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PORT TOWNSEND & JEFFERSON COUNTY

Gift Wishes & Holiday Happenings Supplement to the Nov. 22, 2017 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

Com e Make a Memory

Take time to enjoy the holiday Ah, the holidays. So many things to do.

Stop. Wait.

Take time to get into the holiday spirit by gathering friends in the kitchen and making gingerbread cookies, doing a simple craft project like making a centerpiece tree out of an old magazine or watching a holiday movie you haven’t seen.

Yes, there are a lot of things to do during the holidays and there are so many options in Jefferson County. There are holiday fairs big and small, from Port Townsend to Chimacum to Quilcene, plays to take in on a wintery night, concerts to enjoy, opportunities to give to a favorite cause by buying a wreath or a calendar or an ornament.

Santa is set to arrive by train in Port Townsend for a big tree-lighting ceremony.

He’ll also be out and about, waving and wishing you a happy holiday.

And then there’s that shopping thing.

Yes, you can choose to go to the big stores at the big malls or stay home and shop online in your jammies.

What online stores and big stores sell is a dime-a-dozen stuff that’s been bought by the cargo container from who knows where.

And let’s face it, while

There are smells and sounds you’ll savor from store to store in downtown Port Townsend. Window shopping is fun. Leader file photo

shopping online in your jammies may be easy, there’s nothing like going from shop to shop looking for – and yes, even touching and seeing – the things you want to buy.

Shops in Port Townsend and Jefferson County are like your loved ones – unique.

Stores cater to customers they often know by first name, by their likes and dislikes, by

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their family stories.

Odds are, the gal from Seams to Last will remember what you purchased for twin girls last year and will point you in the direction of the latest toddler fashions. The yarn shops will steer you toward the newest and even local fibers.

Don’t have what you are looking for? Ask. It’s not uncommon to hear: “Check a

few doors down at ….”

Even if they don’t know you, small business owners go the extra mile to make you feel like the dollar you spend at their shop – or the shop down the street – matters.

Haven’t ventured downtown Port Townsend lately? Then you are missing out on a whole lot of new shops like Bubble N Squeak and old favorites like

The Candle Shop.

This is a time of joy and sharing and getting out and about.

If you reflect on that, the bottom line for the holiday season isn’t about how much you spend, it’s about how much you share whatever you have with the people you love.

So relax. And enjoy the season.

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Gather round for gingerbread Break out of the mold; make plenty of batches to share STORY & PHOTOS BY SIDONE MAROON

One of our holiday traditions is making gingerbread cookies. Because I’m also an art teacher, I introduced techniques from ceramics to our cookie baking long ago.

I don’t care for icing, so instead we add texture and emboss the dough by using stamps, molds, and found objects from nature and around the house.

Every year we get better at our cookie art and everyone adds to the store of ideas. My best discovery has been that cookie baking isn’t just for kids. I’ve had some of my better baking sessions with teens and 20-somethings, because they’re so creative, and super into upholding traditions.

Sidonie Maroon is a local chef, culinary and arts educator, and food writer. She is known for experimenting and inventing delicious dishes. She has lived in Jefferson County for 23 years.

Making gingerbread cookies can be a friends-and-family event that gets you in the holiday spirit. The kitchen will smell delicious and there’s plenty to go around.

UNUSUAL INGREDIENTS

Q. Why rye flour?

A. Rye is the traditional grain for gingerbread cake and cookies. It’s moist, and doesn’t toughen like wheat because it has less gluten and a more complex flavor.

Q. Why potato, tapioca starches and flax meal?

A. Potato and rye compliment each other. The potato starch helps produce the moist chew in the cookie centers. Don’t confuse potato starch with potato flour!

Tapioca starch creates the wonderful crispy edge on the cookie.

Flax meal is a powerful binder and makes a cookie that won’t crumble.

Q. Why unsulphured blackstrap molasses?

A. I love the rich, dark deep flavor. If you don’t, then substitute honey.

Historically, the first gingerbreads were made with honey.

Q. Why whole spices?

A. They have superior flavor! If you want excellent results then always start with whole spices, it isn’t any harder than grinding your morning coffee.

All ingredients are available locally.

Assemble all the necessary tools before starting any baking project.

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Trees, turkeys, gingerbread boys and girls and even smiley faces are some of the possibilities for gingerbread cookies.

SPICE MIX TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

If you have one, use a parchment lined tortilla press instead of rolling out dough.

Break out of the mold: one year everyone made Greek Gods and Goddess Cookies.

Use forks, chopsticks, and small cookie cutters to add dimension.

