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TABLE OF CONTENTS â– A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND REVIEW
An alien’s take on our island? Tom Tyner offers a different perspective PAGE
New KiDiMu is flourishing
Bike Bainbridge is a way of life
Kids are flocking to Island Gateway digs
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Bicycling has become addictive on island
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Boys & Girls Club Bloedel Reserve offers sanctuary branches out Kids love their home away from home PAGE
Premier plant sale scheduled for April
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Park system adds two more
Fay Bainbridge and Fort Ward come home
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Bainbridge Island Almanac 2011 Edition Publisher: Chris Allen Hoch Editor: Dennis Anstine Writers: Connie Mears, Victoria Nguyen, Wendy Tweten, Tom Tyner Photography: Brad Camp, Pete Saloutos
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Illustrations & Map: Bruce Pritchard Production: Bill Asher, Karen Johnson Advertising: Robinette Holt, Susan Brashears Circulation: Bob Green Administration: Pam Murray
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Turning passion into a purpose Love of cars benefits Project Backpack PAGE
Wildlife shelter has become island treasure
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Islanders love Time to celebrate books...and store ‘Year of the Sea’ It’s a struggle, but local bookstore remains vital PAGE
It’s all about keeping the shoreline healthy
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Also Inside...
Local, County, State & Federal Government ........ 5
One Year on the Island .... 38
Ferry Schedule .................... 7
Local Farming ................... 48
Index of Community Services ............................. 8
Schools & Support............ 52
Neighborhood & Services...14 Arts & Humanities ............ 21 Island Recreation ............. 29
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Spirituality & Faith ........... 42
Parks & Open Space ......... 61 Business & Commerce ...... 65 Clubs & Services ............... 73 Tide Tables ................80 & 81
Cover Photos: Bloedel Reserve by Pete Saloutos; Bainbridge Farmers Market by Brad Camp; Megan Livingston (kayak) & Cindy Lovell (swimmer) for the Arms Around Bainbridge swim by Pete Saloutos
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Local, County, State & Federal Government MUNICIPAL
Director: Lance Newkirk 842-2016 Administration/Engineering: 842-2016 or pwadmin@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Operations & Maintenance: 842-1212 or pwom@bainbridgewa.gov
Bainbridge Island City Hall 280 Madison Avenue; 780-8591 Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F
Interim City Manager: Brenda Bauer Executive office: 842-2545 or cityadmin@bainbridgewa.gov
OTHER LOCAL
City Attorney: Jack Johnson Executive Office: 842-2545 or cityadmin@bainbridgewa.gov
Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District
Finance & Administrative Director: Elle Schroer 780-8668 or fiance@bainbridgewa.gov City Clerk: Roz Lassoff 780-8624 or cityclerk@bainbridgewa.gov
City Information
General Information: 780-8591 Road & Utility: 842-1212 www.ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us
City Council
842-2545 or council@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Mayor: Kirsten Hytopoulos: (South Ward Position No. 3) khytopoulos@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Bob Scales: (North Ward, Position No. 7) bscales@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Debbi Lester: (Central Ward, Position No. 5) dlester@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Bill Knobloch: (Central Ward, Position No. 4) bknobloch@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Barry Peters: (At Large, Position No. 1) bpeters@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Hilary Franz: (North Ward, Position No. 2) hfranz@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us Kim Brackett: (South Ward, Position No. 6) kbrackett@ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us. The council holds business meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
City Department of Planning & Community Development Director: Kathy Cook 842-2552 or pcd@bainbridgewa.gov Deputy Director: Chris Wierzbicki
Brad Camp/For the Review
Medal of Honor winner John “Bud� Hawk admires the plaque naming the Rollingbay Post Office building after the island native. 780-3715
City Finance & Administrative Services
Director: Ellen Schroer 780-8668 or finance@bainbridgewa.gov Accounts Payable: 780-8615 LID Assessments: 780-8610 Utility Billing: 780-8603
Bainbridge Municipal Court
Judge: Kathryn Carruthers Rolling Bay Courthouse 10255 NE Valley Road 842-5641 or court@bainbridgewa.gov
City Police Department
Director: Terry Lande Strawberry Hill Park 7666 NE High School Road P.O. Box 10010 842-2306 or www.biparks.org District Office: 842-2306 Aquatics Center: 842-2302 Teen Center: 780-9622 (after 3 p.m.) Senior Center: 842-1616 Park Board: Ken DeWitt, Kirk Robinson, Lee Cross, Paul Bang-Knudsen & Tom Swolgaard
Bainbridge Fire Department
Fire Chief: Hank Teran Station 21 (Main): 8895 Madison Avenue Station 22: 7934 Bucklin Hill Road Station 23: 12985 Phelps Road Emergencies only: 911 Business: 842-7686, Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. www.bifd.org Fire Commissioners: Scott Isenman, Paul Bang-Knudsen, David Coatsworth, Glen Tyrrell & Maureen Halligan
Bainbridge Island School District Superintendent: Faith Chapel 8489 Madison Avenue NE 842-4714 www.bainbridge.wednet.edu
School Board: Patty Fielding (District 1); Mike Spence (District 2); John Tawresey (District 3); Tim Kinkead (District 4); Mary Curtis (District 5)
KITSAP COUNTY
Chief of Police: Jon Fehlman 625 Winslow Way E. Emergencies Only: 911 Business: 842-5211 or policedept@bainbridgewa.gov
Kitsap County Offices
City Public Works
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(360) 337-7150 or (206) 842-2061 or www.kitsapgov.com
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Bainbridge Island Almanac 2011 (07&3/.&/5 Continued from page 5 County Assessor: Jim Avery (R) (360) 337-7160 or assessor@co.kitsap.wa.us
Vital Statistics (birth & death certificates): Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-Fri (360) 337-5235
County Clerk: Dave Peterson (D) (360) 337-7164 or kkinsley@co.kitsap.wa.us or hcaldwel@co.kitsap.wa.us County Commissioners: (360) 337-7146 Steve Bauer (D - District 1 NK) sbauer@co.kitsap.wa.us Charlotte Garrido (D - District 2 SK) cgarrido@co.kitsap.wa.us Josh Brown (D - District 3 CK) jwbrown@co.kitsap.wa.us
Representative Sherry Appleton (D) (360) 786-7934 or sherry.appleton@leg.wa.gov Olympia Legislature Hotline (800) 562-6000 or support@leg.wa.gov
STATE
County Auditor: Walt Washington (D) (360) 337-7129 or auditor@co.kitsap.wa.us
Legislative Information Center (360) 786-7573 or www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
Washington Department of Licensing
www.dol.wa.gov Driver Licensing - Poulsbo 19045 State Route 305 NE, Suite 140 (360) 779-5547 Hours: Tue, Wed & Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thur: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
FEDERAL Postal Service
Bainbridge Island (ZIP 98110) 271 Winslow Way E. 855-9571 or (800) 275-8777
BI Chamber of Commerce Vehicle & vessel licensing Office - Bainbridge: 395 Winslow Way E. 780-5306
Kitsap County Courthouse 614 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366 District Court: (360) 337-7144 Superior Court: (360) 337-7140 Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri
Rolling Bay (ZIP 98061) 10355 Valley Road 842-3261
Office of the Governor
Governor Christine Gregoire (D) P.O. Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 (360) 902-4111 or www.governor.wa.gov
Kitsap County Health District Director: Scott Lindquist, M.D. Main office: 345 Sixth Street, Suite 300 Bremerton, WA 98337 (360) 337-5235 or www.kitsapcountyhealth.com
U.S. House of Representatives Representative Jay Inslee (D - First District) (800) 422-5521 jay.inslee@mail.house.gov www.house.gov/inslee
U.S. Senate
State Legislators
Senator Patty Murray (D) (206) 553-5545 (Seattle) www.murray.senate.gov
Senator Phil Rockefeller (D) (360) 786-7644 or rockefeller.phil@leg.wa.gov
Senator Maria Cantwell (D) (206) 220-6400 (Seattle) www.cantwell.senate.gov
Representative Christine Rolfes (D) (360) 786-7842 or christine.rolfes @leg.wa.gov
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri Family planning services: (360) 337-5235 Parent and child health: (360) 337-4821
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Index of Community Services PUBLIC SAFETY
Domestic Violence Hotline: 780-2931 (YWCA ALIVE); (800) 562-6025 (state)
TRANSPORTATION
Bainbridge Police: 842-5211 (non-emergency)
Harrison Medical Center: (800) 281-4024
Bainbridge Island Taxi: 842-1021
Bainbridge Fire Dept: 842-7686 (non-emergency)
HIV-AIDS Hotline: (800) 272-2437
Taxis & Tours: 842-7660
U.S. Coast Guard: (206) 217-6000
Hospice of Kitsap County: (360) 698-4611 or www.hospicekc.org
Kitsap Transit - ACCESS & Dial-a-Ride: (800) 422-2877 or www.kitsaptransit.org
Hazardous Substances Information: (800) 633-7585
Kitsap County Health District: (360) 377-5235 or www.kitsapcountyhealth.com
Kitsap County Sheriff: 842-2061 or (360) 337-7101
Peninsula Community Health Services: (360) 478-2366 or (360) 779-1963 (at Poulsbo Medical Clinic) www.pchsweb.org
Kitsap Transit - Bus Service, Carpool & Ride Share: (800) 501-7433 (RIDE) or www.kitsaptransit.org
Forest Fire Reports: (800) 562-6010
Beach Closures: (800) 562-5632 or www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/sf/biotoxin.htm
MEDICAL CARE
Suicide Prevention Helpline: (800) 273-8255 Virginia Mason - Winslow: 842-5632 Washington Poison Center: (800) 222-1222
Bainbridge Island Ambulance: 842-2676
Traffic Conditions including Ferries, Hood Canal Bridge, Mountain Passes: 511 Washington State Ferries: Fares & Schedules – (888) 808-7977
SERVICES/UTILITIES AT&T Customer Services - Residential: (800) 288-2747
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Crisis Clinic of the Peninsula: (800) 843-4793
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BI Chamber of Commerce: 842-3700
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Bainbridge Island Downtown Assoc: 842-2982
Bainbridge Disposal: 842-4882
Bainbridge Island Historical Museum: 842-2773
Comcast Cable TV Customer Service: (888) 266-2278
Bainbridge Island Public Library/ Kitsap Regional Library: 842-4162
Post Offices: Bainbridge: 855-9571 Rolling Bay: 842-3261
Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District: 842-2306
Puget Sound Energy: (888) 225-5773
Bainbridge Island Review: 842-6613
Qwest Telecommunications - Residential: (800) 244-1111
Bainbridge Performing Arts Box Office: 842-8569 Bainbridge Youth Services: 842-9675
Call Before You Dig, Locating, Inc.: (800) 424-5555
ANIMALS/WILDLIFE State Dept of Fish & Wildlife: (360) 902-2200 or (800) 477-6224; wdfw.wa.gov Kitsap Animal Control: (360) 698-9654 Kitsap Humane Society: (360) 692-6977 West Sound Wildlife Shelter: 855-9057 or www.westsoundwildlife.org
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Bainbridge Library offers a unique reading program where kids and dogs experience a meaningful exchange. PAWS of Bainbridge Island/North Kitsap: 842-2451 or www.pawsbainbridge.org
AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS BI Aquatic Center: 842-2302
Helpline House: 842-7621 Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center: 842-1616 Teen Center: 780-9622
VOTER INFORMATION Kitsap County Auditor & Election Results: www.kitsapgov.com/aud Washington Secretary of State: www.sos.wa.gov/elections
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often wonder what I would do If I happened to encounter an alien from a distant planet standing in the middle of Winslow Way, scratching his or her or its head or the place where its head would most likely be if it had a head, as he or she or it attempted to fulfill its mission of studying Bainbridge Island in order to report back to its King or President or High Priestess just exactly what typical islanders are like, such an inquiry being just the kind of thing we’ve come to expect from those naturally curious aliens with their well-documented mind melds and anal probes.
