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COMMUNITY NEWS Vol. 32 No. 5 • May
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2015
Lawsuit dropped, but eviction under appeal Kingston Adventures vs. Port of Kingston by RICHARD WALKER
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KINGSTON — Kingston Adventures dropped its discrimination lawsuit against the Port of Kingston on March 31. The business is
still appealing its eviction from the Kingston Marina. Attorneys Carl J. Marquardt of Seattle and Christopher J. Kerley of Spokane filed the Stipulation for Voluntary
Dismissal in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, stating that both sides had agreed to voluntarily dismiss the case “without prejudice to any party.” “Without prejudice” means the lawsuit is dismissed as though it had never been filed. It also
means it could be refiled at a later date. Marquardt is the attorney for Kingston Adventures; Kerley represents the port district, port district manager David Malone and port commissioners Pete DeBoer, Walt Elliott and Bruce MacIntyre. Jury trial
on the case, No. CV-1405509-RBL, was scheduled to begin on Nov. 16. Beth Brewster owns the kayaking and paddle-boarding business with her husband, Rob. She wrote on her Facebook page, SUP Port Equality, that she dropped the lawsuit so she
could focus her finances and attorney’s time on fighting the eviction. “We continue to maintain that the Port overstepped its bounds in requiring us to sign a NonDisparagement clause — and agree not to criticize See LAWSUIT, Page 3
Ferguson was ‘an incredible force’ Late columnist honored by YWCA
in the news business. She posthumously received the Special Recognition Award. Ferguson died March 2 By LESLIE KELLY at the age of 90. She was lkelly@soundpublishing.com a resident of Hansville HANSVILLE — When it and had been a pioneer in comes to women Olympia political who broke the journalism. gender barrier, “She had an Adele Ferguson incredible impact was certainly one on state governof them. ment, probably The late colummore than any nist for the Kitsap reporter ever in Sun, North Kitsap Olympia,” former Herald and other Adele Ferguson Secretary of State publications was Ralph Munro said. honored April 21 She was known at the 2015 YWCA Women for her brash personality of Achievement event for her contributions to women See FERGUSON, Page 3
DOWN AT THE PORT By PETE DEBOER
Fourth of July Celebration needs your help
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he big season is here. The Kingston Farmers Market is starting up. There will be an abundance of opportunities for everyone who lives in Kingston and thousands of visitors to come down to the Port of Kingston and enjoy themselves. In just two months, the town will be packed with happy people celebrating the Fourth of July. Our Independence Day celebration is by far the biggest event of the year and highlights what a great port facility we have. For the past 10 or so years, the party has been coordinated by the non-profit corporation known as the Kingston Fourth of July
Village Green Community Center groundbreaking May 3 Kingston’s Fourth of July celebration draws visitors to our town —and helps draw the community together. KCN file photo / 2014 Celebration. This team manages the hiring of all the talent it takes to pull everything off and make sure that the insurance is paid and up to
date. The volunteers begin planning See FOURTH, Page 3
INSIDE WASHINGTON’S LARGEST MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE IS MAY 9 IN PORT GAMBLE — Page 17
KINGSTON — A reminder: at 4 p.m. May 3, the Village Green Foundation will turn the first shovels of dirt to symbolically usher in the start of construction of the long-awaited, 23,000-square-foot Village Green Community Center.
According to the foundation, construction will take about 10 months. When completed, the community center will house a new Kingston branch library, senior center and a Boys & Girls Club. See page 16.
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DeBoer says he won’t seek third term on commission Weary of strife; public life ’is not fun anymore’ By RICHARD WALKER
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KINGSTON — Kingston Adventures co-owner Beth Brewster and supporters have filed numerous requests for public records related to her claims that the Port of Kingston is discriminatory. According to Port Executive Director David Malone, the port usually receives a couple of public records requests in a year. It processed 56 requests in three months, he said. One of the subjects of the public records requests, Commissioner Pete DeBoer, said he’s weary of the controversy and will not seek a third term this year. “It’s not fun anymore,” he said. According to port
records, DeBoer was late on his moorage payment four times since 2000 — two times before he joined the commission and two times while in office. Malone said DeBoer received the same treatment as any other boater who’s late making a payment. DeBoer told the North Kitsap Herald on March 26 that those late-payment periods came when he was going through some rough patches — a divorce, a fraud committed against his business, a failed business agreement and helping a family member escape an abusive relationship. Port records show DeBoer was issued an impound warning by the port in 2013 after he was more than 60 days past due on his boat moorage at the port marina. DeBoer, first elected to the port commission in November 2003, brought his account current after receiving the warning, Malone said March 25. It
“He was given a timeframe in which to pay, and he made the payment within the time frame.” — Port Executive Director David Malone
was the second time in four years that DeBoer received a warning letter. According to port records, DeBoer was late on his moorage fees in November 2000 and January 2002, before he joined the commission. He was issued a warning letter in 2009. “He was given a time frame in which to pay, and he made the payment within the time frame,” Malone said. In 2013, after he was 60 days past due, DeBoer received a letter from the port that it would impound
his boat, “but he brought that one up to date as well,” Malone said. Malone said a boater who is late paying his or her monthly moorage is assessed a fee. If more than 60 days past due, the port can impound the boat until all fees are brought current. If more than 90 days past due, the port can move to auction the boat to recoup its fees. “We try very hard to work with our tenants,” Malone said. “If you’re late, there’s some communication on it, you pay a fee and we move on. If you’re late once, we don’t evict you.” The port’s policies manual is more specific. Moorage is due and payable by the 10th day of each month. “If moorage is not paid by the 10th of the month, a late fee is charged in the amount of $10 or 5 percent of the balance owing, whichever is greater,” the manual states. “If moorage is not paid by the first of the following
month, the vessel will be physically chained to the dock and your boat will be posted and a processing fee of $50 (or $100 for the second offense) will be charged to your account.” Malone said the port recently instituted an autopay program, in which boaters can sign up to have their moorage fees automatically withdrawn from their bank accounts. “Our tenants have been requesting that,” Malone said. “It has resolved a lot of these situations.” Also alleged: That Malone is paid more than his female predecessor, Kori Henry, who now works for the North Kitsap School District. Malone said Henry was not full-time and that at her rate of pay, extended to 40 hours a week, she would earn more than he does, Malone said. (Henry told the North Kitsap Herald that her contract with the port was for 30 hours a
week.) “I double checked with the Port’s Controller, who stated that Kori Henry was a part-time hourly employee paid $29 an hour who worked an estimated 30 hours a week,” Malone wrote in an email. “I am a salaried employee and work an average of at least 55 hours a week before adding all the off-site meetings the Commissioners expect me to attend. “If I was an hourly employee, my starting wage would average $26 an hour. Even with the increase I received from the Commissioners at the start of this year ($5,000 increase or $28 per hour), I still average less per hour than Kori Henry’s wage and, again, that does not include the offsite meetings I attend. Please note that I am not complaining … I have been and still am of the opinion that Kori Henry is a superstar.”
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Continued from page 1 Port Commissioners or staff — in order to continue to operate our business.� Brewster alleges that the Port of Kingston, its manager and commissioners discriminated against her when they evicted the business from the port’s small-watercraft storage facility and a floating dock. Brewster alleges the eviction was retaliation for speaking out in public about port management practices. She also alleges her business was treated differently
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than other businesses at the marina because it is operated by a woman. In its response, the port denies the allegations. The port contends that it evicted Kingston Adventures because Brewster declined to sign a new business use agreement, required of commercial ventures that conduct business on port property. Brewster contends the proposed agreement contained “irrational and wholly arbitrary provisions,� among them a non-disparagement provision that would have prohibited Brewster and her employees from “making
Malone said on March 24 the non-disparagement provision applied to the port as well. It was proposed that “both sides would not speak ill of each other. Unfortunately, we were never able to come to agreement on any of the proposals,� he said. Regarding the floating dock Brewster used: She claims the port gave her permission to launch her watercraft from the float; the port denies that, saying the small float and a larger float are owned by the City of Poulsbo. The city operated its summer sailing program from the floats and, accord-
negative comments� about the port privately, publicly or on social media. The port denies that its proposed business use agreement contained “irrational and wholly arbitrary provisions.� But in its response to the allegations, the port stated “because of Plaintiff’s posting of numerous false and misleading statements on websites, in printed documents and by word of mouth, and resulting damage or threatened damage to the reputation of the Port, its Commissioners and staff, a non-disparagement provision was added� to the proposed agreement.
