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Construction begins soon on Point Hotel By RICHARD WALKER
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LITTLE BOSTON — You’ll sit in the outdoor gathering area and you’ll notice
that the stained concrete floor will have a design resembling a Coast Salish spindle whorl. You’ll enjoy some quiet time or, perhaps, a salmon or clambake. Maybe you’ll go on a walk among the tall cedars and firs that share the adjacent forest with 12-foot totem poles. You can take a shuttle to nearby cultural sites or other places of interest, or participate in an activity alongside one of the nation’s most noted horticultural-
ists. Afterward, your evening plans might include a fine dinner and live entertainment. This is the vision of those planning The Point Hotel, a four-story, 94-room hotel to be built next to The Point Casino and Event Center. And, as seen in other Native American hotel-casino resorts, this economic venture is not just about gaming. “Millennials are not as into pushing a button on a slot machine,” said Leo Culloo,
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general manager of The Point Casino. He said casino-hotel guests in Nevada spend more on food and entertainment than they do on gaming. While spending on gaming still outpaces food and entertainment at Native American casino-hotels in Washington state, Culloo said the desire for a broader experience is influencing the diversification here. See THE POINT, Page 3
Port Gamble Bay cleanup underway Man charged in Indianola fatality By MICHELLE BEAHM
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Members of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Canoe Family dance to invite healing to the land during a blessing ceremony July 23 at the former Port Gamble mill site. Front and center is Kelly Sullivan, executive director of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. Michelle Beahm / Staff photo STAFF REPORT
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ORT GAMBLE — Representatives of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and Pope Resources gathered July 23 at the old mill site to bless the work to come: the removal of some 6,000 creosoted pilings, as well as overwater structures and wood waste, the remnants of more than 140 years of industrial activity. The project is expected to take two years and cost about $20 million, to be paid by Pope Resources.
According to state Ecology officials, it is the largest piling removal project to date in the region. “It will open up a vibrant future for this bay,” Pope CEO Tom Ringo said of the cleanup. “We are bringing healing to an ailing ecosystem.” He added, “This place needs healing and blessing. This project needs blessing.” And S’Klallam representatives, standing on ancestral ground, offered blessing songs and prayers. “I believe that today is
a day of rejoicing,” said S’Klallam elder Gene Jones, a Shaker minister. Much has been done to improve the health of Port Gamble Bay since the mill closed in the 1990s: Pope Resources’ cleanup to date of the former mill site. The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s removal of debris from its shoreline. The removal of the Point Julia pier. The North Kitsap Forest & Bay project’s acquisition of 1.5 mile of shoreline, now maintained as Port Gamble Heritage Park. The final cleanup is no less comprehensive. By the time this project is completed, 6,000 creosote-coated pilings, overwater structures and 70,000 cubic yards of wood waste and contaminated sediments will have been removed. Wood waste located
close to shore will have been dredged and remaining areas contaminated by wood waste capped with clean material. Eelgrass, which provides shelter for herring and crab, will have been transplanted in the cleaned areas. Water quality will be monitored for 10 years. Port Gamble Bay is one of seven priority bays identified for cleanup under the Puget Sound Initiative. Ecology officials say chemicals from pilings and wood waste have created a hostile environment for shellfish and finfish that call the bay home — and for the people who depend on them as part of their diet and economy. The bay is also prime spawning habitat for Pacific herring, an important forage fish for salmon; Ecology is working to determine if the herring stocks here are See CLEANUP, Page 21
INDIANOLA — John C. McGinty Jr. pleaded not guilty July 15 to a hit-and-run in which an Indianola man died. McGinty was allegedly driving the car that struck and killed Jordan Dale Adams-Wickham, 23, around 3 a.m. July 4 in the 20500 block of Nachant Drive NE in Indianola. McGinty was arrested July 7 based on an anonymous tip to detectives. At his preliminary hearing in District Court July 8, Judge Marilyn Paja set McGinty’s bail at $350,000. He was arraigned July 15. A hearing is scheduled for Aug. 19, which will determine the admissibility of evidence, including testimony. According to a press release issued by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, McGinty, of Spokane, was in town visiting family for the holiday weekend. A tipster who pointed detectives to McGinty alleged that McGinty’s girlfriend, identified as Tiffany Denise Denning, was in the car when the accident occurred. Allen said Denning has not been charged, but she could be if the investigation proves she was actively involved. According to the statement of probable cause, written by sheriff’s investigator Darren Andersson, Denning told sheriff’s detectives she was a passenger in the car McGinty was driving and that both of them were intoxicated. She said she didn’t remember being in an accident, but later saw the damage to the car and heard about the fatality on Facebook, and “prayed it wasn’t them that hit him,” according to the statement. The document states that when McGinty was questioned, he initially claimed he was not the driver. When an investigator told him about Denning’s statement, McGinty said that while driving, he saw someone lying in the road on his back, in McGinty’s lane of travel. McGinty said he tried to swerve around the person, “but clipped whatever was in the road,” according to the statement. See FATAL, Page 6
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S’Klallam, Suquamish teens attend D.C. event WASHINGTON, D.C. — Protect sacred places. Clean up neighborhoods. Stand up against bullying. Eradicate racist sports mascots. Revive traditional food systems. Revitalize indigenous languages. Across the United States, a growing number of
Native youth are taking the initiative in identifying and tackling the most pressing issues facing their indigenous nations. “Our youth have unlimited potential,” said Jacqueline Pata, executive director of the National Congress of American
Indians. “We just need to provide them the resources, opportunities and, most importantly, the systems of support that they need to flourish to maximize that potential.” One system of support: the first White House Tribal Youth Gathering
July 9, attended by more than 1,000 Native youth from across the country, including Hailey Crow and Katelynn Pratt, Suquamish Tribe; and Kaitlyn Gutierrez and Kaylayla Ives, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. Attending the UNITY Leadership Conference July 10-14 in Washington, D.C.: Sequoia Chargualaf, Devon Crow, Lu-uk McCloud and
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Placentia, CEO of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s Noo-Kayet Development Corporation. The Point Hotel is scheduled to open in fall 2016. At 94 rooms, it will be the second-largest hotel and one of five in North Kitsap. The largest, Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, has 183 guest rooms and offers six restaurants and cafes, a spa, live entertainment and golf at the Suquamish-owned White Horse Golf Club. The Poulsbo Inn & Suites, on Highway 305, has 83 guest rooms and offers local-getaway packages. The Guesthouse Inn & Suites,
next to Poulsbo Village, has 63 rooms. The Blue Water Inn, on Highway 104 in Kingston, has 20 rooms. Guests at The Point Hotel’s will have access to entertainment at the event center; events at the Tribe-owned Heronswood Gardens; and other area attractions. Ultimately, a new casino and event center will be built south of the hotel, S’Klallam officials said, with the current casino — a tensioned fabric membrane building — used for some other form of entertainment. Placentia called the project “a significant step forward” for the economic
health of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe that “also fills a lodging need in North Kitsap County.” He said the The Point Casino & Hotel will help build tourism in the area, “benefitting many of the local businesses and our neighboring communities.” The hotel will create 35-40 jobs, boosting the number of people employed by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe to 500, according to employment numbers posted by the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance. That would put Port Gamble S’Klallam fourth in the category of “Other Public Employers,” just behind the Suquamish Tribe.
Continued from page 1 Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe executive director Kelly Sullivan added, “It is important that this hotel look and feel special. For our guests, we want to create an experience they aren’t going to find elsewhere in the area. Our Tribe’s cultural influence will be felt throughout the property.” The old casino building and adjacent Point No Point Treaty Council building will be demolished by the end of July and construction will begin in August, said Chris
Uriea Lauffy-Wright, all of Suquamish. At the White House event, young people talked with senior administrators and the White House Council on Native American Affairs on their issues of greatest concern. First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the gathering. The White House Tribal
Youth Gathering builds on earlier initiatives, including the Native Children’s Agenda, launched in 2007; The White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative, launched in July 2014; and the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Initiative, unveiled by President Obama in December.
