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SOUTH KITSAP | 2020

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ur slumbering, placid South Kitsap community is waking up. Framed by breathtaking views of the Olympic Mountains, Sinclair Inlet and Rich Passage on Puget Sound, this southern slice of Kitsap County is becoming noticed by all corners of our picturesque region.

South Kitsap is growing up. Skyrocketing housing costs in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties have turned the heads of Puget Sound residents looking for the last vestiges of affordable housing. And those homes sit in Kitsap County, particularly in the south part. Affordability is still

a relevant term in South Kitsap, although prices have begun rising as the market heats up to reflect demand.

In addition to affordable prices, it’s easy to see why young families might find South Kitsap a desirable place to live. It offers state and county parks (more are being developed each year), walking trails and pathways, shopping, and a growing fine arts community. Port Orchard, the county’s seat of government, recently opened McCormick Village Park, which has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm by residents.

To take advantage of this area’s access to

Puget Sound, marinas offering guest moorage are within walking distance to shops and attractions, including Port Orchard’s Waterfront Park, which has a weekly farmers market in the summer, and a monthly art walk, along with annual car shows and the popular Fathoms O’ Fun festivals throughout the summer.

One of the best ways to get to Seattle is by foot ferry from Port Orchard to the Bremerton Ferry Terminal, or by crossing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. And this year, Kitsap Transit will begin fast-ferry service to downtown Seattle from the Southworth ferry terminal.

Bob Smith, Regional Editor Port Orchard Independent

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Quick Reference CI T Y GO V E R NME N T CITY GOVERNMENT Port Orchard City Hall 216 Prospect St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-4407 • Fax 360-895-9029 www.cityofportorchard.us Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (Closed all federal holidays) Mayor: Rob Putaansuu rputaansuu@cityofportorchard.us City Council Members John Clauson 360-874-5531, ext. 235, jclauson@cityofportorchard.us

Cindy Lucarelli 608-347-7508, clucarelli@cityofportorchard.us Shawn Cucciardi 360-874-5525, ext. 231, scucciardi@ cityofportorchard.us Scott Diener 360-876-7033, ext. 233, sdiener@cityofportorchard.us Fred Chang 360-876-5077, fchang@cityofportorchard. us Jay Rosapepe 360-874-5530, ext. 237, jrosapepe@ cityofportorchard.us Bek Ashby 360-731-0778, bashby@cityofportorchard. us

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City Clerk 360-876-4407, cityclerk@cityofportorchard.us Responsibilities of the City Clerk’s office include: • Providing administrative duties to the Mayor and City Council.

• Public records requests.

• Claim for damages.

• Special events, cabaret, temporary vendor and banner permitting.

• Agenda packet development/distribution.

• Transcribing minutes of regular and special City Council meetings.

• Manages the city’s website and social media accounts.

• City Hall facility rentals.

• Maintains official city documents.

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Finance Department 360-876-5139, fax 360-895-9029 The City of Port Orchard’s Finance Department is accountable for the accurate management of the city’s resources.

The Finance Department is directly responsible for utility billing, business licensing,

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Mayor Rob Putaansuu

accounts payable and receivable, capital assets, grant management, budget and auditing, debt management, financial reporting, payroll and employee benefits, human resources and information technology (IT).

The city has adopted financial policies that provide the basic foundation and framework for many of the issues and decisions facing the city. The policies promote sound financial management and assist in the city’s stability, efficiency and effectiveness.

The financial goals included in the policies seek to: • Ensure the financial integrity of the city.

• Manage the financial assets in a sound and prudent manner.

• Improve financial information for decision makers at all levels.

• Policy makers as they review decisions that affect the city on a long-term basis.

• Managers as they implement policy on a day-to-day basis.

• Maintain and further develop programs

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to ensure the long term ability to pay all costs necessary to provide the level and quality of service required by citizens.

• Maintain a spirit of openness and transparency while being fully accountable to the public for the city’s fiscal activities.

Public Works 360-876-4991, fax 360-876-4980 publicworks@cityofportorchard.us After-hours water/sewer emergences: 9-1-1 The Public Works crew is supervised by the Public Works supervisor and is responsible for maintenance of the city’s infrastructure. The Public Works crew repairs the city’s streets and street signs.

Typically, the city contracts annually for paving selected streets. The Public Works crew cannot repair or maintain private streets. The city maintains public sidewalks. These sidewalks are periodically inventoried and a contract is let annually to replace the worst sections of walkways.

