SILVERDALE — A Kitsap-based company is proposing to build an extended stay hotel in Silverdale near the southwest side of the intersection of Ridgetop Boulevard and Myhre Road The company submitted its site development activity commercial permit application to Kitsap County for its Woodspring Suites Silverdale project some weeks ago 4-story extended stay hotel at the center of the site from the north side to the south side of the parcel Silverside LLC plans to include 110 parking stalls in this project The company proposed parking improvements on the west side of the property behind the proposed hotel and on the east side to connect the existing parking improvements The project will be constructed in one phase and the construction will begin upon issuance of permits more more — Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at the M&T Cafe along Silverdale Way Sunday evening Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office posted about the fire on X at 9:28 p.m Both lanes of Silverdale Way northbound in the 10400 block are currently blocked as crews work to put out the fire Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area until further notice It is unknown how the fire started and if anyone was injured as a result Just before stepping into the batter's box on her first trip to the plate Tuesday a fan yelled out "stay hot kid" to Silverdale Baptist senior Gabbie Hensley The Lady Seahawks' cleanup hitter answered the call right away with a crucial two-run home run over the center field fence to help spur her Division II-A powerhouse team to a 3-2 home win over nine-time reigning Division II-AA state champion Baylor While Hensley's mighty right-handed bat at the plate has provided big numbers for Silverdale since her eighth grade season her duties as the team's starting catcher have been just as valuable Hensley was recognized by the public address announcer for reaching 1,000 career innings at catcher for the Lady Seahawks shortly afterward worked with sophomore ace Bita Cox to retire five outs on as many pitches from the last out of the top of the fifth to the first out of the seventh inning Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist senior Gabbie Hensley follows through on her two-run home run in Tuesday's home win against Baylor in a matchup of Division II's state champions from last spring Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist senior Gabbie Hensley celebrates her two-run home run with head coach Jackie Freelend during Tuesday's 3-2 home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Gabbie Hensley watches the ball fly out of her home park in Tuesday's victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist sophomore Bita Cox struck out at least 10 batters in a game for the sixth time this season in Tuesday's 3-2 home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Bita Cox recorded five outs on as many pitches from the final out of the top of the fifth to the first out of the seventh inning in Tuesday's 3-2 home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Bita Cox pitches in Tuesday's home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Gabbie Hensley high fives head coach Jackie Freelend after her two-run home run in the first inning of Tuesday's 3-2 home win over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Gabbie Hensley heads home after her two-run home run against Baylor on Tuesday Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist head coach Jackie Freelend congratulates her players after a three-pitch sixth inning for pitcher Bita Cox and catcher Gabbie Hensley Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor's Brenna Bagley pitches in Tuesday's road game against Silverdale Baptist in a matchup of Division II's reigning state champions Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor head coach Kelli Smith talks to Olivia Elkhill who homered while having two hits and scoring both of her team's runs in Tuesday's road defeat to Silverdale Baptist Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor shortstop Amiya Leach makes a nice play in the hole at shortstop in Tuesday's road battle against Silverdale Baptist Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor's Xahara Willis bats in the first inning of Tuesday's road game against Silverdale Baptist "Gabbie means so much to this program," Silverdale head coach Jackie Freelend said "I just can't imagine not having her back there She is like having another coach on the field I have taken so much pride in watching her grow into a great leader throughout the years Seeing her come into her own has been amazing." Hensley has now had an extra-base hit in eight straight games for the Lady Seahawks (18-4-1) as she leads the team with a .463 batting average along with her 20 RBIs and 15 extra-base hits "I hit a lot and preparation is the key," said Hensley who has caught two seven-inning perfect games in her prep career My best swing is better than whatever a pitcher can throw me We have put in so much work through the years and being a part of one of the state's top softball program's has been amazing." Baylor (10-4) showed resilience in the defeat as back-to-back doubles with two outs by leadoff hitter Olivia Elkhill and Chloe Cunningham pushed across the visitor's first run in the third inning Elkhill then delivered another clutch two-out hit as the junior hammered an opposite-field home run over the right field fence to tie the game at two in the fifth She had just missed a home run on her double earlier which struck off the top of the left-center field fence Cox locked in with Hensley from there as the star hurler recorded a pop-out to end the fifth Cox recorded three outs on as many pitches and also recorded a popout on the first pitch of the seventh She completed her complete game with her 9th and 10th strikeouts for her sixth outing of the season with double-digit punchouts Cox improved to 11-1 overall and now has 121 strikeouts compared to just 10 walks over 83 innings to go with a miniscule 0.67 ERA "Bita keeps getting better every game," Freelend said "She started strong but then gave up some hits in the middle But then she was able to bear down and got the outs we needed That was huge because this was a close one that could have gone either way Kelli (Smith) always has a great team out there and has some great hitters in that lineup It was a battle and Bita did a great job stepping up." Sophomore slugger Jaliyah Whitaker delivered the go-ahead hit in the bottom of the fifth as her line-drive to center field kept climbing for an RBI double to drive in Heidi Bryant who hit her team-leading fourth triple to set the table Hensley and senior teammate Emry Masterson drug the field together as part of their postgame duties after another memorable night on the field "You have to take in every moment," Hensley said "They go by way faster than you can even imagine It's amazing to see the softball power we have worked to become here at Silverdale." Contact Patrick MacCoon at pmaccoon@timesfreepress.com Patrick MacCoon is an avid sports lover who joined the Chattanooga Times Free Press January 2 He covers prep sports along with the Chattanooga Football Club and Chattanooga Lookouts Patrick is a fan of Atlanta professional sports and began reading newspapers at an early age to analyze the MLB box scores He is a graduate from Red Bank High School and the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing Two teenagers are in custody after reportedly shooting at a man and his son in the Kitsap Mall