Port Ludlow Voice

by Brad Martin, Port Ludlow Fire Chief

Area residents are asking how to schedule a Covid-19 vaccination appointment. Appointments are only available when the sites have sufficient vaccine. Updated information will be available on Jefferson County Public Health Department’s webpage at jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/1429/Covid-19, or on Jefferson Healthcare’s webpage (below). Check to see which age group is currently being vaccinated before making an appointment.

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Jefferson County Library staff miss having patrons inside the building. Leadership is actively monitoring guidance from Governor Jay Inslee, hoping the county Covid-19 case numbers will soon lower sufficiently to safely open doors for short visits. With any luck, the library may be open for Grab-n-Go by the time you read this! Receive up-to-the-minute news by signing up for JCL’s weekly eNewsletters at jclibrary.info/news-letter-opt-in/. 

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While we haven’t actually held a meeting since March of the dreaded 2020, the First Wednesday Luncheon is alive and well in spirit. Representatives from the Luncheon Committee keep in communication with the Tri-Area Food Bank, which we support, and some volunteer there every week.

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by Dave Morris, President, EJBA

East Jefferson Beekeepers Association (EJBA) is offering online Beginning Beekeeping classes beginning Saturday, March 13. Two narrated modules are posted each week for five weeks, with an optional hands-on apiary visit.

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Join experts for Compass & Clock’s monthly Compass Points series on Thursday, March 18, at 11:30 a.m. This month our “lunch & learn” topic is The Joy & Benefits of Gardening at Any Age.

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The Port Ludlow DigitalLife (PLDL) Board of Directors held our annual meeting via Zoom on Monday, October 19, 2020. We discussed our treasury, approved the minutes from last year’s annual meeting, and the future of our three special-interest groups: Camera, Photo editing, and All Things Apple. We reviewed progress with our community outreach programs (Habitat for Humanity and Bayside), approved the revised Bylaws, and elected a new board.

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Located on a seven-acre waterfront campus in Port Hadlock, the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding begins the new year celebrating its 40^th anniversary teaching hands-on skills.

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IRS-certified AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be available again this year to prepare and electronically file tax returns at several sites in Jefferson County.  The service is free of charge. The TAX-AIDE program is sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation, and is available for low- and middle-income taxpayers of all ages. 

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Washington Sea Grant (WSG), the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and the Washington Department of Health (WDOH) have received a grant for $279,926 from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Centers for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (NCCOS CSCOR) to estimate the socioeconomic benefits of SoundToxins, an early warning system for harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Puget Sound.

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Join Richard Tizzano and Tony Hinson on Tuesday, February 9 and Tuesday, February 23 at 11:30 a.m. as they explore estate and life care planning solutions that prepare you properly to protect your assets and remain independent. Topics include healthcare, Medicare & Medicaid, long-term care insurance, maintaining quality of life, aging in place, preserving wealth, estate plans, and supplemental needs trusts.

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