(AP) — A small earthquake with a magnitude of 2.1 struck near Tracyton local time and was centered about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of Tracyton and officials indicated the earthquake posed no significant threat to residents visit the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program website Ghana's economy has been hit by brutal inflation for years Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today there are no recent results for popular commented articles Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after sheriff's deputies discovered his car in Dyes Inlet Tuesday night According to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office a 22-year-old man from Poulsbo is believed to have submerged his car in the water at Tracyton boat launch Officers responded to a call at around 10:30 p.m. and when they arrived the vehicle was on the boat ramp several yards into where the tide had come in After tracking wet footprints on the ground who was sopping wet and smelled strongly of alcohol The suspect allegedly admitted he had been drinking and claimed he did not realize what had happened until he noticed the water at his feet KCSO said he told officers he was unsure how his car ended up in the water but he escaped the vehicle before it filled with water Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue launched a boat at the scene to conduct a search for passengers in the car though KCSO said the driver had been alone in the vehicle The driver is in custody at the Kitsap County Jail and is scheduled to appear at Kitsap County Superior Court to face a DUI charge Colorful lights and a bright star have illuminated a tall Tracyton evergreen tree each Christmas season since the early 1940s but when they come down later this year for inspection The 121-foot Douglas fir planted in front of the Tracyton United Methodist Church – long claimed to be one of the tallest Christmas trees in the nation – is adorned with nearly 600 lights spread along 12 hundred foot-long strings The tree lighting was made a tradition over 70 years ago by volunteer firefighters who climbed the tree to hang the lights said Tracyton Community Library volunteer Ursula Volwiler the lights have been hung using a boom truck and must be taken down for inspection every few years as severe weather takes its toll removing and rehanging the lights will rack up a bill of $5,300 Volunteers from the Tracyton Community Library and the Tracyton United Methodist Church put on the Tracyton Community Tree Lighting Ceremony every year Onlookers count down to one before the tree lights up and children visit Santa Claus as volunteers provide cookies “The neighbors come together and gather and talk to each other so it's much more than just turning on the lights,” Volwiler said “I think it's become sort of a symbol for this tiny little community… and it's part of that community pride But what people don't realize is how much work is involved in putting this on.” which finances the event and tree maintenance is sustained by donations and managed by the library there is only enough money in the pot to take down the lights They’re about $2,000 short of the bill to put them back up The library’s volunteer pool is aging out of being able to do the work and donations are running low sitting amongst shelves of books in the small library with Volwiler Volwiler went door to door among neighboring businesses looking for community assistance and even asked the Port of Tracyton Board of Commissioners for sponsorship “At this point it would take major donations and contributions to keep this tradition going which also begs the question as to whether the community thinks it is worth doing,” Volwiler and Woolsey wrote in a letter to the Kitsap Sun so it could be possible to string the lights from the roof of the library to the adjacent drain field to emulate the shape of a tree instead But this is not the first time the tree lighting has found itself in the woods “It's almost every year where this happens,” Woolsey said of the insufficient funding and dwindling volunteer interest Letters: Community needed to keep Tracyton tradition alive the star on top of the tree was blown off during a storm to land among the branches Donations have come through in the past when the library issued a call for aid to its patrons and email list and even got a deal reinstalling the lights several years ago from a freelance tree climber they are calling for donations and volunteers too Further information about donations and the tree lighting ceremony can be found on the library’s website at tracytonlibrary.org The Tracyton Community Tree Lighting will be held at the Tracyton United Methodist Church on Sunday Editor's note: This story has been corrected to refer to the Port of Tracyton commission rather than the Kitsap County commission Just more than a year after telling investigators that a 25-year-old man had shot himself before crashing a car along Tracyton Boulevard near Silverdale 2023 crash appeared in Kitsap County Superior Court on Tuesday after being charged with manslaughter was arrested and booked into Kitsap County Jail on Monday and charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter which includes a maximum penalty of life in prison for the reckless death of Bradley Michael Joshua Smith last September Streun's initial statements to law enforcement were deemed "implausible and extremely unlikely," according to charging documents According to a probable cause statement for Streun's arrest Kitsap County Sheriff's deputies arrived at a single-vehicle