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‘Tis the SeasonYour Local Holiday Shopping Guide

Central Kitsap & Bremerton | Winter 2015

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Season of celebration in CK, BremertonBy LESLIE [email protected]

T here’s plenty of holiday happenings in Central Kitsap and Bremerton this year.

SILVERDALEOnce you’ve put away that turkey

and wrapped up the leftovers, head to Silverdale’s 61st annual Christmas Tree-Lighting on the day after Thanksgiving.

From 1-4 p.m. Nov. 28, the Silverdale Library will host stories, including “Elf on a Shelf,” at the library, 3450 NW Carlton St., in Old Town Silverdale. There will be tractor hayrides through Old Town from 2-4 p.m., starting from the Oxford Suites, 9550 Silverdale Way NW. Stop by Lisa Stirrett’s House of Glass, 9536 Silverdale Way NW, and decorate some cookies. And don’t forget to take some selfies with area mascots who will be in Old Town.

From 4-6 p.m. in the parking lot out-side Silverdale Antiques, there’ll be free cookies, hot cider and hot chocolate, face-painting, clowns with balloons, and toys for kids to build at a booth sponsored by Lowe’s.

Carolers will sing from 4-5 p.m. Grab a piece of pizza at Monica’s Bakery, which will become a pizzeria.

At 5 p.m., the tree-lighting ceremony will begin with a welcome from the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce. Students from area schools will perform holiday tunes.

Santa will arrive on a Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue fire engine at 5:50 p.m. and help light the tree at 6 p.m. Santa will be around to talk with the kids and for photographs following that.

Those who come out are asked to bring food items for the Central Kitsap Food Bank and toys for the Toys For Tots campaign. Items will be collected at the John L. Scott Silverdale office, 8382 Silverdale Way N.W.

Since 1954, a very tall Christmas tree has lit up the sky for the holidays in Silverdale thanks to a coordinated effort of dedicated community volunteers, Silverdale Rotary, Silverdale Dandy Lions, and Kiwanis.

Brothers Rich and Roland Arper have continued the tradition of their father, legendary Silverdale Rotarian Bob Arper, and are the major force behind the proj-ect. The tree is now 128 feet tall.KITSAP MALL

Kitsap Mall has many events planned for the holiday season.

There are Giving Trees by the JC

Penney Court through Dec. 20. Grab a tag, purchase that item and then bring it back and put it under the tree with the tag. Donations benefit the Salvation Army, Toys For Tots and Bay Vista Commons Senior Center.

Santa will be at the mall through Dec. 24. Give your list to Santa or get your photo taken with him in Center Court. Here’s the schedule.

n Until Dec. 11: noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

n Dec. 11-23: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

n Dec. 24: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, before he takes off to deliver toys.

To make reservations online to minimize the wait, go to www.mysanta experience.com.

The mall will open at 6-10 p.m. Thanksgiving. Black Friday hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Additionally, area school children will be at the mall singing holiday carols in the North Court. Go to www.shopkitsap mall.com for more.BREMERTON

The Downtown Bremerton Association’s Winterfest is 5-8 p.m. for Dec. 4, during the First Friday Art Walk. Shops in downtown will be open for busi-ness and there’ll be festive displays in all windows.

Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent will be on hand as the holiday tree is lit and Santa

arrives, about 5:30 p.m. The tree is locat-ed by the Navy Museum at Harborside. At the marina, many boats will also be lit for the holidays.

From 6-7 p.m., get your picture taken with Santa at the Kitsap Historical Museum; photos by Hudson Photography. Stop by the Evergreen Children’s Theatre and Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum at 257 Fourth St. to see exhibits and enjoy refreshments.

The Bremerton High School marching band will perform. The Sweet Adelines will sing holiday tunes. Other choirs will perform too. Don’t be surprised to see a horse-drawn carriage happen by on Pacific Avenue, offering rides for the young and the young-at-heart.MANETTE

Winterfest’s “Magic in Manette” will take place from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 4. Santa will arrive at 5:15 p.m. with the Ice Princesses via a Bremerton fire truck and kids can have their photos taken with Santa at Aubin Ahrens Photography studio. Photos with Santa are scheduled from 5-7 p.m. for cash donations and/or a bag of groceries to be donated to the Kitsap Rescue Mission.

