For most people on the Key Peninsula, Himalayan blackberry bushes are a minor nuisance. For Farrell and Laurie Timlake, they were a major problem …
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3/1/23
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Leiston Stoddard was recently named to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Select team …
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3/1/23
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Peninsula overcame adversity in head coach Hannah Lekson’s first season to punch their ticket to the 3A state tournament.
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2/12/23
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For Heidi Michaelson, the memory of what happened at what is now the Lake Kathryn Food Market the afternoon of Aug. 11, 2012, is still fresh in her mind.
“I walk in there today and just …
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2/1/23
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Ed Gilkison is a creature of habit.
The 67-year-old has lived in the same Lakebay area since 1966. He starts every morning with a cup of percolated Folgers coffee. He regularly digs through shoe …
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12/28/22
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Parents of Key Peninsula Middle School students are claiming bullying is an ongoing issue unchecked by school administration, notably Principal Jeri Goebel …
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12/28/22
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Walking into The Wreath Works gift shop in Port Orchard, the fragrant smell of freshly cut fir boughs is overwhelming. “I bet it smells nice,” said longtime owner Phil Hunter. “I …
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11/30/22
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Late this summer Lexy Naut was in the backyard of her Key Peninsula home raking leaves. The chore isn’t as luxurious as her normal pencil-to-paper animation job, but it’s a nice break …
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11/30/22
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On a normal Sunday afternoon in October most Western Washington residents are dodging damp weather to watch a Seattle Seahawks win.
This wasn’t a normal October Sunday. It was 72 degrees and …
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10/27/22
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Key Peninsula Community Services Executive Director Willow Eaton can pretty much sum up the current economics of a nonprofit food bank in one sentence: “The demand is up, but the supply is …
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10/27/22
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In 2018, Hannah Lekson had an itch she just couldn’t scratch.
It had been a little more than two years since her last game with the University of Puget Sound Loggers womens basketball team. …
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10/27/22
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“I think because we use organic, free-trade products, people just assume a hippie owns it.”
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9/28/22
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Inside the light blue building of the Key Center Corral is an inconspicuous barbershop with an identity problem.
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9/28/22
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North West Pro Wrestling owner trying to return his promotion to pre-pandemic glory.
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8/31/22
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As grocery store prices keep rising, so does the demand for assistance from local food banks and pantries.
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8/31/22
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From its small, humble beginnings in 1921 to more than 200 members today, the Longbranch Improvement Club is celebrating 100 years of supporting the Key Peninsula community — albeit a year …
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7/27/22
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