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Samantha Camp, Jenifer Gillis Rifenbery, Sylvia Shaw, Courtney Turnley and Christine Usher star in “Nunsense” at the Western Washington Center for the Arts in Port Orchard.

‘NUNSENSE’ AT WWCA IN PORT ORCHARD PORT ORCHARD — “Nunsense,” the second-longestrunning off-Broadway show in history, is being staged through Feb. 26 at the Western Washington Center for the Arts in Port Orchard. “Nunsense” is a musical comedy with a book, music, and lyrics by Dan Goggin. Originating as a line of greeting cards, Goggin expanded the concept into a cabaret that ran for 38 weeks and eventually into a full-length musical. The original off-Broadway production opened Dec. 12, 1985, running for 3,672 performances. It won four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off-Broadway Musical. It was produced as a TV movie in 1993 starring Rue McClanahan. “Nunsense” is about a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidentally poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia. The Western Washington Center for the Arts production is updated with new jokes, additional lyrics, two new arrangements and a new song. The center is located at 521 Bay St., Port Orchard. For tickets and show times, call (360) 769-7469 or visit www.wwca.us.

BY ERIN JENNINGS Kitsap Week

rrr-rring. The telephone rings all morning in the jury office. The calls come from citizens who have questions regarding their jury summons. “Good morning, jury administrative office, this is Cathie. How may I help

Navigating the ins and outs of Kitsap County jury service you?” One person lost his paperwork. Another one needs to reschedule, as she will be out of town during her week of service. Yet an-

other needs to be excused because she is a full-time student and cannot miss class. With each call, jury administrators Cathie

Blackstock and Julie Sleeth speak compassionately and with understanding. “We tend to think of this as a kinder, gentler jury office than most places,”

Blackstock said. If you remember the sheriff ’s office on “The Andy Griffith Show,” you may recall how Aunt Bee decorated the office to make it as comfortable as possible, including placing doilies in the jail cell. The Kitsap County jury office has a similar, pleasant

See JURY DUTY, Page 2

Kitsap photographer is a winner in statewide juried art show at CVG BREMERTON — The Collective Visions Gallery show was competitive. Some 841 pieces in all media were submitted for entry from throughout the state, but only 136 were juried into

“Counsel at the Barre,” by Harry Longstreet of Bainbridge Island.

the show. Thirty-six artists from Kitsap County were represented. When judging was completed, one Kitsap artist was among the seven winners. Bainbridge Island photographer Harry Longstreet’s photo, “Counsel at the Barre,” placed third in the Photography/Digital Arts category. The prize came

with a $250 award. More than $8,000 in cash and purchase awards were presented in a reception to honor the artists and event sponsors, Jan. 28 in the Norm Dicks Government Center. More than 250 people attended. Elliott Gregg, president of the Kitsap Credit Union,

See CVG SHOW, Page 3

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Getting teen homelessness out of the shadows Local organizations continue to help and work with teens BY KRISTIN OKINAKA KOKINAKA@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM

the forefront for a while. Students probably won’t see any drastic changes, said Lisa Johnson, supervisor of child nutrition services with the district. “None of these are new,” Johnson said. “They proposed rules a year ago, so we knew what was coming.” In Feburary, elementary students in the city will still see choices of lunch items such as cheese pizza,

During the summer months, Jo Clark is hitting the local garage sales to find good deals. The deals aren’t for her — or anyone she knows. Clark, executive director of StandUp for Kids in Bremerton, is searching for essential items, such as warm coats, for homeless kids who may not have them. “I encourage an attitude of empathy rather than scorn, especially since it’s becoming so prevalent,” Clark said of teen homelessness. The Bremerton chap- “Sometimes we ter of StandUp for Kids think of [the started in Kitsap County in 1992 and was resur- homeless] as rected in 1998 when Clark being older, but joined. StandUp for Kids the younger age is a national nonprofit needs help, too.” spread across 28 states in the country that supports – Dave Frederick of homeless and at-risk Coffee Oasis youths. Although not always easy to calculate the numbers of homeless teens since some do not identify themselves as being homeless if they are crashing on a friend’s couch or find shelter for one night, Clark said numbers are “definitely on the rise.” This school year, Clark’s organization provides meals for 20 homeless students in two Bremerton schools while last school year they were serving 14. The group also provides 180 healthy snacks daily and 13 Kitsap Transit bus passes a month for homeless youths. Teen homelessness is not only a problem in Bremerton but in North and South Kitsap as well, Clark said. “Homeless happens everywhere,” she said. They come into homelessness for various reasons. Some could be drug and alcohol related, others could be a lack of an adult role model and on the rare occasion they are kids leaving home to lessen their parents’ burden of feeding them, said Clark. A lot of the kids go to school without eating breakfast — some having to even skip dinner the night before, she said. “How they handle it, I really don’t know,” Clark

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SEE HOMELESS, A8

Greg Skinner, Kristin Okinaka/staff photos

Kalee Anderson, above left, and Nia Calloway try quinoa and kale for the first time during Wednesday’s lunch at Armin Jahr Elementary School in Bremerton, while other students head for the corn dogs. “It’s good but spicy,” Kalee said. For the first time in 15 years, the federal government has changed public school lunch rules, doubling the the required servings of fruits and vegetables. Nick Hnatovic, right, an eighth grader at Klahowya Secondary School in the Central Kitsap School District, serves pizza to other students at lunch Wednesday. Head cook at Klahowya, Florence Ortega, said schools have already been making changes to have healthier options, citing Klahowya hadn’t seen fries in more than five years.

Menu changes USDA reveals “historic” school meals plans, little change for local schools already on board BY KRISTIN OKINAKA KOKINAKA@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM

It’s been 15 years since the U.S. Department of Agriculture made changes to the public school lunch requirements. Some say it’s monumental, some say it’s about time. Last week the USDA announced

new standards for school lunches including requiring all grains to be whole grain, doubling the amount of fruit and vegetable servings and all milk needing to be low fat, among other requirements. The Bremerton School District said focusing on healthier eating and good nutrition has been on