North Kitsap briefs
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Climber dies
A 41-year-old Bremerton man died May 31 while climbing Mount Rainier.
At 7:30 a.m. Brian Harper collapsed near the summit on a guided climb. He was participating in an expedition led by Alpine Ascents International, one of the licensed guide services on the mountain. No breathing or pulse could be found, and CPR was unsuccessful.
Over the next day, climbing guides worked with National Park Service climbing and aviation rangers to bring the body down the mountain. Weather conditions were finally favorable for the park’s A-STAR helicopter to complete the mission at 10:30 a.m. June 1.
The Pierce County medical examiner will determine cause of death.
Boaters Fair
A free Boaters Fair will take place on Bainbridge Island from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10 at Eagle Harbor Waterfront Park and Dock.
Participants can learn about safe boating; learn to sail, paddle and row; watch a US Coast Guard helicopter rescue; and eat hot dogs.
On hand will be members of the BI Police Department, BI Metro Parks & Recreation Department; Coast Guard auxiliary; Bainbridge Prepares; and more.
Ferry closure
Customer surveys are due by 5 p.m. June 16 about the closure of drive-on traffic on the Washington State Ferries Bainbridge Island-Seatte route set for Sept. 7-13.
WSF will use the surveys to plan service options during that time.
WSF will give a presentation to the BI City Council at its June 13 meeting at City Hall and on Zoom.
The closure is due to the overhead loading walkway project. Four bridge spans will arrive by barge, be rolled into the vehicle holding and exit lanes, then lifted into place by cranes.
The closure extends to vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and electric scooters.
Bank scholarships
Four local students have won Kitsap Bank scholarships.
They are: Stephanie Hart of Bainbridge, Eiley Robertson and Sarah Cates of North Kitsap, and Mya Torrez-Hernandez of Olympic high schools. Torrez-Hernandez plans to go to the University of Washington or Western Washington University to study business or architecture; Hart plans to go into cosmetology; Robertson will study English or journalism at the UW; and Cates plans to attend UW-Tacoma for history or English.
Textile artists
Thirty-four textile art pieces by 21 Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo and other Peninsula artists are on display weekend afternoons through Aug. 27 at the Mead Werks tasting room at Wilderbee Farm, 223 Cook Ave. Ext., Port Townsend.
“Farm & Garden, Sea & Shore” includes art quilts, jewelry, felted pieces, garlands, embellished digital prints of photographs, table linens, a shawl and collages.
Dale Walker and Donna Lee Dowdney of Bainbridge and Poulsbo’s Daera Leslie Dobbs are among the participating artists.
The exhibit is open each Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. By mid-summer, the exhibit will also open on Friday afternoons. Admission is complimentary. Most pieces are available for purchase directly from the artists.