crash on Tracyton Boulevard at NW Selbo Road and appeared to have struck a power pole and series of mailboxes clearly in pain and with blood on his shirt Deputies found Smith dead in the front seat of the Subaru with a gunshot wound on the right side of his head and an hour later spoke to a KCSO detective Streun said that the two men were friends and had been at a birthday party at a Silverdale restaurant that evening The report notes that Streun appeared intoxicated and he confirmed drinking beer and hard alcohol at two different locations and said the two intended to go to a third restaurant They had incorrectly gone to the wrong location and were returning to Silverdale when the crash occurred Streun claimed Smith had waved a loaded gun in the car while the two were listening to music Streun said that he had not felt threatened by Smith and admitted he had handled the gun in the car as well Detectives found a Smith and Wesson 9 mm handgun in the car which was registered to Smith and had a loaded magazine and a round in the chamber as Streun told detectives Smith planned to move to Florida the next day 25 by Kitsap County Medical Examiner Lindsay Harle found small abrasions known as "powder tattooing" around the victim's wound made by gunpowder particles that can indicate the distance a shot was fired from and Harle said Smith may have been shot by as far as 2 feet away Detectives wrote that the finding led them to request further testing to determine what distance Smith was shot from A forensics team in California was contacted to study the shooting and evidence and in May a scientist determined Smith was shot at a distance of between 10 and 15 inches using a Subaru WRX offered by a local dealership attached to the muzzle of the gun recovered from the scene Two detectives that approximately matched Smith's height and weight attempted to pull the trigger at each of the distances and even at 10 inches each detective noted the difficulty in squeezing the trigger They also tested the gun while sitting in the passenger's seat aimed toward the driver at the three distances "From this position I could easily squeeze the trigger with no strain or additional effort." Allen Tencer of the Harborview Biomechanics Laboratory also concluded that it would not have been possible for Smith to pull the trigger of a gun pointed at himself while in the car writing it is "unlikely he fired the gun at himself." Smith's family testified that Smith was left-handed and his right hand would have been on the stick shift of the Subaru as it was moving They also told detectives their son was "militant" about gun safety and had taken firearms safety courses Smith's family also provided detectives photos from a Snapchat video apparently made earlier on the night of Sept that show him playing with a gun that matched the one in the car who is dressed the same in the video as he was seen after the crash is shown in court documents as pointing the barrel of the gun through the zipper of his pants and a second Snapchat image shows Streun holding the same gun in August Streun was scheduled to make an initial appearance at 3 p.m Jail records show he is still held on $500,000 bail This story will be updated to include Streun's plea during his scheduled arraignment Detectives investigating an armed robbery earlier this month of a gas station near Bremerton say they identified one of the suspects after he left his thumbprint on a package of Oreo cookies was charged last week in Kitsap County Superior Court with second-degree robbery for the Nov Bell was booked into the Kitsap County Jail early Friday morning The same two suspects are believed to have robbed a Silverdale 76 station at 10023 Old Frontier Road shortly after midnight on Nov but the charges filed by prosecutors against Bell are for the Tracyton holdup two people with masks were accused of raiding the cash register with a shorter male holding the cashier at gunpoint from the counter while a taller person wearing Crocs sandals approached from behind to take the money The taller of the two was observed on a security camera as handling a few items before the robbery started and then setting them back down Those items included a package of chow mein and a package of Oreos Detectives were able to lift a fingerprint from the package of cookies An anonymous source told investigators that they believed Bell was involved in the robbery and investigators found fingerprints from Bell in a law enforcement database that investigators allege match the fingerprint on the Oreos BREMERTON — Contractors for the city of Bremerton will install the final section of guardrail along Tracyton Beach Road this fall closing the gap on a dangerous stretch of road that winds along the Port Washington Narrows.  Bremerton’s City Council approved a contract for the work will install about 560 feet of guardrail between Pat Carey Vista and Sheridan Road according to Bremerton public works operations manager Dave Carter.  and is expected to take a few days to complete Traffic will be limited to one alternating lane while crews install the guardrail “I’m happy we’re getting this done,” Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler said “We’re getting to it before it starts getting dark and wet and icy.”  