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bathroom at my house on a weekday morning. These are undeniably interesting and largely true statistics, and yet all of them together tell you precious little about what it means to live on the island and be an islander. For that, you need to dig a little deeper.
A better way to grasp the essence of Bainbridge Islandhood would be to visit the Review offices and look through back issues of this Almanac. Not only would a careful review of old Almanacs allow our alien friend to learn everything worth knowing about Bainbridge and the Bainbridge-Americans who inhabit the island, HSFFO TQBDFT BOE BDSFT PG QVCMJD There are a total of 2,436 homes on but the alien could complete its research parks, “public� in this context meaning the island, with the median value of quickly enough to allow it plenty of time grassy areas most commonly occupied by UIPTF IPNFT CFJOH BCPVU *G to buzz a few rural towns in the South dogs, rabbits and soccer players. I’ve done my math correctly, I believe and abduct a couple of future talk show Slightly more than half of all islanders that means that there are approximately guests before returning to Alpha Ferrari are of the female persuasion, 99 percent JTMBOEFST MJWJOH JO FBDI IPVTF PO or wherever it calls home. have a high school degree, more than the island, which seems implausible unless you’ve ever tried to get into the 5:/&3 Continued on page 12
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Back Issues of the Almanacs tackled many thorny, island-centric Issues. For example, some years ago, the Almanac noted that, when asked where they are from, islanders don’t say that they live on “The Island,� but rather they identify themselves as being from either the “North End� of the island or from the “South End.� It’s not entirely clear where exactly the dividing line between the North End and the South End is, but it is clear that no one ever says they live in the “Middle of the Island.� I myself don’t think of Lynwood Center as being in the South End, but it’s also clearly not the North End. Perhaps everything north of Blakely Harbor but south of Day Road should be relegated to a new category called ‘�Middle Island,� the “Doldrums,� or perhaps “The Happening Latitudes.�
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What would aliens think about island behavior at the Rotary Auction stampede? In fact, there are almost as many neighborhoods on the island as there are neighbors – Port Madison, Fort Ward, Rolling Bay, Manzanita, Seabold, Wing Point, Commodore, Country Club, just to name a few. And each neighborhood has its own personality, its own quaint customs and native costumes, and, in many cases, its own climate.
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In another example, Bainbridge was included within Shape Magazine’s Sixth Most Physically Fit Region in the Country. The best award Bainbridge ever received was the one it didn’t get; Bainbridge has never appeared in any magazines list of the Ten Fattest Cities in America. Thank you, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh! A previous Almanac noted the eerie similarity between Bainbridge Island and the British Isles.
ners, tugboats and the largest lumber mill on Earth. Finally, past Almanacs reported on spirited yet unsuccessful efforts to get the island to adopt an official city motto and to name an official Seven Natural Wonders of Bainbridge. Despite the submission of numerous excellent suggestions for a city motto (‘Gateway to Gorst;� “An Island, A City, A State of Mind;� “The Maui of the Midsound;� “Not as Arrogant as Bellevue;�), the city remains officially unmottoed.
Both places are islands, both places begin with the letter B, both places speak English, more or less, and both places are obsessed with hot beverages, coffee in our case and haggis in the case of the British.
Likewise, no consensus emerged on the island’s seven most spectacular natural wonders. Nominations included Frog Rock, the Point White Pier, Battle Point Park, the Harbour Public House, and the Agate Pass Bridge.
Yet another old issue of the Almanac traced the island’s colorful maritime history. What is now home to kayaks, sailboats and million dollar waterfront homes was once home to timber schoo-
The list of nominations was most notable for the fact that none of the nominated wonders was, technically speaking, a natural wonder. But then again, islanders are not noted for their ability or will-
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ingness to simply follow the rules. In the end, it’s probably no more possible to know what it means to be a Bainbridge American by pouring over cold statistics and amusing anecdotes than it is possible to hook up a new stereo by following simple written directions. Yes, we islanders like our cars and our parks and our coffee, but we also value quality education, the arts and a good deal on decent wine. We are kind and generous and funny and accomplished, and we keep the fleece and denim manufacturers of the world gainfully employed. So if you see an alien on Winslow Way trying to understand the island, give him a copy of this Almanac. In doing so, the anal probe you save may be your own. Tom Tyner is an attorney for the Trust for Public Land. He is author of “Skeletons From Our Closet,� a collection of writings on the island’s latte scene.
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403 Madison Ave. So. Bainbridge Is., WA 98110 Phone 206-842-8339 www.docsgrill.com
From the moment you walk in you’ll feel the friendly atmosphere and sense that you belong. At Doc’s we love what we’re doing. It’s easy because we serve only great ingredients without unnecessary pretension. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 7 Days a week
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t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE Concerned Citizens Focuses on ferries and shipyard. Jessie Hey, 842-4055
t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE +BQBOFTF American Community 842-4772 or info@bijac.org; www.bijac.org
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One Call for All’s ubiquitous Red Envelope makes a Fourth of July appearance.
at the water’s edge...
The Marina District Madison Avenue S. & Parfitt Way SW
“In Picturesque Eagle Harbor� TRANSIENT MOORAGE: Reservations Available
PERMANENT MOORAGE: Live Aboard Allowed (monthly rental)
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Bainbridge Fudge, Specialty Chocolates, Candies & Gifts Hours: Monday-Saturday 10a - 6p Sunday 12p - 5p 123 Bjune Drive Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
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One Call for All thanks Islanders for your support of our annual Red Envelope mail campaign and for your yearround giving on our web site, www.onecallforall.org. Please know 100% of your donation goes to the non-profit agencies you choose. One Call for All allows you to give to more than 85 non-profit agencies that serve Islanders in need, provide essential services, protect our local environment and enrich our cultural life. Thank you for the generous giving & for your continued support.
