🌱 Port Orchard adds ferry sailings as Annapolis service remains suspended
Port Orchard, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Port Orchard! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Port Orchard adds ferry sailings as Annapolis service remains suspended
- Kitsap Regional Library director leaving for St. Louis job
- Ken Ham and Heidi St. John plan Port Orchard teaching stop
Also on today's calendar: Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A sprinkle early in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 59, low: 38.
- Monday: A bit of afternoon rain, with a high of 55 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Annapolis/Bremerton ferry remains suspended due to vessel shortage (kitsapdailynews.com) — Kitsap Transit has added peak-commute sailings between Port Orchard and Bremerton as the Annapolis ferry remains suspended indefinitely. A failed battery has sidelined the Waterman, and the agency is seeking replacement capacity. Planned January maintenance would leave the Port Orchard route operating with no backup vessel. 
• Kitsap Regional Library director leaving for new job in St. Louis (kitsapdailynews.com) — Kitsap Regional Library director Jason Driver will leave Dec. 31 for a St. Louis job, prompting a search for his successor. His departure follows a staff-misconduct investigation that the board said did not substantiate allegations against him. His tenure included advancing plans for a new Port Orchard library.
• Don't Miss Ken Ham's West Coast Tour, November 15–21, 2026 (answersingenesis.org) — Ken Ham and Heidi St. John plan a Port Orchard stop during their Nov. 15–21 West Coast teaching tour. The free events focus on passing Christian beliefs to younger generations and require advance registration, though the announcement does not specify the Port Orchard date or venue.
📸 Around Port Orchard
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Upcoming Events in
Port Orchard
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★ Featured events ★
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Silver Stallion @ PO Eagles →
Port Orchard Eagles, 4001 Jackson Ave SE, Port Orchard
7:00 pm
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues →
The Winemakers Reserve, 15902 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Woodinville
9:00 am -
CiSP - College Bound info. Night @ SKHS
SKHS Library
5:30 pm -
SKHS - "SK's Got Talent"
SKHS Choir Room, SKHS Band Room, SKHS Commons Area, SKHS Stage
7:00 pm -
Holiday Wreath Making Class →
Yoked Farmhouse & Brewery, 525 Southwest Pine Road, Port Orchard
1:00 pm
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Saturday November 28
📣 Port Orchard Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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East Bremerton Friends of the Library Book Sale →
Bremerton WA
10:00 am -
Kitsap Salmon Tours: Jarstad Park →
Bremerton WA
11:00 am -
Cat In the Hat →
655 4th St, Bremerton
11:00 am -
Make a Barrilete →
1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
11:00 am -
Sedum in a Wine Bottle Workshop →
Bremerton City Nursery, 912 Adele Ave., Bremerton
11:00 am -
Piece of Pie: Let's Make Apple Pie! Learn the Basics Workshop →
Terranova Gardens, 13430 Quarterhorse Way, Bremerton
12:30 pm -
Monthly Women's Tournament →
Town Portal, 305 Pacific Ave, Bremerton
4:00 pm
Saturday November 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Jana, I had a sweet ragdoll escape artist that got out of the house and went about 60 ft up a tree.
He did it twice a week apart. It was quit an endeavor to get him down. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out why he would escape just to go up a… (Nextdoor Parkwood)
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Bremerton. Apply here.
- Kindercare Education posted a job opening for Cook in Tracyton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Orchard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bremerton
- St. Vincent de Paul secures funding for Star of Hope project (kitsapsun.com)
- Olympic, Kingston athletes top reader poll for Oct. 26-31 (kitsapsun.com)
- Pedestrian Crash on Kitsap Way Injures 1 (sweetlaw.com)
Bainbridge Island
- Much gratitude to our supporters during a challenging year (bainbridgereview.com)
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