ing to port documents, paid moorage when the floats were in use. In spring 2014, the port moved the smaller float, saying it posed a risk to boat movement in the marina fairway. Brewster contended the relocation, which made it more difficult for her to launch, was intentional. She also disputes that the city owns the floats. Poulsbo Parks and Recreation Director Mary McCluskey said the city does not have legal documentation attesting to ownership because the floats weren’t purchased. She said the city was asked in 1995 to
al attention, and later she change. You can also put was allowed to sail with the checks in those too. Community Navy, but was still restricted Inside this newspaper, to the upper deck. you will find a clip-out support for the Continued from page 1 She broke the gender coupon that you can use Fourth and other to accompany your conbarrier in Olympia when and for being direct. She she joined the press corps projects is one of tribution and, of course, didn’t beat around the there in 1961 reporting for you can just mail a check bush and her abrasive the things that to Kingston Fourth of July ways sometimes made her the Sun. Bob Parloe of The Celebration, P.O. Box 1274, enemies. But she had an makes Kingston Olympian newspaper said Kingston, WA 98346. incredible knack for knowsuch a great place The committee also ing the news and getting it of Ferguson, “She was a has a website — kingston to live. in print long before other reporter’s reporter. She could drink with the boys, 4thofjuly.com — where reporters. contributions can be made. because of what we have She entered journalism cuss with the boys and in The website contains other and newspaper reporting in every way hold her own had here over the past information such as scheddecades. the 1940s when it was most- with the boys. She came on the scene at a time when ules of events, parade Unfortunately, some of ly a “men only� career. there weren’t applications and an archive the larger businesses that She never many women used to support the Fourth of photographs from past went to col- “She was a in the press events. in a big way are not in lege and I am confident that our business any more or are reporter’s reporter. corps. It was didn’t attend tough being a town’s citizens and busirunning leaner. The fact jour nalism She could drink Capitol correness owners will rally to is, the entire celebration is school. She spondent. She make sure that not only in serious jeopardy if sigwith the boys, first set foot had to fight down at the port but all nificant funding does not in a newscuss with the boys and claw into over town, the"Kingston materialize within the next room in May the words "lost, Fourth of July Celebration month. and in every way the male estab1943; she "missing" "abducted" never lishment and will be another greatbe The Fourth of July or is the wrote for hold her own with cut through event. Thanks again for biggest party our town has used to describe your child. the Navy the crap.� taking the time to read each year and on behalf shipyard the boys.� Ferguson this. I hope that you turn to paper before of the Kingston Fourth of — Bob Parloe, The Olympian left the Sun in the next page a bit better July Celebration, I am askgoing to 1993. She coninformed and happy that ing everyone to see what work at the tinued to write columns that they can do to make gener- you are part of a great then-Bremerton Sun. ous contributions to ensure community. In 1957, she took on ran in papers throughout that the tradition can conthe U.S. Navy for not let- the state until the time of — Pete DeBoer is a Port tinue. Scott Anderson of ting her sail on a two-hour her death. Although she was at Windermere Real Estate is of Kingston commissioner. tour aboard a submarine. Contact him pete@petedebo the chairman of the comThey told her she couldn’t times a controversial figer.com. mittee and he would be go because there was no ure and her views were not more than happy to talk to “ladies room� onboard. always in line with those you about whatFarmers is needed The column she wrote of the YWCA, Executive With our new Next Generation Homeowners Policy, and how to help. now you have the options to tailor your coverage to fit your about that gained nation- Director Denise Frey said the YWCA is honoring her There are several To help get children back they belong, continues to that’s particular needs. Afterways all, where we believe youFarmers deserve a policy to contribute. Of course, work closely with the National Center For Missing & Exploited Children. as unique as you are. To find out more about the benefits of our We're alsojars providing parents with a free "Managing Information on Lost Kids" there are all over new policy, contact me today. digital ID. onespare click you can email your child's photo and description the place forWith your
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take over a sailing program operated by a local resident, and the floats were donated to Poulsbo at that time. Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jennifer Forbes upheld the eviction on Aug. 1. Brewster filed an appeal in the state Court of Appeals, District II, on Aug. 5. Briefs were filed by Brewster and the port on Feb. 9 and March 11. The appeal is expected to be heard later this year. Meanwhile, Brewster is allowed to store kayaks and paddleboards at the port’s small-watercraft storage facility while her eviction is under appeal.
“She was an incredible force ... at a time when women were not accepted in the profession.� — Denise Frey, YWCA executive director
for her work in advancing women in the news media. “Adele ruffled many feathers but when you balance everything out, she was an incredible force here in Kitsap and in Olympia, bringing important information to her readers, at a time when women were not accepted in the profession,� Frey said. Ferguson is sometimes remembered for being the first woman to go up in the Space Needle, something she arranged through a source — the manager of Century 21, sponsor of the Space Needle at the 1961 World’s Fair. When another woman, a friend of Space Needle builder Howard S. Wright, wanted to go up before her, Ferguson said she’d write that “the needle sways in the wind.� She got her way. (Some material taken from the “Inimitable Adele Ferguson, Legacy Project.�)
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Relay For Life: Making strides against cancer R
elay For Life of North Kitsap is July 10, 6 p.m., and continues into July 11, at North Kitsap Stadium, 1780 NE Hostmark St., Poulsbo. Every year, this event raises tens of thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society. As you read this, 20 teams of North Kitsap people like you are raising money in a variety of ways to raise money for Relay for Life. And you are making a difference. Thanks in part to funds raised by Relay For Life events nationwide, the American Cancer Society has spent more than $4 billion in research for a cure and has about $500 million in research grants in effect today. The result: In 1946, 25 percent of cancer patients lived at least five years after diagnosis; today, that rate is 60 percent. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 14 million people in the U.S. who have had cancer will celebrate birthdays this year — thanks to progress in early detection and treatment. Money by Relay For Life supports local services, as well as research leading to cures and improved quality of life. Money raised pays for hotel discounts for people who must travel for treatment. Money raised supports Look Good Feel Good, which helps women being treated for cancer learn special cosmetic techniques to manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer and its treatment. Money raised supports Road to Recovery, which provides rides to and from treatment for patients who do not have a ride or are unable to drive themselves. Money raised supports Reach to Recovery, a program that matches patients with volunteers — many of whom are cancer survivors — who can provide a measure of comfort, emotional grounding and assistance is making informed health decisions. Money raised supports the National Cancer Information Center helpline — 1-800-227-2345. The helpline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So, join Relay for Life and make a big difference. Walk the track July 10 and/or 11 in honor of a survivor. Light a candle in memory of someone who has passed on. Know that you are making a difference. And know that you are not alone: Relay teams are comprised of former and current cancer patients, those who have lost a loved one to cancer, as well as families, businesses and civic organizations. To get involved locally as a team member or volunteer or to make a donation, go to www.relayforlifeofnorthkitsap.org. Or contact co-leaders Betty Petersen, bettyrelayforlifeNK@yahoo.com; or Kelly Drennan, tdren8@q.com. For information about the American Cancer Society and how your donations are used, call 800ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
OPINION Letters
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KHS speech, debate team among the best Congratulations are due the Kingston High School Debate Team, which placed third in state competing against 2A, 3A and 4A schools. This occurred on March 14 at University of Puget Sound in the state speech tournament. The team was led by Danielle Fox, Sorana Nance and Dietrich Hanson, all finishing first in their respective events. The team followed that up with a first place in state against the same schools the next weekend at UPS, this time in congressional debate. The team was led by Brennan Jacobson (second), Danielle Fox (third) and Sean Brislin (fifth). The team led all 3A schools with the highest grade point average. The team is currently raising funds to attend the National Debate Tournament. Let’s all help support a great bunch of kids. CHRIS JACOBSON Kingston
Paramotorists’ dream becomes our nightmare We read with interest your story, “Dreams take flight” (www.kingstoncom munitynews.com/news/ 295249071.html) about Kit-sap County’s fledgling group of paramotoring enthusiasts. We initially didn’t give it much thought, only that it sounded like an activity that might find a certain niche, requiring some expensive equipment but no particular skill other than the ability to work a throttle. But now we are paying full attention. A few days ago, on what so far has been the prettiest day of the year, we were visited by two of Kitsap
County’s paramotoring enthusiasts who buzzed our property and brought to our rural neighborhood an unwanted disruption we simply didn’t see coming. First of all, the twostroke engines they use are loud — it’s like having an unmuffled leaf blower or chain saw circling above your property. It’s intrusive, obnoxious, and may even amount to unreasonable trespassing. The pair of bald eagles that customarily roost in our Douglas fir promptly left. Our dog went crazy, and our evening and privacy were invaded by whining engines and the sight of two total strangers buzzing past our house at eye level. We attempted to wave these enthusiasts off, but because they could not hear us over the noise of their equipment, we think instead they mistook us for excited fans who couldn’t believe their good fortune at having witnessed such a miracle of the skies. If these enthusiasts hope to see paramotoring become an accepted past time in Kitsap County, we ask that they confine their activities to urban areas, where increased noise levels are the norm. Buzzing rural areas and our county’s pristine beaches won’t
