Bella Ruse

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Rolling on veggie oil – Indie-folk band Bella Ruse comes to town in a van powered by vegetable oil

Kay Gillette and Joseph Barker will harness the power of vegetable oil donated by Chinese restaurants to bring…

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Resistance to Silverdale cityhood forming

Last time Jerry VanFossen and other residents organized a group to publicly speak against Silverdale cityhood. This time,…

Gary Davis

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Should Silverdale limits be scaled back further?

As proponents of Silverdale incorporation prepare to gather signatures from residents in support of turning Silverdale into its…

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What are Kitsap’s health priorities? – Health District, Harrison Medical Center and United Way plan to find out with community’s help

There have been a couple attempts at developing a countywide system to monitor how health care is distributed,…

'Breakfast at Sally's' author urges students to change the world

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‘Breakfast at Sally’s’ author urges students to change the world

Richard LeMieux, author of “Breakfast at Sally’s,” a personal account of his experiences being homeless in Bremerton, visited…

Heidi Newcomb and her daughter

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Poulsbo woman camps out to be first customer at new Silverdale Trader Joe’s

As soon as Heidi Newcomb heard Trader Joe's would be opening a store in Silverdale, she knew what…

First-grade teacher Matt Taran at Crownhill Elementary School helps Michael Chichester set up his iPod while Marcelo Aguilera and Saidee Dervaes use the iPods to record themselves reading June 10.

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Bremerton’s Crownhill wins state improvement award

Aidan Clark, a first-grader at Crownhill Elementary School, knows how to navigate an iPod touch flawlessly. But, he…

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Start date for new Kitsap Transit center in Silverdale pushed back

Originally expected to be complete this month, a new interim Kitsap Transit center in Silverdale will be up…

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue mechanics

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New ladder truck gives CK Fire extra reach

It took 3,134 miles — or 63 hours — of driving, but this wasn’t a typical cross-country road…

From left to right

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Silverdale’s ‘three art-keteers’ hold show

Scarlett Broere, a Central Kitsap High School senior, has come a long way from the days of only…

Chris Melsha

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Trader Joe’s fans far and wide getting ready for June 17 opening

Bernice Caldwell parked her car and walked up to the new Trader Joe’s storefront Monday. The new Silverdale…

Jessica Garcia

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Graduation 2011: Bremerton senior finds motivation through support from foster mom

Jessica Garcia missed more than 50 days of class at Bremerton High School her junior year and the…

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New class schedules discussed as part of Bremerton’s only middle school faces restructuring

Next year’s class schedule at Mountain View Middle School will look different — class periods will be longer…

Tex Lewis

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After upgrades, county shuts down Clear Creek foot bridge in Silverdale … but bridge still gets used

Rocky Phillips and Joyce Bowers of East Bremerton walk portions of Clear Creek Trail in Silverdale nearly every…

Kyle Tupas

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New Silverdale YMCA opens, new members pack the parking lot

Trudy Dahl and Pat Capps walked side by side on treadmills at the Haselwood Family YMCA shortly after…

Above and below right show an artist’s rendering of the proposed memorial.

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9/11 memorial design unveiled

Designs for the 9/11 memorial at Evergreen Rotary Park should include local stories from Kitsap residents, the Bremerton…

Chela Grey

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Seabeck llama rescue: More than a feeding — Nonprofit asks for donations to build a heated barn and to buy hay

Llama spit smells like rotting vegetables and depending on which of the three stomachs it comes from, the…

Only the last finishing touches remain for the $22 million

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New Silverdale YMCA to open next week

Lucy Anderson can’t wait for the Haselwood Family YMCA in Silverdale to open. She bought her membership in…

Actors rehearse at Kitsap Forest Theater in Seabeck for an upcoming production of “Oklahoma!” beginning May 29. Cheryl Phillips

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All the forest’s a stage — Kitsap Forest Theater to kick off the outdoor amphitheater’s spring musical production

The rain was pouring and the wind blew away the window display during a musical performance last year…

Tyler Callaghan and Jacob Wholaver

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Mountain View Middle School parents weigh in — Bremerton’s only middle school readies for change after years of low test scores

Ivaly Alexander is satisfied with the teachers who spend their days with her seventh-grader at Mountain View Middle…