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COVER STORY
Carolyn Frame honored as Business Leader of the Year
Lowe’s manager Matt Simonich recognized as Rising Star |
The Kitsap Business Journal presented its first annual Business Leader of the Year awards at the March 21 annual meeting of the Kitsap Regional Economic Development Council (KREDC). The award was co-sponsored by the KREDC, the Olympic College Foundation and Gold Medal Marketing.
“This is an award we hope in the future will become one of the most coveted honors a local businessperson can be recognized with,” said Business Journal publisher Lary Coppola.
Honored as the Business Leader of the Year was Bainbridge Island mortgage broker Carolyn Frame of CFA Northwest Mortgage Professionals. The firm has offices on Bainbridge Island and in Silverdale.
Recognized as the Rising Star Business Leader of the Year was Matt Simonich of Lowe’s Home Improvement Center in Bremerton.
The paper solicited nominations from the community for three months. The numerous submissions were narrowed then down to a Top 10 list.
“I’d like to say that all our applicants are truly winners in terms of what they give back to our community through their success. They represent a broad spectrum of our local business community,” noted Coppola... (Full Article) |
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Profiles In Success
Community service projects keep Bremerton’s
Rice Fergus Architects recession-proof
By Beth Taylor |
Don’t try to tell Steve Rice there’s anything wrong with the economy.
For Rice and his business partner, Dave Fergus, it’s been nothing but growth, growth, growth at their Bremerton architectural firm, Rice Fergus Architects... (Full Article) |
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Will Silverdale’s empty big-boxes fill back up?
By Beth Taylor |
| Where have all the big-boxes gone? Local experts are doing some out-of-the-box thinking to come up with an answer. And it’s turns out its pretty good news for Silverdale, which was home to most of them... (Full Article) |
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Port Orchard K-Mart slated for closure
By Temple A. Stark |
The Port Orchard Big Kmart these last couple of weeks has been busier than ever. People cannot resist a deal. Trouble is before that they usually found them elsewhere.
The Port Orchard store is one of six in the state to close due to cutbacks from a parent company squirming through the throes of bankruptcy... (Full Article) |
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KREDC presents smart marketing series
A comprehensive guide to learn sales and marketing
survival skills during good and tough times |
| Kitsap Regional Economic Development Council (KREDC) Executive Director, Zoltan Szigethy, announced at the group’s March 21 annual meeting that the organization is sponsoring a comprehensive guide to sales, marketing, and communication for Kitsap County businesses... (Full Article) |
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News from the Port of Bremerton
By Bill Bambrick |
The Port of Bremerton’s Board of Commissioners has announced the selection of Ken Attebery to the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Port. He succeeds Dick Brandenberg, who retired at the end of last year.
Attebery, who has been with the Port for the past 18 years, has the experience and knowledge of the Port’s activities that will enable him to interface smoothly with the CEOs of private enterprises doing business with the Port... (Full Article) |
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Assisted living facilities solution for eldercare
By Bruce Bordenick |
| It is estimated that over 12 million Americans need assistance from others to conduct daily activities. The aging of the population is expected to triple long-term care expenditures in the next 40 years from $115 billion to $346 billion per year. In 2000, there were an estimated 4 million people 85 years or older in the United States. In fifty years, that number is expected to increase to 18 million... (Full Article) |
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Community members help shape OC curriculum
By Nancy L. Stump |
| Technology has a tendency to move ahead at light speed. What was useful last year may be considered old technology now. With the aim of preparing students to hit the ground running, the challenge to provide relevant instruction can be akin to hitting a moving target. How does Olympic College solve this dilemma... (Full Article) |
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New online/print magazine written and edited by Gen Y |
| As the most mobile generation history has seen, Generation Y is piqued by anything involving forward movement. Information regarding automobiles, travel, and transportation grabs their attention. And a new publication, Aerovec (www.aerovec.com), is focused directly on these three areas... (Full Article) |
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Novus opens new facility in P.O. |
After 13 years on Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard, Novus Windshield Repair and Auto Glass has moved into new digs on Bethel Avenue, just north of the roundabout.
With nearly 7,000-square-feet, the new facility is quadruple the size of the former downtown location... (Full Article) |
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Stephenson to run for Treasurer |
| Barbara Stephenson, Executive Director of United Way Kitsap County, has announced that she will seek the position of Kitsap County Treasurer in this fall’s election. Sharon Shrader, Treasurer for the past 18 years, has indicated she will not seek re-election... (Full Article) |
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Bainbridge Rotary pledges $125,000
to island’s Boys & Girls Club |
| The Bainbridge Island Rotary Club put a huge dent in the money needed to fund a new home for the Bainbridge Island Boys & Girls Club. Bainbridge Rotarians pledged $125,000 — almost half the money needed — at a recent Chamber of Commerce meeting... (Full Article) |
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Portrait studio debuts in Silverdale |
Portraits by Renitta-Northwest Studio recently opened at 9393 Bayshore Drive in Silverdale.