There will be music and carolers walk-ing about Manette. The streets in the business district will be closed to vehicle traffic. At 7 p.m., the holiday tree at 11th Street and Scott Avenue will be lit. A

scavenger hunt also is planned and there will be cookies for all — a magical eve-ning with music and carolers, Violet the book mobile, scavenger hunt with prizes, cookies and refreshments.THEATER PRODUCTIONS:“THE NUTCRACKER”

Take some time to enjoy “The Nutcracker,” a holiday tradition by Peninsula Dance Theatre. Peninsula Dance Theatre’s “Nutcracker” is the longest-running “Nutcracker” in Kitsap County and the only “Nutcracker” in the county that can be seen with live orches-tra. This is its 42nd season.

The Peninsula Ballet Orchestra, con-ducted by Alan Futterman, will accompa-ny the production at the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center.

New choreography will be presented for the Snow Kingdom. Choreographer Nicole Cisler and assistant director Mallory Morrison created a scene to highlight the dance theatre’s dancers abilities and artistry, while embrac-ing and displaying the dynamics that Tchaikovsky’s music score holds.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5; and 3 p.m. Dec. 6. A special Nutcracker Tea is scheduled at 1 p.m. Dec. 6. Clara and her friends will be there too.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.peninsuladancetheatre.org, or in person at Bremerton Dance Center, 515 Chester Avenue, Bremerton. Call 360-377-6214.“SHREK THE MUSICAL”

“Shrek The Musical” will be presented this holiday season by the Central Stage Theatre of County Kitsap (CSTOCK).

“Shrek The Musical,” based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life on stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre — not a handsome prince — shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a villain with a short temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand … and his name is Shrek.

Opening night is Nov. 27 with addi-tional performances through Dec. 20. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances are at 3 p.m. Performances are at Central Kitsap Middle School at 10130 Frontier Place NW, Silverdale. Ticket range from $8 to $15. Family passes can be purchased at the door. Online: www.cstock.org/shows.

The Bremerton High School marching band will be a part of downtown Bremerton’s annual Winterfest, which is set for Dec. 4. Leslie Kelly photo

2 TIS THE SEASON CENTRAL KITSAP & BREMERTON NOVEMBER 27, 2015

By LESLIE [email protected]

T his is it. My one day to shop and take care of everyone and every-thing that’s on my Christmas list.

I’ve preplanned a few items by look-ing at local retailers’ websites. For other gifts, I’m just heading to some of the stores around Central Kitsap and Bremerton that I know will have great gifts and great selections.

It’s just after 9 a.m., and because most stores don’t open until 10 a.m., I’m going to stop off at the Oak Table in Silverdale and have a good hearty breakfast at the place voted “Best Breakfast Restaurant” in Central Kitsap.

I’m going to have the Gourmet Swiss Scramble, with Swiss cheese and bacon, served with three pancakes for only $13.25. Add in lots of coffee to keep me going and I’ll be set. The restaurant, at 3290 NW Mount Vintage Way, also serves lunch. And in fact, while I’m here, I’ll get two gift certificates to give to my friends Jane and Mary. Just a little some-thing between friends.

Now I’m off to “shop until I drop.” First

comes getting something for my niece, Annie, who is 16. At Lisa Stirrett Glass, there’s a section of Fair Trade jewelry made by women in Africa. Bracelets begin at $15. I’m going to pair up a few for her. Also while I’m here, I’m going to buy a trio of glass tea light candles to wrap up as a set for my boss. I know she likes candles and these are so bright and will look great on a coffee table. They are $32 each.

