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May You Fall in Love Today

The first time I fell in love I was 16 and a half. A red-haired farm girl with…

Opinion

Welcoming the new member of the family

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. So, it seems fitting to introduce the newest love of our lives, Zoë. Before…

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 13

Pole Dancing Uh oh Pole dancing studio OK’d by zoning laws. (Herald, Jan. 23) Comment: The camel now…

Opinion

Neither rain, sleet nor dark of night stops activities

This week, our collective stomachs sank to our feet when we heard what happened to a local skateboarder…

Amidst the daunting economic recession and alarming unemployment numbers

Life

Suquamish Casino thriving — and hiring — despite recession

Three times a week for the past five years Mario Brown has made the trek from Everett to…

Local alt/country/rockabilly/acoustic/folk rockers Tumbledown

Life

WHAT GOES ON | Kitsap A&E Calendar for the week Feb. 13-20

ARTS & CRAFTS CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Puget Sound Restoration Fund is calling for the submission of an…

Life

DIG THIS | Where love and gardening collide

What’s Up Master Gardener columnist Peg Tillery waxes botanic on one of the most loved and hated of…

Life

Old Town Custom Framing provides time and place for wearable art

Old Town Silvredale frame shop and gallery hosts ‘Have a Heart Show 2’ this month. It’s not the…

The Daytimers — one of the many Kitsap Chordsmen quartets delivering  harmony for Valentine’s Day.

Life

What ever happened to four-part harmony?

Kitsap Chordsmen are keeping the barbershop quartet alive and delivering harmony for Valentine’s Day. It’s one of the…

Life

JOKER’S PEACE | The Valentine’s Issue

Bah Humbug. I know it’s the wrong season and all, but I’m just going to throw that out…

Rebecca Slattery surveys her crop of  purple and white broccoli

Life

Farms cropping up all over Kitsap to meet local food needs

NORTH END – Snow White was tempted by an apple with appetizing aesthetic appeal, but its beauty was…

Vinland fourth-graders Lukas Anderson

News

Honest Abe, the penny still has value at Vinland Elementary

Vinland Elementary participating in Pennies for Peace.

The city of Poulsbo is planning chapter-specific meetings for the public to review its Comprehensive Plan.

News

Residents stick it to Poulsbo’s Comp Plan Post-It style

POULSBO — It was an event filled with display boards and documents, informational data and maps. But at…

News

North Kitsap School District budget process coming to a close

KINGSTON — The North Kitsap School District is hoping its efforts to open a dialogue with the community…

Lynette George of Seabeck is one of the drivers behind the Blue Star Banner Program of Kitsap County. The banners honor military members from Kitsap County who are serving overseas.

News

Founder of Blue Star Banners makes time for patriotism

Blue Star Banner Program honors local servicemen overseas.

Obituaries

Tasha Woodard

Tasha Estelle Woodard died Feb. 12 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She was 42. Woodward was born…

Sports

Sports Briefs, Feb. 11

Lacrosse umpires’ clinic The Washington Women’s Lacrosse Umpires Association (WWLUA) will host a new officials’ clinic Feb. 22…

News

Ferry Advisory Committees might fall victim to budget

Gov. Christine Gregoire has listed Ferry Advisory Committees among 34 state boards and commissions proposed for elimination this…

Patrick Hrabe

Life

‘Hey, Shipwreck’ creator Patrick Hrabe anchors in Kingston

Patrick Hrabe may live among the rest of us in a physical sense, but his mind is from…

Obituaries

Elizabeth Giblett

Elizabeth “Liz” Leila Giblett of Suquamish died Feb. 11 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. She was 52.…