Category: Spotlight Article

by Joan Rutkowski, The Benji Project

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A small group of middle schoolers are scattered around a grassy area of Fort Townsend State Park. Some are sitting, some are standing. Cell phones are out of sight and eyes are closed.

by Kat Mullins, Guest Writer

Community Boat Project
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“I’m looking for a place to live.” If the young people of Jefferson County had a nickel for each time they heard a friend express the need for affordable housing, they might just be able to pay their rent. I sought out an internship at the Community Boat Project in Port Hadlock to be a part of the solution to our local housing crisis while acquiring carpentry skills to aid me in my future job search. As a young farm worker in the neighborhood myself, I am acutely aware of the obstacles to finding suitable living spaces. Like so many people who come to our area to learn and work, I have experienced the struggle to find housing within my budget. The Community Boat Project’s Shelter from the Storm program provided me with an opportunity to make a difference while learning the basics of construction from other, service-oriented people.

by Genevieve Peterson, Habitat EJC

Habitat EJC store volunteers and staff share passion and enthusiasm for affordable housing.
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Do you love riddles, puzzles, and games? Do you like a good mystery? Then the Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County store in Port Townsend just might be up your alley.

by Elena Salaks, Guest Writer

I traveled to the Ukrainian border with the intent to help those displaced by the Russian invasion in Ukraine. I will never forget what I saw and heard … the faces, the tears, the kindness, and the horror. I still find it hard to reconcile my thoughts into something cohesive—but here’s a rambling attempt.

by Cindy Jayne, Guest Writer

L2020 Website

Are you curious to learn more about what is happening in Jefferson County to become more resilient to future chal- lenges, whether from extreme weather patterns or from other types of emergencies? Are you interested in how we might be more sustainable in our use of resources? Perhaps you have attended an emergency preparedness event in your Port Ludlow neighborhood, part of the effort to prepare us for a variety of possible hazards, some climate related and some not. Local 20/20 coordinated that effort. We are an all-volunteer nonprofit focused on Jefferson County with a mission of “Working together to foster a regenera- tive, sustainable, resilient and compassionate community in Jefferson County through both action and education.”

by LVP Artistic Director Val Durling, Guest Writer

The Outsider
Opens March 11th

Once Upon a Time in the “Village in the Woods by the Bay” there were two little theaters: Ludlow Little Theater thrived in the 1990s performing at the Bay Club, and the Port Ludlow Players (PLP) formed in the early 2000s performing at the Beach Club. By 2003 both groups had lost their directors and shut down. When PLP was formed, they also started a Reader’s Theater group, where you sit around a table with a cup of coffee and a cookie while reading a play once a month. This group met in a private home and is still active, now meeting at the Beach Club the third Tuesday of each month. In early 2007, one of attendees said, “I sure do miss putting on plays. Do you suppose we can ever do that again?” The overwhelming consensus was “yes, let’s do it!” We even named it that night—a sort of combo of the other two—Ludlow Village Theater (now Ludlow Village Players or LVP). I and several others were named to an advisory committee.

“You can DO this!”
Seated: Dave Cunningham
Standing L to R: Carol Reichstetter, Jim Gormly, & Gerry Thom

Ludlow Village Players (LVP) are excited to bring you Paul Slade Smith’s The Outsider directed by Randy Powell. The Outsider premiered in Wisconsin under the title A Real Lulu and has won many theater awards including Best Play of 2015.

by Bekka Bloom, Development

A mom with two children contacts Dove House late at night via our 24/7 Crisis Line and explains that she is feeling unsafe from her abusive spouse. Because of local donations, our advocates are able to arrange for her and her children to stay in a hotel room overnight.

by Bev Rothenborg, Staff Writer

Centrum hosts over 200 artists-in-residence on its campus each year.

It was between 1961 and 1966 when the Washington State Arts Commission conceived the idea of a multi-purpose center to serve residents and visitors to the state. They investigated possibilities and nominated 22 potential sites. After site visitations, Fort Worden in Port Townsend won the official designation, and the site was deeded to the State Parks and Recreation Commission.