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by Milt Lum, Staff Writer It’s A Small World , the Disney boat ride through a dark tunnel, had its inaugural debut at the New York World’s Fair in 1964. It continues to be one of the most popular rides throughout Disney theme parks globally, entertaining three generations of children and adults with its catchy theme song. The song and the joyful, singing, animated children espouse a world which truly belongs in Fantasy Land where this ride is situated. While some would refute the reality of...

by Evie Maxwell, features editor There used to be – some say 10, others 20 years ago – a farmer’s market set right here in Port Ludlow. By all accounts it was a vibrant part of community life from spring through autumn, offering fresh fruit, fish, vegetables, all local farm-to-table offerings that help make our part of Jefferson County, WA, such a delightful place to live. This market lasted for many years, until a change in venue put a kibosh on the endeavor, and it, alas, went the way of...

It is now January and a new year! January marks the start of a new cycle of moments, days, weeks, months, and seasons. A time for new beginnings, new goals, new hopes – a time “to start over,” looking and moving forward with new excitement and new energy.    As we begin the new year, let’s examine time – what it is and what it means in our lives. We track time in units of seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, decades, centuries, and millennia. We use time to manage our lives.  We...