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Kingston Wa Chamber of Commerce

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Kingston has one of the cutest, most user friendly chambers in Kitsap County.  They have come a long way from their humble beginnings in the little modular building across the street.

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The chamber office is manned with the most informative volunteers, plus there is virtually a treasure of information available.  Every event for miles around seems to be covered. You are sure to find more info and brochures than you intended.

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Besides now being an absolutely pleasant addition to town the little building is an eyeful for the flower lover/gardener.  It is, quite simply put, “looking good”!  The office just seems to invite one to stroll about and continue on down the street.

And last but not least, a note of gratitude —

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to Kitsap County for the fantastic new garbage bins they have been putting around.  They are clean and efficient, and so much better than the old blue barrels (which, by the way did their duty!)

New Bakery in Kingston WA

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Kingston has a new bakery in town!  Just what we have wanted for so long.  It is located in the Old Kingston Hotel at First and Washington.

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This new bakery is a combination of bakers and businesses under one roof from what I gathered on my visit.

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Mirracole Morsels is a family owned baking company, serving the local community with natural morsels of goodness.  I spoke with Nicole Matheson while I was there and she is the provider of the wonderful cookies (we shared a raisin oatmeal because of the extra large size) and their famous granola.  Lacey Menne of Borrowed Kitchen Bakery is the baker of the breads.  We purchased a tomato baguette which we took home and made a super sandwich out of brie cheese and tomatoes.

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The view from the deck of the bakery is fantastic, overlooking the Kingston-Edmonds ferry and the Port of Kingston.  This will be a wonderful place for breakfast, lunch, or snack times in the summer.  I can’t wait to sit out on the deck or in the garden and enjoy their great pastries with a cup of coffee, which by the way comes from Cup & Muffin just down the street.

Village Green Community Park in Kingston WA

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The new Village Green Community Park in Kingston WA is truly a work in progress.  It is a wonderful space to play with the children or dogs, or just to do a little sunbathing or walking and looking at what used to be an old Kingston farm.

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The park is located on what was a reclaimed waste water treatment site and Navy housing site.  Future plans include ball fields, walking paths, and a new community center housing a library, senior center, and meeting rooms.

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This is the rare 100 year old Camperdown Scotch Elm Tree that was part of the old farm.  Since the tree cannot self reproduce it needs to be protected.  It was adopted by the Kingston Garden Club, and hopefully will have a new sign soon to help assure it continues to thrive.

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Right next door to the new and developing park are the Kingston Tennis Courts.  They are busy courts and in good weather almost always have a game being played on them at any time of day.

Right around the corner is the skateboard park, and that is definitely busy all the time.

Kola Kole Park in Kingston WA

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While in Kingston we decided to shoot some baskets at the Kola Kole Park basketball court. The court and park are maintained by Kitsap County Parks and in my opinion they do a good job.  The court was clean and the fence in good repair.  It was a sunny day, perfect for an outdoor activity and the little ones were easily entertained playing on the playground equipment next to the Kingston Cooperative Preschool.  The preschool is housed in the old Kola Kole School House which was built in Kingston around 1909.  The preschool has been there for 40 years or so.  Just amazing actually.

After that we took a stroll around the Ed Moon Baseball Field and envisioned the years of playing that has taken place there and the hundreds of youngsters who have played on that field. This park certainly has a lot of history behind it and for such a small town has served a lot of people in so many different ways.

A visit to Sacks Feed & Garden in Kingston Wa

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We stopped by Sacks Feed and Garden in Kingston recently and were greeted at the door by a sweet golden retriever.   She escorted us as we shopped for doggie treats (was that why she was so devoted?), slug repellent, grass seed, and some fall plants.  The store is stocked with gardening books, gifts, feed for all kinds of critters, and most enjoyable for us, flowers.  It was a fantastic sunny day and the plants were putting on their best display for us.  We decided to go next door to the Cup and Muffin to get a latte and stay a little longer.  With only a trace of fall in the air plus the warm sun, it was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.