Bonsai market April 15

BREMERTON — Evergreen Bonsai Club will sponsor a bonsai-related flea market at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 15. Bonsai, pre-bonsai, companion plants, tools and pots will be for sale. Local potter Hilary Ernst will offer pots for sale and will accept orders for custom bonsai pots. There is no admission fee and anyone interested in bonsai is welcome.

The meeting and sale will be at the Crosssroads Neighborhood Church, 7555 Old Military Road NE, Bremerton.

For further information contact Ruth Anderson 360-626-1264 or rutha33@msn.com.

CKCC meets April 21

SILVERDALE — The Central Kitsap Community Council meeting will be held at the CK Fire and Silverdale Water District Building, 5300 NW Newberry Road, Silverdale, at 7 p.m. on April 21. The meeting will include a presentation from John Clauson on Kitsap Transit and Marc Lewis deGrace on the Kitsap County Transportation Improvement Program.

Hair show April 25

BREMERTON – The West Sound Tech/Olympic College Cosmetology programs will have their annual hair show at 6 p.m. April 25 at the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center. The show is an opportunity for high school and college students to showcase what they have been working on this school year, for potential employment in the beauty industry and for the entertainment enjoyment of family and friends.

Help clean Clear Creek Trail

SILVERDALE — Volunteers will mark Earth Day by working on the Clear Creek Trail 9:30-12:30 on Saturday, April 23. Sign in 9:30-9:50 a.m. at the Clear Creek Interpretive Center, 9641 Levin Road. Projects include pulling weeds, picking up branches  and more. RSVP to clearcreektrail@yahoo.com.

EWU dean’s list

Local students earned spots on the Eastern Washington University Winter 2016 quarter dean’s list.

Bremerton: Erin Daniels, Danielle Evert, Isaiah Irish, Peter Munger, Alexandrea Quinn and Leah Straub.

Silverdale: Bernadette Dunlap, Jessica, Enebo, Kendra Fields, Kimberlee Kamas, China Kesterson and  Myranda Stout.

Local residents graduate from Pacific University

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Three area students have recently graduated from Pacific University.

Jonica Durbin of Seabeck earned a bachelor’s in social work. Taylor Gillespie of Silverdale earned a bachelor’s in sociology. Jessica Gates of Indianola earned a bachelor’s in French.

Founded in 1849, Pacific University is a diverse and sustainable community dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship and practice. The university consists of colleges of Arts & Sciences, Optometry, Education, Health Professions and Business, with campuses in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Eugene and Woodburn.

Annual plant sale April 29-30

The Central Valley Garden Club annual plant sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 29, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the VFW Hall on Central Valley Road, just north of Waaga Way. The sale includes annuals, perennials, shrubs and garden art. For more information contact Carol Currey at 692-9024.

Law enforcement career camp

SHELTON – Washington State high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career will have an opportunity to spend a week this summer learning about the roles and job opportunities within law enforcement.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 39th Annual Washington State – Kiwanis Youth Law Enforcement Camp to be held at the Washington State Patrol Academy in Shelton from July 10-16. Applications may be downloaded from the State Patrol’s home page, wsp.wa.gov, under “Outreach.” The application deadline is May 6.

The purpose of the camp is to provide selected high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to explore various job opportunities in the law enforcement field. Students are given a hands-on experience on the WSP drive-course and tactical firing range and will get to work with forensics, SWAT, communications, K-9 and many other police functions. Additionally, students will have exposure to law enforcement problems and challenges officers encounter on a daily basis and to show how to successfully handle situations in a professional manner.

Police departments from around the state provide officers as staff members to instruct and serve as counselors. Guest speakers from various agencies provide first-hand information to the students. This gives the students a variety of experiences and exposure to federal, state, county and local law enforcement as a possible career path. Many students who attend this week-long camp go on to have careers in the criminal justice field.

This camp is sponsored and paid for by Washington Kiwanis clubs statewide in addition to corporate and private sponsors.

EMT’s license suspended

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Secretary of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System program suspended the emergency medical technician license of Kevin D. Best pending further proceedings.

The Central Kitsap Fire Fighter was charged in Snohomish County with first degree attempted rape of a child and commercial abuse of a minor. Best allegedly arranged to meet a woman with the purpose of having sex with the woman’s minor daughter. The woman was a Washington State Patrol detective posing online as a mother offering sex with her children for money. Best has 20 days to ask for a hearing to contest the charges.

