Tracyton Library Kids Day
Every first Thursday at Tracyton Community Library is “Kids Day.” Come enjoy kid activities, make-and-take, free stuff. The fun begins at 2 p.m. The library is located at 351 NW Tracy Ave.
Jan. 2 Kansas club meeting
Kitsap Jayhawkers meet Saturday, Jan. 2, at The Airport Diner, at 11:30 a.m. Attendees are invited to share memories of New Years Eves or New Year’s resolutions made while living in The Sunflower State. New members are always welcome. Call Doris Rice at 360-792-9151 for more information.
Bark in the Mew Year
Bark in the Mew Year with Kitsap Humane Society 12-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2. Name your price on all cats and $16 off all other adoptions. Happy Mew Year. Kitsap Humane Society is located at 9167 Dickey Road NW, in Silverdale
Pearl Django to perform at Collective Visions Gallery
BREMERTON – Pearl Django will perform at Collective Visions Gallery 7-9 p.m. Jan. 8. Gallery doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $20 in advance; $24 at the door. For tickets call the gallery at 360-377-8327 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2469908.
With a performance history spanning almost two decades, Pearl Django endures as one of the most highly regarded Hot Club style groups working today. Although the band’s roots are firmly in the music made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli, its extensive repertoire includes traditional jazz classics and original compositions. The band’s signature style is marked by pristine and dexterous string work, colors of Bal Musette, the steady pulse of rhythm guitar and an unmistakable swing that delights audiences of all musical sensibilities.
Your boot camp for company cultural transformation
BREMERTON — The Kitsap Business Forum will hold a free workshop, “Boot camp for company cultural transformation,” 7:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Kitsap Conference Center, 100 Washington Ave., Bremerton.
The workshop will help identify your company culture and whether it’s effective, and what actions you can take to make it so. How will you intentionally evolve your culture to benefit your team and company in tangible and intangible ways?
Parking is available in the Anthony’s spaces on the blue level during the forum. RSVP to 360-692-6800 or register online at kitsapbusinessforum.com.
The Kitsap Business Forum is organized by the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce in partnership with PMR Coaching & Consulting, Excell Puget Sound and the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance and Ameriprise Financial. KBF is sponsored by Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce, Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce, Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce, Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Kingston Chamber of Commerce and Kitsap Bank.
Jan. 15 Bonsai Club meeting
The Evergreen Bonsai Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, at Crossroads Neighborhood Church, 7555 Old Military Road, Bremerton. Members should bring a tree for critique and advice on design and development. Guests are welcome to attend. There is no fee. For further information, contact Ruth Anderson at 360-626-1264 or rutha33@msn.com.
Snowman swim meet Jan. 16
The Bremerton YMCA Swim Team’s third annual Snowman Invitational is Jan. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bremerton YMCA. Swimmers ages 5-18 representing various YMCA’s and club teams from throughout the Greater Puget Sound Area will be competing at the Glenn Jarstad Aquatic Center. The Bremerton YMCA Swim Team hosts approximately 6-8 swim meets a year, but this has been the most popular and usually draws about 400-500 people. The Snowman Invitational has been especially popular because it fields good competition, maintains meet records and often draws many former alumni of the Bremerton YMCA Swim Team.
African American Achievement Awards Jan. 30
BREMERTON – The Washington African American Achievement Awards are Jan. 30 at the Bremerton Performing Arts Center, 1500 13th St, Bremerton. Dinner is at 4 p.m .and the award ceremony is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the awards or $25 for RSVP dinner and awards ceremony. Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com/event/2155999. Call 360-689-0316 or email debrahpassion@yahoo.com for more information.
Lauren Phillips of Seabeck receives UNL degree
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Lauren Ashley Phillips of Seabeck was among nearly 1,400 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies Dec. 18 and 19.
Phillips earned a bachelor of science in education and human sciences degree from the College of Education and Human Sciences.
Local students make honor roll at Oregon State University
CORVALLIS — Students from Bremerton and Silverdale have earned spots on the scholastic honor roll for the Fall term at Oregon State University.
Vanessa Anderson, a junior studying psychology and Stanley B. Palmer Jr, a sophomore studying political science, both had a GPA of 3.5 or better. They are both from Bremerton.
David J. Myers, a junior studying pre-industrial engineering, earned a straight A average. Myers is from Silverdale.
A total of 1,009 students earned straight-A (4.0). Another 3,982 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work.
Kitchen manager sought by rescue mission
The nonprofit Kitsap Rescue Mission is looking for a kitchen manager to work 15-20 hours per week. Duties include ensuring that meals are provided every day to all meal sites, ensuring meals are provided within the operating budget, supervising the cooks and more. Learn more at kitsaprescue.org or call 360-373-3428.
