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Michelle Beahm | Independent                                Nobi Kawasaki prepares meals for the July 18 Family Kitchen meal at First Lutheran Community Church.

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Family Kitchen feeds dozens eight days a month

Low income, homeless and seniors welcome for free, balanced meals at First Lutheran Community Church

Poulsbo, Coffee Oasis team up to provide transitional housing for women

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Poulsbo, Coffee Oasis team up to provide transitional housing for women

POULSBO — The Coffee Oasis and the City of Poulsbo are entering into an agreement that solves two…

Laura Kneib, owner of F.R.O.G. Soap, won the 2017 Recycler of the Year Award from the Washington State Recycling Association.  Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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F.R.O.G. Soap named Washington recycler of the year

BREMERTON — “I gotta tell ya, I felt as giddy as the ‘Ugly Duckling’ when he swam into…

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‘No matter how you feel and what time of year it is, you have to have a bowl of gumbo’

Ciyona’s Cuisine De L’âme opens July 7, features creole cuisine passed down from owner’s grandmother

Pile on the memories: Flipping flapjacks is Fourth of July tradition

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Pile on the memories: Flipping flapjacks is Fourth of July tradition

For some, Bainbridge’s Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast is simply an opportunity to eat some breakfast while benefiting…

Independence Day celebration kicks off with Bremerton Bridge Blast July 1 | Slideshow

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Independence Day celebration kicks off with Bremerton Bridge Blast July 1 | Slideshow

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A bit about the Swallows of Capistrano

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A bit about the Swallows of Capistrano

According to folklore, the cliff swallows return annually to the famous Mission of San Juan Capistrano on St.…

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Preparing for the 4th: Keeping your pet safe during festivities

While shooting off fireworks on the Fourth of July and having a barbecue with family and friends can…

Dunlap climbs into his custom paddle boat, which took him 20 years to make.                                Ian Snively / Kitsap News Group

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Custom-made paddle boat is displayed on Liberty Bay

POULSBO — With 3.5-inch engines, 80 square feet of tubing and one large paddle wheel, Allan D. Dunlap’s…

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Emergency number for fireworks issues established

To avoid overwhelming the 911 reporting system during this year’s Fourth of July holiday — a busy time…

Quinn Ward

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Enjoying all the moments with your kids

I am often told to enjoy every moment with my children while they are little. I see the…

Celebrate the Fourth of July around Kitsap County

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Celebrate the Fourth of July around Kitsap County

It doesn’t matter what part of Kitsap County you live in, there’s a Fourth of July celebration nearby.

Waldo can be hidden anywhere in participating businesses, so long as he is mostly visible. Some stores will allow kids to rehide Waldo after they’ve found him (ask first), and some, like Liberty Bay Books, will change his location on a daily basis throughout the month of July.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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(T)here’s Waldo: Liberty Bay Books and partnering businesses have a hidden guest through July

Annual scavenger hunt returns to downtown Bremerton and Poulsbo through July

Jordan and Jayne (no last name given)

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Kids learn important life skills like thinking outside the box, how to express their thoughts clearly, how to cooperate with others and more, while also having lots of fun at Drama Kids summer camps.                                Photo courtesy Sue Pargman / Drama Kids

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Kids can have fun, learn lifelong skills at summer Drama Kids camp in Bremerton

BREMERTON — Drama camp for kids isn’t just about them reciting lines someone else wrote for them. It’s…

There will be more than 8,500 firework shells and display cakes shot off the Manette Bridge at the first Bremerton Bridge Blast, 10:15 p.m. July 1.                                Kitsap News Group file photos

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Independence Day celebrations kick off with 8,562 blasts

Bremerton Bridge Blast first of its kind in Kitsap

Melissa Dylan, owner of Dylan Fabrics, said she’s ‘really excited, and sad at the same time’ to change the location of her business from downtown Bremerton to Silverdale.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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Dylan Fabrics is moving to Silverdale

Owner says she’s ‘losing business’ because of lack of parking in downtown Bremerton

A child and caregiver create a hydraulic lift at Summer STEAM at the Naval Undersea Museum in 2016.                                Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum

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Summer STEAM a way to introduce science on school break

KEYPORT — Summer STEAM returns to the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum starting July 5.

Wings of Freedom touches down in Bremerton | Slideshow

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Wings of Freedom touches down in Bremerton | Slideshow

WWII-era aircraft on display at Bremerton National Airport

An SCA member demonstrates pottery 
making using 
period-
appropriate techniques.                                 Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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Outreach and chivalry a key aspect of the Kingdom of An Tir

This is the fifth and final installment in a series of articles about the Society for Creative Anachronism’s…