COASTAL MODERN Korsmo Construction of Tacoma, builder of the recent additions to the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, is the general contractor. Hnedak Bobo Group, or HBG, is the architect and interior designer; HBG’s projects include the Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar World Casino, the Seneca Nation’s Buffalo Creek Casino, the Tohono O’odham Nation’s West Valley Resort, and a 400-room hotel and conference center located on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. Sullivan described the
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t is my earnest hope and indeed the hope of all mankind that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past.” — Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Forces, Sept. 2, 1945. So ended the most devastating war in human history, as Japan formally surrendered to the Allies in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri. About 3 percent of the world‘s population died in the war. According to the World War II Museum, there were 45 million civilian deaths, 15 million combat deaths and 25 million wounded in battle. Some 418,500 Americans gave their lives. The Kingston Community News, North Kitsap Herald and our monthly publication, Veterans Life, will salute the Greatest Generation in August and September. We invite you to help us honor the World War II veterans you know. Send us a recent or wartime photo of your servicemember with the following information: ■
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If you supported Relay, you made a difference $186,529.75. That’s how much you raised, residents and businesses of Kitsap County, in this year’s Relay For Life events. Relay For Life is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and take action to finish the fight once and for all. According to the American Cancer Society, Relay For Life is helping ACS save more than 400 lives a day. Here are some of the ways each dime you raised will be used: Research: For more than 65 years, the American Cancer Society has been finding answers that save lives — from changes in lifestyle to new approaches in therapies to improving cancer patients’ quality of life. See EDITORIAL, Page 5
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Put the proposed Ag Code in trash An open letter to Kitsap County Planning Commissioners and Kitsap County Commissioners: My wife and I have owned and operated a 20-acre tree farm for 50 years, raising Christmas trees, timber trees and vegetable gardens. We have both read the 18-page draft document for the Agriculture Code and wish to reply. Our plea is that you put this proposal in the trash can and forget the ill-conceived proposal from your staff. The proposed code is oppressive and redundant. The purpose statement says it’s to promote and encourage agriculture in the county. But if you study it, it’s just to create additional fees and permits and agencies and government intrusion into the work of the farmer. It’s redundant in the fact that all the discussed items are already covered under existing permits, such as forest practices, drainage, septic systems, water, etc. There are numerous government and private agencies that can assist the farmer in determining the best management for the farmer: Extension Office, 4-H programs, Washington State University Experiment Station, Christmas Tree Growers Associations, and Master Gardeners, to name a few. All of the agencies are ready, willing and able to help the farmer determine how many animals, trees, vegetables, etc., his property can sustain. We don’t need to create more bean counters to inspect our properties and determine that we have 26 chickens, two houses, three cows, etc. Please have all commisioners go to the DCD castle and review and understand all the permits and fees that are required to do anything with the private farms. Maybe we could codify the regulations we
have and make the system user friendly. Please reduce the regulations and forget this new proposal. It is not needed. HERB AND ELDA ARMSTRONG Kingston
Supports Robbins for school board The students, staff and community of North Kitsap are fortunate to have Glen Robbins as a candidate for North Kitsap School Board District 4. North Kitsap is more than just a “Great Place to Live and Learn.” For Glen Robbins, it is a great place to support and serve, which is exactly what Glen has done over many years as teacher, principal and central-office support — supporting students, staff and families for the purpose of student achievement and growth. He understands the importance of collaboration, climate and culture and relationships. He is a leader who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. In Norse mythology, Baldur is the god of light and purity, and the
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story reads that there is nowhere more beautiful than his hall, Breidablik. It is fitting that this man, Glen Robbins, came to lead Breidablik Elementary School through our dark time. He brought light and purity through our halls each and every day through his commitment, passion and experience. He led with spontaneity and organization, fun and seriousness and — most importantly — he led with his intellect and his heart. He was our Norse hero all the way. I endorse Glen Robbins all the way. BRITTANE HENDRICKS Bremerton
New crosswalk makes life easier I hope everyone has had a chance to use the new crosswalk in Kingston or has had the opportunity to stop for a pedestrian. It sure makes life a little easier. I start at the Borrowed Kitchen for coffee and a pastry for breakfast, head over to the Axe Handle for a nice salad for lunch, traverse Highway 104 to the Cup & Muffin for a 3 p.m. latte pick-me-up, then back across to the Pizza Factory
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Supporting student exchange I would like to thank the community for another successful year of welcoming two amazing exchange students into the community. Adrianna lived with the Yates family in Poulsbo. Jasmin lived with the Reimann family in Kingston. Both girls were able to have fun experiences sharing their culture, and learning about ours. Thank you again, North Kitsap, for welcoming two young ladies who will never forget their year here. JODI MOORE Port Orchard
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ope Francis released his encyclical on the environment (“Laudato Si”) in June, and captured the world’s attention. The document is available online. Those who agree with his views wonder why it should take a pope to open eyes to the morality of battling climate change. Those who disagree with the pope’s views on environmental issues declare that he should stay within his own area of expertise. Most everyone can see there is climate change, but not everyone agrees that humans are to blame for it. Here’s a quick, but thought-provoking, look at both sides of the climate change battle. In his encyclical on environmental issues, Pope Francis promotes a strong moral argument to
AS IT TURNS OUT By MARYLIN OLDS the world for following the teachings of Christ’s love and concern for the world’s poor. He is prodding not only Catholics, but the entire world to take a stand on climate change. His encyclical begins, Mother Earth “now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the
goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life.” Citing Bartholomew, he said we are asked to “replace consumption with sacrifice, greed with generosity, wastefulness with a spirit of sharing, which entails learning to give, and not simply to give up. It is a way of loving, of moving gradually away from ‘what I want’ to what God’s world needs. It is liberation from fear, greed and compulsion.” Joseph Heathjune of the New York Times wrote, “The fundamental problem in markets, in Pope
Public Meetings Aug. 4 n Eglon Port Commission, 7 p.m., Eglon Community Center. Aug. 5 n Kingston Citizens Advisor y Council, 7 p.m., North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Paul T. Nichol Headquarters Fire Station, 26642 Miller Bay Road NE, Kingston. www.kitsapgov. com/boards/CAC/kingston/kcac.htm. Aug. 6 n Suquamish Citizens Advisor y Committee, 6-8 p.m., Suquamish Elementary School Library, 18950 Park Ave. NE, Suquamish. www.kitsapgov. com/boards/CAC/suqua mish/scac.htm. n North Kitsap School Board, 6 p.m., district office board room, 18360 Caldart Ave. NE, Poulsbo. Agenda: 2015-16 budget hearing. www.nkschools. org. Aug. 10 n Port of Kingston Board of Commissioners, 9 a.m., Kingston Cove Yacht Club. www.portofkingston. org. n Kitsap County Board of Commissioners, 5:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, 614 Division St., Port Orchard. www.kitsap gov.com/boc. n North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:15 p.m., headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road,
Kingston. www.nkfr.org/ commissi.htm. Aug. 12 n Kitsap County Fire Protection District 18 (Poulsbo Fire) Board of Commissioners, 4 p.m., headquarters station, 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo. www.poulsbofire.org. Aug. 18 n Village Green Metropolitan Park District Commission, 6:30 p.m., North Kitsap Fire and Rescue, 26642 Miller Bay Road NE, Kingston. www. myvillagegreen.org. n Port of Indianola Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m., Indianola Clubhouse, 20446 Indianola Road NE. www.portofindianola.com. Aug. 20 n North Kitsap School Board, 6 p.m., district office board room, 18360 Caldart Ave. NE, Poulsbo. Agenda: 2015-16 budget hearing. www.nkschools. org.
Francis’ view, is that they cater to people’s desires, whatever those desires happen to be. What makes the market a liberal institution is that it does not judge the relative merits of these desires. The customer is always right.” Pope Francis plans to speak at the United Nations meeting on climate change in December in Paris. Disagreement with Pope Francis’ encyclical on environmental issues There has been some serious disagreement in the U.S. from conservative religious groups. One of the loudest of these is the Cornwall Alliance, an evangelical Christian group. Check them out online. They argue against the papal encyclical. Their view: Science actually provides support that carbon dioxide
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is merely a byproduct of capitalism, not a pollutant and that we should learn to “adapt” by continuing to grow the economy. If we attempt to battle global warming, we will not only be risking trillions of dollars, but doing irreparable harm to the poor. In fighting climate change, we will be trying to change the “will of God.” Should humans destroy the earth, it’s God’s will. (“The Rapture” may be the climax in this scenario.) The following was on the front page of the Catholic Herald. E. Calvin Beisner, spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance wrote, “The Pope should back off. The Catholic church is correct on ethical principles, it has been misled on science. It follows that the policies the Vatican is promoting are incorrect.”
Editorial Aug. 24 n Kitsap County Board of Commissioners, 5:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, 614 Division St., Port Orchard. www.kitsap gov.com/boc. n North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:15 p.m., headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road, Kingston. www.nkfr.org/ commissi.htm. Aug. 25 n North Kitsap School District Community Engagement Board, 4:30 p.m., district office board room, 18360 Caldart Ave. NE, Poulsbo. www. nkschools.org. Aug. 26 n Kitsap County Fire Protection District 18 (Poulsbo Fire) Board of Commissioners, 4 p.m., headquarters station, 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo. www.poulsbofire.org.
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In The Guardian, Leo Hickman indicated “the center of the debate [is] the interpretation of one of the most contentious verses in the Bible — the so-called ‘Dominion Mandate,’ or Genesis 1:28: ‘And God blessed them [Adam and Eve], and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the Earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the Earth.’ “They see human beings as, primarily, consumers and polluters. Whereas, the Bible teaches that humans, who are made in God’s image, are producers and stewards.” It’s almost impossible not to be biased one way or another. So, what is our moral responsibility here? — Marylin Olds is an opinion columnist and welcomes comments at marylin. olds@gmail.com.