Lisa also has quite a selection of handmade glass ornaments that would look perfect on our tree at home. How about a red crab and a green star? The glass ornaments start at $15 each. (Lisa Stirrett Glass is at 9536 NW Silverdale Way, Silverdale. 360-613-5472 or 360-536-2772, www.lisastirrett.com.)

Next, I’m stopping by Charly Boots to buy my husband a pair of new cowboy boots. Yes — there they are, the pair he asked for: Tony Lama Men’s Americana H Toe Western Boot. They’re $199. But I know he’ll spend that much on me, so why not?

The store also has a great selection of Montana Silver jewelry. Maybe I’ll take a look at the rings and add something to my Christmas list. I think I like that silver heart. It’s $37.90. Or the silver and

turquoise bracelet at $68. (Charly Boots, 10516 Silverdale Way, Silverdale. 360-692-0589.)

While I’m in Silverdale, I’ll stop by the Regal Kitsap 8 movie theater and get some movie passes that will fit just right in a couple of stockings. Adult ticket prices are $12. So, how about a couple $25 gift certificates? That way, my family members can see a show and get some popcorn and other treats, too. (Kitsap 8 is at 10055 Kitsap Mall Blvd. NW, Silverdale.)

I’m moving on now to the World Market Imports store, near Kitsap Mall. I see a great gift for my co-worker, Jill. It’s a “My Bucket List Journal,” an easy way to document life experiences, that has pages that encourage exploring life and includes inspirational notes that will motivate anyone to keep a life plan. It sells for $19.99.

Another gift to get: a Sharkbite Hot Sauce six pack. Flavors include cay-enne pepper, habanero pepper, jaws of fire, garlic pepper and Hammerhead Tabasco/Habanero peppers. These bottles are each five ounces and together the set is $9.99. And who can pass by the colorful display of holiday ornaments without picking up a few? There’s tiny wooden sleds, burlap snowmen, a red car carrying a tree on its roof, and even a mini knitted sweater and hat set. They range in price from $5.99 for each orna-ment, or $20 for a set of three. (World Market, 10315 Silverdale Way, Silverdale. 360-692-0589.)

It’s almost noon and I’m ready for lunch. But I think I’ll head to Bremerton first. There, I can grab a burger at the Horse & Cow (536 Fourth St., Bremerton. 360-627-9843). I’m getting

the beef burger topped with onions, let-tuce, tomato, pickles, mayo, mustard and ketchup for $10.79, served with fries or a salad. This is quite the place with lots of Navy submariners’ memorabilia. I think I’ll pick up a T-shirt for my hubby. He’d like that.

Looking at my list, there are several places downtown that I need to stop by. Down the block is the Valentinetti Puppet Museum. This place is filled with imagination-inviting things for kids to do. I know my 10-year-old nephew, Billy, would love a trip to see this muse-um.

I think I’ll buy him that experience and couple it with a class on how to make puppets — and a wonderful hand puppet of pirate at $28. Guided tours are $4 per person, and there’s a monthly “make & take it” puppet class where children cre-ate a puppet to take home.

Next, I’m going to stop by the Kitsap Historical Museum and buy my par-ents that local history book they’ve been talking about. The book, “Kitsap County: A History” is on sale for $60. Based on oral histories, personal accounts, archival records, photographic collections, offi-cial documents, newspaper and journal articles, this book is a wealth of informa-tion about this county we live in. The gift shop at this museum is something else. There’s lots of other books to choose from, and even posters. (The museum is at 280 Fourth St., Bremerton. 360-479-6226.)

I hope to find a great original piece of artwork for my parents, too. I’ll stop by Collective Visions (331 Pacific Ave., Bremerton. 360-377-8327.) Collective Visions is an artist-owned and operated gallery and shows works by about 20 Puget Sound artists.

The artists work in many media, including oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings; drawings in pastel, pencil, and charcoal; etchings, monoprints, and col-lographs; wood carvings; sculpture in stone, wood, and metal; a variety of func-tional and artistic ceramics; color and black and white photography and digital mediums as well.

