Coates wins
Coates Design of Bainbridge Island has won a gold medal MUSE Design Award for its reHOME Project.
The international honor came in the “Rebirth Project” category. It received additional awards in the “Low-Cost Housing” and “Sustainable Design” categories.
With this tiny homes project by Coates, they reuse and repurpose materials from existing buildings to provide affordable, energy-efficient housing for underprivileged populations, a Coates news release says.
Future residents learn construction skills to help in the project.
Business president Matthew Coates said all of the materials were headed for the landfill, showing recycling is better for the environment. He envisions the project to be replicated across the country. “This project shows that things can be done differently.”
Coates and 28 other local enterprises contributed to the reHome project at Morales Farm, donating materials, funds and labor.
Murder charge
A suspect has been charged with murder in an Easter morning shooting in Port Orchard.
Police were called to the 1700 block of Higgins Road, off Mile Hill Drive, around 10:30 a.m. April 9 after receiving reports of a possible shooting. A man with an apparent gunshot wound was found dead at the scene.
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office reported that the 58-year-old suspect had been taken into custody and would be facing one charge of suspicion of second-degree murder. He has also been charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Fentanyl arrest
Bremerton police have arrested a Belfair man who tried to hide fentanyl in various types of containers and mail them to an Arizona man via UPS.
The local man tried to hide pills in a Hydroxy Cut weight loss bottle and a package of Camel cigarettes, along with powder in a black and red Creatine container.
The man, 49, was in Kitsap County Superior Court April 3. He was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver. If convicted, he faces 10 years in prison and/or up to a $25,000 fine for each count. He is being held on $150,000 bail.
On March 6, a UPS manager in Bremerton called 911 after becoming suspicious of a package. They opened the package and found 250 fentanyl pills. UPS researched and found five other shipments between the two.
The local man actually complained to UPS about the suspect shipment not being delivered, saying he did not want to lose the Arizona man as a customer. The Belfair man had previously been investigated in a case involving heroin and meth.
Meet leaders
A North Ward meeting with Bainbridge Island officials will take place from 10 a.m. to noon April 29 at the BI Fire Department Station 23, 12985 Phelps Road NE.
Mayor Brenda Fantroy-Johnson, councilmembers Joe Deets and Kirsten Hytopoulos, along with city manager Blair King, will attend and talk with constituents about city issues.
Meanwhile, Deets is having his open office hours to talk about city business April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at CUPS Espresso on 123 Bjune Drive SE in Winslow.
Jazz festival
The Puget Sounds Jazz Festival will take place at the Bainbridge High School theater April 15 at 4 p.m.
Tickets range from $5 to $15.
The event celebrates jazz improvisation and interaction between student rhythm sections and soloists in small groups, brass bands, vocal groups and anything else that doesn’t fit into a standard big-band jazz festival.
The evening concert will feature the top student ensembles in the region, along with special guest the Susan Pascal Quartet.
For details go to: www.bainbridgebands.org.
Wine classes
The Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network is offering several new wine classes this spring, including two focused on sensory tasting and finding the perfect budget bottles, one introduction to wine, and the first two in a series of four focused on European wines.
The classes, all at 6:30 p.m. include: Sensory Wine Tasting Class Series: Reds Under $20, April 27; Wine 101, May 10; Wine Tasting Class Series: Whites Under $20, May 25; Wine Tour of France, May 31; and Wine Tour of Italy, June 14.
Details and register at bainbridgebarn.wildapricot.org/Kitchen-Classes-&-Events.
Police log
3-27: Assault, Olympic Drive SE
3-28: Found property, Winslow Way East
3-28: Fraud identity theft, Grow Avenue NW
3-29: Domestic violence verbal, Lovell Avenue NW
3-29: Traffic accident, NE High School Road
3-30: DUI, High School Road NE at Highway 305
3-30: DUI, Deercliff Road NE and Ferncliff Avenue NE
3-30: Theft, Lynwood Center Road NE
3-31: Domestic violence/Theft, Miller Road NE
3-31: Driving without license, NE High School Road
4-2: Sex offense extortion, no address listed
4-2: Burglary criminal trespass, NE Reserve Way
4-2: Vehicle theft, Eaglecliff Road
4-2: Burglary, Arrow Point Drive NE
4-3: Fraud, Wintergreen Lane NE
4-3: Traffic accident, NE Eagle Harbor Drive at Wyatt Way NW
4-4: Identity theft, Fletcher Bay Road NE
4-5: Traffic emphasis, Komedal Road NE
4-5: Traffic accident, NE Koura Road at Miller Road NE
4-6: Traffic accident, Highway 305 at Winslow Way E
4-6: Ignition interlock violation, Highway 305 at Sportsman Club Road NE
4-7: DUI, McDonald Avenue NE at NE Old Mill Road
4-8: Traffic accident, NE Day Road E at Sunrise Drive NE
4-6: Identity theft, NE North Tolo Road