The student, Kaitlyn Myers, is one of two people to have died on Tracyton Beach Road in the last five years. Brandon Ready, a 37-year-old Belfair man, died in 2018 when his car left the road near Pat Carey Vista A half-mile section of the road is owned by Kitsap County which installed about 1,750 feet of guardrail there in 2020 according to Tina Nelson with Kitsap County Public Works the city used a $1.6 million federal grant to add high friction surface treatment and install additional guardrails on Tracyton Beach Road and West Belfair Valley Road Completing the last section of guardrail has been on the city’s project list since that last installation in 2018 “It’s a very important feature if we can save a life or save a serious injury by keeping somebody from going into the water by all means we need to jump on that,” Wheeler said.  The 35th annual Bainbridge Island Mochi Tsuki Festival attracted thousands of people Jan The Kitsap Regional Library released its “Wrapped” list for 2024 a compilation of books that most captivated county readers of… TRACYTON — The Erwins were looking to tame weeds when they bought two goats for their backyard about 12 years ago What they got instead was a neighborhood attraction became a daily stop on Painter Street for school children heading home and even for out-of-towners curious about the rumors of an affable goat couple Jill could be spotted on the roof of the goats' barn before running to the fence for some apple chunks or bread but she was the goat with a personality," Sam Erwin said The dog scaled a fence March 1 in the Erwins' yard and attacked Jill grabbed a broom and attempted to fend off the dog “The dog never let go of that goat,” he said Neighbor Shirley Siegel watched in horror from her home as the dog killed the goat Erwin tied the leash to a log so it could not leave Erwin contemplated getting a crowbar but thought better of it and he was going to risk his own life intervening Officers with the Kitsap Humane Society showed up to investigate about an hour after the attack They took the dog and the remains of the goat “Thank God there were no children around,” Erwin said The dog is being held on a "mandatory stray hold" at the Humane Society because no owner could be located after the incident occurred according to Humane Society spokeswoman Denise Caruso A formal process will determine whether the dog The Erwins informed the officers that they felt the dog should be killed for the safety of other animals and even other humans Stevens confirmed Tuesday that the Humane Society had heard from the owner of the dog but offered no other details neighboring families and friends have sent the Erwins letters of condolence and posted flowers on the fence where so many got to know Jill The Erwins have been touched by the outpouring of support but said they will not be able to get more goats Sam Erwin admits he never thought he could love a goat But after the couple purchased Jack and Jill from 4-H at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds And Jack and Jill — so named because they would constantly head “up and down the hill,” Erwin said — soon became a popular stop for walkers along Painter Street “She’d get up on that roof and do a jig for anybody,” Shirley Holland-Erwin said of Jill's bucking about on her own home who often picks up his 10-year-old grandson She’d enthusiastically run to the fence line you’d always see someone by the fence,” he said The Erwins have put handmade cards from neighborhood kids on their coffee table they become emotional when thinking about their pet goat "She was very well loved," Holland-Erwin said BREMERTON – The owner of a popular Tracyton bar hopes he can breathe new life into the former Olympic Cinemas movie theater on Riddell Road – just as soon they’re allowed to open plans to transform the four-screen theater into a combination movie house and eatery with pub food are taking over operations of the theater from Faraway Entertainment the Bainbridge Island-based company that runs several independent theaters in Western Washington Alford said he enjoyed watching movies at Olympic Cinemas because he wanted to support a local business and the theater was less busy than others in the area For the opening of the movie “Avengers: Endgame,” last April Alford bought out 44 seats at the theater for bar staff and friends to go and watch the movie “I would look around and it would just pop into my head ‘Man the things I could do with this place,’” Alford said Plans for theater, which has been dubbed the Tracyton Movie House, were in the works before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Faraway Entertainment ran Olympic Cinemas from 2006 until this year when the company elected to not renew its lease When SeeFilm Cinemas opened in downtown Bremerton in 2012 attendance at Olympic Cinemas plummeted “overnight,” Brein said a regular occurrence for independent movie theaters “If a new theater opens with more screens your customers will happily speed to that theater until something newer opens,” Brein said When its lease came up for renewal earlier this year Faraway Entertainment decided to part ways with the theater “It was a good chance to depart because the lease was over,” Brein said But the shutdown has given the new owners time to plan for an official opening Renovations are underway to retrofit the theaters upgrade the concession area and update the décor Tracyton Movie House’s arrangement will feature several chairs grouped together around a table The setup will allow for movie-goers to eat and drink while they watch and is unintentionally social-distancing friendly “We’ve made it so that when you walk to your seat you never have to make anyone stand up,” Orosz said The new concessions menu will include a mix of bar food – including Tracyton Public House’s famous wings – theater fare like popcorn and hotdogs intended to be “better than the average