Start with cookie cutter shapes and embellish from there.

Keep it fun, don’t stress, have doughs made up ahead, delegate prep and clean-up.

Let everyone express themselves and work at their own level.

RYE GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Makes 15 average sized

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gingerbread people Allow one batch of dough for every 3 people. For example, if you’re having a gathering of nine people then have three batches of dough ready.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 ½ cups/300g rye flour • ½ cup/80g potato starch • ½ cup/70g tapioca starch • 2 tablespoons/12g flaxmeal • ½ cup/85g whole cane brown sugar • ¾ cup/165g/1 ½ sticks cold unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks) cut into small chunks • 1 cup/318g unsulphured blackstrap molasses • All of the spice mix

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon • 4 whole cloves • ½ teaspoon allspice berries • 1 teaspoon coriander seed • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds • ½ teaspoon peppercorns • 4 green cardamom pods • 1 tablespoon dried ginger powder • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon sea salt

SPICE MIX INSTRUCTIONS

• Combine all spices in a coffee or spice grinder • Grind into a powder • Sift through mesh strainer

MAKING THE DOUGH

• Assemble ingredients • Make spice mix • Cut butter pieces • Measure out molasses (oil the

measuring cup for easy clean-up) • In a food processor, add dry ingredients spin until combined • Add butter pieces, pulse 10 times • With machine running add molasses until the dough comes together • Portion out dough into 14 balls with a ¼ cup measure.

Each ball will weigh approx.

75g • Press each ball lightly into a 2 inch/ 5.5cm disk, cover and chill for 2 hours Notes: The dough is naturally soft and best worked chilled. Rechill your scrapes before cutting! Can be made by hand without processor.

FORMING AND BAKING THE COOKIES

• Gather cookie cutters, rolling pin, chopsticks, pastry wheel... anything you can find that will make interesting textures.

• Have three baking sheets ready • Preheat the oven to 350F/175C • Lightly flour individual work areas.

• Work on small pieces of parchment so that the cookies can be lifted to the cookie sheet on the parchment paper • Cookies will need to be a similar thickness to bake evenly.

Dough rolled ¼ inch/6.5mm thick is great.

• Encourage everyone to work at their own level and have fun expressing themselves.

• Bake for 7-9 minutes. Cookies will be soft when hot and firm up as they cool.

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Christmas tree tags available Cut your own Christmas tree for $5 with National Forest permit

BY CHRIS TUCKER

A Christmas tree bedecked in colorful lights and shiny multi-colored ornaments is a fine way to cheer up a home during the cold, dark snowy months of winter.

And such a tree may be cut at Olympic National Forest by purchasing a permit for $5.

“The Christmas tree tags are for sale right now,” said Brian Jaenicke, customer service representative for Olympic National Forest.

“You go into one of the Forest Service offices and Christmas trees can be purchased using cash, check or charge. $5 per tree,” he said.

Jaenicke said the offices also provided maps that show the general areas where trees may be cut.

Sales of the tags pick up especially around Thanksgiving weekend, he said.

Olympic National Forest provided a list of tips on how to cut the trees at its website (video link in side bar).

• Tell a friend where you are going and when you will be back.

• Bring a paper map of the area. GPS devices are also helpful, but do not rely on them.

• Wear warm clothes, a hat, gloves and bring rain gear.

• Bring a shovel, tarp, a rope to tie the tree to your vehicle, and, of course, a hand saw.

• Noble fir trees are popular because the needles stay on the tree longer. The noble firs have stout branches and needles.

Douglas fir also good, but the needles come off sooner. Avoid hemlock trees because the

A boy hauls a Christmas tree through the snow. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture

“Christmas trees can be purchased using cash, check or charge. $5 per tree.”

Brian Jaenicke

customer service representative Olympic National Forest

needles may fall off in just a week.

• Trees must be under 12 feet in height.

• Prune away bottom branches for easy access to the trunk before taking the tree.

• Notch-out the dates on the tree tag and affix the tag to the tree.

• When at home, cut an additional 1-inch or so off the bottom of the tree trunk for a fresh cut for water access.

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Permits are valid November and December of 2017. One tree is allowed to be cut per permit and households are limited to five permits.

Tree cutting is prohibited in wildernesses, developed campgrounds, administrative sites, within 300 feet of streams, on private or state-owned lands within national forest boundaries, and in other posted areas. Trees to be cut must be at least 100 feet from the trail.

PARK TREES OFF LIMITS

Although trees may be cut in Olympic National Forest, they may not be cut in Olympic National Park.

