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'Annie' runs through Dec. 19 at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

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Annie: Beloved orphan makes good at Bainbridge Performing Arts

Everyone’s favorite red-headed orphan is back on stage for the Bainbridge Performing Arts production of “Annie.” Anna Banyas…

Danika Francis

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Ringing for Change: Bellringers have big impact on Kitsap lives

Kirk Payne hears bells ringing in his sleep. It’s an occupational hazard from ringing the Salvation Army bell…

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Tolman Tale | Reminders from a tot

My sweet grand-daughter Kinzie is a year-and-a-half old, a wonderful age. She is walking and starting to put…

Snowflakes keep fallin' on my head in Silverdale

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Snowflakes keep fallin’ on my head in Silverdale

Sean Shelton, 7, points at snow made of soap suds that were falling Nov. 26 at Kitsap Mall

Director Mike Curry stands outside Benedict House last week. The men's homeless shelter in Bremerton fosters social interaction and continues to stay full to capacity.

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New Benedict House director dives right in

Mike Curry may no longer be a professional diver, but his many duties with Catholic Community Services —…

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Fruitcake: The gift that keeps on… being re-gifted

Two things, they say, will survive a nuclear attack: cockroaches and fruitcake.

Jule Fest lights holiday season in Poulsbo | Photos/Video

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Jule Fest lights holiday season in Poulsbo | Photos/Video

POULSBO — The blazing Jul fire symbolizes light and hope in the traditional Norwegian celebration. It was a source…

Tim Davidson (on ornament) becomes  Crumpet the Elf for BPA’s production of  ‘The SantaLand Diaries

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The miserable elf: BPA presents ‘The SantaLand Diaries’

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Costume and Props Director Jeanette Tucker kneels in the military room of the costume loft

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Ghosts in the house – The Bremerton Community Theatre is a haunted hotspot, filled with ghostly visitors at night.

When Jeanette Tucker first started acting and volunteering at the Bremerton Community Theatre about a year and a…

Costume and Props Director Jeanette Tucker kneels in the military room of the costume loft

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Ghosts in the house – The Bremerton Community Theatre is a haunted hotspot, filled with ghostly visitors at night.

When Jeanette Tucker first started acting and volunteering at the Bremerton Community Theatre about a year and a…

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Group lends support to gluten intolerant

PORT GAMBLE — The words “gluten free” were foreign to most Americans 30 years ago. Today they are…

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Poulsbo museum begins move to new city hall space

POULSBO — A large collection of Little Norway history will be unpacked from closets, retrieved from basements and…

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Garrido extolls virtues of eating local

For the sake of their stomachs and their farming neighbors, South Kitsap Commissioner Charlotte believes local residents should…

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Come, get your tartans kirked

It’s not a skirt, but for some, even the proud, it takes a special occasion to break out…

Seabeck 15-year-old Paula Tasso plays with her 8-year-old cat

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For Kitsap 4-H competitive cat-showers, practice makes purrr-fect

When 15-year-old Michael Weidenheimer started competitively showing his cat in cat competitions throughout the state, it was an…

Poulsbo City Councilman Jeff Bauman and his wife Denise inspect the new council chambers Monday.

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City hall ‘saga’ comes to a close

Poulsbo’s quest for a city hall has spanned a decade. Here’s a look back at the project’s winding…

South Kitsap High School graduate David Stricklin worked with Oregon State University’s baseball program that won national championships in 2006 and ’07 before being hired earlier this year by the Seattle Seahawks.

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‘Golden Boy’ living dream as trainer with Seahawks

South Kitsap High School graduate ‘worked harder than anyone,’ mentor recalls

Henry Castanares helps his son Cody

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Fostering stability – Shortage of foster homes in Bremerton sends kids in need to Central Kitsap

Having an empty nest is not something Henry and Diane Castanares are familiar with. They’ve had about 350…

Suquamish Tribe Executive Director Wayne George surveys the newly finished Veterans Memorial Tuesday.

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Suquamish memorial honors centuries of service

SUQUAMISH —Alan Deam’s name is engraved on the face of a marble canoe on a hillside overlooking downtown…

Cindus Al-Mansour

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Norwegians know how to party – Bremerton Sons of Norway serves lutefisk for the multitudes

I was told to beware the stuff. Stay away, no good could ever come of it. But on…