movie theater,” are in the works Alford and Orosz want to avoid the pitfalls of the movie business by expanding options for customers using the theater’s four large screens Theaters will be available for rent for parties or to play video games The largest auditorium will be outfitted with a stage for music concerts and comedy sets Alford hopes to stage arcade games and pinball machines in the lobby “We envision this as kind of being a focal point for the Bremerton area,” Alford said The pair hope that the public will be itching for social interaction following several months of quarantine An official opening date for the movie house hasn’t been set and depends on the state of the pandemic and state’s phased re-opening plan Movie theaters can reopen at 50% under Phase 3 of the plan which Alford estimated could be July at the earliest The pandemic has also caused movie studios to push the release dates of many big summer blockbusters a potential opening date could be August to accommodate the release of “Wonder Woman 1984.” “We’re going to adapt with it and when we have the ability to open up we’re going to open up,” Orosz said Brein thinks the new owners are well-positioned to succeed, despite current economic conditions. The cinema, located in the corner of the Redwood Plaza, has ample parking and is close to several new planned developments in vicinity of Riddell Road “We have always said that when the shopping center across the street matures when that's redeveloped when the multiple housing units a block away come to fruition that theater is going to be a good little neighborhood theater,” Brein said “These guys may breathe some life into this facility.” A 35-year-old East Bremerton man killed in a vehicle crash Wednesday near Tracyton was identified by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office as Ean Shane Swanson Investigators reported alcohol and speed contributed to the crash Deputies and firefighters were called at about 12:09 a.m to the 5400 block of Hansberry Street NW where the van Swanson was driving apparently failed to follow a curve in the road near the intersection of NE Vena Street according to a statement Friday from office The 1993 Chevrolet Astro crossed into the oncoming lane crashed through a guardrail and continued down a 20-foot ravine Swanson was removed from the wreck and taken to Harrison Medical Center Evidence from the scene indicated Swanson was traveling at a speed “much greater” than the posted 30 mph speed limit Further investigation found Swanson had a “significant” blood alcohol level BREMERTON – Emergency crews battled a fire at an abandoned house on Tracyton Beach Road Saturday afternoon into the evening Kitsap County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilson said callers reported around 3:30 p.m that the run-down two-story house was fully involved in flames Multiple callers reported seeing three people leaving the area of the fire Those three individuals were contacted by Bremerton police just up the road deputy fire marshal for the city of Bremerton said it's unknown if anyone was in the house at the time of the fire but said it appeared that transients were living there but it looks like squatters were in the house using some type of alternate heating source," he said Tracyton Beach Road was closed while crews worked at the scene TRACYTON — Two adults and four pets safely escaped a house fire that started around noon on Huckle Drive according to Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue a woman reported that she saw black smoke coming from a downstairs bedroom Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews responded at 12:24 p.m. Units from Bremerton Fire Department and Navy Region Northwest also responded three dogs and one cat were safely outside the home Public Information Officer for Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue who attempted to use a fire extinguisher to snuff the flames was transported to Harrison Bremerton for smoke inhalation as a precaution.  The fast-moving fire was fully extinguished at 12:54 p.m. It spread into the second floor and attic, "it was pretty stubborn," LiMarzi said The crews had to cut a hole in the roof to ventilate The home is currently uninhabitable and American Red Cross is on the scene assisting the occupants The Kitsap County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire TRACYTON — People who knew Kaitlyn Emily Myers remember her as an adventurous and giving 18-year-old who planned to become an elementary school teacher But her friends and family say nothing defined her as much as the radiant smile she was eager to share Myers died Saturday at Harrison Medical Center about a week after her car slid off Tracyton Beach Road on Jan 1 and landed upside down in the Port Washington Narrows Firefighters were able to restore her heartbeat Myers was enrolled at Olympic College and had planned to transfer to Central or Western Washington universities to earn her bachelor's degree going shopping or on Starbucks outings and often eating french fries "Kaitlyn was one who'd like to go out and adventure all the time," said Aira Bautista who met Myers in the seventh grade at Fairview Middle School a neighbor and close friend of the Myers family recalled their move to Tracyton six years ago who warmed up to it by spotting the house next door and the girl inside "We got the OK from our daughter because of that smile," Wilson said She had a way of connecting with generations outside her own Her mother recalled her ability to talk to adults from a young age and her love of working with