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Children in the Bricks 4 Kidz parks department summer camp enjoy creating things with Lego bricks on July 3 in the Fort Ward Community Hall. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Fort Ward center rises from historic bakery building

The sound of clicks and children chattering filled the main room of the Fort Ward Community Hall during…

A crowd of dancers makes a circle for children during the Street Dance on Winslow Way July 3. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Dancing in the streets of BI

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A giant Christmas wreath is carried away by a volunteer who will give it to the Sons of Norway in Poulsbo, which will display it during the holidays. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Going to LOO keeps free stuff out of landfills

Hundreds of volunteers worked long days to separate, sort and stage thousands of donated items for the 63rd…

A deer takes a selfie while eating in front of a wildlife camera. Bloedel Reserve courtesy photos

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Bloedel studying wildlife at nature preserve

While gardeners and horticulturalists travel to the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island there’s more to see than plants…

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Kitsap Transit employees share information at the commuter workshop June 22 at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art for island employers.

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KT can help BI employers retain workers

Everyone knows Bainbridge Island employers have a recruitment and retention problem because employees can’t afford to live here.

The Bainbridge Island Public Piano on-site at the Town & Country Market on Winslow Way. Tricia Corsetti courtesy photo

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‘Public piano’ in tune with BI experience

Years ago while traveling, Bruce White had a musical experience encountering a “public piano.”

Ordway Elementary School students line the hall and cheer on the fourth-graders for their accomplishments on the last day of school as they move on up to fifth grade in their 'Clap Out' ceremony June 22.  Then the 'graduates' move outside where parents, families and friends join in on the cheers, along with teachers and students. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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‘Otters’ Clap Out

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Colin Black lets out a yell after delivering his class speech. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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340 graduate from Bainbridge schools

It was a cold afternoon with a threat of rain, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the…

Blakely Elementary School kindergarten teachers Zoe Alder and Meghan Berg put together a large art piece made by students who painted egg carton cups that will be on display in the entry of the school. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI Maker Faire shows creations with used materials

Blakely Elementary School staff and parent volunteers hosted a festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness June 16 to…

BISD superintendent Peter Bang-Knudsen. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group

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Report: Student, 9, placed in police car violated BISD policies

In a district-wide letter to parents, the Bainbridge Island School District superintendent shared findings from an investigation on…

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BI works to stop underage drinking

The Healthy Bainbridge Alliance—a Bainbridge Youth Services project led by teens in collaboration with parents, community members and…

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Schools celebrate as their years end

As the school year winds down, Bainbridge Island School District superintendent Peter Bang-Knudsen said there is a lot…

Community activists joined together for ‘Freedom to Learn’ events that included a protest march and panel discussion June 10 in Winslow. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Protesters want the rest of the story told

Jill Davidson, a trans woman, said she doesn’t understand it.