Fruitcake Contest

WANTED!
HOMEMADE FRUITCAKE
LAST SEEN ON YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S CHRISTMAS BUFFET TABLE.

BRING YOURS TO THE PORT GAMBLE ANNUAL
FRUITCAKE CONTEST! ALL ENTRIES MUST BE
RECEIVED AT THE PORT GAMBLE CONFERENCE
ROOM, WITH A COPY OF THE RECIPE, ON SATURDAY,
12/13, BY 1:00PM.
CASH REWARD
FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.PORTGAMBLE.COM or 360.297.8074

The Fabulous 'Roasted Chestnuts' Caroling Contest

Saturday, December 13, 2008
Downtown Port Gamble
Proceeds benefit ‘Toys for Tots’

Team Leader Registration Packet
Thank you for your interest in participating in
‘Roasted Chestnuts Caroling Contest 2008’. The contents of this package are
designed to get you and your team signed up. After we receive your
registration, more detail will follow.
If you have any questions about participating in Caroling Contest, please
contact Sharon Greany at roastedchestnuts@ymail.com
‘Roasted Chestnuts’ Q & A
THE FABULOUS ROASTED CHESTNUTS CAROLING CONTEST
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Downtown Port Gamble
Time – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Awards – Announce on Sunday, December 14, 2008

WHAT IS THE FABULOUS ROASTED CHESTNUTS CAROLING CONTEST?
All traditions must start with the first year. Our goal is to make this an annual event with
rotating fund-raising groups. This year we are focusing on US Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Foundation They have supported Port Gamble Country Christmas for years and we would
like to improve there donations by having this contest. Plus the teams that wins have
bragging right for a whole year as the best carolers in the county.

HOW DO I PARTICTE?
Recruit your friends to carol as a team, assign a team captain, fill out the registration form
and mail in the form and registration fee to: Olympic Property Group, 19245 10th Ave
NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 Attn: Roasted Chestnuts. Registration fee before November
15th is $5, after this date the fee is $10. Make check payable to Olympic Property
Group. Once you registration fee is received and information packet will be mailed to
you with more details.

HOW CAN I HELP THE FUND-RAISER?
Simply ask your friend, family, co-workers and community to donate to you caroling
team. This year the fund-raiser is US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation. Collect
new toys and bring them to the sing area before you designated time to perform.

HOW DOES THE CAROLING CONTEST WORK?
1. Sign up and pay your registration fee.
2. Ask friend, family, business and co works to participate and donate.
3. Practice your carols. All teams are asked to sing a cappella.
4. On December 13th, bring your donations to the registration table in Port Gamble
before you designated time slot and sing your heart out. Times slot will be signed
after registration.
5. Awards will be given out on Sunday, December 14th, at the Port Gamble General
Store. Time of awards announcement and singing assignments will be in your
information packet.
‘Roasted Chestnuts’ AWARDS

WHAT ARE THE AWARDS?
There are four ways to win awards.
1. Most Donated – This award is given to the team who brings the most
donations to the fund raiser.
2. People’s Choice Award – Ballots are given to spectators to vote for
there favorite team.
3. Best Dressed – The weather out side is frightful. Dress warm and
dress colorful. Dress in a theme. Dress nice or dress naughty but
please be dressed. The most outrageous and creative will win. This
price will be awarded by caroling judges.
4. Best All Around Choir – Pride yourself in your vocal talents. This is
the category for you. This price will be awarded by caroling judges.
*****Note: Contest will be held outside in Port Gamble proper. Please
dress weather appropriate. There will be no electricity or heat.
Name of Group
Name of Group Leader
(contact person)
E Mail: Phone:
Address:
City State Zip
Circle one: Company Group Church School Other
Circle one: Professional Organized group Only for contest
Circle one: Large group (Over 7 members) Small Group (under 6 members) Single (1)
Group Members (If large group, only the Leader need fill out informtion about)
Please print clearly
Member 1: Name
E-mail:
Member 2: Name
E-mail:
Member 3: Name
E-mail:
Member 4: Name
E-mail:
Member 5: Name
E-mail:
Member 6: Name
E-mail:
Send form and payment to: (make checks payable to 'Olympic Property Group' )
Olympic Property Group
19245 10th Ave. NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Attn: Roasted Chestnut
Return by mail with registration payment ($5 before Nov 15th, $10 after Nov 15th)
The Roasted Chestnut Caroling Contest
Registration Form
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Downtown Port Gamble, WA

The Future of Tourism Isn’t What It Used To Be - Sustainable Tourism

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jean Boyle, 360.297.8200, Jean@VisitKitsap.com

The Future of Tourism Isn’t What It Used To Be

The Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau is sponsoring a unique event for those interested in tourism on the Kitsap Peninsula. This one day seminar is appropriate for businesses and organizations involved in any aspect of tourism and government officials at all levels who want to promote our area as a destination.

