Port
Ludlow residents have finger-tip access to an amazing variety of local
information resources -- both on paper and online. Some of the
resulting redundancy is welcome, some is confusing and annoying. The
major sites are listed below. They show that some coordination has
already taken place, more may be forthcoming, and some may be
unnecessary and unwelcome in view of the fact that all of these efforts
are accomplished by volunteers.
PORT LUDLOW VOICE (On paper & in
pdf format with online updates)
"The Mission of the Port Ludlow Voice is to inform its readers
of events and activities within the Village,
and in close proximity to the Village."
"After much deliberation the Voice has developed its own website where
you can catch breaking news, submit and read letters to the editor,
contribute photos, check out local activities and, of course, read the
Voice. The site will be far expanded from what was previously available
online. If there’s breaking news, you’ll find it on our “Home”
page....." (Voice, Nov 09, p.2)
"PORT LUDLOW TODAY"
PortLudlowToday.com (PLT) was created as a non profit
corporation in 2008. "Its
purpose is to enrich the lives of community members by providing a
platform for information sharing that is current, relevant, and
important to the each person and the community as a whole."
Port Ludlow Village Council
(Community Page)
The Port Ludlow Village Council is a non-profit, tax-exempt
corporation. The purpose of the Council is to be a unifying force in
the community: to identify issues of importance, to formulate a
consensus of opinion among residents, merchants and developers, and to
represent those community interests to the public as well as to
government entities.
"Port Ludlow Portal" (mainly) to
Historical Documents
"Port Ludlow’s history is decaying—important documents disappear—we
lose
a little more every day—it is time to reverse the rot. Moreover, all
paper documents risk fire, water, and age risks. What we need is a
permanent digital archive of all things Port Ludlow."
The preservation fight has started. You can access 170 archive
documents at
Health Information Resources for Port
Ludlow
Links to major healthcare providers potentially relevant to
Port Ludlow residents (Includes also links to Port Ludlow health news
and bibliography)
Artists' League
"70 Artists bringing fine art to Port Ludlow and beyond! Be sure to stop in and visit us at our gallery."
Arts & Culture [myportludlow.com]
"East Jefferson County offers many picturesque communities providing
inspiration to the many talented people who express themselves
creatively through a variety of mediums and art forms."
PL Arts Council
"All concerts are held at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place, Port
Ludlow, off Paradise Bay Road, just south of the Village Center
complex."
Port Ludlow Yacht Club
"Visitors and members will find an overview of Club activities as well
as access to membership requirements and information about our many
social events and cruises."
The Port Ludlow Yacht Club now has its own facility onshore! It is
leasing the downstairs "Wreck Room" of the old, now closed,
Harbormaster
Restaurant across the pond from the entrance to the guest (incl.
reciprocal) moorage and will make it available not only to members and
their guests, but also to members of reciprocal clubs.
Plans include a liquor license, the possibility of ordering food to be
delivered by Port Ludlow Resort Inn as well as renting the facilities
out to visiting yacht clubs. The official opening was scheduled for 8
Jan 2010. See the
Jan issue of the "Jib Sheet" for more details.
Captain Bry's Port Ludlow
Charters
"For the past 12 years, Captain Bryan Diehl
has been providing a truly remarkable sailing
experience to the visitors and residents of the
Port Ludlow community and Resort.
In addition to the pleasure of sailing, passengers
enjoy wildlife encounters and the abundant beauty
of our protected waters surrounded by majestic
mountain peaks..."
Port Ludlow Computer Club
(PLCC; www.pl-cc.com)
[The Club's Website has been taken down without warning in early
November 2010. However,
the cached versions of some of the discontinued pages are still
available on Google. There are also secondary and incomplete Club pages
available
throuph the
PLVC site and/or the PLT
site
"The club is made up of computer enthusiasts who learn, share
experiences and serve the Port Ludlow and surrounding communities. We
provide Education on Computers and Software; share social activities
with fellow computer enthusiasts; and learn from each other's
experiences."
Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Boeing Retiree Volunteers
(BlueBills)
"We’ve been organized as a Bluebill chapter since 1998 and recently
celebrated our tenth year.
Our objectives are to improve the lives of the people in the
communities we serve and to provide volunteer and social opportunities
for retirees on the Olympic Peninsula.
Our chapter has a number of programs that serve the communities."
Save your Memories at MemoryHub | MemoryHub on Facebook
"Because your memories are not getting any younger
Your photos and videos are deteriorating every day. Let MemoryHub save
your memories with no hassle and no risk. We will digitize them and
safely store them online in your password-protected MemoryVault. You
will
enjoy peace of mind and memories that never fade."