Owned by Renitta and Tim Fredrickson, the studio specializes in families, children and high school seniors, as well as weddings, commercial, sports and publicity photos. The studio will be designing special themed portrait sessions for children throughout the year including Easter portraits with live bunnies, angels, tea parties and more... (Full Article) |
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ActiveLight founder to speak nationally on digital signage
Brad Gleeson to address NSCA Expo |
| Brad Gleeson, founder and president of Poulsbo’s ActiveLight, Inc., which is one of the world’s leading value-added distributors of advanced display systems, will address the NSCA Conference about “Digital Signage 101: Selling It, Installing It, and Making Money at It” on Friday, Apr. 26. The event will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver... (Full Article) |
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Home & Garden Expo another huge success |
| The 2002 Peninsula Home & Garden Expo held on Friday, March 15 - 17th at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion and Presidents Hall was another huge success. The event was co-sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Kitsap County (HBA), Parker Lumber, The Sun, Kitsap Community Federal Credit Union and Charter Communications. Home Depot sponsored the seminars and popular How-To Clinics... (Full Article) |
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B.I. Chamber seeks Business Person of the Year |
Each year the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce chooses an individual or couple to be honored in May as the Business Person of the Year.
“Our business community is blessed with many talented and dedicated people,” said Chamber President Sheri Watson. “The Business Person of the Year is one way we honor those who have gone above and beyond in their business lives and civic involvement... (Full Article) |
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Edward Jones to hold financial planning seminar for women |
| Glenn Anderson and Todd Tidball, the Poulsbo Edward Jones investment representatives, will be hosting “Smart Women Finish Rich,” a free seminar held in partnership with Van Kampen Investments, Inc... (Full Article) |
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Autonomix Chosen by Rice Fergus Architects |
| Bremerton’s Rice Fergus Architects, Inc. has selected Autonomix, Inc. of Bainbridge Island to upgrade its computer network. In addition to building and configuring the network server, Autonomix has implemented Microsoft Small Business Server 2000, which integrates enterprise-level email services, network file sharing, and a security firewall... (Full Article) |
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Property manager’s broker’s license revoked |
| The Department of Licensing (DOL) recently revoked the real estate broker’s license of the owner of a Gig Harbor property management firm, which has a number of clients in Kitsap... (Full Article) |
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Bainbridge Business Expo set |
| The Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Bainbridge Island Library, is sponsoring the first in what the chamber hopes will be an annual event celebrating the products and unique services made and offered by Bainbridge Island companies... (Full Article) |
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New pizza place opens in Bremerton |
| Classic Pizza and Pasta recently opened in the spot vacated by Godfather’s the the intersection of Wheaton Way and Sheridan Rd. last month. The eatery is owned by Pam Madden-Boyer and Gordon Boyer who also own Classic Billiards, which is located in the retail center directly behind the restaurant... (Full Article) |
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Stanioch named Employee of the Month by Express |
| Alexander Stanioch has been named Employee of the Month for February, according to Tess Cabellero, Operations Manager at Express Personnel Services in Bremerton... (Full Article) |
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Professional Options debuts new Web Site |
| The Bremerton consulting firm of Professional Options, which provides Web site consulting and design, recently announced a partnership with Hand Maid Massage... (Full Article) |
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KCR housing program receives grant from Pacific NW Title |
| Chris Rieland, owner of Pacific Northwest Title in Silverdale, recently presented a check in the amount of $5,282.80 to Corky Senecal, Kitsap Community Resources’ (KCR) Housing Services Manager, on behalf of for KCR’s Housing program... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
News from the Bremerton Symphony |
| The Bremerton Symphony Association recently announced the winners of its 2002 Concerto Competition held in January. This year, the annual competition for youth who reside in Kitsap County, Belfair, or Gig Harbor and have not yet graduated from high school, was open to piano players. Next year all other musicians of classical musical instruments will be eligible to audition... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
NCA kicks off 2002 senior exhibition series |
| Northwest College of Art (NCA) will kick off its 2002 senior exhibition on April 4 at its gorgeous and mysterious Main’s Manor Estate campus. The opening promises the most dynamic contrast of art presented by NCA to date... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Bremerton like Soho, New York?
By Amy Burnett |
| The story is as old as time, repeated over and over. We just didn’t think it would happen in Bremerton. A cultural trauma is before us. The old art story and Bremerton is a combination that doesn’t make sense, but it’s happening right before our very eyes... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Verksted Gallery celebrates 15 years |
April 20 marks the 15th anniversary of downtown Poulsbo’s Verksted Gallery.
