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If it’s a Tuesday, head to She loves a grand parade the market in Silverdale By Leslie Kelly
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Natalie Bryson knows there’s nothing better than a parade. That is, unless you’re the parade’s grand marshal. And that’s just exactly what she is. Bryson, longtime Silverdale resident and community activist, will be the grand marshal of the 2013 Whaling Days parade on July 27. “I’m absolutely thrilled,” Bryson said. “I’m really honored.” Bryson will be in the lead car in the parade that will begin at 10 a.m. and travel along Silverdale Way from Old Town Silverdale to the Kitsap Mall. The parade starts at Kitsap Mall Boulevard and Silverdale Way and ends at Anderson Hill Road, about a mile down
Michelle Beahm/ staff photo
Surrounded by fresh berries from the Hayton Farms in the Skagit Valley, Kaylin Morris waits for customers at last Tuesday’s Silverdale Farmers Market. Fresh fruits, vegetables and crafts are among the items shown each week. By Michelle Beahm mbeahm@soundpublishing.com
Some come for the cookies. Others come for jerky. Still others just happen to be in the neighborhood. Regardless of the reason, the Silverdale Farmers Market is the place to be on Tuesdays. The market sets up by the Silverdale Waterfront Park from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. every week, and is host to people selling anything from berries to jewelry. “It is a very nice place, very friendly,” said Norman McVay. McVay is an artist who works with fused glass to make jewelry, coasters and “lots of flat stuff.” He’s been doing that for more than
30 years and is a regular at the Silverdale Farmers Market. Another weekly vender is Monica’s Waterfront Bakery and Cafe. Mark Downen, working the cafe’s booth, said he’s there to get exposure and to let people know that there is a bakery in Old Town Silverdale. “We always get a cookie from Monica’s,” said Jessica Davidson, who attends the market with her two sons every week. Flowers and produce were a big part of the market this week. “I have actually sold a lot of berries today,” said Kaylin Morris, who was working at the Hayton Farms booth. Hayton Farms, located in Skagit Valley, grows all kinds of
berries. This week she had strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. She’s there every week, she said. But Carol Johnson, who runs Seabeck Jam, doesn’t follow the “every week” trend of many other marketers. “I’m a fair weather vender,” she laughed. If the weather’s nice, she’ll be at the market. “This market I really like, because it’s small, it’s friendly and my customers know I’m here,” said Johnson. Her jams include some traditional flavors and more specialized ones as well. She does a lot of combinations in her jams and even makes jalapeño jam and pickle jam. This week there were some newcomers to the
market as well. “It’s interesting,” said Daniel Evolts, who was attending the farmer’s market for the first time with his wife and son. “Lot of diversity here, lot of variety.” Evolts said that he and his wife were bringing their son to the park when they noticed the market and decided to drop by. Evolts said he wasn’t planning on buying anything, but “the wife’s shopping it up right now,” he laughed. Some venders have been selling their products at farmers markets for years. Rachel and Ed Anderson, who make quilts, bibs, aprons and more, have been selling at markets for seven years. See MARKET, A13
Silverdale Way. “It was an easy decision for the Lions club to make a grand marshal selection this year,” said Roland Arper, cochair of the Silverdale Lions, sponsors of the Whaling Days Parade. “We wanted to recognize someone that is both respected and active in the community.” Bryson has lived in Silverdale since 1965. “I moved away a couple of times,” she said. “But I always came back.” Bryson worked as a public relations representative for an international travel firm for many years and has traveled to all seven continents. When she retired, she became a full-time volunteer. She was the first-ever female member of the Rotary Club of Silverdale, joining See PARADE, A13
Kitsap County upgrades voting system and ballots By Seraine Page
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The election process in Kitsap County is going to be quicker and more efficient, according to local officials. During a press event Tuesday, staff at the Kitsap County Auditor’s Office unveiled its newest counting system and improved ballots for voters. The upgrades are just in time for the August primary elections in the county. “We will have better results on election night,” said Kitsap County Auditor Walt Washington. “We needed an upgrade. So we did a
search to find a new and better way of doing it.” The current system for counting ballots and casting votes is 17 years old and desperately needed to be upgraded, Washington said. The new system was purchased from Hart InterCivic, an Austin, Texas, company. Several other counties around the state have purchased their new equipment from Hart InterCivic as well. Kitsap County is the 25th county in the state to implement the new system. The old equipment was sold back to Dominion, See UPGRADES, A13