OC instructor wins Earth Day award

Christopher Plemmons, chef instructor Olympic College, was honored with a Solid Waste Division 2016 Earth Day Award April 11.

In 2013, more than 37 million tons of food was wasted in America, with only 5 percent composted or incinerated for energy recovery. Food waste is the single largest component of common household trash, and in turn fills landfills. Plemmons implemented pre-consumer food waste recycling in the culinary arts kitchen to divert an estimated 800 pounds of pre-consumer food waste per month to a local composting facility.

Community Seder April 23

BREMERTON — The Congregation Beth Hatikvah Community Seder will be 6-9 p.m. on April 23 at the Bremerton United Methodist Church, 1150 Marine Drive. Journey together through story song and food ritual from slavery to freedom. Led by Rabbi Sarah Newmark. All are welcome. Tickets are $6 to $45. Register by April 21. Visit https://goo.gl/NXVTUH or call 360-471-3153 or email events@beth-hatikvah.org.

Bells Spring concert May 1

Bells of the Sound will explore music from “Star Wars,” “Chicago,” “The Big Bang Theory” and more during a spring concert 4 p.m. May 1 at Silverdale Lutheran Church, 11701 Ridgepoint Dr NW, Silverdale. Donations welcome. For more information visit www.bellsofthesound.org, call 206-574-8417 or email info@bellsofthesound.org.

Open house for new office

SILVERDALE — Jennifer Zuver of Edward Jones will have an open house at her new office 2-4 p.m. on April 19. Free event with food and networking. 2416 NW Myhre Rd, Ste 102, Silverdale. Learn more at https://goo.gl/oAsg7m.

‘Nun on the bus’ May 8

BREMERTON — Sister Simone, author of “A Nun on the Bus,” is this year’s speaker at the annual RESULTS luncheon at the Kitsap Conference Center. She is a religious leader, attorney, poet and a noted speaker, advocate and educator on public policy issues. She is the executive director of NETWORK, has appeared on 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report, and on Fox News with Bill O’Reilly.

Her presentation, “Celebrating Children and Honoring Mothers by Faithfully Ending Poverty,” will be at 2 p.m. on May 8.

RESULTS, a lobbying group for the poor, has been holding fundraising luncheons in Kitsap for more than 20 years. Speakers in the past have included leaders from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other national and international organizations. RESULTS also honors a local organization with its Annual Kitsap Humanitarian Award. This year’s recipient is OurGEMS, a mentoring and empowering program for girls.

The cost of the meal and presentation at the Kitsap Conference Center is $40. Register or donate at www.tinyurl.com/RESULTSMOM2016 or call 253-857-5234 for further information.

PSNS & IMF celebrates 10 years as an OSHA-certified workplace

BREMERTON — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility passed a notable milestone when it reached the 10-year anniversary of its designation as a Voluntary Protection Program Star Site by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

According to the OSHA web site, Star Site status is conferred on “employers and employees who demonstrate exemplary achievement in the prevention and control of occupational safety and health hazards (and) the development, implementation and continuous improvement of their safety and health management system.”

PSNS & IMF has sustained the Star Site status – OSHA’s highest for organizational safety and health excellence – since its initial certification on April 12, 2006. On that day, thousands of employees gathered along Farragut Avenue to watch representatives of the command raise a symbolic Voluntary Protection Program Star Site flag.

Among the programs specifically cited by OSHA in 2006 were best practices such as the VPP Passport for employees, its Fall Protection Program, and the increased frequency of formal safety inspections.

NAACP education forum April 21

BREMERTON — The first Kitsap County Community Education Forum will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. on April 21 in the Student Center at Olympic College, 1600 Chester Ave. in Bremerton.

District Superintendents or their representatives from all five Kitsap County School districts as well as Olympic College will be present to discuss how they work together for the benefit of the citizens they serve.

Lionel Collins, President of the Bremerton Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said “the goal of this educational forum is to create unity and a positive communicational relationship between the college, school districts, community agencies and organizations and the citizens they serve.” He said a goal of the program was to create an understanding on the importance of unifying and clarifying the importance of diversity and inclusion in youth programs.

For more information contact Collins at 360-350-2252 or call Bill Mahan at 360-340-2500.

