aroundkitsap Articles from communities on the Kitsap Peninsula. Read more stories on these newspapers’ website. Bainbridge island Review No-contact order lifted for Eagle Harbor: The Kitsap Public Health District lifted its no-contact advisory for Eagle Harbor on Feb. 25. People and their pets were warned to not have any contact with the waters of Eagle Harbor on Feb. 19 after 40,000 gallons of sewage spilled the night before near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Wallace Way. Health district officials said the city has since completed all necessary repairs and has cleaned up the spill area and stormwater system. Health district officials noted that the agency has an ongoing advisory against
harvesting shellfish in Eagle Harbor. Additionally, health officials recommend that people wash their hands or shower after contacting any natural waters in Kitsap County. For current shellfish closures within Kitsap County, call the hotline at 1-800-2BEWELL, or visit www.kitsappublichealth.org. — BainbridgeReview.com
Bremerton Patriot Bremerton will waive interest payments on parking tickets: Parking ticket scofflaws beware: The Bremerton Municipal Court places an automatic hold on a driver’s registration if the
Friday, February 28, 2014 driver has outstanding fines that have gone to collections. “We’re trying to be proactive and let people know the electronic system now does this automatically,” Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent said. The good news is that starting next month, the court will offer an amnesty program that will waive all interest payments for unpaid tickets so drivers won’t be blocked from registering their vehicles. Bremerton Municipal Court Manager Dawn Nelson says people will still have to pay the original fines, late fees and collection fees. “It gives the public an opportunity to take care of these before a hold goes on their registration, which hasn’t happened in a long time,” Nelson said. “It’s kind of a public service to give people an opportunity to clear that up.” City officials estimate that approximately $2 million is owed in unpaid Bremerton parking tickets. — BremertonPatriot.com
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Central Kitsap Reporter Grandpa chips in at local school, imparts knowledge and wisdom: Dan Schremser, more commonly known as “Grandpa Dan,” has volunteered at Pine Crest El-
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8. Transmitted
25. Matador
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28. ___ tide
10. Big ape
30. Assumed name
11. Hindu queen
31. Knight fight
12. “Ick!”
32. ___ vera
13. Bakery supply
36. Exemplifying inaccuratley
21. Depressing
39. Dawdling
22. Pickpocket, in slang
40. Dash
25. Pack (down)
41. Counters
26. Assortment
42. Supergarb
27. Classic board game
43. Cordwood units
28. Bridget Fonda, to Jane
44. Dwarfed ornamental tree
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48. “Darn it all!”
31. Mouth, in slang
49. Having a “+” charge
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55. Opera star
33. Pinocchio, at times
56. Maltreat (hyphenated)
34. “___ bitten, twice shy”
57. Grassy area
35. Auspices
58. “... happily ___ after”
37. Treeless grassy plains
59. Cheers
38. Most dapper
60. ___ and outs 61. “___ #1!” (contraction)
42. “___ on a Hot Tin Roof,” Williams play
62. Least wild
43. Disrespects
63. Absorbed, as a cost
44. Moisten 45. Antipasto morsel 46. “Well, I ___!”
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10. Bacchanal 14. “___ we there yet?”
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50. ___ podrida
15. Big roll
2. Length x width, for a rectangle
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3. Warm, so to speak
52. Hip bones
17. Caribbean, e.g.
4. Small fish that swims upright
53. Blow off steam
18. Out
5. Ratio of reflected to incident light
54. “___ on Down the Road”
19. Dwarf buffalo 20. Lack of compassion 23. Engine parts
6. Tablelands 7. “Your turn”
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Grandpa Dan Schremser helps a Pine Crest Elementary student with a math problem. Seraine Page / Central Kitsap Reporter
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ementary School since 1998. These days, the 88-year-old is usually at his work station just outside third-grade classrooms. “He’s not just a grandfather to the kids, he’s a grandfather to the staff as well,” Pine Crest learning specialist Roslyn Woehrman said. “He is probably one of the most caring, genuine people I’ve ever met. He will spend all the time you need talking with you.” Most days, Grandpa Dan works on math exercises with students. There are also lessons he gives in life advice. He’s shared his Depression-era stories at school events, and he’s talked to students and staff about his days in the Coast Guard. He retired from the shipyard and he’s been volunteering ever since. Not one to let anything hold him down, Schremser also fought off cancer. “So many of them just retire and die. There’s so much volunteering to do,” he said of older Americans. “These kids will keep your mind active. There’s no need for people to vegetate and wither away. As long as you have the ability, why not?” While Schremser volunteers at his church as well, it is safe to say that he considers Pine Crest his second home. As long as he’s able, he’ll drive himself to the
school three times a week and work with students, he said. “As long as the good Lord has me here,” he said. “What I do is a mere drop in the bucket. But every little bit helps fill that bucket.” — CentralKitsapReporter. com
North Kitsap Herald Educators to get sensitivity training: The North Kitsap School District will provide cultural sensitivity training to district employees and establish a diversity/equity committee, Superintendent Patty Page said Feb. 19. “It’s just time it becomes part of our practice,” she said. District employees need to approach sensitive topics thoughtfully, instead of reactively, Page said. Providing training and establishing a new committee focused on diversity and equity follows an investigation that left Poulsbo Elementary School Principal Claudia Alves on paid leave. The leave was not disciplinary. She went on administrative leave Jan. 21 and returned to work Feb. 18. “Thrilled to be back,” she told the Herald Feb. 19. She did not want to discuss her leave, but said it was “business as usual” at the school. See Around Kitsap, Page 10
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