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gain paramotoring more fans, but instead could generate active attempts to define “no-fly zones” that limit their flights to areas where the negative impacts can be better absorbed. Paramotorists’ “dreams” should not be permitted to become nightmares for the rest of us. TREVOR EVANS Hansville
Morality and amorality of businesses Regarding J.M. Olsen’s letter (“Freedom of Religion is sacred, and it’s the law,” KingstonCommunityNews. com), I find it hard to believe that a business can have any deeply held religious beliefs at all. I have yet to see a business sitting in a pew, perhaps taking Communion, or walking down the aisle. Though some may judge an enterprise as having a certain morality, I think the best that can be hoped for is recognizing the fact that any given business is amoral. It has no beliefs of its own. Business owners, on the other hand, may well have deeply held religious beliefs. They are also certainly and properly guaran-
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teed every right to hold and act on them in the privacy of their clubhouse, church, or home, where they can display God’s unconditional love in whatever manner they see fit. But a business, in the public realm, serving the public, needs to treat the entirety of that public impartially, unless doing so can demonstrably show harm to the business. Religious persecution against minorities is very much alive in some areas of the world, a fact that we as a whole find repugnant. I would like to think that here the doors have been closed on using religion as an excuse for treating certain segments of the population differently. That’s something the Klan was good at not that long ago and it’s a door that needs to be shut forever. Perhaps if these owners are so disgusted with the public as it is, that God has so graciously given them to serve and upon which they make their living, they should sell the business and find a lofty rock to sit on. Thusly situated, they can contemplate just how their actions will never change anyone’s behavior anyway, with the possible exception, of course, being See LETTERS, Page 5
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Meet the hard-working engineers of Carpenter Lake WATERWAYS O n a recent walk to Carpenter Lake, the special bog behind Gordon Elementary School, we were pleasantly surprised to see that there was some urban renewal going on. Well, what I really mean is that we saw a bunch of trees had been downed and rearranged. Also, there were some areas with standing water that had just been damp before. We quickly realized that we were seeing the work of beavers. Beavers are nocturnal animals and are the largest rodents in our area (the only larger rodent is the capybara of South America). Wild beavers typically live about 10-12 years. They can be up to 3-feet long, including a flat tail that can itself be a foot long. They have an important relationship with water and
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Continued from page 4 those good people who are offended by discriminatory actions wherever they are found and choose to no longer patronize that business. NORM NIELSEN Kingston
Coming together to help the community For the second year in a row, our local Rotary Club and our Lions Club came together recently to host a citywide food drive on behalf of Fishline. Members of each club were stationed at the doors of all local grocery stores, where shoppers could choose items to donate and drop them off on the way out. The result was a resounding success, with more than 6,400 pounds and $2,500 raised to help Fishline meet our local need. This is almost 20 percent more than last year, reflecting both the remarkable generosity of our neighbors and the addition of Safeway as a Fishline grocery partner. As we met with neigh-
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are considered the natural water engineers of watershed, modifying water ways to create homes and places to shelter, feed and raise young. They can stay submerged under water for up to 15 minutes. To be so comfortable in the water, their noses and ears have valves that keep water out. They also have two layers of fur and produce an oily substance called castoreum, which they comb through their fur as a waterproofing. They forage for food and do their construction of dams and lodges at night, much of it underwater. Here are some amazing facts about beavers. They have fur-lined lips that close and seal behind their
bors while they donated, we heard so many beautiful stories of how Fishline has made a difference in their lives, how they at one time needed help but now want to pay it forward, or how important it is that we care for each other in this way. In fact, it was often those who have been struggling financially who seemed to give most generously. It was not uncommon for some people to roll up a filled grocery basket, take the one bag for themselves and leave the rest. This is the kind of kindness and support that makes living here so special. Special thanks to the Poulsbo Lions and Rotary clubs and our partner stores for coming together to help Fishline. Our shelves are
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Consider taking a trip to Carpenter Lake to view the changes being made by the lake’s resident Courtesy photo beavers. teeth so they can peal bark and carry branches underwater. They use very strong teeth for gnawing
happily stocked with peanut butter and cereal and even pet food and, between this drive and the Stamp Out Hunger drive in May, we should be set for most of the summer. Thank you to all our community for giving of yourselves so that others have enough. NK FISHLINE FOOD BANK Mary Nader, director Rob Gelder, Poulsbo Rotary Club Dennis Peters, Poulsbo Lions Club
trees, and other work with wood. Their teeth grow continuously through their lives and contain a large amount of iron, giving them strength and an orange color. They use these teeth to cut down trees for making structures they live in and for areas to store food. While they don’t eat the trees cut down, they do strip and eat bark and consume smaller branches. They have colonies of microorganisms in their guts that allow them to digest cellulose.
Beavers are vegetarians, eating bark, clover, water plant tubers, leaves and even apples. While they are food themselves for coyotes, weasels, eagles and domestic dogs, one of their important defenses is their lifestyle — living in and on the water. They are called natural water engineers because they build structures that hold water on the landscape so that the entrances to the dens/ lodges are hidden from predators. You can see the affect they are having in the area
around Carpenter Lake. If you take the short walk that starts in the Gordon Elementary parking lot behind the portable buildings and down the marked trail in the woods behind the school, you will encounter — just as you reach the boardwalk area — sections with standing water. Look to your left and you will see tree stumps with that characteristic whittled shape that shows beavers have chopped them down. When you look to your right farther on, you will see a beaver dam keeping the water level a bit higher than it had been before. This kind of engineering gives beavers homes, but it also is beneficial along creeks because it increases shallow water habitat for young salmon. So, consider taking a trip to Carpenter Lake if it’s been a while since you have been — or if you have never been. It is a rare sphagnum bog with a kettle hole lake in the middle located in our Carpenter Creek watershed. It is a wonderful place to view birds, specialized bog plants like sun dews (carnivorous plants) and Labrador Tea — and now, to see the signs of industrious beavers. — Contact Betsy Cooper at betsycooper1@gmail.com.
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‘Complete Streets’ study topic of May 6 KCAC meeting KINGSTON — Kingston Complete Streets, a planning study conducted by Kitsap County Public Works, will be presented at a community forum during the Kingston Citizens Advisory Council meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. May 6 at the North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Paul T. Nichol Fire Station, 26642 Miller Bay Road, Kingston. The meeting and presentation are open to the public. County staff members and consultants will discuss the plan with local business owners and residents.
Attendees can share concerns and ideas for advancing development that benefits the community. Public Works will also review its Transportation Improvement Program at the meeting and provide information on how to submit project proposals, and how projects are evaluated, selected and prioritized. Kingston Complete Streets is a part of a national movement to promote accessibility for all users of local streets. According to Public Works, a growing num-
ber of communities in Washington state — especially those located along state highways — use “Complete Streets” as a tool to develop policies and ordinances related to transportation facilities, including roads and sidewalks. The Kingston Complete Streets plan encompasses the Kingston Urban Village Center from the ferry terminal to Lindvog Road and from Third Street to the Village Green off West Kingston Road. The scope of the project includes streetscape plan-
ning, design and maintenance that enables safe, convenient travel and access for users of all ages and abilities — including those using buses, bikes, wheelchairs and ferries. The final plan will include a report identifying specific projects prioritized for development and implementation. According to Public Works, the emphasis in the Kingston study is to identify issues and solutions within the public right-of-way, with a focus on potential redevelopment or new development of streets and side-
walks; evaluation of parking demand and available facilities; conceptual design of a pedestrian mall and streetscape improvements; consideration of a potential transfer of development rights; opportunities for stormwater improvements; and modeling operational designs for the realignment of State Route 104. MacLeod Record, a planning and landscape architecture firm, was contracted to complete the study. Consultants there are working with county transportation planners and an adviso-
ry group of local business and property owners. This is the first public meeting for the group to present its findings thus far. A second public meeting will be scheduled late fall. The Complete Streets program is administered through the Puget Sound Regional Council. PSRC awarded Kitsap County a grant to conduct the study. To review the county’s Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, go to www.kitsapgov.com/pw/ sixyear_tip.htm.