Anne of Green Gables April 15, May 8

SILVERDALE — Central Stage Theatre of County Kitsap presents the musical “Anne of Green Gables” 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m on Sundays, April 15 through May 8. All performances will be at Central Kitsap Middle School, 10130 Frontier Place NW, Silverdale. Tickets are $8-15. Learn more at cstock.org.

‘I am Norsk’ deadline is April 18

BREMERTON — April 18th is the registration deadline for the ninth annual “I am Norsk” genealogy seminar hosted by Bremerton’s Oslo Lodge Sons of Norway. Join us for a day of Norwegian fun on 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 (doors open at 9 a.m.) Our Saviour’s Lutheran, 11th & Veneta, in Bremerton.

Tickets are $30 and includes speakers, individual volunteer translation and short genealogy, snacks and lunch. Bring an organizational chart of your family info.  Free WiFi available. Seven tables of genealogy books will be on sale with the latest technology help. Silent auction. Wear your bunad or Norwegian favorites.

Contact Deanna Egeland Dowell at ddowell@wavecable.com or 360-479-1189 for more information and to receive your registration form.

Seabeck group wants fast internet

SEABECK — The residents on Stavis Bay Road in Seabeck are working together to bring fiber optic, hi-speed internet to the community at no expense to homeowners.  Polling of the community is in process. Call Donna Cohen 651-447-7333 or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/StavisBayHiSpeedInternet.

Support OurGEMS with a donation

SILVERDALE – Our Girls Empowered through Mentoring and Service, a mentorship program supporting 200 young women in eighth grade through the first year of college, is seeking donations for its Brilliance Awards luncheon. Donations must be received by April 15. The luncheon is May 14. Learn more at www.our-gems.org.

To make a donation, visit www.gofundme.com/ourgems.

Senior Singles meet April 17

BREMERTON — Kitsap Senior Singles will meet 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 at The Willows, 3201 Pine Road NE, in East Bremerton. Enjoy a potluck, bring a favorite dish to share, mix and meet new and old friends. For more information call 360-871-2996.

Safe boating classes

BELLEVUE — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will have its “About Boating Safely” class 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 23, May 21 and June 25. The class is taught by experienced boaters and Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors.

Completion of the one-day class and passing an exam earns a certificate that may be used to obtain the state boater education card, which is required to operate boats with engines that are 15hp or more. The classes will be at Bellevue Fire Station 9, 12412 SE Newcastle Way, Bellevue. The cost is $35 for a book and test, or $10 test-only if sharing a book. For more information or to register contact Flotilla 22 at f22ABS@gmail.com or 206-399-0923.

Coast-wide beach cleanup

Gov. Inslee has declared April 23 as Washington Coast Cleanup Day. Inslee says in his proclamation, “Washington’s Pacific Coast is threatened by tons of household plastics, lost fishing gear, and the other man made debris polluting the world’s oceans and washing up on our beaches … the success of the effort to save our coast from marine debris depends on participation by volunteers from outdoor recreation groups, schools, service clubs, and community organizations throughout Washington.”

Washington CoastSavers is pleased to announce that online registration is now open for participation in the Washington Coast Cleanup April 23. Volunteers can visit www.coastsavers.org and select from dozens of beaches to clean from the Long Beach Peninsula to the Olympic Peninsula.

Washington CoastSavers is an alliance of partners and volunteers dedicated to keeping the state’s beaches clean of marine debris. Since 2007, their efforts have removed tens of tons of trash from the beach during the Washington Coast Cleanup which occurs in April every Earth Day weekend. To participate, visit www.coastsavers.org to find information about how to register, what beaches will be cleaned, where to camp and special offers for cleanup volunteers.

Donations are also accepted. Volunteers who aren’t physically able to carry filled bags off of the beach are welcome and can also participate by serving as a registration station beach captain, assisting with registering volunteers and ensuring they fill out the proper paperwork and follow safety guidelines.

On April 9, Washington CoastSavers will be hosting their first-ever fundraising event, “An Evening of Ocean Art, Adventure and Music.” The event will feature a live and silent auction for ocean-themed art and coastal experiences. Tickets for the event which will be held at the Mountaineers Clubhouse in Seattle are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2503615

Kids may visit museum for free

BREMERTON — Children ages 5-17 may now visit the Kitsap History Museum at no cost. Previously, youth 6-17 were charged for admission. The new pricing makes visiting the museum more affordable for Kitsap County families and tourists visiting the area.