“You can’t cut Christmas trees in the park,” said Penny Wagner with Olympic National Park.

She said the Forest Service’s tree permits were separate from how the national park worked.

“Lots of people call the [Olympic National] park asking about where they can cut trees and get permits, so it’s a very common misunderstanding,” Wagner said.

How to get a tree tag Call the Quilcene office of the Hood Canal Ranger District at 360-956-2402.

For more information, view rules of Olympic National Forest tree cutting rules at goo.gl/ u2MGWL. To view a video of tree cutting tips visit goo.gl/2BzjUw.

Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader reporter Chris Tucker was first assigned to write a bah-humbug story, but we convinced him to do a story on how to get a tree for the holiday.

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Curl up with a good cookbook

BY KATE POSS CONTRIBUTOR

K

ate McDermott, author of “Art of the Pie,” spoke at the Jefferson County Library Nov. 15, and we had the idea of asking her as well as librarians what their favorite cookbooks are to read as well as to give

as gifts.

McDermott’s favorite cookbooks “Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls,” published in 1956, the “Fannie Farmer Cookbook,” originally published in 1896 and updated by Marion Cunningham (the one McDermott owns) in 1979; and a stained, beloved and much-used book, “The Tassajara Bread Book,”

by Edward Espe Brown published in 1977.

What cookbooks are favorites of Jefferson County and Port Townsend library employees? What would they like to receive as a gift? What cookbook would they give others this holiday?

Here’s what they said: “I love the “Silver Palate Cookbook,” and have given it as a gift. I would like to receive “Martha Stewart’s Appetizers: 200 Recipes for Dips, Snacks, Small Plates, and Other Delicious Hors d’ Oeuvres,” plus “30 Cocktails” as a gift.”

– Martha Ashenfelter, youth services librarian, Jefferson County Library “I really appreciate the cookbook by the publishers of Real Simple: “Meals Made Easy – Quick and Delicious Recipes for Every Night of the Week.” I have it on loan from JCL right now and have cooked several meals that were indeed delicious. This one I would actually love to receive as a gift. A beautiful cookbook that I would give as a gift to others, especially friends who stay away from meat, is the cookbook “Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi.”

– Claudia Pieper, circulation/technical processing, Jefferson County Library “The truth is any cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen I would love!”

– Chris Hoffman-Hill, public services manager, Jefferson County Library “ My favorite is the original 1950 “Betty Crocker Cookbook.” It is the one I grew up with, and still use frequently. My copy is from a second-hand bookstore; my mom’s original fell apart long ago. The cookbook I would give as a gift to others depends on the recipient.

To someone who is learning to cook, I would give the “America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook.” To a more experienced cook, it would be “Local Flavors” (2002), by Deborah Madison. In addition to seasonally arranged recipes, the book also spotlights a number of farmers’ markets around the country and has beautiful photographs. What cookbook would I want as a gift? That is perhaps the most difficult choice, as my interests are so varied. I settled on “Beard on Food: The Best Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom from the Dean of American Cooking.” It was published in 2007, and is a collection of his essays with recipes.

– Eileen Carr, book mobile clerk, Jefferson County Library “There are many cookbooks I love, but my favorite that gets the “wow” factor is “Junior’s Cheesecake Cookbook, (by Beth Allen and Alan Rosen, published in 2007).”

Always delicious! I would gift one of the “Baked” cookbooks by Matt Lewis and Renata Poliafito. And I would love to receive anything by America’s Test Kitchen.

– Kris Becker, acquisitions librarian, Jefferson County Library “ What is your favorite cookbook? “Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes from the Author of the Vegetarian Epicure,” by Anna Thomas, published in 2009. What cookbook would you give as a holiday gift? “Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest,” by Doug Benoliel, published in 2011. What cookbook would you like to receive as a holiday gift? “Superfood Smoothie Bowls: Delicious, Satisfying, Protein-Packed Blends that Boost Energy and Burn Fat,” by Daniella Chace, published in 2016.

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TOP LEFT:

“Betty Crocker’s Co ok Book for Boys and Girls,” is a favorite of some.

“Art of the Pie” has won Kate McDermott na tional accolades. The bo ok was nominated for award s including a James Beard and was on many Best of lists for 2016 when it was pu blished.

Port Townsend autho r Daniella Chace’s bo oks, including “Breast Ca ncer Smoothies,” are fav orites of several librarians in Port Townsend.

“I just baked gingerbread and use the “King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains, (by King Arthur Flour Cookbooks, published in 2006). What I want, since I gave my copy away, is the big fat cookbook by Gourmet Magazine (The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes, by Ruth Reichl, published in 2004).

