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Staving off the summertime blues

Thoughts on beating boredom amidst the dog days of summer.

Van Daggs

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Keyport Museum explores the world under the sea

The museum offers a glimpse at life under the sea for things that lack gills: submarines. Though the…

Though probably most well-known for her wildly colored contemporary paintings

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Documenting downtown Bremerton’s 21st century surgery

While the iconic Bremerton artist is probably most well-known for her wildly colored rural-themed paintings, symbolic of her…

Glass artist Karen Buhler's New Yoker Magazine-ish swimmers

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Artists swim through the garden at BAC

In the back room of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts — through the enchanting world of Little and Lewis…

The Hood Canal Vista Pavilion in Port Gamble is the first new building in the town in nearly a century. The open building was designed for corporate events and weddings.

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Port Gamble’s the venue for ‘I do’ (and more)

The Hood Canal Vista Pavilion is the first new major construction in Port Gamble in 89 years.

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South Kitsap student tops in her (online) class

Insight School of Washington valedictorian sparkles in nontraditional learning environment

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Kayak rentals

Olympic Outdoor Center offers Seabeck kayak rentals 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with the last rental at…

The Olympic Outdoor Center offers Seabeck kayak rentals daily as well as classes and tours.

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Paddling Seabeck

Barbara MacAusland is happy to see people paddling around Seabeck waters in neon kayaks.

Life

Families on the EDGE helps keep Theater School in session at BPA

With a fundraising auction placed during the intermission of an Edge show, she thought, the improv troupe’s eccentric…

In spite of age

Life

Maybe laughter really is the best medicine

Thoughts on the virtues and healing power of sidesplitting, with a comedian, an improv actor and a health…

Local comedian

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‘Laugh for Life’ benefit expands with back-to-back nights of laughter

'Laugh for Life' benefit expands into back-to-back nights of laughter, July 17-18 at McCormick Woods in Port Orchard,…

Justin Howard and Alexa Farley work on taking parts out of old household appliances during Sylvan Way Christian School's Camp Invention week.

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Camp Invention brings innovation to the classroom

A room full of mixed-age children sporting safety goggles and screwdrivers, tables full of old electronics and teachers…

Debbie Macomber gets a peek at the quilt depicting scenes from her best-selling Cedar Cove book series.

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Cedar Cove quilt will be auctioned off to benefit Sidney museum, gallery

The Sidney Museum & Arts Association (SMAA), in connection with next month’s planned Cedar Cove Days festival, is…

Miss Kitsap Hannah Orando performs at the Miss Washington pageant at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien July 11. She placed fourth-runner up to winner Miss Seattle Devanni Partridge.

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Miss Kitsap sweeps preliminary awards at Miss Washington

Hannah Orando named fourth runner-up in the statewide contest. Miss Washington 2009 is not from Kitsap, but the…

A sailor from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis kisses his wife pierside after the ship arrived at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Friday morning. Stennis has spent the last six months on deployment in the Western Pacific.

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USS John C. Stennis buttons up six-month deployment

As Navy tugs nudged the 100,000-ton USS John C. Stennis closer to Pier Delta at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton,…

The pen of 'Ya-Ya' — Bainbridge Islander Rebecca Wells.

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Rebecca Wells in full flower with ‘The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder’

Rebecca Wells, Bainbridge Islander and author of the smash hit “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, ad a…

Life

When the rubber meets the road

Thoughts on street cycling spurred by the annual STP Classic.

Life

TIME, DATE, PLACE | Kitsap Happenings for the Week July 10-17

A Community Calendar of Kitsap Happenings for the Week July 10-17

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Debbie Macomber practices her stand-up comedy

Port Orchard author Debbie Macomber addressed the local chamber of commerce on Thursday, talking about her work and…

Fireworks filled the sky all over Bremerton on the Fourth of July.

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Busy Fourth for emergency workers, no serious injuries

Pops, booms, whistles and sirens rattled the night air July Fourth.