With the coordination of multiple Washington State Visitor & Convention bureaus sharing expenses to bring internationally recognized speaker Andy Dumaine to Washington, the KPVCB is able bring this program to Kitsap.

Have you ever gone to a great conference or seminar and returned excited about the prospect of using your new found knowledge only to find that others don’t quite “get” what you’re talking about? Don’t let that happen this time. You’re going to leave this one day event ready to make changes. Bring others from your organization to share the experience!

The Future of Tourism Isn’t What It Used To Be.

Join this fast-paced, hands-on exploration of ways to maximize the economic, social and environmental benefits of tourism. Please leave all industrial age ideas at the door. Find out why the pursuit of more only leads to less. Get a jump on the future by letting go of everything that holds you back. Discover why only thinking about change some of the time never works - especially now. Learn how to secure your future by building linkages with former competitors. Develop a community-wide vision of success and meet the travelers who will help you achieve it. Find out what transformational tourism is and how it can help you move your business beyond green into the more engaging realm of true sustainability. The future of tourism isn’t what it used to be. It will be better.

Speaker and Seminar leader:

Andy Dumaine, Founder & Chief Creative Officer
shrinkingfootprint

‘create more with less’

Andy has spent his entire adult life inside of advertising agencies. He began his career as a writer/creative director at two of the world’s largest advertising firms, DDB and Ogilvy, before making the leap to agency owner in 1994. His work for clients such as National Geographic, The Washington Post, Puerto Rico and Intercontinental Hotels earned all of the awards that mattered and many others that didn’t.

Roughly half of Andy’s marketing experience has been dedicated to supporting travel and tourism clients. An enthusiastic traveler in his own right, Andy has collaborated with airlines and airports, tour operators and tourism departments, hotels and convention centers and everything in between. Many of Andy’s first client relationships endure to this day.

Throughout his career Andy provided marketing support to numerous change-making organizations including The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, The Earth Conservation Corps, The White House Commission on Volunteerism, The Global Futures Project, The Lead Coalition, Doctors Without Borders and many, many others.

Andy’s passion for travel marketing and social responsibility have combined under the banner of shrinkingfootprint - a strategic marketing organization dedicated to creating more with less. shrinkingfootprint prepares clients for a future where eco-efficiency and sustainability are not buzz words, but smart business. shrinkingfootprint works with clients to develop alternative tourism strategies that enhance visitor engagement while reducing pressure on people and place.

The seminar will take place Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Kiana Lodge from 9AM to 4PM and includes lunch. Cost is $69 / $59 for KPVCB Members.

To register go to VisitKitsap.com or call 360.297.8200 - REGISTER NOW!

Sponsored by:
Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau
Olympic Property Group / North Kitsap Trails Association
Kiana Lodge
The Suquamish Tribe

Supporting Organizations:
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance
Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce
Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce
Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce
Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce
Silverdale Chamber of Commerce


"The mission of the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau is to create positive economic growth and development on the Kitsap Peninsula by effectively marketing the area as a desirable visitor destination."

GotLicorice Blog

LAUNCH OF GLOBAL FOODBUZZ BLOGGER COMMUNITY
LEVERAGES REAL-PEOPLE, REAL-TIME POWER OF FOOD PUBLISHING

San Francisco – October 13, 2008: Foodbuzz, Inc., officially inaugurates its food blogger community with more than 1,000 blog partners, a global food blogging event and an online platform that captures the real-people, real-time power of food publishing in every corner of the world. At launch, the Foodbuzz community ranks as one of the top-10 Internet destinations for food and dining (Quantcast), with bloggers based in 45 countries and 863 cities serving up daily food content.

Local blogger Andrea Rowe of Poulsbo's Marina Market is a Foodbuzz featured Publisher. Her blog is www.gotlicorice.blogspot.com The Marina Market has been supplying the Kitsap region with International foods from Scandinavia, Holland, Germany and more for over 10 years from the heart of downtown Poulsbo.