New sidewalks are typically constructed by developers or neighborhood Local Improvement Districts.

The city owns and maintains its parks, but it does not have a parks activity program.

Inquiries to rent the Active Club should be directed to the Public Works office at 360876-4991.

The city provides water and sewer service within the city limits, including the McCormick Woods community. The city limits overlap with the West Sound Utility District, which provides services to areas within Port Orchard. Inquiries about water and sewer service should be directed to the City Public Works office at 360-8764991 or the districts.

Kitsap County Health District can also assist you by calling 360-728-2235.

Port Orchard and the West Sound Utility District jointly own and operate the Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility, which provides secondary treatment to the community’s wastewater before it enters Sinclair Inlet. The city contracts with the district for the day-to-day operation of the facility.

Specific treatment questions should be directed to the district at 360-876-2545.

The city maintains its stormwater system to include culverts and city-owned stormwater ponds.

Department of Community Development 360-874-5533, fax 360-876-4980 planning@cityofportorchard.us

PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES: Advanced planning: • Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments • Coordinated planning with Kitsap County and the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council.

• Annexations Current Planning: • Land use reclassification (rezones) • Conditional use permits • Temporary use permits • Subdivision applications • Variance applications • Short plat applications • Boundary line adjustments Municipal Court 360-876-1701, fax 360-895-3071 court@ cityofportorchard.us Port Orchard Municipal Court hears misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal

cases including criminal traffic, criminal non-traffic and all non-criminal traffic and non-traffic infractions, and parking tickets for violations occurring within the city limits.

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Port Orchard Municipal Court is to establish and maintain public trust and confidence in the court by ensuring independence, accessibility, accountability and fairness for all citizens.

Port Orchard Police Department 546 Bay St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 Police Chief: Matt Brown 360-876-1700 • Fax 360-976-5546 police@cityofportorchard.us Call 9-1-1 for an emergency The Port Orchard Police Department is responsible for protecting life and property; preserving the peace; preventing crime, maintaining positive community

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• Operations Division - Provides a constant visible patrol for the purpose of deterring crime and traffic violations; investigate and enforce criminal and traffic laws; arrest offenders; assist public; investigate accidents and expedite flow of traffic; and maintain positive community relations and education.

• Support Division - Provides timely, efficient handling of complaints; processing reports; and maintaining property and evidence; parking enforcement, schedules and conduct training.

relations; apprehending and convicting criminal violators; recovering property; planning and regulating traffic and encouraging and developing community involvement and interaction. The Police Department consist of the following divisions: • Administration - Provide planning, develop policies, organize and direct the

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overall successful operation of the Police Department.

• Investigation Division - Investigates crimes that occur within the city and follow through to successful conclusion; assist patrol with investigations and follow up when required; initiate criminal investigations and act as liaison with outside agencies.

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• Special Programs - Programs within the Police Department that fulfill a community need. These programs currently consist of School Resource Officer Program, Canine Program; Motorcycle Patrol; Marine Patrol; Bicycle Patrol; Crime Prevention; Emergency Management; Community Services; and Volunteers in Police Service.

• Task Force Programs - Regional Narcotics Task Force; Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, and Traffic Safety Task Force.

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DEPARTMENTS

Kitsap County 619 Division St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-337-5777 • www.kitsapgov.com

Assessor: 360-337-7160

Auditor and Election Division: 360-337-7129 Clerk: 360-337-7164

County Commissioners Office 614 Division St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-337-7146

Community Development: 360-337-5777

District 1: Rob Gelder, rgelder@kitsap.wa.us

Fire Marshal: 360-337-5777

District 2: Charlotte Garrido, cgarrido@ kitsap.wa.us

Parks and Recreation: 360-337-5350

District 3: Ed Wolfe, ewolfe@kitsap.wa.us

Treasurer: 360-337-7135

Coroner: 360-337-7077

Prosecutor: 360-337-7174

S T A T E & F E DE R AL G O V E R NME N T STATE GOVERNMENT Gov. Jay Inslee (Dem.) P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 • 1-800-833-6388 Fax: 360-753-4110 • www.governor.wa.gov 26th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Represents part of Pierce and Kitsap counties including parts of Bremerton, Port Orchard and Gig Harbor.