360 Knetchel Way Suite 406 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206-855-1288 Zindellacu@sounddsl.com www.ZindellAcu.com
P.O. Box 10487 · Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 · 206.842.0659 Learn more about One Call for All or donate online now at:
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SERVICE GROUPS t 8JOH 1PJOU Neighborhood Association
t $BWF /FJHICPSIPPE Community Council
Frank Wollaeger; 780-5679
Dave Ward, 842-9370
t $JUJ[FOT GPS 4BWJOH (B[[BN info@savegazzam.org
t &BTU $FOUSBM #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE Community Association Lois Andrus, 842-2432
t .VSEFO $PWF 1SFTFSWBUJPO Association Olaf Ribeiro, 842-1157
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t 'SJFOET PG UIF -JCSBSZ Sells books to benefit the Bainbridge Library, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. three times monthly at the library. 842-4162 or www.bifriends.org
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t )BCJUBU GPS )VNBOJUZ PG Kitsap County Works with volunteer labor and donations of money and materials to build simple, decent housing in partnership with low-income people. P.O. Box 5347, Bremerton, WA 98312 (360) 479-3853 or director@kitsaphabitat.org www.kitsaphabitat.org
t )FMQMJOF )PVTF Provides counseling, food, clothing and housing assistance, and other services. Open 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday - Friday. Food Bank Hours M-F, 9:30-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. 282 Knechtel Way NE 842-7621 or office@helplinehouse.org www.helplinehouse.org
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Maintains Seabold Hall for public use. Joan Bickerton, 842-4283
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We’ll help you find that special place to call home R E S I D E N T I A L C O M M E R C I A L WAT E R F R O N T RECREATIONAL R E A L E S TAT E AND
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NEIGHBORHOOD: Continued from page 17 Trained volunteers provide respite care, transportation for medical appointments, shopping and home visits to elderly and needy. Caregivers group meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday, and grief group at 5 p.m. Thursday at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church. 842-4441 or ivc@bainbridge.net www.ivcbainbridge.org
t *TMBOE )FBMUI 3FIBCJMJUBUJPO Center Volunteer Program 835 Madison Avenue 842-4765 or island@extendicare.com www.islandskillednursing.com
t ,JXBOJT $MVC PG Bainbridge Island John Jay, club president Funds scholarships and leads community service projects. Meets 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Wing Point Golf & Country Club, 811 Cherry Avenue. 1 0 #PY t www.bikiwanis.org
t .BTPOT 3FOUPO -PEHF /P Lodge meets 7:30 p.m. second Mondays (except July and August) at the Bainbridge Masonic Temple, 1299 Grow Avenue. Charles Yankosky, 842-4350
t 0OF $BMM GPS "MM Bob Linz, executive director Supports community organizations through one annual island-wide appeal for funding, “One Call for All� (aka the Red Envelope drive). P.O. Box 10487 t XXX POFDBMMGPSBMM PSH
t 1VHFU 4PVOE #MPPE $FOUFS Holds regular blood drives on Bainbridge Island. (800) 398-7888 t www.psbc.org
t 3PUBSZ $MVC PG Bainbridge Island Sponsors community service projects, including the annual Rotary Auction and Rummage Sale. Meets Mondays 11:45 a.m. except for the first Monday of the month which is a dinner only meeting & every Monday at 6:30 PM. Both meetings are held at the Wing Point Golf & Country Club. info@bainbridgeislandrotary.org www.bainbridgeislandrotary.org
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Bainbridge firefighters Sequoia Jones (left) and Josh Foley are happy to work the first shift as the Bucklin Hill station went to full-time status in November.
SUPPORT GROUPS t "M "OPO Support for families of alcoholics. Al-Anon groups meet regularly on Bainbridge. Visit the website for a list of meeting times. www.kitsap-al-anon.org/
t "MDPIPMJDT "OPOZNPVT Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily on Bainbridge. Visit the District 10 website for a list of current meeting times. t XXX EJTU PSH
t "UUFOUJPO %FGJDJU %JTPSEFS The Kitsap Branch of CHADD, an attention deficit disorder support group, meets 7 p.m. second Tuesdays September to June at 10452 Silverdale Way, Silverdale. LJUTBQ!DIBEE OFU t XXX OXDIBEE PSH
t YWCA-ALIVE Bainbridge Island The YWCA-ALIVE Bainbridge Island Domestic Violence Program provides a comprehensive range of services for domestic violence victims and their children, including advocacy-based counseling, legal advocacy, support groups and education. Business hours: 780-2931 24-hour emergency hotline: (800) 500-5513
t #BJOCSJEHF :PVUI 4FSWJDFT Champions the development of Bainbridge adolescents. Programs include no-cost confidential counseling, job referral and community service opportunities. Bainbridge High School, 100 building t XXX CBJOCSJEHFZPVUITFSWJDFT PSH
t ,JUTBQ $BODFS 4FSWJDFT Provides free, life-enhancing support services for cancer patients, family members, friends and caregivers in a serene, nurturing environment. Women’s‚ men’s‚ and grief support groups available. (360) 204-6399 info@kitsapcancerservices.org www.kitsapcancerservices.org
t %JTQVUF 3FTPMVUJPO $FOUFS Helps parents and youth work on communication issues, supports peer mediation programs in the schools, mediates between juvenile offenders and those they have harmed, and provides mediation and facilitation training. &VDMJE "WFOVF t 842-3215
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t )FBMUI )PVTJOH BOE )VNBO Services Council (HHHS) Provides coordination and advocacy for Bainbridge Island’s nonprofit human service organizations and community education on human service needs. An independent nonprofit, HHHS serves as BI’s official advocate and advisor for human services, and is responsible for making the human services element of the city’s Comprehensive Plan a reality. 221 Winslow Way W., Suite 203 842-9335 or www.bihhhs.org info@bihhhs.org
t )FMQMJOF )PVTF Family counseling services, food and clothing banks, job referral and other assistance programs for island residents. Volunteers are always needed. 282 Knechtel Way 842-7621 or office@helplinehouse.org www.helplinehouse.org
t )PTQJDF PG ,JUTBQ $PVOUZ Care and support for the terminally ill and their families. Offers nine-week grief support groups and ongoing groups in Poulsbo and Silverdale. (360) 698-4611 or info@hospicekc.org www.hospiceofkitsapcounty.org
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Rotary Auction volunteers Ali Holmes and Roger Birkel love to sort things. Meets 1 p.m. second Wednesdays in the meeting room of the Bainbridge Library. Transportation is available. 842-4462 or catherinehayner@gmail.com 842-1324 or gabrader@bainbridge.net
t /BSDPUJDT "OPOZNPVT Recovering addicts meet regularly to help each other stay clean. Meets 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays and 6-7:30 p.m. Fridays at the Rhododendron Apartment Community Center. (877) 861-6156 www.wpsana.com/meetings.shtml
Phedra Elliott, program manager Local community land trust providing affordable rentals, housing assistance programs, and home ownership to island families. 250 Madrona Way NE, Suite 110B 842-1909 or phedra@housingresourcesboard.org www.housingresourcesboard.org
t /BUJPOBM "MMJBODF PO Mental Illness
t -JUFSBDZ $PVODJM PG Kitsap County
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t -PX 7JTJPO 4VQQPSU (SPVQ (Visually Impaired Persons Group)
NAMI-Kitsap sponsors a monthly support group from 7-8:30 p.m. second Mondays at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. Jane Cartmell, 898-6092 Joan Pearson 842-5324
Meets 1 p.m. third Tuesdays in the Rose Room of Harrison Hospital in Silverdale. (360) 744-4625 or cancersupport@harrisonmedical.org
t 0WFSFBUFST "OPOZNPVT A 12-step program of support and recovery, OA meets 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church and 5 p.m. Wednesdays at Island Terrace Apartments clubhouse. t XXX PB PSH
t 1BSLJOTPO T 4VQQPSU (SPVQ Meets first Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Phelps Road Fire Station. Steve Bohannon, 842-0226 or sbohann@msn.com
t 1FOJOTVMB $PNNVOJUZ Health Services A community-based nonprofit organization that provides primary medical care services for children and adults in Kitsap County. Services are charged on a sliding scale based on income. Also accepts DSHS/medical coupons, Basic Health, Medicare and other private insurance. Low-cost dental services available at the Bremerton clinic. Poulsbo, (360) 779-1963 PCHS administration: (360) 478-2366 www.pchsweb.org
t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE 4FOJPS Community Center (BISCC) Provides programs that promote the health, social, educational, nutritional, transportation and other needs of adults 55 and older. Services include cultural, social, recreational and travel opportunities, a thrift shop and hot lunches on weekdays. Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteer opportunities available. #SJFO %SJWF t 842-1616 www.biseniorcenter.org info@biseniorcenter.org
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Birthday Party! What could be more fun than a birthday party at KiDiMu? Not only does it offer party packages for youth, on June 4, it will be throwing a spectacular party of its own to celebrate its one-year birthday at its new location.
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Five year olds Lucy Rector (front) and Caroline Fanning play mommy at KiDiMu. 4JODF +VOF PG XIFO JU PQFOFE the doors at its new location just off the ferry dock on Winslow Way, the museum has greeted a steady stream of young visitors. In the three months following the opening, the number of patrons almost doubled previous years.
ule of workshops, classes and special events covering a range of disciplines from music to drama, to science to art.
$IJMESFO BHFT UISFF UP DBO QBSticipate in 25 different summer adventure camps: Pirate Camp; Photography Camp; French or Adventures; Superhe&TUBCMJTIFE JO ,J%J.V TFSWFE roes Camp; Musical Theatre Camp; From ZPVOHTUFST GSPN ,JOH BOE ,JUTBQ Farm to Table; Composting and Recycling counties annually, outgrowing its original Camp; and many more. Scholarships are location on Madison Avenue. An active BWBJMBCMF $BMM Ä„ PS HP POMJOF UP search began for a new facility, one that www.kidimu.org for a complete listing the nonprofit could own outright. In along with dates, ages and instructor ,J%J.V XBT PGGFSFE B TQPU JO 5IF information. Island Gateway complex and the museum For more information about KiDiMu, call CSPLF HSPVOE JO 4FQUFNCFS Ä„ PS WJTJU XXX LJEJNV PSH The distinctive, red-colored building, designed by Bainbridge architect Matthew Coates is LEED gold-certified for sustainability. Features include a living roof to naturally insulate the building and reduce site water runoff; landscaping that incorporates native plants, bioswales, a rain garden and pervious paving; and recycling. The museum offers an ongoing sched-
The museum’s programming supports its mission “to engage bodies and minds through interactive play; inspire a lifelong journey of discovery; and expand connections to local and global communities.�
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Artist Diana Liljelund paints tree bark found at Blakely Harbor that eventually became part of a creation (inset) for a Bainbridge Arts and Crafts show.
