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Donna Lee Anderson

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Two delightful books about myths, mountains and poetry

“Olympos” is a book about mountains. It starts with this disclaimer: “Any resemblance to Mount Olympus in Washington…

Quinn Ward

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My daughters want to be birds and fly

My girls Violet, 5, and Eleanor, 3, have a fascination with birds. They often play that they are…

Kitsap County Fair a huge draw | Slideshow

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Kitsap County Fair a huge draw | Slideshow

2017 Kitsap County Fair

Gene Bullock

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Confessions of an armchair bird watcher

Curiosity may have killed the cat; but it’s the unscratchable itch that has driven me all my life.…

Suzanne O’Clair

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Emotional high tide or light-hearted joy

Leo came in like a wrecking ball shaking us awake. In the aftermath, we find ourselves in a…

Destruction Derby ‘more of a game’ than just smashing cars | Slideshow

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Destruction Derby ‘more of a game’ than just smashing cars | Slideshow

Destruction Derby 2017

Destruction Derby ‘more’ than just smashing cars

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Destruction Derby ‘more’ than just smashing cars

Destruction Derby 2017

Dancers performing along with Silverdale-based Halau Hula O’ Healani Mai Ka ’ Aina ‘Ona Kumula’au Ki ‘Eki ‘E at the 2017 Pacific Islanders Festival on the Bremerton Boardwalk. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

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Pacific Islanders Festival captures the “Aloha Spirit”

Pacific Islanders Festival captures the aloha spirit

Walla Walla Valley continues to build its reputation with reds

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Walla Walla Valley continues to build its reputation with reds

During the past four decades, the Walla Walla Valley has earned its reputation as a top producer of…

Mini horses are a highlight again this year | Kitsap County Fair & Stampede

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Mini horses are a highlight again this year | Kitsap County Fair & Stampede

They are a favorite of many children who visit the fair. And adults, too.

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Celebrating Kitsap’s Cultures | Kitsap Weekly

POULSBO — The Suquamish, S’Klallam and Twana peoples lived on the Kitsap Peninsula for thousands of years before…

Pacific Islander Festival is coming back to Kitsap

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Pacific Islander Festival is coming back to Kitsap

BREMERTON — Imagine a gathering of various peoples from the Pacific islands, joined together to take part in…

Best Bets

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Best Bets

As summer winds down, are you looking for a great way to spend the next-to-the-last summer weekend? Here’s…

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Poet to address monthly Audubon meeting

POULSBO — Award-winning poet Holly J. Hughes gives eloquent voice to bird species that have vanished from the…

Aaron Varney leads a seminar on cannabis for seniors.

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Catering to seniors and those with medical needs

Aaron Varney wants to share his knowledge of cannabis with everyone.

Changes at the General Store Café | Port Gamble Gazette

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Changes at the General Store Café | Port Gamble Gazette

In a recent social media statement, owners of the Port Gamble General Store &Café announced the selling of…

Hydrofoils, such as the USS High Point launched in 1962 and operated from the Puget Sound Navy Shipyard, was designed by Boeing to “fly” above the sea, reducing drag and risk of torpedo attacks.

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‘I took a walk in the woods’ | Hansville Happenings

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees,” said Henry David Thoreau,…

Lt. Wilkes named many sites in Kitsap County | Kingston Strand

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Lt. Wilkes named many sites in Kitsap County | Kingston Strand

With the haze of British Columbia forest fires clearing, I tacked my sailboat in Apple Tree Cove.

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Another great month of Kiwanis service | Kingston Kiwanis

Kiwanis has been very busy this summer raising money for scholarships for seniors and making sure we have…

While cleaning out nearly two decades of newspapers from her office, Wendy Tweten discovered an edition from September 2000, in which members of Kingston Cub Scout pack 555 met astronaut and Kingston local, Richard Gordon. (Wendy Tweten / Contributed)

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Nearly two decades of memories | On Kingston Time

This column took me forever to write. I can feel your surprise; after all, it’s pretty short and…