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Free immunizations available for SKSD students
Group Health will be provider at Back-toSchool Celebration By CHRIS CHANCELLOR Senior Reporter
Washington state law requires students to be immunized before they enter school. If only it were that simple.
South Kitsap School District nurse Susan Anderson, who oversees East Port Orchard, Mullennix Ridge and Olalla Elementary schools, in the past estimated that 150 among the approximately 1,500 students on her campuses are not compliant with immunizations. Anderson helped spearhead a program in 2008 that offers free immunizations to anyone from birth to 18 years old. Through Group Health, it runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday SEE IMMUNIZATIONS, A7
Back-to-School Celebration is Saturday at Joe Knowles Field
The South Kitsap School District’s Back-to-School Celebration is set 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16, at the Joe Knowles Field at the high school. About 5,000 people attended last year’s event. This year’s event will include free haircuts, dental checkups and immunizations, along with vendors, activities and live entertainment. Vendors tents will include preschools, daycares, colleges, dance studios and sports groups and organizations. Synergy Dance, the South Kitsap High School marching band and Just For Kicks
will provide live entertainment, along with a dunk tank and a booth by the Boys and Girls Club. SKSD teachers will attend booths and tables to talk with parents and students about the upcoming school year. Several businesses and churches will be on hand passing out free school supplies and bags. A tent will be set up for free school supplies for the different grades, along with table of free clothing available for families. There also will be informational booths setup that provid information about many of the programs within SKSD. — Berkley Hassebrock
City buys former Los Cabos property
CRUZ DRAWS THOUSANDS DOWNTOWN A man examines photo-
graphs from the restoration of a 1958 Edsel Pacer coupe during the 2014 Cruz hosted by the Saints Car Club on Aug. 10 See in downSlide Show town Port online Orchard. About 600 classic and vintage automobiles, along with a few motorcycles, participated in the 27th annual event. Car show officials said between 18,000 and 22,000 people attended the oneday show and Fathom’s Festival By the Bay.
By DANNIE OLIVEAUX Editor
In a 5-2 vote, the Port Orchard City Council approved for the city to purchase property at 640 Bay Street — the site of the former Los Cabos restaurant. The city will purchase the property for $148,000. Cody Wright from is Milford, Utah, got a The seller Turnaround, Saddle Bronc Riding competition Wed Inc. and the court-appointed receiver for the parcel owner is Michael Dawson, according to the agreement. City Attorney Greg Jacoby Section said the A primary condition Editorial A4 of sale is that prior to closing Robert Meadows and the transfer of title,A4 the Scene Heard seller&will abate asbestos A5 and Sports A6 demolish the existing buildLegal ing atNotices the seller’s expense.A7 Lighthouse restaurant at 439 Bay St., Mary“The city will thus acquire Colborn A7 opened. But an arrest of the business Obituaries a vacant lot that shouldA8be owner on June 30 forced the restau- attractive for future developInserts: Fred Meyer, RiteAid, rant to shutdown temporarily. mentDepot, by a public, privateStaples, or Office Best Buy, After nearly 10 months of work, Wal-Mart, Valassis public-private entity,” Jacoby Dave Tagert and Stacey Bronson opened up the Swim Deck, 639 Bay Printed with recycled paper and environmentally friendly soybean ink.A7 SEEoil-based COUNCIL, St., on June 29. Keelee’s Kloset, a gift and clothing store for girls, opened recently at 821 Bay St.
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Public market, new businesses revitalizing downtown By DANNIE OLIVEAUX Editor
Downtown Port Orchard has been “revitalized” — thanks to several new businesses and the Port Orchard Public Market. Over the past 20 months, the downtown core also added a coffee shop, a restaurant, bakery, insurance office, one-of-a-kind vintage shop, a vintage clothing store and an organic soap shop — 740 Bay — coming
soon. Things looked bleak when Morningside Bread and Pastry Co., located at 707 Bay St, closed its doors Jan. 5, 2013, after nine years of operating in downtown Port Orchard. But since then, the downtown core has rebounded. While work on the public market was underway, businesses owners were opening up downtown businesses. Shabulous opened up in late 2013 and Buddy’s Good Eye, 745 Bay
St., opened on Nov. 8. Gabrielle Freeland opened up Café Gabrielle in the old Morningside Bakery in February. On March 1, Coffee Oasis opened up for a second time in Port Orchard, this time at 807 Bay St. The Port Orchard Public Market, 715 Bay St., officially opened May 24. Carter’s Chocolates and Ice Cream moved into the market in May. Also in May, Robert Earl Lighthouse, located in the old
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