Elementary teacher gets Fulbright

Christine Kiely, a teacher at Salish Coast Elementary, has received a Fulbright Teacher Exchange award to Brazil from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Kiely is among more than 800 U.S. citizens who will teach, study or conduct research abroad for the 2024-2025 academic year through the Fulbright Program. Fulbright scholars engage in cutting-edge research, expand networks and often forging future partnerships between institutions.

Notable Fulbright alumni include 62 Nobel Prize laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize recipients, 78 MacArthur Fellows and 41 who have served as a head of state or government. Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 participants from more than 160 countries.

Good for your heart

Jefferson Healthcare is one of 47 hospitals in Washington recognized by the American Heart Association for participating in quality improvement efforts for heart disease and stroke care.

Heart attacks and strokes require swift and proven treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients, and outcomes improve when medical professionals follow the most up-to-date evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Participation in the American Heart Association’s “Get With the Guidelines” programs is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.

NW Maritime initiatives
get $10K

Executives with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) presented a $10,000 check to Northwest Maritime (NWM) July 26 to recognize and support the Port Townsend-based agency’s maritime education and sustainability initiatives.

Over the last 40 years, Northwest Maritime has developed a variety of maritime education programs for students at all age levels. Since 2012, NWM staff have worked with Port Townsend School District teachers and administrators to conceive and implement Maritime Discovery Schools.

In 2019, NWM partnered with Highline School District, the Port of Seattle, and the Duwamish River Community Coalition to launch Maritime High School (MHS).

Now, Northwest Maritime is building on these programs with the Blue School Initiative, a program designed to grow maritime education, workforce development and connection to the sea throughout the region.

Registered in Norway and owned by Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas, DNV is an independent assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries.

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Shoreline Schools reaches to Chimacum 

Art Clarke, who has served as assistant superintendent of finance and operations for Chimacum School District since 2010, has been selected to serve as director of business and finance for the Shoreline School District, pending school board approval.

Before his time as assistant superintendent, Clarke was Chimacum’s executive director of business and operations from 2005-2010 and director of business and accounting 1998-2005. From 1995 to 1998, Art was with Educational Service District #123 as the Controller. And Art was Assistant State Auditor with the WA State Auditor’s Office 1988-1995.

“Art’s depth of knowledge and experience in the area of school finance and budget management will be crucial assets as we carry this work forward and look to the future,” said Susana Reyes, superintendent of Shoreline School.

Shine trailer fire

A fire in the Shine area on July 27 destroyed two travel trailers, threatened an adjacent home and prompted a multi-agency response.

About 8 p.m., crews with East Jefferson Fire Rescue (EJFR) responded to a call of a vegetation fire in Shine near Highway 104. Several EJFR units were committed to other 911 calls in the area at the time of dispatch. The battalion chief immediately requested support from Poulsbo Fire Department.

Several additional 911 calls came in describing a structure fire in a mobile home. Engines from Port Ludlow, Quilcene, Chimacum and Port Townsend responded with 17 on-duty firefighters assigned. 

The first crews on the scene found two travel trailers fully engulfed in flame. Narrow driveway access and unmaintained vegetation made firefighting a challenge. An adjacent home was also threatened, but crews were able to protect and prevent damage to the home. There were no fire hydrants in the vicinity which triggered mobilization of EJFR’s volunteer corps. Several off-duty firefighters responded from home to augment the response.

Crews contained the fire by 8:45 p.m. and worked to extinguish hot spots until approximately 11 p.m. The trailers were not occupied at the time. No injuries were reported.

The Jefferson County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire’s cause.