1-5-2001 Retailers hang on over Christmas By Lary Coppola In spite of a slowing national economy and a slower local one, Christmas was good to most local retailers. The national doom and gloom trend being reported on the national scene didn’t seem to have much of an impact on the buying habits of Kitsap residents...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 winnersinbusiness: Word of mouth builds Olalla Harley shop By Betsy Model Keeping a business in tune can be a lot like working on an engine. Unless you’ve got the ability to know when to do a complete overhaul as opposed to a fine tuning and some minor adjustment, you’re never going to get the engine — or the business — to idle just where you want it...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 A paradigm shift in education NK School District embraces electronic learning For the past 18 months, the Kitsap Regional Economic Development Council (KREDC) has spearheaded a countywide campaign to improve the region’s telecommunications infrastructure and services...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 An eye to the future    “The artist...is always thought of as being way ahead of his time because he lives in the present. There are very many reasons why most people prefer to live in the age just behind them. It’s safer....  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 New book details consultant’s fears What’s are the human pitfalls to consulting? Author Pete Block lays them bare for all to see A new book, The Flawless Consulting Fieldbook & Companion: A Guide To Understanding Your Expertise, outlines the fears that most consultants face when they step into a new position...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Changes to Home-Based Business Group The Home-Based Business Group (HBBG) of the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce has changed its name and focus...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Retailers opt for Gig Harbor over South Kitsap Home Depot, Target and Albertsons all slated for 50 acre retail project just across the county line By Lary Coppola In a surprising move, Home Depot and Target have submitted plans to build stores just across the Pierce County line rather than in South Kitsap where it has been rumored for over a year that they would...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Suquamish Auto Repair earns EnviroStars certification Shop is certified at the 4-star level Suquamish Auto Repair, owned by Larry and Debbie Goodwin, is the latest business to become EnviroStars certified. The shop has earned recognition at the Four-Star level...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 AWB’s assessment of state’s business climate According to a recent report published by the Association of Washington Business, Keeping Washington Competitive: The Need for a Healthy Business Climate, several factors, in addition to a deteriorating transportation system and a challenging regulatory climate, are seen as obstacles to business success in the state of Washington...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 AWB establishes Better Workplace Award in honor of Frank J. Russell Company The Association of Washington Business (AWB) has established an award for excellence in the workplace in honor of Tacoma’s Frank J. Russell Company, a pioneer in the area of employee benefits...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Papa John’s Pizza opens in Port Orchard There’s a new pizza in town — Papa John’s. The chain, which has more than 2,400 locations throughout the country, has set up shop at South Park Village, 1736 Village Lane S.E., in Port Orchard...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Tax credit for employers hiring the disabled By Mark Young, Manager - Bremerton Social Security Office Although October was Disability Employment Awareness Month, it’s always a good time to emphasize the important advantages of tapping this grossly under-utilized segment of the labor force...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Marketplace Foods to replace P.O. Thriftway New store should open in February Tacoma-based supermarket chain Marketplace Food and Drug will move into the store vacated by the Port Orchard Thriftway which closed its doors in December...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Lawsuits make strange bedfellows Proving that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in O’Connor vs. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Poor employee attitude at Work? By Bobbi Jo Lyman, Ph. C Ask supervisors about one of their employees and they will rarely talk about how fast he or she calculates numbers in their head. No, they will say something like, “Sandy is really a good worker.” The translation is: Sandy has a good (workplace) attitude...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Festival of Trees raises $260,000 The 14th annual Festival of Trees, the Nov. 24-27 fund-raiser for the Harrison Hospital Foundation, set another money-making record by bringing in approximately $260,000 in gross receipts. That’s about $12,000 more than was raised last year...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Bainbridge Chamber elects new board The Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce recently announced the election of new officers for 2000-200l. The following were elected at the annual board retreat held at the Island Country Inn...