On Monday, February 7, 2011 come to the Beach Club to
learn about the “Orcas of the Salish Sea,” presented by
Chrissy McLean, Marine Program Coordinator at the Port
Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC)...
Please sign up at the Beach
Club to bring a potluck dish to serve at least 10 people.
(Source & more details:
January Voice, p.13)
December 6th, 2010, Doors open at 5:30,
Mr. Patrick Raymond will give us insights into how OLYMPIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (ORM) manages over 70,000 Acres of Timberland in Jefferson Cty.
Olympic Stewardship
Foundation: A Voice for Landowners, Actively Preserving Traditional
Rural Values
"We believe that property owners have a Constitutionally protected
right
to use and enjoy their property in a responsible way. That includes the
right to a reasonable amount of water for homes and food production. We
will not quietly tolerate any taking of those rights in the absence of
an empirical showing of significant harm, and we will aggressively
pursue regaining those rights that have been abridged."
Jefferson Land Trust
"... is a private, non-profit, grass-roots
organization. Our mission is to help the community preserve open space,
working lands and habitat in Jefferson County on the beautiful Olympic
Peninsula of Washington State."
Jefferson Cty Dept of Emergency Management: BLOG of
INCIDENT-IN-PROGRESS
"Friday, November 26, 2010I:
This blog will remain in place on INACTIVE status until there is a
significant incident in this area that warrants reactivation.
Please
put this site, www.emergency-information.blogspot.com, on your
"favorites" list so that it can be easily recalled when needed."
Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue
New Website: Thank you for visiting our new website. While not
completed, we hope
that you will find helpful and interesting information within these
pages. Over the next few weeks, the site will be refined and
incomplete pages finished. Feel free to email your feedback to Chief
Wilkerson (as of August 2009).
Advanced Cardiac Care
[...] Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue, Harrison Medical Center, Kitsap Cardiology and the Poulsbo Doctors Clinic have created protocols that allow Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue
paramedics to administer a host of drugs, including thrombolytics "clot busters"— which can destroy a blood clot blocking blood and oxygen to the heart — and provide
immediate treatment during heart attacks. [...]
New Protocols Improve Care for Heart Attack Patients
"A recent collaboration of representatives from Jefferson Healthcare, East Jefferson Fire Rescue, Port Ludlow Fire Rescue, Harrison Medical Center, Kitsap Cardiology, and
the Doctors Clinic, has resulted in development of new protocols for treatment and transport of heart attack victims. The participants used a system of rapid process
improvement (RPI) to develop these protocols, which are based on an established algorithm or decision tree...."
Help for hearts: Ludlow, EJFR medics have rare 'clot buster' power for
heart attack patients
Port Townsend Leader, 6/24/2009
"The clot-busting drug will dissolve the clot to restore blood flow to
the heart....
Fire District 1 (Port Hadlock, Chimacum, Irondale, Cape George Kala
Point and Port Townsend) has eight (soon to be nine) paramedics plus
two chief paramedics. District 3 (Port Ludlow/Shine) has four
paramedics. The medics can use the clot-busting drugs on patients they
treat as part of mutual aid responses to adjacent districts....
Early morning blaze levels condos
SUN, December 3, 2004
By Travis Baker, Sun Staff
[Arson suspicions are raised after the fire begins "with a pop and then a
car alarm went off."]
Going Native on the Olympic Peninsula
"... what the Olympic Peninsula lacks in annuals that need to be
planted
every year, it makes up for in beautiful flowering perennials, bulbs,
shrubs and trees that live many years in "captivity"..."
Kul Kah Han
Native Plant Demonstration Gardens
H.J. Carrol Park Picnic Shelter
Chimacum, Washington
Kul Kah Han is designed to educate the public, of all ages, about
native plants and their benefits toward the health of salmon and
people. Five gardens represent 5 ecosystems on the Olympic Peninsula.
Colorful Produce at the Friday Market
GOLF
Port Ludlow Golf Club
"The Most Beautiful Golf Course in the Pacific Northwest"
"Whether you're a resident, a visiting Guest or Golf Club Member,
you'll
enjoy 27-Holes of Championship Golf on one of the most beautiful Golf
Courses in the Pacific Northwest."
Jefferson County: New Shine Quarry
This page contains information related to the New Shine Quarry (NSQ), previously known as Iron Mountain Quarry (IMQ) located south of
Port Ludlow adjacent to the existing Shine Quarry. (linked Feb 15,2012)
County loses
appeal of ‘arbitrary, capricious’ suit
By Allison Arthur, Port Townsend Leader, Dec.22, 2010
Iron Mountain Quarry has won another skirmish in a land-use battle over
the Issaquah-based company’s request to blast for hard rock near Port
Ludlow. A state Court of Appeals commissioner on Dec. 13 denied a
Jefferson County request to review Kitsap County Superior Court Judge
Anna M. Laurie’s decision that sided with the mining company and found
the county’s initial decision to require an environmental impact
statement ( EIS) from the mining company “arbitrary and capricious.”