parking lot on Saturday afternoon According to Kevin McCarty of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office a 40-year-old man and his 17-year-old son of Neah Bay were driving on Silverdale Way near WinCo Foods around 5 p.m. identified as a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy the man pulled in the mall parking lot and parked on the east side of WinCo when the teenagers ran toward him and began shooting as none of the shots struck the man or his son A couple witnesses in the nearby WinCo parking lot told deputies they saw and heard the gunshots they were able to catch the juveniles near the shopping complex that houses Apollo Nail Spa According to a probable cause statement filed in Kitsap County Superior Court one of the firearms recovered from suspects was confirmed to be stolen from its original owner in Tukwila two years ago The other gun was described as a green and silver 9mm handgun in court documents which was found on the roof of a business after the suspect was seen throwing it up there Court documents said video surveillance footage from the grocery store showed several shoppers at the parking lot at the time of the shooting Seventeen shell casings were discovered by officers at the scene and the truck of an individual who had been inside shopping was hit as well one listed as a Port Orchard resident and the second without an address given were each arrested and charged Monday with two counts of first-degree assault in Kitsap County Superior Court The busy thoroughfare through Kitsap's retail core is likely to see regular delays in coming months from a major paving project about to begin on Silverdale Way Silverdale Way will be repaved from just north of its intersection at Bucklin Hill Road as well as a 1,000-foot portion of Bucklin Hill Road east of Silverdale Way The work will avoid the intersection at Silverdale Way and Bucklin Hill leaving it open for regular driving patterns though closures are planned for different times of day to help lessen issues for drivers up to one lane in each direction will be closed at times to accommodate specific projects and driveway access to businesses will remain open drivers can expect traffic on Silverdale Way to be reduced to one lane in each direction with alternating traffic controlled by flaggers There are also improvements planned for pedestrians ramps that are ADA compliant and signals planned to be rebuilt at the road's intersections with Kitsap Mall Boulevard the entire southwest corner of the intersection will be rebuilt according to project manager Theresa Smith to eliminate a so-called "slip lane" created by the existing island The new pathway will create a shorter crossing for pedestrians as that intersection has been cited for occasional rear-end crashes by drivers turning south onto Silverdale Way the pedestrian crossing at the traffic light on Bucklin Hill Road at Silverdale Plaza shopping center will be rebuilt Improvements to the stormwater system along Silverdale Way including replacing aging pipes underground Two retail stores in Silverdale are saying farewell to Kitsap County due to corporate cuts The Columbia Factory Store on Mickleberry Road is closing according to several signs placed around the store that mark "STORE CLOSING" and "THIS LOCATION ONLY." Just across a parking lot to the east from that store the Party City location on Ridgetop Boulevard has closed thanks customers for supporting the business over the years Columbia Factory Store didn't respond to Kitsap Sun's multiple requests on the reasons and an estimated day of closure. According to the company Washington state has four other Columbia Factory Store locations A flagship store for the outdoor clothing retailer Columbia Sportswear There were 16 Party City stores in Washington And when you add two new friends dreaming over a cup of tea through Silverdale Waterfront Park and all the way along Byron Street but the event made a mess of the new landscaping to start the new year who lives in one of the few residential homes of an area that's become dotted with small commercial businesses over the decades began spending her morning walk doing some light improvements Kitsap County crews and a volunteer work party materialized that June to weed and pick up trash where former plantings had been washed away in December with the help of a small grant from her bank bought a few dozen daffodil bulbs to plant They turned out to be popular with businesses around Old Town By the next October a larger volunteer group the planting volunteers included the Central Kitsap Community Council McCray's husband Ken hauling an auger to dig holes the youth group from Peninsula Bible Fellowship to sling mulch around and most business along Washington and Byron streets chipping in to add more bulbs McCray's effort turned into an additional 7,490 making for nearly 12,000 flowers that will line the district with bright yellow this spring a Navy veteran back home in Silverdale and a member of the Central Kitsap Community Council Fabry had joined last fall's planting party and was inspired by what McCray had organized because it reminded her of fun daffodil celebrations in other cities she and her family were stationed at talking about whether it would be possible to pull something similar off when the flowers started to bloom encouraged by Kitsap County Commissioner Katie Walters So with less than three weeks to pull it together the inaugural Silverdale Daffodil Festival was launched art projects for kids and a daffodil "promenade" for participants to walk "It just shows you something you don't need as much time to plan as you think you need," McCray said this week "We're just trying to do it as good as we can." "She knows everybody..." Fabry said of McCray after the pair walked the Old Town neighborhood Monday morning soliciting some final donations and sharing the love McCray has for her neighborhood with a pair of tourists they met from the Olympic Peninsula who happened to be in Silverdale "She really embodies the sense of community Organizers are encouraging residents to show up wearing spring colors or bright yellow scooters or even cars with yellow to get in the spirt for a few hours or community connection No streets will be closed for this month's event but Fabry said the promenade walk around the waterfront area has the potential to become a parade if the festival catches on Look how far a neighbor clearing some trash and weeds has already come Raising Cane’s is planning a Silverdale location as it expands its fried chicken empire into Washington. Though no details have been revealed about a potential opening date or location, other developers have pursued opening a Raising Cane’s near the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale in recent years confirmed to the Kitsap Sun this week that a Raising Cane’s in Silverdale is among four planned restaurants coming to Western Washington The fast food chain is also planning new restaurants in Lynnwood and Covington More Silverdale business: Popular Chinese American restaurant, Panda Express, underway on Ridgetop Raising Cane’s, based in Louisiana, opened 118 new restaurants in 2024 along with 13 new ones just in January this year, the company’s website reports There are over 800 locations across the U.S Rhino Investments Group, which recently acquired the Kitsap Mall for over $25 million was in application phases with Kitsap County in 2023 to bring a Raising Cane’s restaurant to 10315 Silverdale Way NW Those plans would have seen the restaurant built with a