My parents really like paintings so I’m going in that direction. I see an acrylic painting of a large sunflower by Bill Walcott, titled “The Sun is in my Eyes.” It’s $350. The gallery is a great place to find unique art gifts. The’ve got every-thing from photography, paintings, sculp-ture and even greeting cards and jewelry, including colorful flower pins at $22 each.

My next stop is nearby, at F.R.O.G.

Soap, where I can get a selection of homemade all natural bars of soap, each at $6.95. The store has soap bars for the holidays in peppermint scent that are red, green and white. I’m going to pick up a half a dozen bars in a gift box for my sister.

At the store, I also can pick up a couple of soaps shaped like cupcakes that retail at $5.95. I think I’ll give these to the neighbor girls. The store also carries handmade jewelry made of sea glass, and they have balloon bouquets that can be personally designed. (F.R.O.G. Soap, 530 Fifth St., Bremerton. 360-627-7431, or www.frogsoap.com)

I can’t forget my four-legged children. So I’ll stop by Park Avenue Pets and check out the kitty toys. Among those I like best are the wild colored shiny balls that I know Murphy will chase. Cat toys begin at $3.69. And I’ll grab a bit of “Maui Wowie” catnip too. It sells for $4.32 a bag. (Park Avenue Pets, 421 Park Ave., Bremerton. 360-479-1055).

I’m almost to the bottom of my shop-ping list. But I don’t want to forget Aunt Min. At her age — 85 — she’s hard to buy for, but I think chocolates are the best idea. So a trip to Amy’s Chocolates is in order. There, I can get a gift box with some caramels and fudge, and maybe even some chocolate-covered licorice, which retails at $6.25 for four ounces.

Fudge is $17 a pound and sea salt caramels are $5 for 3 ounces. And then, there’s a great selection of apples, everything from caramel to rocky road, which is covered in chocolate. Apples range from $5 to $10. (Amy’s Decadent Chocolates, 2801 Sixth St., Bremerton. 360-377-2252).

There’s just one final stop: that holiday party dress for me. I’m going to Purpose. There, I find such a variety of dresses but I decide on the Christine Dress in red for $59.99. As the tag reads: “This dress was made with hope and dignity by survivors of injustice in the U.S.A.”

The Christine Dress has a fit and flare design and is ultra comfortable. And when I purchase a Purpose dress, I’m helping provide refugee women with dignified work and living wage employ-ment. The store also has an assortment of accessories and jewelry. (Purpose, 402 Pacific Ave., Bremerton. 360-813-6040, or www.purposeboutique.com).

Shopping locally is the way to fulfill every wishThere’s a great selec-tion of cow-boy boots to choose from at Charly Boots in Silverdale.

Leslie Kelly photo

Peppermint soaps bearing the season’s colors from F.R.O.G. Soap. Leslie Kelly photo

Colorful tree ornaments make nice gifts for friends and neighbors. Leslie Kelly photo

The perfect gift: a box of Amy’s Decadent Chocolates. Leslie Kelly photo

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Saturday, December 5, 201511:00 am - 7:30 pm

Featuring the 5th Annual5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk

City Hall & Downtown Port Orchard

Celebrate the season!Please join us for FREE, family-fun events:

Elf Movie @ Dragonfly TheaterAt the Library: several holiday crafting stations!

Come and make your own ornaments!Pooch & Purr on Parade Costume Contest

East Port Orchard Elementary, Kitsap Community Chorale & Marcus Whitman Jr. High Choirs perform Christmas Lane Decorated Boat Contest

Christmas Tree Lighting & Clock Tower ChimesArrival of Santa Claus on Fire Truck

South Kitsap High School Marching BandFree Hayrides, Crafts & Refreshments

Presented by the City of Port Orchard and these generous sponsors: Arthritis Foundation - Pacific NW Chapter, Brad Page - Caseco, Calvary Church, Dance Gallery, Dee Coppolla

Del’s Feed & Farm Supply, Dennis Simpson as Santa Claus, Dragonfly CinemaFathoms O’ Fun, Graphic-Reflections, Heritage Foursquare Church, Jones Tree Farm, Knights of Pythias, Olympic Peninsula Antique Tractor Club, Port of Bremerton - Port Orchard Marina

Port Orchard Bay Street Association, Port Orchard Chamber of CommercePort Orchard Library, Saints Car Club, Sidney Museum & Art Gallery

Sinclair Inlet Yacht Club, Wave Broadband, Port Orchard Independent.