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of federal farm subsidies of crops like wheat and corn, the main ingredients in calorie-rich but nutrient-poor processed foods, which make up the staples of not only the average American diet, but more particularly the average impoverished diet. This is not light viewing, but it is important viewing. If you believe in doing what we can to develop solutions locally where we can have the most focus and impact, please join us at the meeting. If you believe in supporting ShareNet’s local hunger initiatives, please consider a gift May 5 to Kitsap Great Give, a day when your support will be leveraged by others: www. kitsapgreatgive.org/ — Mark Ince is executive director of ShareNet. He can be reached by calling 360-297-2266. ShareNet is located at 26061 United Road, Kingston The food bank is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
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tale to that of hunger in our community. One of the working moms from the film recalls what it was like in her own childhood to eat ramen noodles three times a day, seven days a week, because it was the only food they could afford. She vowed it would never happen in her own family, and then we watch as it does happen. The film looks at the skyrocketing rates of childhood Type 2 diabetes. High blood pressure and diabetes were once thought of as primarily adult concerns, but no longer. It gets worse; one of the children in the film has developmental delays, which doctors attribute to persistent poor nutrition. Again, these are not isolated cases; many children right here in our community do not receive sufficient nutritional content to support normal growth and development. “A Place at the Table� also addresses the subject
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community conversation on hunger will take place 6-8 p.m. April 29 at the North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Station on Miller Bay Road, and will include a screening of the film “A Place at the Table.� The event is the community piece of Leadership Kitsap’s Dare2Share team project for ShareNet. Many of you may have already heard of the film, which, along with “American Winter,� has shocked viewers with its true stories of a frequently misunderstood problem: hunger in America. As companion pieces, the films show many different faces of hunger, stories of completely different lives in different locales all struggling with the same issue. Each person or family arrives at hunger in a different way, and each faces different environmental contexts for the problem. Viewers with no background in the issue are often beyond surprised by the fact that 50 million people in the U.S., including one in four children, suffer from hunger. “A Place at the Table� follows the stories of a single mom in an urban environment who struggles mightily to better her life and locates work only to find her ability to provide food and security for her children is actually compromised by her job rather than improved by it. The film also follows a fifth-grader who depends on classmates and neighbors to augment a woefully insufficient home diet, and another semi-rural childhood where the empty calories of cheap food have led directly to serious health problems. People may think, well, that’s not us, that’s not our community. But it is our community; these situations exist in every community. For many of our neighbors, these are exactly the challenges they face. I’ve seen the film with several kinds of audiences, most recently at the Washington Food Coalition Conference in September 2014, and the reactions across demographics are visceral, emotional and jaw-dropping. The film reviews the history of a largely successful attempt in the 1960s and 70s to end spe-
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hose of you who have been following progress of the new Library in Kingston will want to see history in the making on May 3. The groundbreaking for the new Kingston Village Green Community Center will take place that day at 4 p.m. at the Village Green on West Kingston and Dulay Road. I plan to be there and hope to see you. Garden Class — Making Stepping Stones: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2. Spring is in full swing and Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Join us at the Kingston Village Green P-Patch garden to learn how to make a decorated cement stepping stone. All ages are welcome, and all necessary
CHECK IT OUT By TOMI WHALEN supplies will be provided. To help us make sure we have enough supplies, please pre-register by calling the library, 360-2973330. Meet at the P-Patch at the Village Green Park: 12850 Dulay Road NE, Kingston. Preschool Storytime: 10:30 a.m. May 4, 11 and 18. Enjoy Early Literacy fun with books, songs and rhymes with your preschooler. Kingston Book Group: May 6, 10 a.m. Discussion will be on “The Orphan Master’s Son,” by Adam Johnson. Kingston Friends of
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or many of us who love the great outdoors, the warm weather and occasional spring sunshine are sure indicators that it’s time to go outside and play. Great fun and relaxation await us as we go hiking, beach walking, boating, bike riding and so much more. Around North Kitsap, a lot of one’s time spent outside could be involved in what we term “passive” recreation, such as walking, birding, nature photography, etc. We have the beaches and trails to create many lovely days’ activity. The Olympic Peninsula is just a hop away and provides even more of the same. We need these times with nature even more than we might know. Nature has always been the best antidote to stress, and it seems even more critical with the advent of our life with technology and screens. Numerous studies have documented what is obvious to most of us — that being in nature, especially without our screens, is healthy, calming and rejuvenating for humans. Recently, I read about a study that showed the opposite is true for the wildlife that receives us in their habitat when we go out to play. It is quite obvious that
CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE By NAOMI MAASBERG motor-powered recreation vehicles, such as powered parachutes, motorbikes and all-terrain vehicls are terrifically disruptive to all wildlife in the area. In North Kitsap, any wooded area probably has a lot of wildlife living in it that are very disturbed by the noise and activity of motorized vehicles of any kind, on the ground or in the air. These vehicles need to be kept away from all wildlife habitat areas, and the humans who use them need to have clear directions about where they can safely be used. For instance, powered parachutes should not be flown over a wooded wildlife area such as Carpenter Lake Reserve, and the human operators need to know and respect that. What is surprising to many is that the non-motorized recreation, the walkers and birders are also complicit in the disruption to wildlife. In fact, researchers are finding a significant impact by hikers and back-country ski-
the Library Meeting: noon to 1 p.m. May 12. There are many opportunities for actively supporting this organization. Kingston Writers Group: 6:30 p.m. May 12. Enjoy a friendly, supportive atmosphere to encourage writing. A Year in the Northwest Garden: 10 a.m. May 13. Discussion will be on garden preparation and what to plant this month. Classics Book Group: 6:30 p.m. May 18. Discussion will be on “Orlando,” by Virginia Woolf. STEAM Ahead – Paper Airplanes: 3:30-5 p.m. May 20. This monthly program encourages elementary-age children
ers. The quieter human activities can “sneak up” on unsuspecting wildlife. Whether or not to allow trails and passive recreation in wilderness areas is becoming a controversial debate once again. The naturalists don’t want to lock humans out of nature, because being in nature is the way we all learn to love nature. On the other hand, we humans can tend to “love nature to death.” The constant challenge is to find the balance between enjoying nature and protecting it, realizing that sometimes we need to limit our human activity in nature if we want to have any natural places in the future. If restrictions are noted, we need to obey them —they are there for a reason! Most of us can’t think like or understand the behavior of an eagle or a sea star, let alone a copepod or a salamander. So we just need to have a healthy respect for the habitat of our wildlife neighbors and obey posted restrictions, stay on the trails, and “walk gently.” Enjoy the woods and the beach this summer. But please do everything you can to minimize your impact and disruption. — Naomi Maasberg is director of Stillwaters Environmental Learning Center. Contact her at naomi@stillwatersenviron mentalcenter.org. KingstonCommunityNews.com: All North End. All the time.
to explore different areas of STEAM — Science, Engineering, Technology, Art and Math. This month: How long can it fly? How far can it go? Learn and experiment to take your paper airplane creation skills to the next level! Space limited. Please call 360-297-3330 to sign up. Adult Crafternoon: 3-4 p.m. May 28. Bring your craft projects, unique skills and creativity. Discover our extensive craft book collection and find inspiration for your next project. All skill levels and interests are welcome. LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARY EVENTS Preschool Storytime: 10:30 a.m. May 5, 12 and 19. Early Literacy Fun.
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Little Boston Book Group: Noon to 1 p.m. May 6. Discussion will be on The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. Adult Crafternoon: 2:30-3:30 p.m. May 6, 13, 20 and 27. Bring your craft projects, unique skills and creativity. Art Class — Print Making: 3:30-5 p.m. May 6. Vegetables and Styrofoam plates? These everyday objects will become tools to make beautiful prints. Because of limited space, please pre-register by calling 360-297-2670. Supplies provided. Plant Sale: 1-5 p.m. May 15. Buy a plant to support library programs and if you arrive before 2 p.m., decorate a terra cotta pot
for your new plant. Crafternoon Plus — Terra Cotta Pots: 1-2:30 p.m. May 15. Spruce up your potted garden with your own decorated terra cotta pots. Use paint, yarn and more to create your own unique designs. STEAM Ahead — Paper Airplanes: 3:30-5 p.m. May 19. This monthly program encourages elementary-aged children to explore different areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. This month: Take your paper airplane creation skills to the next level! Space limited. Please call 360-297-2670 to sign up. Kitsap Regional Library branches will be closed May 25 for Memorial Day. — Tomi Whalen is manager of the Kingston and Little Boston library branches. Contact her at twhalen@ krl.org
Flotsam and Jetsam plant sale May 9 HANSVILLE — Join your friends, neighbors and community for the Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club’s 38th annual sale 9 a.m. to noon on May 9 at the Greater Hansville Community Center. This year’s garden sale will feature a bigger-than-ever assortment of vegetables, herbs, perennials, annuals, ground covers, shrubs and trees. Plants are grown by members and hardened off in the few weeks before the sale so that they will thrive in your garden. Also back this year, just in time for Mother’s Day, will be a wide variety of flower arrangements, robust houseplants and a long banquet table full of delicious pies, cakes, pastries and cookies to help Mom have a very special day.
This year will be the fourth year of the tomato-plant giveaway for childdren too. Flotsam and Jetsam will have several parking volunteers on hand to welcome you and guide you on where to park. Arrive just before 9 a.m. as seasoned shoppers do, because then the rope drops and the fun begins. Help from garden club members makes the sale one of the easiest around. Have questions? Ask the team of Master Gardeners who will be there. And members of Boy Scout Troop 555 will load your purchases into your car for you. Enjoy raffles? This year’s raffle includes a large number of gift certificates and items donated by local nurseries, garden stores, local
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retailers and restaurants — buy your raffle tickets throughout the morning. The annual garden sale has grown over the years to become a much anticipated event involving all club members and the local community. The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club uses the proceeds from this sale to fund scholarships and grants in horticultural and environmental studies and to educate its members on all things gardening through a series of speakers and field trips throughout the year. If you have a yen for gardening, come to aclub meeting and see if it is a fit for you. The club meets at 9 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month, with social hour, at the Greater Hansville Community Center.
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KHS and also at Kingston Middle School. How does he do all he does?” About the future, Alyssa said, “I don’t know yet about my future. I’m told I need to have a plan of action, but I have time. I’m only 18. I’m an indecisive person and don’t feel pressured.” As far as the worldwide big picture, she said, “At times it is hard to fathom what is going on in the world. There is always stuff to learn but it is hard to detect biased sources. Ms. Roberts, my English teacher, has made it possible through ‘Face to Faith,’ an online blog website, to talk with students in Egypt and Italy. This is another way for us to see the world. Ms. Roberts does a lot for our school.” After a long pause,
Alyssa said of her favorite subject, English: “In a way, English is an art form too. Sometimes life can become boring when viewing the world and all that it has to offer from the same perspective. To me, it’s refreshing to view life from a different frame of mind, whether it be from text, music, etc.” How fortunate we were to peek into the perspective of Kingston High School artists through this column for another school year. The wisdom they share with us is rich. — Contact Marilyn Bode at Lidenbode@aol.com.