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Continued from page 1 McGinty said he didn’t see anything when he checked in the rearview mirror, but the next morning saw damage on his car, scuff marks and “what was possibly blood.” McGinty
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S’Klallam people at what is now Port Gamble relocated across the bay to Point Julia in 1853 to make room for the Puget Sound Mill. For 140 years in the new economy, S’Klallam people supported their families by working at the mill and/or fishing. According to Sullivan and Culloo, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s first economic development venture was a smokeshop located in a modular building near today’s Gliding Eagle Marketplace. A bingo hall opened, but ultimately failed. The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, adopted in 1988, cleared the way for Native American governments to operate casinos on their land, and gaming provided the seed money for the economic diversification seen in Indian Country today. For example, Port Madison Enterprises, the economic development arm of the Suquamish Tribe, is the second-largest private-sector employer in Kitsap County, second only to Harrison Medical Center. PME’s ventures are Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, White Horse Golf Club, Kiana Lodge, PME Retail, Property Management and PME Construction. Port Gamble S’Klallam opened its first casino in 2002; the new Point opened 10 years later, at 52,000 square feet, more than twice the size of the original casino. It also has an event center, a lounge with a music stage, an upscale
restaurant and two other dining venues. Also, in 2012, the Tribe purchased Heronswood, the storied gardens established by noted horticulturalist Dan Hinkley. Heronswood has become a venue for weddings and other events, and that’s expected to pair well with the hotel. Other Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe ventures: Gliding Eagle Marketplace and Ravenwood Market. Revenues generated by economic development have bolstered the Tribe’s public services, among them children and family services, courts, cultural resources, education, health services, natural resources, public safety, public works and utilities. They’ve also bolstered the Tribe’s efforts to expand its land base and its charitable efforts on and off the reservation. “The creation of The Point Casino & Hotel has been a long time in the making,” Chairman Jeromy Sullivan said in an announcement of the project. “The challenge has been finding the right hotel design at the right time that accomplishes our economic goals, helps drive local tourism, and respects our cultural and environmental priorities. Our Tribe is known for its hospitality. During Tribal events like Canoe Journey, we are an anticipated stop. You will see that same level of home and comfort brought to this project.”
admitted to cleaning off portions of the car. According to the statement, an investigator found damage and red body fluid or tissue on the car “consistent with what I saw present at the collision scene.” The statement said McGinty heard about the accident in news reports
and on Facebook, but didn’t come forward “because he was suspended, starting a business and had four kids to support.” To view the charging documents, see the online version of this story on KingstonCommunityNews. com.
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Three candidates vie for school board position Byrnes: Back to basics in education cess to monitor progress toward accomplishing the mission. According to her bio, in her career for CARE, World Vision and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she worked with farmers and stakeholders to strengthen delivery of services to farmers; established project goals and implemented monitoring systems to ensure goals were met; and provided technical, financial, and organizational support needed to accomplish increased ag production. She believes education can operate the same way. “I’ve been very involved in training and adult learning. It’s one of the reasons I’m interested in serving on the school board,” she said. “The school district came up with a strategic plan and I have a lot of experience in that. They have a bunch of goals in the strategic plan, but it’s not clear what the activities are [to ensure they meet those goals]. For example, the overall goal is to increase the graduation rate to 95 percent of the state average by 2020, but it’s not clear what data they’ll use to measure that.” Likewise for community engagement. “It’s one of
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POULSBO — Loretta Byrnes is used to life at an energetic pace: training farmers for CARE in Bangla-desh; helping women in Rwanda build up seed supplies for food crops; and distributing commodities to displaced peoples in Sierra Leone. So it was only natural, perhaps, that she consented to an interview in the parking lot of a bank as she was walking to her car. “Sure, we can do this now,” she said. Byrnes, 55, is one of three candidates for the District 4 position on the North Kitsap School Board. The others are Scott Henden of Kingston, an electrical contractor seeking a second term; and Glen Robbins of Port Gamble, a retired principal. The two top vote-getters in the Aug. 4 primary will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. School board members serve four-year terms and are not paid. Her approach to education seems to mirror her approach to work she’s done in program design and performance management: Direct, back to basics — establish a program, set goals and implement a pro-
Henden: Supports technical training, balance in testing North Kitsap High School, Henden went to a four-year electrical trade school, and has since been in business for 30 years. In that time, he said he’s had the opportunity to hire many recent high school graduates and help them
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POULSBO — Scott Henden joined the school board four years ago because he felt he had a different perspective to offer. After graduating from
their goals, but they don’t know how they’re going to do that. They haven’t been specific on what kinds of topics they need to engage with the community on.”
Served on school board in Freetown, Sierra Leone Byrnes, 55, has a bachelor of science in agronomy from Washington State University and a master of science in agricultural economics from Oregon State University. She and her husband have a total of eight children. The youngest graduated this year from Kingston High. Her first experience as a school board member was in a uniquely challenging environment. She was working in Sierra Leone as food security program coordinator for CARE and was elected to the board of the State Department’s American International School in Freetown. “It was just as the civil war was ending,” Byrnes said. “The school had taken on damage from the war. It was difficult to get teachers. “It was a small school — 50 students, five or six teachers and a principal/ teacher — and it was a great school. We just tried to be supportive of the principal in getting things
Loretta Byrnes done.” From 1989 to 2008 — with the exception of a year working as an economic analyst for the State of Washington — she lived and worked in Bangladesh, Rwanda and Sierra Leona as a socioeconomist or program coordinator. After returning to the States, she worked for six months as King County WorkSource area director, four years as agriculture program officer for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and is now an independent consultant on program design and performance management. She said she’s consulting in Bangladesh at the end of July. Here’s what she had to say about some issues. ■ Common Core: Common Core (www. corestandards.org) is an initiative which details what K–12 students should know
for the District 4 position on the North Kitsap School Board. The others are Loretta Byrnes, an independent consultant on program design and performance management; and Glen Robbins, a retired principal. The two top vote-getters in the Aug. 4 primary will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. School board
learn a trade. “I encourage every student that is able and inclined to go to college,” Henden said. “But there’s also a number of students that come out (of high school) career-oriented.” Henden, 54, is an electrical contractor who owns Henden Electric, which was founded in 1985. He is one of three candidates
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in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade. Common Core has been adopted by 41 states, including Washington; four states have repealed or withdrawn from it. “I’m not an expert on Common Core, but my understanding is they have this assessment to measure whether children are learning what is in Common Core. But there’s a lack of clarity on what it is kids are really expected to understand or learn.” She added, “It’s up to local superintendents to clarify what it means [to teachers], because they have to implement it. They’ve been told they have to administer the test, but they don’t know what’s in the test.” (Byrnes’ former employer, the Gates Foundation, is a financial supporter of the Common Core Initiative.) ■ Testing: “Testing and data are two different topics. A concern I have is we’re changing tests too frequently. To change your mind every four years on how to test kids is like changing the goal posts in the middle of the soccer game.” ■ District and teen suicide prevention: Four North Kitsap district students have committed suicide in the last five years. “We never know the
personal issue of why someone commits suicide, because it’s private and individual. Schools and school districts are expected to take on every issue, but if they were focused more on education and not expected to spend so much time on so many new programs, I think kids would be less likely to do those things, if they were fully engaged in learning and where they were going with their future.” ■ On how she stands apart from the other candidates: “Primarily, I’m very analytical. I would like the school board, the school district, to look at the bigger issues. If 30 percent of third graders cannot read, why’s that? If 30 percent of fifth-graders can’t read at grade level or at the third-grade level, should you send them on to middle school?” ■ On relations with Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish governments: “I’m not all that familiar with it, but I know they do have sovereignty and they are very involved in the education of their children. It’s important that culture is included in their children’s education and that they get that cultural perspective. And it seems like the school district has a very good relationship with the Tribes.”
members serve four-year terms and are not paid. “There’s some great things going on in North Kitsap,” Henden said. “When I came on board, our budget was considerably down.” He said the district has
had some of its toughest years recently, but things are looking up with increased state funding and a levy that was re-approved. “I think the district is in quite a bit better place than See HENDEN, Page 9
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Continued from page 7 it was four years ago,” he said. “I’m grateful for the people in the district and how supportive they’ve been.” If re-elected, Henden wants to continue looking at data to ensure students are performing well. He specifically mentioned the Career and Technical Education program in the district. Henden said there is an upcoming study to figure out how many of students enrolled in CTE courses find jobs in the areas they’re educated in through the district. Henden also supports common testing among the different schools in the district. “In the past, every school used different tests, different standards,” Henden said. Now, he said they use common tests and standards, so that the
district can identify which schools are excelling in which areas, and which need improvement. The school board recently removed many student fees, notably sports, band and art fees, among others, and Henden said he was one of the supporters of that change. He said he felt the district “shouldn’t be charging our kids.” Overall, his goal is looking at what the district is doing and seeing what it can do better. Here’s what Henden had to say about some issues. ■ Common Core: Common Core (www. corestandards.org) is an initiative that details what K–12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade. Common Core has been adopted by 41 states, including Washington; four states have repealed or withdrawn from it.
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Scott Henden “I’m not going to make this a top issue for myself,” Henden said. “I don’t like [Common Core], I wouldn’t pick it myself, but it’s what we have to work with right now.” Henden said Common Core is an example of “top-down government,” which he doesn’t care for. However, he said that as a school board member, there’s not much change he can make in this area.