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t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE "SUT BOE Humanities Council (BIAHC) Creates an environment in which arts and humanities flourish by helping local organizations and individuals deliver cultural services and programs; sponsors arts and humanities events. 221 Winslow Way W., Suite 201 842-7901 or admin@artshum.org www.artshum.org
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Sue Hylen, cultural arts manager Offers a wide variety of cultural arts classes, workshops, programs, concerts and special events for all ages throughout the year. 7666 High School Road 842-2306, ext. 116 or sue@biparks.org www.biparks.org
t #BJOCSJEHF .VTJD BOE "SUT Legacy Scholarship Awards yearly scholarships through Bainbridge Foundation to Bainbridge High School seniors in piano and instrumental, dance, voice and drama. 1 0 #PY t 842-5754
A Washington State Arts Commission-funded consortium of arts organizations, businesses, artists and the BI School District working to deepen arts learning in the public schools.
t #BJOCSJEHF 1VCMJD -JCSBSZ Rebecca Judd, branch manager Open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 1-5 p.m. Thurs; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri; and 1-5 p.m. Sat.
Programs include artist-led projects in the schools, teacher training in integrated arts, performances, Art Docent Resource Center and Arts Mentorship Program. Administered by BIAHC. 221 Winslow Way W., Suite 201 t XXX BSUTIVN PSH
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Hosts speakers, discussion groups, activities and cultural events. Maintains a collection of books, magazines, audio books, DVDs, CDs and extensive electronic resources. Ongoing programs include children’s story times, family storytelling, teen events, Library Speakers Forum, travelogues, play readings and opera previews. Friends of the Library holds used book sales three times per month to support library programming. 1270 Madison Avenue N. 842-4162 or rjudd@krl.org www.krl.org
t *TMBOEFST "SUT Dedicated to promoting arts and culture on Bainbridge Island through events, sponsorships, endorsements, communications and marketing. (206) 819-3618 or Info@islanders4arts.com www.islanders4arts.com
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KNITTING NEEDLEPOINT CROCHET CLASSES FINE TEAS
(2 1/2 - 6 Years)
842-6525
Big Kids
(K - 2nd Grade)
842-0238
Kids Club
(3rd - 6th Grade)
780-1870
www.biccc.org info@biccc.org
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Children’s Center
COLLECTIBLES
118 MADRONE LANE, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 206.780.2686 CHURCHMOUSEYARNS . COM O PEN E V ERY D AY 10 - 6 TH U R SDAYS & F R IDAYS ’ T IL 8
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Abode On The Sea
www.abodeonthesea.com
(206) 941-9747
Madison Townhouses
www.sohnrealestate.net/rentals/madison
(206) 851-7646
www.sohnrealestate.net/rentals/patmos
(206) 201-3228
Best Western Plus (206) 855-9666
(206) 851-7646
Guest House (206) 842-0382
Harbor View Guesthouse (206) 842-4054
Holly Lane Gardens (206) 842-8959
(206) 842-4032
Wacky Nut Farm & Guest House (206) 780-1617
Kellerman Creek B & B
www.kellermancreek.com
(206) 855-8081
Yeomalt Beach House
www.sohnrealestate.net/rentals/yeomalt
(206) 851-7646
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CRAFTS t "NFSJDBO /FFEMFQPJOU (VJME Meets 10 a.m. fourth Mondays at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church. Donna Brookfield, 780-6733
t Embroiderers Guild of America Meets 10 a.m. third Tuesdays at member homes. Anne Stern, 842-3932
t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE 2VJMUFST Meets 7-9 p.m. first Thursdays at Wyatt House. Quilters of all levels welcome. Honora Dunkak, 842-7358 or Carol Winston, 842- 0535
t $IVSDINPVTF $IBSJUZ ,OJUUFST Meets 1-3 p.m. third Thursdays at Churchmouse Yarns and Teas, 118 Madrone Lane. Jennifer Evans, 780-2686
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Dawn Bockus, 842-3604 www.biphotoclub.org/ Meets 7-9 p.m. second Wednesdays at the Bainbridge Commons. Meetings alternate between club competition and education. Digital imaging study groups meet monthly at the Madison Avenue Fire Station hall.
An organization devoted to inspiring writers and nurturing the written word. Offers classes, workshops, lectures and other events and activities to further the art and craft of writing. Free monthly Writers’ Roundtable at the Bainbridge Public Library. JOGP!GJFMETFOE PSH t XXX GJFMETFOE PSH
LITERARY ARTS t #BJOCSJEHF -JCSBSZ #PPL Group and Third Tuesday Book Group The group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month and the Senior Center group at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday at the Senior Center. 842-4162
t &BHMF )BSCPS #PPL $PNQBOZ Organizes readings, book groups and writers’ workshops.
t :FT " +PVSOBM PG Positive Futures National quarterly magazine promoting positive change in the global community. .BESPOB 8BZ 4VJUF t 842-0216 www.yesmagazine.org
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Open 1-4 p.m. Wed.-Mon.; (10 a.m.-4 p.m. summer Saturday hours) and by appointment. Local history comes alive as visitors to the museum enjoy exhibits, films and access to a research library. 215 Ericksen Avenue t JOGP!CBJOCSJEHFIJTUPSZ PSH www.bainbridgehistory.org
t Classic Cycles Museum of Bicycling Open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat.; noon to 4 p.m. Sun. Cycling history with an emphasis on American cycle racing with famous racing bicycles on display. Bicycle rental all year round. 740 Winslow Way t DMBTTJDDZDMF!NTO DPN http://classiccycleus.com
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MUSIC
Community choir for youth grades 1-8. 780-2467 or info@bainbridgechorale.org www.bainbridgechorale.org
t #BJOCSJEHF $PNNVOJUZ Piano Association
Performs festive music with a Latin American influence. Alan Simcoe, 842-4120 www.villagemusicalc.com
A nonprofit that maintains and rents the grand piano in the Bainbridge Commons and sponsors student recitals and First Sundays at the Commons concert series. Darden Burns, president, 842-3380 dardenburns@comcast.net www.firstsundaysconcerts.org
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t #BJOCSJEHF $IPSBMF Young Singers Program Jeremy Rothbaum, director
Debbie Kuffel, president Elizabeth Stoyanovich, music director Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra’s mission is to foster musicianship and camaraderie within the community through education and performance. Formed in 2001 by a group of parent/teacher volunteers; two youth orchestras provide an opportunity for young musicians to make friends and beautiful music together.
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t #BJOCSJEHF 4ZNQIPOZ Orchestra David Waltman, artistic advisor An all-volunteer, classical community orchestra for adults and advanced youth players performing baroque, classical, romantic and modern repertoire. Auditions in September each year, season is fall to spring. Opportunities for smaller ensembles in chamber orchestra works. 842-8569 www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
t $PNNVOJUZ 4JOHFST Ensemble of local musicians and singers whose aim is to bring music and joy to the community. Performances at nursing homes and holiday events.
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Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, with guest artists such as soloist Susan Acton (above), perform at Bainbridge Performing Arts. info@communitysingers.org www.communitysingers.org
t *TMBOE .VTJD $FOUFS Sally Tellekson, acting director A nonprofit organization of music professionals, students and music enthusiasts offering
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lessons, ensemble opportunities and performances by local and nationally known musicians. Offers Kindermusik instruction. 10598 Valley Road 780-6911 or info@islandmusic.org www.islandmusic.org
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Staged readings at the Bainbridge Public Library; potluck play readings in homes; and full stage productions. Shows that are geared toward mature audiences push the intellectual envelope. Robin Simons, 780-4353 info@islandtheatre.org www.islandtheatre.org
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Wheels, the nonprofit bicycling advocacy group on Bainbridge, said there are bikers who commute all the way to Bellevue. All kinds of factors lead people to get on a bike, she said. The price of gas and the ferry ride, environmental concerns and personal health all factor into it. “Five years ago, if you were a bike rider, you might be the odd ball, but now it’s skyrocketing,� she said. “It gets addictive,� said Berg, who rides BCPVU NJMFT QFS XFFL CPUI DPNNVUing and for fun. “It’s important to be playful about riding.� She’s found that biking meets many of her needs concurrently. Biking as earthfriendly transportation also provides exercise, which then allows her to skip the gym, and the time that requires.
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enry Vandersluis circles the lawn of Bainbridge First Baptist Church, thoughtfully examining the details of each Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Ford – from the taillights to the emblem. The Ordway Elementary School student is no stranger to the Cruise-In, a weekly summer celebration of classic automobiles that benefits Helpline House’s Project Backpack. The 9-year-old often photographs the sleek pieces of machinery, then returns home to draw the classics in colored pencil. Beginning last summer, Henry joined the effort to support Project Backpack – a fundraiser that eases the financial burden on island families – with his illustrations. With help from Cruise-In organizer Jim Peek, Henry has coupled his art with the worthy cause, earning commissions from owners to illustrate their cars.