State Senator Emily Randall (Dem.) PO Box 40426, Olympia, WA 98504-0403 Olympia Office: 360-786-7650 District office: 820 Pacific Ave., Suite 201 Bremerton, WA 98337 360-627-7610 Sarah Myers, legislative assistant 360-786-7650 sarah.myers@leg.wa.gov emily.randall@leg.wa.gov State Rep. Jesse Young (Rep.), Position 1 468 John L. O’Brien Building P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600 360-786-7964 • 1-800-562-6000 jesse.young@leg.wa.gov State Rep. Michelle Caldier (Rep.), Position 2 122H Legislative Building P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600 360-786-7802 • 1-800-562-6000 michelle.caldier@leg.wa.gov 35TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Represents Mason County and parts of Kitsap and Thurston counties including Shelton, Grapeview and Belfair.

State Senator Tim Sheldon (Dem.) 417 Legislative Building PO Box 40435, Olympia, WA 98504

Shelton, WA 98584

360-786-7668 State Rep. Dan Griffey (Rep.), Position 1 403 John L. O’Brien Building PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600 800-562-6000 360-786-7966 dan.griffey@leg.wa.gov State Rep. Drew MacEwen (Rep.), Position 2 434 John L. O’Brien Building PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600 360-786-7902 District office: 221 W. Railroad Ave., Suite 24

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360-462-0514 drew.macewen@leg.wa.gov

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Sen. Maria Cantwell (Dem.) 206-220-6400 (Seattle) www.cantwell.senate.gov Sen. Patty Murray (Dem.) 206-553-5545 (Seattle) www.murray.senate.gov 6th Dist. U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (Dem.) 360-373-9725 (Bremerton) www.kilmer.house.gov

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PORTS Port of Bremerton 8850 SW State Highway 3, Bremerton, WA 98312 360-674-2381 or 1-800-462-3793 www.portofbremerton.org Cary Bozeman, president, caryb@portofbremerton.org, 360-731-4406 Axel Strakeljahn, vice president, axel@portofbremerton.org, 360-337-9375 Gary Anderson, secretary, ganderson@kitsap. wa.us Port of Manchester 8079 E. Main St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-871-0500 • www.portofmanchester.com

360-902-2200 • www/wdfw.wa.gov West Sound Wildlife Shelter 206-855-9057 • www.westsoundwildlife.org

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce 1014 Bay Street #3, Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-3505 • www.portotchard.com

COURTS Kitsap Superior Court: 360-337-7140 Kitsap District Court: 360-337-7109 Port Orchard Municipal Court: 360-8761701

CRISIS SERVICES

AIRPORTS Bremerton National Airport 360-674-2381 Port Orchard Airport 360-581-6611

ANIMAL WELFARE Kitsap Humane Society 9167 Dickey Rd. NW, Silverdale, WA 98383 360-692-6977 • www.kitsap-humane.org State Department of Fish and Wildlife

National Domestic Violence Helpline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) ALIVE 24 Hour Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-500-5513 (Bremerton) Sexual Assault 24-Hour Hotline 360-479-8500 Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-8255 Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255

Washington Poison Center 1-800-222-1222

FOOD BANKS South Kitsap Helpline 1012 Mitchell Ave., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-4089 • www.skhelpline.org GHP Fish 4425 Burnham Dr., Gig Harbor, WA 98332 253-858-6179 • www.ghpfish.com

LIBRARIES Kitsap Regional Library www.krl.org Port Orchard Branch 87 Sidney Ave., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-2224 Manchester Branch 8067 East Main St., Manchester, WA 98366 360-871-3921

MEDICAL CARE Kitsap County Health District 360-728-2235 Kitsap Mental Health Services 360-373-5031 Harrison Medial Center Bremerton: 360-744-3911

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Silverdale: 360-744-8800 General info: 888-825-3227 Hospice of Kitsap County: 360-377-0172

POST OFFICES Burley: 14831 Burley Ave. • 253-857-2695 Port Orchard: 1125 Bethel Ave. 360-874-6903 Manchester: 2324 Colchester Dr. SE 360-871-0683 Olalla: 6030 SE Burley Olalla Rd. 253-857-5256 South Colby: 9650 SW Southworth Dr. 360-871-0311 Southworth: 3985 Cherry St. SE 360-871-2339