“Food bloggers are at the forefront of reality publishing and the dramatic growth of new media has redefined how food enthusiasts access tasty content,” said Doug Collister, Executive Vice President of Foodbuzz, Inc. “Food bloggers are the new breed of local food experts and at any minute of the day, Foodbuzz is there to help capture the immediacy of their hands-on experiences, be it a memorable restaurant meal, a trip to the farmers market, or a special home-cooked meal.”
Foodbuzz is the only online community with content created exclusively by food bloggers and rated by foodies. The site offers more than 20,000 pieces of new food and dining content weekly, including recipes, photos, blog posts, videos and restaurant reviews. Members decide the “tastiness” of each piece of content by voting and “buzz” the most popular posts to the top of the daily menu of submissions. Foodbuzz currently logs over 13 million monthly page views and over three million monthly unique visitors.
“Our goal is to be the number-one online source of quality food and dining content by promoting the talent, enthusiasm and knowledge of food bloggers around the globe,” said Ben Dehan, founder and CEO of Foodbuzz, Inc.
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The Foodbuzz blogger community is growing at a rate of 40 percent per month driven by strong growth in existing partner blogs and the addition of over 100 new blogs per month. “The Foodbuzz.com Web site is like the stock of a great soup. The Web site provides the base or backbone for bloggers to interact as a community, contribute content, and have that content buzzed by their peers,” said Mr. Dehan.
Global Blogging Event
Demonstrating the talent and scope of the Foodbuzz community, 24 Meals, 24 Hours, 24 Blogs offered online food enthusiasts an international, virtual street festival of food and diversity. The new feature showcased blog posts from 24 Foodbuzz partner bloggers chronicling events occurring around the globe during a 24 hour period and included:
· Mid-Autumn Festival Banquest (New York, NY)
· The "Found on Foodbuzz" 24-Item Tasting Menu (San Francisco, CA)
· Aussie BBQ Bonanza – Celebrating Diversity (Sydney, Australia)
· The Four Corners of Carolina BBQ Road Trip (Charleston, SC)
· Criminal Tastes – An Illegal Supper (Crested Butte, CO)
· From Matambre to Empanadas: An Argentine Dinner (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
· A Sweet Trompe l’oeil (Seattle, WA)

“24 Meals, 24 Hours, 24 Blogs” captures the quality and unique local perspective of our food bloggers and shared it with the world,” said Ryan Stern, Director of the Foodbuzz Publisher Community. “It illustrates exactly what the future of food publishing is all about – real food, experienced by real people, shared real-time.”
About Foodbuzz, Inc.
Based in San Francisco, Foodbuzz, Inc., launched its beta Web site, foodbuzz.com, in 2007. In less than a year, Fooduzz.com and its community of over 1,000 exclusive partner food blogs have grown into an extended online property that reaches more than three million users.

FARM KITCHEN - Saturday Breakfast for October 4, 2008

Happy harvest and pumpkin season; the Farm Kitchen kitty Underfoot says boo! October is blowing in – in true fall form – as we approach the weekend. A tent will protect you from the elements while you have a chance to enjoy the last hurrah of the dahlias during Breakfast on Saturday. If you would like to take a virtual tour of more of the flowers, link to the website of our friend Dan Coppersmith who visited in late summer and captured the magic of the Farm Kitchen gardens. On Saturday the Featured Breakfast will warm you from the inside out. It includes our Farm Kitchen fresh “from scratch” Southern Biscuits, Scrambled Eggs, a slice of juicy Country Ham, Roasted Potatoes and Fresh Fruit. And as a very special treat this week, during Breakfast we will enjoy the acoustic fiddle, guitar and other strings of Carmen and Friends. She’s an old (young) friend and freshly-minted zoologist, just back from the far north Canadian woods after a summer of tracking bears and cougars (oh my)! You can decide if the rhythms of the wild can be heard in Carmen’s bluegrass fiddle. Special Pastries this Saturday include these favorites for “now or later”:
Blueberry Lemon Twists- a light lemon-zested dough with two dollops of blueberries
Pecan Sticky Buns – also available in a 4-pack to go
Apple Puff Pastry – fresh organic apples from the farm, baked in a light and puffy pastry, of course!
Chocolate Chip Cookies – the always yummy Farm Kitchen favorite for kids of all ages
For those who are planning their holiday schedule already, the dates for the Gingerbread House Parties are posted on our Events page. Sign-ups will start on November 1st for your preference of the four sessions offered this year at this great holiday family traditional party time. But not to rush the season, we hope to see you Saturday! Hollis, Anne, Rafir, and the Farm Kitchen CrewFarm Kitchen24309 Pt. Gamble Rd, Poulsbo, WA. 98370www.farmkitchen.com360-297-6615

October is Archives Month in Washington!

