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Susan Goodwin speaks with the Nelson family who traveled from Kalispell, MT to pick up the canoe to return it to the Conrad Mansion Museum. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Returning canoe to family she bought it from 40 years ago

Forty years ago, Susan Goodwin spotted an old canvas-covered wood canoe at a garage sale on Bainbridge Island…

A group of Bainbridge and local clergy speak at the festival about acceptance and faith. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI Pride Festival includes support from churches

“I support my queer and trans siblings,” Darío Feiguin, Rabbi for Kol Shalom on Bainbridge Island, said July…

A deer takes a selfie while eating in front of a wildlife camera. Bloedel Reserve courtesy photos

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Bloedel studying wildlife at nature preserve

While gardeners and horticulturalists travel to the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island there’s more to see than plants…

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Kitsap Transit employees share information at the commuter workshop June 22 at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art for island employers.

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KT can help BI employers retain workers

Everyone knows Bainbridge Island employers have a recruitment and retention problem because employees can’t afford to live here.

The Bainbridge Island Public Piano on-site at the Town & Country Market on Winslow Way. Tricia Corsetti courtesy photo

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‘Public piano’ in tune with BI experience

Years ago while traveling, Bruce White had a musical experience encountering a “public piano.”

Community activists joined together for ‘Freedom to Learn’ events that included a protest march and panel discussion June 10 in Winslow. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Protesters want the rest of the story told

Jill Davidson, a trans woman, said she doesn’t understand it.

A U.S. Coast Guard diver falls from a rescue litter during a demonstration in Eagle Harbor during the annual Boater's Fair at Waterfront Park June 10. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI Boater’s Fair all about safety, preparedness

The annual Bainbridge Island Boater’s Fair at Waterfront Park and Dock was a hub of activity June 10…

Ameilia Wynn Bistro owners Erika Johannsen, Nick Van Den Bosch and Chef Gulsidel Velasquez-Ayala bring 100 years of combined fine-dining experience to the bistro. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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New owners bring new feel to Bainbridge restaurants

Just in time for the summer tourist season, five restaurants are opening on Bainbridge Island.

Chris Mueller, Ellen Sato Faust and Chantelle Lusebrink listen to the new audio tour, which features excerpts from recorded interviews of survivors sharing first-hand accounts of the exclusion. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group

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Audio tours now at BI’s Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

If you haven’t been to the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial recently, there’s a new way to experience the…

A bus driver takes a group of 2022 Bainbridge High School graduates for a spin around the Madison Avenue and High School Road roundabout on their way to Grad Night festivities. File Photo

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The wheels on the bus go round only with drivers

The Bainbridge Island School District has been experiencing a shortage of bus drivers all year, but it’s getting…

A Kitsap foot ferry parked alongside the Walla Walla to load passengers and take them to Bremerton. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Over 600 rescued from ferry aground on BI

The Washington State Ferry Walla Walla bound from Seattle to Bremerton ran aground in Rich Passage at about…

Post commander Gary Sakuma presents Young with a 70-year membership pin. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI man honored for serving 70 years with American Legion

Donald Young talked about the irony of being stationed in Greenland during the Korean War after he accepted…

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Fruit Club member Dennis Faust shows Mailey Martinez a grafting technique.

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Grafting can revitalize trees in many different ways

A small group gathered at Bainbridge Gardens March 26 to learn about tree grafting during a workshop held…

Tim Woolsey addresses the BISD school board and commented about the treatment of people with disabilities and how the district responded to their son’s anxiety. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Boy in cop car brings concerns from parents of special needs students

“The district is losing the trust of families with special needs.”

State Sen. Christine Rolfes speaks with a constituent after the Town Hall meeting. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group photos

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State leaders talk issues with BI residents

“Affordable housing is a driver of homelessness.”

Brenda Fantroy-Johnson is Bainbridge Island’s first black mayor. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group

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Public involvement key for BI’s new mayor

When Brenda Fantroy-Johnson was a kid living in inner-city Detroit, seeing the mayor drive by was a big…

A group of museum curators from Ukraine visited the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial March 4 to learn about how Bainbridge Island is telling a difficult history. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group photos

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Ukrainians learn how BI tells difficult part of history

Visitors come from all over the world to see the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial. They come…

BHS counselor Cara Tebo speaks with parents and students during a " Beyond BHS" seminar about the importance of finding the right fit when selecting a college. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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‘Matchmaker’ connects BI students to colleges

Bainbridge High School counselor Cara Tebo likens herself to a matchmaker.

Bainbridge Island City Councilmember Joe Deets spots an encampment. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Expert: Some homeless have fallen on hard times, want help

The Kitsap County Department of Human Services estimates that one in every 240 people of the county’s 267,000…

Guests wait their turn to make mochi to eat and welcome the New Year. Jim Reitz Courtesy Photos

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Mochi Tsuki returns to BI

Mochi Tsuki returns to BI