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Kingston Farmers Market has new booths, staff T
he Kingston Farmers Market 2015 Season begins this May 2, and continues 9 a.m. 2 p.m. every Saturday through mid-October. We are looking forward to some creative innovation this new season. First off, we will be welcoming new market staff. As we said farewell to longtime market manager Clint Dudley late last summer, we wiped away our tears and started to look ahead. All endings contain the seed of new beginnings, and we trust that the long process of advertising and interviewing candidates — while not replacing Clint — will bring us different ideas and different eyes on the Market. We haven’t
FARMERS MARKET UPDATE MARY MCCLURE sealed the deal yet, but do stop down at the Market Booth during May to meet and greet the new market booth maestro. One idea that we are excited to bring forward is the Community Table. We are still working out the details, but the essence is this: a booth that is dedicated to the abundance of our neighbors’ own gardens — the three pounds of carrots, the extra seedlings, armloads of flowers,
rhubarb that is more than one family can ever eat and so on — brought to the market and sold till they’re gone, with any extras to our food banks and a few dollars to the growers. We know it will be tricky working out the operational details, but we look forward to it bringing even more variety to shoppers and a solution to the home grower with “just too many tomatoes (or zucchinis or daisies).” Look for more information on the newlyrefreshed market website in the next few weeks: www. KingstonFarmersMarket. com. Another idea that the board of directors is pondering is a new name —
the Kingston Market on the Cove — to reflect the magic of our location and its invitation to “sit and stay awhile.” Expect news on that too before the market actually opens. Like everyone else, our operational costs continue to rise and, with the hiring of new market staff, we recognize that more level cash flow is increasingly important to the market’s health and well-being. This season, we are in the process of asking community members to consider supporting a week’s music for $100. If you have ever stood in the sunshine and tapped your foot to market music, perhaps you could put a few dollars in the market jar. Mailing address: P.O. Box
124, Kingston, WA 98346. Or stop by the market booth on a May Saturday. Looking ahead, we anticipate welcoming new vendors and warmly greeting those returning. The nature of a small mobile market is change. For example, Nash’s Produce from Sequim will continue as a cornerstone, actually occupying Terrapin Farms’ corner stall space as Cindy and Ken retire from market vending to enjoy traveling weekends with their favorite bands. There will still be cookies and coffee. Yep, we will keep the Kingston Farmers Market “vibe” — Saturday mornings touched with the glory of the Kingston Marina Park, frisky dogs walking
their owners and benches that invite our neighbors to linger a while and enjoy the music. We’ll keep the community information booth available to local organizations with their story to tell and the WSU Master Gardeners too. Come on down and join us! You’re part of it too. Thinking about a stall at the market? Contact the market through the Vendor Services section on the market website at www. KingstonFarmersMarket. com. Come on down. — Contact Mary McClure 297-4300, mary@ contrarymac.com, or Clint Dudley, 297-7683, KingstonFarm@earthlink. net.
NKF&R firefighters will prepare and serve burgers with all the fixin’s at the Hansville Neighbors Luncheon, noon on May 20.
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ROUNDABOUT By DENISE ROUNDY
ne of my favorite stories happened when I was in high school, sitting next to my best friend, Lori. I’m not sure what we were supposed to be doing, but we were sleepy and bored. “Want to come over to my house for dinner tonight?” I asked Lori. “Sure. Anything interesting going on?” she asked.
Well, no. Why would there be something interesting going on? I thought back to when I left the house that morning and remembered seeing my neighbor taking his dog, Buddy, out for a constitutional. Buddy had just returned from surgery and was moving slowly. Lori knew my neighbors and their dog.
“They got Buddy fixed yesterday,” I told her, because there was nothing else to say. Lori put down her pencil. “You’re kidding.” “Uh, no. They did. They got Buddy fixed.” “Oh my gosh! You mean like, fixed, fixed? So he can’t be a father?” “Yes.” “Oh my gosh! That’s
crazy!” Didn’t seem crazy to me, but she was interested, so I told her more. “He seems to be doing OK. I saw him this morning. They put one of those cones on his head to keep him from, you know, biting and licking himself.” “You’re kidding!” Lori was now sitting straight up in her chair. From the
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looks of her, this was the most insane, upsetting thing she’d ever heard. “Nope, not kidding. It’s not uncommon. I think he’s at the right age when people do it, if they’re going to get it done.” “He actually has a cone on his head?” “One of those lampshade things, yeah. Poor guy.” “Is it permanent?” I laughed. “Yes, pretty sure it’s permanent. Well, the getting fixed part. Not the cone.” Lori took a moment to take it all in. I was perplexed by her interest. Maybe she had a deep passion for animal rights that I’d never noticed. I felt a little guilty. Maybe I should have shown more compassion and concern for poor Buddy the dog. I started to think about other dogs in the neighborhood. Were there any other dramatic stories among them? I was busy racking my brain so I could pass any more news on to Lori, when she asked, “Did Buddy volunteer to be fixed?” I wasn’t sure how to respond. “Are you serious?” I finally asked. “Yes! Did he volunteer, or did they make him?” “How could he have volunteered?” I asked. She put her head in her hands. “Um, I think he’s going to be OK,” I told her. “He probably doesn’t even realize what’s happened yet.” “I don’t think they should have done it,” Lori said. “What if they change their minds in the future? That’s a huge decision to make with someone so young.” I didn’t think so. I knew that Buddy himself was born when his mother, a stray, wandered into our neighbors’ yard and had nine puppies. They’d found homes for all the puppies, but kept Buddy. I thought See ROUNDABOUT, Page 14
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Busy spring, summer for Rotary Club K
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Amos are the tournament chairs for this event. If you are not a golfer, you can support this event by attending the Tournament Dinner to be held at White Horse. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased from any Rotarian or at www.knkrota rygolf.com. Rotarians will gather at the end of June to celebrate
the successful year of President Isaac Anderson and welcome incoming President Clint Boxman. Boxman, a financial adviser with Ameriprise, was Rotary president in 2011. His boundless energy and youthful enthusiasm will serve him well as Rotary makes major contributions to the community. Rotary
scholarships are also awarded to Kingston High students at the end of June. Boxman will have to hit the deck running after he takes office. The Fourth of July Fun Run is scheduled bright and early July 4. Aided by Paul Bryan and Dave Roberts, a website has been set up at kingston running.org for details and
The beer tent opens at 5 p.m. and the concerts run from 6-8 p.m. Drop by or join us at a meeting, noon each Wednesday at the North Kitsap Fire and Rescue station on Miller Bay Road. — For directions or more information, contact nanjm artin@mac.com.
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Ferry crews often help save overboard passengers FERRYFARE KINGSTON FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE and the crew was able to head back between the life rings’ blinking lights to find the person. If someone else is nearby when someone goes overboard, have them tell the crew while you throw the ring and — this is important — keep sight of, and point to, the person in the water. Up in the pilot house, they’ll mark the position on their navigation screen while stopping the boat. Then they’ll shift control to the other end and head back down the ferry’s track. When close to the victim, a rescue boat is launched. The boat has a web-like device to drop into water for rolling weakened victims up into the boat. There’s also a sling, which has been used to tow divers with tanks ashore at Edmonds.
While all this is going on, the crew is assembling the defibrillator (AED), oxygen, blankets and other equipment. Crews often do CPR. Mate Joel Michaels has used the AED twice in the last few months to save two heart-attack victims. One case took five jolts.
Yikes! If you fall in, yell to let people know and, as you’re hard to see, wave your arms. If the life ring is in the water nearby, go to it but don’t try to swim any distance. In our cold water, you won’t last long swimming. Kingston-Edmonds has a rescue about monthly, usually rescuing divers
from the Edmonds dive park. Being unfamiliar with the hazards, divers become disoriented and exhausted and cannot get back to shore. Ferry crews routinely check buoys for divers hanging on, and check the water for bubbles when docking. If you’re buying a wet suit, consider an orange one as it’s easy to spot and doesn’t look like a
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seal to an orca. If someone turns up missing, the ferry stops, musters the crew and searches the boat. The Coast Guard runs the search and rescue and the ferry searches back down its track. So that’s one reason for that announcement not to forget your bicycle. The only time a crew member turned up missing on Kingston-Edmonds was one dark night. It later turned out he had been a witness in an out-of-state criminal prosecution. Hmm. In the last couple of years, there have been at least a dozen rail jumpers. Washington State Ferries inevitably pulls jumpers back aboard as they’re too weak to resist. Jumpers make lots of other riders late and also get a $5,000 fine. So, please don’t jump for any reason. But if you do fall in, don’t panic. There’s a top notch crew there to save you. — FerryFare is written by Walt Elliott, chairman of the Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee. Contact him at elliottmoore@comcast.net.
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it was a reasonable thing to do. I hesitated to say so, considering Lori’s feelings on the subject. “Who made him do it?” she asked. “What?” “Who made Buddy get fixed? Was it your aunt and uncle?” In my head, the sun finally came out from behind the clouds. I suddenly remembered that Lori not only knew my neighbors and their dog Buddy, she knew my cousin, and my cousin’s boyfriend, also named Buddy. — Check out more from Denise Roundy at thetreesan di.blogspot.com. Contact her at dirkroundy@yahoo.com.