Donate your vehicle to Paralyzed Veterans of America
Paralyzed Veternas of America’s Wheels Helping Warriors program will accept cars, boats, motorcycles, RVs, airplanes, farm equipment and other vehicles regardless of their condition to help build brighter futures for veterans and their families.
There are more than 18,000 paralyzed veterans across the country who are members of Paralyzed Veterans of America, with more than 400 living in Washington.
Call 866-841-2023 to have a vehicle picked up for free. Learn more at www.pva.org at the “Get involved — Donate a vehicle” link.
Community members needed to write for online voters’ guide
PORT ORCHARD – The Auditor’s Office seeks individuals to serve on committees to draft voters’ guide arguments for the Feb. 9 special election. This is an opportunity to provide voters with information about measures affecting their community.
Each ballot measure appearing in the Feb. 9 special election online voters’ guide includes the official ballot title, explanatory statement, arguments “for” and “against” the measure, and rebuttals.
The Auditor’s office is seeking individuals to serve on committees to draft arguments against the following measures:
• Bremerton School District general obligation bonds.
• Central Kitsap School District replacement school support levy For maintenance and operations.
• Central Kitsap School District general obligation bonds.
• South Kitsap School District general obligation bonds.
Committee members do not have to be residents of the district in order to draft arguments. Interested parties should visit the Kitsap County Elections website and contact the Elections Division. Please email auditor@co.kitsap.wa.us or call 360-337-7128 if interested.
Applications open for Kitsap advisory boards
PORT ORCAHRD — Kitsap County advisory groups provide an opportunity to have a say in how local parks, programs, transportation and development are funded, developed and reviewed for local citizens.
Applications are being accepted for 2016 vacancies on the following advisory groups: Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council; Central Kitsap Community Council (youth representative); Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board; Ferry Advisory Committees (Bremerton); Noxious Weed Control Board (Bremerton); Planning Commission (Districts 1 and 3 – north and central Kitsap); and the Veterans Advisory Board. For an online application and more information, go to www.kitsapgov.com/volunteer/current.htm or contact Kitsap County Volunteer Services at 360-337-4650 or rpirtle@co.kitsap.wa.us.
Transportation Commission seeking input on ferry name
OLYMPIA – Now that funding for the fourth Olympic-Class ferry has been secured under the Connecting Washington transportation revenue package passed by the Legislature this year, the Washington State Transportation Commission has been asked to provide Washington State Ferries with a name for the new ferry by March 2016.
The commission conducted a name search last year, as work began on the third 144-car ferry, and that search resulted in four eligible name proposals coming forward. The commission ultimately selected the name “Chimacum” in 2014, leaving three names that are still eligible: Cowlitz, Sammamish, and Suquamish.
The commission will discuss the three remaining eligible names at their Jan. 12 and 13 meeting in Olympia and is seeking public comment on the names as part of its review and selection process. The commission will make its final selection of the name at the March 15 and 16 meeting in Olympia.
People who are interested can learn more about each of the three names under consideration, by visiting the commission’s website: wstc.wa.gov/Naming/FerryRoadBridge/FerryNaming2016.htm. Comments regarding the names can be emailed to: transc@wstc.wa.gov
The commission will seek input from Washington State Ferries and the Ferry Advisory Committee Executive Council. Additionally, members of the Ferry Riders Opinion Group (FROG) and the Voice of Washington State (VOWS), two online survey panels made up of about 50,000 people from across the state, will have the chance to vote on the three names via an online survey that will be sent out in late January. Anyone can sign up to participate – to join the FROG go to: www.ferryrider sopiniongroup.com. To join the VOWS go to: www.voiceofwash ingtonsurvey.org.
The commission has guidelines that help determine the eligibility of a name proposal:
Names for ferries should carry statewide significance and represent our state’s image and culture.
Specifically, names should represent such things as: state adopted symbols, tribal names, names of bodies of water, geographic locations, cities, counties, relate to nautical heritage, etc.
Consideration will be given to the consistency with existing Washington State Ferries fleet names.
Names should have broad familiarity, are non‐offensive and meet ethical standards.
Names with commercial overtones or names honoring or commemorating individuals should be avoided, but will be considered upon careful review.
Many of the 24 vessels in Washington State Ferries’ fleet have names reflecting the state’s tribal, geographic and historic heritage. The most recently named vessels – Chimacum, Samish and Tokitae – are in keeping with that tradition.
Learn more at www.wstc.wa.gov
