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Janet Osborne’s Manchester Elementary School third-graders show off their hand-drawn art next to a table of completed quilt pieces.

Jellyfish, orcas and sharks! Oh My!

March 12, 2008 6:36 pm

Students of Janet Osborne’s third grade class at Manchester Elementary worked amid piles of fabric, sheets and scraps of every color littering the tables. On two large tables shoved together, a grid of their hand-drawn artwork shows what will eventually become a quilt.
Long-time quilters Sarajane Rants and Madeleine Fraley are working with the students to create a large, colorful quilt showing different creatures from the Puget Sound.
Photo slideshow: See a slideshow of the students’ artwork.

Olalla homemaker’s life flowering

Olalla homemaker’s life flowering

March 12, 2008 6:00 am

Sharon Gakin of Olalla isn’t afraid to take on new tasks and skills. She’s been doing it her whole life.
From shucking oysters and picking blackberries for canneries when her husband, Bob Gakin, was in the military to floral arrangements and garden structures in her retirement, Gakin’s resume reflects an entrepreneurial outlook on life.

Macomber’s publisher donating to Cedar Cove Days

Macomber’s publisher donating to Cedar Cove Days

March 5, 2008 6:00 am

Cindi Lucarelli brought her fundraising presentation to the Port Orchard City Council last week, which she used to pitch her goal of a Cedar Cove Days festival celebrating the books of area author Debbie Macomber.
Lucarelli’s slide show presentation included pictures of South Kitsap’s waterfront and nearby communities Bremerton and Gig Harbor, and she presented it to Macomber’s publishers at Harlequin Publications in the hopes of raising more money for the $400,000 to $500,000 festival scheduled for August of 2009.

There’s a good reason for my dizziness

There’s a good reason for my dizziness

March 5, 2008 6:00 am

The first time I had labyrinthitis, back in 2000, it was something, according to medical authorities, that you usually only get once in a lifetime.
When it hit me again in January, I asked the physician how come and he said, “That’s in one ear.” It turned out it was in the other ear this time.

Port cancels Botkin’s contract as SEED director

Port cancels Botkin’s contract as SEED director

March 4, 2008 12:58 pm

Shortly after the Port of Bremerton board of commissioners clarified what a pause in the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) plan will mean, consultant Tim Botkin was fired from his position as the project’s director.
Board President Cheryl Kincer confirmed Monday that port Chief Executive Officer Ken Attebery dismissed Botkin on Friday, a month before his contract was to expire at the end of March.

Port clarifies SEED ‘pause’

Port clarifies SEED ‘pause’

March 4, 2008 12:54 pm

The Port of Bremerton’s Board of Commissioners clarified Friday what a “pause” in its Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) project will entail, voting unanimously to delay any new contracts until independent reviews of the endeavor’s merits are completed.
“I did not call for killing the project,” said board president Cheryl Kincer, explaining that pausing progress on the clean technology business park and incubator represents “due diligence on the part of the port,” something she said she had been asking for “as far back as the end of last year.”

Bay Street’s oldest structure comes tumbling down

Bay Street’s oldest structure comes tumbling down

March 1, 2008 6:00 am

Shoppers walking along Bay Street might notice something new in the north facade of storefronts — a giant, gaping hole.
Howard Minor’s building at 731 Bay St., which has remained empty and in great need of repair for some time, has been demolished, taking with it many years of the owner’s hard work and memories.

Is SEED plan on its last legs? Let’s hope so

Is SEED plan on its last legs? Let’s...

March 1, 2008 6:00 am

Multimillion-dollar public projects, like battleships, can’t be expected to stop on a dime. Consequently, we’re satisfied — encouraged even — by the Port of Bremerton Board of Commissioners’ decision this past week to table, at least for now, the controversial Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) project.
Our preference would be to pull the plug on the whole boondoggle immediately, but a stay of execution at least represents a promising start.

Family keeps PO man’s dream of a POW plate alive

Family keeps PO man’s dream of a POW...

February 28, 2008 3:26 pm

A bill that just passed the Washington State Senate and is scheduled for a hearing in the House today would help veterans like the late Dean Gehring, a longtime Port Orchard resident, qualify for special Prisoner of War license plates.
According to his family, Gehring — who passed away last November at 78 — had tried for years to get one of the plates, but did not meet Washington state requirements.

Independents’ voices being stifled again

Independents’ voices being stifled again

By Robert Meadows • February 23, 2008 6:00 am

Unless voters in Kitsap County who have no declared party affiliation want to be left entirely out of future presidential primary elections, they need to do more than toss their ballots in the trash or mail them without declaring a party on the ballot envelope.
Unlike the previous presidential primary elections in 1996 and 2000, the ballots of nonaffiliated voters (who usually call themselves independents) were not even counted this year.

