Seniors have ample options when it comes to retirement and embarking on their next life journey. Many adults do not want to burden their children with talk about retirement, but are also concerned about the financial tolls retirement may take. Many adults are also in denial about their health conditions and often don’t think about […]
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Posted inThe Garden
From Garden to Glass — and a Spoonful of Sugar
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. So goes the famous song, “A Spoonful of Sugar,” sung by Julie Andrews in the classic Disney movie “Mary Poppins.” Not intended to be about liqueur; however, the song hints to why liqueur came to be. Liqueur was the result of monks and alchemists trying […]
Posted inAround West Sound
Buying Fair Trade for the Holidays
So you want to buy ethically this holiday season, but you’re not sure how? Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church has you covered. On Nov. 18 and 19, the Gig Harbor church is hosting its annual Festival of Hope, a community-wide event dedicated to selling only fair-trade products and telling the stories of artisans from around the […]
Posted inFood & Entertainment
La Fermata — A Steady Presence in the Local Food Scene
Before Bremerton’s La Fermata Restaurant opens for business in the late afternoon, locals out walking their dogs or going for a run pause to wave through the windows at owner Sam Schicker, as she goes about her front-of-the house preparations. Schicker seems to know everyone. From the owners of newer neighborhood businesses like Elixir Fixer, […]
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Time to Throw a Party
You are invited! Please join us as WestSound Home and Garden takes a look at the joys and challenges of entertaining. With a bit of preplanning and some sage advice from our entertaining experts, throwing a party can be as much fun for the host as it is for the guests. The candles are lit. […]
Posted inAt Home
Home Theatres — Is There One in Your Future?
Home theaters are a very popular request in remodels and new homes today — and rightfully so. Who wouldn’t love a room to lounge in with family and friends and watch their favorite shows and movies? The term home theater is used quite liberally. When they first became popular, they really were theaters, mostly for […]
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Fall Prevention Tips to Keep You Independent as You Age
According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), nearly 90 percent of seniors want to remain in their own homes as they get older. The catch phrase for this wish is “aging in place.” It is the simple concept of gracefully living out one’s days in the comfort of their own home. Many seniors […]
Posted inPeople & Places
The Kingston Village Green
The vision for the Kingston Village Green project began in 2002 when two teen suicides tragically shined a light on the lack of resources for youth in the area. This came on the heels of a report showing that Kingston had the highest percentage of senior citizens living below the poverty line in Kitsap County. […]
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Serving the Community Through Music-Making
Going into college, Dick Heine had to make a choice between music and engineering. A band and orchestra brass musician since fifth grade, he’d played throughout high school and even spent four summers at music camp. Engineering, nonetheless, won — so Heine kept his trombone skills sharp by playing with the university orchestra. As he […]
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