As Bloedel Reserve celebrates its 25th year open to the public, this internationally hailed garden and forest preserve is looking forward with ambitious plans for its next 25 years even as it takes a breath to honor its past. [Learn more about its anniversary events.] According to Executive Director Ed Moydell, Bloedel’s Master Plan is…
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Bloedel Reserve Turns 25 with Big Plans Ahead
Posted on 18 June 2013.
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Letter to the Editor: Reclaiming Democracy on July 4th
Posted on 17 June 2013.
July 4th is coming, and we feel it is a perfect time to announce that many of us are joining in the movement to take our elections back from extremely wealthy individuals and profit-driven corporations. We are losing our “for the people, by the people” democracy. The 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision was disastrous,…
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What the Hwy 305 and High School Rd Shopping Center Protesters Are Up Against
Posted on 17 June 2013.
Last week some 15 protesters stood at the northeast corner of Highway 305 and High School Road holding signs objecting to the proposed shopping center there. They are planning to return with more people Tuesday, June 18, for another protest. Like many in our community, they don’t want the large stand of trees there cut down….
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New Interim Director for One Call
Posted on 16 June 2013.
You may know Holly Rohrbacher. As a professional events coordinator, she has worked with IslandWood, the Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Community Foundation, and Friends of the Farms. She has served on the Board of Directors of KidsUp! and was Board President of Island Cooperative Preschool. Now she’s taking the helm of the grandmamma of all Island…
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Rocking the Summer Library Scene with the Kids
Posted on 15 June 2013.
by Trish Bittman Summer is not my favorite season. I have three kids, limited funds, and I work from home, which means I am with them all day every day, just about. So I have to find ways to keep them all (ha!) happy and entertained without breaking the bank or losing my mind. Living…
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Pignapping Pranksters Put Porker on Roof of Bainbridge High School
Posted on 14 June 2013.
Remember the pignapping in January on Miller Road where it meets Day Road? Well, the big blue pig is now returned safely home. She first appeared on the roof of the high school a few days ago. The High School custodial staff eased her down and placed her in the locked 100 Building foyer for…
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Registration Opens for 4th of July Fun Run with New Website and Logo Contest Winner
Posted on 13 June 2013.
The Bainbridge Youth Services 34th Annual 4th of July Fun Run—with a 5K, 1 Mile, and Kids’ Dashes—is just around the corner, and BYS is opening pre-registration for the event with some additional news: the launch of its new website and the selection of the Fun Run Logo Contest winner. Website. The new website includes…
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Photos of the Day: Intermediate League Softball Champs
Posted on 13 June 2013.
The Intermediate Racers advanced to the playoffs with a 2013 regular season record of 9 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. They had a Championship Playoff sweep of 3 wins and 0 losses. Just about all of the Little League team coaches and managers are volunteer dads and moms who put in many hours at…
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Bainbridge Boys Crew Second in Nation
Posted on 12 June 2013.
by Peggy Musselwhite The Bainbridge Varsity Boys Lightweight 4+ boat won second place at the 2013 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships on Sunday, June 9, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Approximately 450 crews in 221 heats and races battled it out during the three-day event. The Bainbridge rowers who earned silver medals at Nationals are: Thomas Musselwhite,…
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For “Drought Doctor,” Mayor’s Focus on Utility Rates Doesn’t Hold Water
Posted on 09 June 2013.
At May 17th’s BASE (Building a Sustainable Economy) lecture sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Bainbridge, the Bainbridge Public Library, and the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, award-winning journalist and writer James Workman addressed a small crowd of people. Workman, who was for a time special assistant to then-U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, who…
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The Giant Grange Beehive Gets Gently Relocated: Photo Gallery and Video
Posted on 09 June 2013.
At 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, three white-suited and head-netted volunteers, looking like astronauts ready to fly their mission to Mars, bravely faced the challenge of relocating the giant Bainbridge Grange beehive. The beehive had grown so large and was so deeply embedded in the building’s roof and walls that it was causing structural…
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Bainbridge Track Olympians Back from Games, Happy and Brave Champions
Posted on 07 June 2013.
Eight select members of the Bainbridge Island Golden Athletics track team just returned from three days, May 31 to June 2, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, battling it out with hundreds of friendly competitors at the Special Olympics Washington Summer (State) Games. The Special Olympics Athlete oath is “Let me win, but if I cannot win,…
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Commuter Comforts Surprises Ferry Travelers, Plus Fun Facts
Posted on 06 June 2013.
This morning, June 6, Bainbridge-to-Seattle ferry commuters were treated to a pleasantly bracing surprise (in addition to serenades from long-time barista and actor Tim Tully). To celebrate coming of age, 21-year-old Commuter Comforts, the beloved kiosk-deluxe outside the Bainbridge ferry terminal, gave out free coffee and espresso to its customers on the 4:40 a.m. through…
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Experts Counsel Against Likely H20 Divestiture Vote Tonight: Why You Should Care
Posted on 05 June 2013.
At tonight’s (June 5) City Council meeting, the Council will be considering approving an agreement with Kitsap Public Utilities District to take over management of our City water. So far, it appears as if the Council is split three-three with one vote still not yet shored up for either side. Citizens on both sides of…
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Bay Hay & Feed and Heyday Farm Honored with 2013 Historic Preservation Awards
Posted on 05 June 2013.
The Bainbridge Island Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has announced the 2013 Blakely Awards, which recognize outstanding historic preservation efforts on the Island. The Commission selected Howard Block and CeAnn Parker, owners of Bay Hay & Feed, for the 2013 Blakely Award for Preservation Leader. And it selected Heyday Farm managers Craig and Alice Skipton for the 2013…
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Specifics of T&C Redesign Highlight Convenience & Accessibility
Posted on 04 June 2013.
Last night, June 3, when the architect for the T&C remodel, Devin Johnson of Johnson Squared, submitted his plans to the Design Review Board, the shopping public got a chance to see what’s in store for them at the iconic market. Much of that is enhanced accessibility for pedestrians, disabled shoppers, and bicyclists and a…
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Bainbridge Varsity Soccer Threepeats State Academic Award
Posted on 04 June 2013.
They aren’t just pretty faces. Apparently it isn’t enough that for three years in a row our Spartan varsity soccer team has finished in the top three spots at State, winning last year, taking second in 2011, and taking third this year. Or that the Metro League MVP is BHS senior Michael Crowley, who also was…
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New Frog Hopper Bus Will Take You and Visitors to Key Bainbridge Destinations
Posted on 03 June 2013.
It makes sense, since Bainbridge Islanders have this thing about frogs, that the new Chamber of Commerce tourism bus system is called the Frog Hopper Bus. The name also makes sense since riders can hop on and off the buses at favorite visitor destinations including Rolling Bay, the Bloedel Reserve, Coppertop Loop, Lynwood, and Pritchard…
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Eleven Winery Gets “Square,” Adopting Innovative Fundraising Model
Posted on 02 June 2013.
Like many 21st-century entrepreneurs, Eleven Winery’s Matt Albee is looking to new models for fundraising for his business. And like many entrepreneurs, he’s engaging in a system of crowdfunding. But instead of using Kickstarter, as many of his peers are, Albee has turned to a Seattle-based company, Community Sourced Capital (CSC), to raise the $20,000…
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Sign Up Now for Humane Society’s 20th Annual PetsWalk
Posted on 02 June 2013.
Our area Humane Society holds its annual PetsWalk at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants of all ages are encouraged to sign up early to collect pledges from family, friends, and co-workers for this important Kitsap Humane Society (KHS) fundraiser. Prizes will be awarded to the most successful…
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