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Birdfeeders attract bears

Birdfeeders attract bears

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Counselors and librarians are the hearts of North Kitsap schools

As North Kitsap School District wrestles with difficult decisions about how to make reductions in the budget in…

Letters to the Editor

‘All North Kitsap students need and deserve a full-time teacher-librarian’

Eliminate a librarian in the North Kitsap School District? I hope not. After teaching for 40 plus years,…

Letters to the Editor

Backpacks should be worn properly to avoid back problems

In talking with several chiropractors, I learned there is an increase of back problems among backpack users, which…

Letters to the Editor

‘Tenuous conclusions’ drawn in letter about Greece’s economic problems

Joan Gorner drew two tenuous conclusions from the current fiscal crisis in Greece. First is the implication that…

Letters to the Editor

Fireworks display pollutes Liberty Bay

Doesn’t the Liberty Bay fireworks display bring a lot of pollution, via a huge assembly of boats and…

West Sound Academy graduate Liz Leness stands with the 11-ton rock she and her classmates bought and donated to the school. The group of 11 seniors planned to spray paint the rock after their graduation Thursday.

Life

West Sound Academy grads ready to keep learning

POULSBO ­— Liz Leness isn’t about to stop learning just because school is out. She and her classmates…

Excavators clear the way for an extension of Cliffside Road Wednesday.

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Hansville’s Cliffside neighborhood braces for summer roadwork

Hansville's Cliffside neighborhood braces for summer roadwork

Obituaries

Jody Robin Toney-Shoaf

Jody Robin Toney-Shoaf, of Maple Valley, died at home on June 11. She was 50. She was born…

Sports

Four North-Enders lead All-Kitsap boys soccer team

All-Kitsap county boys soccer team, 2010

David L. Wells at home in Poulsbo with his 1975 Triumph motorcycle. Wells is the national points leader in an amateur racing circuit

Sports

Learning to triumph on the racetrack and beyond

David L. Wells, Stephanie M. Wells, Poulsbo, Triumph, motorcycle racing, American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, AHRMA

The Kitsap BlueJackets play at the Kitsap Fairgrounds Friday through Sunday

Life

Time, date, place | Kitsap A&E Calendar, June 11-17

FESTIVALS AND EVENTS LIVING HISTORY: The 1899 Magic Lantern Exhibit and Show will be held alongside the Battle…

From the Ground Up | Questions or comments? Contact columnist Pam Tempelmayr at whalebonestudio@embarqmail.com.

Life

How to start your own seedling | In Your Backyard

Though starting your own seedlings can be rewarding, it takes lots of time. Once seedlings are started they…

The Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort will hold World Series of Poker satellite match this weekend. The winner nabs a spot in the No-limit Hold'em Championship in Vegas.

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Clearwater Casino will send one player to World Series of Poker in Las Vegas

Next weekend, Judy Vigoren can be found shooting daggers across the felt, eyeing the competition at Las Vegas’…

Artist Max Hayslette shares a laugh with U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee at his public art opening at Roby King Galleries on Bainbridge Island last week. The show runs there through the month of June. For more information

Life

Late modernist Max Hayslette bares soul on Bainbridge

In only a matter of minutes, Max Hayslette can be many different people: A small-town, self-termed “hillbilly” with…

Girl on Fire plays The Chuck at 7 p.m. Saturday

Life

In Music | Weekend Rock Roundup

Emerald City rock metalists Lefthead play The Charleston Music Venue, 333 N. Callow Ave., Bremerton, with The Broken,…

A bear investigates a bird feeder Monday in the Jefferson Beach area.

News

Fish and Wildlife officers capture bear in Kingston

KINGSTON — State Department of Fish and Wildlife officers trapped a black bear in the Jefferson Beach neighborhood…

News

Poulsbo man files for U.S. Senate seat | Candidate filings

A Poulsbo man who has filed to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Patty Murray (D-Washington)…

Swashbuckling and chivalry mark Medieval Faire in Port Gamble | Photo Slideshow

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Swashbuckling and chivalry mark Medieval Faire in Port Gamble | Photo Slideshow

PORT GAMBLE — Knights, ladies, rogues and peasants held court in Port Gamble on June 5 and 6…

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee

News

Inslee talks about economic recovery

POULSBO – The answer to economic recovery lies in turning to another sort of green besides money, U.S.…