kids which propelled her down the teaching path "She could relate to children so easily," said friend Natanya Phan who'd met Myers in the third grade at PineCrest Elementary Myers was employed at All Star Lanes & Casino in Silverdale since she was 15 even just her smile would make you feel better," said Taylor Terpone a childhood friend and co-worker at All Star Lanes She also volunteered each week at PineCrest and had been a substitute teacher at the Olympic Educational Service District on National Avenue in Bremerton Friends and family remained with Myers throughout her time at Harrison until doctors said she was unable to recover A celebration of her life will be held 1-3 p.m Suspect found guilty in murder of 89-year-old Tracyton manKitsap-UnknownRobert Lee Pry Arnold Mafnas Cruz (Photo: Kitsap County Sheriff's Office /) PORT ORCHARD — After an unusually long deliberation of more than five days, a Kitsap County Superior Court jury Wednesday found a man guilty of all counts in the December fatal robbery of 89-year-old Robert Archie Hood put his head on the table in front of him and cried as Judge Jennifer Forbes read the verdict from the jury of six men and six women as the jurors found Pry guilty of three aggravators on the three main charges against him The aggravators will give Forbes the authority to exceed the standard range sentence The jury declined to convict Robert Lavalle Davis including accomplice to first-degree murder Davis still faces charges of promoting prostitution based on a video investigators found while searching his phone Davis gestured his gratitude to the jury and buried his face in the shoulder of his attorney was found guilty of rendering criminal assistance and removal or concealment of a body a retired Puget Sound Naval Shipyard worker lived alone in the Tracyton house he grew up in and was believed to have saved a large amount of money in the bank Testimony suggested the defendants believed he had as much as $1 million saved though remained close to family friends who originally reported him missing to police in December He told investigators that he entered Hood's house with Pry Prosecutors allege it was Rodgers Jones who first became aware of Hood is charged with being an accomplice to first-degree murder Prosecutors alleged that after Pry and Rodgers Jones beat Hood and left him tied up they went to a Fife motel room with friends to smoke meth and attempt to steal from Hood's bank accounts Pry and Rodgers Jones tried to hide Hood's body After trying to take the body to some woods in Jefferson County said she had a lot of respect for the jury and the jury held them to their burden,' LaCross said saying the state relied on witnesses who were not credible All the jurors who deliberated declined to speak publicly following the delivery of the verdict Courthouse experts said it is highly unusual for deliberations to take five days who listened to the six weeks of testimony but did not deliberate was not surprised by the length of time it took to reach the verdicts who works at the Kitsap Sun as an account manager agreed with the verdict and said her fellow jurors impressed her as being methodical and conscientious 'It was pretty hard core for all of us,' Bumguardner said but it was so hard to get those images out of our heads.' Pry testified that Rodgers Jones acted without his knowledge Bumguardner said that Pry was not believable and that his testimony was the 'nail in his coffin.' 'I think he burned himself when he testified,' Bumguardner said 'Though the case was still good without his testimony A witness said Davis drove Rodgers Jones and Pry to rob Hood but Bumguardner said she would have liked to have heard more evidence about his involvement before believing Davis was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt Kitsap Sheriff's Detective Jason Bowman said that he was satisfied with the verdict and that he didn't feel the acquittal of Davis on the most serious charges was a missed opportunity 'I think we knew going in that the charges against Davis would be the most difficult to prove so I'm not surprised the jury acquitted on murder and robbery,' he said The state's case against Davis was dependent on witness testimony I think we presented the best case we could in terms of what we had.' Chief Deputy Prosecutor Chad Enright represented the state in court Wednesday He complimented the work of the two prosecutors complicated case with a lot of witnesses who flat out did not want to come to court and did not want to testify,' he said Enright acknowledged the case against Davis was difficult to prove but said Pry was more deeply involved in Hood's death defense attorneys and investigators met with jurors following the verdict — a voluntary meeting for jurors though the public was barred from listening Enright said from that meeting prosecutors gathered information about the strengths and weaknesses of the case for the upcoming trials of Rodgers Jones and Dudley Pry 'We are going to take all that information and look at the cases pending,' he said first-degree kidnapping and first-degree robbery Jurors found he was guilty of three aggravators for each charge targeting a particularly vulnerable victim and showing an egregious lack of remorse Jurors also convicted Pry of second-degree identity theft second-degree possession of stolen property and witness tampering Davis was acquitted of being an accomplice to first-degree murder and first-degree robbery but he was convicted of second-degree identity theft His trial for promoting prostitution is scheduled to begin Monday Cruz was convicted