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Creating bridges to employment

If the key to the future is the education and employment of America’s youth, the Summer Youth Employment…

Eddie Money and his band headlined the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede Wednesday

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Eddie Money draws fans to Kitsap County Fair & Stampede

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Skateboarding ‘jam’ will help build skate park

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JOKER’S PEACE | ‘Six Sour Raspberries’ also ripening in Bremerton

Changing Scene Northwest debuts another Scott Gibson new work, pushing the envelope by opening the closet.

Blackberries are ripening on brambles all about Kitsap

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For the love of the blackberry

Silverdale-based soda company Hummingbird Hill finds a boon for business at Bremerton's Blackberry Festival, What's Up finds tasty…

See 'The Hurt Locker' this weekend at both The Lynwood Theatre on Bainbridge and The Orchard Theater in Port Orchard. See more info in FILM.

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TIME, DATE, PLACE | Kitsap Happenings for the Week Aug. 21-27

A community calendar of Kitsap happenings for the week of Aug. 21-27.

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ASK ANDY | Moving at the speed of a melting glacier

The USGS measured glaciers from 1958 to 2008, and found some ice fields in our region had shrunk…

Katha J. Miller-Winder poses with a pile of weeds at a recent Mountaineers clean-up party.

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MOUNTAINEERING KITSAP | Who are The Mountaineers?

The Mountaineers is a club for outdoor enthusiasts. The club is headquartered in Seattle and has branches in…

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DIG THIS | Beware of tomato and potato blight

What's Up master gardening columnist Peg Tillery sadly reports that the monsoon rains we had in the last…

Duane Pasco at his desk with a partially finished totem pole. See more of his work at www.duanepasco.com.

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The Art of the Canoe with blue collar academic Duane Pasco

Duane Pasco is a modern man well in tune with the ancient art of the canoe. He speaks…

Kolby Waggoner slices through tidewater at Arness Slough.

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Slurf’s up: Teens create a sport that’s uniquely Kingston

KINGSTON – When the tide rises off Arness County Park, Kolby Waggoner and friends know the “slurf” is…

Local Mountaineer Chris Henrickson tackled Mount St. Helens last year as this year’s challenge

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VIM AND VIGOR | In the name of the father

Local mountaineer Chris Henrickson sets out to conquer Mount Adams to raise money for the Harrison Medical Center…

The Bremerton Harborside Fountain Park will play host to Kitsap's inaugural Wine Festival Aug. 23.

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Bremerton Harborside to host the inaugural Kitsap Wine Festival

With a waterfront venue in waiting and a booming statewide wine industry, Kitsap readies for its first ever…

Silver City's menagerie of beers will take center stage at Summer Fest Aug. 22

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Silverdale Summer Fest: An end of summer ode to rock and beer

Another first-ever festival for Kitsap, Summer Fest celebrates local beer, local music and local merchandisers on the lawn…

Rachel Daniels of Poulsbo spent a month in the land-locked kingdom of Swaziland as a missionary. The 2009 Kingston High School grad will attend Pacific Lutheran University in the fall.

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Poulsbo teen’s lesson: ‘Poverty is a physical state’

POULSBO — One image Rachel Daniels won't soon forget came from the entrance of the Swaziland hospital she…

James Hunnicutt returns from a nationwide tour with Wayne 'The Train' Hancock

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TIME, DATE, PLACE | Kitsap Happenings for the Week Aug. 14-20

A community calendar of Kitsap happenings for the week Aug. 14-20, 2009.

Macomber's 'Cedar Cove' comes to life this summer in Port Orchard

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Cedar Cove Days visualize Debbie’s world

City of Port Orchard set for town festival fashioned from local author Debbie Macomber’s novels, Aug. 26-30.

It's a dog's life at the Verksted this month.

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Verksted Gallery: Calling all dog photogs

The Verksted Gallery in Poulsbo is accepting entries for its annual amateur dog photo contest through Aug. 16.

Greening Kingston: Village Green Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Moore (foreground) Dave Wetter (background

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Kingston’s Village Green Park rises from the rubble

KINGSTON — After a four-month makeover, Kingston’s Village Green Park is ready for play. Since Navy housing was…

Some streets will be closed this weekend to accommodate the second annual Poulsbo street dance.

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Poulsbo second annual street dance: Bring on the funk

It’s the second Summer Street Dance, to be held Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tammy Mattson,…