Robbins: Product of local schools By MICHELLE BEAHM
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POULSBO — Glen Robbins is a product of the North Kitsap School District. He attended Wolfle Elementary School, graduated from North Kitsap High School in 1972, then went on to college and a career as an educator and administrator in the North Kitsap School District. He lives on the same property on which he grew up, just outside Port Gamble. And now he’s running for the District 4 position on the North Kitsap School Board. “I’m running for the school board because, No. 1, I have a strong belief in public education and its important role in educating our youth and keeping our country strong,” Robbins said. Robbins recently retired from a 39-year career in education, during which he served as a teacher, principal and administrator. He was principal at Poulsbo Elementary School and Breidablik Elementary School, and most recently worked as an interim assistant director in the safety and emergency preparation department. He is a board member for the North Kitsap Schools Foundation. “I look forward to the
Glen Robbins opportunity to give back to my community in an area that I have a strong passion for: education of our youth.” Robbins, 60, is one of three candidates for the District 4 position on the school board. The others are Loretta Byrnes, an independent consultant on program design and performance management; and Scott Henden, an electrical contractor seeking a second term. The two top vote-getters in the Aug. 4 primary will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. School board members serve four-year terms and are not paid. Robbins has a bachelor of arts in education, with a specialization in elementary education, from Central Washington University. He earned his master’s degree in comput-
ers in school from Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He earned his principal certification from Seattle Pacific University. Robbins has a few goals for the school district. “When I look at how I’ve been a school leader before, as an administrator and a teacher, I look at the instructional piece,” Robbins said. “I certainly want to make sure that we have strong programs — kindergarten through high school — making sure that we have opportunities for kids to advance. So, a strong AP (Advanced Placement) program at the high school, but also a career and technical educational (program) that goes along with that.” Robbins said he’s “a proponent” of staff development. “We need to support our staff members and teachers and para-educators with training to meet the different goals and objectives,” Robbins said. He added, “Most importantly, I want to listen to the stakeholders: our families, our students, our community members, our business leaders and, of course, our school employees (to) work together to build a world-class school district for our kids.” Here’s what he had to
■ Testing: “I think testing can be a great thing,” Henden said. “We need to know where our schools are based on standards, compared to other schools and how we compare to other students in past years. “I think you can overtest,” he added, “teaching to tests instead of just teaching. [But] at some level, we need to have state-mandated testing to see how our kids do.” He said those tests can be very helpful in identifying areas in which a school may be falling behind in education. However, he said “state-mandated testing is OK, as long as it’s not excessive.” ■ District and teen suicide prevention: Four North Kitsap district students have committed suicide in the last five years, according to the school district. Henden said he feels the
schools, community and family all have a role and responsibility in educating youth and helping prevent suicide. He said he wants to have “student-led groups, where there’s student-to-student interaction,” to help educate youth in the district. ■ On how he stands apart from the other candidates: “I think it comes back to the career side of it,” Henden said. “I do not have a college degree, but I do have business experience. I have had the opportunity for 30 years to hire young people coming out of school and teach them a trade. I think the career side is something that’s important.” Henden wants to “advocate for the average kid. Not gifted, not special needs.” “If I wanted to advocate for somebody — all of them certainly deserve it, but I think watching out for the average kid that’s
going to school, that’s doing OK … that’s something that’s important to me.” ■ On relations with Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish governments: “The district has a responsibility to all children to educate them,” Henden said. “So, whether they’re Native or Hispanic or another race, we have a responsibility to do the best we can for those kids, to give them education and give them that college/ career readiness.” The district works with the Tribes, looking at curriculum and other things the governments want, he said, but “if they’re asking for special circumstances for their kids … I get uncomfortable when people say that — not just (the Tribes) but whether it’s special needs or gifted.” He added, “I think, as a board member, I need to be careful that we’re looking out for all kids.”
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Port of Kingston candidate running unopposed By SARA N. MILLER
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KINGSTON — Mary McClure is unopposed in her campaign to succeed Pete DeBoer as Port of Kingston commissioner, and she is looking to lead the community forward. Having lived in Kingston for more than 20 years, McClure thinks she knows what needs to be done. “Port of Kingston is the heart of Kingston,” McClure said. “The community is strong and in need [of] someone to appreciate its full range of what the port could do, someone who understands government process with a means to communicate. And I think that’s me.” McClure has been involved in nearly everything the port touches economically. She’s had her boat moored at the port since 1989, and is a founder of the Kingston Farmers Market, in the port’s Mike Wallace Park. “How could I not do it with a community I love?” she said. “It’s going to be hard work, but it feels like
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Continued from page 9 nationwide standards is especially good for children in military families who may have to move between states. “Whether they’re a perfect set of standards, we don’t know that,” Robbins said. “Through assessments we will be using throughout the nation, I think we can pull together and really fine-tune the standards.” ■ Testing: Robbins said
it’s what I’m supposed to being doing next.” After living in New York for 10 years, she moved to Seattle working with Alaska Airlines. “I didn’t even know Kingston existed until I met my husband, who had property over here,” she said. On her first visit to Kitsap, she knew this is where she wanted to raise her family. She said she wanted to be able to raise her son in a place where he could run wild in the woods rather than live a life that’s regimented. Plus, the view isn’t bad. As McClure describes it, “It’s the most lovely spot in the morning.” McClure wants to take that beauty and help Kingston grow while working closely with its residents. “The port needs to be partners with the community,” McClure said. “I have a sense of what’s possible, but it has to fit with the community.” Some of what she believes possible is evolving. McClure helped with the Bremerton passenger
state-mandated testing is something that “always has existed” in one form or another and, though important, he doesn’t want to overtest. “I think we need a balance,” he said. “I think instruction is first and foremost, and using assessments is an important tool in driving our instruction, and then assessing overall student performance and instruction and how we’re doing, are we hitting the targets.” He added that schools shouldn’t have to spend the whole time assessing,
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ferry expansion and has ideas to help Kingston move in the same direction. “If we added fast-food high rises, people won’t recognize it,” she said. “But if we leave it the way it is, there are empty business opportunities. It could be a thriving place that is less dependent on traffic than on the people who live there. People go out to eat in Poulsbo or Port Gamble; they should say, ‘We’re going out to Kingston.’ ” McClure wants to address the damage caused by the conflict between Kingston Adventurers and the Port of Kingston. “That tangled the community up in the most painful way I’ve ever seen,” she said. “I have worked with a lot of the community. It was the ugliest thing. It became neighbor versus neighbor, and people ended up taking sides. “We need to move beyond it. I have the skills I think to help us move beyond it. I think it’s possible to break communities and [it’s] possible to rebuild.” Regarding economic
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development: “I want to have an open house where people of the community can come talk about what they see, what they want to change or stay the same. At meetings, it’s the same cast of usual suspects. I want to hear from a much broader group who are really looking forward to enlightening everyone and making points not directed at an opponent but at our future.” McClure has a reputation in Kingston for being able to get things done and
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and should give teachers the “time to do their art and teaching.” ■ District and teen suicide prevention: “Suicide is such a tragic, tragic thing,” Robbins said. “A district can’t prevent that alone. Suicide is a societal responsibility. We need to work together — the schools, community leaders, faith communities, parents, families — … to make sure our schools support our kids emotionally and provide safe environments for our kids to learn and flourish.” Robbins said the school district needs to provide a safe environment where
students can feel safe to approach an adult with problems and/or for help. He’d like to see a collaborative effort with kids in anti-bullying educational programs. ■ On how he stands apart from other candidates: “I think … the board benefits from having a variety of lenses,” Robbins said. “There’s business people, in the past there’s been medical personnel, business leaders ... I look through the lenses as an educator, not only as a teacher but as an administrator. I understand how kids learn, I understand how teachers can do the
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bringing people together. Or, as she describes it, it’s a huge magic wand with a lot of expectations attached. If elected, McClure will be the only female commissioner on the board and the first since the early 1990s. That will be important for women in the community. “I have a unique set of experiences. I have worked with and thought about a lot of it — the parks and the ferries. It’s a very broad menu of, not choices, but responsibilities. Every color
on that plate is different,” she said. She believes that her experience will help her lead Kingston in to the future. “I think the Port of Kingston has done so many things well. It is heartbreaking for the community that so many lost sight of that. All that’s left at this moment is struggle. Time to move beyond it,” she said. She added, “I want to make a difference, and I think we can.”
best job in their classroom. “As a product of North Kitsap schools, I feel that I was very successful, so I want to be able to use that education lens that I carry and use that to be able to support the district and our kids and our families.” ■ On relations with Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish governments: “I really appreciate the fact that we are working together with the Tribes and the school district, working together to meet the needs of kids,” Robbins said. He said new legislation requiring Washington school districts to teach Native American history and culture is exciting. “I think that sovereignty education, treaty rights
education, is important,” Robbins said. “We’re one (school district) of just a couple in the United States with two Tribes in the school district.” He thinks working closely with Tribal leaders, and having support personnel from the Tribes in schools, is an important “bridge.” “They’re our kids, and we need to provide quality education for them … all of our kids,” Robbins said.
