“Shower the people you love with love/ Show them the way that you feel.” – James Taylor With all due respect to the five-time Grammy… Continue reading
Greater Kingston Kiwanis
Meeting via Zoom, the Greater Kingston Kiwanis Club is still managing to provide service to the Kingston in this time of pandemic response. In addition… Continue reading
As It Turns Out
How much do you understand those old familiar trees you enjoy each day from the window or porch? What goes on between your trees? One… Continue reading
Port Gamble Gazette
Traditionally, summertime in Port Gamble means big festivals like June Faire and Old Mill Days. Though Port Gamble will not be hosting those festivals, the… Continue reading
Ferry Fare
When we finally leap into our summer ferry schedule we’ll be landing in a fleet that’s two boats short. When breakdowns occur there won’t be… Continue reading
America’s unemployment rate is suddenly approaching historic levels. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost two months ago, roughly 30.3 million people have filed for jobless… Continue reading
Our state is blessed with some of the most creative people and businesses in the world. Many of their innovations are making key differences during… Continue reading
Just Ask Jan
Dear Jan: We are ready to list our home. Will the coronavirus have any impact on the marketability of our home? MMB Dear MMB: These… Continue reading
Port Gamble Gazette
All of us in Port Gamble are anxiously awaiting May 4, 2020 to come up and see what the next steps are for Washington State… Continue reading
Kingston Rotary News
115 would be a bad golf score; it would score a ticket on Highway 3, Or a sunburn on an August day. This number though… Continue reading
Greater Kingston Kiwanis
When the scheduled April 18 Kiwanis food drive had to be canceled in order to reduce exposure for Kiwanis members to COVID-19, members recognized the… Continue reading
Ferry Fare
To kick off our northwest boating season, a local ship captain recommends reading “How to Avoid Huge Ships” by John Trimmer. Here’s a no-frills distillation… Continue reading
COVID-19 has given the world a moment to think. We can take some of this time to become familiar with the direct correlation between the… Continue reading
While lots of attention surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is on finding ample medical supplies — ventilators, masks, gloves and sterilized hospital gowns — there is… Continue reading
This move-in had no pizza and no beer. Kingston Rotarians, however, were nourished with coffee, cookies, and brownies on a drizzly Saturday, in early March,… Continue reading
Ferry Fare
Between the car deck and the passenger cabin there’s the warning that’s in the cartoon. I muse on what the “full extent of the law”… Continue reading
As it Turns Out
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now been diagnosed in all 50 states. Everyone’s daily routine must change. Everyone now has a duty to stay safe and help… Continue reading
Hansville Happenings
Parents, I can sympathize. Keeping little kids amused and occupied while school is out but they can’t go out or play inside with friends, is… Continue reading