New Shine Quarry
[last updated: 10/26/2010]
This page contains information related to the New Shine Quarry (NSQ), previously known as Iron Mountain Quarry (IMQ) located south of Port Ludlow adjacent to the existing
Shine Quarry. [updated, Jefferson County]
Pope Resources:
Port Ludlow Community Meetings
On March 4, 2009, Pope Resources held a community meeting with the general public and the residents of Port Ludlow in order to listen to the community's concerns and to
provide information regarding the proposed Iron Mountain Quarry lease adjacent to the Shine Quarry, the upcoming Pope Resources-Washington DNR East Jefferson Land
Exchange, and the Tala Point development.
Washington State Chapter of
Community Associations Institute (WSCAI) serves the educational,
business, and networking needs of community associations for the entire
State. Members include condominium, cooperative, and homeowner
associations as well as those who provide services and products to
associations.
Local Collection: Medical Reference & Check-out Stacks
For Drugs: PDR (Prescription Drug Reference)[on Reference Shelf]
Online "access to PDR.net is free to U.S.-based MDs, DOs, Dentists,
Optometrists, NPs and PAs in full-time patient practice, and to U.S.
medical students, residents and other select prescribing allied health
professionals. PDR
Website"
For Medical Conditions & Treatment:
Latest "Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment" (McPhee & Papadakis, McGrawHill)
Inter-Library Loan (consult with Reference Librarian)
Bookmobile Schedule
1:30 - 4:30 pm parked at Port Ludlow Village Store (next to Recycling Containers)
Home Library Service
is a free, personalized home delivery service for county residents who are unable to visit the Library due to age, disability or illness...
Items are selected based on patron requests and preferences, checked out on a monthly basis, and delivered by HomeLibrary staff.
This personalized service is available to residents of the unincorporated part of Jefferson County,
those who live outside Port Townsend city limits.
Home Instead Senior Care
The Home Instead Senior Care family network of locally owned franchise
offices was developed with a passionate desire to be your trusted
in-home care agency, to help your family keep your aging mother,
father, grandparents or friends in their home as they grow older.
Port Ludlow
[9483 OAK BAY RD , PORT LUDLOW, WA 98365-9794 Phone: 360-437-9884]
Martha and Mary
(Poulsbo)
"Martha and Mary is a non-profit organization providing
services to
families in the greater north Kitsap region... we operate a 190-bed
Health and Rehab Center in Poulsbo, which
provides traditional nursing home care as well as rehabilitation
programs for residents. We also offer independent living apartments
for seniors in downtown Poulsbo."
Northwoods Lodge (Silverdale) [Encore Communities]
"The comprehensive nursing services and comfortable,
uplifting atmosphere ... help patients
progress ... through the recovery process....
Northwoods Lodge provides the highest quality 24-hour
skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services to families
in Kitsap, Mason and Jefferson Counties."
Country Meadows (Silverdale) [Encore Communities]
"Country Meadows cottages were created for people who want
to
live independently, but may require some assistance during
their retirement years."
Archive:
Madrona Hill Urgent Care [9481 Oak Bay Rd, Port Ludlow] NOW CLOSED (2010)!
Two new medical clinics set to open in Port Ludlow
Port Townsend Leader, Sept 24, 2008
By Allison Arthur,
["Madrona Hill Urgent Care Clinic owner Jim Blair plans to open a new
urgent care clinic in Port Ludlow at the end of October, while
Jefferson Healthcare Hospital is aiming to open a clinic by the end of
the year."]
UPDATE: By the end of 2010, the Madrona Clinic was closed and the Jefferson Clinic has yet to materialize!
JC MASH (Medical Advocacy and
Services Headquarters)
Providing
FREE CLINIC
Medical Assessments and Referrals || OUR MISSION:
To facilitate access to primary medical care and prescriptions for
Jefferson County residents by providing free medical needs assessment,
guidance, and advocacy.
Port Ludlow Associates LLC | or here
"Port Ludlow Associates owns and operates the Master-Planned Resort
Community of Port Ludlow, the last great waterfront resort community in
the Pacific Northwest."
Westharbor Homes
"Custom Home Builder and Remodeler serving Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason,
Clallam Counties, and the Olympic Peninsula."
"the home building arm of Port Ludlow Associates" (see Voice, April
2011, p.33)
PORT LUDLOW RESORT
"The Resort At Port Ludlow is located in beautiful Port Ludlow,
Washington - just a ferry ride and scenic drive from Seattle and just
minutes from historic Port Townsend."