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 FGBMFI invites local business people The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) has issued an invitation to all men and women in Kitsap County to join them at Angel’s Buffet in Bremerton to welcome the group’s new President, Jerry Freeman, on January 16, at 6 p.m...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Power wheelchairs available to seniors Miracle on Wheels has power (electric) wheelchairs available to non-ambulatory senior citizens, (age 65 and up) usually with no out-of-pocket expense if they qualify. No deposit is required either...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Water quality tops local environmental concerns According to a recent study conducted by Market Data Research Corp. of Tacoma, Kitsap residents, by over a two to one margin, rank water pollution as their top environmental concern...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Family Bundles announces rebate program Family Bundles, a family/community enhancement program based in Port Orchard, has introduced a cash reward program. A plastic Family Bundles card and shopping guide are free to anyone, and since the card is pre-activated, consumers can begin using it immediately...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Hudspeth earns Certified Fraud Examiner designation Olalla accountant Jim Hudspeth, C.P.A., has earned the coveted Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) professional designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Business classes offered in N.K. There are a number of business and self-improvement classes being offered in Bainbridge Island and Poulsbo...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 KPS hires veteran compliance officer Cris Baruso is the newest member of the KPS Health Plans executive team according to an announcement made by KPS Health Plans President Elizabeth Gilje...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 KPS continues to market individual contracts Bremerton-based KPS Health Plans will continue to market its line of individual health insurance contracts under new state rules that require health screening for many applicants according to KPS president Elizabeth Gilje...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Paladin employees add Cisco certifications Paladin Data Systems in Poulsbo has announced that four of its employees have successfully completed Cisco Network training and passed the rigorous Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Resume fibbing frenzy requires reference checking The American Psychological Association recently reported that 67 percent of all job seekers fabricate or embellish their managerial or supervisory duties on resumes...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 PREDICT/DLI’s DCX Online wins the gold The DLI Watchman® DCX Online” Intelligent Condition Monitoring System, marketed by Bainbridge Island’s PREDICT/DLI, has won the Best e-Business Solution Gold Award from Plant Services Magazine/MRO Marketplace...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Kitsap Bank a top SBA lender for 2000 The Small Business Administration (SBA), has named Kitsap Bank as the fifth largest bank for SBA loans in 2000 and the second largest in Washington State. A preferred SBA lender, it was the only bank to show an increase in the number of SBA loans for the fifth consecutive year...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Liberty Bay Books goes online Poulsbo’s Liberty Bay Books, a Book Sense store, now has a Web site, www.libertybaybooks.com, where people can browse and order books that will be shipped directly to them in as little as 24 hours...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Art... the prize in this box By Amy Burnett Let’s lay our cards on the table — this is what we have: Bremerton, a city in stalemate. A city that only wishes it had the ashes to rise from...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Adult acting classes available at BPA Bedient, Keegan and Deering will all teach Bainbridge Performing Arts Education Department (BPA) is offering acting classes for adults, 18 years and older, beginning this month. This six week class enlists the expertise of three gifted instructors...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts HA! Comedy Improv at BPA HA! Comedy Improv! will take place at The Playhouse in Bainbridge on Saturday, Jan. 13. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Bainbridge Island’s very own improvisation troupe appears the second Saturday of each month with “Open Improv,” a series of scenes and sketches based on audience suggestions and in keeping with various Improv games...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Augusta Asberry: Pursuing her dreams her own way   Augusta Asberry has been a member of the local Arts community since she and her family moved to Kitsap County back in 1976...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Kathy Cotey featured at Verksted Cooperative    Silverdale artist Kathy Cotey, known for her quilting, making of cloth dolls, counted cross-stitch, knitting, crocheting and ceramics, is being featured at Poulsbo’s Verksted Cooperative Gallery...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Schubert’s Die Winterreise, Williamson and Quitslund to perform at benefit Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) celebrates its expanded classical music program with a benefit concert showcasing one of the great masterpieces Sunday, Jan. 14 at 4 p.m...