SBOHF GSPN GPS GJSTU HSBEFST UP for a developing artist. for high school seniors. “His skill level at that age was very wellHenry has already completed his first defined and he was paying particular drawing of the series, an illustration of a attention to mechanical features that go blue Bronco, and has begun work on a re- beyond most kids’ understandings at that DSFBUJPO PG 1FFL T 0METNPCJMF age,� Minasian said. “It’s kind of an odd thing – cars and Project Backpack – but it just seems to work,� said Peek, who joined the Cruise In with Project Backpack years ago. “The people who come aren’t all car people – other than they love cars.� Peek first met Henry a few years ago when the boy began visiting the Cruise In. “He came around and told me stuff about my car,� Peek said. “He knows horsepower, he knows statistics – he knows lots of stuff.� Henry, who shares a birthday with Henry Ford, can identify a Mustang by the sound of its engine, and names the GTO and Camaro as two of his favorite muscle cars.
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The project also assists with class, transportation and Associated Student Body fees.
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Minasian, an award-winning illustrator, stresses the importance of observation
“He’s basically me when I was his age,� Minasian said. Minasian was intrigued by Henry’s work.
Minasian struck up a friendship with Henry, and has become a mentor to the young artist. He shares not only his knowledge of automobiles, but also his background as an illustrator. They discuss everything from technique, such as shading, to composing the drawing. Peek and Minasian have both become important mentors, Henry said. Peek through cars and Minasian through art. “They’re just great role models,� said Cindy Vandersluis, Henry’s mother. “I’m so appreciative.� While Henry enjoys the entire process, from photographing and examining the cars to drawing them, delivering the illustrations has a special appeal. “I’m happy,� he said, “and I can’t wait to see their faces.�
How to help Project Backpack Donate school supplies, backpacks or gift cards to help with backto-school costs. School supplies in highest demand include three-ring binders, college ruled notebooks and paper, colored markers and glue sticks. Supplies can be dropped off beginning in the last week of July through the third week of August. Supplies will be distributed to students the week before school starts. For more information, contact Helpline House: 842-7621
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t #MPPE %SJWF Begin March 18. Puget Sound Blood Center. Bethany Lutheran Church - 7968 Finch Road Noon to 6 p.m. (closed 2-2:45 p.m.). www.psbc.org
t 'JSTU 4VOEBZT $PODFSU Bainbridge Commons. www.firstsundaysconcerts.org
t 'JSTU 'SJEBZ "SU 8BML Every first Friday of the month, 6-8 p.m in downtown Winslow. www.artshum.org or www.bainbridgedowntown.org
t 4XJOH %BODJOH Every Second Saturday at Island Center Hall www.biparks.org
t 4FOJPS $FOUFS #PPL (SPVQ Every third Tuesday at Senior Center. www.krl.org
t 'SFF 'JSTU 5IVSTEBZT BU Kids Discovery Museum Through Dec. 1, 2011. Sponsored by Wells Fargo. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. www.kidimu.org
t #BJOCSJEHF -JCSBSZ Speakers Forum Bainbridge Public Library, fall/winter www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org
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t -JCSBSZ #PPL (SPVQ Every fourth Wednesday at Bainbridge Library. www.krl.org
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t 8FEOFTEBZ &WFOJOH $PODFSUT at Waterfront Park July 6-August 17. City and Park District. www.biparks.org
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t #BJOCSJEHF JO #MPPN (BSEFO 5PVS t #*")$ July 8-10. Northwest’s premier garden tour. www.artshum.org
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t "SUJTUT 8FFLFOE Aug. 12-14. An island-wide weekend of arts immersion. admin@artshum.org
t 4VNNFS 4UVEJP 5PVS August 12-14. www.bistudiotour.com
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Rabbi Mark S. Glickman Services are 9:30 a.m. Saturdays. Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. All interested in Judaism are welcome to regular Shabbat services and holiday celebrations. Offers a full religious education program, from pre-K through adult and specialized Hebrew and B’nai Mitzvah programs and community learning classes. .JMMFS 3PBE t 842-9010 www.kolshalom.net
t #BJOCSJEHF #JCMF $IBQFM Services Sundays at 10:15 a.m. 9010 Miller Road 206-855-7809 or carlsonpj@gmail.com
t Bainbridge First Baptist Church Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday morning worship 11 a.m. and evening 6 p.m. 8810 Madison Avenue NE 842-3022 or bfbc@tscnet.com www.bainbridgefirstbaptist.org
t #FUIBOZ -VUIFSBO $IVSDI Sundays: 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. worship; adult and children Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. 7968 Finch Road NE t JOGP!CFUIBOZPGCBJOCSJEHF PSH www.bethanyofbainbridge.org
t $FEBST 6OJUBSJBO Universalist Church Co-ministers Barbara W. ten Hove and Jaco B. ten Hove Meets 10 a.m. Sundays at Island School, 8553 NE Day Road. 571 Ericksen Avenue 780-0373 or info@cedarsuuchurch.org www.cedarsuuchurch.org
t $SPTT 4PVOE $IVSDI Paul Schuler and David Sellers, pastors Services at 10 a.m. Sundays at the Commons at Bainbridge High School. .BEJTPO "WFOVF 4VJUF t 842-6898 www.CrossSound.org info@crosssound.org
t Eagle Harbor Congregational $IVSDI 6OJUFE $IVSDI PG $ISJTU Rev. Dee Eisenhauer, pastor Rev. Emily Tanis-Likkel, associate pastor Services 9:30 a.m. Sundays. An inclusive, progressive, and welcoming Christian community; “thinking people who take the Bible seriously but not literally.� 8JOTMPX 8BZ 8 t www.eagleharborchurch.org
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t ) 0 1 & $FOUFS GPS Christian Unity Rev. Robert Bily 9191 Moran Road NE 842-4915 or lifestaff@lifestaff.org www.lifestaff.org
t *TMBOE $IVSDI Grant Brewster, pastor Services 10 a.m. on Sundays. 9624 Sportsman Club Road 842-4288 or office@islandchurch.org www.islandchurch.org
t /JQQPO[BO .ZPIPKJ Buddhist Temple Senji Kanaeda, Rev. Gilberto Perez Prayer, meditation at 6 a.m., 5:30 p.m. daily. Sunday morning prayer and breakfast. 6154 Lynwood Center Road 780-6739 or (206) 419-7262 TFOKJ!OJQQPO[BO OFU t XXX OJQQPO[BO OFU
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The island’s large size helps it support more species, research indicates, but it’s also critical that there are larger, more diverse patches of land available, such as the Grand Forest plots located in the central part of the island. According to the open space study, “researchers have found strong correlations between habitat patch size and biodiversity, including several studies conducted in the Puget Sound region.� Plus, “corridors or connections between relatively isolated habitat areas, can provide opportunities for species to move between suitable habitat in areas of less suitable habitat.� The open space study stressed that habitat protection will be an ongoing struggle unless the community invests in it by ensuring the island’s land use
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Mike Pratt shares a West Sound Wildlife Shelter owl with some children. code reflects its goals. And equally as significant, perhaps, is the community’s understanding and response to the wildlife with which it shares the island. Islanders who work daily with island critters, such as Mike Pratt, director of wildlife services and West Sound Wildlife Shelter, say that many of them are on the edge of extinction because of a lack of understanding by the island’s dominant specie. “Most people here are urban in nature and their tendency if there’s a perceived problem with an animal is to either have it relocated or kill it with poison,� Pratt said. “They need to learn how to share the island with all of our wildlife.� The shelter’s primary concern is to offer a 24-hour, seven-day, health care service or sanctuary for wildlife. But there’s an education element that’s also important. “We’re specialists,� said Pratt, a biologist who has worked at the shelter for nearly five years, “and we have an opportunity here to teach people who don’t understand animals. In fact, many actually fear them. Through education, we hope to help people change their habits.�
Residents, he said, want open space, and with that comes the responsibility of coexisting in a healthy way with wildlife that essentially want the same things people want – food and space. “Animals are always adapting to their environment and that includes humans and their developments,� he said. “We attract them because they might find shelter under our houses or there is food available. And they will lose their fear as they adjust to us. People have to realize animals are here to stay. Trapping and relocating them doesn’t work.� Pratt said people need to understand that food left outside will attract animals who generally eat other wild things but will take a handout if it’s there to be eaten. Coyotes, raccoons, weasels and skunks are found in abundant numbers on the island. Their foods of choice include large numbers of rodents, reptiles, amphibians, shrews and moles. Deer are generally left alone except by the few larger predators that visit. Pratt said river otters are also 8*-%-*'&
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plentiful. Beavers have been spotted at Meigs and Manzanita, but numbers are dwindling, as is the red fox population. Cat and dog owners often complain about coyotes and raccoons, Pratt said. “Coyotes mostly eat rats, mice, voles and shrews. They also like bunnies and baby raccoons. If people don’t want to lose their cats they should keep them in the house at night. Early morning is a dangerous time for them.� Pratt said he worries more about the consequences of people having trouble co-existing with animals than the other way around. “Generally, this is good habitat in that there’s a lot of food around, especially near developments and the corridors are a good sized. It’s a pretty healthy place for them,� he said. “But every time something is built animals are displaced.�
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Farmer Akio Suyematsu was honored by Friends of the Farms in 2010.
