Keyport News

Bright, booming fireworks arena t the only Fourth of July show in town. Keyport and Bremerton will host July 4th festivities tomorrow, giving folks another way to celebrate Independence Day besides watching the traditional fireworks.

A recovering drug addict has been charged with burglary after he confessed to sheriff's deputies that he burglarized a dead man's Keyport home a year ago, according to Kitsap County Sheriff's Office reports.

A Keyport man who federal authorities say was involved in the international cocaine trade was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday in United States District Court.

The Puget Sound Restoration Fund oyster seeding project at Dogfish Bay was completed June 18 with the help of a donated Navy barge.

The Kane Sisters, from Ireland, are among the fiddle-toting luminaries scheduled to settle in Port Townsend July 3 and 4 for Centrum's Festival of American Fiddle Tunes.

A farewell reception for Rear Adm. John Currier, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 30 at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport.

The legacy of a Ridgetop Junior High School teacher lost in a tragic accident will continue to blossom for future generations.

The knights will be up to their old tricks again June 6 and 7 when the Medieval Faire returns to Port Gamble.

Cheryl Kincer will not run for a new term as Port of Bremerton commissioner. Kincer said Friday that she supports Bremerton businessman Guy Stitt as her successor, and she claimed she has convinced Stitt to run for the job.

Tom Foley earlier this week announced plans to run for the Poulsbo City Council.

Allan R. Gordon passed away at home peacefully after suffering for a year with cancer.

SOC Eric Shellenberger passed away after experiencing an underwater emergency off Bremerton: During an SDV training dive in the very early morning hours Thursday, Shellenberger encountered difficulties in the water and signaled for an emergency ascent.

A Navy SEAL died during training in waters near Keyport, Washington. The Kitsap Sun reported that Chief Special Warfare Operator Eric F. Shellenberger was on a training dive early Thursday when he had trouble in the water and signaled for an emergency ascent.

Silverdale Farmers Market open Tuesdays through end of September. Ita s that time of year again.

Lee Roy Harris, 64, passed away April 20, 2009 in Kingston at home. He was born on Dec.

Longtime Poulsbo resident Donald J. Rice, age 87, died April 20, 2009 at Forest Ridge Health and Rehab in Bremerton.

GYMNASTICS: Spring classes are starting at Poulsbo Parks and Recreation the week of April 13 for youth gymnastics and cheerleading for all ages, from 18 months old and up, beginning to experienced gymnasts.

Joe Monroe Bryant, 82, died on April 11, 2009 in Bremerton. He was born on Nov. 23, 1926 in Royston, GA to Calvin and Pauline Bryant.

Kenneth Paul Swanson, resident of Bremerton, WA for 39 years, passed away peacefully at Harborview Medical Center on April 6, 2009 at the age of 73.

Starting May 1, Denise James' two-hour commute will read like a complicated French recipe.