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Cellists Olive Leiss, left, May Smaus, Barbara Deppe and Christine Edwards practice at rehearsal April 12.

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Young Kitsap musicians perform with Seattle Symphony

How do you tell an ancient story — would you use words, or can you capture the meaning…

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Spring daffodils spell out ‘smile’ near the intersection of Highway 305 and Sportsman Club Road. Planting the flowers by roads is a Bainbridge Island tradition started by Mary Sam, a healer and granddaughter of Suquamish’s Chief Sealth, for whom Seattle was named.

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‘Smile’ this spring

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Fundraisers to send Olalla kids to Globals

Olalla Elementary School students are putting on fundraisers to raise money to go to Kansas City, Mo., May…

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Loki, an 11-month-old greater Swiss mountain dog, left, plays with Hank, a first-generation labradoodle.

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Dogs enjoy new BI park

Dogs, and their owners, are loving the expanded dog park at Strawberry Hill on Bainbridge Island that recently…

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In Japan, Red Light/Green Lights is played with the ‘it’ person shouting ‘Daruma-sanga koronda’ before turning around. That means, ‘The daruma doll fell over.’

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BI school celebrates Japan-inspired Spring Festival

Students at The Island School on Bainbridge Island recently celebrated with a Japan-inspired Spring Festival.

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A pavilion at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton is packed with people and dogs March 23 for the Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club obedience competition. Dogs of many types of breeds, and their handlers, competed in the event.

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Fancy, don’t let me down

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A view of the electronics behind NEMESIS and its 17 motors, as well as its chief electronics architect, Gavin Maddie, a senior at BHS.

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BHS on 2nd-place team at robotics competition

The Bainbridge High School Spartronics team placed second at the first Robotics District Event at Glacier Peak High…

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A bear is just one of the taxidermy mounts in the home of Ruth Reese.

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Antique show can help people understand history

Junk or not? Appraisers can help, just like on TV program

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A bear is just one of the taxidermy mounts in the home of Ruth Reese.

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Antique show can help people understand history

Junk or not? Appraisers can help, just like on TV program

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KC Makela gets into the music as he plays guitar and sings.

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120 years of experience in 2-man group

What band can you think of that has 120 years of combined experience?

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Pia the Peacekeeper has quickly become one of Bainbridge Island’s top tourist attractions, and locals enjoy it, too, in great numbers walking through Sakai Park. An up-close look at its different parts shows the great craftsmanship used to assemble BI’s newest star.

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Pia’s textures show off craftsmanship

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Jimy Bleu is a virtuoso left-handed guitarist like Hendrix himself.

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Experience Hendrix at Clearwater Casino March 1-2

The World’s Greatest Jimi Hendrix Show is coming to the Suquamish Clearwater Casino at 9 p.m. March 1-2.

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Day Soul Exquisite is part of BIMA’s new concert series.

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BIMA adds concerts to First Friday Art Walks

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art is adding concerts to the city’s First Friday Art Walk.

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BIMA to host Black History Month Soiree Feb. 17

A Black History Month Soiree will take place from 6-10 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Bainbridge Island Museum…

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Vikings from the Sons of Norway get set to light the bonfire on the Poulsbo Waterfront Feb. 10.

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Bonfire highlight of Poulsbo’s Frosty Fest

The Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association held its annual Frosty Fest last weekend downtown, and the event featured activities…

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Peggy and Ronald Booth on their wedding day in 1960.

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All they need is love — for 63 years

Love is on the breeze for Bainbridge Island, but it’s the wind in the sails for this longtime…

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Poulsbo Frosty Fest set for this weekend

Poulsbo Frosty Fest takes place in Poulsbo Feb. 9-11.

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Mary Woodward shows headlines from her parents’ papers during a talk on journalism a few years ago.

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Mary Woodward on growing up in a newspaper family

While Walt and Milly Woodward were busy running the Bainbridge Island Review, their oldest daughter, Mary, took note…

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Roger Earl has been Foghat’s drummer since the beginning 52 years ago.

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Foghat’s new music would have been hits in the ’70s

Foghat’s biggest hits were 50 years ago, but founding drummer Roger Earl says their new music is good,…

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Jessica Barron plays a pinball machine at a recent tournament in Bremerton.

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Pinball wizards all around Kitsap County

The state’s current pinball wizard ran a tournament in Bremerton Jan. 13 at Tik Tok’s Workshop.