driv- through and covered outdoor dining areas in a parking lot on the southeast end of the mall according to application documents obtained by the Kitsap Sun in a public records request Raising Cane’s could not confirm where it is planning to locate its Silverdale restaurant One woman was injured when a SUV crashed through the front door of a Starbucks in Silverdale on Friday The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted to social media that a 70-year-old woman inside the coffee shop at 10705 Silverdale Way NW told officers the vehicle knocked her out of her seat when it broke through the glass doors facing east The collision occurred at around 12:30 p.m and the 83-year-old driver told KCSO she was attempting to park in a handicapped stall outside Starbucks She told deputies she was unsure how the incident happened She was not injured and KCSO did not say if she was cited for the crash Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue evaluated the injured woman at the scene she drove herself to the hospital to receive further treatment The Starbucks on Silverdale Way is still open and operating under regular store hours There is an entrance to that Starbucks on the south side of the coffee shop as well The Joann fabric and crafts store in Silverdale is one of the 500 stores the fabric and crafts retail company has announced will close nationwide though the company's Port Orchard store was not on a list of closures Twenty-one Joann stores in Washington state are on the list of initial stores that Joann filed in court, among its roughly 850 stores. Those include the Silverdale location at 2886 NW Bucklin Hill Road, but not the Port Orchard location at 1029 Bethel Avenue, according to a report from Fast Company Other stores that reportedly will close in the greater Seattle area are in Kent The closures are part of its ongoing Chapter 11 process and Joann has filed a motion in court to get the go-ahead to shutter the roughly 500 locations More: Joann to close 500 of its 800 fabric and craft stores in US after second bankruptcy filing "This was a very difficult decision to make given the major impact we know it will have on our Team Members our customers and all of the communities we serve," Joann said in a statement to USA TODAY on Wednesday "A careful analysis of store performance and future strategic fit for the Company determined which stores should remain operating as usual at this time." Two other corporate fabric and craft stores like Joann have locations in Silverdale A Bremerton woman died after a head-on crash with a vehicle driving in the wrong lane Tuesday night Washington State Patrol said the crash occurred at around 7:30 p.m just east of where Highways 3 and 303 merge The 79-year-old male driver of a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse was headed south in the northbound lane of Highway 303 where the road crosses Silverdale Way The statement said he struck a 2016 Ford Transit traveling north head-on and the vehicles came to rest in the northbound lanes and the 61-year-old female driver of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene Michael Medical Center to treat his injuries sustained during the crash and is facing a charge of vehicular homicide Drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be involved at this time and each driver had worn their seatbelts The Navy has been making progress to provide long-term solutions for several properties near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor where drinking water from private wells has chemical levels above advised standards According to an action memorandum prepared by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest in March the Navy plans to connect four impacted properties in Silverdale near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor to the Silverdale Water District water supply may exist in drinking water wells due to the previously used firefighting foam or other materials that contain the chemicals on the naval base the Navy has sampled 363 off-base drinking water wells near the Bangor base and certain PFAS exceed one or more of the Department of Defense's Interim Action Levels for PFAS in seven of them was connected to the Silverdale Water District by the Navy One well serving multiple properties was connected to the water district on their own accord The other four wells serve four properties The Navy is planning to connect these properties to the Silverdale Water District The Navy identified the plan as the most protective and efficient long-term solution for the properties "Roughly 1,860 linear feet of distribution piping and associated water supply pumping improvements will be installed to support the connection," according to the memorandum Background: Navy to test well samples near Bangor after chemicals above standard are detected on base The estimated baseline project cost is $800,500 The total project costs could potentially be as high as $1,200,750 with variability and uncertainty the Navy estimates that implementing the plan The public can read the action memorandum on the Navy's project website at https://pacific.navfac.navy.mil/BANGORPFAS/ The 30-day public comment period is between April 2 and May 1 SILVERDALE — Although Kitsap Mall will soon say goodbye to anchor tenant Macy's the area around the mall is attracting some new businesses to vacant buildings Right across Kitsap Mall Boulevard to the west are two storefronts that have sat empty a few years an Aspen Dental location and a Gogiro Korean BBQ & Shabu restaurant according to permit documents filed to Kitsap County Aqua Quip and Aspen Dental will be located in the building formerly occupied by Pier 1, next to Hobby Lobby at 3235 NW Plaza Rd and now undergoing a renovation Gogiro Korean BBQ & Shabu will be at 3276 NW Plaza Rd Aspen Dental anticipates to open its Silverdale location this summer the corporation told Kitsap Sun in an email Founded in 1998, Aspen Dental, a network of independent dentists has over 1,100 locations around the United States there are 10 Aspen Dental locations in College Place More: Silverdale Macy's to close as company announces reorganization plan Established in 1959, Aqua Quip is a company that sells products like hot tubs and cleaning and maintenance services for their products It has 11 locations in the Puget Sound area Macy’s at the Kitsap Mall will close during the first few months of 2025, the company confirmed Thursday A Silverdale family was forced to evacuate after a fire broke out in the middle of the night Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the home on NW Calypso Circle Several neighbors called 911 to report the fire and confirmed that the family members had got out of the home without injury they were met with a fully involved structure fire CKFR said further aid and resources were provided by Navy Region Northwest Fire the fire originated at the back of the house then spread up the wall and into the attic destroying the roof and second story of the home The Kitsap County Fire Marshal is still investigating the cause The Macy’s at the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale is among the 66 locations the retail giant plans to close during the first few months of 2025, the company confirmed Thursday The company said in statement the move was part of its “Bold New Chapter” strategy The plan involves closing roughly 150  underproductive stores over a three-year-period in an effort to restore sustainable sales growth but as part of our Bold New Chapter strategy we are closing