North Kitsap Briefs
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Veterans Day
The largest Veterans Day event in the state will take place Nov. 11 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton.
The free event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be 25 information booths with military-related displays, including vintage uniforms and vehicles. The Northwest U.S. Navy Band will perform. As many as 1,800 people have attended in the past.
The actual program is from 10:30-11:45 a.m. with pomp and circumstance of a formal Parade of Colors.
Capt. Richard Massie, commander of Naval Base Kitsap, and Guy Stitt, Navy League ambassador, will welcome everyone. Kitsap County Commissioner Ed Wolfe will introduce military and political dignitaries. Keynote speaker is retired Navy CMDCM Kevin Staub. Over 30 years he served on five submarines, a sub tender and a tour in Japan during earthquake and tsunami recovery.
Bagpiper Michael Oliver, ceremonial bell ringing, rifle salute and Taps also are planned.
The Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council of the Navy League, along with 42 other organizations, are coordinating and funding the event.
Health equity
The Community Health Plan of Washington has awarded $10,000 grants to each of three organizations to help with marginalized people in Kitsap County.
The groups are the Korean Women’s Associationand the Kitsap Immigration Assistance, both in Bremerton; and the county’s Family Education and Support Services.
Statewide, 23 other organizations received the same funds. After three years, 43 organizations have received $730,000.
The Advancing Equity Fund aids organizations providing care and support systems for people from communities of color, Indigenous and Native communities, immigrants and refugees, and those experiencing the greatest barriers to their best health and well-being, their news release says.
Leanne Berge, CEO of CHPW, said COVID brought the inequities of health to the forefront, but that CHPW has been working to bridge the gaps in health at the local level for some time.
Salon to Silverdale
Gene Juarez Salons & Spas this month will open its newest location at The Trails at Silverdale — a 30-acre shopping and dining destination in Kitsap County.
The new salon and spa is a re-location for Gene Juarez Kitsap, which will be closing its doors within the Kitsap Mall to coincide with the Silverdale opening in mid-November. Gene Juarez Silverdale spans nearly 3,200 square feet and will be home to 20 salon stations and two treatment rooms.
Gene Juarez remains committed to environmental sustainability. Since 2015, it has partnered with Green Circle Salons to divert 95 percent or more of salon waste from landfills. In 2021, the company certified its beauty services as carbon neutral. In October, the company was given the Salon Leadership in Sustainability award at the Kao Global Creative Awards.
Gene Juarez operates 10 locations in the Pacific Northwest, the newest at 11065 Pacific Crest Place NW, Building B, Suite 125 in Silverdale.