– Mary Coté, library substitute, Port Townsend Public Library “I like all the smoothie cookbooks by Daniella Chace.”

– David Denovan, page, Port Townsend Public Library “My favorite, I mean most-consulted, and it’s the “Joy of Cooking,” by Irma Rombauer, originally published in 1943. Given as a gift: “Mary Berry’s Baking Bible,” by Mary Berry, published in 2009, because it’s so delicious and British. A cookbook to receive as a gift is “How To Bake,” by Paul Hollywood, bread master, published in 2012.

– Shilah Gould, circulation/technical services library assistant, Port Townsend Public Library “Favorite cookbook? “Hay Day Country Market Cookbook,” by Kim Rizk, published in 1998. Give as a holiday gift? “The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook,” by Tom Douglas, published in 2012; Like to receive as a holiday gift? “The First Mess Cookbook: Vibrant Plant-Based Recipes to Eat Well Through the Seasons,” by Laura Wright, published in 2017.

– Karen Bezanson, library substitute, Port Townsend Public Library The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

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come by my love of crafting naturally. It’s in my genes.

Certainly, contributing to my heritage of all things handmade was the passion that my two grandmothers expressed in the beautiful objects they created.

Much of my maternal grandmother Annabel’s creativity surfaced through food. It’s hard to remember her anywhere but in her kitchen. She cooked by feel and experience, rarely using a recipe. She was still preparing three meals a day and home canning the bounty of California’s San Joaquin Valley well into her late, 80s.

When not in the kitchen, Annabel could often be found in her favorite chair, working her deft and practiced crochet hook with yarn in the colors of her latest afghan.

Rather than crochet, my mother, Marilyn, took to knitting, sewing and quilting. As a youngster and a teen, I wore the beautiful clothes she sewed; they were the favorite garments in my closet. With an innate color sense, Mom’s hand-knitted sweaters were always well-suited to their recipients, and her quilts, to me, were lovelier than most of the blue-ribbon winners at the county fair.

I don’t crochet or quilt, and barely knit. But I savor pattern, texture and color in a variety of other crafts. In this way, I think I might take after my paternal grandmother, Betty.

Betty loved paint and furnishings. My grandfather excelled in his talent for refinishing furniture and what he didn’t varnish, Betty might hand decorate.

She painted with her brush, freehand in ornamental tole style, several large trays and charming chairs for two of her sisters-in-law. One of those chairs was passed to my dad. Maybe I will be the lucky owner of it some day. I know I will appreciate its history.

Betty was particular about home décor and arrangements. She had an eye for size, balance and color and relished changing her décor seasonally. My

dad recalls that she took great care with centerpieces for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Dad called her “the original recycler.” Later in life Betty enjoyed weaving, and crafts such as God’s eyes made with bright bits of leftover yarn. She haunted garage sales to find remnants of costume jewelry that she could reuse in unexpected ways.

For the holidays, she crafted tall, cone-shaped wise men out of burlap and embellished them with the “jewels” from found earrings and necklaces.

The shape of the “wise guys,” as we called them, reminded me of a vintage project that many might recall from their childhoods. I don’t know if Betty folded magazine trees or not, but the idea would have appealed to her since they are holiday themed, and because they serve as a way to repurpose castoff magazines.

In my own crafting, particularly appealing to me is the beauty of fine papers. But I also like common paper and search for ways to use it. Magazine trees are the perfect marriage of how to reuse a stack of old periodicals while also creating something of beauty for the holidays.

OLD-FASHIONED

These trees are somewhat time-consuming, but are an easy project, even for those kids who have an eye for detail. The old-fashioned method of decorating was to spray paint them gold, but you can experiment with other paint colors, spray paint the outside edges only, or leave the unadorned, multicolored magazine pages showing.

If desired, embellish further with glitter, tiny Christmas ornaments, buttons, cutout cardboard shapes, decorative washi tape or ribbon bows.

Lynn Nowak is a former reporter and copy editor for She was well-known for making beautiful gifts for the holiday so we invited her to share something she enjoys making and this was it.

Here’s how it works...

1.

Open a magazine and flatten its spine. Begin by folding the cover from the top right corner so it meets the center spine, making a triangle. Continue by folding the first page in the same manner, and all remaining pages, including the back cover. Make crisp folds. If needed, crease the folded triangle again on the left side of the spine after turning each page.

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2.

Return to the front cover and take the outside edge of the triangle and fold it again to the center spine, creating an even narrower point at the top. Continue with all pages. Precise folding will yield a prettier finished tree.

