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2014 A SUPPLEMENT OF THE BREMERTON PATRIOT AND CENTR AL KITSAP REPORTER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 | Vol. 30, No. 7 | WWW.CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM | 50¢
Residents ‘vote’ on what they want in the Silverdale Library Plans call for $6 million, 10,000-square-foot project, possibly with coffee, sandwich shop BY LESLIE KELLY LKELLY@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
A social living room, dedicated children’s space, small group study rooms and ample parking were among the top vote-getters when about 60 people met last week to tell architects what they want to see in their new Silverdale Library. Armed with green dot stickers, those attending stood in line for their time at three giant boards where they could “vote” by placing their dots next to the items that each felt was important to have in the new library.
“It’s got to have plenty of room to move around in,” said Lucy Johnson as she cast her votes. “And we need a coffee shop or somewhere to get a sandwich nearby.” Kitsap Regional Library is in the planning stages for a new library to serve the Silverdale area. In August, the KRL board voted to build the new 10,000-square-foot library on 1.14 acres of property it plans to purchase at the northeast corner of Bucklin Hill Road and Blaine Avenue. The board is expected to reach agreement with the property owner later the month at a price of $900,000.
In anticipation of that, Rice Fergus Miller Architects of Bremerton has been selected to do some preliminary concept schemes for the building. Steve Rice, of that firm, told those who gathered in Silverdale on Nov. 12 that he wanted to find out what the community wants in its library. “The professionals (library staff) have told us what they know makes a good library,” said Rice. “Now we’re asking you. We hope blend the ideas and find that sweet spot where the come together just right.” What’s already know is that the proposed 10,000-square-foot library will sit alongside Clear Creek and is estimated to cost more than $6 milSEE LIBRARY, A9
Leslie Kelly / staff photo
Lucy Johnson, left, discusses with a library staff member what she would like to see be a part of the new Silverdale Library when it is built.
CK students buzz over to airport for lesson Firefighters
union, CKF&R end disputes
Kids get firsthand look at small planes under construction
BY CHRIS TUCKER
BY CHRIS TUCKER
CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
Central Kitsap Junior High students were treated to an up-close lesson in aviation last week. Fifty students in the Aviation Classroom Experience program viewed several homebuilt aircraft being assembled, spoke with pilots and watched a little stunt flying during a field trip to Silverdale’s tiny Apex Airpark on Nov. 12. The students broke into groups and rotated through six different sites at the airpark. The sites featured pilot Bill Swope and his helicopter kit, Ian McFall’s Van’s Aircraft RV-10 airplane, which is under construction, Dan Barry’s rebuilt 1943 army Aeronca L-3, Scott Woodbury’s Van’s RV-8 project, Roger Bailey’s Grumman Tiger, which is updated with a “glass” electronic instrument panel, and Jeff Fraisure’s turbine enginepowered plane. At Woodbury’s stop, students checked out the unpainted, partiallycompleted fuselage of a Van’s RV-8 homebuilt airplane that Woodbury was assembling. The blue-and-silver fuselage sat atop wooden blocks inside the workshop. Unfinished wings were set a few feet away from the fuselage, open at
class. Anderson said the class used aviation to teach students about science, technology, engineering and math. “Specifically, the idea is to get kids excited about flight,” Anderson said. Students learn about the parts of
Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue and the firefighters union have signed a collective bargaining agreement and dropped unfair labor practices cases against one another. “We’re very happy with the contract and our ability to land a contract,” said Ronny Smith, vice president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2819. The new agreement was signed Oct. 28. The previous contract between the union and CKF&R ended in 2013. CKF&R and its union had butted heads in the time since then. In March the union filed a complaint with the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission contending CKF&R reduced the minimum number of firefighters on duty at any given time without the consent of the union. That move violated the collective bargaining provisions, the union argued, and resulted in longer response times to calls. The district responded by filing its own complaint with the state employment relations commission in July alleging the union threatened and intimidated CKF&R Board
SEE FLIGHT, A9
SEE CONTRACT, A9
Chris Tucker / staff photo
CK Junior High students stand near a Van’s Aircraft model RV-8 kit plane as pilot Scott Woodbury talks about aviation during a field trip to Apex Airpark on Nov. 12. From left is Madisyn Smith, Madeline Mills, Marielle Arnold, Kira Ashmore, Olivia Lewis, Claire Freund, Andrew Naumann, Josh Minter and Scott Woodbury. the end and revealing the inner structure of ribs and spars. Woodbury, a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot who has flown for 40 years in numerous roles from logging to firefighting, showed the students an array of tools spread out on a table. A plane like the RV-8 consisted of a thousand small, simple pieces, he
said. “It goes together with cunning and little rivets,” Woodbury said of the two-seater craft. “It’s a time-consuming labor of love, really,” he said. It is the first time the class has made a field trip to the airpark said Mark Anderson, teacher for the ACE
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