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Kitsap couple rebuilding after ‘impossible’ adoption

Stephanie and Doug Kirk spent two months in Ukraine this year on a journey that would chew up…

Port Orchard Party-goers will be treated to a variety of culinary delights.

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Port Orchard party animals set to help nonprofit agencies

In keeping with its them of “All Aboard — Don’t Miss the Boat!” the Fathoms o’Fun Festival Association…

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Giving thanks for Kingston | On Kingston Time | November

Did you ever have to write one of those “giving thanks” essays when you were a kid? You…

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Who would you turn to? | ShareNet And You | November

What if…. You were so hungry you were light-headed, weak, or couldn’t think straight? You were threatened with…

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Rotary speaker puts face on homeless | Rotary News | November

Richard Lemieux, author of “Breakfast at Sally’s,” will speak to the Kingston Rotary Club on Nov. 10. Lemieux…

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Old idea leads to new thinking on stormwater | Water Ways | November

We all have a relationship with stormwater. We route it off our roofs and away from our houses…

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Learning about livestock | Pet Chat | November

Usually when we talk about September as “Back to School” we’re talking about the kids. This year, back…

Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe biologist Jessica Coyle explains the new beaver fence on 288th Street.

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Wetland fence helps fish, foils beavers in Port Gamble

PORT GAMBLE — The county and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribe took action this fall after realizing the “beaver…

Elaine Lovlie stands with a pan of lutefisk ready to be served at last year’s Sons of Norway Lutefisk and Swedish Meatball Dinner.

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Sons of Norway in Bremerton cooking up something fishy

For Svenn Lovlie, a Bremerton resident who came from Norway in 1957, the gelatinous cod known as lutefisk…

Mike Dominguez strolls with his dog

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Walk the line: Kitsap Humane Society offers leash lessons

Pam Manke of East Bremerton walked her dog, Dillon, near Silverdale Dog Park last month and the pair…

Kingston cabin provides spooky setting | A Glance At The Past | November

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Kingston cabin provides spooky setting | A Glance At The Past | November

Can you imagine this old building with the gnarled mossy tree beside it as a Haunted House? That…

Patti Wilson instructs Trevor Tart on Monday in reading during South Kitsap School District’s first all-day kindergarten program at Olalla Elementary School.

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All-day kindergarten program’s early reviews positive

That’s one reason South Kitsap School District Deputy Superintendent Kurt Wagner is excited about the all-day kindergarten program…

A youngster gets a taste of lutefisk in this file photo of the 2006 Sons of Norway lutefisk dinner. This year's event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday

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Poulsbo Sons of Norway offers season’s last chance for lutefisk

Lien, along with many others, will have a serving of lutefisk — or maybe two — at the…

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Picking Pumpkins

Preschool teacher Rachel Deem, of Peace Lutheran Church in Bremerton, marks the pumpkin of 3-year-old Audrey Dofelmier, of…

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Bremerton musician basks in stage light

Bremerton native Jason Fowler first started singing Italian arias at 8 years old. His mother, Pam Morgan, admits…

Kristin Okinaka/staff photo Drivers make their way on Silverdale Way Monday where Chico Way and Newberry Hill Road meet. Designing for a roundabout at this intersection has started with construction planned to begin in 2012.

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Round and round we go: Designing for roundabout at Silverdale Way and Chico Way intersection begins; construction expected in 2012.

Sometimes she drives south to eventually go north. Joan Krout, a secretary for Christ the King Lutheran Church…

Voice Coaches assistant creative director John Gallogly is part of a field that pays an average of $47

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SKSD voiceover class helps students ‘Get Paid to Talk’

As part of the South Kitsap School District’s continuing education series, Voice Coaches will present “Getting Paid To…

Visitors at the Kitsap Oktoberfest last month soak in the sun and suds. Organizers say next year’s event is already gaining steam.

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First Kitsap Oktoberfest hoists a few for Central Kitsap Food Bank

The numbers tell the story: -A quarter mile of bratwurst -About 5,000 pints of beer -Much more lederhosen…

Joel Adamson holds up an identification card that the homeless would be issued when staying at his proposed shelter in East Bremerton managed by Bremerton Rescue Mission. Walt Le Couteur

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Questions hold up East Bremerton homeless shelter

Chris Byrne is all for helping the homeless, but she has a lot of questions about a proposed…

Poulsbo's First Lutheran celebrates 98th lutefisk dinner | Photo Slideshow

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Poulsbo’s First Lutheran celebrates 98th lutefisk dinner | Photo Slideshow

The First Lutheran Church of Poulsbo served up its 98th annual lutefisk dinner Saturday.