From The Editor

Meanwhile in Kitsap: Seventeen thousand gallons of raw sewage leaks into Liberty Bay while an unrelated, though unprecedented, number of Hood Canal and Puget Sound beaches are closed to shellfish harvesting. Meanwhile Kitsap County commissioners grapple with a $10M budget gap forecast. Western Red Brewing closes its doors, Cafe Alara

We are sitting with brothers Bergen and Willem on the picnic tables overlooking the valley to the south as the sun drops behind the Olympic Mountains. It is the golden hour. It’s peaceful. We’re talking about hard work and the serenity of country roads. And the history of this place.