“A Dickens of A Christmas”17th Annual

This is the season to think about giving to othersBy LESLIE [email protected]

T his is the time of the year when we stop to think about others. Maybe it’s people who are homeless. Or

maybe your heart goes out to children in need. Families in crisis, too, are among those we wish well. And then, there’s our furry friends at the local shelter.

Whomever tugs at your heartstrings, we urge you to give with the spirit of commu-nity, to help your neighbors. Here are a few suggestions of how to give.

CENTRAL KITSAP FOOD BANKCentral Kitsap Food Bank provides food

at no cost in a caring and respectful man-ner to people in need in our community, while preserving the dignity of those served.

Most needed for the holiday season are stuffing, yams or sweet potatoes, chicken broth, gravy, and Jell-O or pudding mixes. Other needed items are canned veg-gies and fruit, soup, Top Ramen, tomato products (sauce, stewed, diced), boxed dinners, instant potatoes, pasta, mac and cheese, cereal, crackers, gravy or season-ing mixes, jelly, condiments, tea, juice and powdered drinks.

The food bank also needs soap, sham-poo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, facial and toilet tissue, laundry detergent, dish soap and diapers (all sizes except newborn).

Many organizations sponsor food drives for the food bank which serves the greater Silverdale area. To find out how to host a drive, call 360-692-9818, or stop by 3537 Anderson Hill Road, Silverdale. Email: [email protected], or go to www.ckfoodbank.org. Monetary donations can also be made.

BREMERTON FOODLINE Bremerton Foodline provides food

assistance and other services to reduce hunger and improve self-sufficiency in the Bremerton community.

The food bank is in need of holiday foods to give to those in need. Included are canned vegetables, yams or sweet potatoes, stuffing, gravy mixes and pud-ding mixes. Other items that are needed are cereals (including oatmeal and bagged or boxed products), pastas and rice (including prepared meal products like Tuna Helper), Jiffy Mixes or other baking mixes, juice and other beverages (family or personal sized cans, powdered mixes), canned fruits and vegetables, condiments (ketchup, mustard, pickles, soy sauce, etc.), Jell-O or pudding mixes.

Also needed are toiletries (deodorant, shampoo, hand soap, toothpaste, tooth-brushes), paper products (toilet paper, facial tissue, paper towels, napkins, femi-nine care items) baby items (food, formula, disposable diapers, powder, shampoo), and items for those with special dietary needs (Ensure or other liquid diet supplements, sugar free or sodium free items).

Bremerton Foodline encourages com-munity food drives and has suggestions about organizing one on its website at www.bremertonfoodline.org. Monetary donations also are encouraged. Find out more by calling 360-479-6188 or 360-373-9971. The food bank is located at 1600 12th St. in Bremerton.

TOYS FOR TOTSThe U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys

For Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to children in need in the community in which the cam-paign is conducted. In Kitsap County, the Marine Corps League collects toys for dis-tribution at an event at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in December. Collection boxes are located at various retail stores throughout the county. To make a financial donation, go to www.toysfortots.org, and select Washington State and Bremerton as the location.

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Kettle bell ringers will be out in late November through Christmas Eve at many area grocery stores and shopping centers. You can also give online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. For more informa-tion on local needs, call 360-373-5550.

KITSAP HUMANE SOCIETYIn 2014, the shelter took in 5,469 ani-

mals and re-homed 5,193 of them. The shelter has been in operation for more than 100 years, but since 1961 has oper-ated as Kitsap Humane Society. It’s goal is to care for the unwanted and neglected dogs, cats and other animals in Kitsap County, and to adopt as many as possible into loving homes. The shelter is located at 9167 Dickey Road NW, Silverdale.