The gallery has been hosting a birthday party for the town as long as the original members can remember, but because 15 years is such a milestone, this year promises... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Freeburg featured at Sidney |
| This month the Sidney Art Gallery in Port Orchard will host a fine art exhibition titled “Images 2002,” a collection of works by Port Orchard artist Jean Freeburg. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Freeburg lived four years in Tokyo then five in Seattle. She presently resides with her husband south of Port Orchard... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Laughs at The Playhouse |
| HA! Comedy Improv! Returns to The Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Directed by Ken Ballenger and produced in conjunction with The EDGE, Bainbridge Island’s very own improvisation troupe transforms The Playhouse... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
New Arts Hotline for Bainbridge |
| There’s a new, free Arts Hotline promoting community events on Bainbridge Island such as musical performances, plays, art exhibits and more... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Science, partnerships and passion for the environment
By Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes |
| Hood Canal... composed of 25 major watersheds, encompassing over 1,100 square miles, 800,000 acres, holds some of the states largest estuarine areas and is the returning point for four of the five salmon species as well as several species of edible shellfish. It is also the sanctuary of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) that has invested a whopping $6,379,866 into its restoration since 1997... (Full Article) |
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Attebery named to head Port of Bremerton |
| In a unanimous decision that was basically a “no-brainer,” Bremerton Port Commissioners Cheryl Kincer, Bill Mahan and Mary Ann Huntington, announced that Ken Attebery has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Port... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Wiley’s Body Shop earns four EnviroStars |
| Wiley’s Body Shop, which is a bit of a Port Orchard landmark, recently earned official EnviroStars certification at the four star level. The Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District coordinates the EnviroStars program and a special auto body project with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Twiss announces year end results |
| Poulsbo’s Twiss Analytical Laboratories recently announced that 2001 sales increased by 11.5 percent over 2000, marking the company’s eleventh consecutive year of record sales. The 2001 sales numbers reflect reaching 99.2 percent of projected sales for the year according to company President Steve Twiss... (Full Article) |
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Health & Fitness –
Learning to manage stress effectively
By Jaclyn Henderson |
| Our world is filled with noise. Cars act up, and racket enters our lives from the tube, the monitor, the game-boy and the children, so much so that we might think that peace and quiet has finally left our lives for good. What can we do to get it back... (Full Article) |
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Health & Fitness –
Heart study shows two clot busters better than one |
| Heart-attack patients treated with two clot-busting drugs are slightly more likely to survive and far less likely to have second attack than people given just one, a recent study revealed... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Fish habitat reforms only partly successful |
| Final regulations issued last month by the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) for protecting habitat of commercial fish species only marginally improve the permit review process for builders constructing homes in protected areas, according to the National Association of Home Builders... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Builders prevail on storm water standards |
| In a victory for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently sent a memorandum to the states describing how nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll and turbidity – collectively referred to as nutrient criteria, for lakes, rivers and streams are to be developed and adopted into their water quality standards... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
NMFS proposes settlement
Agrees salmon, steelhead habitat to be determined by sound science |
| In court documents submitted last month to the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) agreed to rescind its critical habitat designation for 19 West Coast salmon and steelhead... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Timber companies threaten to sue over spotted owl |
| A coalition of timber companies has threatened to file suit against the federal government if it doesn’t review the protected status of the northern spotted owl. The owl was classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act over a decade ago, has halted logging on millions of acres of public land, literally shutting down the economies of dozens of small towns in Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho and putting thousands of people out of work... (Full Article) |
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Health & Fitness –
Nursing awards to be presented |
| Local RNs and LPNs — as well as the entire nursing profession will be honored next month. Local organizations including the Sun, Olympic College, the Olympic College Foundation, and Harrison Hospital will host the first annual Florence Nightingale Lamplighter Awards, singling out the best nurses in Kitsap and Mason counties. Winners in 10 categories will be honored in May during National Nurses Week at a gala dinner at McCormick Woods... (Full Article) |
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New hydroseeding firm opens |
Jobrina’s Hydroseeding is a new firm that will hydroseed lawns, wildflowers, and help with erosion control. Owned by Sabrina Beretta, the company also offers landscape design and installation and is a member of the Associated Landscape Contractor of America.
For more information call (360) 874-2588 or visit www.kitsaphydroseed.com. |
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Artist’s Edge features two |
Manette Artist’s Edge Galley is presenting “Questions, Stories, Answers,” featuring works by Northwest artists Anna Hutcheson and Derek Nobbs during the month of April.
Artist’s Edge is located at located at 2009 Harkins St. in Manette. |
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Trio at Modern Collision upgrade skills |
| ASE certified mechanic, Micah Strom along with Monty Cooper and Brian Gormanson of Modern Collision Rebuild on Bainbridge Island, recently completed an automotive alignment and suspension training course for vehicles that have been customized. The shop’s three mechanics are now able to repair and align virtually all vehicles on the road today, whether factory or customized. |
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SunshineSmiley creates a trio of new web sites |
Kingston’s SunshineSmiley Web Design recently completed upgrading two web sites with eCommerce solutions and fresh site designs as well as building a new site for a third client.
The upgrades were for Two Dog Studio (www.twodogstudio.com), which showcases the horse and wildlife artwork of local artist Eileen Sorg, and Mysticalinks (www.mysticalinks.com). That site has been updated and visitors can now purchase astrology charts and zodiac jewelry.
The completely new site, (www.sentinelconstruction.com), was built for Sentinel Construction. The firm has been in the construction business for over 30 years, and the site features a series of recent projects that led owner David Godbolt, to focus on home modification for people with disabilities.
For more information call (360) 779-2987 or visit www.sunshinesmiley.com/webdesign |
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