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Flotsam and Jetsam sale was a great success

By Cathy Stemen President of Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club Hansville’s Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club wishes to…

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TOPS honors members

Hansville TOPS 1239 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) celebrates successes of members who have lost weight this year, and…

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Student art took center stage at festival

KINGSTON — A celebration of young artists has blossomed into a full-blown gala. An event that started just…

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DIGITOPIA features student video, multimedia

Step aside, Cannes, TriBeca, and Seattle. North Kitsap School District is putting on its own video and multimedia…

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Stillwaters Nature Camp dates announced

Stillwaters Environmental Center will be conducting summer nature camps from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10…

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Aging Matters: Generation talk

I recently heard a speech espousing the belief that Generation Y is the real ‘greatest generation.’ Though the…

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The Spinal Column: On-the-job back injuries and chronic disability

While it goes without saying that no employer relishes the thought of having one of his employees on…

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Save money with this home update

Paint is by far the most economical and effective way to update and freshen your home. Color trends…

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Pet Chat: Small town caring

We lost a dear client this month. Heather has been coming to Country Pet Shoppe for about 10…

Amy Waeschle (above) riding a wave in Costa Rica; (inset) on the beach in Portugal. The world-traveling writer recently relocated to Poulsbo.

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Amy Waeschle debuts chronicle of surf-soaked stories

Newly-Poulsbo-based author wanders the world, documenting the sights in both photos and prose in her first book —…

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Kitsap Opera stages centuries-old “Il Travatore”

Verdi's operas withstands through generations without changing much, though the world has. Kitsap Opera presents 'Il Travatore' June…

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Elsewhere in the Arts | Irving Berlin, the sound of cinema and one more weekend of ‘Fiddler’

The Jewel Box fetes the great American composer Irving Berlin, while WWCA revels in an encore weekend of…

The legendary Fat Smittys (left) and the dreaded roadside-roasted bacon-wrapped oyster kabobs.

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Destination: Fat Smitty’s | Beyond Kitsap

The Beyond Kitsap Highway 101 saga concludes with roadside-roasted, bacon-wrapped oysters and one of the nation’s best burgers.

The creatures of Dr. Seuss find a home at the Kitsap Forest Theater in this summer's 'Seussical

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WHAT GOES ON | Kitsap happenings for the week May 22-29

ARTS & CRAFTS POSTER CONTEST: The Kitsap Arts and Crafts Festival is accepting applications for its 50th Anniversary…

Short fiction from Seattle's underbelly — the latest in a myriad of noir anthologies from Akashic Books.

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‘Seattle Noir:’ An anthology from the underworld

'Seattle Noir' — one of the most recent in a host of noir anthologies from the New York…

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Kingston construction school gives students real-world experience

KINGSTON — Her career-development classroom is anything but traditional, there’s only one wall: a cliff face. Cassy Birkeland spends…

Riders line up the Lipizzaner Stallions during a 2007 show at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion.

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Fancy ‘hoofwork’ returns to Kitsap

The “world famous” Lipizzaner Stallions will once again prance and jump around the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion.

Riders line up the Lipizzaner Stallions during a 2007 show at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion.

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Fancy ‘hoofwork’ returns to Kitsap

The “world famous” Lipizzaner Stallions will once again prance and jump around the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion.

“Seussical

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Oh, the shows to be seen!

Some of Dr. Seuss’ most famous characters are invading Kitsap Forest Theater starting this weekend.

Tall ships

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Bremerton, Port Orchard join forces for Harbor Festival

With gas prices creeping up and the economy still lagging, this might be a good Memorial Day weekend…