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ashington Sate Ferries has a 5 percent biodiesel target, but only if it’s not too pricey (see cartoon on the editorial page). Other budget morsels: We’re building a fourth 144-car ferry, but WSF still needs funding to keep an Evergreen State boat around to replace the pintsized Hiyu as a standby boat. WSF’s replacing its Wave2Go ticketing, which is a not-so-good adaptation of an amusement park system. Plans to convert an Issaquah ferry to LNG continue. Hyak’s hybridization is being dropped as it cost way too much. WSF is supposed to consolidate or get out of highpriced Seattle office space. Projects to move the Mukilteo terminal and to keep Colman Dock from falling into Elliott Bay continue. Finally, while coughing up 11.9 cents per gallon for a new gas tax, ferry riders
FERRYFARE KINGSTON FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE will also be swallowing annual 2.5 percent fare increases. Huh? Starts with “V,” which rhymes with “T” In the 1930s and ’40s, Vashon islanders had a penchant for tangling with Captain Peabody’s Black Ball line, which had monopolized cross-sound ferry service. Two islander eruptions stand out: one in the ’30s to keep Peabody’s boats on the island, and one in the ’40s to keep his boats off. The crusty captain also didn’t get along with his unions. After strikes in 1934, 1935 and 1937, by 1939 Vashon islanders had enough with being cut off from the mainland, a particular problem during berry-harvest time. With the labor negotiations headed for yet another failure,
the islanders gathered in the Sportsman Club to plot a strategy. (Beer may have been involved.) Why not take over the boats before a strike ties them up? On Aug. 2 that year, about 200 islanders, many armed with sticks, stormed the ferries Vashon and Elwah to keep them from leaving on their last run. When the canny constable Shattuck arrived, the islanders saw the wisdom of surrendering the sticks. The ferries got underway, but with the islanders still on board. On docking, the crew fled and the islanders remained camped out. A 95-car convoy descended on Olympia, “marked in such a manner that announced to the world the purpose of their errand.” While a nimble Governor Martin scampered off to inspect the drought’s effects on the UW’s lawn, his secretary and the federal mediator adroitly calmed the crowd and averted the strike. Islanders soon focused
Dogs, words and summer L ast month, a very funny phone call had me in stitches. Just picturing the episode from how the caller related it while breaking into laughter had me cracking up before I even knew the story. The Kingston family member, finally able to settle down, told me she had been cleaning in the living room when, suddenly sneezing and closing her eyes as she did so, the unmentionable happened. When she sneezed, her lower bridge flew out of her mouth and, of course, she didn’t see where it landed. Thinking it may have fallen on the wooden floor, she looked and looked. Then she got down on hands and knees, crawling around feeling the floor, going over every inch of it. No bridge! Now, the lady — who said if I mention her name she would make my hot chocolate with Ex-Lax the next time I visit — was in tears. Without the bridge, she can’t chew, and it was almost time to leave for a luncheon engagement of some importance. Once more, she checked every
ics, laughing till she cried, then called me. The dog must have picked it up and ran into another room. One can now see I am not the only person in the family with idiotic tales to tell. n
THIS ‘N’ THAT By JACQUE THORNTON piece of furniture, really crying by then. No luck. She sat on the sofa trying to think of what to do: cancel the lunch date and wait for the kids to come home to help search; or wing it and talk little. Suddenly, her little dog, a pup, ran across the floor, tail wagging, wearing B’s bridge in his mouth. She said, “If you have ever seen the commercial that shows the dogs with false teeth for some dog bones or something, well, you know what the dog looked like.” It was so weird and so funny. B then grabbed the puppy and wrestled the bridge out of his mouth. She was in absolute hyster-
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Do you ever get tired of a word that is used over and over? In the 1930s, every movie used the word “swell,” a word that my grandmother considered bad grammar. Every few years, here comes another word or phrase. In the ’80s it was, “at this point in time.” It never failed to be used at any meeting, in written material or conversation. “At this point in time” was used over and over. Now, even listening to the congressional hearings, it is the same habit, only the word is “systemic.” As if we didn’t know or understand our systems are problematic. Hey, I like that — problematic. I think I’ll pass that on next time I hear “systemic.” n
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on the war effort while Capt. Peabody happily prospered by hauling war workers to the Bremerton shipyard. After WWII, the shipyard downsized and Peabody upped fares by 30 percent. The islanders responded by pulling down the white flag and dangling an effigy of the captain from the ferry landing. After more strikes, and a nine-day shutdown by the capricious captain, the islanders cobbled together their own ferry district. The district’s boat was described as an “over-sized
cracker-box with a motor. You are fore and aft practically at the same time, and a grapefruit dropped overboard might make her rock.” To reclaim his rights to island service and to quash the upstart service, Peabody needed to land a boat on the island. On May 15, 1948, he sent the Illahee to the Vashon dock. George McCormick, who owned the island’s hardware store, opened the doors “so that those who were not armed could grab ax handles, hoes, pickaxes,
billiard cues and whatever other blunt instrument they could find.” This time, plied with doughnuts and coffee, Vashon’s vigilantes fended off two landing attempts and the vanquished Illahee skulked back to Seattle. Vashon’s ferry district ran for three years, which was time enough for the captain’s Black Ball to be taken over by the state and become today’s WSF. “V” also means victory. — Contact FerryFare columnist Walt Elliott at elliottmoore@comcast.net.
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Kiwanian of the Year: Pat Bennett Forman J
une and July were pretty busy for our club. Past President Pat Bennett Forman was selected by current President Eric Roth to be our “Kiwanian of the Year.” The Kiwanian of the Year award is presented to a member of our club who distinguishes themselves by exceptionally commendable participation in our club activities throughout the past year. Although our club is built on participation by all our members, some members stand above the crowd as a result of their exceptional contributions to our club. Pat did a superb job planning and organizing
KINGSTON KIWANIS By BOB LEE the “Beer Fest” we have in June at Mike Wallace Park, which raises money to feed children during the summer when school is out.
She worked with the Port of Kingston, vendors and Kitsap County to keep the festival fun and safe. Pat chaired or co-chaired different committees that raised money in support of Kiwanis priority No. 1: young children. She also got to ride in a convertible in the Kingston Fourth of July parade, which is pretty cool. We helped get the “Sail Kingston Cove” youth sailing club off the ground. In April, a bunch of Kingston residents decided that the town needed to have a sailing school and formed a committee of eight; a highlight of one of our meetings was a presentation
by a young man, Walter McGovern (Smitty) Smith, who was invited to our meeting by Rich Eveleth. Rick is a Kiwanian and board member of the sailing club. Smitty is an experienced sailing instructor and credits his learning to sail with developing self-confidence, integrity, sportsmanship and team building. I should mention it’s a lot of fun too. The committee applied for and was granted nonprofit 501©(3) status. An agreement was negotiated and signed with the Port of Kingston to use a float at the port. Funds were raised through donations and an eight-foot Opti sail-
ing dinghy was purchased. Instructors were hired and the first one-week class started on July 6. The plan is to teach 8- to 12-year-old kids this year, and expand to teens and finally adults as we grow. One-week classes will run each week through the end of August. Call 360-8810163 or email sailkingston cove@gmail.com. We also nominated a new slate of officers for 2015-16. They are: President-elect Nancy Garing; co-secretaries Deni Lee and Margaret LeMay; treasurer Dahlia Malin; and past president Eric Roth. They will assume their duties in October.
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dmonds is dead to me. Seattle is the far side of the moon. My world now runs from Hood Canal to Agate Pass and Hansville to the Tacoma Narrows. Ferries and bridges? No thank you. God bless you, Kitsap Peninsula … I’m clicking my little red shoes together and staying home. Why, you ask? I’ll tell you why. I’ve been stranded for the last time. How
many of you are members of the left-behind club? You know, the first car in the ferry line, sitting on the dock, watching the boat leave without you. Of course, we take our chances during commuter runs and summer weekends, but my initiation was a Saturday morning in April. I’d even arrived at the Edmonds dock a full run early, just to make sure I’d catch the return boat I
needed. I spent over three hours getting to Lynnwood and back for a 20-minute appointment. From now on, if I can’t find it on our side of the water, I don’t need it. Sometimes catching a ferry isn’t much better than missing it. Fancy a cup of soup? It’ll cost you about as much as a meal at a Kingston restaurant. If you’re the nervous type, try getting parked on
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an up-ramp in a car with a manual transmission. However, some of my best stories come from ferry rides, like when I saw a worker who was mopping the floor pause to wipe down a table … with the same mop. I may make an occasional exception to my no-ferries policy to walk on. Leaving your car at home avoids several problems, not the least of which is a $27 round-trip fare ($35 in the summer). Also, in my case, I’m afraid to leave my car during the crossing because I might forget where it’s parked. Have you ever seen a hapless car owner running around the deck with keys in hand and terror in her eyes as the boat docks? That’s me. At first I play it cool: just taking a stroll around the cars.
ON KINGSTON TIME By WENDY TWETEN But when the ramp comes down, it’s full-on panic. So mostly I sit in my vehicle and listen to car alarms. The bridges are no better than the ferries. A drive to Quilcene for clams was aborted by the Hood Canal Bridge opening for a submarine, resulting in traffic backed up to Poulsbo. I don’t get it. It’s a submarine, right? Dive under the bridge. Realize your destiny. Problem solved. So we stayed home and
We had a very successful distribution of strawberries, fresh and delicious, in June. All customers who arrived to pick up their berries were rewarded with fresh strawberry shortcake by our expert shortcake connoisseur, Kiwanian Dave Muller. On July 12, we delivered fresh raspberries and blueberries. Yum yum! The berry sales, along with other fundraisers, help us support our community projects and continue with our mission, “Children Priority One.” — If you are interested in more information about Kiwanis, contact our president, Eric Roth, 360-2977050; or me, 360-509-9752.
dug up horse clams on a Kitsap beach. They made delicious chowder. And that’s not the only Kitsap compromise we’ve made. When Cirque du Soleil performed just too far away in Seattle, we stayed home and found a male burlesque at The Point Casino. The troupe, which has since performed on America’s Got Talent, had many, um, unique acts, the most memorable of which was a seven-foot-tall man with the body of a god, a teeny Speedo, sixinch heels and enough glitter and feathers to make a showgirl sigh. It was an experience I’ll never forget, no matter how hard I try. Stick to good old Kitsap, my friends. Our motto here on the peninsula: When you consider the commute, we’re good enough. — Wendy Tweten, a Kingston resident who never leaves the Kitsap Peninsula, can be reached at wendy@ wendytweten.com.
