coins minted in South Africa that are predominantly purchased by gold investors — to Thole, he later discovered four dozen Krugerrands were missing from the safe in his mobile home.

At the time of the theft, gold was worth $1,839 per ounce, putting the value of the lost

coins at $88,272.

As the investigation continued, a detective discovered Thole had allegedly sold numerous gold coins to a precious metals shop in Port Hadlock, and the owner of the business provided invoices showing Thole had been paid $53,859 during nine sales between January 2019 and March 2020.

The detective later found another check for $9,500 to Thole from a gold dealer in Sequim from December 2019.

When confronted by the sheriff’s detective, Thole denied getting more than two coins from the victim, but then allegedly started to change her story repeatedly when shown evidence she had indeed sold coins to a local coin shop.

She claimed the victim’s wife had given her the coins before she died of cancer as payment of $88,000 for the care for her husband, and Thole said the man’s sister knew about it.

When contacted by a detective, however, the victim’s sister said she didn’t know anything about gold coins and that Thole had never said anything about her sister giving Thole anything.

Conviction of first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult can result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

First-degree trafficking in stolen property carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a 0,000 fine upon conviction

Here’s what happens when you “shop local.”

• More of your money stays in your local economy For every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses, $68 will stay in the community. What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain? Only $43 stays in the community.*

• You create local jobs

Local businesses are better at creating higher-paying jobs for your neighbors. When you shop locally, you help create jobs for teachers, remen, police o cers, and many other essential professions.

• You help the environment

Buying from a locally owned business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation and less packaging.

• You nurture community Local business owners know you, and you know them. Studies have shown that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.

• You conserve your tax dollars

Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your community. Also, spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested where they belong— in your community!

• You create more choice

Locally owned businesses pick the items and products they sell based on what they know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wider array of unique products because they buy for their own individual markets

• You take advantage of their expertise

You are their friends and neighbors, and locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. ey’re passionate about what they do. Why not take advantage of it?

*Source: Civic Economics – Andersonville Study of Retail Economics.

Brian Kelly

Valedictorians

Salutatorians

CELEBRATING JEFFERSON COUNTY GRADUATES

“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Eryn Munn, Valedictorian Bishop Budnek, Valedictorian

Eugenia Phillips-Frank, Valedictorian

Ava Vaughan, Salutatorian

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Port Townsend

Lia Poore, Salutatorian

Elio Wentzel, Valedictorian

Hailey Gallagher, Salutatorian

Lochlan Krupa, Valedictorian

Maya Dow, Valedictorian

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Quilcene gym lit by the glow of two dozen stars

Brian Kelly

Bunnies and magic, mixed with tears and cheers.

The Quilcene community came together Saturday to celebrate the 24 graduating seniors of the Class of 2022 in a gymnasium packed with parents, families, and friends, and the welcoming sounds of “Hey Look Ma I Made It” by Panic! At The Disco.

From the opening moments of the commencement ceremony, with the spectacular rendition of the National Anthem by Eryn Grace Munn and Savanna Smith, the near-capacity crowd were treated to something special.

Smith, salutatorian for the Class of 0 , flipped the ever-present question of “What do you want to be when you grow up?” inside out.

Instead, she asked, who do you want to be?

“A person’s value is not based on how many accomplishments they have or how much money they make,” Smith told the crowd and her fellow graduates. “We can draw meaning in life by the effect we have on the people around us.”

“Greatness doesn’t have to mean money and fame, it can simply mean leaving the world with a little more hope and kindness than it had before,” she said.

Bishop Budnek, one of the school’s co-valedictorians, adlibbed a bit when he followed.

“Wow. The whole town of Quilcene is here. All 40 of you guys,” Budnek joked.

With quotes from basketball great Michael Jordan, former U.S. Senator Barbara Ann Mikulski, and DJ Khaled, Budnek braided inspiration with humor and reflection.

“We made it,” Budnek said.

“For some of my friends up here, I don’t know how you managed to make it this far or how you were able to listen while sleeping in class, but nonetheless, we made it.

“It was as if it was just yesterday, we were all sitting, listening to Mrs. Takamori read the Hobbit as 12 different people copied off the same worksheet,” he added. “It was as if it was just yesterday we were all sitting together at lunch, laughing together as we talked about Coach Beathard and his terrible umpire calls in boomerball.”

Fellow valedictorian Munn underscored the weird wonder of it all.

“It’s strange to be standing here, isn’t it?” Munn asked. “Here in our cap and gowns like poorly dressed wizards in a 12-year-old’s Dungeons and Dragons Campaign.”

She noted knowing some of her classmates since kindergarten.

“Which is absolutely bonkers,” Munn added. “That’s 12 years. I

don’t know whether to laugh or cry. With a bittersweet note, she reminded everyone that it’s a wide world, “bigger than this little pond we’ve lived in.”

“But, in all honesty, I think that is one of the best things that can happen to a student from Quilcene,” Munn added. “Oftentimes we grow comfortable in what we find familiar. Familiarity is safe, but I think what we need to remember is that the world is wider than this town. We must take a breath and dive into that scary, strange ocean of reality — at least for a while.

Some of her fellow seniors would be going to college, or other states, or even just Seattle for a few days sometimes, she said, but there will always be home.

“My mother always told me I had to leave, but I could always come home. I think that’s a sentiment everyone from Quilcene should carry with them,” Munn said.

English teacher Cailey Takamori gave the commencement address, detailing each of the graduates in a heartfelt speech she came wellequipped for. She set a tissue box down next to the microphone before starting. “These are for me.

