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    Ask Erin: Pesky squirrels and trashy neighbors |...
    By Erin Jennings • February 16, 2011 8:10 pm

    I was looking out my kitchen window when I saw my dog kill a squirrel in the neighbor’s yard. I know my neighbors are still at work and won’t know my dog was the squirrel murderer. Do I have to clean up the remains? Or can I leave it for them?

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    It is a myth that chickens need roosters in order to lay eggs. A flock of female chickens don't need a rooster to produce healthy eggs.
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    If you saw chickens roaming the yard, or saw containers of peaches in glass jars on the basement shelf, would you think you were back in time?

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    Ask Erin | Kitsap Week
    By Erin Jennings • February 9, 2011 5:57 pm

    Advice: thoughtful Valentine’s gifts; seeing red makes her blue; oblivious teens

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    Individuals and families lined up outside the Sheridan Park Community Center over two hours before Project Connect took place.
    Kitsap opens its heart to those in need...
    By Erin Jennings • February 9, 2011 5:51 pm

    They planned for 500 guests and more than 1,000 arrived.
    Luckily, they also planned on 72 volunteers and more than 140 came to help.
    For Project Connect coordinator Beverly Kincaid, the event “worked magically…I was blessed that there were so many community members who wanted to help.”

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    Cupid should aim his arrow year-round
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    Local relationship experts agree: Cupid should aim his arrow year-round, not just on Valentine’s Day.

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    The love is still strong between Bud and Lois Holm.
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    Longtime Kitsap residents share their tips for a successful marriage

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    Ask Erin: On gifts, invites and kids at...
    By Erin Jennings • February 3, 2011 7:59 pm

    Between the wedding, moving and getting used to being married, I just don’t have time to write thank you notes. Is it OK if I email my thank yous?

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    Think about the tone you want to set for your wedding
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    Coordinating a wedding is a lot like conducting an orchestra. All the key individual players come together for a great masterpiece to kick off your new life together. It isn’t easy and it takes planning, but with expert tips from local professionals, you can orchestrate your day to perfection. Or at least close to perfection.

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    From left
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    By Erin Jennings • February 3, 2011 7:19 pm

    When Elizabeth Wiggs Maas became engaged, she immediately called her mother to share the good news. It just so happens that her mother is Susan Wiggs, a New York Times bestselling author whose books are known for their romance.

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    Ask Erin: On proper behavior at Super Bowl...
    By Erin Jennings • February 2, 2011 6:05 pm

    Fanatic Phil’s loud behavior draws a flag

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    The Green Bay Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV this Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
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    The Super Bowl is made up of more than first-downs and turnovers. Fascinating stories emerge surrounding the biggest football game of the season.

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    Peninsula Services volunteers packaged hygiene kits to be distributed at Project Connect. From left
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    By Erin Jennings • January 21, 2011 1:29 pm

    A few years ago when Beverly Kincaid visited the Eastern European country of Slovenia, she was struck by the apparent lack of poverty. She didn’t see panhandlers or people sleeping in the streets. She asked a local woman, “Where are the homeless and the poor?” The answer: “In our country, we take care of them.” It made Kincaid wonder, “Can’t we do the same?”

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    Rolling into Skateland in East Bremerton is like rolling back in time.  It hasn’t changed since it was plopped down in its current location in 1984. The mauve and teal paint
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    By Erin Jennings • January 21, 2011 2:03 pm

    Rolling into Skateland in East Bremerton is like rolling back in time. It hasn’t changed since it was plopped down in its current location in 1984. The mauve and teal paint, the brown skates with orange stoppers and the graphic printed carpet makes you feel like it’s the 1980s all over again, minus the big hair and acid-washed jeans.

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    Port Orchard author Debbie Macomber
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    Dyslexia was no deterrent for best-selling author.

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    By Erin Jennings • January 12, 2011 6:01 pm

    Quiet on the set! And action … Cut! Cut! Let’s try it again. Try not to laugh this time. And action … Producing a 60-minute film with one adult and 18 teenagers is challenging, to say the least. “It’s been half frustrating and half glorious,” said Thomas Hurley III, West Sound Academy’s film production instructor. “There were days where we could get through only four to five lines in one class period because there was so much giggling going on.”

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    It’s raining, it’s pouring…and your kids think life is boring.
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    Banish boredom with low-cost, high fun activities

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    Pearl Django to perform on Jan. 14
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    Banish post-holiday blahs with toe tapping music

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    2011 Your chance to become a better person...again.
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    Ross Sugg and Gerrie Sinclair share a smile at a Kitsap Senior event.
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    Kitsap groups give seniors a chance to mingle.

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    Invoking the Sanity Clause
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    As the world goes holiday mad, keep your cool

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