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Wilkes second-graders (L-R) Audrey Holt

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Fashion statement, Ometepe style

Students are selling ‘friendship bracelets’ crafted in Nicaragua. Forget Lance Armstrong’s “Live Strong” bracelet. Bainbridge kids want pulseras…

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Consider the park’s future

It’s not just about the soccer fields. Bainbridge needs better ones, and more of ’em. Everyone (including this…

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Sports Roundup — Cheng claims district tennis title/Tough field for Spartan track/Bad inning ousts Spart fastpitchers/Hardballers ready for Monarchs

Whitney Cheng ran her perfect season to 26 wins, leading the Bainbridge Spartan girls tennis team to a…

(Top) Chris Snow (above) Kjell Stoknes

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Snow, Stoknes announce bids for City Council

Both now serve with the Winslow Tomorrow Community Congress. Both came to the island about 15 years ago…

The Bainbridge lacrosse team practices at Battle Point Park Wednesday.

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Boys lacrossers ousted from playoffs 11-10

A rollicking home crowd can't quite spur the Spartans to a win over Issaquah. Before the largest crowd…

Obituaries

Capt. David W. Schirmer

David Walter Schirmer, age 87, died May 26 at Island Health and Rehabilitation. He was born Feb. 7,…

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Views from a slippery slope

The slippery slope looks something like this: After the first but wholly safe step of free “expression” of…

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Sports Roundup — Fastpitchers roll to tourney win/Boys LAX storm hits Maple Valley/Cheng, Donohue advance at district/Fifth place for boys, girls track

SEATTLE – Once again, the Bainbridge Island fastpitch team was faced with a win or go home situation…

Trees lining the high school courtyard were felled early Sunday.

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Vandals destroy 14 trees at high school

Students and faculty react with anger, sadness at the destruction. Greeted by a circle of toppled trees in…

Instructor Nathan Barnett (white helmet) spars with student Dana Schenefeld.

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En garde! (Or you’ll feel cold steel)

Students learn the art and history of swordplay through classes at the Grange. Two duelists square off, holding…

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‘Citizens’ sue state to boot out liveaboards

Anchor-outs are trespassing, hurting the local economy, the lawsuit says. An island property rights group wants liveaboards out…

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Hardballers earn Metro League crown

Matt Frazee’s three-run blast sealed the 7-5 win over Eastside Catholic. SEATTLE – Sitting in the dugout after…

Harry Colvin of the Battle Point Astronomical Society says lighted soccer fields nearby would make the telescope unusable.

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Lights bring heat to Battle Point

Plans to improve soccer fields upset neighbors, amateur astronomy group. When Paul Below peers into the massive telescope…