PUBLIC SAFETY Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office 360-337-7101 (non-emergency) Port Orchard Police Department 546 Bay St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-1700 • Fax 360-876-5546 police@cityofportorchard.us Call 9-1-1 for an emergency South Kitsap Fire and Rescue 1974 Fircrest Dr. SE, Port Orchard, WA 98366

Call 9-1-1 for an emergency Non-emergency: 360-871-2411 • info@skfr. org Washington State Patrol (District 8) 4811 Werner Road, Bremerton, WA 98312 360-473-0300 • www.wsp.wa.gov U.S. Coast Guard (Seattle) 206-217-6410 Burn ban information 360-447-3550 Hazardous substance info 360-407-6000 DNR forest fire reports 1-800-562-6010

TRAFFIC Traffic signal outages: Washington State Department of Transportation 425-456-2496

TRANSPORTATION Kitsap Transit ACCESS and Dail-A-Ride 1-800-422-2877 Kitsap Transit bus service Carpool and Ride Share: 1-800-501-7433 (RIDE) Washington State Ferries

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Fares and schedule: 1-888-808-7977 Traffic conditions: 511

UTILITIES/INTERNET Puget Sound Energy 1-888-225-5773 • www.pse.com West Sound Utility District 2924 SE Lund Ave., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-2545 • www.wsud.us WAVE Broadband www.wavebroadband.com • 1-866-928-3123 CenturyLink www.centurylink.com • 1-800-244-1111 Comcast Cable 1-800-934-6489

VEHICLE/VESSEL LICENSING Vehicles and vessel licensing 360-337-4440

VETERANS GROUPS Fred Needham VFW Post 2669 3100 SE Mile Hill Dr., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-876-2669 American Legion Post 30 615 Kendall St., Port Orchard, WA 98366 www.legion.org/contact

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Schools SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT 2689 Hoover Ave. SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-7000 Superintendent: Tim Winter 360-874-7009 brandsma@skschools.org www.skschools.org

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:

Burley Glenwood Elementary 100 SW Lakebay Blvd.

Port Orchard, WA 98367 360-443-3110 East Port Orchard Elementary 2649 Hoover Ave. SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3170 Hidden Creek Elementary 5455 Converse Road SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3050

Manchester Elementary 1901 California Avenue East Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3230 Mullenix Ridge Elementary 3900 SE Mullenix Road Port Orchard, WA 98367 360-443-3290 Olalla Elementary 6100 SE Denny Bond Blvd.

Olalla, WA 98359 360-443-3350 Orchard Heights Elementary 2288 Fircrest Drive SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3530 Sidney Glen Elementary 500 SW Birch Road Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3400 South Colby Elementary 3281 Banner Road SE Port Orchard, WA 98366

360-443-3000 Sunnyslope Elementary 4183 Sunnyslope Road SW Port Orchard, WA 98367 360-443-3470

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Cedar Heights Middle School 2200 Pottery Ave., Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-6020 John Sedgwick Middle School 8995 SE Sedgwick Rd. Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-6090 Marcus Whitman Middle School 1887 Madrona Drive Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-6160

HIGH SCHOOLS

South Kitsap High School 425 Mitchell Avenue Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-5600 Discovery Alternative High 2150 Fircrest Drive SE Port Orchard, WA 98366

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Madrona Height Developmental Preschool Program 2150 Fircrest Drive SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3625 Explorer Academy 1723 Wolves Drive Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-443-3605

DEPARTMENTS

Athletics Eric Canton, director 360-874-5736 canton@sskschools.org Business Services Andrea Nokell, director 360-874-7015 nokell@skschools.org Career and Technical Education (CTE) Sara Hatfield, director 360-874-6281 hatfields@skschools.org Categorical Programs, Assessment & Innovation

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Dr. Shannon Thompson, executive director 360-874-7051 thompsos@skschools.org Communications and Public Information Amy Miller, public information officer 360-874-7005 millera@skschools.org Community Transition Program (CTP) Kimberly Shipp, director 360-443-3648 shipp@skschools.org STEM Education & Outreach Dr. Kareen Borders, executive director 360-874-6286 borders@skschools.org Facilities and Operations Tom Adams, executive director 360-874-6001 adamst@skschools.org Food and Nutrition Services Ariane Shanley, director 360-443-3667 shanley@skschools.org