Governor Christine Gregoire has proclaimed October as Archives Month. Many institutions in Washington State have come together again this year to let folks know about the value of archival collections in our fabulous state. We offer you this website to learn more about how we're celebrating Archives Month:http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Archivesmonth/
On this website you'll see that this year's theme is "At Home in the Archives." We've chosen this theme because we want to invite folks to feel at home in all of the interesting archival collections across the state. We also want to recognize the growing interest in historical house research that brings so many people to our repositories. So you will find images and descriptions of collections related to our "home" theme on the website.
You will also find links to a calendar of events and free workshops, ideas for promoting your own institution's archival holdings, and the Governor's proclamation! You can also learn what an archives does, what kinds of archives we have across the state, download promotional posters and other material, and how to contact all of us that are eager to share our holdings with you.
Finally, we want to thank all the hard-working members of Committee for their diligent efforts to showcase the many valuable records and archival institutions in Washington. You can get involved in maintaining and promoting the interest in archival records all year long as well.
The Washington State Archives Month Committee meets throughout the year to gather ideas, develop workshops, and coordinate efforts to celebrate the next Archives Month. Contact the co-chairs or anyone else listed on the Committee page to get involved!
Waiting for you at the archives,
Washington State Archives Month Committee

3rd ANNUAL HALLOWEEN HAUNTED SHIP

BREMERTON HISTORICA SHIPS ASSOICATION John Clauson 360-478-6223

DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE

3rd ANNUAL HALLOWEEN HAUNTED SHIP

The Bremerton Historical Ships Association is hosting their 3rd Annual Haunted Ship to raise funds for the maintenance and restoration of the USS Turner Joy. The Halloween Haunted Ship will be held October 29, 30, 31, 2008.

The USS Turner Joy (DD-951), famed Navy destroyer from the Vietnam War, is now maintained and administered by the Bremerton Historic Ships Association. The museum ship and memorial, honors not only the men and women of our modern US Navy, but also recognizes the accomplishments of those who help build and maintain the Navy ships as well. As an active and educational facility, the USS Turner Joy is a unique and lasting legacy to Puget Sound's maritime heritage.

The Board of Directors of the Bremerton Historic Ships Association has contracted with Desiree’ Steffens of MAKE IT SPECIAL PARTY & EVENT PLANNING to coordinate the Haunted Ship. Please direct all questions to Desiree or John Clauson, Board President at: 360-478-6223.

· Desiree Steffen: 360-292-2679 or desiree@makeitspecialparties.com

PLACE: Aboard the USS TURNER JOY (DD-951) Bremerton Boardwalk
300 Washington Beach Avenue, Bremerton WA 98337 - It's just a ferry ride a way for those in the Seattle area.
DATES: October 29, 30, 31, 2008
TIMES: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM Wed-Thurs & 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM Friday (Halloween)
PRICE: $5.00 Admission Fee
FOOD VENDORS WILL BE THERE

SPONSORS: as of October 1, 2008
COSTCO - TJ REUNION GROUP - BREMERTON CHAMBER - SOUTH SOUND ROGUES & WENCHES

VOLUNTEERS:
PUGET SOUND SEA CADETS/US NAVY PERSONNEL/NAVY LEAGUE/
SOUTH SOUND PIRATES/ SOUTH KITSAP DECA CLUB/VASHON HIGH SOUTH
MAKE IT SPECIAL PARTY & EVENT PLANNINGDesiree' Steffens5649 Long Lake Road SEPort Orchard WA 98367

Phone: 360-292-2679Visit Our Web-Site: www.makeitspecialparties.com

BEST WESTERN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SUITES RECEIVES HOTEL CHAIN’S HIGHEST AWARD FOR QUALITY

Bainbridge Island, Washington 10-2-08 The Best Western Bainbridge Island Suites in Bainbridge Island has received the Best Western Chairman’s Award, the hotel chain’s highest honor for outstanding quality standards. The Chairman’s Award recognizes Best Western International hotels scoring in the top five percent of all 2,400 North American properties in cleanliness and maintenance. Hotels must also meet Best Western’s requirements for design and high customer service scores to qualify for the award.

“Receiving the Chairman’s Award from Best Western is a tremendous honor,” said
Linda Thurrott, General Manager. “This award demonstrates the Best Western Bainbridge Island Suites management’s commitment to providing quality accommodations for our guests. Our housekeeping and maintenance departments have worked hard to achieve this level of excellence.”

Located at 350 NE High School Road, The Best Western Bainbridge Island Suites features 51 rooms and offers High Speed Internet, a Continental Breakfast with Belgium Waffles and a Fitness Center plus free passes to the Bainbridge Aquatics Center.
Reservations at the Best Western Bainbridge Island Suites may be booked through Best Western International’s 24 hour, toll free reservations number, (800) WESTERN, or online at www.bestwestern.com.

ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONALBest Western International is THE WORLD’S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN, providing marketing, reservations and operational support to 4,200 independently owned and operated member hotels in 80 countries and territories worldwide. Founded in 1946, this iconic brand is host to approximately 400,000 worldwide guests each night. A pioneer within the industry, Best Western is recognized for its distinctive member-owned business model and diverse hotel portfolio. The company continues to innovate and enhance both the business and leisure travel experience. Since 2004, Best Western has served as the Official Hotel of NASCAR. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com