of first-degree rendering criminal assistance and removal or concealment of a dead body The school district will host an informational meeting on Monday outlining plans to demolish the main building this summer 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 Robert Scott Brewer pleaded guilty in Kitsap County Superior Court to a count of first-degree arson for the Feb 3 blaze outside Bremerton and was sentenced March 21 told Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office investigators they had gone to the house with Brewer The woman told investigators she was homeless and while trying to find a ride to Tacoma she met a man who forced her back to the house where he assaulted her who enlisted the help of Brewer to beat up the man who assaulted his girlfriend When the trio went to the house and did not find the person Brewer set the fire as “payback,” the woman told investigators 2018A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Shirley Holland Erwin Jay Inslee announced this week that he would ease restrictions on some activities and businesses in Washington The governor put a pause on his four-part economic reopening plan in July after a spike in coronavirus cases Inslee said the rollback was the result of “ongoing conversations with businesses about how to do these activities safely.” Under the new rules movie theaters in counties in Phase 2 can open at 25% capacity as long as households keep six feet of distance between each other and wear masks Theaters in counties in Phase 3 can open at 50% Masks can be taken off to eat or drink while in the theater but must be worn at all other times Theater operators are responsible for implementing safety measures in ticket lines The theater industry has been hit hard by the pandemic with many of the biggest Hollywood studios pushing blockbusters films back to 2021 or beyond “We were happy to get that news because we’ve been closed now for over seven months and we see restaurants opening and churches opening and all the other entities and we are like many of those really focused on safety and it’s time,” said Jeff Brein managing partner of the Bainbridge Island-based Faraway Entertainment Faraway Entertainment operates eight independent movie theaters in Western Washington Faraway will reopen the Roxy Theatre in Bremerton on Friday with a showing of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” one of only a few planned summer blockbusters to be released in recent months Brein plans to open the Bainbridge Island and Lynwood theaters next Friday Faraway’s theaters will operate seven days a week While movies theaters across the country have been slowly reopening many theaters in major markets like New York and Los Angeles remain closed Studios don’t want to risk spending hundreds of millions of dollars creating and marketing a movie until those markets reopen but we’ve got to meet in the middle somewhere because if the movie industry in this country closes down it hurts the studio and it hurts us,” Brein said SEEFilm Cinemas in Bremerton is hoping to open next Friday While the relaxed restrictions are welcome news only being able to fill a quarter of the seats still presents challenges meaning about 300 people can be in the building at a time under the new rules “I’m happy that he’s final letting us open. The hard part is going to be the 25 percent because we still have to pay rent and payroll and power but we got to get the doors open,” Stitt said Stitt plans to open on a Friday-Monday schedule with three movies a day to start The theater will add more showtimes depending on the community response SEEFilm’s ticketing software is set up so that individuals can’t purchase seats next to anyone else unless they’re in a group Longer wait times in between movies will allow employees to deep clean the theater before each showing Because of the dearth of new movies being released Stitt is working to get some seasonal favorites like “A Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Hocus Pocus,” to show ahead of Halloween “We’re excited to get open and try and get as close to normal as possible,” Stitt said Business partners Jim Alford and Bernie Orosz are in a slightly different predicament as they’re attempting to open a movie theater during the pandemic located in the former Olympic Cinemas in Redwood Plaza on Riddell Road restaurant and arcade that will also host events said the move to ease restrictions took him by surprise “I'm happy that we're going in that direction I am disappointed in the delivery,” Alford said So to just all of a sudden have that dropped Alford and Orosz initially wanted to open their theater in August superhero movie “Wonder Woman 1984.” The pause allowed them to work on renovations to the theater and apply for the permits necessary to open But the pair say they would have made different decisions during the remodel process if they knew they were going to be allowed to open this month The Tracyton Movie House is still waiting on a certificate of occupancy from Kitsap County we're opening the doors,” Orosz said owners are confident the theater will do well because it isn’t reliant solely on big blockbusters The movie house will have a full bar and food menu and plans to do theater rentals for events “We're going to do everything we can everything that we want to do we're going to do basically as soon as we can it's all going to be based upon a schedule,” Orosz said About 80% of AMC theaters in the country are open right now A representative for both theater companies did not respond to requests for comment from the Kitsap Sun