Censored film festival
The Bainbridge Island Censored Film Festival will take place Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. at Lynwood Theatre.
Organizer Jim Forsher says in a news release that, “Controversy has been part of the movie-going experience ever since the first films were shown.” He has been collecting censored footage for over four decades and will share films “guaranteed to still upset some audience members.”
Topics include: drugs, sex, music, politics and race—all topics that have forced films and TV shows to face censorship over the years, he said. The film clips will be followed up by a Question and Answer session.
The event is a fundraiser for Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network and USA Film Studies Center. Tickets are $15 each at the Faraway entertainment ticket link.
Day of Preparedness
The Day of Preparedness will take place at Woodward Middle School from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 21.
Puget Sound Energy will explain what to do during power outages; there will be tips on ways to stay connected during a power or Internet outage; learn about portable and solar generators; emergency water-storage options will be explained; learn how to use a fire extinguisher; learn common-sense emergency readiness strategies; and see what you should put in go bags, get-home bags and medical kits.
Giveaways (while they last) will include water pouches and water purification tablets; refurbished fire extinguishers; freeze-dried food; hand-sanitizing wipes; rain ponchos; dental hygiene kits; pocket LED flashlights; and a portable generator will be raffled off.
Night work
Lighting, signage, tree trimming and paving are taking place on the roundabout sites on Bainbridge Island on Highway 305.
The state Department of Transportation is doing the work between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Flaggers are directing traffic at Adas Will, Agatewood and West Port Madison with minor delays expected as traffic alternates one way so the work can be done.
Beach cleanup
The 9th Annual Bainbridge Island Beach Cleanup will take place Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers are needed to clean BI’s 53 miles of shoreline. Sign up at www.signupgenius.com
Parks meetings
The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District will be having its board meetings at a different location.
Commissioners will meet at Strawberry Hill Center, 7666 High School Road NE. They have been meeting at the Bainbridge Island Recreation Center.
The public meetings take place the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m. For details go to BIParks.org
Park grants
Got a great project for your favorite park or trail? Get a Community Grant and make it happen!
The Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation’s 2024 Community Grants program is now open, with applications due by 5 p.m. Oct. 1.
Find the Grant Guidelines and a link to the grant application portal at www.biparksfoundation.org/community-grants.
Grants of up to $3,000 are available. Since 1998, the foundation has awarded grants totaling over $894,000.
Tourism funds
The city of Bainbridge Island is seeking proposals for tourism projects and activities for 2025 that would receive money from the city’s Civic Improvement Fund.
Proposals must deal with tourism marketing and operations for special events and festivals. $400,000 is budgeted in the fund.
Apply online on the city website by Sept. 30 at 4 p.m.
Also, the deadline is that same day as the city seeks proposals for cultural projects.
Injury accident
A 67-year-old Bremerton woman was injured when the car she was a passenger in was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old Bainbridge Island man Aug. 31.
The 77-year-old Bremerton man who was driving the car that was hit was stopped at a red light on Highway 303 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.
Charges are pending an investigation. A State Patrol news release says drugs or alcohol may have been a factor.
Help cleanup
A Sinclair Inlet cleanup is scheduled for Sept. 28, and volunteers are needed in Bremerton and Port Orchard.
The cleanup is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. along the Port Orchard shoreline, the Bremerton Waterfront, the Navy Yard Highway – Highways 3 and 304 – and Evergreen, Lions’ and Bachman parks.
Volunteers are asked to meet at the Annapolis Ferry Dock Kiosk or in the turn-around area by the Harborside Boardwalk and the parking garage at the Hampton Inn. Refuse collection and disposal materials are being provided by Waste Management. Free parking will be made available for volunteers.
Kingston concert
Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, with Dave Stewart, will perform a concert Sept. 26 in Kingston at Cellar Cat Wine Bar and Jazz Club.
Tickets for the concert at 11253 NE State Highway 104 are $25 at the door.
BI police log
9-3: Malicious mischief, 9800 block NE Nelson Hill Lane
9-3: Theft, 10900 block Forest Lane NE
9-3: DUI, 10500 block Manitou Beach Drive NE
9-3: Theft, 6700 block NE Day Road W
9-3: Assault, 9100 block Sportsman Club Road NE
9-4: Malicious mischief, 4600 block Flying Goat Avenue NE
9-5: Marine incident, 3000 block Point White Drive NE
9-6: Theft, 200 block High School Road
9-9: Theft, 14000 block Hidden Heights Lane NE
9-9: Theft, 14400 block Silven Avenue NE
