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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
A roundup of local golf courses,
green fees and more |
Alderbrook Golf Course
300 Country Club Drive, Union
(888) 898-2560
Course Pro: Ron Stull, Assistant Pro: Brian Kallhoff
Alderbrook is an 18-hole, par 72 course. It is 6,326 yards long and is assigned a course/slope rating of 70.3/118. Weekday (Monday through Thursday) green fees are $35, $30 for seniors and $17 for juniors... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
No time like the present to take up golfing
By Linda Thomson |
| If you have a desire to take up golf, this is a great time to get started. Take the advice of these local PGA golf professionals who want to help you learn the game they love... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
Artificial putting greens and lawns catching on
By Linda Thomson |
| You know that nasty-looking artificial turf you see on some football fields, or so-called indoor-outdoor carpet that makes you think of a really bad toupee because it’s so obviously fake? Well, that is not at all what artificial putting greens or lawns look like that are being expertly installed by GolfScape NorthWest... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
Celebrity golf benefit for cancer |
| Humble Abode, a non-profit offering emotional support services to people living with cancer, will present its first Celebrity Golf Fundraiser at Wing Point Golf & Country Club on Bainbridge Island on May 20... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
Casting in Kitsap:
Fly-fishing extremely popular with local anglers
By Maura Kate Hallam |
| The Pacific Northwest boasts miles of coastline and salt-water estuaries and a wide network of lakes, rivers, and streams. It is, in short, a perfect place for fly-fishing, and Kitsap County is no exception. Fly-fishing is a sport open to nearly everyone. A rod, a reel, and some line, a selection of flies, a set of waders or a boat. These few items are all the fly fisherman really needs... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
So many things to do, so little time
Peninsula’s recreational opportunities are not just for visitors
By Rodika Tollefson |
| If you want to use your sunshine on more than weeding time this year, you don’t have to think about long trips to a remote getaway. There are plenty of things to do around here — and why also would so many people visit the area? Save the driving or flying for another time and start discovering what you can do a little closer to home... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
Golf tournament to benefit Melanoma research |
| Melanoma will claim 10,000 lives this year. An American’s lifetime risk of developing melanoma is about one in 75. In October 2001, local resident Randy Johnson died of advanced melanoma. His wife, Coreen Haydock Johnson, who has worked as a director and volunteer for many Kitsap County not-for-profit organizations and volunteer group’s decided to make a difference in the area of melanoma by raising funds for this extremely difficult to treat cancer and increasing awareness for its prevention and early detection... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
White Horse Golf Course to accommodate
all ages and skill levels
By Rodika Tollefson |
| The White Horse Golf Course in Kingston is nearly a year away from being finished, but it had already saved about $80,000 in construction costs. That’s because during the excavation and routing process, which is in full swing, a wonderful discovery was made: lots of sand lay underneath. Not just any sand — 8,000 cubic yards of even-sized, uniformly shaped sand, just perfect for the greens... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
New golf-training program combines the
expertise of a PGA pro with personal athletic training |
| Any golfer knows that getting consistently good swings requires many long hours of repetitive movements. Practicing that perfect swing could not only get expensive at the range, but also impact the body negatively if not properly done. A new program, offered jointly by PGA professional Bob Kelly of Pure Golf Training Systems and by Kitsap’s premier physical therapy and sports training center, Bodylink, will help golfers of all ages perfect their craft as well as implement a personalized exercise training program designed for their individual needs... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
The right clubs can make all the difference |
| Golf is a game of subtleties. A slight rotation during a swing of a degree or two can mean the difference between hitting the green and landing in the bunker. Those same subtleties are no more apparent than in a set of golf clubs... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - GOLF & RECREATION
NW Angler shows fishermen
how to do it with style
By Rodika Tollefson |
| When Troy Dettman went fishing last year at a British Columbia river he had not visited before, he hired a guide to show him the ins and outs of the area, to learn the river’s secrets. After one day of “learning,” he and his friend spent four days fly-fishing — instead of using the entire time to figure out the river on their own... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
How to create a good relationship
with your banker
By Linda Thomson |
Having access to money means having access to your banker. Knowing that person is a critical key to that access.
When selecting a banker, a business owner should look locally, advises Cherie Cloud, Manager of Olympia Federal in Belfair... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
Banks adopt friendly, modern design
to lure customers
By Rodika Tollefson |
| If you can imagine entering a bank with a hip “lobby,” a rotunda that leads you either to the teller station, other bank services…or a Starbucks coffee shop, you are imagining yourself at Gig Harbor’s KeyCenter, a KeyBank branch located on Point Fosdick Drive... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTHCARE IN KITSAP
Harrison stages trial flight
at new rooftop helipad |
| Harrison’s new rooftop helipad — part of the hospital’s $13-million ER expansion that opened last month — was tested on March 25, with a trial landing and takeoff by a crew from Airlift Northwest. The Seattle-based non-profit firm operates the region’s medical air transport service... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTHCARE IN KITSAP
‘Swallowable’ camera helps
diagnose gastrointestinal tract
By Rodika Tollefson |
| A tiny camera that looks like an oversized pill has been used in the last few years to diagnose some gastrointestinal system problems that can’t be detected by other means. In fact, the camera sort of works like a pill — swallow it and go about your day. As the camera travels (or tumbles usually) through the digestive system, it transmits digital images to a belt-worn recorder that are later downloaded into a computer... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTHCARE IN KITSAP
KPS now offering healthcare plans
in all of Western Washington |
| Bremerton-based KPS Health Plans began offering four healthcare plans for individuals and families in King County last March. Now, the company has announced it has once again expanded its reach to include all of the counties in Western Washington... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
The 2004 Peninsula banking roundup
Who's who and what's what in local banking circles |
1st Security Bank of Washington:
With 14 branches throughout the greater Puget Sound area this mutual savings bank has branches in Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Full service and federally insured, the bank was previously Washington’s Credit Union. Clay Williams is the Poulsbo branch manager... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
What you should know about refinancing
By Linda Thomson |
| One way to generate income is to refinance your home. A person can refinance their primary residence to invest in rental property. Now that interest rates are low and real estate is appreciating rapidly, this is one way to increase your income for an elevated lifestyle now, or for added income in your retirement years... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
Alternative financing fills in
where banks leave off
By Rodika Tollefson |
| For fledgling entrepreneurs or business owners who lack perfect credit, assets or other basic requirements needed for a bank loan, there are alternative options for raising needed capital. Equity financing like angel and venture capital investing is one choice... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTHCARE IN KITSAP
The Doctors Clinic plans expanded services
By Rodika Tollefson |
| After almost 60 years of serving the Kitsap community, The Doctors Clinic plans an expansion that would add a new clinic as well as new services. A new, 53,000-square-foot building is currently under construction in Silverdale... (Full Article) |
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