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Community Center finish line is in sight I
t’s now common knowledge that we are breaking ground on the new Village Green Community Center in a matter of days. The official groundbreaking ceremony, open to the entire community, will take place 4 p.m. May 3 at Village Green Park. Perhaps the best metaphor for this 12-year grassroots journey is a marathon. However, the Village Green Marathon is not an individual sport — we are running it together as a
VILLAGE GREEN UPDATE DANIEL JOHNSON community. Along the way, instead of mile markers, there have been defining milestones: the gift of land from the county; 140 volunteers working shoulder to shoulder to prep and hydroseed the grounds; forming a voter-endorsed Metropolitan Park District
to sustain the center once built; securing three $1 million gifts; hitting the $6 million threshold in dollars raised (including an inspiring $591,000 from the 12-member Village Green Foundation board); securing a building permit; and signing a construction contract. We can make out the finish line on the horizon — but that is still $2.2 million dollars away. Like mile 20 of the 26 mile marathon, people are experiencing
both fatigue and exhilaration. Luckily, there has been a wave of new energy that is lifting us up and putting the finish line in reach. It started with a local, single dad of three boys. He called to say he heard we were breaking ground, so he thought it was time to invest. He committed $10,000 to basketball goals, saying he wanted to teach his boys the ethic of giving back. Two days later, a second pledge of $10,000 came in from a couple living in
Hansville. They realized the new center would offer programs that were important to them. Then last week, inspired by news that a construction contract had been signed, a local family and early contributor to the project increased their pledge by $100,000 ($50,000 structured as a match to inspire other families to invest in the project). Businesses are also getting on board. Joining the ranks of the 32 other local businesses participating in
Hansville events are community events I HANSVILLE HAPPENINGS By DONNA LEE ANDERSON
f you live in Hansville or near Hansville, and if you want something to do instead of watching TV or cutting the grass, then let me tell you how much fun you can have in the month of May in our little town. On May 1 and 2, you can attend the Spring Fling Gift Fair. This event features hand-made art and items
not seen elsewhere. There will be jewelry, quilted placemats and quilts, wood carvings, fancy candles and many more gift items (or things just for yourself). Also on May 2, the Eglon Gift Fair will offer still more of these wonderful items. Then on May 9, the Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club will have its annual garden sale. Lots of
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plants and flowers. Always an interesting array. Are you spring cleaning yet? Don’t forget to donate all those usable household items you no longer need to the annual Rummage Sale. Drop off date is May 16 at Hansville Community Center at Buck Lake. The actual sale will be in August, but our volunteers are up there at the center working hard to get all these dropped off items sorted and ready. Also on May 16, the Olympic Vintage Auto Club will have cars at the center and everyone is welcome to come and be envious. A new happening at
the Hansville Community Center is the Tuesday Talk series. On May 19, Marisa DeBard, the Yoga Lady, will talk about yoga and all its benefits. Is your computer giving you problems? Then why not go to the Neighbor’s Luncheon on May 20 for the computer class given by Art Ellison? The food is always good and Art answers computer questions with humor and lots of knowledge. But you need to make a reservation for this luncheon. And don’t forget all the groups you could join (if you want to meet people, this is a good way). There
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the Green Heart campaign, Kitsap Physical Therapy and Sports Clinics is in the midst of crafting a promotion based on their ethic of health and wellness. They are devising a program that will get kids active while raising money in support of the health and wellness features of the new community center. We are breathing hard and can barely feel our legs under us, but what makes it all possible is the roar of the crowd cheering us on and knowing we will cross the finish line together. — Daniel Johnson is executive director of the Village Green Foundation.
is the Hansville Ladies Aid that sees to the Hansville Cemetery and helps those of our neighborhood that need a temporary helping hand. Also, there is the Coon Bay Sailing Club at the Driftwood Key Clubhouse, the North Kitsap Fishing Club at Driftwood Key and Flotsam and Jetsam. I’m sure some or maybe all of these things are of interest to you, so here is where you can find out times and contacts if you have more questions: www. hansville.org, or look in the Hansville Log. So when you see me at these events, stop and say hello, and have a Happy May. — Contact Donna Lee Anderson at welltoldtales@ aol.com.
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Washington’s largest mountain bike race May 9 T
he Northwest Epic Series Stottlemeyer 30/60 Mountain Bike Race is looking to top last year’s event with nearly 500 people set to race, starting in the Port Gamble Uplands on May 9. The race consists of a 30-mile and 60-mile heart-pumping course through the trails surrounding Port Gamble. Trail closures due to commercial thinning by Olympic Resource Management will not affect the race, as there will not be any active logging during the weekend. Part of the proceeds from the race registration benefits the North Kitsap Trails Association, a group of volunteers who are instrumental in maintaining trails all over North Kitsap. If you want to challenge yourself with this epic race, visit www.nwepicseries. com to register. ■
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before, during and after the Beast race. Since their beginning as a rafting and whitewater instruction company in 1986, Olympic Outdoor Center has brought outdoor adventures and equipment to more than 120,000 people. The company now operates five rental locations, one retail shop in Port Gamble, and an online store. They invite you to join them for a unique Northwest adventure today. For details on the NW Adventure Sports Festival, visit www.olympic outdoorcenter.com. ■
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hile prowling through a bottom drawer seldom opened, I found forgotten memorabilia from my teens. It’s really odd how things not thought of in years suddenly pop up. It happened to me a week ago and I’m still in awe over this life-time revelation. It started with a small, yellowed pack of love letters from WWII, buried under old newspapers of the 1940s. In 1943, while still in high school, I was seeing a 19-year-old Navy fellow. I met this handsome, dark-haired, blue-eyed boy through friends. My father
with friends, approved of my seeing him. Our dates, if you could call them that, were movies, roller skating or just sitting on the porch visiting. Tom was sent to California for training in some type of radioman program. His letters every week proclaimed his crush on me. Tom knew eventually he would be sent to sea and the fellows all wanted a girl back home to write to. After training, Tom came back to Seattle and we kept the friendship going. He came from a very devout Catholic family and they became worried about him becoming attached to a Protestant girl. He was
THIS ‘N’ THAT By JACQUE THORNTON was in the South Pacific, also Navy, and that is how our conversations started. After a few get-togethers, I invited him home for dinner. Mom really liked him and, as long as we were
pressured into vowing not to see me again. I was not a Catholic but was attending convent high school. I didn’t like public school where I had been transferred to when the family moved. Of course, I never heard from him again. The last I ever did hear was that he went to sea on a ship that was sunk in the South Pacific. I had been looking for information on my father’s Navy Silver Star from Korea when I found the letters. Dad had been in both wars. For the curiosity of it, I put Tom’s name in the Internet research since he was Navy too. What a shock finding his obit and
2015 Farmers Market season opens in Kitsap Farmers Market (www. bremerton market.wordpress.com). Open 4-7 p.m. Thursdays at Evergreen Park, 1400 Park Ave.; and 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sundays at the ferry terminal, Washington Avenue and First Street. The market will run from May 7 through Oct. 15, and will include live music. n Kingston Farmers Market (www.kingstonfar mersmarket.com). Open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., May through October at 25931 Central Ave. near the ferry terminal. For more information, email
With the spring season comes the season of farmers markets in Kitsap County. All over the county, weekly markets offer a variety of crafts, produce and ready-to-eat food. Below is a list of local farmers markets and when they’re open. n Bainbridge Farmers Market (www. bainbridge farmersmarket.com). Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays from April 11 through Nov. 14, at the Town Square at City Hall, 280 Madison Ave. n Bremerton
info@kingstonfarmers market.com or visit the Facebook page. n Port Orchard Farmers Market (www. pofarmersmarket.org). Open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays from April through October on the waterfront at Marina Park. n Poulsbo Farmers Market (www.poulsb ofarmersmarket.org). Open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays from April 4 to Dec. 10, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Iverson Street. The market is a community gathering space.
n Silverdale Farmers Market (www.silverdale farmersmarket.com). Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28 through September in the Old Navy/Best Buy parking lot. Produce, flowers, ready-to-eat food, crafts and more. For more information, visit the Facebook page. n Suquamish Farmers Market (www. suquamish farmersmarket.org). For information, visit the website or email info@suquamishfarmers market.org.
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ingston freshman Ian Lanfear dodges the Port Angeles goalkeeper’s block on one of two goals he contributed to the Buccaneers’ 5-1 win April 15 at Kingston. The win put Kingston (4-0, 6-2) on the top of the Olympic League standings. “We are young —
graduated nine guys last year on one of our best years,” Coach Craig Smith said of his team, which went to the state quarterfinals in 2014. “We still have our goalie, first team all-league senior Alex Worland. And junior Alex Hernandez, leading scorer in our post season last year, will
be double-marked all season as our goal-scoring center half. His twin brother Leo had a knee injury last year and didn’t play, but he has had an impact already anchoring our rebuilt defense.”
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Purser, Mabe elected to Suquamish Tribe council; Mills reelected SUQUAMISH — The Suquamish Tribal Council has two new members. Rich Purser was elected to the position 1 council seat, vacated by Irene Carper, who chose not to run for reelection. Sammy Mabe defeated incumbent Bardow Lewis and other candidates for the position 2 seat in the March 15 election. Councilmember Luther “Jay” Mills, position 3, was reelected. The Suquamish Tribe is led by a seven-member General Council elected each March by the Tribe’s voting body. According to biographies supplied by the Tribe’s public information office: Mabe, 32, is a diver for Suquamish Seafoods. He was born in Kitsap County and raised in Suquamish. He is a graduate of Academy Northwest, is a member of the Sacred Water Canoe Family, and is active in many cultural activities, including carving, singing and skippering Tribal canoes.
Newly elected or reelected members of the Suquamish Tribal Council: from left, Jay Mills, Sammy Mabe, Rich Purser.
Enterprises and has spent the past 38 years working for Suquamish’s economic development arm. He is manager of Kiana Lodge. In his spare time, Mills works as a commercial fisherman alongside his family. The Tribal Council consists of four officers — chairman, vice chairman, treasurer, secretary — and three at-large council members. The council meets on alternate Mondays and as needed. The Suquamish Tribe’s jurisdiction is 7,657 acres,
of which 1,475 acres are owned by the Suquamish Tribe, 2,601 acres are owned by individual citizens of the Suquamish Tribe, and 3,581 acres are owned by non-Indians. Government departments: Administration, child support enforcement, community development, court, early learning center, education, fisheries, human services, legal, natural resources, police. (The Tribe contracts with local fire districts for fire protection service.)
