a weekly digest for bainbridge business owners and our island community
YOU SAVED THE GRAND OLD 4TH!
VOLUNTEER SURGE PRESERVES HOMETOWN PARADE & BEER/WINE GARDEN
We asked and over the past few days, you more than delivered - we now have more than 100 generous Islanders donating their time to make sure all parts of the Grand Old 4th go ahead as planned...

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Read on to learn more about about this year's Grand Old 4th, and the 15+ events that will take place over the upcoming 4-day Celebrate Bainbridge weekend...
THE FULL GRAND OLD 4TH RUNDOWN
THE 2022 HOMETOWN PARADE GRAND MARSHALS ARE THE BAINBRIDGE PREPARES PARTNERS
If the return of the Grand Old 4th is in many ways a celebration of all the ways in which our community has pulled together over the past 2 years, then the choice for this year's Grand Marshal is obvious, if a little unconventional...

At the head of this year's parade, we are delighted to announce you will see the leaders of the Bainbridge Prepares Partners (Bainbridge PreparesCOBIBIFD, and the Community Pharmacy), alongside numerous supporting local organizations and hundreds of Island volunteers...

Yes, you did read that right: It will be both a parade-within-a-parade, and a small recognition of what has been their amazingly huge effort to ensure that vaccinations were available to every Islander and many of our neighbors too.

On behalf of the Chamber and our community, we offer our grateful thanks...

GRAND OLD 4TH LOGISTICS
Tour Bainbridge and Hyla Schools will supply shuttle services for $2 per trip on July 4
OF PARKING, PEDESTRIANS, SHUTTLES AND MORE
Due to the limited parking and widespread street closures, we encourage everyone on Island to walk, bike, or park outside of Winslow and take advantage of a special shuttle service into the festivities.

The pick-up/drop-off shuttle will run from the Ace Hardware parking lot to the BIPD station at the corner of Winslow and 305 from 10am to 6pm with a one-way fare of $2/person.

Answers to many other July 4th questions
THANK YOU GRAND OLD 4TH SPONSORS
You know them, they're your neighbors and friends, your favorite place to bank, shop, eat, service your car and so much more.

Please help us THANK them for stepping up to revitalize the Grand Old 4th this year!
Here is the credit list of those valued Grand Old 4th Sponsors in full - please click each name to reciprocate their support for our Island community:

Hometown Parade - First Fed

Street Fair - Kitsap Bank

Car Show -

Waterfront Beer/Wine Garden - Bainbridge Brewing & Eleven Winery

Live Music Stage - Urban Renaissance Group

Kids Zone - The Marshall Suites

Transportation - Cedarwing Builders & Tour Bainbridge

Recycling & Waste Management Solutions -

Volunteer T-Shirts - Via Rosa 11

Poster Contest - Puget Sound Energy


Special thanks also go to our additional local partners -
Hyla School, Meadowmeer Golf & Country Club, Bloedel Reserve,
Builders FirstSource, Rotary, Sound Reprographics, Gordon Sound, Zero Waste, KiDiMu, BIMA, BIPD, BIFD, and all those wonderful volunteers!
ENJOY 4 DAYS TO CELEBRATE BAINBRIDGE
The Grand Old 4th forms the finale of the big weekend of events collectively known as Celebrate Bainbridge - and the guide below helps you mark your calendars so you don't miss a minute of this time-honored island tradition.

Click the poster for more information on all the fun coming up later this week - all the way from Friday July 1st through Monday July 4th...
BUSINESS & COMMUNITY NEWS
APPOINTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG ISLANDER VACCINATION CLINIC
Saturday July 9
With the recent Federal thumbs-up for vaccinations for Americans aged 6 months to 5 years, and not wanting to rest on those Grand Marshal laurels, the Bainbridge Prepares Partners are getting the band back together for a fresh on-Island clinic.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
Tuesday June 28, 6pm
The Council's agenda includes:

  • Introduction of the Housing Action Plan Project Consulting Team
  • 18-month Reauthorization of Bonus Floor Area Ratios for Affordable Housing
  • Funding levels available for the Lodging Tax Authorization Committee
  • New Public Artwork revealed


NEWS IN BRIEF
LOCAL COVID UPDATES
BY THE NUMBERS: COVID RATES
Current Cases per 100,000
  • Bainbridge Island: 140 (down from 152)
  • Kitsap County: 170 (up from 148)

Bainbridge Cumulative Total Cases
  • 2,394 (35 new since last week)

As of June 23, 2022

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