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KITSAP WEEK INSIDE: 57th season of drag racing in Bremerton
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For more affordable housing, expand tax credits, Cantwell says
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The driver driver of of aa red red Chevrolet Chevrolet Corvette Corvette races races another another driver driver during during the the 57th 57th annual annual drag drag races races at at Bremerton Bremerton The Raceway Raceway April April 10. 10. Dozens Dozens of of very very loud loud cars cars raced raced that that day. day. For For the the full full story, story, see see Kitsap Kitsap Week, Week, inside. inside.
Poggie Club kids fishing party April 23 Event a chance to put down electronics and pick up a fishing rod BY BY MICHELLE MICHELLE BEAHM BEAHM MBEAHM@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM MBEAHM@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
BREMERTON BREMERTON — — Kids Kids get get aa chance to to learn learn aa new new outdoor outdoor activactivchance ity ity April April 23 23 when when the the Kitsap Kitsap Poggie Poggie Club Club holds holds its its 68th 68th annual annual Kid’ Kid’ss FishFishing Party. Party. ing A A free free event, event, parents parents are are encourencouraged to to bring bring their their children children ages ages 55 aged to 14 14 out out to to Jarstad Jarstad Park Park to to fish fish for for to rainbow rainbow trout trout provided provided by by the the State State Department of of Fish Fish and and Wildlife. Wildlife. Department The The free free party party will will be be form form 88 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 23, at at Bremerton’s Forestry Forestry Division Division ComComBremerton’s pound pound at at 4398 4398 West West Belfair Belfair Valley Valley
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Road, Road, about about aa quarter-mile quarter-mile west west of of Jarstad Park; just follow the Jarstad Park; just follow the signs signs at the the entrance entrance gate gate to to the the available available at parking. parking. “It’s just just one one of of our our efforts efforts to to get get “It’s kids outdoors, outdoors,”” said said Louie Louie Morten, Morten, kids Poggie Poggie Club Club treasurer. treasurer. “The “The comcommunity gets gets involved involved and, and, having having munity the the kids kids outdoors, outdoors, doing doing this this recrerecreational activity, it just appeals ational activity, it just appeals to to aa lot lot of people. people.”” of The The Kitsap Kitsap Poggie Poggie Club Club provides provides rods, tackle tackle and and bait bait to to use use during during the the rods, event if if kids kids don’t don’t already already have have their their event own, own, as as well well as as providing providing free free fish fish cleaning on-site. on-site. Morten Morten said said chilchilcleaning dren dren younger younger than than 55 may may participate, participate,
but but parental parental supervision supervision is is required, required, though “the kids need to do though “the kids need to do the the fishfishing,”” according according to to the the press press release. release. ing, “It “It appeals appeals across across the the broad broad specspectrum of of the the community, community,”” Morten Morten trum said. “In “In any any one one year, year, we we get get between between said. about about 500 500 and and 700, 700, and and we we do do get get many repeat repeat kids kids who who show show up. up.”” many Also Also provided provided are are hot hot chocolate, chocolate, coffee, pastries and other coffee, pastries and other refreshrefreshments for for anyone anyone who who attends. attends. ments Morten Morten said said that that events events like like this this are important important to to help help encourage encourage are outdoor activity. activity. outdoor “This “This electronic electronic world world we’re we’re in, in, SEE SEE FISHING, FISHING, A9 A9
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BREMERTON BREMERTON — — The The cost cost of of purpurchasing or renting a home in chasing or renting a home in Kitsap Kitsap County has has been been rising rising as as the the econoeconoCounty my my has has improved improved and and as as the the populapopulation has has grown. grown. The The higher higher housing housing tion costs have have made made it it more more difficult difficult costs for for some some people people to to be be able able to to afford afford place to to live, live, and and also also contributes contributes aa place to to the the homelessness homelessness problem problem in in the the county. county. It is is problem problem that that Victoria Victoria Hilt, Hilt, It aa resident resident at at the the Bay Bay Vista Vista affordaffordable housing housing campus campus in in Bremerton, Bremerton, able knows well. well. knows “I “I started started looking looking for for housing housing when II was was six six months months pregnant, pregnant,”” when Hilt Hilt said. said. She She has has struggled struggled to to find find safe housing in the past, but with safe housing in the past, but with the the help of of Kitsap Kitsap Community Community Resources Resources help she she was was able able to to move move into into Bay Bay Vista Vista with her her then then two-month-old two-month-old daughdaughwith ter, Lisa. Lisa. The The girl girl is is now now 44 years years old old ter, and and doing doing well well in in school. school. Hilt said said it it was was difficult difficult for for homehomeHilt less less people people to to find find permanent permanent houshousing ing because because once once they they begin begin to to thrive, thrive, services are are cut cut back. back. services “The “The economy economy gets gets better, better, people people get higher higher wages wages and and then then suddenly suddenly get they’re not not eligible eligible for for all all the the services services they’re that that were were helping helping them them and and they’re they’re on on their own. own. So So then then they they get get stuck stuck with with their evictions evictions and and then then we’re we’re back back where where we started. ” we started.” “Now these these people people don’t don’t have have “Now home. home. It’s It’s hard hard for for them them to to get get to to work. They They no no longer longer have have that that (job) (job) work.
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Lisa Lisa Hilt-Rudd, Hilt-Rudd, 4, 4, of of Bremerton, Bremerton, hands a drawing she hands a drawing she made made to to Sen. Sen. Maria Cantwell Cantwell on on April April 8. 8. Maria
income.”” income. At that point, point, such such aa person person would would At that again need assistance, but again need assistance, but they they would would have maxed maxed out out their their allocation allocation of of have services, services, Hilt Hilt said. said. help resolve resolve the the housing housing issue, issue, To help To U.S. Senator Senator Maria Maria Cantwell Cantwell is is urgurgU.S. ing ing Congress Congress to to expand expand the the Low-InLow-Income Housing Housing Tax Tax Credit, Credit, or or LIHTC. LIHTC. come Cantwell Cantwell has has teamed teamed up up with with the the A.C.T.I.O.N. A.C.T.I.O.N. campaign campaign — — aa coalition coalition of more more than than 1,300 1,300 national, national, state state and and of local local affordable-housing affordable-housing advocates advocates — — to call call for for aa 50-percent 50-percent expansion expansion of of to the LIHTC LIHTC and and reforms reforms to to better better tartarthe get get the the lowest-income lowest-income populations. populations. proposal would would finance finance Cantwell’s proposal Cantwell’s approximately approximately 400,000 400,000 additional additional SEE SEE HOUSING, HOUSING, A9 A9
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