Port Ludlow

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Regional News
This Month on the Peninsula
Biplane Rides: Goodwin Aviation Company, Jefferson County
International Airport, 360-531-1727.
Fort Flagler State Park: Marrowstone Island. Hiking trails
and beaches, World War II defenses. Tours are $5 for adults, $2
for children. Check at the office for times.
Fort Worden State Park: Port Townsend. Beach access.
Historic buildings. Centrum.
Gateway Visitor Center: Route 19, open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. Featuring photographs of early immigrants, books and
travel information. For information or to volunteer,
call 437-0120 or visit gatewayvcr@olympus.net.
Jefferson County Historical Society (JCHS) Museum and
Shop: 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, weekends, 11:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Maritime heritage and other exhibits. Admission:
$4 for adults, $1 for children 3 to 12, JCHS members free. Call
385-1003.
JCHS First Friday Lecture: Friday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.,
Carole Estby Dag, author of The Year We Were Famous, talks
about her great aunt’s walk from Spokane to New York, Port
Townsend City Council Chambers, 540 Water Street.
JCHS Research Center: 13692 Airport Cutoff Road, Port
Townsend, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission: $4 for adults, free for those under 12. Call
379-6673.
Northwest Maritime Center: 431 Water Street, Port
Townsend. Tours are available. Pets not allowed in the building.
Call 385-3628 for information.
Port Townsend Aero Museum: Jefferson County International
Airport, 105 Airport Road, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission:
$10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for children 7-12 years old,
free for children under 6. Exhibits feature vintage aircraft.
Port Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC): 200
Battery Way, Fort Worden State Park. Natural history exhibit,
marine exhibit by appointment only in winter. Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4:00 p.m. Admission: $3 for
adults, $2 for youths 6-17, PTMSC members free. Call 385-
5582, e-mail info@ptmsc.org or visit www.ptmsc.org/planvisit
for a schedule of events.
Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum: Fort Worden State Park,
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children,
JCHS members free. Harbor defenses in Puget Sound and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca. Call 385-0373 or visit jchsmuseum.org.
Quilcene Fish Hatchery: 281 Fish Hatchery Road, Quilcene,
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 360-765-3334.
Pedro’s Fiesta Jalisco
to Remain Open
Fiesta Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, a favorite eatery
of Port Ludlow citizens, will remain open despite the
untimely death of its owner, Pedro Arceo.
Elena Arceo, Pedro’s wife, plans to keep the restaurant
open with the help of her supportive employees and
the continued patronage of the customers. Elena, who
lives here in Port Ludlow, is a “stay-at-home mother”
of three, with the youngest a one-year-old. She home
schools her children who are the center of her life. Time
at the restaurant will be limited, but she has an excellent
manager and employees who are a faithful “family”
keeping the business going.
“The restaurant was Pedro’s dream,” says Elena, “his ‘baby’
from childhood, a family business to pass on to his children. I
don’t want the time and effort he spent there to fade away; it’s
what he was about! God willing, we’ll continue.”
Free Tax Preparation Continues
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers continue to be available at the
Tri-Area Community Center to prepare and electronically
file your tax returns, free of charge. These volunteers are
available on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and on
Wednesdays from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., throughout tax season.
The Tax-Aide volunteers are IRS-certified to prepare
most basic tax returns. They do not prepare returns for
taxpayers that have income from rental properties or for
taxpayers with complicated business returns. Although
the IRS and the AARP Foundation sponsor the Tax-Aide
program, you do not have to be an AARP member or a
senior to benefit from the Tax-Aide service.
Appointments are required and can be made by calling the
Community Center staff at 732-4822.
Be sure to take the following information with you for
your appointment:
• Photo ID.
• Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and
dependents.
• W-2 from each employer.