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Island valuations up 15-19 percent, assessor says

Property tax increases will depend on exemptions, voter-approved hikes. Island home valuations are up 15-19 percent, the Kitsap…

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Giant sequoia falls victim to school construction

The 40-foot specimen is in the way of a sewer line, school officials say. Construction at Bainbridge High…

Catherine Lee Neifing turns memories of her tropical travels into vibrant art.

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California girl makes an island impression

Visual artist Catherine Lee Neifing takes viewers to a place in the sun. Neon signs and cartoon characters…

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Why can’t the city get anything done?

Public Works can’t hold onto its project engineers, who flee for higher pay elsewhere. If it weren’t for…

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News Roundup – Record haul for the auction/Ferries spice up messagesFlorian named Woodward assoc. principal

All those toys, tools, trinkets and toilets added up. Gross revenue for the 2006 Rotary Auction and Rummage…

David Kotz surveys two slabs of an 80-year-old cherry tree at his Coyote Farm Lane home.

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Every tree has its own tale to tell

Some reveal themselves as furniture, others as mantels to craftsman David Ko. Like the trees he mills, the…

Joe Preston

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An automotive evolution

Designed on the island, Medius will give drivers a better sense of the road. Instead of reinventing the…

First baseman Grace Campbell embraces third baseman Delcy Stoddard after Stoddard scored the run to tie the girls’ Little League Juniors All-Star district game in the sixth inning Sunday at Strawberry Field. From left to right: Clara Dunn

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Home field works for BILL All-Stars

Majors, 9- and 10-year-olds take down their foes in a big way Sunday After the first round of…

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Progress on parking, at a glacier’s pace

Those alarmed over global warming can take comfort that at least one prominent glacier shows no signs of…

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Parking garage planning, funds get go-ahead

Amid bickering, City Council makes downtown parking garage a priority. Tom Haggar knew his campaign for a downtown…

Obituaries

Egmedio Bucat

Egmedio “Eggy” Bucat, 63, of Bainbridge Island died July 3. He was born Jan. 19, 1943, in Long…

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Lyla Jeanette Benson

Lyla Jeanette (Carlson) Benson, 81, died July 3 at Martha and Mary in Poulsbo, surrounded by her family.…

Bagpipers carry the tune in last year’s Grand Old Fourth parade.

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BBQ one day, parade the next

Islanders will enjoy abundant holiday fun in the coming days. It’s unarguably the best seat in town of…