t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE Vineyards and Winery Gerard & Jo Ann Bentryn Award-winning wines from island vineyard. Tasting room hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 8989 Day Road E. 842-9463 or info@bainbridgevineyards.com www.bainbridgevineyards.com
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t Port Madison Lutheran Church Lori Hoyum, pastor Sundays: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. worships; 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and bible study. .BEJTPO "WFOVF t 842-4746 www.pmlc.wordpress.com
t Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church Reverend Marty Shelton-Jenck, pastor Services and church school 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Adult education 9 a.m. Sundays. 11042 Sunrise Drive 842-3098 or office@rbpres.org www.rbpres.org
t 4BJOU #BSOBCBT Episcopal Church Reverend Dr. Dennis S. Tierny, rector Services Sundays 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., Thursdays 9:15 a.m. 1187 Wyatt Way NW 842-5601 or information@stbbi.org www.stbbi.org
t 4BJOU $FDJMJB $BUIPMJD $IVSDI Reverend Emmett H. Carroll, pastor Mass at 5 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays. 1310 Madison Avenue 842-3594 or parishoffice@saintcparish.org www.saintcparish.org
t 4FBCPME 6OJUFE Methodist Church Reverend Cheryl A. Wuensch Sunday worship at 9 and 10:30 a.m.; adult and children’s Sunday classes at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Nursery is available. Wednesday prayer group at 10 a.m. 6894 Seabold Church Road NE 842-3622 or office@seaboldumc.org www.seaboldumc.org
t 4QJSJUVBM &OSJDINFOU $FOUFS of West Sound Ministry, Michael Bogar Meets 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Island Music Center, 10598 Valley Rd. P.O. Box 11373, Bainbridge, 98110 842-1015 michael@spiritualenrichmentcenter.org www.spiritualenrichmentcenter.org
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Mary & Jim Harmon Sustainably grown vegetables, salad mix, herbs, flowers & berries. Handspun yarn & knitted goods from llamas & local sheep. Harvest begins in May. 6852 New Brooklyn Road 842-9672 or mary@harmonyacres.com www.harmonyacres.com
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Patti Dusbabek CSA subscriptions. Flowers, herbs, fruit, vegetables, eggs, vinegars, jams/jellies, dried wreaths. The 8.6-acre property has bed-and-breakfast; hosts weddings and events in garden settings. 206.842.8959 or dusb2@aol.com www.hollylanegardens.com
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t 1FSTFQIPOF 'BSN Rebecca Slattery; Louisa Brown Oldest Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program serving the island; delivers to Johnson Farm for pickup. Extensive selection of sustainably grown vegetables, salad greens, edible and cut flowers and herbs. Wedding and special occasion flowers, too. *OEJBOPMB t (360) 297-1877 www.persephonefarm.com
t 1PSU .BEJTPO 'BSN Steve & Beverly Phillips Grade A goat dairy producing cheeses and yogurt. Available at local farmers’ market. 15015 Sunrise Drive 842-4125 or portmadisonfarm@yahoo.com
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Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market meets midApril through October at Town Square on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Winter Market runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the six Saturdays preceding Christmas at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. Open to farmers, craftspeople and concessionaires from Bainbridge and surrounding areas. 855-1500 www.bainbridgefarmersmarket.com
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS t Bainbridge Cooperative Nursery School Nursery school for children ages 3-5 that has served the Bainbridge community since 1963. 501 Cave Avenue 842-4077 or info@bcnsbainbridge.org www.school.bcnsbainbridge.org
t Bethany Lutheran Preschool Education and Christian values for preschool ages 3-5. 'JODI 3PBE t 780-7752 preschool@bethanyofbainbridge.org www.bethanyofbainbridge.org/preschool
t Carden Country School K-8. The Carden method of incremental teaching in a Christian environment. 6974 Island Center Road 842-6510 or admin@cardencountryschool.org www.cardencountryschool.org
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t *TMBOE $IJMESFO T Montessori School Preschool and kindergarten. Fun Fridays, Summer Camps for children, and Love and Logic Seminars for parents. 9723 Coppertop Loop, Suite 203 842-8770 or joangillanders@donobi.net www.islandchildrensmontessori.org
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Preschoolers and parents learning together: A program of Olympic College. Classes for Children ages 1-5. A cooperative preschool through age 5. Emphasis is on the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each child. 6894 NE Seabold Church Road 842-3013 or info@IslandCoopPreschool.org www.islandcoop.org
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Love them ENOUGH to hear them. Marilyn Loy-Every, M.S. Certified Clinical Audiologist, CCC-A
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t Madrona School Awakening the mind, nurturing the soul. Waldorf education for parent-tot, preschool, kindergarten and grades 1-8. 219 Madison Avenue S. 855-8041 or info@madronaschool.org www.madronaschool.org
t Montessori Country School Toddler through kindergarten. 10994 Arrow Point Drive NE 842-4966 or countryschool@hotmail.com www.montessoricountryschool.org
t Northwest College of Art Classes taught by professional artists and designers. Offers a double major B.F.A. degree in Visual Communication in 36 months. 16301 Creative Drive NE, Poulsbo (800) 769-ARTS or (360) 779-9993 BENJTTJPOT!ODB FEV t XXX ODB FEV
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t 4BJOU $FDJMJB $BUIPMJD 4DIPPM Preschool through eighth grade. Catholic and non-Catholic students welcome. 1310 Madison Avenue 842-2017 or info@saintceciliaschool.org www.saintceciliaschool.org
t Salish Sea Expeditions Stephen W. Streufert, executive director This nonprofit teaches kids about Puget Sound’s marine environment through hands-on scientific inquiry aboard a 61-foot sailing research vessel/ floating classroom.
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Odyssey students Grace Dunning and Zach Dashe are tasked with moving mulch to the garden rows at the school’s vegetable garden plot. 647 Horizon View Place NW 780-7848 or info@salish.org www.salish.org
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Capital Projects: 780-1595 Indian Education: 780-1887 Operations/Maintenance: 842-4117 Transportation Services: 842-4641 Community Relations: Pam Keyes, 780-1398 BISD School Board: John Tawresey, Mary Curtis Mike Spence, Patty Fielding & Tim Kinkead See the school district website for school board member’s contact information BISD Parent-Teacher Organization Coordinating Council; President Michele Hobbs Contact individual schools or see the school district’s website for school PTOs/PTSOs.
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t #BJOCSJEHF 4UVEFOU -PBO 'VOE One Call For All funds are used to make lowinterest loans to post-secondary students in our community to defray the costs of college, university or vocational education. www.onecallforall.org/partner-agencies/ youth-services-organizations
t BHS Booster Club Angela Orrey Parent/student group raises money for Bainbridge High School extracurricular activities with an emphasis on athletics. 842-0593 or amonkids@aol.com www.bainbridgeboosters.com
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Fortunately, when it comes to planning for tomorrow, the island’s Boys and Girls Club of knows that the best way to win the future is one child at a time. “I grew up coming home after school without a parent there,� said Sarah Reid, program director. “It didn’t feel safe. Here, the kids aren’t alone. There’s someone to answer their questions. They can unwind and talk over the good and bad parts of their day.� It’s a typical after-school day at the club. Two dozen second to fourth graders have just arrived and settled down to “power hour,� a time for homework or reading, and the only mandatory part of the program. Younger children have been removed to less academic pursuits; middle schoolers are ensconced in the privileged semi-privacy of the senior lounge. When the hour ends, a quick snack signals the start of social time, and the children move to the crafts table, gather for make-believe, or rack up the balls at the pool table. Soon it will be time for clubs, with a choice of Spanish club, tech club, drama improv, young builders, or the ever-popular culinary arts program. “We teach cooking as an art rather than a chore and focus on the healthy side of food,� said Executive Director Patrick Murray. “The younger kids like making ‘one bite wonders’ where we QVU PVU B TFMFDUJPO PG MJUUMF CJUT UP EJGGFSFOU JOHSFEJFOUT MJLF SBJTJOT BOE vegetable pieces. They have to try at least half of the selections, with cream cheese on a Ritz cracker.�
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Arts coordinator Heidi Vdovich (left to right) leads a fun hands-on project with Madelyn Harris, Epiphany Hart and Mia Alpaugh at the Boys & Girls Club. Older students receive more challenging culinary lessons that include measuring and recipe reading. The result, whether soup or sushi, is shared by all. This spring, the club’s kitchen is scheduled for a full-on makeover, compliments of a group of senior high school students and their “culminating project.� At Bainbridge High School, every student must complete a community servicebased culminating project as a graduation requirement. In this case, the students are planning to coordinate the pro bono services of a contractor to update the club kitchen with a U-shaped counter, prep island, new cabinetry and appliances. “It’s going to up the ante of our cooking program,� said Murray. “When it’s ready we hope to connect with area chefs to come by and teach lessons.� Murray credits volunteers with a large part of the club’s success. Adult helpers are always welcome, but it’s the teen volunteers who routinely round out the roster. The teenagers, grade nine and VQ EPOBUF B DPNCJOFE UPUBM PG VQ hours annually. Over the course of a year, UIFSF BSF ZPVOH WPMVOUFFST UIPVHI less than ten are on duty at any one time.
