Local Girl Scouts helped Saturday to prepare the new building on Winters Road in East Bremerton for opening.

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Taking pride in their future

Local Girl Scouts help with new building.

Suquamish Elder Oliver Jackson listens to students of the of the Marion Forsman-Boushie Early Learning Center perform a song during a ceremony honoring the Old Man House.

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Suquamish celebrate tradition, culture with opening of Old Man House

SUQUAMISH — Cultural preservation is a central mission of the Suquamish Tribe. It’s akin to a shepherd and…

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Changing Scene Presents: ‘All the Great Books (Abridged)’

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WHAT GOES ON | Kitsap A&E Calendar for the Week March 13-20

ARTS & CRAFTS CELTIC FIDDLING WORKSHOPS: Local fiddling master Jane Landstra (of Dancing Bow Studio and the Country…

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DIG THIS | While the weather’s still frightful, learning is delightful

It’s still chilly outside. At least it is while I’m writing this column. Never fear though, even if…

The Atomic Bombshells return to Bainbridge Island with their biggest show yet — “J’Adore” — which has played at the Triple Door in Seattle and now comes to BPA

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Burlesque shows roll through Bremerton & Bainbridge on the same night

Which begs the question, what’s been driving the 21st century resurgence of the vaudeville-era art form. Big John…

A scene from the Richard Lasser’s short “I Scream” about two grown men who enter an ice cream competition.

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Celluloid Bainbridge kicks off second decade of feting local filmmakers

In the pervasive spirit of doing less with more, the festival will be one day only this year,…

Bremerton Community Theatre’s entry “Overtones” starring (clockwise from left) Rana Tan

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Kitsap theater well represented at Kaleidoscope

Three Kitsap troupes travel to state one-act competition, BCT advances to regionals. Sometimes, Trina Williamson artistic director at…

The lawyer-turned-thriller writer Richard Aaron.

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Elsewhere in Books | An international terrorist chase

Vancouver, B.C. lawyer-turned-author Richard Aaron brings his international terrorist chase ‘Gauntlet’ to Silverdale Barnes and Noble. Just how…

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Agenda for economic revolution at Eagle Harbor Books tonight

Esteemed islander David Korten’s new book lays out the framework for a new economy based on Main Street…

Fourth-grader Star Carlson collects her fairy figurines after presenting the book “Fairy Realm” for Orchard Heights Elementary School’s wax museum last week. At right is Makenzi Baker as Wilbur from “Charlotte’s Web.”

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SK students act out their favorite books at ‘wax museum’

How do you get hundreds of kids excited about books? Apparently, letting them dress up as and pretend…

Brett Krache (right)

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Firefighter stairclimb a success for Klahowya grad

Fall City firefighter Brett Krache sprint-climbed 69 stories up the Columbia Center in Seattle with a photo of…

Silverdale resident Kyle Baumgartner will compete in the Big Climb March 22. He hopes to raise $5

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Silverdale man to participate in Big Climb for 2-year-old boy.

Caleb Thorsteinson, of Spanaway, spent his first birthday in the hospital.

Port Orchard native Mark Schmidt

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Port Orchard native keeps ’em flying at McChord

For the son of a Port Orchard man, there is no such thing as making a mistake. Mark…

Silverdale resident Kyle Baumgartner will compete in the Big Climb March 22. He hopes to raise $5

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Climbing for a cure

Silverdale man to participate in Big Climb for 2-year-old boy.

Sgt. Roy Plumb

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‘Cowboy community’ shows its giving side

Dance for a Wish reunites soldier with his family.

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Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau moving to Silverdale

Beginning Friday, March 13, the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau will be located in Silverdale. The move…

The Atomic Bombshells will be on Bainbridge at 8 p.m.

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WHAT GOES ON | Kitsap A&E Calendar for the week March 6-12

ARTS & CRAFTS CELTIC FIDDLING WORKSHOPS: Local fiddling master Jane Landstra (of Dancing Bow Studio and the Country…

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CELESTIAL MUSINGS | Gardening’s dirty work

I see those people every year. Those gardening people, with the six-foot tall cornstalks by mid-May and big,…

Bremerton’s Blueberry Park community garden is currently undergoing major renovations this year.

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The allure of a ‘recession garden’ | JOKER’S PEACE

Looking to offset food costs and bolster the local economy, more people are looking to the land. The…