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Four Rotary scholarships awarded at banquet A
t the annual Kingston High School Senior Scholarship Banquet held June 4, the Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary Club awarded three scholarships. A total of 10 complete and meritorious applications were reviewed. Gale Kirsopp represented the club in presentation of the awards. Recipients were Isabel Beaulieu, $2,000; Jack Larson, $1,000; and Chealsey Rosebrook, $1,000. The purpose of the Rotary scholarship program is to encourage and motivate Kingston High School seniors who are financially challenged to continue their education; and to recognize Kingston High School students’ contributions to our community. Isabel was a 4.0 student, co-valedictorian and an AP scholar. In addition to school and activities, she works at the Axe Handle to help support her family, who lost their home
ROTARY NEWS By NANCY MARTIN and her father’s business during the economic downturn. Her community service involved volunteering at Gordon Elementary, the Giving Garden and PAWs. In her essay about Rotary’s Four-Way Test, she wrote, “I believe that in order to lead a life with purpose, you must be able to impact others. I personally do not understand how anyone could achieve satisfaction from living their life solely to please themselves.” Isabel plans to attend Gonzaga University, where she’ll take courses in biology and forensic accounting. Jack was active in Interact Club and ASB all four years of high school. As a senior, he served as Interact co-treasurer and ASB executive president. He also represented Kingston High School at multiple state track meets.
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the third question of the Four-Way Test, he wrote, “Will it build good will and better friendships? Friendships can last a
lifetime and when this occurs, they can set out to accomplish any task together. Even friendships that are on a shorter term can make the participants better people as they learn from each other…” He’ll attend college to pursue a bachelor’s degree in human resources, with the goal of becoming a training and development manager. Chealsey plans to attend Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, working toward a science major. She is an honor graduate and has clocked more than 200 hours of community service through Honor Society and Key Club. She served as Key Club president her junior and senior years. About the Four-Way Test, she wrote, “These rules will also allow you to have a better reputation and connection with those around you.”
The scholarship students attended the Rotary luncheon on July 1, along with several other students. Conner Erickson and Brennan Jacobson represented Kingston High School’s Interact Club, ending their year as co-presidents. Bailey Brockett is a Rotary’s Youth Exchange participant. Bailey, daughter of Dr. Mitch Brockett of 20/20 Eyecare, will soon leave to stay with her exchange partner who lives near London. Our club is pleased to work with these fine young people and to offer them opportunities to continue their education. Join us at our weekly meetings at noon Wednesdays at the North Kitsap Fire and Rescue station on Miller Bay Road. We gather at 11:45 for lunch before the meeting. — Contact Nancy Martin at nanjmartin@mac.com.
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HANSVILLE HAPPENINGS By DONNA LEE ANDERSON
ome people find change terrifying and some find it challenging. I find it exciting, something new to experience. There comes a time in a lot of people’s lives when they need to move to a smaller, more manageable place. That’s what happened to my husband and me recently. We decided to move to downsize. At least,
that was the plan and “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” The upshot of this is that we are not moving. The place I thought I found that was perfect was not perfect for him, and after long discussions we decided we are not moving. New plan: unpack and stay in Hansville. I’m happy to be staying in my home
of 20-plus years — so, Hansville, you didn’t get rid of us yet. Speaking of change, as I write this, the heat has stopped and there is a welcome change in the weather. One reason we like to live here (and I think this applies to a lot of people who live in Western Washington) is that the weather is seldom too hot
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www.hansville.org. I love this annual sale. You can always find kitchenware, clothing, tools, gardening pots, furniture and lots of other items you just can’t live without. I always look for old-fashioned Corning Ware. I also look for coffee cups with snappy sayings printed on them. (My favorite cup from last year says “Grandma’s Cup.”) I’ll see you on Aug. 8 or 9. — WellToldTales@aol. com.
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Community value of pie I
n the world of math, pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter, and the exact value cannot be computed. Similarly, in the world of community, the value of pie cannot be computed. First, it’s arguably the perfect food and made for sharing — on which you can’t put a price. We try each year at Pie in the Park, but even there, where Kingston legend is that a single pie once sold for $5,000, pies are the currency of purpose, connecting and strengthening the community. Don’t take my word for it. You can come and see for yourself. Don’t miss the seventh annual Pie in the Park on Aug. 19 at the Village Green picnic pavilion. Last year, more than 250 people attended and contributed nearly $50,000
VILLAGE GREEN UPDATE DANIEL JOHNSON toward the new community center, now under construction at the Village Green — yes, a $50,000 bake sale! Presently, the site work is complete and the foundation is being poured. By Aug. 19, we should be seeing walls going up. The center will house a Boys & Girls Club, Kitsap Regional Library branch, and adult activities center. An impressive $7.7 million has been raised, with a million left to go. Everyone is committed to closing the funding gap, with gifts large and small, by the opening in spring 2016. This year, we anticipate
well over 350 community members to attend Pie in the Park and be inspired to support the project being erected just up the hill from the playground. There is no cost to attend the event. Festivities start at 6 p.m., with free pie tasting and silent auction offering getaways, wine and oneof-a-kind items. A kids’ pie-eating contest is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. All of this is a warm up to the main event — the pie auction. Proceeds from the auction this year will go toward the commercial teaching kitchen planned for the new facility. Pie in the Park is pure Kingston — a vivid example of what makes this community great. See you there. —Daniel Johnson is the executive director of the Village Green Foundation.
Above, an attendee bids for pie at the 2014 Pie in the Park auction. Below, the foundation for the new Village Green Community Center is being poured. Walls should start going up by Aug. 19. Courtesy
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in Seattle as a child. It was a different world then, living in the city. In hot summers, our firemen down the block would open a fire hydrant into the street and we kids would play in the cool water. They also had a lawn to the side of the station with sprinklers, and we were allowed to run through them. Iceman Jake, a big burly man who delivered heavy blocks of ice to homes, was a tease. When he wasn’t looking, we kids would sneak ice chips from the back of the truck. Thinking back, I’m sure he knew what we were up to. Once in a while, when the ice cream van came around, the firemen would divvy up money to buy ice cream for every kid. It was still during the Depression, when so many families were in sad straits. Life was hard, but some great memories are still as clear as yesterday in my mind. — Contact Jacque Thornton at jacquejt@ centurytel.net.
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Steampunk Festival in Port Gamble Aug. 29 S
teampunk is coming to Port Gamble for the first time ever — the SteamPort Gamble Steampunk Festival on Aug. 29. Port Gamble’s Mrs. Muir’s House of Ghosts & Magic is hosting the festival. The theme for this highly anticipated event is “Time Travelers.” In the Puget Sound region, there are few opportunities for those who enjoy being steampunk, so this event looks to be one of the best in the Northwest. If you’re looking for steampunk items, Mrs. Muir’s House of Ghosts & Magic has everything from clothing to accessories. So what is steampunk? According to Wikipedia. org, “steampunk” refers to a sub-genre of science fiction and sometimes fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Although its literary origins are sometimes associated with the cyberpunk genre, steampunk works are often set in an alterna-
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punk clothing and weapon demonstrations outdoors, musicians strolling around town, a steampunk art gallery and a Vintage Photo Studio, offering one-of-akind Tin Type photos. For information, contact Mrs. Muir’s House of Ghosts & Magic, 360-9306619. ■
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to what is arguably one of the most haunted buildings in Washington. The Walker-Ames house in Port Gamble has become a local hotspot for paranormal groups, psychics and investigators. Anyone who has wan-
dered the streets after dark, explored the Buena Vista Cemetery or participated in a ghost walk or investigation, does not need to stay long to know that Port Gamble has more going on than meets the eye. With recorded evidence going back as early as the 1950s, there are stories from nearly every building in town. The popular annual Ghost Walks are conducted from 7–10 p.m. October through March, and typically sell out fast. Take a guided tour of Port Gamble highlighting the town’s history and paranormal experiences, and includes stops in the Walker-Ames House, Historic Museum, Post Office, old morgue and the Buena Vista Cemetery. Here are the dates: Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 30, 31; Nov. 7; Dec. 5; Jan. 9; Feb. 6; and March 5. Participants must be 16 or older to attend. It costs $25 per person, and reservations are required. Call us at 360-297-8074 for reservations and availability. See GAZETTE, Page 17
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Coalition an important tool for local food banks
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ast week, the Kitsap County Food Bank Coalition launched a long-overdue Facebook page. the coalition felt it was finally time to branch out from an infrequently updated website and help get further word out about the good work being done by member agencies. The coalition consists of eight registered food banks across Kitsap County who have qualified by 501©(3) status, sharing documentation verifying their operations and by adhering to coalition bylaws. Jennifer Hardison, executive director of South Kitsap Helpline, took on maintenance of the
SHARENET & YOU By MARK INCE page on behalf of the coalition. “We at the South Kitsap Helpline truly appreciate the
partnerships we have through our association with the Kitsap County Food Bank Coalition,” Hardison said. “Our coalition meets regularly to share information and vital resources with one another to help further our collective mission of helping those in need locally. When all of our agencies work together, we are an even stronger voice for the hungry in Kitsap County.” The coalition members are Bainbridge Island Helpline, Bremerton Foodline, Central Kitsap Food Bank, North Kitsap Fishline, St. Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army, ShareNet and South Kitsap Helpline.