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 Readers Choice Awards The reader's choice awards online form...  (Full Article) 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts European Delight to be featured at Bremerton Symphony Violinist Tomohiro Okumura will be the featured soloist at the Feb. 3 performance of the Bremerton Symphony. The event, titled European Delight, is being sponsored by Telebyte Northwest Internet Services. For more information, contact the Bremerton Symphony at (360) 373-1722 or symphony@symphonic.org. 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Tacoma Art Museum to break ground Jan. 25 January 25 is the day. 10 a.m. is the time. Hood and Pacific Avenues in downtown Tacoma is the place. The Tacoma Art Museum breaking ground is the event. The site is adjacent to the old Union Station and the federal courthouse.    For more information, go to www.tacomaartmuseum.org, call (253) 4258, Extension 3805, or e-mail info@tacomaartmuseum.org. 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts Summer Splendor Garden Tour seeks nominations Is your garden worthy of showcasing in the Summer Splendor Garden Tour 2001? If not, do you know someone that has one? If so, contact the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce and nominate that garden.    This year’s Summer Splendor Garden Tour will be held July 21 and 22. For more information, contact the Silverdale Chamber at (360) 692-6800. 1-5-2001 The Business of – The Arts NCA Announces scholarship winners Northwest College of Art (NCA) in Poulsbo recently announced that three seniors had been awarded Continuing Student Scholarships. Aubrey Baker was the recipient of a $500 scholarship, Morningstar Vreeland of one for $350 and Susanna Haines for $150.    NCA may be reached at (360) 779-9993. 1-5-2001 Local businesses recognized What do Paladin Data Systems Corp., Town & Country Markets Inc., Seattle Orthopedic Group Inc., Kitsap Bank, Kitsap Federal Credit Union, KPS Health Plans, Harrison Hospital, Olympic College, McCormick Woods Golf Course, Trophy Lake Golf & Casting and Gold Mountain Golf Course all have in common?    These companies, organizations and golf courses were ranked among the state’s best, largest or toughest in a number of different categories — software, minority-owned businesses, banks, credit unions, insurance plans, hospitals, colleges, golf courses and the like by Washington CEO Magazine. Congratulations all! 1-5-2001 Jake is top Wreck Master Ron Jake, the manager of Bethel Towing in Port Orchard, recently completed “Wreck Master,” a national vehicle recovery training program held in Lyons, Ore.    Jake was awarded “Student of the Class” for his performance in during three days of hands-on recovery of autos, trucks and buses as well as classroom work. 1-5-2001 Satellite TV firm opens for business American Entertainment Inc., is a new Poulsbo business that specializes in the sale and installation of satellite TV systems.    Owned by Dan DeMers, the firm can be reached at (360) 698-5075 or american-entertainment@bigfoot.com. 1-5-2001 New consignment shop opens in S.K. An upscale shop for women, Class Act Consignments, recently opened in Port Orchard at 3210 S.E. Mile Hill Drive.    The shop, which is owned by Debra Searles, offers brand name casual and dressy clothes for women and teenage girls. 1-5-2001 Open house scheduled at school West Sound Academy in Poulsbo will be hosting an open house for prospective students and parents on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.    Interested people will have the opportunity to visit classrooms, meet students and teachers and learn what the school offers.    For more information, contact Megan Mason-Todd at (360) 598-5954 or mtodd@paaf.org. 1-5-2001 Courtesy Ford set for major expansion Poulsbo’s Courtesy Ford Inc. plans to start construction on a new dealership on Highway 305 in the spring.    According to owner John Hern, the firm is purchasing approximately seven acres just north of Poulsbo Village to house three new automobile franchises. What those franchises will be remains unknown. Hern owns Ford, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi and Suzuki stores now, all located on Viking Ave. in Poulsbo, as well as Courtesy AutoMax in Silverdale and Courtesy Ford in Port Townsend.    Courtesy completed a major expansion of the Ford dealership in Poulsbo just last year. 1-5-2001 KCDCC to meet at Eagles Nest The Kitsap County Democratic Central Committee (KCDCC) will be holding its reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. The event will take place in the meeting room at Eagles Nest Catering, located across from the Fairgrounds in Bremerton. 1-5-2001 Hill Moving opens new warehouse Hill Moving Services, Inc. recently opened a new, 36,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Poulsbo. Located at 26394 Pioneer Way in Poulsbo, it is situated just off Highway 3. The facility, which is heated and features a state-of-the-art county mandated sprinkler system, also has a public scale.    Owners Steve and Debbie Hill also recently returned from Chicago where they received their second award in two years from National Forwarding Company, a division of National Van Lines, for claims reduction.    Hill Moving Services can be reached at (360) 697-3969.