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tex-mex sweetpotato beef skillet

Recipe for Sweet Potato Beef Skillet, Tex-Mex Style

For busy families, it’s hard to beat a one-skillet dish that cuts down on cleanup without sacrificing flavor. Especially during the hectic fall season when cool, crisp days call for comforting food, you can warm up the evening with a hot Tex-Mex meal … read more

2024 Toyota Camry
Behind the Wheel

2024 Toyota Camry SE — Economy, Comfort and Style

Model tested: 2024 Toyota Camry SE Hybrid Nightshade Edition Engine: 2.4-liter I-4 Transmission: CVT (continuously variable) automatic, front-wheel drive Horsepower: 208 combined Torque: 163 lb.-ft. EPA ratings: 51/city, 53/highway, 52/combined Base price: $30,615 As tested: $32,839 Overview: The 2024 Toyota Camry SE Hybrid … read more

Deits Coming Home

Coming Home

A couple with Kitsap County roots moves cross-country...

No history of Lemolo would be complete without a mention of the Deits family. In 1910, Harry Lou Deits helped plot what was then known as Le-mo-lo Acres, a stretch of land that covered nearly the entire little peninsula that lies to the … read more

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candle safety

Candle Safety Tips for the Holidays — and Any Time of the Year

If you enjoy candles, you probably love the way their flames illuminate a darkened room, set a certain mood or bring a sense of fun, romance or wonder to your life. Candles are a vital element in many festivals, religious events, birthdays and … read more

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keeping baby safe

How to Prepare Your Home for Your Newborn’s Arrival

If you’ve started planning for the arrival of your little one, you’re probably already noticing potential dangers in your home — from exposed plug sockets to loose electrical cords. Before your baby becomes mobile and starts exploring all the hidden areas of your … read more

Port Gamble Paranormal

Port Gamble and Its Long-Term Residents

For more than 100 years, Port Gamble was the heart and the soul of the country’s lumber production. Today, many believe much of the town’s original population …hasn’t left. One of the state’s oldest settlements and the former home of one of the … read more

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Old Fashioned Bourbon Maple Popcorn with Pecans

Recipe for Old Fashioned Bourbon Maple Popcorn with Pecans

As part of the season of change with leaves crunching underfoot and a crispness in the air, remember to pause to celebrate a food known for its change, crunching and crispness — popcorn. In honor of October’s National Popcorn Poppin’ Month — a … read more

A vigilant female great horned owl guards her fluffy chicks in an old raven nest on a basalt ledge in Central Washington.

The View from the Top of the Food Chain

Life is a competition. Whether we realize it or not, we are always competing with someone for a job, a home purchase or a parking space, to name a few. Even birders are constantly vying with each other for top birder status. It’s … read more

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buying a new car

5 Tips for First-Time Car Buyers

If you ask anyone you know about purchasing their first car, chances are they’ll be able to recount every detail (good or bad) about the car and the process of how they got those keys into their hands. Purchasing a car is oftentimes … read more

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