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.
Continue reading “First Wednesday Luncheon Reports on Food Bank”Wanted: Port Ludlow Beekeepers
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.
Continue reading “Wanted: Port Ludlow Beekeepers”DigitalLife Updates & Events
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.
Continue reading “DigitalLife Updates & Events”Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s New Term Begins Soon
Located on a seven-acre waterfront campus in Port Hadlock, the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding begins the new year celebrating its 40th anniversary teaching hands-on skills.
Continue reading “Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s New Term Begins Soon”Free AARP Tax-Aide Service
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.
Continue reading “Free AARP Tax-Aide Service”Estimating the Socioeconomic Benefits of SoundToxins, an Early Warning System for Harmful Algal Blooms in Puget Sound
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.
Continue reading “Estimating the Socioeconomic Benefits of SoundToxins, an Early Warning System for Harmful Algal Blooms in Puget Sound”7 Cedars Hotel is Open
The long-time vision of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has become a reality. 7 Cedars’ 100-room hotel opened August 4 without a grand opening—rather, with 16 socially distanced and invitation-only Covid-19 appropriate events, including a traditional blessing of the hotel and our newest totem gracing the entrance.

comfort, beautiful Coastal Salish art, and
Jamestown Java.
Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue
Alarm Statistics December 2020
Alarms
Fires 2
Rescue/Emergency Medical 45
Service Call/Good Intent 15
False Alarm 4
Total Alarms 66
Continue reading “Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue”Drainage District Approves Operating Budget
The Port Ludlow Drainage District (PLDD) Board of Commissioners approved a 2021 operating budget of $85,160 with a $60,000 assessment at its November 12 meeting. The 2021 budget is $30,000 less than approved for 2020, and the assessment is $20,000 less than the assessment collected in 2020. If there is a shortfall between budgeted expenses and 2021 revenue, the district will tap its reserve account. Each landowner within the drainage district boundary supports the operation through the assessment amount collected by Jefferson County Assessor’s Office as part of county property taxes.
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by Brad Martin, Port Ludlow Fire Chief
We are one month into the new year and well into the winter season here on the Olympic Peninsula. Weatherwise, we have already seen heavy rain and wind, and we’re told La Niña will likely be showing up as the winter moves forward.
While there are multiple choices for information about weather, emergency alerts, power outages, and road closures, see below for a list of local resources residents can use to get needed information at no charge.
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