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Giving holiday purpose to old magazines

5.

Spray paint trees gold or any desired color, taking care to spray only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

When dry, use a spray adhesive to coat the tree, then glitter as desired. For a different look, leave the tree unpainted, or paint the outside edges only by clamping shut all the folded pages. Embellish with buttons, bows, washi decorative tape, folded stars or miniature Christmas ornaments.

3.

The trickiest step comes next. Fold up “flap” on bottom edge so it aligns with the bottom of the triangle. Then tuck that flap up and in between the folds of the narrow tree triangle. Tucking in these “flaps,” for every page, creates a nice, flat tree bottom.

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4.

Spread open the pages of the folded tree so that they are evenly spaced to achieve the tree shape. For a fuller tree, consider using two magazines of the same size and shape and adhere them together with glue or spray adhesive.

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If you haven’t seen “Scrooged,” with Bill Murray, you’re missing out on a lot of fun. His tearful change-of-hearts speech is not to be missed. Photo courtesy IMDB.com

The Half-Dozen Days of Christmas in Cinema

BY KIRK BOXLEITNER

At the outset, you should know that this is by no means intended to be a definitive or “best of” list of Christmas movies, so please do not take offense at the omissions of your own favorites, whether they include Tim Allen’s “Santa Clause” films or any of the TV or movie versions of “Miracle on 34th Street.” This is just a short sampling of some of my perennial holiday choices, and if it proves popular enough, I might include more films in future lists.

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FOR THE MOST META VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SCROOGED (1988)

There are at least as many cinematic adaptations of Charles Dickens’ classic tale as there are Days of Christmas in song — Henry Winkler’s 1978 “An American Christmas Carol” is one version that I’ve always felt deserved more attention — but my favorite will always be Bill Murray’s “Scrooged,” which updates the story by casting Murray as a soulless television network executive who’s making a big-budget TV movie version of “A Christmas Carol” without understanding any part of its message.

This film is so up-to-the-minute that it can’t help but feel dated now, with Mary Lou Retton cast as Tiny Tim in the film-within-a-film, which

also features the Solid Gold Dancers just after their show was canceled in real life, but in between the broad digs at the entertainment industry, Murray demonstrates a knack for grim-faced drama here, that had only previously been utilized by “The Razor’s Edge” in 1984, and which Wes Anderson would capitalize upon from 1998’s “Rushmore” forward.

In spite of strong supporting performances by Karen Allen, John Glover and Bobcat Goldthwait, as well as at least three of Murray’s brothers, it’s Murray himself who shines the brightest in a final, tearful change-of-heart speech that comes across like an honestly heartfelt release of emotions that have been pent up for years.

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FOR THE 1980S KID: GREMLINS (1984)

Yes, even though it was released during the summer of ‘84, this film took place during Christmas.

Not only is it set in the sort of Bedford Falls-esque working-class hamlet that George Bailey called home (it’s even called “Kingston Falls”), but it also has its own Mr. Potter figure, in the form of Mrs. Deagle, a Scrooge-like miser played by Polly Holliday, a.k.a. Flo (“Kiss mah grits!”) from TV’s Alice.

In that sense, Mrs. Deagle’s zany demise at the hands of the eponymous Gremlins provides a satisfying sense of comeuppance, even as the rest of the film’s narrative, in the hands of the hilariously yet also frighteningly off-kilter director Joe Dante, provides plenty of “Bah, humbug” of its own, culminating in Phoebe Cates telling the most darkly comic story about Dad dressing up as Santa Claus ever in film.

All this, plus Gremlins wreaking havoc, Hoyt Axton’s inventions going wrong, a young Corey Feldman and a climactic battle in the toy aisles of a department store? Aces!

If you grew up wanting a plush stuffed Gizmo, this movie is the reason why.

FOR YOUR TWISTED TEENS AND TWEENS: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)

Back before he gave up and became a direct-to-HotTopic content provider, Tim Burton was actually a really inventive, visionary director, and this festive, versatile stopmotion animated musical proves it.

Although it might be a bit too intense for the youngest, there’s no shortage of laughs in Burton’s colorfully goofy characters and slapstick juxtapositions of comfy Christmas traditions with spooky Halloween scares.

What’s surprising, though, is how respectful a Halloween-hearted kid like Burton is toward Christmas and almost all of its conventions. Jack Skellington, the “Pumpkin King” and leader of Halloween Town, genuinely admires the works of Santa Claus, but can’t quite manage to recreate their Christmas charm without something going horribly wrong.