“The teens are the anchor of our program,� said Murray. “The younger kids look up to them like gods. The teens get just as much; they can relax here and be themselves..� No child is turned away at the club. Applications for financial aid are processed through Helpline, which recommends the level of support. Scholarships are also available for spring, summer, and winter break camps. In summer, the facility is PQFO IPVST B EBZ GPS XFFL DBNQT with themes that include Wheels, Crazy Science, Marathon, and Beach Week. A decade old, the island program conUJOVFT UP HSPX FYQFSJFODJOH B QFSDFOU increase in attendance this year with an average of 53 children per day. Even with the budget recently cut to the bone, said Murray, the program continues to thrive thanks in part to the support of volunteers and the community. The club makes do with $3 per month per child for supplies and snacks. “We create a safe, nurturing environment,� he said. “Everyone brings what they love to do and shares it with the kids. There’s no sense of haves or havenots here. That’s pretty powerful.�
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PARENTING SUPPORT t #BJOCSJEHF $PBMJUJPO GPS Youth and Parents Community-based coalition encourages relevant dialogue and meaningful relationships among youths and adults. P.O. Box 10431 suzanne.ivey@justknow.org www.bicommunityconnections.org/ justknow.shtml or www.justknow.org
t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE Child Care Centers Children’s Center (2½ through 6 years of age) $BWF "WFOVF t 842-6525 Big Kids (K-Grade 2) .BEJTPO "WFOVF t 842-0238 Kids’ Club .BEJTPO "WFOVF t 780-1870 Dedicated to providing nurturing quality education; child care before and after school and summer camps. CJDDD!CBJOCSJEHF OFU t XXX CJDDD PSH
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t La Leche League Melissa Bonghi Breast feeding education and support. Meets 10 a.m. third Tuesdays at Rolling Bay Presbyterian. All pregnant and nursing moms and their children welcome. 780-3210 or melissabonghi@yahoo.com www.lllusa.org/web/WestSoundWA.html
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Fay Bainbridge caretaker Mike Mejia said improvements have already begun. The transfer should save the state park TZTUFN BQQSPYJNBUFMZ QFS ZFBS “The state has been great to work with,� said Lande. “They’ve even offered to keep both parks on their park website while noting that they’re under new ownership.� 'PSU 8BSE XJMM BEE BDSFT UP UIF FYJTUJOH BDSFT PG EFWFMPQFE BOE VOdeveloped parkland managed by the park district. Set at the south end of the island, Fort Ward’s marine recreational area is a day-use facility with boat launch, scuba park and historic naval structures. On the northeast end of the island, 'BZ #BJOCSJEHF PDDVQJFT BDSFT XJUI GFFU PG TBOEZ TIPSFMJOF BOE WJFXT of Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains. It remains the only public campground on the island. 5IF QSPKFDUFE UP JO annual camping and day-use shelter fees '": '035
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should cover approximately a third of the cost of operating the two parks. The district is considering ways to increase camping opportunities, including rentable, tent-like yurts. For the first time, the park district will employ a live-in caretaker. Park Operations Coordinator Michael Mejia will fill the role, occupying the existing residence at Fay Bainbridge.
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Bainbridge High School sailors race near Pritchard Park, near the mouth of Eagle Harbor, where a variety of boating endeavors are experienced daily.
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In the future, the two recently acquired parklands may also make use of camp hosts, nomadic custodians who park their recreational vehicles for two or three months at a time, receiving free camping in exchange for answering visitors questions and day-to-day operation and maintenance.
At Fort Ward, the most immediate change will be at the upper portion of the Moving north, a trail system connects park, which now is expected to be open Fort Ward to Blakely Harbor Park, year-round. The main goal, said Lande, is XIJDI CPBTUT BDSFT PG XBUFSGSPOU BOE to make the two parks more inviting and woods around a historic millpond and “people friendly.� With this in mind, the stone jetty. Once the center of a boom- district will not only wage war on invasive ing timber industry, the inlet is a serene plants, including ivy with eight-inch diamspot amid water, sky and birds. Access eter vines, but tackle issues of runoff and the park from T Road, or at several other winter flooding at both parks. points on foot or bike. “There won’t be a lot of changes the Eagledale, an ambitious little park first year; it will be a time of evaluation,� near the south shore of Eagle Harbor, in- said Lande. “This is a major acquisition cludes a cultural arts building and pottery for us. We’re very excited. We want to kiln. There is a fenced, off-leash dog area; make these A-list parks.� play equipment; a covered picnic area; tennis, sports, and volleyball courts; a stone labyrinth and a fine view of Mount Rainier, all on 6.7 acres off Rose Avenue. Plans are also in the works to extend #MBLFMZ USBJMT UP BDSF Pritchard Park, which sprawls along the south shore of the mouth of Eagle Harbor. While part of Bill Point is closed to the public for industrial cleanup, the sandy beach to the west is one of the most popular on the island. Reach the beach by parking at the foot of Taylor Avenue. 1"3,4
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For a secluded escape, Gazzam Lake and contiguous properties offer more UIBO NPTUMZ XPPEFE BDSFT B RVJFU BDSF MBLF BOE B BDSF NBSTI .PTU folks head up Marshall Road past the recycling center and park at the north gate. For a real workout try the shore-toshore walk. 1BSL BU -ZOXPPE $FOUFS BOE IJLF yards up Point White Drive to the trailhead at Schel-Chelb Estuary. Follow the path north across Baker Hill Road and hike west until you see a sign for the next access road and trailhead. This rugged trail goes up through the Peters property to Deer Path Lane, where you can jog left to the back entrance of Gazzam Lake. At the north end of the lake, turn left and follow the signs down to the Close property. After a final precipitous hike, take a rest and enjoy the reward for your labor: an expanse of rocky beach on the banks of the spectacular Port Orchard Narrows.
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The shoreline restoration of the city’s Strawberry Plant Park began in earnest last fall and will continue this year with the rebuilding of the upland area.
a wooded upland and a lower marsh. Reach the park from either of two directions. From Winslow, hike down Hawley Two satellite properties off Crystal Way past the sewer plant, then scramble Springs Drive are well worth exploring. over the driftwood and you’re there. Or The Gazzam Beach property, Close park off Wing Point Way, near Azalea Beach TUSFUDIFT GFFU BMPOH UIF Avenue, and look for the trailhead. Folrocky beach near the foot of Baker Hill low the wooded path and fork left at the Road. An upland area includes seven bottom to find the beach. rough acres of green space. The park Camp Yeomalt is a long-time scout has no amenities at this point but offers camp with trails on three acres at the spacious views. Just to the south, Point corner of Yeomalt and Park Avenue. The White Pier, a former Mosquito Fleet and classroom and Depression-era log cabin ferry dock, is an ideal spot for fishing and with performance stage are available for scuba diving. rental. Waterfront Park on Eagle Harbor is At the southwest corner of Aaron and one of several green spaces tucked into Grand avenues, Aaron Avenue Tot Lot the Winslow area. Its 5.5 acres bridges is a small playground with horseshoe pits downtown to the harbor and features a and a picnic table. covered picnic building, tennis courts, a Kenneth H. Gideon Park is a 2.5lower picnic area, bandstand and boat acre playground and field at the corner launch. The connecting Waterfront Trail of Grow Avenue and Gideon Lane. Probegins at the ferry and runs west along posed improvements include new play the water before turning up into downequipment and trail upgrades. town Winslow. Ballplayers of all sizes can boot balls or Hawley Cove, just east of Winslow, offers good ferry watching and, at low take a few practice swings at the ten-acre UJEF GFFU PG ESJGUXPPE TUSFXO CFBDI property of Sands Avenue Ball Fields. *UT BDSFT JODMVEF B CPBSEXBML UISPVHI A regulation soccer pitch and Babe Ruth
baseball diamond (with grass infield) have vaulted the park to the pinnacle of island ball facilities. Rotary Park is another stop for sluggers with two baseball fields and a QJDOJD BSFB PO BDSFT *U T PO 8FBWFS Road, between High School Road and Wyatt Way. Strawberry Hill Park, west of town, is a decommissioned Nike missile site from the Cold War era and the HQ for park district activities. Aside from offices, the park hosts a tennis court, baseball and softball diamonds, a football field, a play area, a covered picnic area, and an indoor NJOJ HZN DBMM UIF QBSL EJTUSJDU for programs and rental) all on 25 acres. Also here: a world-class skateboard park, the Rotary Skate Bowl (helmets required). The park is off High School Road, between Fletcher Bay and Sportsman Club roads. Grand Forest B BDSF QBSL JO TFWeral parts, anchors a mid-island greenway and wildlife corridor. True to its name, the parcels include 75-year-old evergreen 1"3,4
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Eagle Harbor Book Co. encourages lollygagging among its many bookshelves. “It can be a struggle, so you need a lot of payback from it,� he said. “I work with a lot of incredible people who think they’ve got a dream job. That’s good. But
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Gleysteen lives in Kingston, “but I feel like I live here. It’s home.� In fact, the inner warmth of this particular bookstore’s environment, whether it emanates from the interior’s soft, inviting color tones or the employees’ receptive, helpful decorum, attracts readers like plump pillows fronting a fire on a cold winter’s day. “We’re doing some things right, I know, because people come in here all the time and tell us how happy they are that we’re here,� said owner Morley Horder, a Northwest-born romantic who bought UIF TUPSF PO B XIJN ZFBST BHP XIFO he learned it was for sale. “I realized in a moment that I had to do it because the bookstore was a community treasure. Now, I just feel like I’m a caretaker for the next owner.� It is not easy to remain viable, he admits, operating a small-town business with a tiny profit margin and constant pressure coming from the Internet and brick-andNPSUBS DPNQFUJUPST XJUI UJUMFT on their shelves.
