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Local sculptor creates memorial in Ruston June 29, 2015 Paul Michaels began his professional art career as a woodcarver. He first specialized in custom carousel horses, creating about a dozen, most of them displayed in client’s homes. |
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KP Democrats hold open meetings June 28, 2015 Key Peninsula Democrats initiated a series of public meetings in February. |
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Volunteers get down and dirty at Red Barn garden party June 26, 2015 Enthusiastic students and a team of adult volunteers showed up on Saturday, June 13, before 8 a.m. ready for a busy day’s work. |
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A day at the Key Peninsula swap meet June 26, 2015 Five years ago, five local vendors got together at the Drive Thru Feed Store and the first swap meet was held. |
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Key Center gets its own monthly art walk June 26, 2015 Like viewing local art and meeting local artists? Mark your calendar for the last Wednesday in July, when the Key Peninsula will showcase art from beloved local artists. |
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Local woman busting her butt and conquering her Olympic dreams June 26, 2015 Seven years ago –– on July 20, 2008 –– she was critically injured in a motorcycle accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. |
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Club-feet awareness spreads on Key with local fundraiser June 26, 2015 When 17-year-old Ariana de la Cruz learned that her nephew was going to be born with club feet, she decided she wanted to do something to raise awareness to help correct the common birth defect. |
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Youth orchestra gives life lessons and joy to community June 26, 2015 A famous writer once said that music expresses things that can’t be put into words, but also can’t remain silent. |
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Winds, Tides, and Weather June 26, 2015 Spit in the ocean –– much more than a card game. |
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Historic halls still serving many on the Key and beyond June 26, 2015 As the local communities developed on the Key Peninsula, people wanted a place for meetings and social gatherings. Community halls were built to serve many functions. |
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State of the local schools: Funding is key June 26, 2015 Public education funding is a complex and ever-changing issue. Although the state constitution mandates funding for K-12 public schools, legislative budget pressures create constant challenges. |
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MEET YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES: Jesse Young June 26, 2015 Jesse Young, appointed to replace Jan Angel when she moved from the state House to the state Senate in 2014, is new to the political scene. |
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Larry Raymond Kupka June 26, 2015 Larry Kupka died peacefully at his Lakebay home on March 8. |
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Grant Oscar Larsen June 26, 2015 Grant Larsen, 81, died April 22. |
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Science is fun at KPMS, but recent experimental balloon lost in flight June 26, 2015 Richard Miller’s eighth-grade Key Peninsula Middle School science class has done it again. |
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Guest Column June 26, 2015 Lyme disease spelled out. |
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Key Pen Parks looking for community help at Gateway Park June 26, 2015 Key Pen Parks plans to build a new playground at Gateway Park, and they’re looking for Key Peninsula residents to decide what the park should include and how it should look. |
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Joemma Beach Park boat launch almost completed June 26, 2015 The boat launch replacement project is nearing completion at Joemma Beach. |
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Free Fourth of July ‘Hot Dog Social’ set at Volunteer Park June 26, 2015 The first-ever Fourth of July Community Hot Dog Social is being put on by Key Pen Parks. |
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Living Close to Nature June 26, 2015 Use the KP’s wild plants to make your own fertilizer. |