About 9 inches ago my wife took this picture of our street, things are a bit deeper now.
White Christmas 2008....is a sure thing.
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Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce new Tourism video
Below is the link to the Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce new Tourism video/dvd
“Port Orchard-Ferries, Bridges and Boats: the Adventure Begins with the Journey”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rvy5L9QQMg
Don’t Ye Be Missin’ the Pirate Ball Matey!
Don’t Ye Be Missin’ the Pirate Ball Matey!
Talk like a pirate, eat like a pirate, drink like a pirate!
(Non-alcoholic grog for the young’uns and lots of Dead Guy Ale for the big ‘uns)
Fun for the whole family in Port Orchard!
Port Orchard, WA – Aug. 29, 2008. September 6th and 7th, Downtown Port Orchard will be swarmin’ with pirates and land-lubbers for the 3rd Annual Murder Mystery Weekend, hosted by Port Orchard Chamber and the Port Orchard Bay St. Merchants Association and sponsored by Dana’s Heating and WaveBroadband. In addition to the opportunity for young and old alike to interview the suspects (16 of them all total!), find the clues (nearly 40!), investigate the suspicious locations and solve the mystery of “Who Killed Cap’N Cline” (and maybe win ‘treasure’!), from 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday, there will be a first year event—the Pirate Ball!
Sponsored by Rogue Ale Foundation and Moon Dogs Too & Staff, the Pirate Ball will be a fun and relaxing culmination of the first day of Murder Mystery solving. Everyone can meet Saturday night at 6pm at Moon Dogs, Too in downtown Port Orchard for the Murder Mystery Weekend Pirate Ball. Kids are welcome till 8pm, adults until 11pm, A Pirate Meal will be served, pirate games and competitions like “Talk Like a Pirate’ and ‘walk the plank’ will be held and live music by Soul Siren and dancing will follow. And yes, for pirates of a certain age Rogue Ale Dead Guy Ale will be available! Costumes at the Pirate Ball are optional, Pirate Ball photos will also be offered by Faye Marley-Clark Photography at the event, just think a picture of you and your favorite pirate or wench! Tickets are $7 for kids, $15 for adults and are available through the chamber office 360-876-3505 or at Moon Dogs, Too at 714 Bay St. Port Orchard..
The Murder Mystery Weekend also features a two day MarketFaire, music on Saturday at the Farmers Market and strolling pirate musicians downtown, Pirate Look-a-Like Costume contests for adults, kids AND PETS, Pirate dress up photos by Summerill Photography, crafts and storytelling at the library, a raffle by the Bay Street Merchants Association for professional painted portrait and a raffle by the Chamber for a ‘pirate ship full of treasure’. Kids will also have a full two days of playing in the Pirate Castle inflatable sponsored by American Family Insurance/Barry Doll Agency. Murder Mystery Clue Packets for interviewing the suspects and sleuthing down those clues can be pre-registered for ahead of time at the Port Orchard Chamber office at 1014 Bay St. or purchased at the event in downtown Port Orchard on Sept. 6th and 7th. Clue packets are $10 each for adults, $5 each for kids or $20 for a family of three or more. Space is still available for vendors and exhibitors at the Marketfaire and entries for the Landlubbers Pirate Dinghy Derby Race will be accepted up until race time on Saturday. Call the Port Orchard Chamber at 360-876-3505 or go online www.portorchard.com for a full schedule of activities.
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Did you see those tall ships?
Last evening, we drove to town to have a look at the tall ships in Port Orchard at the Marina, I took several pictures that I will post on www.justforkitsap.com later on, here’s one evening time glimpse from afar 
Great Peninsula Future Festival
When you are making your summer plans, plan to attend the Great Peninsula Future Festival right here in Kitsap County! You’ll be part of a history-making event when you help launch what is sure to become the biggest, liveliest outdoor sustainability festival in Washington State.
Who knew learning how to live a sustainable lifestyle could be this much fun? Go for the great food, crafts, live music, world-class entertainment and interactive fun for all ages. Learn about energy-saving products and green technology. Take home ideas that save you money and reduce the size of your environmental footprint.
