Oh, sister: Sorority life in the time of girdles

Photo courtesy of Cherie Tucker

In the ’50s, it wasn’t uncommon for magazines like Seventeen to have advertisements for hope chests. The ads read something like, “If he buys you a hope chest, then you know he’s serious.” It is memories like this that Cherie Tucker brings back to life in her fiction novel “Hope Chest,” a story of college and sorority life on the eve of the women’s movement.

It’s 1959, and Kathleen Andrews is doing what most girls her age are doing — what she can to find a suitable husband.

updated 10:36 PM May 18, 2013

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One big weekend in Kitsap | Kitsap Week

Armed Forces Day celebration, Viking Fest and more: a lot to celebrate in Kitsap this weekend.

updated 8:20 AM May 18, 2013 North Kitsap Herald

Discovery Friday returns today to KiDiMu

Kids Discovery Museum hosts Discovery Friday at 11 a.m. Fridays, May 17, 24 and 31.

9:36 AM May 17, 2013

Register now for Kids’ Night at the Museum

Children are invited to Kids Discovery Museum for an evening of museum playtime, featuring kaleidoscopes, movies and a pizza dinner, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 while their parents run errands or enjoy a night out.

9:33 AM May 17, 2013

Reception tonight for high school artists at BAC

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts presents its annual school shows, plus new art from Wes McClain and Kristin Tollefson, through June 3.

9:17 AM May 17, 2013

Concert May 26 will benefit Humane Society | Kitsap Week

There’s a lot of significance in the May 26 concert at Bruce Titus Ford, 1215 Bay St., Port Orchard. One, the event will feature veterans from such rock groups as Steppenwolf and Pegasus.

updated 3:19 PM May 16, 2013 North Kitsap Herald