(Tell us your opinion about chemicals in the schools and parks in our new poll. The poll is in the right margin of the home page.) Despite a persistent belief to the contrary, the Bainbridge Island School District and the Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District do use some chemicals and pesticides. On the…
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Chemicals in Bainbridge Parks and Schools: Roundup of the Facts
Posted on 30 April 2013.
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May 1 Party on the Hill, Hilltop that Is
Posted on 27 April 2013.
Some of us have been enjoying the new Hilltop area for a few months now, which connects East and West Grand Forest. But on Wednesday, May 1, the Park District is holding an official dedication ceremony for the public to come celebrate the new land acquisition. The free party on the Hill, from 4:30 to…
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Beach Naturalists Invite You to Explore at Low Tide Sunday, April 28
Posted on 27 April 2013.
During one of the lowest tides of the year, at -2.7, naturally the Bainbridge Beach Naturalists will be out on Sunday exploring and sharing what they know with the public. Look for them in their neon green vests at the Bainbridge ferry terminal beach between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. The event is free. Access to the beach…
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Hail Geoducks! Year’s First Week of Super Low Tides
Posted on 25 April 2013.
For the love of geoducks (pronounced gooey-ducks), get to the beach, now! It’s sunny, warm, and the tides are ebbing lower and lower at prime time midday. The week of great low tides runs from April 25 through May 1. So grab your dog, sweetheart, kids, best friend, grandmother, sandals, and, yes, sunglasses, and find a beach….
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Winslow Treasure Hunt Saturday April 27
Posted on 23 April 2013.
Up for an adventure? Explore the hidden routes of Winslow this Saturday in a treasure hunt to find Flat Stanley. There will be 10 Flat Stanleys posted along a 2.5-mile walking route on the trails and quiet roads and sidewalks of Bainbridge Island’s downtown area. Participants must pick up their treasure maps between 9 and 11…
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Letter to the Editor: Hilltop Needs Your Help to Seal the Deal
Posted on 19 April 2013.
Dear Editor: Hilltop, which has grown to 36 acres, is the property connecting the east and west portions of the Grand Forest. It is a treasure that is already being enjoyed by Islanders everyday. However, its chapter in the history of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust is not yet secure. Contrary to what many of…
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No Dump at Fay Bainbridge Park
Posted on 25 March 2013.
The Bainbridge Island Parks and Recreation District has officially closed its trailer dump station at Fay Bainbridge Park, effective March 21, 2013. A new septic system has just been installed at Fay Bainbridge that is only designed to handle the park’s public restrooms, shop, and caretaker residence—not chemicals from recreational vehicles. Because state regulations prohibit…
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New Agreement Conserves Port Gamble Bay and Uplands
Posted on 22 March 2013.
As part of its Puget Sound Initiative, the Washington State Department of Ecology has targeted seven bays within one-half mile around Puget Sound for cleanup. Port Gamble Bay on the Pope & Talbot Land is one of those sites, and now after years of negotiations, WSDE and the property’s owner, Pope Resources, have reached a…
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Nude Beach on Bainbridge?
Posted on 13 March 2013.
One is led to wonder why a sign that reads “NUDE BEACH” is sitting on a junk pile in the Park District maintenance yard at Battle Point Park. One wonders, for that matter, why a “NUDE BEACH” sign would turn up anywhere on Bainbridge Island. This is not the south of France. Puget Sound is just…
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Poncho Walkers Wind up a Soleful Season on Sunday
Posted on 02 March 2013.
Poncho Walks organizer Dana Berg will don her boots tomorrow, March 3, for this winter’s final Poncho Walk, the fifth monthly walk of the season. Berg told me that about 200 people have participated in this year’s walks, with the weather so good that ponchos were rarely needed. And, yes, she plans to do it again…
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Anti-Chilly Hilly “F*cking Hills Race” Brings Booze and Bravado to Bainbridge
Posted on 01 March 2013.
Turns out the 41-year-old Chilly Hilly bike ride, which draws thousands of regional and even some international bicyclists each year, isn’t the only cycling event on Bainbridge Island the last Sunday of February. The F*cking Hills Race (FHR) “pirates” also ferry over from Seattle that day to ride primarily along the Chilly Hilly route sporting pirate emblems,…
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Chilly Hilly 2013 Photo Gallery
Posted on 25 February 2013.
Numbers aren’t out yet on Sunday’s 2013 Chilly Hilly ride around a 33-mile circuit of Bainbridge Island, but simple observation showed a good turnout. The weather was classic overcast skies in the low forties with a few sprinkles later in the afternoon when most of the riders had already crossed the finish line. This year’s…
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Waypoint to Be Dedicated at March 1 Ceremony
Posted on 23 February 2013.
After a slight delay, The Waypoint Project Dedication Ceremony is on. Yes, this is the new welcoming green space at the entry to Winslow from the ferry at the southwest corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305 (where it becomes Olympic Drive). Citizens are invited to join the inaugural moment this Friday at 11:20 a.m., along…
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Video: Replacing 50-Foot Beams on the Grand Forest Bridge, Egyptian-Style
Posted on 31 January 2013.
How do you move two nearly 50-foot-long beams through a narrow winding wooded trail and then place them across a span of that length, positioned just so across a stream bed? To replace the rotted original main supporting beams of the wooden Grand Forest West bridge, Bainbridge Parks and Rec District Services Superintendent Dan Hamlin had to…
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King Tides Hitting Our Shores
Posted on 13 January 2013.
Last month, high winds and heavy rain combined with a series of king tides caused flooding, accidents, and road closures on Bainbridge. Another series of uber high tides are back, hitting Bainbridge Island Monday January 14 through Thursday January 17. Luckily this time around the weather looks calmer. According to the Washington State Department of…
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The Waypoint Well on Its Way to Completion
Posted on 08 January 2013.
Located at the busiest corner in Kitsap County, at Highway 305 and Winslow Way, and the entry point for Bainbridge Island and the Olympic corridor, The Waypoint is hard to miss. Construction at the former Unocal site is currently transforming it from a fenced off pile of rubble into a welcoming green space and walking…
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Grand Forest West Bridge Out
Posted on 07 January 2013.
If you walk at Grand Forest West off of Miller Road, chances are you cross the big wooden bridge that spans 47 feet across the creek. It’s a nice looking bridge, community-built with leadership from the Bainbridge Island Trails Committee. The bridge was taken apart today in preparation for replacing its two main support beams,…
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Photos of the Week: Hidden Cairn
Posted on 07 January 2013.
6 a.m. This elaborate set of cairns on a large rock on a secondary trail in Bainbridge Island’s Grand Forest is a delight to discover. And this writer is not about to reveal its exact location. Hikers know that cairns mark trails but also sometimes become statements in their own right. This family of cairns…
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Video of Bainbridge Island New Year’s Day 2013 Polar Bear Plunge!
Posted on 03 January 2013.
The annual Bainbridge Island Polar Bear plungers were graced again this year with clear skies and sun, starting 2013 off to a bright, optimistic, but nevertheless bracing splash. Well over 100 Islanders of all ages showed up for the icy morning dip into Puget Sound at Lytle Beach on the West end of the Rock…
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Land Trust Closes 3-Year Deal for Vital Shore Land Near Agate Pass Bridge
Posted on 27 December 2012.
11:18 a.m. Our trusty Bainbridge Island Land Trust (BILT) has done it again. Yes, as a year-end gift to us all, especially our salmon, just last week they exercised an option to purchase a new priority shoreline property. As a fitting end to an outstanding year for conservation on the Island, BILT invested $250,000 toward…
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