Takamori recalled starting her teaching career as a student teacher in Katie Allen’s class, and her time as a coach over the past four years. Behind her sat the three rows of

graduates.

Kevin Alejo, a three-sport athlete and college-bound football player. Budnek, the loud-volume leader. Ashton Johnston, the Rangers’ biggest hype man. The multi-talented Sean Boone. Dalen McBride, D&D enthusiast. The fearless Christian Barney.

Luis “Tony” Roman, “one of the wittiest kids I have ever met.”

Melissa Hayden, one of the quietest kids in class. Serious student Savannah Gallaway. Clutch teammate Teagan Graunke, whose crucial hit sent the softball team to

state. Jokester Gavin Look. Estrella

Rodriguez; expressive, artistic, compassionate. Jakob Miller: “The first student who fell asleep in my class. Munn, the one who smuggled baby bunnies into her class, more than once. Fashion icon Nathan Soderberg. Drummer and talented soul Ewan LeRest. Smith, a state-level singer. The ever-independent Natalie Coffey. The so-strong Kayla Ward. Megan Jones; quiet, thoughtful, and cool. Shelby Love, three-sport senior and class president. Bridget Hitt,

behind-the-scenes planner.

“High school is a time where we grow and find those passions and personalities,” Takamori said.

People, however, change as they move into other roles and places.

“Which is totally OK,” she added. “If we were all the same as we were in high school, I wouldn’t even be able to speak in front of a classroom, much less give a speech in front of a community.”

“Growth and change are a part of life. All I ask is that you don’t lose what makes you you,” she said, sharing her immense pride for each student.

“Thank you all for the past four years, for a great start to my career,” Takamori said. “I am happy that in a way, I am graduating out with you all.”

As “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles played, the graduates left the platform to hand out dozens of roses to family, friends, and loved ones. The presentation of diplomas followed. Tassels turned.

And finally, before Principal Sean Moss could finish his final farewell, the graduation caps flew skyward.

One of the caps fell not far from his feet. And on the top, in gold sticky capital letters, the message: “And to those I love ... Thanks for sticking around.”

Leader photo by Brian Kelly

photo by Brian Kelly

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Quilcene’s student president graduates amid a flood of memories

Brian Kelly

On the top of her graduation cap, there was a photo of her father, Tim, giving Shelby Love a huge bear hug. Surrounded by three gold butterflies, the message in gold letters above the photo said, “I’m standing here today because you helped me find my way.

“I cried when I made it,” Shelby Love told a classmate as they waited to walk into the gym for the Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony at Quilcene High.

Her father wasn’t at her graduation Saturday, but in that way, he was.

Love’s father passed away a month ago, marking a senior year filled with so many emotions and memories, some still hard to bring to mind.

She’s been surrounded, supported by friends and family since the start. Love has been attending school in Quilcene since kindergarten, and she’s known some of her fellow classmates the entire time she’s been in school.

Self-described as shy, until people get to know her, she’s one of two children of Luxmi and Tim Love, and an older sister to Jayden, 14, who’s since gotten his share of sports fame for the Rangers as an eighthgrade scoring sensation for Quilcene’s second-in-state football team. Her mother is a banker at First Federal in Port Townsend; before he passed, her father was a contractor.

The older-sister role fits Shelby Love well.

“It can be tough sometimes. He can be very little brother-like,” she said.

Much has changed since their battles as youngsters, Love added.

“Me and my brother have gotten really close,” she said.

“We used to just battle it out. Now we’re a lot closer, and it’s a lot nicer.”

Love has been the class president for this year’s Class of 2022.

Across the school, and community, she’s well-known as a sports stalwart for the Rangers, a valued member of the volleyball and fastpitch softball teams, and she also made a return to playing varsity basketball during her senior year.

High school hoops has prompted some head-turning moments for sports fans in Quilcene.

During double-headers in the Quilcene gym, Love was one of three players on the basketball team that would leave the court after the final buzzer, only to rush into the locker room and come back suited up for the boys’ games — as a cheerleader at courtside.

It was quite a switch for spectators, from seeing Love dive for loose balls or race for an errant rebound, to arms-raised, foot-stomping crowd-pumping enthusiasm.

Love was joined by two other master students in stamina by junior Ashley Jones and freshman Abby Ward, who also cheered for an entire boys game after wrapping up their varsity game minutes before.

“We were very rushed,” Love recalled.

“I thought it was a lot of fun,” she said. “I loved cheering, and cheering on for the boys. It was very exhausting, but it was very fun.”

Her best memories probably come from sports, she said.

She harkened back to their final playoff game this year, a fastpitch matchup against Darrington where

the Loggers had cut out to a seemingly insurmountable lead.

But the Rangers roared back at the end, winning 14-13.

“We were down eight runs and we came back,” she said. “I’ll always remember that.”

This year was made especially memorable by the softball team’s trip to the 1B state fastpitch championships in Yakima, a streak of 11-straight appearances by the Rangers.

“State is always the best memory. It’s so much fun. It’s just the bonding and being there and having fun together,” Love said.

Love was a pitcher and an outfielder for uilcene. She has been on the team since she was an eighth-grader, and her team’s trip to State marked her third time there, considering that COVID cancelled a complete season for two years.

“We were really all hoping it would come back after the sixth week or so [of the pandemic], but it just cut out,” she recalled.

“It really put a halt on sports, which was kind of devastating,” she said.

The joy of playing wasn’t bound by the scoreboard or lines of wins and losses.

“It brought all of us together and that was how we created family and friendships. So COVID really knocked that out,” she said.

“And then it was hard to connect with people and talk to people. Especially that year, we built so much into that team,” she said of the first softball season to fall by the wayside. “That team had so much potential. And just knocked it all out.”

