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aroundkitsap News from neighboring communities on the Kitsap Peninsula. For more news, read these newspapers online. Bainbridge island Review Oregon band names song for Bainbridge: Hemlock Lane, an indie rock group from Eugene, Ore., found it rather difficult to leave Bainbridge Island after playing a show here several years ago. They literally could not get themselves off the island. The transmission in their van was busted. “Several years ago, we played a tour that stopped through Bainbridge Island, I think it was at Island Center Hall, but I could be wrong,” said the group’s percussionist Nate Hansen. “Then, the very next day, the transmission in our van went out and stranded us up there for two days. It ended up costing like two grand to fix it,” he recalled. “We had to rent a U-Haul and everything.” Upon their eventual return home, the group began to immediately compose a song about their mixed-bag experience on Bainbridge. The song, titled simply “Bainbridge,” retells the story of the group’s stranding and simultaneous fond memories of a great early gig on the island, with a catchy melody that sounds reminiscent of The Wallflowers and the early work of Matchbox Twenty. Though it was recorded and unofficially released on YouTube already, the song proved such a popular number that Hemlock Lane included it on their newly released first official album, “Last Night On Earth.” “It’s been a year and a half in the making so we’re excited to get it out there and see what happens,” Hansen said. “We actually recorded ‘Bainbridge’ a few years ago, and it became one of our biggest hits from the demo. At shows, people would be
singing along and know all the words. It was crazy.” The album is available now on iTunes and Amazon, and is also currently streaming on www.spotify.com. Though they have no scheduled plans to tour again on Bainbridge, Hansen said that their upcoming summer schedule will certainly bring the group to Seattle. — BainbridgeReview.com
Bremerton Patriot Ferry director resigns: David Moseley, the assistant director of the state Department of Transportation in charge of Washington State Ferries, is resigning effective April 15. Moseley took over WSF in 2008. In a letter published on the WSF website, Moseley said he took over “an agency in crisis.” He added that, “we had old boats, had cut service and raised fares on our customers — no wonder they were mad at us!” “When I came I said that we need to focus on four major priorities. First, we had to build new ferry boats. Second, we had to preserve and maintain our ferries better to ensure the safety of our passengers and the reliability of our service. Third, we needed to improve our relationships with ferry communities and customers through more frequent and more personal communication. Finally, we needed a sustainable, dedicated funding source for the capital and operating needs of the system.” — BremertonPatriot.com
Central Kitsap Reporter Firefighters’ union files complaint: The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2819 has filed an unfair labor practices complaint
against Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Weninger and CK Fire District Board Chairman Dave Fergus. The union, which is represented by Poulsbo lawyer Michael Duchman, contends that the district’s actions to reduce the minimum number of firefighters on duty at any given time was made without the consent of the union and therefore violated collective bargaining provisions. In the complaint, Duchman said despite the union’s request for information related to the issue, Chief Weninger “unilaterally implemented the policy to periodically de-staff Engine 64 and Aid 64 (Chico Station 64) on Jan. 1.” The complaint further states: “A consequence of the periodic de-staffing Engine 64 is that fire engine response times have been increased substantially enough to cause a decrease in firefighter safety.” Also mentioned in the complaint is that the reduction in staff meant some members of the union were assigned to be roving, which is seen as a reduction in benefits. The complaint also states that Weninger has discriminated, retaliated and interfered with protected union activities performed by union vice president Ronny Smith. Actions taken by Weninger and other administrators to suspend Smith for his part in releasing information about two calls and possibly different outcomes to those calls had Station 64 been de-staffed on that day, are viewed by the union as retaliatory. The union is seeking a remedy of lost pay and benefits to Smith and other union members who have lost overtime pay. — CentralKitsapReporter. com
North Kitsap Herald Port wants more liveaboards: The Port of Poulsbo is floating an idea
Indie rockers Hemlock Lane remember an ill-fated tour stop to Bainbridge Island in their song, “Bainbridge.” Nate Hanson / Courtesy past city officials with hopes of putting more residents downtown, full-time. Its method of doing so: liveaboards. “There’s demand for liveaboards,” Port Commissioner Jim Rutledge said. “We feel liveaboards enhance the marina’s security and increase the number of people downtown, so they increase the number of people using downtown businesses.” Liveaboards are resident who live on their boats fulltime. But the road to putting more liveaboards downtown may not be an easy route. The port must first cross a bureaucratic bridge and ultimately get approval from the Poulsbo City Council. The main reason for the journey: a 31-year-old agreement with the city. In 1983, the port sought to expand its marina by 24 transient slips and two seaplane berths, and also construct a restroom facility on shore. The City Council at the time approved the additions, but on the condition that the port limit liveaboards to 12, with aims of keeping parking spots free for visitors. But the port has since established its own parking lot. Mayor Becky Erickson and city planning department officials met with Port Commissioner Steve Swann and
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Port Manager Brad Miller on March 11 to discuss the idea. Erickson points to parking as a key issue. She also notes that the port was supposed to add one parking space for every two boat slips. “Now they have created the parking lot on Jensen, which we are grateful for, but the fact remains is they are still short on parking for what they have now,” Erickson said. “They haven’t created enough over time to keep up with the slips they have. “They just can’t walk in the door and say, ‘We want more liveaboards.’ They have to say what the parking will be, what the sanitary situation will be. Then they take it to the council, and they will decide.” — NorthKitsapHerald.com
Port Orchard Independent Number of homeless students down in SKSD: While the number of homeless students in the state has increased for the sixth straight year, the number in the South Kitsap School District has declined. Last month, numbers released Feb. 26 by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction reported that show 30,609 students were counted as homeless. The
number is an 11.8 percent increase from 2011-12 and a 47.3 increase from 2007-08. There were 20,780 homeless students reported during the 2008-09 school year. District officials show — as of Feb. 28 — there are 54 homeless students in SKSD. The district reported there are 31 homeless students at the high school — 26 are seniors. Eight were reported in junior high schools and 15 scattered in the elementary schools. There were 106 homeless students in the previous school year. Dave Colombini, SKSD assistant superintendent and homeless liaison, said the district continues to assist homeless students with school supplies, food and other needs under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, a federal law that ensures immediate enrollment and educational stability for homeless children and youth. “Currently we have our ‘Backpack for Kids’ program and these kids are given food for the family for the weekend,” Colombini said. “We have transportation that gives them a ride to their school of origin.” — PortOrchardIndependent.com
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