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Articles by Kristin Okinaka
Pearce Forcier died in July 2010 and his grandfather and family have created a hockey scholarship to serve Kitsap youths in his memory.
A grandfather’s way of healing — Hockey scholarship...
By Kristin Okinaka • April 5, 2012 8:17 pm

Ken Blair decided to turn his grandson’s death into a memorial scholarship fund, something to remember the young man by. But, not just any scholarship — a hockey one.

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Crystal Marrill Hanners
Getting their Zumba on in Bremerton
By Kristin Okinaka • April 5, 2012 8:10 pm

While not everyone starts doing Zumba to lose weight, Gen Aksdal lost about 55 pounds in two years of doing the dance routines.

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Saying goodbye — A community education
Saying goodbye — A community education
By Kristin Okinaka • April 5, 2012 8:06 pm

After a year-and-a-half, reporter Kristin Okinaka says farewell.

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Teens hang out at Coffee Oasis in Bremerton last Thursday evening. Construction on site for a homeless teen shelter began last week and the goal is for the shelter to be up and running by the end of the summer.
Construction for Coffee Oasis homeless teen shelter begins
By Kristin Okinaka • April 3, 2012 4:30 pm

Coffee Oasis, located on Burwell Street, serves commuters’ coffee and is also a center for homeless teens and young adults. With many programs set up for teens and young adults between the age of 13 and 25, including case management, job training and mentoring, soon a teen shelter will be added to its bevy of services available for Kitsap’s young homeless.

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‘Mobbing’ a Bremerton business near you — Cash Mob movement brings community together, keeps dollars local
‘Mobbing’ a Bremerton business near you — Cash...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 30, 2012 11:18 am

Cash Mob Bremerton started from a Facebook page that Robin Henderson created a few weeks ago. Henderson, a 20-year Bremerton resident, thought starting a cash mob would be a way to bring the community together while also supporting local businesses. Cash mob is a movement where people “mob” a business at a set time and date, usually spending at least $20.

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Silver Ridge Elementary School students
Creating the engineers of tomorrow — Underwater robotics...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 30, 2012 2:27 pm

Fifth and 6th graders at Silver Ridge are the first of elementary students to participate in a robotics program as an extension to the regular science curriculum.

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Pat Nicholson
Going above and beyond to keep a school...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 30, 2012 2:16 pm

Pat Nicholson, a custodian at Brownsville Elementary School, was awarded the Washington Education Association’s state classified employee of the year during a school assembly Tuesday morning.

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Third grader Davion Busby
Salmon from the classroom, to the trail waters
By Kristin Okinaka • March 30, 2012 2:12 pm

The program, Salmon in the Classroom, has been around for more than 20 years and is a partnership between Kitsap County Public Works, Kitsap Public Utility District, Suquamish Tribe and the Clear Creek Task Force.

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Silverdale gets its own American Legion post
Silverdale gets its own American Legion post
By Kristin Okinaka • March 29, 2012 5:48 pm

On Monday, American Legion Post 109 held its first official meeting in Silverdale and voted on officers, instated bylaws and had its charter approved.

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More CKSD seniors meeting state math requirement — New state test a contribution
More CKSD seniors meeting state math requirement —...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 23, 2012 5:49 pm

There is a 9 percent increase in the number of Central Kitsap School District’s high school seniors who have already fulfilled the state math requirement compared to the number the same time last year. Administrators say a contribution to the increase is due to the math EOCs, with this year being the first time those scores are accounted for.

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Central Kitsap drafts budget options — Some school programs saved by levy, but reductions still need to be made
Central Kitsap drafts budget options — Some school...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 23, 2012 5:47 pm

Programs that may be reduced or cut include library, diversity, elementary band and orchestra and building technology coordinator, among others. The options could look different after the Legislature delivers a budget and it’s signed by the governor.