And while Burton typically employs Danny Elfman only to provide background musical scores, here he gives Elfman full reign, not only as the singing voice of Jack Skellington, but also as the composer of the film’s multiple showstopping songs.

FOR THE HARRY DEAN STANTON FAN: ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS (1985)

When your “Christmas miracle” movie casts the recently departed Harry Dean Stanton as a trench coat-clad, harmonica-playing angel named Gideon, you’ve already made a decision about how dark your “holiday magic” is willing to go.

Indeed, this film was produced by Disney during its “Dark Ages” period, before the late 1980s saw a resurgence in its critical and commercial fortunes, so they were willing to roll the dice and take big risks. It’s hard to imagine how else you’d get a Christmas film that adopts the template of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and then says, “No, this isn’t nearly depressing enough.”

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harried working mom who’s having trouble summoning holiday cheer, since she’s saddled with an unemployed husband and a New Year’s Day eviction deadline from her house. And that’s the good news, as “One Magic Christmas” subjects her to suffering just shy of “The Book of Job.” The first time I saw this film, I found myself repeatedly asking how much worse they could make things for this poor woman, but that actually serves to make the miraculous turnaround all the more rewarding, as she takes to heart the message that even the simplest of kindnesses can make a bigger difference in the world than we’ll know.

FOR THE TRUE-BLUE AMERICAN: DIE HARD (1988)

There are two types of people in the world; those who recognize that “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, and those who are wrong.

“Die Hard” is set during Christmas. It is about a hardworking family man, in this case Bruce Willis’ John McClane, trying to repair his marriage in time to celebrate the holidays with his kids. It has actual jingling bells as a recurring and surprisingly ominous part of the background musical score, and Hans Gruber’s plot to raid the Nakatomi Plaza of its riches is explicitly cast as a “Christmas miracle,” albeit one that occurs with the helpful intervention of the FBI, right down to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” playing as the vault doors open.

For those who don’t get director John McTiernan’s sledgehammer-subtle parallels, McClane’s limo driver pops “Christmas in Hollis” by Run-D.M.C. into the car stereo, and when Bruce Willis grouses about wanting to hear something more festive, the driver tells him,“Man, this IS Christmas music.”

An, of course, John McClane endures bloody foot injuries for our sins.

FOR THE OLD-SCHOOL TRADITIONALIST: A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)

The men of the Boxleitner family are creatures of dogged habit. Just as I don’t consider it Christmas

until I’ve seen Hans Gruber plummet to his death off the Nakatomi Plaza, so too does my dad, Warren, not regard it as a proper Christmas until he’s seen Peter Billingsley fall asleep with his Red Ryder BB gun in his arms.

What makes “A Christmas Story” a virtually perfect holiday film is not just that it’s safely appropriate for all ages, but also that it continually offers new insights as you get older.

When you’re the same age as Billingsley’s Ralphie, you can relate to his trials of bullying, bad grades, double-dog-dares, getting caught swearing by grownups, and seemingly clueless adults warning that the toy you want most will “shoot your eye out, kid.”

When you get older, even if you don’t become a parent yourself, you start to recognize the subtle undercurrents in the relationship between “the Old Man,” played by the entertainingly curmudgeonly Darren McGavin, and Ralphie’s mom, played with the same threadbare exasperation Melinda Dillon brought to her role in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”

Although the film is told from the point of view of Ralphie, who’s given an irresistibly dorky charisma by Billingsley, the voiceover narration by Jean Shepherd (who wrote the book on which the film was based) hints at a more knowing, adult understanding of those childhood events in retrospect, from his parents’ “Battle of the Lamp” to their sense of exhausted contentment, after all the gifts are given.

Although the events of Shepherd’s childhood are likely set in 1939, given the prominence of “The Wizard of Oz” in its shopping scenes, the story itself, and its sense of family, are truly timeless.

Kirk Boxleitner is a movie enthusiast who writes this column when he has time, in between covering Jefferson County news, sports news, features and education news.

Connect with him at kboxleitner@ptleader.com.

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Jefferson County organizations offer a breadth of festive events and activities for the season. This list is for our annual Holiday Guide, published by the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader. The list is also published in our Holiday Gift Ideas section in December, and new information is welcome. Also, churches may submit news notices of Advent, Christmas, Hanukkah or other services and events. Submit to news@ptleader.com.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 25 Quilcene Holiday Craft Fair. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Hwy. 101.