Volleyball was also cut short, but by only one year. Love has also played for the Rangers’ team since she was

an eighth-grader, and was also on Quilcene’s middleschool team.

“I’ve always just loved the sport,” she said of volleyball. “And coming together as a team; same with fastpitch.”

After school years eclipsed by some darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic, she said her senior year at Quilcene has slipped quickly by.

“I haven’t really thought about the past and all the memories,” she said during an interview a week before the school’s traditional Walk of Fame, a joyous precursor to Saturday’s annual commencement ceremony.

“It’s all just coming to an end. It flew by,” she said.

“The beginning of senior year felt like a week ago.”

Other school years, by

comparison, were more of a stroll than a sprint.

“The other years felt like they were longer. Not as fast. But this year, just went by. I can’t believe we’re graduating in a week,” she said.

Love said she’s really enjoyed the small size of Quilcene schools, which are all combined on one K-12 campus with about 224 students who attend classes there.

“You can make friends with anybody. You know everybody. You can be oneon-one with teachers or get immediate help,” she said.

“It’s been really nice. Everybody’s so close.

In a place where some students have known each other since preschool, Love has a simple secret for maintaining friendships over the

years: “Honesty.

Pressed to name a favorite teacher, Love singled out elementary teacher Katie Allen.

“She was just always there for me, whether I knew it or not,” Love said.

Love quickly added counselor Tiffany Jaber as another school favorite.

“She helped me through a lot,” Love said.

She also expressed thanks for history teacher and coach Mark Thompson, math teacher Jim Weller.

Outside of sports and classwork, Love works at the coffee stand, PNW Press, though coffee isn’t actually her beverage of choice there. Spritzers, on the other hand...

She has also volunteered in the school’s preschool every Wednesday.

Love adores the kids and the time they have together, from puzzles to playtime.

“We’ll walk to the school and we’ll do garden or library. We’ll hang out with the kindergarteners. Or we’ll walk over to the playground or walk through the trails,” she said.

“I love working with kids. Preschool is my favorite thing to do.”

It could be an older sister thing, she said, and maybe that’s related to what she wants to do after graduation.

Love is planning on starting college at Olympic College for an associate’s degree on a path toward a major in early education and teaching.

Her advice to younger students is timeless.

“Don’t be mean, don’t bully,” she said.

And do, as well, what has worked for her: “Soak all the years in with every memory; and just keep making memories.”

Graduating senior shows mettle on path to a new career

Brian Kelly

Jakob Miller certainly has a bead on a tight transition from high school to the work world.

A senior graduating with Quilcene’s Class of 2022, Miller has been studying welding at West Sound Technical Skills Center in Bremerton and has been working at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard since June 2021. The shipyard training program is something he became interested in a few years ago after an older student in Quilcene started the program.

“I thought it was really awesome,” Miller recalled. “My welding teacher motivated me to apply. He spent the entire summer working full-time at the shipyard, spending time in each of the 11 or so trade shops. His return to class this year was short, and his trip back to the shipyard will

come quick.

“I went back to school my first semester to essentially get all my credits to graduate early,” he explained.

“Next week I’m having interviews for all the shops and will eventually get to choose what kind of career path to take inside the yard.

The workaday world is nothing new for Miller. His work ethic and his ability to focus on the job at hand is what he calls his superpower.

“I’ve been doing odd jobs since I was 12 years old.

From mowing lawns, to building decks, making fencings, putting down gravel, or laying concrete, his side work as a teen has included pretty much “a little bit of everything.”

“I found myself very motivated to do really anything,” Miller explained. “My goal when I start a project is to see it through to the end.”

He also did an apprenticeship as a blacksmith under Stryker Gooch. His biggest lesson there: patience.

“With blacksmithing you don’t really see the metal moving. You feel like the metal isn’t going anywhere, but you can slowly see it shaping in the way you want,” Miller explained. “Otherwise, it’s going to be rushed and it won’t be as desirable as you would have liked.

The son of Denise and Eli Miller, he’s an older sibling, with brother James a year younger.

He’s been attending school in Quilcene since kindergarten.

In high school, his favorite subject has been math.

Miller is described as curious, motivated, and, of course, hardworking.

He’s not bothered by many things. Maybe waiting in line. People who haggle. And, well, maybe cats meowing profusely, that would be Yin Yang.

“My youngest cat does that the most,” Miller laughed.

Miller was a sports standout for the Rangers. He played football for Quilcene

from eighth grade to his junior year. And in baseball, he started in third grade in Little League and continued all the way through his junior year, as well.

The training program in Bremerton cut short any return to sports his senior year.

That’s OK, though.

“I like learning and I like the concept of fabrication and

being able to use my mind and kind of connect the dots,” he said.

One of his favorite teachers has been Bela Kovacs, the welding instructor at West Sound Tech. At Quilcene High, it’s been math teacher Jim Weller. His proficiency with metal, combined with genuine artistic talent, has made Miller a winner.

Miller won multiple awards during the 2022 Olympic Peninsula High School Art Exhibition, held by Peninsula College. A ceramic, two-legged vase garnered him a second place in the 3-D category. He also earned an honorable mention for a metal rose sculpture he made while at West Sound Tech. It was created from mild steel, complete with thorns and a rosebud, about 9 inches long. Under a perfect scenario, his creativity would lead him to his dream job someday.

“I’d like to own my own business selling my own art, as far as welding and clay. It’s kind of like my dream to be able to be independent and not have to work for someone else. To be my own boss do what I love,” he said. For those who follow at Quilcene, Miller gave a little for the school’s next batch of Ranger seniors.

