Debbie Teashon

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A great time to discuss carnivorous plants and horror stories | Garden Life

On the threshold of Halloween, it is only fitting to tell a few flora horror stories. These stories…

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Looking for a fright? Visit your local haunted theater Oct. 28

PORT ORCHARD — While downtown streets will be littered with an assortment of ghosts, goblins, witches and superheroes…

Donna Lee Anderson

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A great gift book for the holidays | Bookends

I think every family has a favorite member who is a great story teller. That person can regale…

Joleen Suzette Spratt | Passages

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Joleen Suzette Spratt | Passages

POULSBO — Joleen Suzette Spratt (Aug. 20, 1949-Oct. 17, 2017), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and auntie, passed…

Marlene King

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“The Stand in – or Dream Metaphor” | Dream Times

Dreams provide visual clues in a language that often uses “stand-ins.” Like in the movies, when a look-alike…

Life

Want a scare? Here’s where to go

Temperatures are dropping, permanent clouds are forming in the sky, days are shorter and darker and that seemingly…

Picking pumpkins, sighting squash and looking at leaves: Fall in love with autumn accoutrements round Kitsap

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Picking pumpkins, sighting squash and looking at leaves: Fall in love with autumn accoutrements round Kitsap

Fall is a magical, fleeting and at once invigorating and melancholic time of year.

Donna Lee Anderson

Life

Author Deanna Holm-“An Adventure in Tropical and Temperate Rainforests” | Bookends

Homeschooling has become very common in our society. If you homeschool, there are groups for your children so…

Rotarians in Cheddar Gorge, England, sell raffle tickets at a farmers market in their town. The proceeds were to go to a local charity, MacMillan House, where cancer victim families stay during treatment (think Pete Gross House in Seattle).                                Ron Carter/Rotary News

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Friendships and partnerships that improve communities | Rotary News

Where was your last venture out? Across town? To the nearest Costco? To Eastern Washington destinations? A visit…

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Lutefisk dinner Oct. 21 at Poulsbo First Lutheran

POULSBO — Poulsbo First Lutheran Church’s lutefisk dinner returns on Oct. 21 following its only hiatus in 103…

Quinn Ward

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Halloween memories of a strange but funny black cat | Kid Wisdom

When I was a child, my best friend, Bridget, and I always went trick-or-treating together. We lived out…

Sarah Smiley

Life

Hey, kids, these things never happened | Sarah Smiley

As my family has grown-up in recent years, and especially as my oldest sons have become teenagers, I’ve…

Eugenie Jones

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Eugenie Jones Quartet performs tribute to Ella Fitzgerald at CVG

BREMERTON — Top 50-ranked jazz vocalist Eugenie Jones and the Eugenie Jones Quartet will perform a salute to…

Spooks and scarecrows: It’s part of POBSA’s scary fest Oct. 28

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Spooks and scarecrows: It’s part of POBSA’s scary fest Oct. 28

PORT ORCHARD — Halloween will be celebrated in scary fashion Saturday, Oct. 28 when the Port Orchard Bay…

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Port Orchard Eagles, DAR to honor Vietnam vets

PORT ORCHARD — The Daughters of the American Revolution plans to honor Vietnam veterans at the Eagles’ Military…

Woodward Canyon continues to weave masterpieces | Northwest Wine

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Woodward Canyon continues to weave masterpieces | Northwest Wine

Rick Small continues to quietly craft some of Washington’s best red and white wines, just as he has…

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Volunteers needed for Kitsap advisory councils and committees

Kitsap County needs your knowledge and expertise on advisory councils and committees.

Mark and Rosemarie Timmerman are the force behind Air Masters heating and cooling company that works throughout Kitsap County. Contributed photo

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Air Masters keeps on growing in Kitsap | Home & Garden

In the year that Air Masters has been at their new location, they’ve experienced happy customers and a…

Ole Schow knows that a spa can improve your health and life. Leslie Kelly/Kitsap News Group

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Ole’s is the place to go for pools and spas | Home & Garden

If Ole Schow were to tell you anything, he’d tell you that the spas of today are far…

Life

DIY: ways to make your home ready for winter | Home & Garden

Winterizing your home may feel like a chore, but it’s easy, cheap and will surely make the winter…