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    Articles by Leslie Kelly
    Investigation into duplex fire continues
    Investigation into duplex fire continues
    By Leslie Kelly • December 26, 2014 1:57 pm

    While Fire Chief Al Duke said the cause of the fire was accidental, he and others from the department will be at the scene Monday to review it.

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    Gaeta, now an adult, transferred to Kitsap County Jail
    Gaeta, now an adult, transferred to Kitsap County...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 23, 2014 2:40 pm

    Suspect in the murder of Jenise Wright turned 18 on Dec. 23

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    Deputies Ben Herrin
    Sheriff’s office honors staff with annual awards
    By Leslie Kelly • December 23, 2014 9:00 am

    Among those who were honored Dec. 11 were Deputies Ben Herrin and Kurtis Lont, who were given the Medal of Valor

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    Law enforcement career comes to a close for Sheriff Steve Boyer
    Law enforcement career comes to a close for...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 22, 2014 1:30 pm

    If you ask Steve Boyer how he ended up in law enforcement, he’ll tell you about an incident he saw as a boy.

    “There was a house fire down the street,” Boyer said. “Two little girls were burnt very badly. I remember watching the firemen and the police working so hard to help. A couple of days later I went over to look at the house and I thought ‘I’d like to know what to do in an emergency like that,’” Boyer said.

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    At the rally on Dec. 14
    Black community and police working well together
    By Leslie Kelly • December 22, 2014 1:26 pm

    In the wake of last week’s Black Lives Matter rally in Bremerton, community leaders and law enforcement official say they are working well together.

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    Sheriff Steve Boyer.
    Law enforcement career comes to a close for...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 22, 2014 1:00 pm

    If you ask Steve Boyer how he ended up in law enforcement, he’ll tell you about an incident he saw as a boy. “There was a house fire down the street,” Boyer said.

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    Helping others is the thought behind Outrageous Christmas.
    No doubt, it’s going to be an Outrageous...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 22, 2014 9:51 am

    Outrageous Christmas will continue every year as a tribute to God’s love and the birth of Christ.

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    Sheriff’s office honors staff with annual awards
    Sheriff’s office honors staff with annual awards
    By Leslie Kelly • December 18, 2014 11:00 am

    Deputies honored for efforts on New Year’s Eve shooting in South Kitsap

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    The Salvation Army red kettle and bell are out this holiday season.
    Trying a hand at ringing in the holiday...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 17, 2014 6:30 pm

    Like others, I walk past many bell ringers during the season. Sometimes I give. Sometimes I don’t.

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    Port still working to fill the Bremerton Marina
    Port still working to fill the Bremerton Marina
    By Leslie Kelly • December 17, 2014 6:23 pm

    If two-for-one is a good deal, then two-for-one for the second time around is a great deal.

    That was the just of an argument put forth to the Port of Bremerton Commissioners recently by marina consultant Bob Wise.

    Wise, of Marsh Andersen LLC of Bainbridge Island, told commissioners that he thought they should extend the Bremerton Marina’s offer of a free year with a paid year for another year.

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    Reacting to incidents of police violence against young black men
    More than 100 march to bring attention to...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 17, 2014 6:05 pm

    Religious and community leaders in Bremerton staged a rally Sunday to bring attention to incidents of police violence across America.

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    Doug and Marianne Owen have cared for their holly orchard since they purchased the property in 1988.
    They’ve got plenty of boughs of holly
    By Leslie Kelly • December 12, 2014 8:00 am

    Couple at Holly Vista Orchard ship wreaths coast-to-coast

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    Vern LaPrath stands in front of his house on Hanford Avenue in East Bremerton. He has been campaigning for speed bumps for years.
    Man’s long fight to stop Hanford Avenue speeders...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 10, 2014 6:18 pm

    Some motorists drive 70 miles per hour in 25 mph zone, do doughnuts, he says

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    Naval Academy PE teacher Debbie Lindgren poses with student during lunch time in the school gymnasium. Students at the elementary school call her “Mrs. L.”
    Local PE teacher nominated for national honors
    By Leslie Kelly • December 10, 2014 6:13 pm

    If you ask Debbie Lindgren what makes her a great physical education teacher, she’d tell you it’s because she wants every child to be successful.

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    Eagle Scouts stand with their peers for a photograph after the ceremony. Each Scout was given a framed award that included a hand carved eagle.
    Boy Scout Troop 1539 honors 14 Eagle Scouts
    By Leslie Kelly • December 10, 2014 6:09 pm

    A rather unusual Eagle Scout ceremony was held by Boy Scout Troop 1539 of Silverdale on Nov. 24. Usually, one or two scouts are honored at the same time for achieving Eagle Scout designation. But this ceremony honored 14 Scouts for achieving the Eagle Scout.

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    County to permanently close portions of Silverdale Community Center
    County to permanently close portions of Silverdale Community...
    By Leslie Kelly • December 9, 2014 7:23 pm

    The county, which owns the building, has announced that heavy rain has damaged the building’s roof beyond repair.

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    Berniece Blees looks at a scrapbook of her days at the shipyard.
    Local women become ‘Calendar Girls’
    By Leslie Kelly • December 5, 2014 12:00 pm

    Fundraiser for Women in Trades group features three Kitsap County “Rosies”

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    Bremerton council approves 2015 city budget
    Bremerton council approves 2015 city budget
    By Leslie Kelly • December 4, 2014 5:36 pm

    The budget is an increase of $3.1 million, up from this year’s $34.4 million budget.

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    Hayden and brother Evan
    Bremerton boy coming back from paralysis
    By Leslie Kelly • December 3, 2014 7:22 pm

    In late September, it started as a simple cold. Thirteen-year-old Hayden Werdal told his mom that he wasn’t feeling very well. So she kept him home from school for a few days.

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    Matthew Blegen
    Symphony taps musician as executive director
    By Leslie Kelly • December 3, 2014 7:17 pm

    Before a few weeks ago, Matthew Blegen’s history with the Bremerton Symphony included a few solo vocal performances. But now, he’s the new executive director.

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