The adult chaperone admission fee will also be waived for school and youth groups of 10 or more people who schedule their tours in advance. The link for advance registration for school and youth groups is found at “Tours” from the museum’s webpage at kitsapchs.org.

The museum’s permanent exhibits include “Kitsap Timeline,” covering Kitsap County history from the 1700s through World War II, and “Main Street,” a recreation of downtown Bremerton storefronts from the turn of the 20th century. The hands-on area, with a manual typewriter, sewing machine, and working telephone switchboard from the late 1930s is a favorite activity for children.

The newest exhibit, “Your Ad Here: 80 Years of Kitsap Print Marketing,” opened March 4. The mezzanine level exhibit, “Arts and Crafts: Handmade in Kitsap,” will be refreshed later this year with different artifacts from the museum’s 40,000 item collection.

Silverdale Library book sales

SILVERDALE — The Silverdale Friends of the Library will hold their April Monday sales 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 and 25 in the Hess room of the library, located at 3450 NW Carlton St. in old town Silverdale.

There will be a good selection of books for all ages and interests.

The library depends on our community to supply them with books in good condition to keep the book sales providing such great selections. Books may be dropped off at the Library during regular library hours. For more information contact Betty Koster at 692-2944 or mekoster55@gmail.com.

Miss West Sound scholarship

The Miss West Sound scholarship program is accepting applications for its 2017 Miss West Sound and Miss West Sound’s Outstanding Teen competition.

Applicants for Outstanding Teen must be 13-17 years old on June 1, 2016. Applicants for the Miss competition must be 17-24 years old on June 1, 2016 and a high school graduate by July 1, 2016. Contestants will be judged in talent, private interview, evening gown, and on-stage question. Miss contestants will be judged in lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit and teen contestants will be judged in lifestyle and fitness in active wear.

The new Miss West Sound and Miss West Sound’s Outstanding Teen will be crowned the weekend of Oct. 1, 2016. They will both compete for their respective state titles in the summer of 2017 and will make appearances throughout Kitsap County during their year of service. Each participant will be awarded a scholarship for participatingThe Miss West Sound Scholarship Program has provided close to $140,000 in scholarships since its inception in 2010 and has grown to be the third largest provider of scholarships among Miss Washington’s local programs.

Applications must be postmarked by May 23 and are available online at www.misswestsound.org. Contestants must be available to attend a pre-interview and talent review at the beginning of June and a day-long orientation on July 23. For more information, contact Executive Director, Amanda Cheatham at MWSDirector@comcast.net.

Dahlia Society sale April 22-23

SILVERDALE – The Kitsap County Dahlia Society’s annual tuber sale is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 22, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Crystal Grange, 2160 Paulson Road. There will also be demonstrations on dividing and planting dahlia tubers. For more information visit www.kitsapdahlias.org or call Pat at 360-698-0123.

‘Amy’s Oldies Goodies’ TV program about Bremerton to air on Tuesdays

Artist Amy Burnett has contracted with Bremerton Kitsap Access Television to present “Amy’s Oldies Goodies,” a half-hour show that will run every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for one year beginning April 5. Each show covers a multitude of subjectS pertaining to Bremerton.

As most of downtown Bremerton’s commercial buildings came up for sale in 1990 Burnett began filming. She was the only one to capture the interiors of the almost forgotten old relics sitting empty.

As Bremerton began to change with construction and demolition Burnett continued filming, including art, music, social activities and historical comparisons. More than 200 shows were produced covering material that spanned almost 30 years. She has filmed five Bremerton mayors, the arrival and departure of the Missouri, demolition of city hall, building of the new Manette Bridge, art and music events and thousands of tourists from all over the world.

All are welcome to a special event 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday April 12 at the Bremerton Eagles on Pacific Avenue. They will show “Amy’s Oldies Goodies” that night. That show is titled “Twelve Artists” and covers artist studio visits. It is a no-host Taco Tuesday.

Fourth Wednesdays financial coffee club

SILVERDALE — John L Moroney, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, will host a coffee club at 8:30 a.m. the fourth Wednesday of every month at Edward Jones, 2416 NW Myhre Rd Suite 102, Silverdale.

“The coffee club offers us an opportunity to learn from one another and receive market updates,” John L Moroney said.

“I look forward to keeping individual investors informed about the current market and economy, as well as have fun and get to know some of my neighbors.”

Seating may be limited. To reserve a seat, call Teresa at 360-692-1216.