Community briefs (May 29, 2015 edition)

Published 2:55 pm Monday, June 1, 2015

Ladies’ Night Out

BREMERTON – Get out and about for a great evening of food, fun and shopping at over 50 Bremerton and Manette businesses during the Ladies’ Night Out June 4 from 5-8 p.m. Shuttles between Bremerton and Manette will be provided. Maps and goodie bags available at the corner of 4th and Pacific. Visit www.facebook.com/bremertonladies for more information.

CK Fire and Rescue Kids’ Day June 6

KITSAP – Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue will hose their 30th Annual Kitsap County Kids’ Day at the fairgrounds 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 6. This free event is a fire and life safety event for kids of all ages. It features inside booths, entertainment and food, as well as an entire outdoor area with “touch-a-truck” displays and demonstrations by firefighters.

This one day event usually draws around 4,000 attendees.

One of the biggest draws of the event is the bike helmet fitting area. Bike helmets will be offered to children and adults at no cost.

Get rid of your junk furniture

KITSAP – The Junk Furniture Roundup will be hosted Sunday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This ONE-DAY ONLY event is held at the Olympic View Transfer Station in the Olympic View Industrial Park across from the Bremerton National Airport on Highway 3.

Residential customers may bring the following non-repairable unusable furniture to the Olympic View Transfer Station at no charge for disposal during this event: Bookcases, tables and chairs, desks, patio furniture, mattresses, file cabinets, entertainment centers, sofas, sleeper sofas, beds, dressers and baby furniture.

Be prepared to unload your own items and prepared for extended wait times. Loads containing garbage are charged the regular rate.

Household hazardous waste is not accepted at this event. All loads are pre-screened on site.

Secure your load with a tarp, cargo net, chains, straps or bungee cords. Tie larger items directly to your vehicle or trailer. If any light weight or loose material can fly out of a moving vehicle, cover the load with a tarp. Driving with an unsecured load in your vehicle is a violation of Washington State law. Fines range from a $216 traffic violation to a $5,000 fine and jail time if something falling out of your vehicle causes bodily harm.

Residents should be sure the items they bring for disposal are not in good enough condition for reuse by local charities. The Solid Waste Division homepage at www.kitsapgov.com/sw has a complete list of locations to donate good, usable items. Furniture that is too good to toss can also be listed on the www.2good2toss.com website. Residents can list items at no cost. All items listed must sell for $99 or less. Many items are free.

Heart for the Homeless 5K Run/Walk

BREMERTON – The Kitsap Rescue Mission hosts its Heart for the Homeless 5K Bridge-to-Bridge Run both to raise awareness of homelessness in Kitsap County and to raise funds to support Kitsap Rescue Mission’s services to the homeless and poor.

The event will be hosted on Saturday, June 13. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m. Walkers start at 8:45 a.m. and runners start at 9 a.m.

The run/walk starts at Evergreen Park in Bremerton, goes across both the Warren and Manette bridges and ends back at Evergreen Park. The event is suitable for families and for people of all ages and fitness levels.

Registration is $20. Register by May 30 and get a free tee shirt. Register on the web at www.kitsaprescue.org.

The event also has a special family rate of $10 per person for families of three or more (this special rate does not include a t-shirt.)

Jones’ Jazz on June 20

BREMERTON – A concert and CD release party for Eugenie Jones’ newest CD “Come Out Swingin” will be hosted at Collective Visions Gallery, 331 Pacific Ave., in Bremerton, on Saturday, June 20, 7-9 p.m. $18 in advance, $22 at the door. Appearing regularly throughout Seattle, Portland and Tacoma, Jones and her veteran jazz trio will bring her beautifully styled vocals and honed jazz swing skills home to Bremerton.

Mental health first aid training

BREMERTON – A certified instructor from Kitsap Mental Health Services will offer  a course about how to respond to mental health concerns, with focus on issues of interest to men and women with military service experience.

The eight-hour course will be hosted Wednesday, June 24. Participants learn to assess a situation and respond to signs of mental health concerns, such as helping a person through a panic attack, or talking with someone who is anxious or depressed. Cost for the training is $30 with registration required no later than June 19.  For more information, or to register on-line for Veteran’s Mental Health First Aid, visit www.kitsapmentalhealth.org.

Kitsap Mental Health Services is the primary provider of behavioral health services for Kitsap County, offering a continuum of care to children, adults and older adults, and their families. For more information, contact Rochelle Doan, director of development and community relations for Kitsap Mental Health Services at 360-415-5871.

Jayhawkers meet June 6

BREMERTON – Kitsap Jayhawkers meet Saturday, June 6, at 11:30 a.m at The Airport Diner.

This is an excellent opportunity for former Kansans to meet and share their past experiences of living in The Sunflower State.

New members are always welcome! Attendees are invited to share memories of their dads. Call Doris Rice at 360-792-9151 for more information.

AARP Smart Driver course

BREMERTON – Be a safer driver with the AARP Smart Driver program. Bremerton Senior Center, 1140 Nipsic Ave. June 22-23 (Mondays and Tuesdays). 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. $15 for AARP members; $20 otherwise. Attendees receive a certificate that may be good for an insurance discount. Pre-registration required. Call 360-473-5375.

Outdoor club meets first Wednesdays

BREMERTON – Peninsula Wilderness Club is an informal organization for people interested in the outdoors. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Meetings are held at the VFW Hall at 9981 Central Valley Rd. Go online to www.pwckitsap.org.

Lend a helping hand to the elderly, disabled

CENTRAL KITSAP – Volunteer Services, a program of Catholic Community Services, is seeking volunteers throughout Kitsap County that would be in interested in providing a little help to low-income elders and disabled adults with yard care, by installing grab bars and by providing for transportation needs.

With the help of community, Volunteer Services can assist those that cannot afford to pay for the type of help they need or do not qualify for assistance elsewhere, or do not have family or friends available to them.

Volunteer Services helps those in need in several ways such as driving clients to medical appointments or the grocery store, running errands or shopping for those that are housebound, making minor home repairs, and helping with yard care. Lend a hand with light housework, by building wheelchair ramps and by installing grab bars.

Mileage reimbursement is provided upon request.

For more information on volunteering contact Program Coordinator Donna Jones at 360-405-0072 ext. 3 or via email at DonnaJ@ccsww.org.