Sustainability Theme Areas:
* Energy Consumption/Generation
* Environmental Preservation
* Transportation
* Green Building
* Recycling
* Buy Local
WHEN: August 2-3, 2008
WHERE: Port Gamble, WA
SPONSORS: Kitsap County, Olympic Property Group
INFORMATION: Contact 425-788-7496 or sanbauer@aol.com
WEBSITE: www.GreatPeninsulaFutureFestival.org
Source: Monday Morning Over Coffee - a great newsletter by email from KitsapEDA
FATHOMS O’ FUN 41st Annual GRAND PARADE - UPDATED 06/21
Columbia Bank Presents
FATHOMS O’ FUN 41st Annual GRAND PARADE
6 pm Saturday, June 28, 2008
Parade Lineup
1 Tenino Motor Cycle Drill Team
2 South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
3 Leos Towing – Fathoms Official Towing Company
4 I Corps Command Color Guard
5 Columbia Bank – Grand Parade Sponsor
6 Port Orchard Mayor Lary Cappola
7 Classic ’64 Impala Convertible
8 Port Orchard Police Department
9 Kitsap County Commissioner Jan Angel
10 Kitsap County Sheriff Department
11 Washington State Patrol
12 Port Orchard’s Fathoms O’ Fun Float and Royalty
13 Fathoms O’ Fun Past Royalty
14 Ms International Majestic Beauty Ambassador
15 Kitsap Mustang Club
16 WAVE Broadband – 4th of July Fireworks Sponsor
17 Club Parrotdise
18 Kitsap Bank – Fireworks Patron Sponsor
19 Silverettes Jr Baton Corps
20 South Kitsap Community Band
21 South Kitsap School District
22 Port Orchard Chamber Man/Woman of the Year
23 PO Bay Street Association – Here Come the Pirates
24A South Kitsap Junior Miss Court
24B Miss Kitsap & Miss Poulsbo
24C Miss Viking Fest Court
24D Miss America Rose Royalty
24E Washington Cinderella
25 Puget Sound Miata Club
26 Kitsap Peninsula Model T Club
27 Soroptimist International of Port Orchard
28 Saints Car Club Sponsors “Cruz”
29 Armed Forces Festival Ambassadors
30 Navy Region Northwest/Navy League Northwest
and Navy Region Northwest Band
31 Fleet Reserve Association
32 Veterans of Foreign Wars Olympia
32A Stennis Chiefs Spouse’s Club
33 Northbay Mortgage
34 FORKS Old Fashioned Fourth
35 Wells Fargo Bank
35A Tunkles Wagon Werks
36 Ronald McDonald
37A Girl Scout Brownie Troup 42203
37B Cub Scout Pack 4528
37C Cub Scout Pack 4526
37D Cub Scout Pack 4523
38 Sequim Irrigation Festival
39 Mark Air Inc
40 The Queens of Washington
41 Kitsap Peninsula Shrine Club
42 Masonic Family Float
43 PORT TOWNSEND Rhododendron Festival
43 Miss Kitsap Fair and Stampede
44 Miss Katie Kitsap
45 South Kitsap Special Olympics
46 DAFFODIL Festival
47 Kitsap Credit Union
48 Mile High Gymnastics
49 South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank
50 CLALLAM County Fair
51 Aircraft Radio Control Society
52 Kitsap Square Dancers
53 Gold Wing Chapter B
54 OLYMPIA Capital Lakefair
55 Kitsap Classics Car Club
56 Red Hat Society
57 Port Orchard Library
58 Red White and Blue Band
59 Lions Club District “C”
60 WEST SEATTLE HI-YU Festival
61 American Red Cross West Sound
62 Seattle’s Finest Showstoppers
63 Manchester Christian Academy
64 Fantasia Twirling Corps
65 Celebrate Life
66 Mason County Forest Festival
67 Silver Spurs Saddle Club
68 Kitsap Humane Society
69 McCleary Bear Festival
70 Knights of Columbus
71 Relay for Life Kitsap County
72 Relay for Life South Kitsap
72A Brad Gehring for 35th District State Representative
73 Western Washington Center for the Arts
74 Kitsap Saddle Club
75 Bethany Lutheran School
76 Bruce Danielson for Judge
77 Jazzercise
78 Port Orchard Yacht Club
78A Monty Mahan for South Kitsap County Commissioner
79 Buffalo Bill
80 Slaughter House Vixens
81 Glass Odyssey Corvette Club
82 Calvary Church
83 Jan Angel for 26th District State Representative
84 Port Orchard Postal Employees
85 SC Fuels
86 26th District Democrats
87 Cutters Point Coffee
88 Walt Washington for Auditor
89 Living Hope Baptist Church
90 Life Care Center of Port Orchard
91 Kitsap Republican Party
92 South Kitsap Skateboard Assoc
93 Luther Center for Learning
94 Flowers to Go
95 Kitsap Bluejackets
96 Kitsap Destruction Derby Assoc
97 911 Driving School
98 Yukon Harbor Construction
99 Rent A Center/Cash Advantage
100 Home Depot
Update June 19, 2008 10 AM
Street Scramble in Port Orchard on June 28th
Port Orchard Chamber Fathoms O’ Fun Street Scramble
Sponsored by Harrison Medical Center
Sat. June 28, 2008 Street Scramble starts at 9:30am, at Kitsap Bank, 619 Bay St. Port Orchard
All ages, all levels – walk, run or bike. Participate individually or in groups!
