Serenity House’s sad ending

One of the island’s (and the state and county’s) greatest failures in tending to its humanitarian safety net was the closure of Serenity House at Lynwood Center which, until this year, was home to 18 developmentally disabled adults. In March, Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority closed the facility because of financial problems and relocated all [...]

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Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!

Don’t forget the island’s first-ever-in-this-blogger’s-memory Soup Kitchen, Saturday night, May 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Madrone Lane across from Mora Iced Creamery. Free food and fun for all—soup, cornbread, rhubarb lemonade, lots of music and conversation with neighbors and friends.
For more info, visit the Soup Kitchen’s blog here.
I’ll be on cornbread-making detail, along [...]

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Bainbridge passes change of government; school bond falling short

UPDATED: As of 4 p.m. on May 20, with 200 additional votes left to be counted, the Kitsap County Auditor reports that the change in government  is passing with a vote of 69.76%. The school bond is still just short of the supermajority, at 59. 57%. Over 9000 people cast votes on these measures (9205 [...]

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Friendships planted in the garden

A pile of dirt. Lumber. Bags of compost. Galvanized steel tubs. Nothing, really, but a hodge podge on a lawn. 
But then, the trucks and cars arrive. High school students, retirees, moms with their kids, drill-wielding dads. A man in a wheelchair, another with a cane. Someone fires up a barbecue and turns on some music. [...]

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Food for body and soul

There’s more good food news on Bainbridge Island. On May 23, a group of islanders will host a soup kitchen on Madrone Lane (across from Mora Iced Cream). The meal will feature music and art as part of the nourishment. Take a look at the kitchen’s blog, “Soup Kitchen: Promoting Good Things with Free Food.” 
From [...]

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