He laughed when he said it was really nothing new: “I’m going to say expect the worst and hope for the best.”

Port Townsend seniors share memories, press for change at graduation ceremony

Whether it’s the good, the bad, or the ugly, Port Townsend High School’s Class of 2022 has seen it all. Advancing past the myriad of challenges presented to them over the past four years, the Red Hawk seniors rose to the challenge and passed with flying colors.

Hundreds of families, friends, and supporters showed up to Fort Worden’s McCurdy Pavilion Friday evening to show their love for the Class of 2022.

With a massive 2022 sign illuminating behind them, Port Townsend’s 82 seniors graced the stage full of glee.

Associated Student Body President Jerome Reaux Jr. started off the merriment with a greeting speech to his peers and graduation attendees.

“I want to thank my fellow seniors for having my back through this time,” Reaux said. “We earned our right to be on this stage.”

He thanked his peers, teachers, staff, and attendees for their constant support through it all, concluding with, “let’s give the crowd what they came to see; a jolly good damn show.”

Next, the class’ three valedictorians spoke, starting with Maya Dow.

Dow called back to the many memories she made through the high school and Port Townsend, noting that she’d been attending the school’s high school graduations since the age of 5.

“This moment is special and this town is special,” Dow said.

“Here, right now, instead of names on a list of several hundred graduates, tonight we are each recognized as people who have ambitions and unique traits. Here, in Port Townsend, we have always been celebrated as individuals.”

Referencing multiple inside jokes and laughing along with her peers, Dow concluded with: “Whether we leave or stay, this community is our home.”

Tri-valedictorian Lochlan

Krupa discussed finding friendship and belonging while he was a student, and encouraged the Class of 2022 to seek friends and colleagues who welcome them as their true selves without reticence for fear of judgement, expanding on that point through a thought-provoking journey he took before high school.

“The summer before my freshman year, I embarked on a two-week backpacking trip in the Olympic Mountains,” Krupa said.

Hiking with his fellow teens, Krupa encountered a friend with the alias “Ace,” and he discussed the deep wisdom gained from a conversation with the friend.

“Ace said that we all wear

a suit of armor. We shield our vulnerabilities, our true selves, for the fear of the swords and arrows of others’ judgements, assumptions, and words. Yet during our backpacking trip, every boy began to shed pieces of his armor; a shoulder pad here, a greave there, eventually everyone’s helmet came off,” he said.

“It is these moments, moments of openness, of realness, that we live for,” he said.

Krupa concluded with a message to his peers.

“Our armor may be safe, but it is also really heavy, and dark. So I am speaking directly to you, Class of 2022, when I say that as we become the politicians, artists, mechanics, engineers, scientists, disc golf champions, and professional Clash Royale players that we are meant to be, we should remember to seek the people and places that allow us to be seen,” he said.

“That allows us to remove our breastplate without fear, to feel the sun on our bare skin. For it is through authenticity that we foster connection, and through connection that we foster joy.”

Fellow valedictorian

Elio Wentzel started with a political statement on gun violence in schools and violence against members of the LGBTQ+ community.

“In the United States, school isn’t always a safe place to be,” Wentzel said.

“There have been at least 96 incidents of gunfire on school grounds so far this year, and I was worried

that number would increase between the writing of this speech and graduation.

“An estimated 82 percent of transgender people have considered suicide, with the highest rates among trans youth, and still there are countless new anti-LGBTQ+ bills being created for the sole purpose of making it more difficult to be yourself.

“I don’t think I’m being blindly optimistic when I say that our generation will be the one to create tangible solutions to these systemic issues,” Wentzel said to applause.

Wentzel praised the graduating class for constant support and love.

“The most important thing

I learned in school, aside from the care and keeping of bonsai trees, is that humanity will never settle,” Wentzel said. “Activists in our own right, we have stood up for ourselves, our peers, and the world we are inheriting through day-to-day interactions and even legislation. Thank you to everyone that taught me the importance of a quick peer check-in on challenging days, and for making this town the haven that it is.”

Co-salutatorian Hailey Gallagher stressed life is not linear, using her experiences with horse training to make her point.

“A full life isn’t a clear path. It isn’t just a series of

successes or failures that can be characterized as good or bad,” Gallagher said. “Life is a confusing tangle of learning experiences that aren’t good or bad.

She then praised her colleagues, and added: “The Class of 2022 is a group of strong, resilient, passionate people with tangled paths of learning experiences ahead of us.”

As we head off on our nonlinear journeys, I can’t wait to see what incredible lessons we learn from our future teachers in life and how we apply that knowledge to create a happier, safer, more accepting, and more sustainable world.”

Co-salutatorian Lia Poore underscored the importance of getting back to the basics through her formative experiences as a gymnast.

“As I grew up in the sport, I learned countless lessons. One of the most impactful was the importance of foundation,” Poore said.

Referencing world-famous Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ battle with the “twisties,” a disorienting experience when an athlete’s mind and body are out of sync, Poore noted the importance of foundation and remastering the basics.

“ ven the most influential and accomplished people, like Simone, face unexpected challenges. No matter the scale or situation, setbacks are inevitable, but the way we tackle these challenges is what matters the most,” she said.

“So don’t be afraid to go back to the basics, because

when faced with opposition, the best thing to do might be to remember what pushes you to keep going or to reflect on the qualities that make you who you are.”

Graduate Julia Neville, the faculty speaker, expressed the importance and capability for joy and healing that laughter can bring.