underproductive Macy’s stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go–forward stores where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service,” Tony Spring the chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s two other Washington locations - one in Redmond and another in South Hill – will also close Macy’s currently has locations in 15 cities across Washington and many Kitsap candidates have already submitted their names for the numerous local seats… One of Washington’s largest skill-building centers saw a massive funding increase this legislative session Melissa Super-Greene has been selected as the next principal of South Kitsap High School SILVERDALE — Not long after Macy's announced the pending closure of its Kitsap Mall location a Las Vegas-based commercial real estate firm that owns several properties in Kitsap County The new mall owner believes that it can retain existing tenants and strengthen the mall's role as Silverdale's retail hub Rhino Investments Group announced the acquisition in a statement on Monday, saying that it reflects the firm's "continued commitment to enhancing its portfolio with high-quality assets in dynamic high-barrier-to-entry markets." The gross selling price of the mall was $25,725,000 according to documents filed in Kitsap County "Kitsap Mall's dominant position in the market and strong tenant roster make it an exceptional opportunity for us to unlock further value," Sanjiv Chopra In early January Macy's, one of the mall's anchor tenants, announced its plan to close the location at the mall among the 66 locations the retailer will close during the first few months this year Rhino said the acquisition was made knowing Macy's intention to do so and said the firm is working with Macy's as the business begins its closing process at the mall Macy's replacement still unknownRhino hasn't made any announcement on a potential replacement for the wing of the mall being vacated by Macy's The real estate firm is working with several tenants and hopes to make leasing announcements in the next quarter or two "We are excited to bring tenants that will provide entertainment concepts to the property thus again making Kitsap Mall the capstone of the Kitsap County's retail experience again," Chopra said The mall will continue to be managed by JLL "We believe that we will be successful in attracting new and retaining existing tenants now that the long-term ownership question has been answered", said Becca Wall, VP of Operations at Rhino in the statement, referring to a foreclosure of the mall in 2021 that had been delayed multiple times. "Many tenants who have been hesitant to renew longer-term leases or invest in new locations at Kitsap Mall are now showing renewed interest in the property," Wall said Last week the national retailer Kohl's announced it is closing 27 "underperforming" locations around the country an anchor tenant at the facility's north end for the past 15 years was not on the company's list of planned closures in addition to a large open lot along Silverdale Way where a former auto repair facility was recently cleared Rhino owns the over 7.5-acre District at Mile Hill at 1735 Village Lane SE The property is now occupied by Dollar Tree "We are excited to continue building on the mall's success and enhance its role as the retail hub for the Silverdale community," Chopra said Since being thrust into major roles for the Silverdale Baptist Acadamy varsity softball team as eighth graders two seasons ago Bita Cox and Jaliyah Whitaker have routinely delivered in clutch moments Thursday night’s boys' soccer game between top-ranked Notre Dame and Silverdale resembled a game of Slip ‘N Slide after torrential rainfall soaked the field but that did not stop them from defeating the Seahawks 4 to 0 one of the last boys soccer games that will be played on a grass field that is to be replaced with turf in the coming school year maintaining possession of the ball for much of the game and taking advantage of opportunities at the goal to score It was easy to see why the team is number one in the district and why they hope to have a chance at state this year scored twice in the first half of the game but Silverdale stopped multiple goal attempts with strong defensive efforts by Davy Hammel and Brody Finch Fighting Irish junior Luke Rossellini scored one goal and sophomore Matthew Bacher scored the final goal of the game The Silverdale goalie was kept busy much of the night and had some good stops against a relentless offense by Notre Dame was positive about the win but also felt his team could have played better as he looks ahead to post-season play Asked about his mindset going into the game “I thought that we need to come out strong…after our last win against Boyd…keep that same energy going to this game and clinch the win.” He was clearly excited about his team’s position going into tournament play “I think we can play very well when we work hard enough we're gonna beat anybody in the state and win the state.” was glad the Seahawks were able to enjoy senior night He knew they were going up against a strong team but he commended his team for playing with heart “We always play to win and we lost against Boyd seven to zero yesterday and I think we bounced back pretty good.” When asked what the Seahawks could have done differently “I think they left everything they had on the field but sometimes they just overcomplicated things and instead of playing the open man they tried to force balls we didn't need to.” said the team was confident they could hold their own against Notre Dame reflecting that “no one’s unbeatable.” He thought they played well tonight despite the loss “It's probably one of the best performances we had in the first half all season Askew was already feeling nostalgic about his time with the team “I just decided to be out there with the rest of the seniors and the rest of my teammates…I love the team they represented the school and the Lord well They played together.” When asked what they could have done better “We just had a couple of mistakes in the back that cost us some goals…I thought we played really well against a really great team…The boys have been ready to play and play for each other and play for the Lord And so they were excited about a chance to compete…Our underclassman wanted to play their hearts out for their senior friends and the seniors wanted to leave it all out on the field.” Notre Dame will have a bye in the first round of post-season play and are more hopeful than ever that their record in the district will translate to a shot at state this year Notre Dame 2 2 -4 Silverdale 0 0 -0 — A woman was left injured after an SUV crashed through the wall of a Starbucks in Silverdale last Friday 10 at the coffee shop located at 10705 Silverdale Way NW around 12:30 p.m. according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office A 70-year-old woman told authorities the SUV knocked her out of her chair when it broke through the shop's glass doors Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue evaluated her at the scene and she drove herself to the hospital for further care later The 83-year-old driver told authorities she did not know how the collision happened as she was pulling into a handicapped parking stall outside the store the location is still open despite the crash SILVERDALE -- A 47-unit apartment complex may come to the shores of Dyes Inlet off Bucklin Hill Road bordered by the Silverdale Beach Hotel and Old Mill Park after receiving an approval recently from the Kitsap