Human Resources Jerry Holsten, executive director 360-874-7006 holsten@skschools.org Information Technology Services Derry Lyons, director 360-874-7030, lyons@skschools.org School & Family Support Dr. Mona Johnson 360-874-7063 johnsonmona@skschools.org Special Services Dr. Andy Rogers, executive

Jennifer Farmer, assistant superintendent, business and operations 360-874-7012 farmer@skschools.org Teaching and Learning Anita Chandler, executive director 360-874-7050 chandler@skschools.org Transportation Services Ryan Solchenberger 360-874-7094 solchenberger@skschools.org

director 360-443-3626 rogersa@skschools.org Superintendent Tim Winter 360-874-7009 winter@skschools.org Jennifer Farmer, assistant superintendent 360-874-7012 farmerj@skschools.org Jay Villars, deputy superintendent 360-874-7003 villars@skschools.org

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Port Orchard W hen the future rural community on the southern shore of Sinclair Inlet was platted by Frederick Stevens in 1886, his wish was to name the town after his father, Sidney Merrill Stevens. So began the start of the town of Sidney, which was later incorporated in 1890 as the first town in Kitsap County. Sidney quickly became known for its lumber industry, pottery works, small businesses and agricultural opportunities.

Residents of this small town took an active role in bringing the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (later Puget Sound Naval Station) to Kitsap County. The Navy employed many residents of Port Orchard and from greater Kitsap County

beginning at the turn of the century onward, and became the most important employer in the county.

In 1893, after building a courthouse and donating it to the county, Sidney was chosen as county seat. From 1892 to 1903, Sidney entered into stiff competition with Charleston, across the bay, over which of the towns could be named Port Orchard. As fate would have it, Sidney won.

After 1903, Port Orchard continued to grow due to the expansion of the naval yard during the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War and the 1960s. It also was aided due to its reputation as a quiet waterfront community located in a beautiful environment and close to

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Seattle. Local industrial plants that came during early development of Sidney included two steam sawmills (one at the food of Grant and one on Bay Street), two shingle mills (one powered by steam and one by water on Blackjack Creek), and a pottery and terra cotta plant (located at the foot of Pottery Hill).

As times changed, all of these businesses faded away and disappeared. Many had manufactured supplies for building the shipyard and then supplied the yard with its labor force. The county seat was originally in Port Madison. Voters decided to make Sidney the county seat in the general election in 1892. In December 1892, the residents of Sidney petitioned the state Legislature and the Post Office Department to rename the city to Port Orchard. The Legislature refused since Charleston also had requested that name. The post office, however, went through with the name change. As a result, the Port Orchard post office ended up in Sidney, and the Charleston post office ended up in Port Orchard.

It stayed that way for 10 years until a local politician, Will Thompson, editor of the Sidney Independent, went to the state Legislature and convinced them to correct this confusing situation so that the Charleston post office was in Charleston, and at the same time, Sidney was

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renamed Port Orchard.

Transportation around the area was dependent on the area’s waterways. Small communities started to spring up along the sound: Retsil, Annapolis, Manette, Southworth, Manchester and Olalla, among others. Rowboats were the original form of transportation until 1888 when a steamer service was started on Puget Sound. So many small boats dotted the waters that they supposedly looked like a swarm of mosquitoes. Thus, the name Mosquito Fleet was coined. The foot ferry service is still used today to connect Port Orchard and Annapolis to Bremerton.

Sidney faced serious challenges from the beginning. In 1890, the town had no streets and was divided into three sections by Pottery Creek and Blackjack Creek. The main thoroughfare, Bay Street, was inundated by saltwater every time the tide came in. With no money for improvements, a license was placed on saloons, a poll

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tax was imposed, and small charges were made for other privileges in the town, to aid in accomplishing much-needed street work.

The first streets to reap attention were Sidney and Cline. The dirt from these two streets made a fill 16 feet wide along the waterfront to Harrison Street. A wagon road was graded from Harrison to Rockwell. A small trolley railroad was constructed from Rockwell Avenue over a salt marsh to the east side of Blackjack Creek.

Then Rockwell, locally known as Sand Cut Hill, was graded and filled in the salt marsh. The sand cut deposited hundreds of tons of sand across Bay Street every time there was heavy rainfall. This condition existed until Rockwell was finally black-topped and gutters installed.

The Navy officially dedicated the Port Orchard Navy Yard and Sidney had its first big fire in 1892. The town lost the original Sidney Hotel and a couple of residences on Prospect Street.

