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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1143"] The 2023 Clemente Program Graduates. Photo by Dana Weir. [/caption] BY Nhatt Nichols After a year-long hiatus, the Jefferson Clemente Course has partnered with OWL360, an organization that supports youth and young adults, to once again provide accredited humanities classes
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] This is a Beacon-exclusive monthly column by different housing experts in Jefferson County. This month’s column is by Heather Dudley-Nolette, from Bayside Housing. When we think about the biggest issues facing our community, “Housing
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] A School Liaison Officer has already been working on a trial basis in the Port Townsend School District, including at Salish Coast Elementary. Photo by Nhatt Nichols. [/caption] BY Nhatt Nichols After taking time to consider public opinion and the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="946"] Danielle Fodor stands next to the mural she helped create in conjunction with members of the Hoh Tribe. Fodor has been painting murals for over 20 years but only recently brought those skills to the New Old Time Chautauqua on
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Angela Downs Greta Montagne is the founder and owner of Gentle Strength Botanicals, a garden-to-shelf apothecary outside of Arcata, CA, offering Western Clinical Herbalism, Herbal First Aid, and Ayurveda. I met Greta through the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] John Pierce, copublisher of Empty Bowl Press, hosted a reading of their latest release at the Port Townsend Friends Meetinghouse last Saturday, September 14. Photo courtesy of Empty Bowl Press [/caption] By Derek Firenze Local small press Empty Bowl is
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Laurae Hughes in her barn during Farm Tour weekend. Photo by Nhatt Nichols. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Nhatt Nichols Though Farm Tour weekend was rainy and cold, the spirits were high at Beaver Valley’s Gray Fox Farm.
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1280"] Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County has held four public information sessions to discuss concerns with the Port Townsend Food Co-op. The latest was held on September 3, one day before the Co-op’s board of directors was set to
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3000"] Red Marechal Foch grapes on the vine before harvest at Sailor Vineyard, photo by Andrew Wiese [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Andrew Wiese Andrew has lived in Port Townsend since 2015 after moving from Germany. He has worked as
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman Dear Feral Feelings, I am a mom of a wonderful 4-year-old I love very much, but I am drowning in the stress of being a mom, and I don’t
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] This is a Beacon-exclusive monthly column by different housing experts in Jefferson County. This month’s column is by Bill Wise, from the Housing Solutions Network. The affordable housing crisis in Jefferson County is unrelenting,
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2550"] PTFF Poster by Michelle Hagewood [/caption] Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port Townsend Film Festival. This month’s column is by Danielle McClelland (they/them). Danni is the Executive