An Urban Treasure Hunt: Thirty locations/points of interest are marked on a map of Port Orchard. On foot or bike, how many can you visit in two hours? Checkpoints will include Port Orchard’s marina area, business corridor and hillside residential neighborhood, focusing on scenic routes, landmarks and lesser-known Port Orchard treasures. Don’t miss this novel, healthy, friendly activity. Registrations forms available at www.portorchard.com or at the chamber office at 1014 Bay St. #8, Port Orchard. Or register at the event starting at 9am. More info: 360-876-3505
SCRAMBLE WHAT?
Street Scramble – the Seattle created sensation, debuts in Port Orchard this summer –
a novel, healthy, friendly activity for all ages!
Port Orchard, WA – June 4, 2008 THINK URBAN TREASURE HUNT! Think Street Orienteering! Think Saturday, June 28th in Port Orchard Washington. The Port Orchard Chamber and Harrison Medical Center are offering a new Fathoms O’ Fun event perfect for friends, family and colleagues to participate in - solo or as teams.
Thirty scenic locations are marked on a map of Port Orchard, each with a point value. On foot or bike, how many can you visit in two hours? This is the challenge posed during a Street Scramble. An urban treasure hunt where the treasures are neighborhood sights. Checkpoint locations will encompass Port Orchard’s marina area, downtown business corridor and hillside residential neighborhood, focusing on scenic routes, landmarks and lesser-known Port Orchard treasures.
When the start is announced at 10:00 a.m., participants will go out with their maps solo or in groups. At each location they will answer a simple question, found on the backs of their maps, to prove they were there.
While many will stroll or cycle at a leisurely pace, competitive athletes are expected to run and cycle around the town. “At Street Scramble we get the whole range of people, from families with strollers to adventure racers, tri-athletes, and ultra-marathon runners,” said Eric Bone, co-founder of the Street Scramble series and one of the top U.S. athletes in the sport of orienteering. Special divisions for 50+, teens, families, and corporate groups offer lots of opportunities for award ribbons.
Pre-Registration is encouraged, but not required. Pre-registration forms are available online at www.portorchard.com or at www.fathomsofun.org or at the Port Orchard Chamber office at 1014 Bay St. #8 Port Orchard. The Port Orchard Street Scramble will open day of registration at 9am in front of the Kitsap Bank at 619 Bay St., downtown Port Orchard,
street scramble maps will be distributed at 9:30am and the siren starts the event at 10am. Cost is $5 per person or $20 for a ‘family’ team of 4 or more. A ‘family’ team is any team that includes at least one adult and at least one child 12 or under. Ribbon will be awarded and refreshments provided. Street Scramble is produced by Geographics Meridian. The Port Orchard event is the first Street Scramble to be conducted in Kitsap County.
For more information go to www.portorchard.com or call the Chamber at 360-876-3505 or 1-800-982-8139. For a complete list of Fathoms O’ Fun activities go to www.fathomsofun.org.
South Kitsap Helpline Foodbank thanks Postal Carriers
Port Orchard, WA, carriers got big thanks from the South Kitsap Helpline Foodbank.
Well done.
What goes in curbside recycling in Kitsap County?
The question I have from time to time, not being a veteran of recycling and a 1969 graduate when it wasn’t taught in school. I searched for and found the answer, in PDF format on the Kitsap County website What goes in curbside recycling? has a nice informative poster. Now we both know.