In 1894, all buildings on both sides of Bay

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between Sidney and Frederick were burned down. The citizens of Port Orchard donated two pieces of property to help the community grow.

The first was the land for the county seat. They also built a courthouse and deeded it to the county.

That was an undertaking in a time when cash was scarce. The second was purchased land for Retsil Veteran’s Home. The Washington State Legislature appropriated money for a veteran’s home in 1908. The city presented the land to the state, and this gesture played an important part in the decision to locate the home here. Port Orchard’s first water system was on Blackjack Creek in 1911. During the 1920s, the system was converted to artesian for more, and better, water. Electric lights arrived in 1912.

The rate maximum was $1 a month for each 16 candlepower light. By 1915, Port Orchard had 266 telephones.

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riginally known as Brooklyn after the New York City borough, it was established in the 1860s. The name was changed to Manchester in 1892 in honor of the city of Manchester, England.

Manchester was accessible by land via Shelton/ Allyn/Belfair, however, the main population center, Seattle, had only boat access. After a permanent dock was built in 1908, regular steamboat service connected Manchester to nearby

communities such as Colby, Southworth, Harper and Seattle. From 1925 to 1936, a ferry route across Puget Sound connected Manchester with Alki Point in West Seattle.

When the Alki Point dock washed away in 1936, the Seattle terminus was shifted to Colman Dock on the Seattle central waterfront. Ferry service was discontinued in 1949 and has never resumed. But later this year, a passenger-only fast ferry route operated by Kitsap Transit will

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(which provides staff, systems and books), and the Port of Manchester.

FOML funds the maintenance of the building, makes capital improvements and pays the utilities and insurance. FOML is funded solely by fundraising and donations.

Manchester State Park: Six miles east of Port Orchard is a 111-acre camping park with 3,400 feet of saltwater shoreline on Rich Passage. The park is covered in woods of fir and maple, and has views of Bainbridge Island and Seattle from the beach.

Manchester Library: 8067 E. Main Street.

The library is a block from the waterfront boat launch and Pomeroy Park. The meeting room is used as the community center and hosts most of the public and private meetings for various groups and organizations in the village.

The library building, owned and maintained by the Friends of the Manchester Library, is situated on property owned by the Port of Manchester. The library is operated by the Kitsap Regional Library system.

The Friends of the Manchester Library (FOML) owns and operates the Manchester Library building, partnering with Kitsap Regional Library

The picnicking and camping area features a former torpedo warehouse, now used as a picnic shelter. Trails, horseshoes, volleyball, swimming and overnight campsites are also available.

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once again connect South Kitsap with downtown Seattle.

In 1940, the U.S. Navy built a pier nearby for refueling ships. The fuel pier was used heavily during World War II — and it still operates today. In 1953, the library in Manchester was slated for destruction, but the town pulled together to build a new library in 1954. That spirit permeates Manchester today. Today, the charming waterfront village with spectacular views of Puget Sound, a public boat dock, bike routes, shopping, restaurant and a pub. It is a fabulous stop for bikers, boaters and road trippers looking for good food with a fun, scenic atmosphere.

The unincorporated village is defined by its own boundary and is within the boundaries of the Port of Manchester, Manchester Elementary and the Manchester Water District. At the heart of Manchester is the Manchester Library and Community Center.

Manchester Veterans Memorial: Located on the corner of Colchester and Main, it honors World War II and Vietnam veterans. Across the street is another plaque on the flag pole in honor of Cdr. Joseph Robert Bow. Salmon Bake and Book Sale: The annual event is held each Father’s Day in the library parking lot. The menu for the salmon bake usually includes open pit barbecued wild salmon, hearty baked beans, coleslaw, garlic bread, a beverage of choice and a cookie.

The book sale, held concurrently, has a great selection of vintage and recent reading material to please any taste, including a variety of children’s books, fiction, nonfiction, special interest and video materials.

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ative Americans named the area where Olalla now sits as “place of many berries,” from the native Chinook word “olal-lie.” Olalla Valley strawberry farms were an important source of strawberries for the Seattle markets, shipped over by the mosquito fleet.

In its heyday, Olalla was larger than Port Orchard. The Strawberry Festival was reinvented and it is home to the Olalla Americana music

festival.

