“Fatigued and injured, pitching faltered in the 11-1 loss.In a game that was all about pitching and hitting – they hit, we didn’t, one fan said – the Spartans’ hopes for a state title were dashed in an 11-1 quarterfinal loss to Mount Vernon Saturday.”
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“An environmentalist reading of ‘Lord of the Rings.”The road goes ever on and onDown from the door where it began.Now far ahead the road has gone,And I must follow, if I can,Pursuing it with weary feet,Until it joins some longer way,Where many paths and errands meet.And whither then? I can not say.”That sounds like a bit of old Bilbo’s rhyming,’ says Pippin.But to a studied reader like islander Maggie Fitzgerald – that sounds like the work of old Tolkien.”
“They can make it seven titles in a row with a win over Lakeside.A smothering defense more than compensated for a jittery offense Wednesday, as the Bainbridge boys’ lacrosse team earned a trip to the state championship game with a 10-5 win over Eastside Catholic.”
“You can’t teach talent, but you can nurture it.And Bainbridge High School is reaping the rewards, in the form of Washington State High School Photography Competition prizes.”
“Secretary of State Ralph Munro stopped in to the office a few weeks back, but we were too busy to see him. Now that’s a heck of thing to say – too busy to make time for the secretary of state – and the shame is going to stick with us for a while. You have our humblest apologies, sir.Thus reproved, we can relay to readers that the occasion of his visit was the establishment of the new George and Betty Munro Foundation, an annual scholarship fund that will support one or more Bainbridge High School graduates each year as they head off to college.”
“A north-end rate hike stems from higher costs, company officials say.Citing the cost of new fire safety and service improvements, the North Bainbridge Water Company has applied for a rate increase that could take effect next month.Under the proposed rates, customers who consume 846 cubic feet of water per month – last year’s average – would pay 24 percent more than they do now. Heavier users would see steeper hikes.”
“Points for the cleverest campaign button would probably go to the woman flashing Read My Lips: No New Texans.And thus commenced a season of serious sloganeering, as local Democrats rallied to promote a new campaign headquarters upstairs at Winslow Mall Thursday evening.”
“The sky was crying, but fortune was smiling on the Spartan hardballers Thursday at Enumclaw.For the second game in a row, a fly ball that could have been caught wasn’t. And this one gave the Spartans a 10-9 comeback win over defending state champion Kennedy.”
“Host families are needed for a dozen foreign students.When foreign exchange students come to Bainbridge Island to learn about environmental issues, they sometimes benefit from elements of island atmosphere that natives take for granted.Suzy Cook, who hosted an exchange student from Mexico last year through the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI), said her student often spent time outdoors at her Eagledale farm, simply breathing.’He said, ‘you don’t understand,’ Cook recalled, ‘Mexico City is so crowded that we go away on the weekends just so we can breathe clean air.'”
“It was the perfect end to a perfect season.Friday night at Mercer Stadium, the Bainbridge girls’ lacrosse team put the final punctuation on a 16-0 season with a 12-9 win over defending champion Overlake, giving the Spartans the state title that has eluded them for the last three years.This gives our girls the respect they deserve, coach Tami Tommila said. Some of the players have heard a lot about how you always go to state finals, but you always lose, referring to the Sparts’ final or semi-final losses each of the last three years.This one was never in doubt.”
“State Rep. Phil Rockefeller is considering a race for Washington state lands commissioner, instead of seeking re-election to his 23rd District house seat.Either way, the Bainbridge Island Democrat says, he doesn’t support incumbent Land Commissioner Jennifer Belcher’s recent hard-line stance against liveaboards in state waters.”
“When developer Rod McKenzie first saw Bainbridge Island, he didn’t see new subdivisions in the woods, or starter castles on large lots. He saw what he calls urban living at its finest.We liked the village atmosphere of Winslow, McKenzie said. We chose to live here so we could walk instead of driving.And he has prospered on Bainbridge by making that option available to others. His Winslow Mews condominium complex on Wyatt Way between Madison and Ericksen avenues was a critical and commercial smash hit. And he hopes to repeat that success with his new Courtyards on Madison development.”