🌱 How Bremerton officers helped make this year’s Shop with a Cop the biggest

Hi Bremerton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bremerton officers helped make this year’s Shop with a Cop the biggest
• Thinking of leaving Bremerton for Seattle? See how costs really compare
• How Bremerton’s Knights turned Kingston into their latest blowout win

Also on today's calendar: Mixed Media w/ Dana Harris Seeger: Screen Printing and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 51 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 55, low: 45.
• Saturday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 54 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Law enforcement across Kitsap turn out to help kids during the holidays (kitsapsun.com) — Bremerton officers joined agencies from across Kitsap County to help nearly 200 local kids shop for holiday gifts in this year’s expanded “Shop with a Cop” events. Organizers say record law-enforcement participation and strong community support are turning the program into one of the largest charity efforts of its kind nationwide, giving many low-income families extra help and positive contact with police.
   

2. Tough Decision, Why People Are Skipping Yakima to Move to Seattle (mega993online.com) — If you’re in Bremerton and eyeing a move to Seattle, this piece breaks down how much pricier the big city is—about 52% higher overall—yet why many locals are still going. It highlights U-Haul data showing strong migration from Bremerton and explains which high-paying fields can make the jump financially workable.
   

3. Bremerton cruises to another easy victory against Kingston (kitsapdailynews.com) — Bremerton High’s boys basketball team is off to a dominant 3-0 start after routing Kingston 94-50 on the road, jumping ahead 27-14 in the first quarter and never looking back. Junior standout Jalen Davis poured in 34 points as the Knights’ pressure defense overwhelmed the Buccaneers, whose coach praised Bremerton as an elite opponent.
   

4. Navy recovers helicopter, Super Hornet lost from Nimitz in South China Sea (kitsapsun.com) — Bremerton readers may be most interested that the USS Nimitz, long tied to Naval Base Kitsap, is now en route home and slated for decommissioning. The Navy has recovered both aircraft lost from the carrier in the South China Sea and is analyzing the wreckage while the mishap investigation continues.
   

5. Fire inside Silverdale orthodontist suspected as arson, arrest made (kitsapsun.com) — A 62-year-old Bremerton man was arrested after firefighters found him inside a Silverdale orthodontics office where a late-night blaze caused significant damage. Investigators say a shoe and a melted butane can were discovered near a window, and the man was evaluated at St. Michael Medical Center before being booked into Kitsap County Jail.
   

📸 Around Bremerton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bremerton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Tween Dungeons & Dragons
  Kitsap Regional Library, Bremerton - Sylvan Way, Bremerton
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• FCCLA Regional Competition
  Port Orchard Armory
  8:15 am
• BHS Basketball: Boys VAR, JV vs N. Mason HS (away)
  North Mason High School
  5:15 pm

Saturday December 13

• Mixed Media w/ Dana Harris Seeger: Screen Printing
  Off Campus (Poulsbo)
  10:00 am
• A Kitsap Rockin' Christmas
  Roxy Theatre , 270 4th St , Bremerton
  6:30 pm
• The Nutcracker
  Admiral Theatre , 515 Pacific Ave , Bremerton
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• BHS Basketball: Girls VAR, JV Team @ Bainbridge HS (away)
  Bainbridge High School
  5:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• BHS Wrestling: Boys VAR @ Kingston HS (away)
  Kingston High School
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• KLE BINGO Night
  Kitsap Lake Elementary
  5:00 pm
• Natural Narratives: Cardinal, Winter Branches, Holly
  Olympic College , 1600 Chester Ave , Bremerton
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• SK C Boys Basketball @ ER
  Emerald Ridge High School
  4:00 pm
• Snowman Tealight Ornament
  Kitsap Regional Library , Manchester , Port Orchard
  4:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Adventures
  87 Sidney Ave , Port Orchard
  4:00 pm
• MW Girls Soccer vs Kingston
  South Kitsap School District SKHS Kitsap Bank Stadium
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Meet Wednesday!
  Wednesday is a sweet 4-year-old Labrador/Pointer mix weighing about 85 lbs. She loves kids, enjoys cuddles, and gives the biggest smiles when she… (Nextdoor New Hope)
• Heading off to Poulsbo this morning.
  Taking Newberry Hill to freeway. Sometimes in the past under the freeway heading toward the on ramp to Poulsbo has been flooded. Anybody have any… (Nextdoor Holly Rd-Wildcat)

• Olympic College posted a job opening for Technical Design Adjunct in Bremerton. Apply here.
• Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS) posted a job opening for Youth Inpatient Shift Supervisor in Bremerton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bremerton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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