County Hearing Examiner received approval for a design revision that increased the number of housing units building height and adopting other modifications on January 3 That decision allows the project developers to build 10 feet above the 35-foot height limit for shoreline buildings and reduce the perimeter setback and the amount of required parking The decision also greenlighted a 47-unit iteration of the apartment complex bumping up the density from its previous proposal for 13 units about a decade ago Current plans call for the North Beach Apartments to feature 33 two-bedroom with an average square footage of about 1,000-square-feet while the rest of the units will be either one-bedroom or one-bedroom-plus-den units The building will offer 76 parking spaces for tenants in a parking garage on the first floor and additional spaces outside The apartment complex will be similar to Silverdale’s Rivulet apartments on Blaine Avenue NW built by the South West Group just across Bucklin Hill Road from the North Beach site one-bedroom unit currently lists for about $1,600 per month while a two-bedroom unit goes for about $2,400 a month More from Silverdale: Plaza near Kitsap Mall adding retailer, dentist and new restaurant the North Beach Apartments will also offer communal amenities like an outdoor gathering space private decks for each unit and views of either Dyes Inlet or Old Mill Park The previous design of the North Beach Apartments was approved by the hearing examiner in 2015 which included the 10-foot height increase But developers let the original permits expire after the project didn’t pencil out The denser reconfiguration is actually “much more efficient as far as the use of space on the property,” said Jeff Smith senior planner for Kitsap County’s Department of Community Development The mass of the building is roughly the same as its 13-unit design sits on the north shoreline of Dyes Inlet and is bordered on the water side by a section of the Clear Creek Trail The jurisdiction of the Shoreline Master Program runs halfway through the property and contains a bulkhead according to documents from the hearing examiner’s decision the property used to host a cement batch plant which added over 10 feet of fill on the property There haven’t been any contaminants identified there A SEPA mitigation determination of non-significance was issued in 2014 concluding that there would be no significant impact caused by the project the decision of the hearing examiner noted but developers will be responsible for enhancing the shoreline The project will have minimal impact on its adjacent wetland or Old Mill Park and is designed to cause no net loss the ecological function in the area The developers will also keep the 50-foot buffer intact that is required along Dyes Inlet They will also be tasked with improving the Clear Creek Trail which will remain accessible to the public the new apartment complex is not anticipated to significantly change service levels at the existing traffic signal A four-way intersection on NW Bucklin Hill Road next to Taco Bell is where residents would access the property according to its completed traffic impact analysis The complex won’t block sunlight to the park or shoreline and it isn’t expected to adversely impact neighboring properties with additional noise save for some constriction sounds while the building is being erected The North Beach Apartments aren’t intended to change the character of its neighborhood in Silverdale and its position will provide some benefits for residents in the regional center with Old Mill Park “It should fit in nicely into this project area,” Smith said The apartment project still needs to receive a couple permits before construction can begin but approval from the hearing examiner serves as a large portion of the go-ahead Daybreak Development declined to comment for the story ahead of those permit approvals The developers must have the project started within two years and will have up to five years to complete it Baxter estimates that construction could start in the summer of 2026 at the earliest and would be completed at the end of 2027 Already have an account? Log in here Team manager Austin Schneider got to suit up for senior night as he started the game with a bucket that led to a district win over Silverdale Silverdale senior Austin Schneider has disabilities that don't allow him to play high school sports It hasn't stopped him from getting involved though Schneider has been the manager for the boys' basketball team for four years Friday night was senior night for the Seahawks as they hosted Grace Baptist Academy and they decided it was time to do something special Not only was Coach A going to suit up for the game Coach A had the privilege to score the game's first basket The place erupted for the senior team manager in what was a night that no one in the facility will soon forget High school sports are all about teaching young student-athletes about life and coming together as a community Friday night was a friendly reminder of how special those moments can be and how they can last a lifetime Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Shari’s Cafe and Pies in Silverdale could be the second of the Oregon-based chain to leave Kitsap County within two months after its property owners sued for eviction over months of unpaid rent held a lease with Bremerton-based Jasonn Properties LLC at the restaurant since 1991 according to documents filed Wednesday in Kitsap County Superior Court according to the complaint for unlawful detainer the Silverdale Shari’s had racked up over $153,000 in unpaid rent added that Shari’s had not paid property taxes for the second half of 2023 or the first half of 2024 leaving the company to cover more than $12,800 owed Jasonn Properties filed the complaint after it served Shari’s on July 29 with a five-day notice to pay rent or vacate both of which Shari's failed to do within the time allotted The property owners are also suing for payment on the unpaid rent through August reimbursement for the property taxes and its ensuing legal fees Should the Silverdale Shari’s close as a result of its own missed payments and legal battles the county would be left with only one Shari’s Restaurant in the retail complex at the exit of Highway 16 and Sedgwick Road Shari’s closed another restaurant in Yakima on July 8 and shut down its last locations in Tacoma and the Tri-Cities in late July and April Management at Shari’s headquarters could not be reached for comment The Silverdale Baptist Seahawks had every chance to give up against a tough Franklin Road Academy team Friday night Silverdale wasn't playing like a team down 45-14 The thunderous applause — particularly from the student section — as Austin Schneider was introduced prior to Friday night's home game for the Silverdale Baptist Academy boys' basketball team was a resounding reminder of his popularity across the campus Stephen has covered sports in the tri-state area for the Times Free Press for more than 35 years and was named Sports Editor in February of 2015 after 10 years as assistant sports editor Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP newsroom having won more than 60 awards at the state regional and national level ranging from investigative work to feature and news writing Stephen was named one of the top 10 sports writers in the nation at the Associated Press Sports Editors' conference in Kissimmee Fla. and has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists with Green Eyeshade southeast regional