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Lockdown drills paying off at schools
Lockdown drills paying off at schools
By Kristin Okinaka • March 22, 2012 2:50 pm

Last week, a South Kitsap elementary school locked down because there was a possible threat to the school in connection to an attempted Silverdale bank robbery. Last month, Armin Jahr Elementary School in Bremerton also locked down after a gun accidentally discharged while in a student’s backpack, and the bullet from the gun struck another classmate.

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Developers continue on Seabeck marina project — Community anxiously waits, supports
Developers continue on Seabeck marina project — Community...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 15, 2012 5:21 pm

Warren Lewis, a third generation Seabeckian, signed up at the Seabeck General Store for a slip to moor his boat about three years ago at a new Seabeck marina. The marina didn’t exist at the time.

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CK school levy passes — District budget discussions continue
CK school levy passes — District budget discussions...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 15, 2012 4:47 pm

Factoring in the supplemental levy and proposed state budgets, the shortfall for next school year could be an estimated $1 million.

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Nancy Sennett
Clear Creek Trail: An adventure even for the...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 14, 2012 7:22 pm

One day as she drove past the parking lot of Harrison Medical Center’s Silverdale campus, she noticed a sign for the Clear Creek Trail. Shortly after, Nancy Sennett decided to see where it would take her.

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More foster parents needed for Kitsap County
More foster parents needed for Kitsap County
By Kristin Okinaka • March 14, 2012 7:02 pm

It’s no question that more foster parents are needed in the Kitsap area. In addition, having a diverse pool of foster parents is also just as important, say foster care recruiters and regional administrators with the state Department of Children and Family Services.

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Bremerton schools levy discussion continues
Bremerton schools levy discussion continues
By Kristin Okinaka • March 8, 2012 6:30 pm

Aside from a new central kitchen and the expansion of the West Hills STEM Academy, high on the Bremerton School District’s list of improvement projects is topped with replacing Bremerton High School’s 25-year-old leaking, cracking and moss-covered roof, which is still under warranty.

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Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club remains shut down
Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club remains shut down
By Kristin Okinaka • March 8, 2012 6:29 pm

The Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club appeared in court last week to get its shuttered shooting range reopened.

Superior Court Judge Susan Serko last Friday remained by her original order to keep the Seabeck shooting range closed. It could reopen if a Washington State Court of Appeals decision says so. The club’s attorney had filed a motion to stay the judge’s order that shut down the range in February.

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Kitsap Computing Seniors will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a community event from 10 a.m. to noon March 19 at the Silverdale Community Center. Above
Kitsap Computing Seniors celebrates 20 years
By Kristin Okinaka • March 8, 2012 6:22 pm

Ward Hinrichs didn’t know how to turn a computer on before taking a class. Now, the 78-year-old is uploading digital photos onto his computer and uses video conferencing technology to communicate with his children.

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Annie and I soak in the excitement at Disneyland Feb. 29 as the park was kept open for 24 hours straight in celebration of Leap Day.
Dreams do come true, 24 hours in the...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 7, 2012 8:04 pm

I usually don’t make a big deal when a leap year comes around. It’s just another day in the year — an extra day of school or work. This year, however, I was going to take advantage of the extra day.

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Connecting to the Central Kitsap sewer system to increase $1,000
Connecting to the Central Kitsap sewer system to...
By Kristin Okinaka • March 1, 2012 4:09 pm

On three days notice, Kitsap County Commissioners voted to raise fees for new connections into the Central Kitsap’s sewer system.

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Citizens take in an evening meeting of the Board of Kitsap County Commissioners. Monday
County commissioners forgo morning meetings
By Kristin Okinaka • March 1, 2012 4:07 pm

Kitsap County Commissioners have acted in compromise regarding the time they will do the public’s business in public.

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Central Kisap school levy narrowly passing
Central Kisap school levy narrowly passing
By Kristin Okinaka • February 23, 2012 3:23 pm

Although the preliminary count had the Central Kitsap School District’s supplemental levy failing, subsequent counts show the measure worth $7.6 million to district coffers narrowly passing.

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