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unifying factor, but from there the differences are many. Some have related social services under their umbrella, and some do not. Some have crisis assistance available, while others focus completely on food. Some operate backpack programs in the schools, and some offer summer lunch programs. In some ways, the coalition resembles an old-fashioned trade organization, which shares information on policy and best practices, including safety. The ideal is that each organization is strengthened by its membership in the coalition, just as each of us See SHARENET, Page 18
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By TOMI WHALEN Lego @ the Library: 2 p.m. Aug. 11. Join other Lego fans and build fantastic creations. Just bring your imagination; Legos are provided. Kingston Writers Group: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Enjoy a friendly, supportive atmosphere to encourage writing. A Year in the Northwest Garden: 10 a.m. Aug. 12. Discover library resources to help you with your garden in August. Classics Book Group: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17. “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” by Ernest Hemingway, is the topic of conversation. Crafternoon: 3 p.m.
KINGSTON LIBRARY EVENTS Preschool Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 3, 10 and 17. Enjoy early literacy fun with books, songs and rhymes with your preschooler. Kingston Book Group: 10 a.m. Aug. 5. Discussion is on “How to Read Novels like a Professor,” by Thomas Foster.
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between partner meetings and visitor meetings, the latter making time for representatives from Food Lifeline, Northwest Harvest, Washington Food Coalition, Department of Social and Health Services and various community members who have contacted us regarding a related event, service or inquiry. The coalition is looked
Aug. 27. Bring your craft projects or try one of ours. Get inspired! All skill levels and interests are welcome. Go to krl.org or call us at 360-297-3330 for updated program information. LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARY EVENTS Preschool Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 4, 11 and 18. Enjoy early literacy fun with books, songs and rhymes with your preschooler. Book Group: Noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 5. “Lotus Eaters,” by Tatiana Soli. Crafternoon: 2:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26. First Wednesday Art Class: 3:30 p.m. Aug. 5. A colorful update on traditional silhouette portraits using magazine strips. All materials provided. Preregister for this event by
to as a model by other regions planning to form a coalition or learn from this body’s experience. Many regions do not have the benefit of a coalition. Some find themselves comprised of members in conflict. This coalition is remarkably harmonious in working together and finding solutions to differences. Recently, we were visited by directors of the
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Sequim and Port Angeles food banks. Clallam and Jefferson county agencies hope to form their own coalition. The agencies have similar goals: how to best serve people in crisis and in need; how to constantly improve and refine those services; and how to have a real impact on hunger, with real results in getting people back on their feet. The coalition operates in an environment of seemingly permanent and growing need due to dramatically increased food costs and decreases in government assistance programs. Patti Petersen, executive director of Bremerton Foodline and coalition secretary, sums it up nicely: “After almost 20 years working as a volunteer, board member and finally
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itoring programs. Monitoring volunteers are always needed. Training is provided “on the job” and at an annual training workshop. Stream volunteers work for two hours monthly, on specific Sundays. The exact date each month is to the monitors in advance. Estuary water-quality monitors also work monthly, but their days may be on a Sunday or a weekday, and the dates are also selected in advance. If you would like to volunteer, contact Stillwaters Environmental Center for an application: Kari Pelaez, kari@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org or 360297-1226; or go to www. stillwatersenvironmental center.org.
a staff member for the Bremerton Foodline, I have learned much about the collaboration that is needed to make food assistance a reality in our community. One the most critical collaborative efforts comes through participation in the Kitsap County Food Bank Coalition. “Our local coalition allows participating member agencies and partners to share their own experiences on a meaningful level and provides a venue for conducting cooperative efforts and realizing best practices through the affiliation with statewide or regionally focused groups. “Most importantly though is that the community benefits directly from the coalition members who can offer solutions and guidance.”
Chris Benson, coalition president and director of Central Kitsap Food Bank, said, “We are all fighting the same fight. I have learned something from every single director in our coalition. We all have a specific skill set that one of our fellow directors can benefit from.” The coalition Facebook page address is www.face book.com/kitsapcounty foodbankcoalition. The coalition website is www. kcfbc.com. — Mark Ince is executive director of ShareNet. Contact him at 360-2972266. ShareNet is located at 26061 United Road, Kingston. The food bank is open Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The thrift store is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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POULSBO — The three candidates for North Kitsap School Board District 4 outlined why they want to be on the school board, and what they would do, at a League of Women Voters candidate forum July 21 in Poulsbo City Hall. This is the only position on the ballot in north Kitsap County that yielded enough candidates to warrant a primary on Aug. 4. The two top vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. School board members are elected to four-year terms and, in the North Kitsap School District, are not paid. Each candidate was given a minute to answer audience-submitted questions. The forum was recorded for broadcast on BKAT. Voters can also visit vote411.org to see other questions the League asked each candidate and how the candidates answered. LORETTA BYRNES Byrnes moved to North Kitsap in 2010, and has a background in program analysis. “My whole career has been about trying to make the world a better place,” said Byrnes, who has worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CARE and World Vision. She added that one of her biggest concerns is making the education system better. Byrnes said she’s been attending school board meetings since September
Scott Henden 2014, and is concerned about the lack of detail, clarity and measurable objectives with the board. “I feel passionate about getting the school district to improve communication in the community,” Byrnes said in closing. “We need to get more input from the teachers and form the parents about what the challenges are. I just want to help improve that communication.” Q: What do you believe is the primary job of the school board members? A: The job of the school board is to provide perspective and to look at things from the higher level. I think what I’ve seen in the school board over the last nine months (is) a lot of information comes in. By the next school board (meeting), it’s like it’s been completely forgotten. There needs to be a plan … I think we need to provide perspective and direction. Q: How would you improve communication between the school board and the community? A: I think the school district, there are certain issues that they should be aware that they need to communicate on. The school district should actually organize a meeting (and) invite community members, with a planned presentation but invite questions and comments. Q: What are the best ways to assess whether teachers are doing an effective job? A: I had also looked at this teacher performance evaluation thing. The thing they have really looks awful. Rigor is not the word, it’s bureaucratic nightmare. I think the teachers and principals know what an effective teacher is: somebody
who engages students, understands them, etc. We’ve all had teachers (like that). I think they need a more appropriate evaluation system that should be implemented. Q: Washington voters spoke clearly about wanting smaller class sizes. Would you play a role in ensuring lower class sizes? Should the district report class sizes to the board monthly at meetings? A: During the last nine months, I think class size data was presented at school board meetings once, and it wasn’t very well presented data. I think that data should be presented, probably not monthly because hopefully it won’t change that dramatically, but definitely … throughout the year. SCOTT HENDEN Henden has lived in North Kitsap for 50 years, and has owned and operated Henden Electric for 30 years. He said in his opening statement that he’s running for reelection because the district needs him. “We talk about being college and career ready,” Henden said, “and often I am the only one who was really career-oriented. Many (students) don’t go (the college) way. There’s a whole group in that segment of kids going through school … they’re just kids going through. I want to represent all, but not forget those, too.” In closing, Henden said, “It is your district. I think as administrators and teachers and all these others involved, I think we sometimes forget that. This is your district.” Q: What do you believe is the primary job of the
Glen Robbins school board members? A: The primary job is to give the district direction. We’re called directors, but sometimes we just start approving the programs. Overall, the job of the director is to support the staff, to give direction in a broad way, but there are times when we need to get in the mix. Q: How would you improve communication between the school board and the community? A: The reality is, we will have a meeting, we’ll announce it, it will be on the website and in the newspaper, but … 10 people will show up. Whether people show up or not, though, we have a responsibility to provide information that is accurate and prompt. Q: What are the best ways to assess whether teachers are doing an effective job? A: I’ve had some great personal experience with some teachers going beyond the job … there’s some awesome teachers out there. I think grades should be a portion of what they do. Having grades as a
piece of it. You think about what a great teacher will do in their lifetime …. At the same time, if you have a group of people, any group, there’s going to be some who, for whatever reason, aren’t working out. Q: Washington voters spoke clearly about wanting smaller class sizes. Would you play a role in ensuring lower class sizes? Should the district report class sizes to the board monthly at meetings? A: Thank the voters for $18 million (in tax levy funds). The class sizes are smaller. They are down. Part of the difficulty is, what do you do if you have 28 third-graders? You can’t have a class of 14. (A solution could be) split classes, split ages. We’re working on that. It’s not just all that easy. I would like to see us do a better job of doing it as a whole, instead of piecemeal. Do I want smaller classes? Yes. The reality is, we have to make some of the choices the best we can. GLEN ROBBINS Robbins has lived in North Kitsap for 60 years and graduated from North
Kitsap High School. He’s been an educator in various positions for 39 years in the Bainbridge and North Kitsap school districts, including principal of Breidablik Elementary. “I am dedicated to our children, their families, our schools and their employees who work hard daily meeting the needs of our kids,” Robbins said. “As a school board director, I will be an effective listener and advocate for all to have a voice.” In closing, Robbins said, “I am dedicated to our schools, the students and their families, and supporting our educational employees. I look forward to the opportunity of serving as a school board member in our district.” Q: What do you believe is the primary job of the school board members? A: The role of the school board is to set strong policy … adopt procedures and listen to our community stakeholders (families, business leaders, etc.). The role then is to set strong policies for the benefit of See FORUM, Page 20
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With small class sizes, Spanish language instruction, art-integrated curriculum and strong parent involvement, St. Cecilia’s School on Bainbridge Island is a welcome alternative to public school for many. Though based in Bainbridge, new principal Susan Kilbane said about a third of their currently enrolled students come from Poulsbo, often from families who attend St. Olaf Catholic Parish. “St. Olaf’s is a vibrant community here in Poulsbo, but they don’t have a school,” Kilbane said, “and so we connect with them and invite their families to come. It’s sort of their home school, as well.” St. Cecilia’s is a private Catholic school that accepts pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students from anywhere. They even send a bus to Central Market and Home Depot in Poulsbo to provide transportation for those students. Kilbane’s contract as the principal officially started July 1, though she was already making an effort to meet members of the community and spread the word about her school. “It’s just such a great community, both (Bainbridge) and Poulsbo,” she said. “There are just wonderful people here, very friendly and
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ways people learn. “Often school is very sort of verbal based,” she said. “A lot of us learn in many different ways: kinesthetically, naturally, intrapersonally, interpersonally … We’re looking at all these different types of learning styles and finding out what kids are strong in and we’re really supporting that.” Students also get a chance to present and celebrate their learning throughout the year with activities such as talent shows, which include students and families and helps build a sense of community. “Other things I’m going to do is really talk to parents, like, what do you want to see, what do you want an eighth grade grad to look like,” Kilbane said, “and then we’re going to incorporate those kinds of things.” Anyone interested in enrolling their students
are welcome to visit the campus in the coming months to fill out an application and take tours of the school. Kilbane said they’ll accept applications up until school starts, though she added, “The sooner I know, the better I can plan.” “It’s hard to start new schools, especially if you live in a community that the school is not right in your community,” Kilbane said, “so it’s nice for parents to have a chance to come in and look around. I really welcome that.” Tuition is $6,500 for the year, but Kilbane said there are plenty of scholarship opportunities to defray the costs. “There’s wonderful schools in Poulsbo and in Bainbridge,” Kilbane said. “I think it’s about finding the right fit for a child.” To learn more about St. Cecilia’s School, visit www. saintceciliaschool.org or call 206-842-2017.