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Main Street Small Business Saturday & Merchant Holiday Open House. Celebrate local businesses in this nationwide event. Wild Rose Chorale carols in the streets from 2 to 4 p.m., stores

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SUNDAY, NOV. 26 Ladies’ Chamber Orchestra and Benevolent Society. 4 p.m.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 30 “Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. This new holiday musical is Port Townsend’s own “Christmas Carol,” set in 1889 Port Townsend, when this “City of Dreams” was the center for much speculation – due to the railroad a-comin’. Ghosts escort Scrooge, in this case a sharpshooting businesswoman, backward and forward in time, persuading her to change her evil ways, with local legend and lore of this notorious harbor town as the backdrop.

By Linda Dowdell and Denise Winter. Plays through through Dec. 23. See website for ticket prices. keycitypublictheatre.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 1 Festival of Lights. Noon to 5 p.m. Unity Spiritual Enrichment center, 3918 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend. Gifts, crafts, cookie bazaar. Soups and beverages, silent auction, astrology readings, psychic readings throughout the weekend.

Also runs Saturday and Sunday.

Choir concert: “Spirit of the Season.” 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. Community Chorus of Port Townsend & East Jefferson County presents its winter concert,“The Spirit of the Season.” Tickets, $15, available at brownpapertickets.com, Crossroads Music or by suggested donation at the door. Holiday cookie sale extravaganza at the show. ptchorus.org.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” 7 p.m. Brinnon Booster Club, 151 Corey St, Brinnon.

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“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

SATURDAY, DEC. 2 Brinnon Christmas Craft Fair.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Brinnon Booster Club, 151 Corey St, Brinnon.

Festival of Lights. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Unity Spiritual Enrichment center, 3918 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend. Gifts, crafts, cookie bazaar. Soups and beverages, silent auction, astrology readings, psychic readings throughout the weekend.

Art for the Animals. Noon-4 p.m. Marrowstone Vineyards, 423 Meade Road, Nordland. Benefits Jefferson County Humane Society.

Silent auction, local artists and raffles every hour. Featuring the music of the Alternators.

Movies, Musicals and Strauss.

7:30 p.m. Chimacum High School Auditorium, 91 W. Valley Road.

Port Townsend Orchestra’s annual holiday concert.

Toys for Tots. Kiwanis, Toys for Tots and Christmas for Kids along with Jefferson County Transit park a bus at the Port Townsend Visitors Center on Sims Way. Drop by and drop off a toy or a donation, and have a cup of coffee or a bite to eat.

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Main Street Tree Lighting Celebration & Santa Visit. 4:30 p.m., downtown Port Townsend.

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for the annual community treelighting and Santa’s arrival on the Kiwanis Choo Choo Train.

After the tree-lighting, Santa visits with children at the Pope Marine Building, 100 Madison St.

FRIDAY, DEC. 8 Wild Rose Chorale & Friends holiday concert. 7 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. Wild Rose Chorale a cappella ensemble hosts the Port Townsend Youth Chorus, Townsend Bay Ringers bell choir and Ladies’ Chamber Orchestra and Benevolent Society. $15 suggested donation at the door. wildrosechorale.org.

First Saturday Art Walk. 5:30-8 p.m., downtown Port Townsend.

Wander through galleries and shops for the December First Saturday Art Walk. Enjoy refreshments and shop for local gifts.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

The Artful Sailor holiday open house and art show. 5:308 p.m. 410 Washington St., Port Townsend. A gathering to celebrate the launching of The Artful Sailor. Features guitar music by Clayton Watson.

SATURDAY, DEC. 9 Holiday Craft and Gift Show. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Brinnon Community Center, 306144 US101, Brinnon.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

Marrowstone Tree Lighting.

7 p.m. Nordland General Store, 7180 Flagler Road, 360-385-07 SUNDAY, DEC. 3

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Choir concert: “Spirit of the Yule.” 3 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 45 Redeemer Way, Chimacum. Community Chorus of Port Townsend & Festival of Lights brightens the East Jefferson County presents its winter concert,“The Spirit of the holiday, 1-5 p.m. Unity Spiritual Season.” Tickets, $15, available Enrichment Center, 3918 San at brownpapertickets.com, Juan Ave., Port Townsend. Gifts, Crossroads Music or by suggested crafts, cookie bazaar. Soups and beverages, silent auction, astrology donation at the door. Holiday cookie sale extravaganza at the readings, psychic readings show. ptchorus.org. throughout the weekend.

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“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Brinnon Booster Club, 151 Corey St, Brinnon. Presented by the Brinnon Community Theatre.

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“Spirit of the Yule.” 2:30 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing. Pay-what-you-wish performance sponsored by the

Port Townsend Arts Commission.

