š± Why the Port is paying $350,000 after a Bremerton otter attack
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In today's newsletter:
- Why the Port is paying $350,000 after a Bremerton otter attack
- What losing 616 Tomahawk launch cells means for Bremertonās Navy hub
- How a decades-old crime now threatens a Bremerton familyās future
Also on today's calendar: Home Cider-Making Class and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 44.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Port of Bremerton to pay $350K to family attacked by river otter (king5.com) ā A Bremerton family living on a sailboat at Bremerton Marina will receive $350,000 from the Port of Bremerton after a 2024 river otter attack injured a mother and her 2-year-old. The settlement alleges the Port knew about aggressive otter activity but failed to warn residents or restrict access, raising broader questions about safety for people living at the marina. 
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ā¢ āGut Punch': The U.S. Navy Can't Replace 616 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles from Ohio-Class Submarines That Will Be Retired (19fortyfive.com) ā Bremertonās Puget Sound Naval Shipyard plays a behind-the-scenes role maintaining nuclear submarines even as the Navy prepares to retire four Ohio-class guided-missile subs that together carry 616 Tomahawk missiles. The article explains how these aging boats became critical conventional strike and special-operations platforms, and why their looming retirement will leave a major gap until new payload submarines arrive decades from now. Ā Ā Ā
ā¢ Bremerton man detained by ICE, 30 years after a teenage crime (kitsapsun.com) ā A longtime Bremerton resident and former local restaurant co-owner is being held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, leaving his Bremerton-based wife and daughter unsure if heāll be deported. His attorney is fighting a decades-old Alaska conviction, arguing changing immigration laws and his rehabilitation should spare him removal, while Kitsap-area elected officials have been asked to help. Ā Ā Ā
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Home Cider-Making Class
Sisters Cider House , 921 Hildebrand Ln , Bainbridge Island
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Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More
Roxy Theatre , 270 4th St , Bremerton
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Fused Glass with Eastern Wind Glass: Garden Stakes
, Bremerton
4:00 pm -
TSUNAMI BOMB // CRIMEWAVE 66 // THE RAT UTOPIA EXPERIMENT // 3RD ON PIKE
The Charleston , 333 N Callow Ave , Bremerton
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TSUNAMI BOMB // CRIMEWAVE 66 // T.R.U.E. // 3RD ON PIKE
The Charleston , 333 N Callow Ave , Bremerton
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Canva essentials for Small Business Marketing
Olympic College , 1600 Chester Ave , Bremerton
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Clearing Creative Blocks
, Bremerton
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Ballroom Dancing: East Coast Swing
Olympic College , 1600 Chester Ave , Bremerton
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Fused Glass with Eastern Wind Glass: Garden Lanterns
Eastern Wind Glass , 2604 Burwell St , Bremerton
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Art Workshops with Donna Letterese: Mallards & Ducklings
Olympic College , 1600 Chester Ave , Bremerton
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Beginning Macrame Plant Hangers
, Shelton
1:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
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š Nearby News
Port Orchard
- Cannabis entrepreneur Wetherbee enters 26th District race (gigharbornow.org)
Silverdale
- Silverdale group partnering with PCHS on community center plan (kitsapsun.com)
- Despite community concern, St. Michael's holds firm on clinic closure (kitsapdailynews.com)
- 5 Kitsap Peninsula, Bainbridge Island spring hikes for a verdant escape (seattletimes.com)
Bainbridge Island
- BI Council approves $400,000 in lodging tax funding (bainbridgereview.com)
- COBI Public Works director takes new job with Sound Transit (bainbridgereview.com)
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