Port Orchard News

This year, the Central Kitsap area and Bremerton have planned events that will help fill the long weekend with reflection and fun.

Crowds lined up along the sidewalks of Front Street in Poulsbo to cheer on the participants of the 5-mile and 1-mile runs during the 36th annual Viking Fest Road Race May 18.

Steve Corcoran of Port Orchard bows during the Tolling of the Boats ceremony on Thursday at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport.

The council plans to check in with city residents to answer questions and gauge interest in the proposal.

"Kitsap Bank is honored to be recognized for such a prestigious award," said Anthony George, president and chief operating officer of Kitsap Bank.

It's being called "The World's Biggest, Best Seagull Calling Festival," which will take place on Sunday, May 26, at the Port Orchard Waterfront Park and Marina.

A new arch culvert was installed as part of the Beaver Creek restoration project in Manchester, near Port Orchard.

Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Kitsap Car Cruz, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Seagull Calling Contest, 2 p.m. Sunday, registration 1 p.m. Location: Bremerton Marina & Boardwalk, Second Street and Washington Avenue, Bremerton; and Port Orchard Boardwalk/Waterfront Marina Park, Bay Street and Harrison Avenue, Port Orchard.

Sylvia was a longtime resident of Rye. She enjoyed quilting and sewing, and won many awards for her handiwork.

Special law enforcement patrols will focus on another important traffic safety concern - distracted drivers who are texting and talking on their cell phones begining today.

A Port Orchard man was charged with raping a woman who was working at his home as a house cleaner.

It didn't rain on the Rhody Parade on Saturday. The highlight of the 78th annual Rhododendron Festival celebration finished with only a few drops getting in the way.

Boyd E. Shelby and Karen Shelby celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party given by their children.

Ever wonder why Washington has one of the highest seat-belt use rates in the country? According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, it's due, in large part, to the highly visible "Click It or Ticket" campaign which includes publicity, extra enforcement, and signage.

The boy's mother called police to her home in the 8100 block of Lariat Trail NW after discovering a gun in his backpack.

Fred and Mary Radovich of Port Orchard recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.

A 40-year-old Allyn man driving a 1996 Mercury Mystique on Lake Flora Road failed to stop at a stop sign at Highway 3. A 29-year-old Port Orchard man in a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am traveling north on Highway 3 skidded across the road to avoid the Mercury but hit it in the southbound lane.

Pam VanOverbeke, the catering coordinator at The Coffee Oasis in Bremerton, cleans tables inside.

CONTRIBUTED IMAGE Lee at work Lee Molenaar returns as the featured artist at Collective Visions Art Gallery, 331 Pacific Ave.

Lola L. Cummings, 93, of Bremerton passed away peacefully at home on May 1, 2013 at the Willows Retirement Apartments.