Logging, as it was everywhere in the area, was the economic mainstay after the Native Americans left the area. In the 1880s, Olalla was a port of entry. Boats were built, including the famed Virginia V. Olalla has a small claim to fame as the location of an early 20th-century health retreat, or sanitarium, called Wilderness Heights — or Starvation Heights.

The sanitorium was owned and operated by Dr.

Linda Burfield Hazzard. Dr. Hazzard’s practice of starvation to cure one’s ills resulted in the death of a visiting English heiress in 1911 and the conviction of Dr. Hazzard for her murder.

The original bathtub where Hazzard performed autopsies is still in the house, which has a family residing there.

However, Hazzard still has a strong following in the U.S., Europe and Australia, testifying to her fasting techniques as having cured them of many ills and believe she was ahead of her time, both then and now, in her methods.

Olalla author Gregg Olsen, a New York Times best-selling writer, wrote about Starvation Heights in his award-winning book of the same name.

Today, the area is a quiet hamlet with forested hills, small farms and country roads.

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the heart of the community with countless dances, meetings and socials. But in the 1980s, the building fell into disuse and disrepair. In 1991, however, a group began the formidable task of renovating the historic building.

In the years since, the clubhouse has served

swap meets, weddings, scout meetings, political forums, ice cream socials, dances, potluck dinners, birthday parties, and community events and gatherings. It is one of the few remaining buildings from Olalla’s historic past still standing.

Olalla N Olalla Polar Bear Jump: The Olalla Bay Bridge is the site of the annual event that attracts hundreds of people on New Year’s Day. Olalla Americana Festival: The annual event has been hosted at the South Kitsap Southern Little League field since 1991. It is a nonprofit event featuring local and national bluegrass, folk and jam bands, great food, handmade arts and crafts, old-time craft demonstrations, a wide variety of activities for children and the legendary berry pie contest.

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ust north of the boundary with Pierce County and about halfway between Gig Harbor to the south and Port Orchard to the north sits the unincorporated community of Burley. This residential area is located at the head of the Burley Lagoon in Henderson Bay. Burley was established in 1898 as a cooperative socialist colony by a group called the Cooperative Brotherhood, an offshoot of the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth that had established Equality Colony elsewhere in the state the previous year.

Both communities were part of an attempt to plant socialist colonies in Washington in order to convert first the state and then the nation, to socialism. Burley was originally named Brotherhood. Circle City was an area of the colony with buildings laid out on the periphery

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of a circle. In its earliest years, the community achieved a maximum population of approximately 150 people, but like some other planned towns of the era such as Equality Colony, its population endured a long decline through the ensuing years.

The local economy was dominated by the lumber industry; other businesses never flourished, though a cigar manufacturing effort did achieve some short-term success. Today, the area is a quiet hamlet with forested hills, residential estates, small farms and country roads.

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Burley Post Office: 6030 SE Burley Olalla Road. Call 253-857-5256.

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Burley Community Club: It meets the second Thursday of each month at the Burley Community Hall.

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outhworth, an unincorporated community on Puget Sound, is best known for being at the west end of the Fauntleroy-Vashon Island- Southworth “Golden Triangle� sailings by the Washington State Ferries.

It soon will serve commuters who will be taking a fast ferry from the ferry terminal for sailings to downtown Seattle.

Landmarks in the community include Southworth Grocery and a U.S. post office, both at the end of the ferry terminal entrance. There also are clay cliffs and a private beach on the point.

Next to the ferry dock is a popular place to launch kayaks for trips to nearby Blake Island.

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South Colby S outh Colby is an unincorporated community located on Yukon Harbor, not far from the Southworth ferry dock. The community is home to South Colby Elementary, Colby Methodist Church and the historic Harper Pier.

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Port Orchard Bay Street Association May Day Basket Competition May 1-10 Businesses downtown will put up a May Day Basket by May 1. Come down and vote for your favorite until May 10.

Ladies Night Out May 1, 5-8 p.m.

Port Orchard Night Market June 20, 6-10 p.m.

Artisan and Vintage Fair July 10-11 Port Orchard Saturday Night Market July 18, 6-10 p.m.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Adopt a Spring Planting Pot on Bay Street April 27-27 Adopt one of the planters in downtown Port Orchard and plant it with your favorite flowers. Guidelines will be provided.

Port Orchard Saturday Night Market Aug. 15, 6-10 p.m.

Taste of Port Orchard Sept. 5, noon to 4 p.m.

