Tickets are on sale now for Admiral Theatre’s 2015-16 season.
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Three Dog Night
BREMERTON — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. Chubby Checker. Macy Gray. The Kingston Trio. Three Dog Night. Travis Tritt. Those are among the artists that will perform in 2015-16 at the Admiral Theatre. Tickets for the upcoming season are on sale now. “This season offers truly great live entertainment for every age, taste and budget, and we have some big artist announcements still to come this fall,” said Brian Johnson, executive director of the Admiral Theatre Foundation. The 2015-16 season features 28 presented shows, opening with rock icons Three Dog Night at 8 p.m. Oct. 2. Here’s the schedule: Q Three Dog Night, 8
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INDEPENDENT PORT ORCHARD
From left, Martha & Mary CEO Chad Solvie and artist Max Hayslette unveil one of the artist’s scenics, during a ceremony announcing Hayslette’s gift Martha & Mary of his collection to Martha & Mary. Hayslette is well known for his landscapes, as well as his abstracts.
Renowned artist Max Hayslette donates his THE CAPITOL collection, rights toCAPITAL MarthaFROM & Mary P State funding moves Port Orchard projects closer to completion FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015 ✮ VOL. 124, NO. 24 ✮ WWW.PORTORCHARDINDEPENDENT.COM ✮ 50¢ OULSBO — When anyone chooses to leave a portion of his or her estate to an organization outside of family, it is considered a sign of respect and admiration for the work of that organization. In that vein, renowned artist
Max Hayslette, who has called Kitsap home for several decades, has offered Martha & Mary a gift of enormous value and importance: A bequest of art that will include all unsold originals from The Northwest Collection and exclusive reproduction rights on
all pieces in that body of work. “Martha & Mary is a jewel in our community and I am excited at this opportunity to contribute not just to a fine care center but also to give back to a community that I have lived in for more than 50 years,” Hayslette said.
For those with even a passing knowledge of the art world, Max Hayslette is a familiar name. His paintings are on display in more than 300 private, corporate, and public collections — from the Rockefeller Foundation and
The Legislature passed a compromise capital Matthes said the state funding would not HAYSLETTE, Page 2 budget and transportation package June 30 haveSee been possible without the help of the 26th allocated theReporter three |projects. s state legislators. PORT ORCHARD — Three civicReviewthat 65,000 circulation every Friday in prominent the Bainbridge Island | Bremerton Patriotmoney | Centralto Kitsap North KitsapPort Herald | PortDistrict’ Orchard Independent Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes called the passage “The help from State Senator Jan Angel projects — the Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway, “a significant investment in Port Orchard.” and Representatives Jesse Young and Michelle McCormick Village Park and the DeKalb Pier Kitsap County received grants and fundCaldier was critical in securing the funding. replacement — are closer to realization after ing for seven projects totaling $3.13 million. This (funding) was more than we could have they received significant funding from the The Port Orchard projects received a total of hoped for.” Washington State Legislature and the state’s $4,491,750 in funding. Within the compromise capital budget Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. By BOB SMITH
rsmith@portorchardindependent.com
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The Port Orchard projects received a total of 4,491,750 in funding. was $55 million allocated to the Washington Wildlife and Recreation grant program. It is the SEE PROJECTS, A26
Fireworks the culprit in home blaze Holiday weekend wasn’t safe or sane for now-homeless Fuller family By BOB SMITH
rsmith@portorchardindependent.com
Family members were safe July 6 following a blaze ignited by fireworks that destroyed their home on Gable Avenue in Port Orchard. The single-family structure was completely engulfed in the fire and was a total loss. The Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office has pinpointed fireworks as the cause of the fire. Fireworks were heard nearby about a half-hour before the blaze, according to officials. South Kitsap Fire and Rescue firefighters were called to the scene at 12:57 p.m. and extinguished the fire by around 2 p.m.
While no one was injured, neighbors and friends have come to the aid of the now-homeless Fuller family. They have started a Facebook campaign to solicit financial aid and replacement household items. The American Red Cross sector serving Kitsap County and the Olympic Peninsula also has provided relief. There is a glimmer of good news, however. The second family dog, reported missing after the fire broke out, was found later by neighbors huddled in the burned-out home’s front-yard bushes. The house fire threatened homes on each side. A neigh-
Help the Fuller family Go to the GoFundMe page: tinyurl.com/omjj4tc bor’s fence was destroyed and siding was scorched. Flames also began to lick nearby tree branches before fire fighters brought the outbreak under control. Cars in the home’s garage and a storage shed were also destroyed.
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South Kitsap Fire and Rescue tamped down the last vestiges of a house fire July 6 on Gable Avenue in Port Orchard. The home, as well as garaged cars and a storage shed, were destroyed. The family living in the dwelling were safe. Two family dogs also were found uninjured.
South Kitsap fireworks spark deluge of calls to SKFR and police By BOB SMITH
rsmith@portorchardindependent.com
The Fathoms O’ Funsponsored fireworks display over Sinclair Inlet was glorious as usual on the Fourth of July evening. But while a large segment of
the South Kitsap community left the fireworks to the professionals, a sizable number of folks purchased their own stock and shot them off on their driveways, neighborhood streets and in vacant lots. That wasn’t great news to
Port Orchard Police Sargent Dale Schuster. “I was disappointed by the amount of fireworks lit,” Schuster said of the amateur pyrotechnicians. ”There were a number of sky lanterns being launched that caused
some brush fires in the area.” Sky lanterns are small hot air balloons made of paper that take flight when a small fire suspended under it is lit. While beautiful and serene-appearing, the lanterns are nonetheless dangerous —
especially so this year when much of the state is under an extreme fire warning. Schuster noted the number of 911 police assistance requests over the July 4 weekend followed a similar trend as in past years.
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While the number of calls to Port Orchard Police that were received was normal for the holiday, South Kitsap Fire and Rescue was overwhelmed with calls to their 911 comSEE FIRES, A7