After months of waiting, dogs and their owners can enjoy a romp without a leash at Howe Farm — and without breaking the rules.
“It’s wonderful,” said South Kitsap resident Jill Williams, who was visiting the park Thursday morning with Ollie, her golden retriever. “We kept driving by, waiting for it to be finished.”
For this year’s session of the Washing-ton State Legislature, Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-Poulsbo) introduced four bills aimed at reducing fares and other frustrations for riders on the Washington State Ferries.
The first, House Bill 2453, would end the “lock-out” that occurs when the owner of a multi-use pass attempts to pay for two vehicles on the same ferry.
During her daylong visit to South Kitsap, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wash), stopped at the Port of Bremerton offices on Thursday to get an update on its Sustainable Energy Economic Development (SEED) project.
First, Murray listened to a presentation by port Chief Executive Officer Ken Attebery, who gave an overview of the plan to build a clean technology business park by answering some of the questions he most frequently encounters.
Port Orchard resident P.J. Scott came back from Vietnam with a number of health concerns and has dealt with those problems over the years with chemical exposure damaging her vision.
If it’s not raining, Leslie Taylor’s 13-year-old son, Zack, is outside, whether its the summer or a cold January day.
Friday was cold, but the Marcus Whitman student and a dozen of his friends were hanging out behind the QFC on Mile Hill Drive, coasting back and forth over speed bumps and off of a concrete truck platform on their skateboards.
Several changes within Port Orchard’s City Hall came to light this week with the approval of meeting re-organization and the resignation of a department head.
As she rode the downsized Triangle route of the Washington State Ferries Wednesday morning, Washington State Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond heard firsthand how the lack of a boat was affecting Southworth commuters.
Long-term financing for the Washington State Ferries and the results of a recent ferry rider survey will be some of the items discussed at the Washington State Transportation Commission meeting next week in Olympia.
Heavy rains poured down Thursday evening, dampening the attendance of a McCormick Woods community meeting to discuss annexing into Port Orchard.
The meeting kicked off the first necessary action for the community to enter into a formal conversation with the city — residents representing 10 percent of the property must sign a petition.
Billy Joe Knight and Robert Gakin figure their new car’s fuel will cost 1.5 cents per mile, but it took about $10,000 and two months of hard work to get it there.
The Jan. 8 meeting of the Port of Bremerton did more than introduce a new commissioner and mark the start of 2008 — it seemed to mark the start of a new focus and direction for the port itself.
“We cannot be blind to the results of the last election,” newly appointed Board President Cheryl Kincer said, referring to the sounding defeat of 18-year commissioner Mary Ann Huntington by returning Commissioner Larry Stokes, who earned twice as many votes as the incumbent.
With scarcely two-day’s notice for commuters, Washington State Ferries announced on Friday that the Southworth-Vashon-Fauntleroy ferry route would begin operating on a two-boat schedule starting Monday and continuing for the next month.
A once decrepit building adjacent to the Washington State Veterans Home at Retsil has been renovated and converted into housing for homeless veterans who need a way to ease their transition back into society.
“A lot of people who went to war never expected to lose a lot of what they had before,” said Veterans Transitional Housing Program Manager Ray Switzer. “There are a lot of new challenges related to military service, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
At least two firsts occurred at Tuesday’s meeting of the Port of Bremerton’s Board of Commissioners.
South Kitsap resident Larry Stokes returned for his first meeting as a commissioner in 18 years, then promptly cast the first “nay” vote for a resolution marking progress in the port’s multi-million dollar Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) project.
Come February, 3 million copies of a picture drawn by a South Kitsap teen will reach mailboxes across the state.
Casey Armstrong of South Kitsap High School submitted a picture to the Secretary of State, along with other students across the state, to adorn the front of Washington’s 2008 Presidential Primary Voters’ Pamphlet.
In an attempt to answer any and all questions that commuters or other users of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge may have about the span’s past six months, the Washington State Department of Transportation is hosting an open house tomorrow in Gig Harbor
“It’s our way of sharing information,” said Janet Matkin, a spokeswoman for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. “It will be kind of a report card on what has happened the past six months.”
South Kitsap High School will host a public “Kitsap Four-Year Degree/Baccalaureate Research” program at 6:30 p.m. January 15 in the SKHS Library. The forum offers an overview of recent community research by the Kitsap County Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, and opportunities to discuss the possibility of establishing a four-year degree program in Kitsap County.
Members of the League of Women Voters will facilitate the meeting, along with small group discussions about the recommendation for a university center in Kitsap County.
The Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD) is changing its shape and will be responsible for generating the money for its operation while establishing a citizen’s committee to help to determine its future direction.
The possibility of establishing four-year degree programs in Kitsap County gained traction on Thursday, after a meeting of a committee formed to study the idea and take the steps needed to bring it to fruition.
VIDEO: Watch the discussion.
Last year, Cedar Heights Junior High was in a bit of a scramble. Principal Bruce Dearborn resigned from his position there late in the school year, at a time when school staff was already overwhelmed with the year-end rush.