“I have always loved and believed in the transformative power of humor, in the way a joke can bring about crinkled eyes and beaming smiles,” Neville said. “I’ve seen firsthand that laughter not only changes one’s mood, but their life and the lives of those around them.”

“At such a pivotal point in our lives, graduates, as we feel ambivalent about our futures and reflect on the nearly insurmountable challenges we have to overcome, we need some sort of pick-meup, and that is laughter,” she added.

Port Townsend High teacher Ben Dow delivered a poem to the audience, filled with references to the many memories made with the seniors throughout their four years together.

Class speaker Kenneth Nichol rounded off the speeches with a humorous and heartfelt recounting of the highs and lows of school.

“Being subjected to the pandemic gave us qualities that we will keep for the rest of our lives. We grew to be resilient, disciplined, and adaptable, and we gained the experience to face sudden adversities at a young age,” Nichol said.

“Life threw us some lemons these past few years, but from that we made some damn good lemonade.”

Nichol said each senior faced diverging roads after high school to follow their dreams.

“Change can feel bittersweet, but despite the amazing support we’ve received and great memories made, it probably feels time to say goodbye to our beautiful cement couch and the mysterious brown ceiling stains that make Port Townsend High, Port Townsend High,” he said, joking.

“No matter how far our roads lead us apart, we will always be connected; we will always be the Port Townsend Class of 2022.

Following the student speeches, string musicians Maya Dow, Antonio Powers, Lochlan Krupa, Tusker Behrenfeld, and Lia Poore delivered a quintet performance of “Ani Ma’amin” by John Leautt.

Additionally, Behrenfeld performed an exhilarating violin solo of “Appalachian Waltz” by Mark O’Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, and Edgar Meyer. With that, the Port Townsend Class of 2022 crossed the stage, celebrating as they anticipate where life will take them next.

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art form.

“At this point, photography, it’s been a strong constant for me.

There’s very little that recent Port Townsend High School graduate lio Went el can’t do.

Whether it’s photography, reading, learning new languages, or art in just about any medium, Wentzel is not only an artist, but a scholar.

They recently earned valedictorian status — shared as a three-way tie between Wentzel and two other Port Townsend High seniors — and plan to continue their education by getting immersed in liberal arts at the prestigious Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Though they enjoy art in its many forms, a major muse for Went el is photography.

“A big passion of mine since middle school has been photography,” Went el said. “I think that photography is a very powerful way to communicate ideas.

After getting their first camera in middle school, Wentzel immediately found inspiration through the

It’s so accessible,” Went el said.

“There’s a lot of merit in taking photos … it really challenges your eye to see things.

Whether it’s fidgeting with the manual settings to get a better grasp of the craft or finding new ways to capture a subject in a creative way, working with the camera has been a hobby with staying power for the senior.

Photography may be a major passion for Wentzel, but perhaps one of their oldest and most dear hobbies has been reading.

“I love books so much my mom Joy Went el is the district librarian in school,” they said. “We would always go to the library together.”

One of the graduate’s favorite books that really was eye-opening for them was “In the Dream House” by Carmen Maria Muchado.

The book really spoke on a nuanced queer relationship and the intricacies within that, Wentzel

As a member of and strong advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, the senior is incredibly passionate about the advancement and acceptance of that community, other marginalized voices, environmentalism, and so much more.

Linda Lenz, one of Wentzel’s favorite teachers through high school, aided the graduate in understanding and advocating for the environment and working to counter climate change.

“She’s just so great, she always talks about connecting school to real-world problems and is a huge environmental person,” Wentzel said.

Another impressive way that the graduate finds connection with others is through their constant pursuit of learning new languages.

Went el is fluent in Spanish, good with Italian, and is in the process of learning Yiddish in an effort to connect with their ancestry.

“My family definitely has Jewish roots, and I want to rediscover them

with my older family,” they said.

“I’ve found that language was a really good cultural connection for

me.

Went el has committed to Ivy League college Yale University and will attend the institution this fall, looking to broaden their horizons and get immersed in the numerous arts and sciences programs offered there.

The senior is diving into college and looking to try out as many things as possible, Went el said.

Although it’s a big step from the West Coast to New England, the graduate has family who lives in the area to help with the transition.

Wentzel is excited by “the thought of living directly in a city … [and] it’s a huge change, but something I will grow from,” they said.

The graduate’s plan is to immerse themself into a wide range of classes at Yale to learn more and more every day.

“I love the liberal arts education and how there’s so much room to explore interesting topics with really smart people,” Went el said.

Graduating PT athlete to pursue professional disc golf aspiration

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Mark Anderson, a Port Townsend High School graduate of the Class of 2022, enjoys sports of every kind, but his true passion lies in the flying disc sport of disc golf.

Whether it’s the process of throwing a perfect drive through the tree-lined disc golf course at H.J. Carroll Park or the gratifying, ringing sound one hears after gliding a putt into the basket, there’s nothing the senior loves more.

“My favorite thing to do is play disc golf; thats the goal in life for me. I really want to to be a professional disc golfer,” Anderson said.

As an athlete, competitor, and lover of the outdoors, the sport is the perfect fit for the young adult.

The disc golf enthusiast first got into the niche sport when his brother, Luke Anderson, invited him to try it out a couple years back.

“My brother got me into [disc golf] like two years ago; we went

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outside and there were some discs around,” he said.

Fast forward to today, and Anderson’s passion for the sport has expanded beyond a favorite hobby or pastime. He has real aspirations to keep at it in hopes of going pro.

On the weekends, he’s usually out on the course participating in local and regional tournaments and leagues.

Now that he has more free time, the graduation senior plans to pursue pro status full-time and work his way up the ranks.