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Mabe is committed to providing Tribal members with access to services and continuing to improve the Suquamish community. Purser became involved in Suquamish Tribe business operations when he was 22, working as a carpenter on the Suquamish Museum and then as general contractor for the Masi Shop on Highway 305. He was elected to the Tribal Council in 1988. As a coun-
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Madison Enterprises Board of Directors. He served on the board for nine years and stepped down as board president to become casino general manager in 2006. Mills has served on the Tribal Council for more than 20 years, including two years as vice chairman. He is a former Leadership Kitsap board member and serves on the board of directors of Suquamish Seafoods and the Suquamish Foundation. Mills was the first employee of Port Madison
cil member in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, he facilitated the original gaming compacts between Washington State and the Tribe. He also negotiated financing for the casino property and served as chairman of the Suquamish Tribal Gaming Commission for several years. Purser spent several years overseeing economic development for the Tribe as a member of the Port
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KINGSTON — Kingston High School’s Speech and Debate Team has had an unusually successful year. Lasica Crane, coach of the 27-student team, said that they have “earned awards at every tournament.” Throughout the competitive season, the team attended about 12 local tournaments, a few individual event tournaments and a few invitational tournaments, Crane said. The team is also a member of the National Forensics League, “an academic honor society recognized by colleges and universities across the nation,” Crane said. On March 13-14, the team competed at the state level. There, the team won top honors in academic excellence, first place for
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Brislin in Congressional Debate, Brennan Jacobson in Extemporaneous Speaking and Sorana Nance on the World Debate Team. Competing at the Grand National Tournament: Ian Snively and Braedon Snively in Dual Interpretation, Braedon Snively in Humorous Interpretation and a number of other students, though Crane said those berths haven’t been finalized yet. “I think as a whole, they raised the level this year, and it’s definitely been the best season that we’ve had,” Crane said. The success doesn’t come from an influx of student participants. Crane said the team has averaged 25-35 students the last few years. One reason for their success this year, though, is the ambition of the younger students, according to Crane. “The underclassmen have been working much harder,” Crane said.
“Because of that, it’s sort of made the seniors and the juniors work much harder too, to stay ahead. “I think it’s just the sort of ambition level of the younger students has been pushing the team.” The one drawback, however, is that the team is “a huge commitment of time,” Crane said. “We do a lot of traveling,” she said. “When we’re not competing, we’re doing workshops or having practices. “That’s one of the biggest challenges: finding time to be at home.” But team members can get a lot out of the activity too, according to Crane. “Students who participate in the events are challenged to think, research, organize and perform,” she said. “Beyond the basic educational skills, students learn to develop self-confidence, poise, fluent thought and the art of articulating that thought — not to mention that they have a ton of fun.” Crane said team members gain “a solid work ethic, time management skills, networking skills and (it) enhances social skills.” She added, “Speech and debate is, I believe, one of the most important things they can do and learn in high school, because it benefits them far beyond high school.” “It helps them be comfortable speaking on a topic that they don’t know anything about,” she said. “While they’re in high school, the skills they learn tie in to pretty much all of their classes.” Hanson, who has been participating in the team for three years, said, “It teaches you how to talk confidently to a group, to basically be confident in anything you do. It gives you the courage to get up and talk to people and be able to express your feelings.” As coach, Crane has seen students go from being “kind of shy and unsure” to being “really outgoing and more comfortable with themselves” by the time they leave. “I’m just awed by the talent these kids have,” Crane said. “They’re all very unique and they’re all exceptionally talented. It’s a pleasure to watch them grow and discover their talents.”
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Michelle Beahm KINGSTON — Michelle Beahm loves finding stories, covering events, interviewing people and letting others know what’s going on. She’s brought that zest for community journalism to the North Kitsap Herald and the Kingston Community News. Beahm, 23, joined the Herald staff on March 9. She is reporting on education, outdoors and the north end. She succeeds Kipp Robertson, who now works for Bonneville Seattle. “Being a community reporter is a great job,” Beahm said. “Finding a reporting job in Kitsap County was amazing for me because I grew up here and my family lives here. We're really close, so when I was given the chance to move back home, I took it in a heartbeat. Now I not only have a job I love, but I get to be a part of my home community.” Beahm graduated from South Kitsap High School and Olympic College through the Running Start program, studied international relations at University of Plymouth in the U.K., and graduated from The University of Montana with a degree in journalism. She interned at the Bremerton Patriot and Central Kitsap Reporter in 2013, then joined Sound Publishing’s Whidbey News-Times and Whidbey Examiner as a reporter. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and exploring Kitsap’s great outdoors. “Michelle is enthusiastic about her work and her mission as a journalist,” Editor Richard Walker said. “I expect our readers will benefit from her enthusiasm and her work ethic for a long, long time.”
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‘It’s an adrenaline rush ... it’s fairly inexpensive and really fun’ — John Ellsworth, coaster race organizer
Coaster Games moves to Kingston for Fourth of July By MICHELLE BEAHM
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INGSTON — John Ellsworth remembers a time when kids his age would slam lawnmower wheels on “anything that would roll” and race each other down hills. He’s not a young kid anymore, but that doesn’t stop him from racing his friends downhill, or helping others do the same. Ellsworth is the manager of the Kingston Coaster Games — formerly Hansville Coaster Games — which will take place at the Kingston Fourth of July Celebration. Ellsworth said the appeal of the coaster games is “the crazy fun of it.” “It is, really. It’s an adrenalin rush,” he said. The coaster games — non-motorized go-cart races open to anyone 6 and older — are similar to soap-box derby races, but with fewer rules, Ellsworth said. “It’s like any other silly (thing), probably like bungee jumping,” he said. The rules state that each cart has to have at least three wheels that are 10 inches in diameter, brakes, and a bolt with which to tow the cart back up the hill. Drivers are also required to wear gloves, shoes and helmets. The games started six years ago in Hansville, the brain-child of Chuck “Captain Coaster” Strahm. “Chuck, unlike many of us old guys who used to race carts downhill when
Don White and “Coho Killer” (modeled after the fishing lure of the same name) holds on to his lead ahead of Chuck Gary Lee / Contributed Hagood and “Cup of Joy” in the 2014 Hansville Coaster Games race. we were kids, kept doing it,” Ellsworth said. Ellsworth added that when Hansville was “looking for a community event,” Strahm stepped up to make the coaster games happen. But now the games are moving to Kingston. “We did it for five years (in Hansville),” Ellsworth said, “and it was starting to … show signs that we had found our audience and we were finding no more people.” Ellsworth said that because Hansville has such a low population, there weren’t any other people to attract. Last year, he said
they had only seven carts and 30-40 spectators. Determined to keep the event around, Ellsworth emailed local festivals, hoping to attach the games to an established festival to gain a larger audience. “The Kingston Fourth of July committee was very excited about our offer, and so we’re moving to Kingston,” Ellsworth said. “We already have 12 carts at least, and we’ll have an audience of several hundred people and it’ll be a lot more fun.” The racers will be split into age groups: 6-9, 10-14, 15-19, and 20 and older. There is a $15 registration
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fee per driver, meaning if a cart has two drivers, such as two children, Ellsworth said, it would be $30 for that one cart. However, for families entering multiple drivers and carts, entrance fees will not exceed $50. Trophies will be given to drivers who finish first, second and third place in each category, as well as a King of the Hill trophy given to the fastest cart regardless of age group. Ellsworth said he takes old trophies, such as those given out for baseball and soccer, and replaces the figure on top with wooden cars for the coaster game trophies.
