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Published 4:25 pm Thursday, April 16, 2009
BIRTHS AT NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON
Wednesday, March 25
A boy to Diana and Kurtis Sterling of Silverdale.
Friday, March 27
A girl to Michelle and Christopher Drennon of Silverdale.
Monday, March 30
A girl to Erin and Cody Caddell of Silverdale.
Tuesday, March 31
A boy to Janelle and Christopher Dixon of Silverdale.
Wednesday, April 1
A girl to Holly and Dwayne Larkee of Port Orchard.
Thursday, April 2
A boy to Jeanne and Derak Mattison of Silverdale.
Friday, April 3
A girl to Amanda and Sean Mahoney of Poulsbo.
Tuesday, April 7
A girl to Jennifer and Lawrence Cowden of Silverdale.
A girl to Lindsey and David Cooper of Silverdale.
Wednesday, April 8
A girl to Sarita and Daniel Rechlicz of Poulsbo.
Friday, April 10
A girl to Hilary and David Shoap of Belfair.
A boy to Caracydni and Kerry Rodriguez of Mayport, Fla.
A boy to Melissa and Jason Conklin of Silverdale.
HONOR ROLL
ELLENSBURG — The following Bremerton students were named to Central Washington University’s honor roll for winter quarter 2009. To qualify, students must earn a 3.5 or better grade point average while taking at least 12 credits.
Michael Cigledy, Douglas Dawson, Brian Donohoe, Ross Benedict Ebbay, Valerie Ann Esplana, Amanda Herman, Amanda Huson, Chante Martinelli, Sara Messing, Kristopher Owens, Amanda Terryll, Emily Usher and Melissa Wilson.
GRANT REQUESTS WANTED
For the fourth consecutive year, the Kitsap Public Facilities District (KPFD) is awarding grants from its EventFund program to support and help organizations conduct athletic tournaments and events at the facilities funded in large part by KPFD — the renovated Fairgrounds and Events Center Pavilion and sports complex, and the new artificial turf fields at North Kitsap Stadium and Strawberry Field in Poulsbo.
For the second year, $20,000 is available for grants to qualified event organizers, primarily to market their events to draw more teams, more spectators and more people from outside Kitsap County to come, stay, participate or support their teams. Individual grants from $1,000 to $5,000 are available.
The grants are awarded twice per year, in January and in June. Awards are made after presentations by the organizations to the KPFD Board at the meeting following the deadline. For this second EventFund award cycle, the presentation is on June 22. The deadline for submitting grant requests is June 5.
Full details to apply are available on the Web site, www.kitsap-pfd.org. Click on the “EventFund” logo halfway down the page.
For more information, call Mike Walton at KPFD at (360) 698-1885 or visit www.kitsap-pfd.org/eventfundguide.html.
OLYMPIC COLLEGE/WSU PARTNERSHIP
Students admitted to Olympic College can now be guaranteed admission through the co-admission program with Washington State University Distance Degree Programs (WSU-DDP): http://online.wsu.edu/future_students/community_college.aspx.
As hard economic times force people to become more competitive in the workforce with higher-level degrees, increased access to in-state university baccalaureate programs for Kitsap County is a realistic opportunity for many. An advantage to WSU-DDP over other online out-of-state universities is that qualifying financial aid recipients are not excluded from the Washington State Need Grant, which requires Washington residents to attend an in-state eligible institution.
An added benefit as a co-admitted WSU-DDP student, all WSU student services are available including but not limited to: advising, counseling, events, library resources, tutoring and more.
To get started, students need to apply for admission to Olympic College. Next, request a WSU-DDP Co-Admission application from an OC advisor or the admissions office. Submit the completed application to the OC advisor. Admission is guaranteed, provided students earn a transfer associate’s degree within 16 consecutive quarters with the required cumulative GPA and any major requirements.
For more information, contact the Student Entry Advising Center at (360) 475-7230 or the admissions office at (360) 475-7479.
GRANTS AWARDED
Thirty local organizations this week received program and/or project grants totaling more than $55,000 during the Kitsap Community Foundation Grant awards event.
This year’s grant awardees are Holly Ridge Center; BHS Pay It Forward Scholarship Fund; Great Peninsula Conservancy (two grants); Washington State Trails Association; Central Kitsap Food Bank; Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound; Washington CASH; God’s Kitchen; North Kitsap Fishline; Kitsap Legal Services; the Rolling Reader Program at Suquamish Elementary; C.A.S.T. For Kids Foundation; Blue Star Banner Program; West Puget Sound Youth for Christ; Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society; Island Music Guild;; Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County; Joy of Freedom; Kingston Cooperative Preschool; Kitsap Children’s Music Theatre; Literacy Council of Kitsap County; RMH Services; United States Lighthouse Society; Cedar Cove Association; Friends of SAIVS; S’Klallam Worship Center; the Port Orchard Rotary Foundation; ShareNet Food Bank; and Catholic Community Services — Benedict House.
In addition to these grants, the foundation distributed 16 grants totaling more than $61,000 from advised funds in support of nonprofit organizations.
Those recipients were Luther Center for Learning; Poulsbo Middle School Peer Mentor Program; Restoration Ranch; Bremerton High School; Bremerton Symphony Association; CHAMPS; Evergreen Freedom Foundation; Great Peninsula Conservancy; Habitat for Humanity; Kitsap County Historical Society; William H. Kohrs Memorial Library; the Salvation Army; St. Vincent de Paul; Northwest Harvest; the Kathleen Sutton Inspirational Fund; and the YWCA ALIVE Shelter.
For more information, contact Kitsap Community Foundation Executive Director Rob Schneidler at (360) 698-3622 or kcf@kitsapfoundation.org.
MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER PHOTOS WANTED
In celebration of Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day, Kitsap Mall is honoring local military heroes, past and present, in a photo display in the food court.
Mall officials are requesting assistance from the community in providing photos for the display of those who have or are currently serving in the Armed Forces.
To insure the valuable photos are not lost, photos may be e-mailed to Angie.Pomeroy@Macerich.com or brought to the Kitsap Mall Management office Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. where they will be scanned.
Photos must be received no later than May 6. Please include with the picture the name of the service member, service branch and the dates of his/her service.
For more information, call Kitsap Mall at (360) 698-2555.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN
Hospice of Kitsap County offers specialized bereavement support to all those in the community who are coping with issues of grief and loss.
Wednesdays, now through May 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Red Barn Clubhouse at Country Meadows Retirement Center in Silverdale, Hospice of Kitsap County is hosting a special six-week group for kids ages 4-12 who have lost someone they love, with a concurrent group for parents/guardians.
There are many misconceptions surrounding grieving children. Adults often think children do not grieve, or they are too young to understand. The truth is children grieve at any age and often revisit grief at developmental mileposts. Studies show children can benefit from the help of a support group even if the loss occurred years ago.
In Hospice of Kitsap County’s Kids Grief Group, children learn to express their feelings and find healthy ways of adapting to loss. Thanks to the generous support of United Way of Kitsap County, there is no fee for the groups, but donations are always gratefully accepted.
For more information or to register, call Hospice at (360) 698-4611.