Pieces of Olalla’s past sought by local author

Pieces of Olalla’s past sought by local author

February 23, 2008 6:00 am

Local author Gregg Olsen, who previously chronicled one of the more infamous residents of Olalla, is currently turning his attention to some of the tamer aspects in the life of the community he calls home.
Doug Sacrison, a recent Western Washington University graduate, said he is working with Olsen to create a “historical account of the area through collected photographs.”

Gig Harbor woman eyes Seaquist’s seat

Gig Harbor woman eyes Seaquist’s seat

February 20, 2008 6:00 am

A Republican candidate from Gig Harbor will be kicking off her campaign on March 1 for a seat in the Washington State House of Representatives.
Marlyn Jensen, longtime Gig Harbor resident and business owner, announced this week she plans to run for the Position 2 representative seat in the 26th District currently held by Rep. Larry Seaquist, (D-Gig Harbor).

Driver charged in bicyclist’s death

Driver charged in bicyclist’s death

February 20, 2008 6:00 am

A Bremerton woman is due in Kitsap County Superior Court on Monday to face a vehicular homicide charge after allegedly striking and killing of a 41-year-old Port Orchard bicyclist in September while driving on a canceled driver’s license.
Delores Magneson, 59, has been ordered to appear on Feb. 25 by the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office, which filed the charge last month.

Locke’s speech both insulting, embarrassing

Locke’s speech both insulting, embarrassing

February 13, 2008 6:00 am

Had former Gov. Gary Locke’s remarks last week at the annual fundraiser for Kitsap County’s Boy Scouts merely been tactless, the appropriate response would have been for the event’s organizers to simply conclude it was a mistake to invite him in the first place and make a note not to repeat the same mistake next year.
But Locke’s performance went so far beyond the pale that we feel obliged to heap just a little more scorn before moving on.

Green means go — but I’ll look first

Green means go — but I’ll look first

February 13, 2008 6:00 am

I’m going to change one of my driving habits.
From now on, when I am at an intersection and the traffic light turns green, I am not going to pull out until I see that all cars coming from my left or right are stopped.

Visitor’s cabin on the block

Visitor’s cabin on the block

February 9, 2008 6:00 am

Amid racks full of pamphlets and maps in the visitors cabin located just off State Route 16 at the Sedgwick Avenue exit, volunteer Howard Stage, 81, passes the time reading a newspaper and chatting with his friend Tom Hokanson, 71.
During the winter months, the South Kitsap resident doesn’t see many people pass through the center on his shifts, especially this Thursday with the cold weather, rain and strong winds.

State’s baffling primary yields honest results

State’s baffling primary yields honest results

February 6, 2008 6:00 am

Depending on the outcome of yesterday’s Super Tuesday vote in the 2008 presidential primary, Washingtonians may or may not get to play a meaningful role in selecting their party’s standard bearers.
But even if they do, it’s only going to happen by means of a confusing process calculated to appeal primarily to hardcore party activists and policy wonks.

The Southworth/Vashon/Fauntleroy route of the Washington State Ferries was back to a three-boat schedule Feb. 5 with the return of the Chelan.

Triangle Route back to normal — for now

February 5, 2008 11:54 am

After limping for three weeks on two, frequently delayed boats, the Triangle Route was back to full strength today, according to the Washington State Ferries.
On Friday, WSF Spokeswoman Susan Harris-Huether explained that the M/V Chelan — which went into dry dock last month and left the Southworth/Vashon/Fauntleroy route missing a boat — would be coming out of dry dock Friday night and be returning to service by Wednesday.

I’m excited about clean technology

I’m excited about clean technology

By Mary Colborn • February 2, 2008 6:00 am

As I sat listening to the governor speak last week at the Priorities for a Healthy Washington lobby day, a thrill rose from my toes, because I was looking at and listening to some of the most exciting legislation that I had ever witnessed.
The stuff was good. The stuff was really, really good.

Rite-Aid ‘robber’ facing charges

Rite-Aid ‘robber’ facing charges

February 1, 2008 11:14 am

A 23-year-old South Kitsap man was still in Kitsap County Jail under a no-bail hold this week after at least three attempts to rob local businesses, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Justin D. Altstatt was charged with both first-degree and second-degree robbery this month after he allegedly tried to rob the Rite-Aid drug store on Bethel Road twice, and the nearby Wendy’s fast-food restaurant once with a juvenile male accomplice.

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