Besides needing financial contribu-tions, the shelter also needs volunteers and items such as dog and cat food and treats, cat litter, towels and blankets, stainless steel water and food bowls, and dog and cat toys. Also needed are clean-ing supplies and gift cards to pet supply stores. Go to www.kitsap-humane.org. Or call 360-692-6977.

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Alternatives to Living in a Violent Environment (ALIVE) Shelter provides emergency housing and a comprehensive range of support services. Temporary housing is also part of the program. The shelter has a clothes donation program and a toy room for children. Clothes and toys are needed, as are financial contribu-tions to help fund the shelter and feed those who stay there. To contribute, go to 905 Pacific Ave., Bremerton, or call 360-479-0522, or email [email protected]. More information is available at www.kitsapywca.org.

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Go ahead. Get them off the couch.If you have a friend or fam-

ily member who spends way too much time inside watching television, why not offer that person the gift of an activity?

Throughout Kitsap County, there are many ways to spend some time learning a new activity or sport. Here’s just a sample:

At Sound Dive Center, 5000 Burwell St., in Bremerton, beginning scuba driv-ing lessons are $275. The lessons include two weeks of classes that will prepare you to participate in the sport. Additional classes, all the way up to instruction training, are also available. Go to www.soundivecenter.com or call 360-373-6141 for more information. Instructors teach about 200 students a year in the sport and sources say it has been a popular holiday gift in the past.

For those who have great balance, there’s ice skating lessons. At Bremerton Ice Center, 1950 Homer Jones Drive, Bremerton, you can give six weeks of ice skating lessons, or six weeks of hockey lessons, for $81.53 per person. The classes include sessions for all ages and all abilities. Skating lessons are about 30 minutes, and hockey lessons are an hour long.

The center is also going to offer a two-week “Holiday Skate School” after the new year. It’s aimed at all of those folks who got ice skates for Christmas, but don’t know how to skate. Cost is expected to be $65 and includes four one-hour classes. Call 360-479-7465, or go to www.bremertonicecenter.com.

Olympic Outdoor Center, with loca-tions in Silverdale, Poulsbo and Port Gamble, offers kayaking and paddle boarding lessons. Private instruction begins at $120 per session. But there are holiday gift packages, too, for lessons and

rentals. Try 10 one-hour kayak or standup paddle board rentals for the price of six at $99. Or, five wildlife or sunset tours for the price of three at $199. These are great for all ages, all experience levels, locals and visitors. Some highlights include pad-dling lesson or refresher, views of Mount Rainier on clear days, and a guided tour to see seals and other wildlife on Poulsbo’s beautiful Liberty Bay.

Gift certificates and rentals can be purchased at any of their locations. They have been leading tours for more than 25 years and their goal is to make sure that every paddler has a trip they’ll remember with a smile for the rest of their lives.

All tours include personally fitted equipment, paddling instruction and safety equipment. Find out more at www.olympicoutdoorcenter.com, or at 18743 Front St. NE, Poulsbo. Or call 360-297-4659.

Peninsula Outfitters is another option. They offer beginning fly tying classes at $75. If you are interested in learning all the basics of fly fishing, there’s an all-day class that includes breakfast, lunch and all your gear: basic fly casting, identifying the equipment

you need for the fishing you want to do, understanding what fish eat and how to “match the hatch,” learning and practic-ing the knots that make fly fishing pos-sible — and the opportunity to catch a large fish. The class costs $185 and meets in the dining area at Trophy Lakes Golf & Casting Club in Port Orchard.

Basic personal instruction begins at $50 an hour. Check it out at www.penin-sulaoutfitters.com, or go to 19740 7th Ave. NE, No. 110, Poulsbo. Call 360-394-1599.