Scarecrow Contest Oct. 23-Nov. 8 Enter the scarecrow contest or just come judge your favorite.

Bay Street Boo Bash Oct. 31 Holiday on the Bay Nov. 1-Dec. 31 Gingerbread contest at the Port Orchard Market. Bring your entry to the Port Orchard Market from Dec. 2-16. Vote for your favorite entry through Dec. 23.

Festival of Chimes & Lights, Pooch & Purr Parade Dec. 5 Small Business Saturday Nov. 28 Don’t Panic Shopping

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Juror’s Show - June 2–27. Reception Date: Saturday, June 13, 1-4 p.m.

February: Photography - Feb.4-29. Reception Date Saturday, Feb. 8 – 1–4 p.m.

March: 43rd Annual Student Art Show - March 3.

March 28. Reception Date: Saturday, March 14 – 1–4 p.m.

April: Bernice Walsh, Barbara Mills and Susan Hyde - March 31-May 2. Reception Date: Saturday, April 11, 1-4 p.m.

May: 49th Annual Helen Norris Open Art Show May 6-31. Reception Date: Saturday, May 9, 1-4 p.m.

June:

July: Port Orchard themes - June 30-July 31.

Reception Date: Saturday, July 11, 1-4 p.m.

August: Pat Moriarity illustrations - Aug. 4-30.

Reception Date: Saturday, Aug. 8, 1-4 p.m.

September: Wood and Tree Show - Sept. 3–25. Reception Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 1-4 p.m.

October: South Kitsap Artists Association Annual Juried Exhibition - Sept. 29- Oct. 25.

Reception Date: Saturday, Oct. 10, 1-4 p.m.

November:

Christmas Show - Nov. 17–Dec. 29. Dec. 5 during Chimes & Lights Festival 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Veterans Show - Oct. 27-Nov. 14.

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athoms O’ Fun Festivals, now in its 53nd year, is an organization with a mission to provide friendly family fun recreation opportunities, as well as scholarship programs for youth in the community who become involved through their volunteer service to Fathoms on the Royalty Court. Fathoms is operated entirely by community volunteers.

The year kicks off with the Royalty Scholarship

Pageant on March 21. The Royalty Court program is a stepping stone in developing young leaders who will understand the value and worth of what volunteering really means, in addition to learning life skills for themselves — including learning how to speak in public, meeting and conversing with people. By the end of their reign, court members will have cumulatively put in over 1,500 volunteer hours before their reign ends.

Fathoms O’ Fun events listed here require many volunteer hours to organize and a great number of helpers and board members. People interested in volunteering should visit www. fathomsofun.org.

Community Easter Egg Hunt in the Park South Kitsap Regional Park Sign ups start at 10:30 a.m. - Hunt starts at noon Saturday, April 11

FATHOMS O’ FUN FESTIVAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Fathoms O’ Fun Pirates Rendezvous Craft & Vendor Show Marina Park in Port Orchard Memorial Day Weekend event in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce’s Seagull Calling Festival Sinclair Inlet - Saturday, May 23

Fathoms O’ Fun Festival Royalty Scholarship Pageant Harper Evangelical Free Church Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m.

Fathoms O’ Fun Festival Royalty Float Tour throughout Washington state April through September Port Orchard Seagull Splat 5K Run/Walk Supporting the Fathoms Scholarship Program Sponsored by Kitsap Physical Therapy Downtown Bay Street Registration 7:30 a.m. - Run start time 9 a.m.

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Extra concerts on Saturday June 27, 3-5 p.m., and on the 4th of July 4, noon to 10 p.m.

Fathoms O’ Fun Presents 3-Day Summer Festival Craft & Vendor Show Music, crafts, food, children’s fun & more at Port Orchard Waterfront June 26-28 Hot Foot 5K Trail/Walk Run SKFR Volunteer Association South Kitsap Regional Park Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m.

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Street fair vendors, dunk tank and more Downtown Bay Street Sunday, Aug. 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Fathoms O’ Fun Grand Parade Bay Street - Port Orchard Saturday, June 27, 6 p.m.

Fathoms Parade Day Activities: Children’s activities at Craft & Vendor Show Waterfront Saturday, June 27

over the Sinclair Inlet Food vendors on the Waterfront View from Port Orchard and Bremerton Saturday, July 4, 9:45 p.m.

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