Community News – PL Voice

January 8, 2023January 31, 2023

Sylvia the Octopus to be Released

PTMSC Website

Port Townsend Marine Science Center will soon be releasing its giant Pacific octopus

The PTMSC aquarium will be open this weekend, January 7th & 8th, for the public to visit Sylvia

January 6, 2023January 31, 2023

Styrofoam Collection

John Goldwood — Styrofoam Recycle Coordinator

Tue, Jan 17th
9:30 – 11:00 AM

Bridge Deck
21 Harbor Drive
Port Ludlow, WA 98365

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

PSO Bluebills Volunteer of the Year

PSOB Website

The first PSO Bluebills Myron Vogt Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Bob Keaver on December 5 at their annual Christmas luncheon held at the Bay Club. Bob joined the Bluebills in 2015.

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

*Small Kid Time New Year’s Celebration

by Milt Lum, Staff Writer

Small kid time is a pidgin English phrase used by aging residents and expats from Hawaii to describe their childhood experiences. Island culture at the time before statehood, internet, and cell phones, reflected a care-free period of running about with slippas (flip-flops), eating with your fingers, having shaved-ice drool on your t-shirt, and burning firecrackers on New Year’s Eve.

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Pups Love Cove Coffee

By Snorri Pup

Cove Website

Woofles! Have you been to Cove Coffee? They are right by the recycling at 98 Village Way, and OH MY DOG! I pup love them! They’ve been open for over a year now, and I don’t know how I pup lived without them.

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Jefferson Land Trust Eyes Green Burial Options

JLT Website

The popularity of green burial, as discussed in the Going Gentle, Going Green article on this page is spreading fast. In recent news, the Olympic Wildland Burial Grounds LLC, Jefferson Land Trust’s new conservation burialfocused subsidiary, has announced plans to eventually offer two natural burial options—a wildland cemetery and a memorial forest.

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Going Gentle, Going Green

by Evie Maxwell, Staff Writer

When it comes to caring for Mother Earth, the funeral industry, like virtually all others, has a lot to answer for. From the massive pyramids built by ancient kings to the endless acres of gravestones and mausoleums dotted throughout U.S. cities, to the potential carcinogens lurking in embalming fluids and the onslaught of man-made materials hiding beneath artificially green fields, the business of caring for the dead has not been ecologically kind.

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Meet Your Firefighters

By Ron Dawson, Guest Writer

Naaman McGuffey

Meet Naaman McGuffey, Resident Firefighter/EMT in-training at Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue. He began his career in September and has been in the position for three months. He is from Port Angeles, where he has lived his whole life. He decided to become a firefighter after several ride-alongs responding to emergency calls. He has a desire to serve the community and to “do work worth doing.” After seeing a traffic accident at Highway 104 and Paradise Bay Road, where the department responded, he knew that the job provided the opportunity for him to serve the public. He had previously been considering joining the Marines as a military option.

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

A New Year of Programs at the Jefferson County Library

JCL Website

A new year brings new programs and events from the Jefferson County Library District. These include: an eight-week series on Basic Computer Skills, winter reading events for kids and adults, and another exciting round of Live Online Author Talks. Visit the events calendar at jclibrary.info for program details.

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

First Wednesday Luncheon

Come wind down from all the hectic holiday hoopla, and join us for some bingo with friends. You will find us on Wednesday, January 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Beach Club. What a fun way to start the new year! This luncheon is a BYOL (bring your own lunch). Treats, tea, coffee, and water will be provided.