For anyone who wants to learn to sail, there are many options. Get your loved one a membership at a local sailing club. Kitsap Rowing & Sailing offers mem-berships for students and adults who can learn to sail or row. For more information, go to www.kitsapsailingrowing.org. For those in the south end of the county, there’s the Gig Harbor Sailing Club. Private lessons there begin at $55 an hour for members and $65 an hour for non-members. The more the merrier — and less expensive. Four students can take lessons together at a cost of $119 per session. To find out more, go to www.gigharborsailing.com.

Want to send your loved one dropping

from the sky? Checkout www.skydiving.com, or call 1-800-617-7948. This website will connect you to local places in Kitsap County where you can tandem dive or free fall. Tandem dives begin at $249, and free-falls begin at $399.

For about $100 more, you can have the jump filmed and take the DVD home with you. Gift certificates can be printed online. You don’t even have to leave home. Just wrap them up and put them under the tree.

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While you’re making home improve-ments here and there, get organized for holiday guests by relocating your own coats from the hall closets, leaving room for your visitors’ winter gear. If your guests are bringing appetizers or cocktails, clean out the fridge in advance to have ample storage space.

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your door year after year? Create a new, modern focal point that can be used for multiple occasions. Spray paint a wooden wreath form and mini clothespins silver and gold. Once dry, adhere the clothespins to the wreath form in varying layers. Use an adhesive that dries instantly and won’t leave you with messy glue gun strands, such as Krazy Glue’s Maximum Bond No-Run Gel, which will give you time to decorate the rest of your home, rather than cleaning up your crafting space.

By flipping a few of the clothespins around on the outside, you can attach pic-tures of friends and family or holiday cards to create an eye-catching display.

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you’re strategic and give yourself time to do them right. When it comes to shopping for your main course, avoid weekend crowds. The day of your event, set the table in the morning so that unforeseen events or last minute stops won’t throw you off course.

DECK THE DINNER TABLERather than spending time and money

shopping for expensive decor for each upcoming party, create your own one-of-a-kind centerpieces and place settings. Add flair to your tablescape by affixing decorative gems or outdoor sprigs onto napkin rings and handwritten name cards. A glue pen designed for delicate tasks, such as Krazy Glue’s Precision Control Pen, is easy to hold and dries instantly. Guests will appreciate the personal touches, which will be sure to spark some dinner conversation.

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M y husband and I love Christmas. For us, it has

much more meaning beyond the bright lights, glistening garland, gift exchanges, family, and food. We keep the reason for the season close to our hearts.

For many though, it’s a stressful time, evidenced in the faces of people all around us looking fixated on getting that one “must have” gift, or even that one certain parking space.

How did we humans go

from meaningful celebration to chaos so quickly? And what can be done about the amount of extra stress most of us seem to carry during this time of year?

Essentially, experiencing less stress begins with us, because it’s not so much about what is going on around us as it is what’s going on within us.

We have some decisions to make. If we want to feel less stress, more in control and experience more joy this holiday season, we’ll need to deal with our own thinking first.

Let’s begin with the

desired outcome in mind: How do you want to feel during this time? What are the things you value most about the holidays? What type of memories do you want to make, and with who? What are some of the traditions that are impor-tant to you that you want to carry on?

Once you have answers to those questions, it all becomes clearer and more manageable. By having clarity on how you want to feel, what you value, what memories are important to make (and with who) along with the traditions that are

meaningful for you, you now have a strategic com-pass to navigate what you say “yes” to and what you say “no” to.

If shopping “stress free” is important to you, you might start early, or even procure gifts throughout the year when you travel or stumble on sales. This also lightens the economic load on your cash flow.

You might shop largely online to avoid the crowds, parking fiasco and traffic. If you value staying within budget, staying out of the stores may help with that as well. Gift cards are another

great way to keep budgets and stress in check.

When it comes to invita-tions, parties and the like, consider who you really want to spend time with and the significance your fam-ily and friends play in your life. Are there invitations you accept just to be polite? Sometimes saying “no” can be very freeing and sanity saving. Schedule time and events with the people who really matter.

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The more you approach the holiday season with clarity, intention and fore-thought, the more balance and joy you are likely to experience.

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