awards three times He received an Associated Press national award for a season-long story following the Taft Youth Center football team was named the state's top overall sports writer by the AP Media Editors as well as Tennessee Sports Writers Association three times and has also been named the state's top prep writer 19 times by the TSWA Stephen is a lifelong Chattanooga area resident and has two children At the end of a recent football practice at Silverdale Baptist Academy middle linebacker Lincoln Meshell stood in front of the Seahawks as many of his teammate offered uplifting words of praise for the talented senior The 40-year-old man now suspected of vandalizing a public works project on Newberry Hill Road in August was a former employee on the construction crew and identified in part from his suspected involvement in a second incident of vandalism in Bremerton According to charging documents from the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney's office a search warrant for Aaron Childers was filed after characteristics matched video surveillance footage from the crime scene That evidence matched up with another incident at a business where Childers had worked Kitsap County security cameras captured a person driving a SUV into the construction site just before 11 p.m The suspect then used keys to unlock and drive the excavators around the job site and video showed the suspect attempting to kick out the excavator's window from the inside as well as shatter windows of a water truck When the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office arrived on the scene the next morning the owner of the construction company contracted by Kitsap County said that Childers was the only other operator that briefly worked with the crew and could have access to the machines' keys as well as knowledge to maneuver them The owner said Childers was let go after a couple days due to "odd behavior." Background: Vandalism at construction site on Newberry Hill under investigation DNA samples were collected from the equipment and a shoe print was identified from inside the large excavator's window that did not match any of the present employees It was forwarded to the Washington State Patrol's crime lab for identification which determined a possible match with the Merrell Jungle Moc shoe The related incident took place in November KCSO responded to a malicious mischief call from the business that a man was breaking the windows of employee's vehicles outside A witness at the scene identified Childers as the suspect The witness said she believed Childers to be intoxicated A plate search on Childers revealed he drove a red 2022 Toyota 4Runner which matched the SUV silhouette from the security camera footage When Childers was located and arrested for suspicion of the crime at the florist shop deputies observed he was wearing the same Jungle Mocs as the shoeprint from the WSP report What was the project for?: Culvert replacement closes Newberry Hill Road to through traffic At least six pieces of heavy construction equipment were damaged in the vandalism costing the county somewhere between $1 million to $1.5 million Damages to the road were estimated to be over $500,000 Childers was arrested as a suspect for the Newberry Hill Road crime on Tuesday and is set to appear in Kitsap County Superior Court on Wednesday He is facing a charge of first-degree malicious mischief with several aggravating factors for how the crime impacted the community He was in Kitsap County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon Childers has also been convicted of multiple felonies since 2007 SILVERDALE -- Panda Express appears to finally be coming to Kitsap County The “fast casual” Chinese American chain restaurant is on its way through the permitting process Permits have been filed for construction at 9551 Ridgetop Boulevard including excavation of portions of the southwest section of the parking lot The restaurant was originally slated for arrival in 2023 but switched hands to CFT NV Developments LLC in December 2022 shortly after the Kitsap Sun reported that early permits had been applied for by developers sold the property to the new buyers for $1.2 million A site development activity permit has been issued for the project and its building permit is ready to issue said Kitsap County communication and outreach coordinator Alicia Adler The Kitsap Sun contacted Panda Express for comment on the potential timeframe for construction or opening Until the Silverdale location starts dishing out honey walnut shrimp, broccoli beef and fortune cookies, the closest Panda Express locations remain in Gig Harbor, Burien and North Seattle. There are over 70 locations in Washington State and more than 2,300 stores across the nation One man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of vandalizing a public works project on Newberry Hill Road that resulted in over a million dollars in damages and delays making the road inoperable for almost five months and past the date students returned to school from summer break The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook that after investigating for just under three months a suspect was identified through evaluating forensic evidence They declined to offer further specifics about the suspect's arrest pending a decision on charges by the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney's office Charges will be determined once the case has been reviewed by the prosecutor This story will be updated as further developments in the case are made We're back again with a selection of photos from the Bremerton Sun/Kitsap Sun archives This time the film negatives are from 1989 featuring scenes from Silverdale residents celebrating the community's 100th anniversary iconic events like Corey's Day on the Farm and the Bainbridge Island Rotary Auction and a visit by then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney to the Bangor submarine base Check out the entire photo gallery for those images and more from life in 1989 highlighted by one photo that may grab your attention the same way it did 35 years ago: Why was a Port Orchard police officer driving a Chevy Camaro eyes pop and the same question comes to many Port Orchard minds: What's that guy doing in a Camaro and the short answer is he's having a ball Mathews is drawing disbelieving stares this week as he drives around the city in his sleek It's the unique options that make people look: the blue and red lights on the top and the door decals that say "Port Orchard Police." The Camaro is the newest patrol car in the city fleet and Police Chief Mathews hopes it will also become a rolling billboard that delivers a warning to drug dealers: "If you sell dope in my town but it cost the city of Port Orchard only some work by the city attorney A cocaine deal went down in the car two years ago and the city quickly moved to seize it under a state law allowing police to confiscate vehicles used in illegal drug transactions and the car went into covered storage for the duration of the legal battle the state Court of Appeals ruled in the city's favor and when the former owner declined to appeal further the car became the city's property The Silverdale Lady Seahawks are building quite a successful program with their softball team and have now won the last two Division II-Class A state titles and three in the past six years not counting the Covid year when the season was cancelled Jackie Freeland has been the head coach for the past six years and has been blessed with some outstanding