Kitsap Regional LibraryInslee’s new guidance also allows public libraries to provide some services in-person Masks are required and occupancy is capped at 25% in Phase 2 Kitsap Regional Library’s physical locations across the county have been closed since March KRL has been providing curbside services like book pickup and drop-off since then “Our reaction to this is we are excited because we want to get something that resembles more normal library service and it’s been a long time coming,” library director Jill Jean said KRL will start curbside printing services next week While you won’t be able to browse bookshelves any time soon library officials hope to allow a small number of people inside to use computers printers and copy machines beginning in November “We're hoping for a limited ability to do that where we would absolutely have to control the number of people in our buildings making sure people are wearing masks,” Jean said Inslee also relaxed rules for restaurants and pubs by allowing alcohol service until 11 p.m. and increasing the maximum number of people that can sit at one table to six in Phase 2 Group seating is no longer limited to just members of the same household the owner of McCloud's Grill House on Perry Avenue but he’s still largely frustrated by the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic “It’s frustrated us because you’re basically hurting restaurants last call at 9:45 p.m.,” Graham said Graham said he wished the state would be more consistent with its rules – bar games including billiards and darts are still prohibited but bowling alleys have been allowed to operate While bar games aren’t a large part of McCloud’s business Graham said the restrictions can hurt smaller establishments more they’re tired of staying inside their house,” Graham said Dave Tarver and Darryl Lindsley helped build a green-and-brown bench alongside the port's boat launch They were each given a plaque during the port's casual monthly meeting last week TRACYTON – A female motorist sustained life-threatening injuries after the car she was driving crashed into the Port Washington Narrows waters Jan - Six people were arrested early Thursday after deputies raided a suspected drug house in the small unincorporated Kitsap County town of Tracyton The raid was carried out and a search warrant was served after detectives with the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office received a tip about illegal activity at the home Thirteen people were found living at the home Two of the residents of the home were arrested for outstanding felony arrest warrants Four other residents were arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm possession of heroin and other narcotic-related offenses The investigation is on-going and more arrests are possible Several other agencies also assisted with the investigation BREMERTON — Lance Kahn of Tracyton could often be spotted paddling swiftly around Puget Sound in his outrigger canoe owner of the Marine View Beverage company and a stellar athlete all his life leading to an intensive search by local authorities and the U.S Kahn was found in Oyster Bay late in the evening where rescue crews attempted unsuccessfully to revive him His canoe was found Wednesday afternoon in the Port Washington Narrows near 17th Street are in disbelief as to how it could have happened “I can’t imagine how he could have been separated from his outrigger,” said Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent where he could easily hop in the canoe for a paddle seven-county beverage distributor long-based in Kitsap County one of those guys who really cared about his business and his people,” said Mark Bergsma area sales manager for Olympic Eagle Distributing Marine View sponsored a wide range of community events remembers one year that Bremerton High School nixed its golf team for lack of funds Alexander organized a tournament to raise funds and Kahn gladly provided sponsorship funds “He was just such a kind man,” Alexander said a classmate who graduated with Kahn from West High School in 1971 recalls giving a presentation on how to barefoot waterski in his eighth-grade class Hayes remembers seeing Kahn almost effortlessly barefoot waterskiing in Oyster Bay noting other athletic accomplishments Kahn piled up in later life “He did everything with all of his heart.” Lyle passed away in Seattle from complications of dementia Arizona and Tom (Emily) Sunderland of Seattle; daughter-in-law Washington; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren Betty Jenkins.The eldest of Emil and Esther Sunderland's five children he grew up in North Dakota and Minnesota until the family moved to Springfield where he attended high school at Central Kitsap After high school he joined the Navy and served five years as an electronics technician seeing combat in Korea aboard the minesweeper U.S.S After the Navy he became a machinist at PSNS and worked in that capacity until retiring in 1986 In 1958 he married Teckla Deardorff and moved to Tracyton where they raised their five kids.Lyle was an avid gardener He was one of the founders of the Grenadiers Drum and Bugle Corps which played around the region for nearly 30 years He also spent many years with the Carolliers and the Clam Island Band he was a member of both the VFW and the American Legion and served as Post Commander of VFW Post 4992 Details of a memorial service will be announced at a later date BREMERTON – There will be no happy new year for a Bremerton man who now faces first-degree murder charges related to the case of a missing Tracyton-area man