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store during his ownership, Horder has kept up – as least on a small scale – with his competitors by ensuring that customers are served.
on ebooks and we’ll have another one this year,� he said. “Actually we learned quite a bit from our customers. So it’s very encouraging.�
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But he is optimistic about the future because, despite the current infatuation with digital learning, he is hopeful that people still enjoy the experience of submerging themselves one-on-one into books. Thankfully, he says, the written word has been hard-wired over many millennium into the psyche of human beings.
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t 8FTU 4PVOE 8JMEMJGF 4IFMUFS Kol Medina, executive director A wildlife hospital and education center that saves the lives of injured, orphaned and sick wild animals; also provides Kitsap County’s only live-animal education program. (Formerly Island Wildlife Shelter.) 855-9057 or info@westsoundwildlife.org www.westsoundwildlife.org
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t #PZ 4DPVUT PG "NFSJDB Jim Sutton, central contact For boys aged 5-18. Four Bainbridge Island troops. 842-2441 District website: www.seattlebsa.org/Orca
t 'SPH 3PDL 4UPSZ $JSDMF Ed Sheridan Generally meets monthly to share stories and hone participants’ storytelling skills. 842-4562 or Sheridan.ed@gmail.com
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Charlotte Brown, president Local, non-profit organization open to all women of Bainbridge Island, fosters friendships, organizes social activities and works hand-inhand with community. Newcomers encouraged. Meets 9:30 a.m. third Thursdays at Bethany Lutheran Church. 780-8554
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t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE 1BSL %JTUSJDU Trails Committee A volunteer group building, preserving and maintaining public island trails. Work parties fourth Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 842-3373 or dan@biparks.org www.bainbridgeislandtrails.org
t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE Weed Warriors Jeannette Franks, 855-0911 or (206) 755-8461 (cell); Len Beil, 780-2111
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Work to combat invasive, non-native weeds on the island through public education and weedpulling work parties. www.biparks.org/aboutus/volunteer.html
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t /BUVSBM -BOETDBQFT 1SPKFDU and Oysters for Salmon Cara Cruickshank Education on water quality protection, including environmentally friendly approaches to lawn and garden care.
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t Squeaky Wheels Dana Berg Bainbridge bicycle advocacy group. 842-9024 or dana@squeakywheels.org www.squeakywheels.org
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ifferent faces, different races, different tastes and philosophies. The residents of a small island may be as unique as pebbles on a beach, but one thing unites them: the encircling sea. So when it comes to making a splash of a sea-themed celebration, no one does it like islanders. In recognition of this common interest, organizations from across Bainbridge will come together in GPS B GVMM ZFBS PG BSU FWFOUT BOE learning opportunities that honor the community’s marine environs. Bainbridge Island’s “Year of the Sea� observance coincides with the mandatory update of the Shoreline Master Plan GPS NPSF UIBO 8BTIJOHUPO DJUJFT "T required by Washington State’s Shoreline Management Act, each of these waterside communities must periodically update its Shoreline Master Program (SMP). Bainbridge Island, with nearly 53 miles of briny beaches, is working to bring its SMP into compliance with the Department of &DPMPHZ T HVJEFMJOFT
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The Bainbridge Library takes a different tack with hands-on beach geocaching. This family-friendly activity brings high-tech to treasure-hunting with Global Positioning System coordinates and marine clues that lead to a trinket filled “chest.� Participants will be asked to retrieve a piece of beach litter in the spirit of the quest. Bainbridge Performing Arts will present a children’s art exhibit related to the sea in their lobby in summer. They also plan a screening of the film Return of the Plankton by John Williams and Cameron Snow. The Bloedel Reserve turns its attention from the land to the sea on March BU Q N XJUI B MFDUVSF FOUJUMFE “My Island, My Map (Whose Beach?).� Bruce Barcott, a Guggenheim Fellow in nonfiction and award-winning environmental journalist, will describe the adventures and challenges he encountered while hiking the entire shoreline of Bainbridge Island.
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t #BJOCSJEHF *TMBOE 4QPSUTNFO T $MVC Lynda McMaken, president Promotes conservation and gun safety; sponsors springtime youth fishing derby. Newly improved pistol, rifle and trap ranges. 1 0 #PY t 4QPSUTNBO $MVC 3PBE 780-9374 or info@bainbridgesportsmensclub.org www.bainbridgesportsmensclub.org
t 8BUFSTIFE $PVODJM The Bainbridge Island Watershed Council is a volunteer citizens group that focuses on protecting and improving the island’s watersheds, shorelines and wildlife habitats. Meets the second Wednesday of every other month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Marge Williams Center. www.biwatershedcouncil.org
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Linnea Hirst, president Claudia Downing, administrative director A nonpartisan political organization that promotes informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. (206) 622-8961 or lwvwa@lwvwa.org www.lwvwa.org
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t ,JUTBQ -FBHVF PG Women Voters Linnea Hirst, president Claudia Downing, administrative director A nonpartisan political organization that promotes informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Virginia Paul A local environmental advocacy group that informs the public on voter issues and the positions of city officials on conservation topics. (206) 855-4690 http://wcvoters.org/counties/kitsap/ bainbridge-conservation-voters
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t 5IF /FU[B 1SPKFDU Lisa Martin Dedicated to providing equal access to quality education and literacy for indigenous children of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, while honoring their native dialects and culture. info@netzaproject.org www.netzaproject.org
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The late Bob and Rachel Smith were venerable beachwatchers on Bainbridge Island.
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Morgan Rohrback (left) and Jo Myers, members of Port Madison Community Shellfish Farm sort oysters during a planting event.
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A heron, the retired Olympic ferrryboat (no longer at Eagle Harbor) and Point White Pier at low tide are common sights.
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Over The Edge is an island thing BY
CONNIE MEARS
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or most people, standing on the edge of a cliff is the last place they want to be – heart racing, palms sweating, dry mouth. But for the improv troupe The EDGE, that’s just where the fun begins. “Improv is like standing on the edge of a cliff and then jumping off,� said Frank Buxton, Island Treasure and one of the cofounders of the ad hoc comedy team TPNF ZFBST BHP “You leap, and just hope you can fly,� he said. And indeed they can. They lift off on the first Saturday of every month on the BPA stage, riding the thermals, playing off each others’ antics springboarded from audience suggestions. Connie Mears/Digital Photo Composite
Die laughing “Give me the name of a famous person,� Susan MacPherson, appointed emcee for January’s performance, urged the audience. “Rush Limbaugh!� someone shouted. “Another,� MacPherson directed. “The Dalai Lama,� somebody yelled. The troupe took that interesting juxtaposition and ran with it – right off the cliff.
The EDGE troupe members, clockwise from top left: Bhama Roget, John Ellis, Ken Ballenger, Cynthia Lair, Andrew Shields, Susan MacPherson, Chris Soldevilla, Frank Buxton and Matty Whitman. Not shown, Matt Smith. And what happens if they don’t fly? When you’re making things up as you go along, the occasional dud is inevitable. No worries. They milk that for a laugh, too. In fact, “Die� is a sequence where players are put on the spot until one of them breaks the rhythm. One-by-one, they are sentenced to a public death (theatri-
cally speaking) and they take turns doing themselves in. Nothing – no, seriously – nothing is off limits here.
Never again They are insistent and redundantly adamant that nothing is scripted. But they do get together to rehearse. Rehearsal? For improv? Well, sort of.
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Rehearsals are more about getting into a frame of mind, than about practicing a specific skit. Tuning into each others’ body language, timing and style, they warm up with an alphabet game called “What are you doing?� Two players take center stage. The team picks a letter – for instance, B. One player begins to pantomime brushing her hair. &%(&
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“What are you doing?� the other asks. “Baking cookies,� she replies and the other must immediately engage in pretend cookie-baking until the other asks, “What are you doing?� “Basking in the sun.� And on it goes until someone hesitates – stalling, they call it – and is sent to the back of the line. “The fact is we perform so that we have an excuse to rehearse,� explained Ken Ballenger. “Rehearsal is usually jawachingly funny. We crack ourselves up.� There’s no audience, no applause – it’s all just for the laugh. “For me, improvisation provides magical fleeting moments of brilliance or insanity, never again to be witnessed. It is like a shooting-star moment. You can’t create it again and you have to be there
to feel it.� Repeatedly going over the edge together has established an incredible bond among the group.
&%(& QBSUZ PG Chris Soldevilla, who also teaches improv classes at West Sound Academy, said he was impressed the first time he saw The EDGE perform. “It was funny stuff, strong improv, but the one thing I noticed was that they trusted each other.� “If we get into trouble, the others are there to save us,� said Andrew Shields, who adds musical accompaniment to the show and, in his spare time, practices medicine and teaches at UW.
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there’s no fear. “It’s fun,� said John Ellis, another of the troupe’s cofounders. “Honestly, we love each other,� he said.
Group hug The audience plays a huge role in the success of each performance and The EDGE players are big fans of the Bainbridge crowds. The troupe enjoys a loyal following and that established bond makes a difference in the quality of the show. “In some venues, you have to spend UIF GJSTU NJOVUFT XJOOJOH UIF BVEJence over before things warm up,� said MacPherson, who works as a post-partum doula. At BPA, they go straight for the cliff from the start.
MacPherson said some troupes will leave players “twisting in the wind,� but not this group.
Soldevilla thinks the Bainbridge audience has a higher level of intelligence than other venues.
“When you have people behind you,
“It’s Tolstoy vs. American Idol,� Ellis said.
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