players one of the latest being senior Gabbie Hensley Hensley enrolled at Silverdale as a sixth grader and played softball in middle school for those first two years She’s one of the best high school catchers around and has been the starter behind the plate for the past five springs It’s hard to believe that her prep career will be over in the blink of an eye but that doesn’t mean her softball days are over as she’s committed to play at the University of Kentucky next year Gabbie is the middle of three children to Nikki and Brian Hensley Ashton is the older brother who is a junior at UTC while younger sister Brooklyn is a freshman at Silverdale was an All-State athlete at City High during his heyday so her athletic ability comes quite naturally Gabbie has played a little basketball in recent years but softball is her sport and her leadership and ability behind the plate has been one of the main reasons that Silverdale has done so well in recent years “I’ve been here since the sixth grade and it’s gotten better over the years I don’t think it’s hit me yet that graduation is just around the corner but my goal is to leave things better than I found them I’ve grown as an athlete and as a person and my faith has gotten a lot stronger too But I’m sure there’s life outside of Silverdale and I’m excited about those possibilities,” Gabbie said while sitting at the scorer’s table just behind home plate at Silverdale’s softball field earlier this week “I love the girls on our softball team and we do a lot of team bonding but I feel like we have a great chance to win for the third straight year And what about the decision to play for the Kentucky Wildcats “It’s such a great atmosphere up there as it felt like home away from home I had a great visit up there and really felt wanted I feel like their program is on the way up and I think I have a chance to help them next year if I just keep working hard I took my official visit there in the fall and made my commitment on Oct Freeland has been her high school coach for the past five years while Tim Thompson has been a Silverdale assistant who first got to know Gabbie when he coached her in middle school Jeremy Higdon has been her club coach for the past five years All have really nice and positive things to say about Gabbie “Gabbie is just a great kid who is always smiling and happy to be here,” Freeland began “She has been a true joy to coach and is really like another coach on the field She knows that game as well as anyone and is our quarterback on the field She’s one of the best catchers I’ve ever seen with a really strong arm She’s also an outstanding hitter as she’s hitting cleanup for us this year “She does a great job of keeping our pitchers calm and that’s a real gift And she’s quickly approaching a thousand innings of high school catching She’s always willing to do what it takes to win and is very even-keeled “She’s the kind of player you want on your team and has been a lot to our program We will surely miss her when she’s gone,” Freeland added “I started coaching Gabbie in middle school She always plays with value and not for value but her approach to the game and to life doesn’t change “She’s one of the most compassionate players we have and has a great relationship with all of her teammates She’s the kind of young lady you’d like to have as your daughter Watching her grow up has been quite a journey We want her in the lineup every time we play but she’s just a great kid who makes really good grades and has never been in trouble You never have to raise your voice with her as she knows what she needs to do to improve and she makes the corrections she needs We’ve had some great players over the years here and she’s just the last one,” Thompson added Higdon has been her club coach for the past five years and works with her mainly in the fall and summer He’s totally confident in her ability and knows that she’s made the right decision “Gabbie is an incredible defensive catcher and also a great hitter who just keeps getting better And she’s always been a tremendous leader from the first day I met her She has all the talent needed to play at the next level and she will only get better “She’s really special behind the plate and has a golden opportunity in front of her She has all the tools and I’m totally confident she will make a positive impact with the Wildcats,” Higdon added during a phone conversation earlier in the week There were only two seniors on last year’s team with Kennedy Stinson now playing at Western Kentucky and Ella Cunningham at Michigan State Hensley is one of two seniors on this year’s team as well Emry Masterson is planning to play softball at Wofford with Hensley going to Kentucky has plans for a double major with a focus on accounting and finance It will be interesting to watch her as she takes this next step in her life She’s definitely made a difference at Silverdale and no doubt will make a difference at Kentucky as well (Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com) Boyd Buchanan senior Hudson Wamack practiced a trick pass with junior running back David Green all week Wamack and the rest of the Buccaneers put on their best magician act Friday night as they executed three trick plays for touchdowns in a 41-29 home win over Silverdale.. — Two juveniles are in police custody following a shooting incident near the Kitsap Mall on Saturday afternoon A man reported that he was driving with his son near the mall's south end around 4:45 p.m when two teenagers walking nearby began shouting profanities at his vehicle The man said that after pulling into a parking lot but bullets did strike two other nearby cars Several Kitsap County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene and apprehended the teens after a foot chase They were booked on suspicion of first and second-degree assault SILVERDALE -- Public transportation around Central Kitsap was officially overhauled Monday with the opening of a new Silverdale Transit Center to act as the community's hub Kitsap Transit unveiled its new facility at Ridgetop and Highway 303's exit on Monday with a lineup of speakers that included Kitsap Transit Executive Director John Clauson Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler and Kitsap County Commissioner Katie Walters The structure is along Ridgetop Boulevard across from the St and features a new bus access ramp onto Highway 303 southbound straight from the facility's stalls The new Silverdale Transit Center has a canopy to shelter riders from the rain bike lanes and storage and a bus driver comfort station The project also includes a signaled intersection and crosswalk “improves reliability and accessibility for transit riders and enhances access and mobility within the regional growth center by connecting people to opportunities,” according to Kitsap Transit Clauson was particularly excited that the center will also include in-ground charging for Kitsap Transit's growing battery-electric zero-emission bus fleet and offer direct access to the hospital "This new transit hub is a filling an essential need," Wheeler said ahead of the ribbon cutting "In addition to supporting a multi-city network this Silverdale Transit Center will also serve the local area as it continues to grow and add new housing economic development and new opportunities." The previous transit center, located in front of the Trails at Silverdale, was built as a temporary facility in 2001 after 25 years at the Kitsap Mall, reported Kitsap Transit on the project website The agency said the old transfer station did