Many days he can be found at H.J. Carroll Park gliding discs into the basket on his home course.

Anderson even dedicated his senior project to improve the disc golf course at the park.

“For my senior project, I remodeled the course,” he said. “The old sign (at the start of the course) was really beat up I remodeled it, stained it, and made it more welcoming to people. It was a fun project.

Although disc golf is Anderson’s cardinal passion, his second love in the athletic space has to be “the beautiful game,” otherwise known as soccer.

The graduate was a part of the ast Jefferson Rivals this spring,

playing as No. in the midfield.

“I’ve been playing soccer since about fifth grade I’ve always had an interest for it,” Anderson said.

“The high school team is great.”

“I really like the team here everybody in it and the coach

Robert Cantley ,” he said.

Beyond sports, Anderson enjoyed his time at Port Townsend High, though he attended many classes online through the school district’s OC AN -1 program.

“The teachers were really nice there and helped me throughout the whole year,” Anderson said of the OC AN program. “I learned a lot of life skills in school and I learned a ton of information.”

“For me, it was a lot better [to do it] by myself … it was a lot easier and I learned a lot more,” he added.

Two of Anderson’s favorite teachers through the years have been Blue Heron Middle teacher Brett Navin and Port Townsend High teacher Tim Behrenfeld.

“I’d say they were both super nice people and always there to help,” the graduate said.

Now that high school is in the rear-view mirror, Anderson will continue to chase his dream to become Port Townsend’s first-ever professional disc golfer.

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Port Townsend High School Scholarship Foundation Endowment

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Mark Anderson moves forward with the ball in an East Jefferson Rivals soccer game in the spring. Leader photo by James Sloan

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Chimacum graduates display determination, dexterity, resilience

After four years together, and for many Chimacum graduates even more than that, the tight-knit group closed its final chapter of a high school career full of changes and many ups and downs.

But the one constant that endured past the adversity of endless mounds of homework, a newly-combined athletic program, or dealing with a two-year pandemic, was family.

Mounds of confetti and errant graduation caps littered the McCurdy Pavilion stage at Fort Worden as the young adults crossed the bridge into a new stage of life, with a tidal wave of applause from admiring friends and family members echoing throughout the venue.

With a massive, neon 2022 sign behind them, 56 seniors beamed with pride and jubilation following the major milestone.

Faculty-elected speaker and Chimacum graduate Jacob Constable kicked off the speeches with congratulations to his classmates, and to the family, friends, and supporters who helped get them to the finish line.

“I would like to thank everyone here for supporting the young adults who are graduating today. The past years have been tough, and I don’t mean COVID, I mean all of it; schools, jobs, and everything else,” Constable said. “But we are here on this stage today, and that’s what matters.”

He reminded his classmates to take a moment to commend themselves for all their hard work, and to not get bogged down by the challenges before and the obstacles to come.

“It’s easy to only remember the roadblocks and potholes along the last 13 years. But let’s take a moment to think back to how you solved whatever problem that you got stuck on,” he said.

“You need to embrace the efforts that you put into every single thing that you do. You don’t have to constantly tell yourself, ‘Good job,’ but you just simply need to acknowledge the efforts that you put in. If you fall off a horse, at least you got back up.

“It’s not about trying to please other people – that is part of it – but not as much as trying to make yourself happy. You don’t need to worry about every single person’s happiness. You need to make yourself happy, embracing the things that make you happy and the things that you enjoy,” Constable added.

Student-elected speaker Tiffany Bell discussed the profound bond built between the classmates as they navigated through high school, and the family forged through the years.

“For four long years, we have been in high school. Although the last two months have slipped away in the blink of an eye, four years is a pretty long time,” Bell said.

“And it’s long enough for us to look around at each other today and realize that this Class of 2022 has become a family.”

“Now, I would argue that while maybe we aren’t truly ‘friends,’ anyone with siblings can tell you as I can, that living with a bunch of other kids does not make you friends. It does, however, make you a family,” Bell added.

Bell advised her peers that what Chimacum High lacks in size, it makes up for in deep connection and familiarity with each other.

“It’s not common for people to be able to look at their graduating class and know everyone’s names. Graduating classes of hundreds and thousands don’t have that luxury. We know each other,” she said.

“Now, as we go through the doorway into our future, we can always remember the home we’ve had, the family we made.”

Viola Phillips Frank took the podium next as the honorary student speaker, asking the graduates to find gratitude and urging them to pass forward the torch of appreciation.

She started off by acknowledging the sometimes under-appreciated school staff that keep things running

smoothly.

“As this year’s graduating class remembers those who have made a difference in our lives, the names that come to mind might be our parents, coaches, and teachers, and rightfully so; they have taught and mentored us throughout school,” Phillips Frank said.

“However, we sometimes forget the other staff, many of whom we may never speak to or even see, who make it so that we have a clean, safe, and productive place to learn each and every day. Counselors and kitchen staff, secretaries and nurses, custodians, bus drivers, and class and club advisors.

Referencing National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, Phillips Frank beckoned her classmates to find gratitude and continue to be brave in the face of adversity.

“Regardless of whether you’re graduating today, in a few years, or walked triumphantly across the stage decades ago, keep this in mind: Gratitude is a choice. Appreciation is a choice,” she said.

“You have the power, each and every day, to give thanks to those who warrant your praise. And remember; just as you can thank those who sparked a flame in you, so too may you pass forward a glowing ember.”

Class president and salutatorian Ava Vaughan-Misfud spoke to the power of resilience when plans go

awry. Reading a line from Scottish poet Robert Burns’ poem, “To a Mouse,” she gave her contrasting perspective on the poem’s bleak outlook on the uncertainty of life and futility of foresight.