one day a year.” “You don’t find too many people who show up to something like this that are inherently grumpy,” Ellsworth said. This will be their first year in Kingston, but Ellsworth said the response so far from the Kingston community “has been overwhelmingly positive.” For instance, the coaster games had a representative at the Kites over Kingston festival March 28 and businesses and Kingston “have been real excited about posting our fliers,” Ellsworth said. He added, “They just seem really excited about making this a part of their annual holiday.” The coaster games are already accepting pre-registrations, but people aren’t required to register ahead of time, Ellsworth said. Anyone showing up the day of the races will be able to participate. However, people will generally need to bring their own carts, and can contact Ellsworth for information about that. Volunteers are needed too. The biggest need: watchers to ensure people don’t get onto the track while races are under way. Safety is the No. 1 priority, he said. All in all, Ellsworth said the games are something anyone can enjoy and, as a hobby, “it’s fairly inexpensive and really fun.” To volunteer or to register, contact Ellsworth at 360-779-5382 or email theslimedr@gmail.com.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - MIKE HALEY I just love this time of year! It’s getting warmer and the new life of plants and trees are wonderful to see and smell. Spring is here and summer is not far behind. Old man winter even as mild as he was has gone away. And so also is Kingston about to start again with our spring and summer activities. The Saturday Farmer’s Market starts on May 2nd and continues for many Saturdays to come from 9 to 2 giving us wonderful produce, goods, and many other great things to eat, wear, and use. Our annual Wine Walk will be May 30th from 5 to 8 and will be a sellout again. What a great event for everyone to walk all over the town and enjoy our friends and neighbors. Let’s make a goal to meet at least three new friends this year at the Wine Walk. Thanks to the Community Beautification Committee, the beautiful hanging baskets will be installed on the light poles throughout the downtown area in May. And a huge thank you to the many sponsors who donate the funds to buy them and the volunteers who keep them watered all summer long. Thanks The concerts in Mike Wallace Park start soon with a benefit concert on June
6th—Kiwanis Brew Fest –from 5 to 9. The entry fee to the “Brew Garden is $15 with all proceeds helping to support the “Feed the Kids” summer meals program. Tickets can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets. Each month the Chamber has our a business luncheon on the 1st Tuesday. In April, our featured speaker, Congressman Derek Kilmer, filled the Kingston Cove Yacht Club to capacity. In May, James McCanna, Atty., will enlighten us about the law as it pertains to employers and employees. Cedar Ridge Grill of White Horse Golf Club, is catering the event. It’s certain to be an excellent meal! Make your reservations early. The Kingston Fourth of July Celebration will be the best ever with new events and lots of vendors. Come early and get great seats for the parade. Visit our website to get the details of all the events in town with the dates and times. These are great opportunities to renew friendships, make new friends, and participate in some valuable networking. I hope to see each of you in Kingston this spring and summer. Cheers, Mike Haley, 2015 President Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce Evergreen Home Loans 360-509-9178
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Kingston/North Kitsap Rotary is a service club dedicated to meeting the needs of the local community as well as humanitarian international efforts. A small club of 39 members, we meet at noon on Wednesday at the North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Station on Miller Bay Road. Our current fundraising projects include the Rotary Golf Classic to be held on June 19, the 4th of July Fun Run, and the Rotary Beer Garden held in conjunction with Kingston’s Cove Concerts. Proceeds benefit the new Village Green Community Center, Kingston’s Cooperative PreSchool, Feed the Kids Summer program, college scholarships, and other worthy endeavors. If you would like to join a like-minded group of people to support these efforts, join us at a Rotary meeting. Contact Nancy Martin at nanjmartin@mac.com for more information.
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STUDIO B’s GRAND OPENING & RIBBON CUTTING Professional photographers, Johnny Walker, Faye Johnson and Nina Beheim “cut the ribbon” at the Grand Opening of Studio B – A collaborative effort between these three well established photographers. Studio B is a full service photography studio in downtown Kingston. Call today for your free consultation about instudio and on location services.360-509-6994
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Rescue on Miller Bay RD. 7 P.M.9:30 P.M. May 7 • Greater Kingston Kiwanis – Oak Table Café Kingston 7am-9am (every Thursday,) May 9 • Kingston Farmers Market 9 A.M.2 P.M. (every Saturday) May 12 • Friends of the Library Kingston Community Center 10- 11:30 May 13 • Kingston Chamber Board Meeting – Main Street Cafe 7:30 – 9 A.M • Super Senior Lunch – Kingston Community Center 11:30 – 1 P.M May 19 • Village Green Foundation – North
Kitsap Fire and Rescue Miller Bay RD. 4 P.M – 5 P.M May 20 • Kingston Garden Club – Bayside Community Church 9A.M – 12 P.M May 22 • Community Meals – Bayside Community Church 5:30 P.M – 7 P.M (Last Friday Of every month) May 25 • Community Beautification Committee – Chamber Office 9 A.M. – 10 A.M. May 28 • Kingston Library Adult Crafternoon May 30 • Kingston Wine Walk 5-8pm, Downtown Kingston locations
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and writing, and have had a general fascination with words. As I start my look at colleges and universities with the rest of my junior classmates, I’ve made sure to look at the English programs of the various schools that have repeatedly sent me those annoying, yet slightly exciting, brochures in the mail. There is something so exhilarating about this process: imagining our futures, wherever they will be. The fact that in a year we’ll all be leaving has become more and more prevalent to us as the school year goes by. Especially now, as so many of our senior friends receive their college acceptance letters and make their final decisions. Lately, whenever I go on Facebook, it seems it is almost a guarantee I will see someone’s post on where they will be heading off to next year. I dare say, though, that their senioritis is becoming contagious to the rest of us. For those
KINGSTON — Martha Rabura, a junior at Kingston High School and candidate for the highest rank in Girl Scouts, is starting a library at Mallory Jansen Memorial School in Banta, Sierra Leone. The school was founded by Children of the Nations
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THE BUC STOPS HERE By MARTHA ANN RABURA who aren’t familiar with this influenza of the school system, it is frequently found among upperclassmen and spreads rapidly as the school year goes on. Its common symptoms include daydreaming in class, a yearning for the end of school, a persistent restlessness … I think you can imagine the rest from here. Luckily, I think most of us will survive until summer and while only the seniors may receive the cure, miraculously we all will find ourselves temporarily healed. For me, this includes a summer exchange program in Chile. Even with senioritis waiting for me upon return, I look forward to sharing my experience and my time left as a Buccaneer with everyone in the Kingston community. Go Bucs!
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(www.cotni.org), a nonprofit based in Poulsbo. The school is an approved educational facility recognized by Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Education, and offers preschool and primary school education. A second Mallory Jansen Memorial School is located in Marjay Town. Rabura’s goal is to collect 2,400 books and raise $1,800. Wanted: New or gently used children’s fiction through fourth-grade reading level), children’s non-fiction and picture books; children’s reference books, including maps, atlases, dictionaries and Bibles published since 2000; and Nooks and Kindles. Not wanted: Books containing violence, witchcraft, ghosts, American pop culture or lots of romance. Drop off donated books at local elementary schools, Kingston High School, Kingston Community Center, Poulsbo Library and Liberty Bay Books in downtown Poulsbo. Info: Email martharabu ra@centurylink.net.
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How an escrow agency helps buyers and sellers D JUST ASK JAN By JAN ZUFELT
ear Jan: I have heard friends say, “Our home is in escrow.” I know it means they have an offer on their home, but what exactly is escrow? — RF Dear RF: Good question. Escrow is the neutral third party in a transaction. They do not represent the buyer or seller. Their job is to keep custody of a deed or other document until
the specified condition has been fulfilled. So in the case of home sales, the escrow company holds the deed to the property until the funds are in hand and the documents are recorded at the county. Most escrow companies have officers who are Limited Practice Officers. They are allowed to prepare the forms needed for closing, but they are not to
practice law. In Washington state, the buyer gets to choose the escrow company; however, that does not then mean that escrow is partial to them. Again, they are to remain neutral. I will give you a quick run down here of the steps we take in a transaction: The buyer finds the property they want to buy, then they ask a real estate broker to write an
Growth in pending home sales in Kitsap County POULSBO — Pending sales in the Kitsap County real estate market surged by more than 23 percent in March compared to the same month a year ago, according to the latest report from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Local brokers reported 535 pending sales in March, 101 more than the 434 reported in March 2014. “Dramatic increases in
“Dramatic increases in sales combined with severe decreases of inventory have led to a robust marketplace primarily benefitting sellers.” — Mike Eliason, Kitsap County Association of Realtors
sales combined with severe decreases of inventory have led to a robust marketplace primarily benefiting sellers,” said Mike Eliason, association executive of the
Kitsap County Association of Realtors. Closed sales increased 35 percent in March compared to the same month a year ago, and inventory
declined by 28.21 percent. Currently, there is only 2.4 months’ supply of available homes on the market, Eliason reported. In comparison, the Nor thwest Multiple Listing Service region, which includes 21 counties in Western and Central Washington, reported an overall closed-sales increase of 17.66 percent in March and a 13.83 percent decline in inventory.
offer. After the contract is mutually accepted by the buyer and seller, the buyer’s agent opens escrow by sending the escrow company named in the contract a copy of the contract and the earnest money. If there is a lender involved, the lender sends their documents to the escrow company for signatures on the closing papers. Once the lender reviews
the documents, they release the documents for the title company to record them and return them to the escrow company. All of this, of course, takes more than a few days, so closing escrow usually takes 30 to 45 days. That, of course, is when we all do the happy dance! — Jan — Jan Zufelt is an agent with John L. Scott Real Estate in Kingston.
Industry experts generally consider a balanced marketplace to have between four and six months inventory.
The median price on closed sales last month was $240,523, a 6.9 percent increase compared to the same month last year.
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All-Female Led Zeppelin Powerhouse
THE IRON MAIDENS Saturday, May 16th
All-Female tribute to Iron Maiden
BELLES BENT FOR LEATHER Friday, May 29th
All-Female tribute to Judas Priest
HELL’S BELLES Saturday, May 30th All-Female tribute to AC/DC
Doors 7:00 PM | Shows 8:00 PM | Tickets $10 advance & $15 day of show Standing room only
| Full entertainment schedule online
Close to Home... Far From Ordinary.®
Kingston, WA • www.the-point-casino.com • 1.866.547.6468 Tickets available now at these locations: In the gift shop | On our website For more information Call 866.547.6468 | Ages 21 and over The Point Casino is proudly owned and operated by The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. See the Wildcard Players Club for complete details. You must be a member of The Point Casino’s Wildcard Players Club to participate in some programs. Some restrictions may apply. Point Casino promotions, offers, coupons and/or specials may not be combined without marketing management approval. Management reserves all rights to alter or cancel without prior notice. You must be at least 21 years old to participate in gaming activities, to attend entertainment events and to enter lounge/bar areas. Knowing your limit is your best bet—get help at (800) 547-6133.
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