BHS garden
Some Bainbridge High School students are enjoying the fruits, and vegetables, of their labor.
The Instructional Learning Community at BHS has grown basil, parsley, tomatoes, apples, sunflowers and pumpkins.
The class revitalized the garden area next to the 300 Building last spring. Work included making raised beds, planting seeds, watering and weeding. Student volunteers continued taking care of the garden over the summer.
After continuing to work on it this fall, they were able to harvest the plants and the class enjoyed things like making apple butter, a BHS newsletter says.
Creative district
The state Arts Commission recently named Bainbridge Island its ninth official Creative District.
With the designation comes new highway signage and also access to new grants and resources aimed at:
•Growing jobs in the creative sector.•Increase tourism•Attract artists, start-ups and creative businesses•Create opportunities for affordable housing, including live/work and maker spaces for artists.
BPA home
Beginning Nov. 6, BPA will kick off a series of events in their new venue at Bainbridge Cinemas while their building at 200 Madison Ave. undergoes an extensive remodel.The Edge Improv will be the first event at 7:30 p.m. followed by All Together Now!: A Musical Revue Nov. 12-14. On Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. The Seattle International Comedy Competition stops by, then on Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra will present a concert.
Tickets are available at bainbridgeperformingarts.org or by contacting boxoffice@bainbridgeperformingarts.org or 206-842-8569.
Bainbridge Performing Arts requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination or certification of exemption to attend events. All attendees must wear a mask. Seating is limited to provide additional space between guests.
Holiday Faire
The Indianola Holiday Faire will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 20.
Due to COVID-19, it did not take place last year, but this year it will be held at the historic Indianola Clubhouse, 19876 Indianola Road NE.
The high-quality items will be judged in a competition before being sold. Gift items include wall art and cards, photography, pottery, jewelry, clothing, children’s books and handmade household items like fairy dolls. Admission is free, as is parking.
Waste reductions
Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce ambassadors are going to help get the word out about waste reduction.
The ambassadors will be going out and talking to BI foodservice businesses about measures that will start Jan. 1. Businesses will no longer be able to have single-use utensils, straws, etc., out on counters or have them in takeout orders without customers confirming they need them.
The ambassadors will check to see if businesses need help or support with the upcoming changes.
Booster clinic
A COVID-19 booster clinic for Moderna and Pfizer shots will take place Oct. 30 at Commodore Options School.
If you are immunocompromised and looking to book an appointment call BI Community Pharmacy or book an appointment online with Walgreens, Safeway,or Rite Aid. A full list of providers in Kitsap County is available on the Kitsap Public Health District page.
Pfizer appointments will be available in the morning and Moderna appointments in the afternoon. KPHD will continue to monitor approvals for 5- to 11-year-olds, expecting approval in early November.
General store
Again this year, the BI chamber is offering its General Store.
Businesses can submit up to five products to be posted in the store for free. The store goes online during the holidays to help vendors.
Last year, more than 5,000 visitors brought more than 1,500 items using the store feature. For more go to bainbridgeislandgeneralstore.com
Callahan awards
Robin Callahan Designs, LLC of Bainbridge Island took home a third-place and two honorable mention awards at the American Gem Trade Association Spectrum Awards Oct. 23-24 in Dallas.
Dalan Hargrave, representing RCD, took third in Innovative Faceting, winning one of two Cutting Edge Awards. Hargrave also took an honorable mention in North American Mined Gemstones.
Callahan herself won a Spectrum Award for Business/Day Wear.
The Spectrum awards were judged for overall beauty and wearability, innovative design, effective use of materials, quality of gemstones, quality of workmanship, broad‐based consumer appeal, and potential to generate positive publicity for natural colored gemstones.
Cutting Edge Awards honor excellence and creativity in lapidary arts, including natural colored gemstones and cultured pearls, carvings, and other gem materials.
BISD honored
The state School Directors’ Association has honored 34 districts with Boards of Distinction, including Bainbridge Island.
All 34 will be honored Nov. 19 during the WSSDA Annual Conference.
School directors had to illustrate how their actions exemplified visionary leadership and helped their districts close opportunity gaps.
“Despite historic challenges this year, school boards displayed tremendous leadership in bringing students back to in-person learning safely and creatively,” said Tricia, Lubach, WSSDA director of Leadership Development.
BISD was judged in the medium-sized category, 2,001 to 9,000 students.
Safe Halloween
Halloween decorations can become truly scary if they catch fire, so the state Fire Marshal’s Office recommends the following safety tips:
*Use battery-operated candles, flashlights, or glow-sticks in jack-o-lanterns rather than candles with real flames.
*If you use real candles, place lit jack-o-lanterns out of the path of trick-or-treaters and away from flammable decorations
*Show children how to stop, drop and roll if their costume catches fire.
*Ensure all smoke alarms are working.
*Keep exits clear of decorations, so nothing blocks escape routes.
For details call the Fire Marshal’s Office at 360-596-3929.
Local artists
Bainbridge Island textile artists Donna Lee Dowdney and Carol Roi Olsen are two of the regional Surface Design Association chapter members doing a “meet-and-greet” at the Port Townsend Farmers Market Oct. 30.
They will provide information about SDA, an international fiber arts and surface design organization, specifics about the North Peninsula Chapter’s meetings and exhibits, and about their own work. Both are among the artists displaying work in “Art as Gifts,” the SDA walk-by exhibit at Lawrence and Tyler, adjacent to the Farmers Market. This is the SDA chapter’s first version of a pop-up sale.
Dowdney, who retired to BI in 2005, works with fabric printed with designs she’s created with pours on canvas. She uses both machine and hand stitching and embellishes her pieces with beads, mirrors, ribbon and decorative threads. Olsen, a BI resident since 1975, came to textile art via a career in software engineering. Early work involved graphics programming. The scarves she’s exhibiting in PT were made with dye, stamps carved from erasers, silkscreens of original images and gold foil.
For more go to sda-np.com/art-as-gifts.
Leadership Kitsap
The BI Chamber of Commerce wants help to identify business leaders under age 40 who are making an impact in their communities.
Nominees should be top leaders in their organization and demonstrate commitment to Kitsap. Nominations are due by Nov. 19. For more email carli@leadershipkitsap.org
Business buy
Keating Consulting Service, Inc., a Bainbridge Island Information Technology Services provider, has acquired IT services for Bainbridge Computer Services.
Charles Keating, president of KCS said, “Our respective firms share a similar philosophy. We have extensive experience and provide expert consultative advice in collaborative partnership with clients. KCS uses a hybrid-managed service model which combines proactive IT maintenance services with on call IT support. We expect to customize these services as needed for individual clients to maintain the highest standards of service.”
Bob Haslanger, owner of Bainbridge Computer Services, said, “I’m confident that Charles and his team will provide the same high level of service my clients have come to expect over the last 30-plus years.”
The transition is targeted for completion by the end of November. KCS has provided IT services to Washington public and private sector entities since 1997.