“As I reflect on the past four years of high school, Burns’ words ring true, but they disregard one crucial quality of human existence; a quality that has prompted us all to rebuild our nests and has propelled us onto this stage today. An ineffable, powerful force we often call resilience,” Vaughan-Misfud said.

Delving into the ill-fated results of stringent planning, the graduate returned to the power of resilience.

“My plan was everything Robert Burns had described nearly 250 years ago. It was a scheme destined to leave grief and pain for promised joy. Yet, everything worked out for the best,” she said. “How could it be that despite my failed plans, and in the face of such difficult challenges, I — and indeed the rest of my class, emerged victoriously? As I suggested, the answer is astonishingly clear; resilience.

Shared valedictorian Eugenia Phillips Frank shared the power of words and actions, and urged her peers to challenge authority and bring change to the world as part of the new generation.

“Some people, including myself,

are proud to have sharpened and honed our words into the most effective tool we have,” Phillips Frank said. “Let the power of the right words not be understated. Let us not ever forget that words have both laid the foundation for great societies and swung the hammer that brings empires crashing down.

“No matter how high our rhetoric soars, true impact will always lie in that crucial final step: the action. And so, we recognize the sparkling truth of this momentous day. As members of Chimacum’s 104th graduating class and as newlyminted adults, we can finally sei e ownership of the action we long for each time authority lets us down,” she added.

Phillips Frank urged the graduates to vote, protest, and boycott for the good causes they hold dear.

“When words alone fail, do not blame the words. Reflect on them, then wrap them up carefully, put them in your pocket for safekeeping, and act,” she said.

“You will always be louder that way, and you’ll have your words right by your side when it comes time to call upon them once more. But for now, your piece of the action awaits. Claim it.”

Shared valedictorian Micajah Shiflett wrapped up the speeches by addressing the graduates’ perseverance in the face of constant challenges, and ability to rise above the circumstances.

As a younger generation, we have been faced with constant changes that we lack control over, and it is our response to these circumstances that define our present lives, as well as what is to come,” Shiflett said.

Referencing the COVID-related adversity the students faced on a daily basis, he praised the Class of 2022 for rising above.

“The one-way halls, the temperature gauge every day before school, the COVID tests; these necessary precautions all made school repetitive and tedious, more than school had ever been before. There was simply no alternative,” Shiflett said.

“And yet, throughout all the torment, all the stress from both the social and physical world, we persevered. Instead of giving up on ourselves and blaming our problems, we continued to push through and follow our dreams.”

“Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley rang through the halls of the pavilion as the graduates popped confetti all over the stage in celebration, eagerly awaiting the next chapter of life.

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Chimacum grad looks forward to looking back

Brian Kelly

It’s OK to look back.

You might learn something.

With one chapter of his life coming to a close, and an exciting new chapter set to start, Chimacum High’s Micajah Shiflett said he’s eager to look ahead, while still appreciating the past.

He has been a student in Chimacum since his freshman year. His father, a career Navy man who was once stationed in Bangor, wanted to live in Washington state when he retired. The last week of school has been a whirlwind, he said.

“I’m excited and nervous at the same time. I’m getting prepared to go to college,” he said. “This final week is just slammed full of projects, exams, and all that. It’s pretty tough.

Next up is Washington State University in Pullman.

“It’s a smaller school. Eastern Washington; less people,” he explained. “I do not like cities that well.”

His field of study is already set.

“I like history, I’m a history fan,” he said.

He noted the famous quote from Spanish writer and philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

“I feel like it’s important to know history. I just like to know about ancient cultures. Our own country, too,” he added, noting his course studies over the past two years in Chimacum on presidential policies.

“Like the New Deal by FDR. How that helped pull us from the Great Depression. His help in World War II,” Shiflett said. “And all the policies that kind of screwed us over, too.”

That begs the age of question of ‘If you could have dinner with a historical figure, who would it be?”

Who would Shiflett’s choice be, for a burger and Coke?

“The easy one would be George Washington. Other than that … if I could go into ancient history, and they could speak English, or if I spoke their language — there’s quite a few for me.

Asked for one, his reply: “Julius Caesar.”

When talk turned to favorites, Shiflett also stepped into the Wayback Machine.’

His theme song?

That late 1980s-nugget-turned-omnipresent-internet gag, “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.

“That’s our class song this year,” Shiflett noted.

“I kind of like, in terms of music, Nintendo. The soundtrack of the games, I just like to listen to it while I’m studying,” he said. “I think they are kind of neat.”

For favorite movies, Shiflett likes the oldmeets-new flair of the “Jurassic Park” series. Which sort of nods toward his dream job.

“Growing up, I liked dinosaurs. If I were to be an archeologist, a famous archeologist, that would be amazing to my childhood self,” he said. “I still like that stuff today. History, big thing.”

“More realistically, being a lawyer of my own law firm would be a cool thing,” Shiflett added.

Shiflett has been intensely involved in school activities at Chimacum High.

He was the executive treasurer for the ASB, and played soccer and football all four years. And don’t forget, one of the Class of 2022’s two valedictorians.

“I played tennis one year. It’s a lot harder than you think,” he said.

Shiflett added it was a winning move to combine the Chimacum and Port Townsend sports programs.

“I think it’s really great. Before we just had nobody; very few people on our team,” he said.

“My freshman year, we barely had 11 people on our soccer team. You need 11 to play,” Shiflett noted.

“The turnout has been great. We had around 50 kids on the football team. Combining our talent from both schools — it’s done very well for us in football. We won our league championship.”

