Bainbridge island Review
Auction for art theft: A little more than two months ago, a brief stop at home cost Connie Castellano more than $100,000.
The Bainbridge Island jewelry designer stopped by her home. Her car was locked, parked in front of her house for 15 minutes.
When she returned, Castellano found her car was broken into, and what little of her custom-designed and constructed jewelry wasn’t stolen, had been broken during the daylight theft.
The expected rush of police reports and insurance paperwork followed, but because her property was stolen from her car she was left less than adequately reimbursed, Castellano explained.
“It’s how I sustain myself,” she said. “It’s how I put my daughter through the University of Washington. It’s not a hobby.”
Soon a co-op of artists from Bainbridge and Poulsbo, Front Street Gallery of which Castellano is a member, were already hard at work organizing a fundraiser and auction to help her through the loss.
The www.crowdrise.com fundraiser has already gathered more than $800.
Visit www.crowdrise.com/AbenefitforConnieCreatingArtOnceAgain/fundraiser/conniecastellano to donate.
To learn more about Castellano’s designs and career, visit www.conniecastellano.com.
— BainbridgeReview.com
Bremerton Patriot
Women pens historic book for Bremerton: DeAnna Kieffer seems perfectly at home sipping a lemonade atop the sun-soaked deck of the Boat Shed Restaurant while overlooking Dyes Inlet.
Perhaps that’s because the restaurant’s deck, at 101 Shore Drive, is the former “front yard” of her aunt and uncle. Before it was an al fresco dining area, it was known as the Monson dock. In 1941, Kieffer and her family lived just a few hundred feet down the road.
Despite the fact that she’s being interviewed about her self-published book “My Manette: Photographs and Little Stories, 1941-1951,” Kieffer seems more interested in asking questions and learning about other people and things.
“My Manette” chronicles some of the changes experienced by Manette residents from a kid’s perspective. Kieffer’s childhood diary prompted her to write about the people and places she knew in the Manette of her youth, her reaction to the start of war, the Blimp base across the street from her house, and as she describes it, “a peek-a-boo look at the Manette of the 1940’s and a bit beyond as seen through the lives of some occupation brats.”
“My original intention was to simply record some family history, similar to how we shared information in my family, through conversation and anecdotes — the silly, the uncomfortable, and poignant memories. As the saying goes, it took on a life of its own. Other people with an interest in Manette became aware of the project, so I decided to share my writings with a broader audience.”
Kieffer debuted her book at a Manette History Club picnic a few months ago and has primarily sold it through word of mouth. It is now available for $15 on Amazon.com exclusively. Proceeds benefit the Manette History Club. For more information, go to www.deannajkk.info.
— BremertonPatriot.com
Central Kitsap Reporter
Ghost ship returns to Bremerton: The USS Turner Joy (DD 951), a museum ship located on the Bremerton waterfront, will soon undergo its annual transformation from museum ship to haunted ship.
This transformation occurs at the end of October each year to become a haunted ship open to the public to celebrate Halloween. The theme this year is inspired by a real, “live” island of the dolls: www.isladelasmunecas.com.
The haunted ship located at 300 Washington Beach Ave., Bremerton will be open Oct. 27 through Nov. 1. Monday through Thursday hours are 6–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday hours are 6 p.m. to midnight. It is not recommended for children under age 8. This event also helps collect food for the local food bank. Donate a non-perishable item and receive a $1 off admission. Last year yielded over 400 pounds of food.
More information is available at www.ussturnerjoy.org.
— CentralKitsapReporter.com
North Kitsap Herald
Used children’s book store opens: The latest string of new businesses in downtown Poulsbo have expressed the community’s priorities well: the children.
Just months after the Curious Child opened its doors on Front Street, Button Bright Books is opening its own.
Button-Bright Books is a used bookstore specializing in children’s literature.
From Harry Potter novelties, to shelves filled with classic literature for young minds, Button Bright aims to have something for every child.
In addition offering children’s books, owner Kim Doyle also has plans for a weekly storytime event. Each Saturday at 10:30 a.m., Doyle invites children ages 6 and older to come in for picture books.
The bookstore is located in downtown Poulsbo at 18850 Front St. NE, Suite B, and is open every day of the week except Tuesday and Thursday.
— NorthKitsapHerald.com
Port Orchard Independent
Kitsap health district preparing for possible Ebola: Currently there are no cases of Ebola in Washington state, but the Kitsap Public Health District and local medical community partners are actively working together to prepare for the unlikely event an Ebola case is identified in Kitsap County.
“The odds of having an Ebola patient in Kitsap County are very low. However, the Kitsap Public Health District and the local medical community are taking this issue very seriously,” said Scott Daniels, administrator for the Kitsap Public Health District.
The key to controlling the spread of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) is to identify suspect patients early, isolate them from others, and identify contacts so they can be monitored for symptoms.
KPHD is in communication with leaders in the local medical community who are working together to coordinate local Ebola readiness efforts.
— PortOrchardIndependent.com
