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The Kountry Korners   grocery opened in 1986 at the former site of the Whitney store

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There’s more to the story of the Whitney store fire | A Glance at the Past

Mike Whitbeck had purchased the former Whitney store on the corner of Highway 104 and Miller Bay Road.…

Opinion

Requiring ID for web comments | Editorial

The Kingston Community News, as do most newspapers, have a long-running and simple rule for submitting letters to…

The first edition of 2012: The January Kingston Community News features the Top 10 Stories of 2011.

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Top 10 stories of 2011 in January Kingston Community News

SoundRunner will get a $340,000 subsidy from the Port of Kingston in 2012. The top 10 stories of…

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Start the Year of the Dragon at your library | Check it Out

As we work toward building a new library, we can use volunteers in many areas, and joining the…

Opinion

Rethinking resolutions and civic responsibility | As It Turns Out

New Year’s resolutions have been around since Babylonian times, when they were used mainly for settling old debts.…

Life

A different kind of list for the New Year | Aging Matters

Recently I learned that two friends my age passed away suddenly, with little advance warning, and I wondered…

Letters to the Editor

Appreciates help after fender-bender

A tip of the hat and a big “thank you” to Bill Collier and Steve Criss who came…

Letters to the Editor

Firefighters did job with no fuss or muss

Thank you to the hardworking staff at North Kitsap Fire and Rescue.

Letters to the Editor

Thanks Coultas for service on Port Commission

This month, I’ll take over the Kingston Port Commission position held by Tom Coultas over the past 23…

Letters to the Editor

No more speed tables planned in Hansville

I would like to comment on a letter by Catherine Myrick expressing her fears about more speed bumps…

Opinion

Local priorities for 2012 | Editorial

A new year dawns, and it brings with it new opportunities as well as new challenges. Welcome to…

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Life

Women’s empowerment program wins humanitarian service award | Kitsap Week

The Silverdale-based Maasai Women’s Education and Empowerment Program USA was awarded the Kitsap Peninsula Global Humanitarian Award Dec.…

Letters to the Editor

Gingrich’s partisan fight against reform

I remember an infamous Newt Gingrich quote from his days as House majority leader. He told Republicans that…

Etta Projects developed and funded a School Garden Program in Bolivia. Etta Projects works with women and children to develop sustainable solutions to challenges facing rural Bolivian communities.

Life

Keeping Etta’s cause: Buy a tree and give back to the world | Kitsap Week

Tree and wreath sales help empower women and children in Bolivia.

YWCA Adopt-a-Family staff.

Life

ALIVE Shelter helps victims break the domestic violence cycle | Kitsap Week

Most people’s Christmas wishes don’t include shampoo, toothbrushes or diapers. But for participants in the YWCA Adopt-a-Family holiday…

InMotion Performing Arts Studio is performing in the famous ‘Mini Nutcracker’ in the downtown Sheraton in Seattle.

Life

InMotion dancers perform in Seattle, bringing special event to Silverdale

The dancers of InMotion Performing Arts Studio in Poulsbo are performing in the noted mini Nutcracker ballet at…

Aerial view of Gordon Brothers Vineyard

Life

Gordon Brothers enter Decade 4 of winemaking | NW Wines

Jeff Gordon is now into his fourth decade of growing wine grapes on top of a cliff overlooking…

Erin Jennings

Life

Gift-giving ideas for your unsung heroes | Ask Erin

Dear Erin, I want to show my appreciation, but I don’t want to break the bank.

Life

The Zwarte Piets, or chimney sweeps | Kitsap Week

[Part three] All of the new clothing (the baggy tunic and the cape) and paraphernalia (the tall hat…

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Ronald Albert Lacey Jr. | Obituary

Ronald Albert Lacey Jr., passed away on Dec. 11 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. He was 52.