TUESDAY, DEC. 5 Nativity and Tree Lighting across from the Brinnon General Store. 5 p.m. 306413 Highway 101, Brinnon.

THURSDAY, DEC. 7 Christmas Lunch for Brinnon seniors. Noon, Brinnong Community Center, 306144 U.S. Highway 101. Call 360-796-4350 to confirm by Dec. 1. A musical program follows.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington

31st Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Chimacum High School, 91 W. Valley Road, in support of school activities. $3 entry.

Kiwanis Choo Choo Rides.

1-4 p.m., downtown Port Townsend. Rides aboard the Kiwanis Choo Choo train are sponsored by Kiwanis and Port Townsend Main Street Program.

The suggested donation of $5 per person benefits the Arts in the Schools program.

Meet in front of Pope Marine Park on Water Street between Madison and Monroe streets. ptmainstreet.org.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

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SUNDAY, DEC. 17 “Spirit of the Yule.” 2:30 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

Christmas Caroling. 4 p.m.

Meet at the Brinnon Community Church to carpool, 52 Church Dr, Brinnon.

THURSDAY, DEC. 21 “Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

FRIDAY, DEC. 22 Look for Santa Claus and Toys for Tots donation boxes to help those in need. Leader file photos

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Brinnon Community Christmas Party. 2-4 p.m.

Brinnon Community Center, 306144 US-101, Brinnon.

SUNDAY, DEC. 10 31st Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Chimacum High School, 91 W. Valley Road, in support of school activities. $3 entry.

Check out the Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair Dec. 10 for special one-of-a-kind gifts.

FRIDAY, DEC. 15

Wild Rose Chorale & Friends holiday concerts, 2:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St. Wild Rose Chorale a cappella ensemble hosts the Port Townsend Youth Chorus, Townsend Bay Ringers bell choir and Ladies’ Chamber Orchestra and Benevolent Society. $15 suggested donation at the door. wildrosechorale.org.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 2:30 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14

Kiwanis Choo Choo Rides.

1-4 p.m., downtown Port Townsend. Rides aboard the Kiwanis Choo Choo train are sponsored by Kiwanis and Port Townsend Main Street Program.

The suggested donation of $5 per person benefits the Arts in the Schools program. Meet in front

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 16 Open Parlor Tours. Noon-4 p.m. Visit historic inns and homes of Port Townsend with their halls bedecked for the holidays. Enjoy seasonal music and tasty treats. www.op-s.net/yule.

Aldrich’s Gingerbread Contest. Drop of your creations from Dec. 16 through 30 at Aldrich’s Market, 940 Lawrence St. in Uptown Port Townsend.

Judging takes place Jan. 6, 2018.

Gingerbread creations on display through Jan. 14.

Steamy, Swinging Yuletide Ball. 7-11 p.m. Whether you rock gears and goggles, bustle or bowler, this is holiday opportunity to come out and kick it old school. Father Christmas will be on hand, along with plenty of mistletoe, fruitcake and absinth to steam up the holidays with music from Olympic Express Big Band. Beware the Krampus! op-s. net/yule2017.php.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

SATURDAY, DEC. 23 “Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

SUNDAY, DEC. 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. 6:30 p.m. Brinnon Community Church, 52 Church Dr, Brinnon.

SUNDAY, DEC. 31 First Night Community Celebration of Art and Heritage.

6-9 p.m. Downtown Port Townsend. Free all ages, alcoholfree event on New Year’s Eve featuring live music, children’s activities and the dropping of the anchor to ring in the new year. jchsmuseum.org.

“Spirit of the Yule.” 7 p.m., Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. See Nov. 30 listing.

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What is a Kraft Tree?

PT Paper’s partner company in Canada produced corrugated trees from recycled cardboard for decorating complete with ornaments!

How to enter:

Pick up a tree Dec. 1 through Dec . 10 at Henery Hardware, Aldrich’s, the Tri-Area Community Center, Hadlock Building Supply, Chamber of Commerce, The Leader, QFC or Safeway in Port Townsend or at the PT Paper Scale House.

Schools can call 360-379-2149 and order the trees for their classes.

Winners:

Decorate your tree, take a photo and either - email it to ritah@ptpc.com, - mail it to PT Paper, 100 Mill Road, Port Townsend, 98368, or - send by message to 360-301-1104.

Cash prizes will be awarded to best school class, best individual child under 12 and best teen under 18. Bragging rights will be awarded to all others that enter the contest.

Trees are available to everyone – even if you choose to not enter the contest – compliments of the employees at Port Townsend Paper.

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