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NEWSMAKERS Sullivan reelected chairman of P.G. S’Klallam Tribe
was elected to the council. Each of the six elected Tribal Council members serve two-year terms. The Port Gamble LITTLE BOSTON — S’Klallam Tribe is a soverJeromy Sullivan eign indigenous was elected to a nation, which fourth term as exercises full govchairman of the ernmental control Port Gamble over its land and S’Klallam Tribe resources. The July 13. He has Tribe is a signaserved as chairtory to the Point man since 2009, No Point Treaty when he succeed- Chairman of 1855 with the ed longtime chair- Jeromy Sullivan United States man Ron Charles, government and who chose not to. retains all rights not ceded Kyle Carpenter was in that treaty. The Tribe reelected to the Tribe’s council. Lena Tunkara See NEWSMAKERS, Page 22
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Continued from page 19 our children. Q: How would you improve communication between the school board and the community? A: One of the things that I would encourage us to look at is what I call “educational future forums.” That could be done quarterly throughout the year. Making sure that we send out the information in a timely fashion, improving our web presence. It is important. If we go out and reach out and invite people in, pull people in … I think that’s a great way to bring people on board. Q: What are the best ways to assess whether teachers are doing an effective job? A: The teacher-principal evaluation model that has just been adopted is pretty rigorous and time-consuming for the teacher and the principal. I would have groups I would pull togeth-
er, and we’d work together to design what is it as a team we want to do and move forward so we supported each other. Evaluation is a part of it, but I want it to be formative, not summative, (to) work together to design what it is that would be best for them. Q: Washington voters spoke clearly about wanting smaller class sizes. Would you play a role in ensuring lower class sizes? Should the district report class sizes to the board monthly at meetings? A: I’d like to know what class sizes are, as a board member. As a principal, I kept track of that on a monthly basis. When new students arrived … I tried my very best to maintain a common class size throughout the building. Smallest possible school size and class size ... required flexible boundaries. There’s some very large schools and some that are small (in this district).
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Bell graduates from Seattle University SEATTLE — Joshua A. Bell, son of Mark and Ginny Bell of Hansville, graduated from Seattle University June 14 with a bachelor’s in business administration, marketing. Bell is a 2010 graduate of
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This summer, The Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce has been directly involved with several events attracting hundreds of people to our communities every weekend. We’ve helped raise thousands of dollars for various community service organizations and Village Green, our free summer concerts series, the beautiful hanging flower baskets around town, and to help with the operating expenses of the Kingston Visitor’s Center & Chamber Office. The Visitor’s Center is busier than ever. We expect to serve over 7000 visitor’s this year. We are open 7 days per week, 9am-3pm. Stop in and check out the souvenirs, brochures, maps, our “Members Wall”. Pick up your Discover Pass and fishing license.
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We have realized a significant increase in the number of attendees to our Chamber Business Luncheons and After Hours Events. We’ve got a waiting list to “host” our After Hours Events AND we have more members and PATRON MEMBERS than ever before in the history the organization. I am very proud to be a part of the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce and elated to see it healthy and robust! The main reason for our success is an unwavering support system; our Membership, the Visitor Center Volunteers, the Chamber Board of Directors, the Kingston Stake Holders, the Events Committee, the Community Beautification Committee AND most of all, our amazingly generous local business owners. Yes, we support them by spending our hard earned dollars in their establishments, but don’t doubt for a second, their commitment to our town. In a larger town, donations can be spread out among the many businesses but in our little corner of the world, we have a limited number of donors and I, for one, appreciate every penny they give back. Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart!
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Hayslette donates to Martha & Mary POULSBO — When anyone chooses to leave a portion of his or her estate to an organization outside of family, it is considered a sign of respect and admiration for the work of that organization. In that vein, renowned artist Max Hayslette, who has called Kitsap home for several decades, has offered Martha & Mary a gift of enormous value and importance: A bequest of art that will include all unsold originals from The Northwest Collection and exclusive reproduction rights on all pieces in that body of work. “Martha & Mary is a jewel in our community, and I am excited at this opportunity to contribute not just to a fine care center, but also to give back to a community that I have lived in for more than 50 years,” Hayslette said. For those with even a passing knowledge of the art world, Max Hayslette is a familiar name. His paintings are on display in more than 300 private, corporate and public collections — from the Rockefeller Foundation and Stanford University,
From left, Martha & Mary CEO Chad Solvie and artist Max Hayslette unveil one of the artist’s scenics, during a ceremony announcing Hayslette’s gift of his collection to Martha & Mary. Hayslette is well known for his landscapes, as well as his abstracts. Martha & Mary to the U.S. Department of State and the Ford Motor Corporation, as well as the Bainbridge Museum of Art. His paintings have been available as custom art through Ethan Allen Interiors. His dreamy landscapes of French vineyards and Italian coasts are widely available as posters. One of his paintings can be seen on the wall of the birthing center in an episode of the TV show “Friends” (“The
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One Hundredth,” 1998). Hayslette is also known for his abstracts. Born in Rupert, West Virginia in 1929, Hayslette graduated from Chicago’s Academy of Art in 1951. He studied under artist/sculptor Alexander Archipenko, who was connected to the Bauhaus movement, one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and modern design. The Bauhaus had a profound influence upon art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography; many of the movement’s driving personalities were living and working in Chicago when Hayslette arrived there to study art. Hayslette worked for Olson Designers in Chicago, an industrial design firm specializing in exhibits. In 1962, he moved to Seattle
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to join Berg Craftsman, and designed exhibits for the 1962, 1964 and 1967 World’s Fairs. His design work for Pacific Northwest Bell and Boeing received national attention. In 1972, he founded Olympus Graphics on Bainbridge, producing large-scale, abstract serigraphs for the design and corporate art market. As an artist, he lived and worked in a studio in Eglon for more than 40 years. Much of his work is inspired by the outdoors and his travels around the world. West Virginia University houses the Max Hayslette Archives Collection. And in 2012, the artist was named a Distinguished West Virginian by that state’s governor. Recently, Hayslette turned to the landscapes and iconic landmarks of the Pacific Northwest, especially Kitsap County, as the subject of his paintings. Known as “The Northwest Collection,” these works feature rugged coast lines, harbors, mountains, forests, and other scenes familiar to those who dwell in this region. Hayslette has had a long relationship with Martha & Mary, providing art over the years out of his regard for the organization’s mission. In deciding to donate originals from The Northwest Collection to Martha & Mary, and reproduction rights for all those works, he will leave a tangible legacy for his adopted home. Hayslette’s work, including some of The Northwest Collection, is on display at Almost Candid Photo, See ART, Page 27
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Above left, S’Klallam members sing a blessing song. Above right, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Canoe Family arrives at the former mill site at the beginning of the blessing for the bay July 23. Right, members of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Canoe Family prepare to dance to invite healing to the land during the ceremony. Michelle Beahm / Staff photo
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Continued from page 26 Frame and Fine Arts in Kingston. Owner Johnny Walker was instrumental in working with Hayslette to develop this gift to Martha & Mary. “Considering my many long and close relationships in the Puget Sound, I feel honored to provide for a Northwest Collection at Martha & Mary that complements my archive collection at West Virginia University,” Hayslette said. “That my art can also support Martha & Mary’s work in art therapy is a very rewarding opportunity to
help others long after I am gone.” According to Martha & Mary CEO Chad Solvie, the gift offers a potential new stream of income, but more importantly is a prestigious complement to Martha & Mary art therapy program and art classes for younger and older people. “This gift is more than a vote of confidence in what we do here at Martha & Mary,” Solvie said. “It is a visible and generous demonstration of our commitment to surpass expectations of stereotypical nursing homes in our society. It is one more piece of evidence that what we are
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