not meet the needs of its riders and posed potential safety risks for pedestrians accessing nearby housing and services and Kitsap Transit relied on the previous Silverdale Transit Center “way longer than we hoped for,” Clauson said in an interview The $25 million project has been in the works for over a decade like the on-ramp from the highway complicated the project said Kitsap Transit spokesman Sanjay Bhatt Kitsap Transit has reworked its fixed bus routes to accommodate the new transit center A new route will serve The Trails using different stops, the Kitsap Transit reported on its summer services changes website Two new local Silverdale routes and one new route between Silverdale and Poulsbo have been created hours and frequency are increased for some routes others are redrawn to serve the new transit center Routes 265 and 266 will operate extended hours every half-hour Routes 235 and 237 have been removed and will instead be serviced by routes 223 and 301 The new Silverdale Transit Center will be accessible from routes 212 the old Silverdale Transit Center will permanently close and the new center will begin operation Significant damage to a retaining wall under construction along Newberry Hill Road will keep the street closed until November 3 the county announced in a statement Wednesday Crews will need to excavate beneath the wall Wait times for needed materials are also adding to the delay Related: Newberry Hill project likely delayed weeks by vandalism that remains under investigation Newberry Hill Road has been closed for construction since June and was heavily vandalized just over a week before it was slated to reopen on September 4 The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the incident At least six pieces of heavy construction equipment were damaged in the alleged vandalism Damages to the road are estimated to be over $500,000 Anyone with information on the alleged vandalism is asked to call 911 or Det This website is unavailable in your location It appears you are attempting to access this website from a country outside of the United States therefore access cannot be granted at this time Galleries Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist senior Gabbie Hensley follows through on her two-run home run in Tuesday's home win against Baylor in a matchup of Division II's state champions from last spring Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist senior Gabbie Hensley celebrates her two-run home run with head coach Jackie Freelend during Tuesday's 3-2 home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Gabbie Hensley watches the ball fly out of her home park in Tuesday's victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist sophomore Bita Cox struck out at least 10 batters in a game for the sixth time this season in Tuesday's 3-2 home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Bita Cox recorded five outs on as many pitches from the final out of the top of the fifth to the first out of the seventh inning in Tuesday's 3-2 home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Bita Cox pitches in Tuesday's home victory over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Gabbie Hensley high fives head coach Jackie Freelend after her two-run home run in the first inning of Tuesday's 3-2 home win over Baylor Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Silverdale Baptist's Gabbie Hensley heads home after her two-run home run against Baylor on Tuesday Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor's Brenna Bagley pitches in Tuesday's road game against Silverdale Baptist in a matchup of Division II's reigning state champions who homered while having two hits and scoring both of her team's runs in Tuesday's road defeat to Silverdale Baptist Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor shortstop Amiya Leach makes a nice play in the hole at shortstop in Tuesday's road battle against Silverdale Baptist Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Baylor's Xahara Willis bats in the first inning of Tuesday's road game against Silverdale Baptist For much of Friday night's girls' DII-A East Region District 2 title game it looked like Silverdale could potentially challenge rival Notre Dame for the championship despite having lost to them twice this season Notre Dame took home the first place finish ahead by 2 points at the end of the first quarter and only down three points at the half but some key misses by Silverdale gave the Lady Irish the opportunity they needed to show they deserved the title of district champions Three of the Fighting Irish scored at least ten points in the game compared to only two high scorers from the Lady Seahawks' Kinsley Owen the Silverdale sophomore who often racks up at least twenty points in a game showed some visible frustration when some of her shots didn’t hit but she was still the high scorer for the night at 15 points and she took home the title of regular season MVP The surprise of the night was the Silverdale’s Sloane Colter an eighth grader who successfully landed four baskets from beyond the arc Notre Dame head coach Jason Hill reflected “I think they stuck together because we built the lead a couple of times…and we lost it and I think that goes with our season because we’ve had a lot of adversity we’ve not shot well but we know that we’ve got a deep team…I think they rallied around each other try and build the lead back up and hang on at the end because we knew Silverdale was coming.” Silverdale head coach Victor Underwood said “We gave a few offensive rebounds in the second half and they were able to convert on that- that hurt us And we just didn’t finish around the basket the way we needed to to win tonight I think we shot about 28% from the floor tonight- not great.” He was optimistic about his team’s future despite the loss We’ve gotten better and better throughout the year we took a step backwards in some ways tonight We just have to learn from it and bounce back.” Notre Dame senior Maliyah Maples was enthusiastic about the reasons for their win You think about scouting us- I just think it’s a nightmare for other teams and we really play hard for each other and we play hard for our coaches This team is very special and we know that We know how unique of a team this is and I think we play like it when it matters we’re gonna fight for each other every time.” Maples said that the win means “everything” to her team I don’t get another do over at any of this I wanted to make sure I didn’t have any regrets So winning this is just another step to having no regrets and a team that I’m going to do it all for- I’m gonna lay it all out there for them every time.” Coach Hill also talked about the “next girl up” mentality of his team saying “We’re extremely happy…Long hard road this year started back in the summer- these girls had a goal to get back in here and win the championship We fell short last year and now onto the next mission- we’re trying to get to the state tournament- so we’ve got a big game coming up this week We’ll try and accomplish that goal as well I think that these girls are dedicated to the game You can tell on the court that they love playing together They love each other off the court as well I think it goes to show when they’re playing that we’re unselfish… next girl up mentality COLLEGEDALE 16: The girls consolation game was not as close with the Lady Bucs easily overtaking Collegedale 58 to 16 to claim the district's number three seed heading into the region tournament 3-point goals: Silverdale 5 (Sloane Colter 4