For a student of history, now and in the years to come, he’s leaving Chimacum with some good memories. Including a cheeky new one.

“My friends. I’m going to be in contact with them, I’m sure, for years. I’ll remember teachers, some special moments,” he said.

“Today our band teacher was giving us

a slice of cake from a Class of 2022 cake,”

Shiflett added with a laugh. “But people purposefully gave him the slice that said ‘ass’ on it.

Looking back, Shiflett said he’s changed as time’s gone by.

“I used to be really shy,” he recalled.

“I’m a lot more outgoing and extraverted.

Level-headed I guess, a little more.”

On advice for freshman, Shiflett said: “Don’t argue with teachers. And if you actually do the work, you will get somewhere in life. And don’t pick up a vape.”

But what advice would he give himself, if he could, when he was 10?

“Invest in Tesla stock,” he said.

Chimacum senior salutes teachers, fellow students

Brian Kelly

There was a funny saying about Jacob Constable a few years back.

Constable, one of this year’s 58 graduating seniors in Chimacum High’s Class of 2022, recalled his freshman and sophomore years on the football team. He was a lineman on the team, and for players on the other side, seemingly unstoppable.

“I ended up getting this nickname, ‘Snowman,’” he recalled.

“And the jingle, ‘No man can stop the Snowman.’”

Every single time in practice against Chimacum’s starting offense, Constable rushed through the line.

But one of his favorite memories of attending school in Chimacum was the time he got hit by that frosty feeling.

“One year during the talent show I was asked to help someone who was being a scientist/magician type thing,” Constable said.

He was asked by someone to come up and tell some jokes during the act. And the person who asked, he recalled, had always laughed at his every joke.

“However, I walked up there, one of the jokes I said: What’s a balloon’s least

favorite type of music?”

The audience waited. Then the answer.

“Pop.”

Constable laughed at the memory. At the time, at his jokes, the crowd didn’t.

“They were bad jokes,” he admitted.

“When you tell an audience bad jokes, you can hear, you can feel, their mood. I could hear them sighing in the crowd. And it brought me so much joy.

That’s that Constable charm. Methodically understated, easy at prompting a “Wait, are you serious?” reaction.

Constable, 17, has been a student in Chimacum since the third grade, since his father moved here from Kentucky.

The son of Amie and Jamison Constable, he’s the youngest in a blended family.

“I am literally the youngest of of them,” he said. “It’s been great, honestly.” Long pause.

“I was being sarcastic.

When asked to describe himself, a few adjectives come to mind.

“Probably lazy. I have a nice lazy personality,” he said.

Then comedic.

“I like joking around with people and messing around with them a little bit, too. Lots of people tell me I’m kind and considerate,” Constable said.

“But I am also the person who would trip a 5-year-old,” he said without missing a beat.

Speaking of beats, it brings up another “Wait, what?” moment: Constable’s favorite music genres.

Classical music is a passion, he said. Beethoven, Mozart.

“I also really like dubstep,” Constable said, referring to the style of bass-heavy electronic dance music.

“When you get classical and dubstep together, two musics that are normally

completely opposite, and make a mixture of the two of them, it’s actually pretty nice,” he said.

At Chimacum High, Constable said his favorite classes have been math and science. Add yearbook, too, as a late discovery.

Math teacher David Porter has been one of his favorite teachers.

“My freshman year I was in his classes. It was like geometry first thing in the morning.

“I just kept falling asleep over and over. Instead of just yelling at me and moving me to the front of the class so I wouldn’t fall asleep … he would have fun with it,” Constable said.

Like the one time he fell asleep in math class, and the other students slipped a note into his pocket. That was a good prank, he admitted.

As his senior year comes to an end, Constable said

he’s not the type of guy to get nostalgic.

“When it comes to Chimacum High School, I don’t know how many things I’ll remember. It’s hard for me to find sentimental value in experiences,” he said.

“At the same time, I will miss these teachers. A lot of them were really, really nice and they actually care about the students. I notice that about a lot of the teachers.”

To be true, high school has had its moments.

“Honestly, the most enjoyable thing for me has been watching all my fellow classmates go from, well, there’s only one way I can put this, young and dumb, to more and more mature as time’s went on.

“I have even seen the changes in myself, and I’ve just really enjoyed watching people grow up, in a sense,” he said.

For younger high school students, Constable said he

would advise them: “You got to work with the teachers, not against them. If you do that, then you’ll have much better high school career. You’ll have a much better time here.”

“The kids who always got in arguments with the teachers have a lot less fun at school,” he said.

But what advice would he give 10-year-old Jacob Constable?

He laughed.

“Don’t skip eighth-grade math. It was such a bad decision. ‘Intro to algebra.

Constable learned it had been a bad choice when he started ninth grade.

“When the algebra teacher says on the first day, ‘We’re going to be using what you learned on your first day in your eighth-day math class.

“I still remember that line. It echoes in my head sometimes. Those words will stick with me forever,” he said.

“Sixth-graders or seventh-graders, I would tell them, never skip a year of math. Ever. It was a terrible decision.”

After high school, Constable said he was planning on getting “a normal job.”

He plans on saving money for school, and hopes to pursue a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

He wants to someday become a police officer, and eventually, a detective.

“I’ve always wanted to help people. But at the same time, I know I can’t be a doctor,” Constable said.

“Cure a disease? I know I’m not that person,” he said.

“But I know I can be the guy who chases down some purse thief.

He’s got the name for it already, he added.

“In Britain, a police officer is called a constable,” he smiled.

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“I have even seen the changes in myself, and I’ve just really enjoyed watching people grow up, in a sense.”