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Jefferson County Farmers Market director Amanda Milholland, third from right, leads an exercise at Chimacum High School on Thursday. Also pictured are, from left, Nathan Berlin, 16, Dominick Zack, 17, Justin Kim, 18, Jaycie Eldridge, 18, and Lane Dotson, 17.
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Philip Havens, left, from Maryland and Michael Lammers from Wisconsin play a round of Hacky Sack in Pope Marine Park on Thursday afternoon. Port Townsend is now competing in a USA Today contest to select the best coastal small town.
PT seeks online votes for best coastal town seatown, allows each person to vote once daily until 11:59 p.m. EDT April 25. The winners will be announced April 29. The contest includes 20 small seaside towns chosen by a panel of travel experts and writers. BY CHARLIE BERMANT The website lists the top 10 curPENINSULA DAILY NEWS rent vote-getters on the opening PORT TOWNSEND — In an screen and the remainder on online contest sponsored by USA another page. This tally will be taken down Today, Port Townsend was in ninth place Thursday in a list of about five days before the end of voting to increase the mystery, the best coastal small towns in according to Travis Seward, the country. USA Today vice president of The survey, accessible at travel. http://tinyurl.com/PDN-
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As of Thursday afternoon, Port Townsend was between two cities in Michigan: Traverse City and Saugatuck. Port Townsend is the only Pacific Northwest town in the top 10. Cannon Beach, Ore., was in 14th place Thursday. The top choice will be featured in a USA Today travel section story. The winner can license a “branded badge” for use in advertising, with the cost determined by the size of the campaign. TURN
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PT market ready for new season Director talks business to community groups BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT TOWNSEND — A successful farmers market can have a profoundly positive effect on a region, the director of the Jefferson County Farmers Market said on the eve of the season reopening of the Port Townsend market. “Farmers markets have become culturally relevant,” Amanda Milholland told a class of about 30 Chimacum High School students Thursday. “They can benefit communities
in a number of ways. They become a social hub as they help to generate traffic for businesses around the area.” Milholland has addressed several groups in preparation for the season’s opening of the Port Townsend Farmers Market at 9 a.m. Saturday at the corner of Lawrence and Tyler streets. There will be a ribbon cutting and an appearance by Derek Sandison, state Department of Agriculture director. TURN
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Unknown buyer makes offer on PA theater Identity, fate of site is unknown BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — The shuttered Lincoln Theater has been taken off the market after a purchase offer was made to its Wenatchee-based owner — an offer that is not from the Port Angeles Theatre Project. The identity of the potential buyer or buyers, and the fate of the 100-year-old central downtown landmark that was closed in March 2014, remained a mystery Thursday afternoon. “I’m sure there will be a press release, and we will have some more information coming out
soon,” said Bryan Cook, Sun Basin Theatres’ general manager, in a brief telephone interview Thursday from his Wenatchee office. Cook would not comment further, calling it a sensitive time in the sale negotiations for the potential new owner of the 132 E. First St. landmark. Cook left a voice mail earlier Thursday answering a Peninsula Daily News inquiry about the possible sale. “Perhaps in a week or so, maybe the new owners might have a press release for you,” Cook said. Scott Nagel, executive director
of the Port Angeles Theatre Project and co-founder with Karen Powell of the Light Up the Lincoln campaign, said: “We started this as a nonprofit venture. We always knew there would be a risk that somebody else would buy it. “I’m hopeful the new owner will be someone we can work with.” The nonprofit Port Angeles Theatre Project has raised between $79,000 and $80,000 in its Light Up the Lincoln campaign to purchase the 480-seat theater for concerts and other KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS community productions, board of directors President Matthew The shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles, shown on Thursday, is reported to be under contract but not to the Rainwater said Thursday.
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