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Harmony Tyson received a $20 gift from an anonymous donor, and spent it on gifts for others. (Bethany Swift/Contributed)

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A lesson in generosity

Girl receives a gift from an anonymous shopper, then uses it to buy gifts for others

Adopting a pet at the holidays can be a great thing | Pets & People

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Adopting a pet at the holidays can be a great thing | Pets & People

With kids on break and many adults taking time off during the holidays, it can be a wonderful…

Suzanne O’Clair

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Cosmic energy expands personal consciousness | Stars Above Kitsap

This is a heavy new moon, literally! It sits exactly on the Galactic Center, a black hole that…

About 150 stuffed animals were donated to Harrison Hospital’s ER by the Olympic Vintage Auto Club.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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150 bears swarm Harrison ER to bring joy to children

SILVERDALE — Bears are normally solitary animals, but on Dec. 7, about 150 teddy bears and their friends…

Santa Dogs get their photos taken

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Santa Dogs get their photos taken

Santa Claus attended to the wishes of Rocky, a Blue Heeler-Rottweiler-Chihuahua mix, and a pack of other canines…

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‘Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives’ to be shown Dec. 10

POULSBO — The film “Scarred Lands &Wounded Lives” will be shown at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at Ground…

Law of the lens

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Law of the lens

Bainbridge photog to unveil gallery of work by his wandering eye

Idaho wine industry’s stock continues to rise | Northwest Wine

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Idaho wine industry’s stock continues to rise | Northwest Wine

The first grapes were planted 153 years ago. But today, the Gem State’s wine industry is coming into…

Teeter-Totter Parenting

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Teeter-Totter Parenting

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Donna Lee Anderson

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A Mourner of Swine” – a memoir and cooking with lavender | Bookends

When we finish our formal schooling and are ready to get on with our lives, many of us…

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Quality Communities Scholarship applicants sought

PORT ORCHARD — The AWC Center for Quality Communities is recruiting outstanding young leaders in the area to…

A look back at Kingston Cove Christmas

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A look back at Kingston Cove Christmas

KINGSTON — A festive spirit engulfed the Port of Kingston, complete with crackling fires, warm drinks, food, dancing…

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Bring in Fido for his photo shot at Tractor Supply

PORT ORCHARD — Missing Fido in your Christmas holiday portrait? Tractor Supply in Port Orchard is coming to…

Cue the happily-ever-after music | Roundabout

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Cue the happily-ever-after music | Roundabout

A while back, I wrote about my teenage

You can make a difference | Village Green Update

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You can make a difference | Village Green Update

As of Sept. 1, we’ve raised $8.6 million in gifts and pledges toward our $9.1 million goal, with…

Thank you for supporting the library levy | Check It Out

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Thank you for supporting the library levy | Check It Out

The library levy passed with — as of this writing — nearly 65 percent of the vote. Thank…

Pete Orbea

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Drum roll please … Port Gamble Country Christmas is here | Port Gamble Gazette

We are stocked and ready for perhaps our biggest event of the year, Port Gamble’s annual Country Christmas.

Mary Eklund, left, of Four Foot Photography photographs Santa Jeff Berger with a dog at Kitsap Humane Society’s Santa Paws event Dec. 11. <em>Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group file photo</em>

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Santa Paws is coming to town

SILVERDALE — Kitsap Humane Society will welcome Santa Claus back to visit the fluffier members of your family…

Christmas decor emblazoned a boat at Port Orchard marina last year during the Festival of Chimes and Lights event. Photo: Bob Smith

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Chimes Lights transforms Port Orchard into Winter Wonderland

Although Kitsap County has yet to receive measurable amounts of snowfall this fall — just an allotment of…

Pamela Gross Hall

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Pamela Gross Hall

Pamela Gross Hall