Trendwest tests Ludlow waters
Leader,
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
By Barney Burke
Leader Staff Writer
It was standing room only in the Port Ludlow Bay Club on March 24 when
representatives of Trendwest discussed plans for 120 time-share units
to be built across Paradise Bay Road from the Village Center.
The Short Course on Local Planning
is an educational program created by the Planning Association of Washington (PAW) in 1975 and administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce. It presents a general overview of land use planning in Washington state to local officials, the development community and interested citizens.
Ludlow running out of water
PT Leader 7 Nov 2007
By Barney Burke, Leader Staff Writer
A draft report prepared for the water company serving Port Ludlow says
the utility does not have sufficient water rights to meet some of its
existing domestic water and fire-flow requirements.
Olympic Area Agency on
Aging [Adminstrative Office in Port Hadlock]
"One (office) in Port Townsend (Jefferson County) serve(s) as satellite
office for Senior Information and Assistance (I&A) and Care Management Program
staff. An administrative office, located in Port Hadlock, houses executive,
financial, human resource, planning and contract management staff."
11700 Rhody Drive
Port Hadlock WA 98339
360-379-5064 or 1-800-801-0050
Website: http://www.o3a.org
ECHHO
"Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization"
... PROVIDES VOLUNTEER
SERVICES AND LENDS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
TO
RESIDENTS OF EAST JEFFERSON COUNTY
Transportation
to Medical Appointments – We give rides to medical appointments
and
necessary errands. Home and Domestic Assistance – We assist with
light housekeeping... Loans of Medical Equipment – We lend
wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, bath seats, commodes, hospital
beds and other items free of charge to anyone who needs them.
TRANSPORTATION (Archive): THE 2009 HOOD CANAL BRIDGE PROJECT
In 2009, WSDOT replaced the east half of the Hood Canal Bridge, which
was nearing the end of its structural service life. WSDOT retrofit the
west half hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems so they match
the new east half.
Medical Bus Service during Closure
"The medical bus service will offer a fare-free reservation-based
service during the May-June 2009 Hood Canal Bridge closure to
individuals who receive ongoing medical treatment and do not require
constant monitoring or care"
Save your Memories at MemoryHub | MemoryHub on Facebook
"Because your memories are not getting any younger
Your photos and videos are deteriorating every day. Let MemoryHub save
your memories with no hassle and no risk. We will digitize them and
safely store them online in your password-protected MemoryVault. You
will
enjoy peace of mind and memories that never fade."
Olympic Forest
Coalition
OFCO is devoted not only to monitoring and intervening on behalf of the
natural marvels of the Olympic National Forest and Olympic Experimental
State Forest, but also to share and emphasize the findings of our
region's scientists, while communicating a positive vision of a more
respectful and forward-thinking relationship with these lands and
waters.
Chimacum opens first farmers market Sunday; others planned this weekend
Peninsula Daily News [May 31, 2008]
A new farmers market opens Sunday in Chimacum, expanding the choices for those on the North Olympic Peninsula who want home-grown food.
The Chimacum Farmers' Market will be at the Chimacum Grange at 9572 Rhody Drive, which is across from the main Chimacum School campus at the intersection of state
Highway 19 and West Valley Road.
It will offer local produce and goods from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Sunday through Oct. 12.
The Belmont
"The Belmont today is Port Townsend's only remaining 1880s waterfront
restaurant and saloon and has received AAA's approval and "Northwest
Best Places" recognition. The office suites have become Victorian style
hotel rooms with queen beds, private baths, high ceilings and brick
walls."
PORT TOWNSEND
TV is a Public, Education & Government Access Television Station and
Internet Portal operating in the City of Port Townsend as well as many
areas of Jefferson County including Chimacum, Irondale, Port Hadlock,
Cape George, Adelma Beach and Port Ludlow.
A Section of the old Hood Canal Bridge is hauled away (2009). Photo: Homer Evans
Many PL residents enjoy frequent parades of all kinds of sailboats right from their patios...
Looking South with the Resort & Marina
Friday Market in "Downtown" Port Ludlow;
(The Market)
The Sailing Scene on North Puget Sound outside Port Ludlow Bay
with the Shipping Lanes and Mount Baker in the
Background
Port Ludlow Days 2009
Port Ludlow is both, a retirement community and a paradise for children
A Totem Pole guards the entrance to the Inner Harbor
The background color of this page was chosen based on the desire to remind the visitor (as well as this Webguy) of the benefits of green energy, green tea and the
dominant color of the Port Ludlow landscapes.
Last updated: Feb 2012
