North Kitsap Herald, March 15, 2013 by Sound Publishing

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Kith&Kin Stenstrom places ninth in Firefighter Stairclimb Society. Stenstrom, 23, finished in 12 minutes 49 seconds to finish ninth overall and first in his age division. Stenstrom was also the top finisher among NKF&R firefighters. Sherman Williamson, 30, finished in 19 minutes 7 seconds and placed 471st overall. Jens Brombach, 26, finished in 20 minutes 19 seconds and placed 636th. The top male finisher overall was Andrew Drobeck, 31, of Missoula, Mont., City Fire. He finished the stairclimb in 10 minutes 48 seconds, defending his 2012 title as top finisher. His record, set in 2012, is 10 minutes 38.2 seconds. The female finisher was Georgia Sanz Daniels, 45, of Graham Fire and Rescue. She finished in 14 minutes

and 22 seconds, defended her title as top female finisher in 14 of her past climbs. As of Sunday, Stenstrom was also sixth on the list of individual fundraisers, with $5,633. According to NKF&R spokeswoman Michele Laboda, NKF&R has to date raised $10,008 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “Although NKF&R is the smallest fire department in Kitsap County, only one other local department — South Kitsap Fire & Rescue — has raised more than NKF&R’s team,” Laboda reported. “NKF&R’s team isn’t done. They have until the end of the month to continue to raise money to stop leukemia, lymphoma and all cancers.”

All told, the 22nd annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb (www.Firefighter Stairclimb.org) exceeded its fundraising goal of $1.2 million, according to the Washington/Alaska chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In a story in the March 8 Herald, Stenstrom said he was motivated to participate in the event after his cousin, Denton Holmgren, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: and a friend’s son, Ethan Goozovat, 6, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in December. Last month, Stenstrom held a fundraiser at Kingston Albertson’s, where he climbed 69 flights on a Stairmaster in 12 minutes. Ethan joined in, and hopped on with Stenstrom

combat from January 1952 through April 1953, flew 42 combat missions over Donald Edward Engle North Korea. Attended Modesto Junior died March 3. He was 81. College where he met the Born on Jan 6, 1932 in love of his life, St. Louis, Mo., to Ruth Conable William McKinley Engle. Earned a (Mack) and B.A. in psychology Cornelia Engle. from Sacramento Grew up in Tracy, State. Worked as Calif., member of a dance instructhe Sea Scouts, tor, finance comenlisted in Navy at pany manager, 17 during Korean War. Tail gunner Donald Edward returned to work for the military and head ord- Engle and was assigned nanceman in the to an ammunition P2V-2 Neptune and the PB4Y-2 Liberator, saw storage facility in Northern California. Transferred to

Japan for two years on loan to the Japanese government to study problems associated with transfer of fuel and bulk oil from oceangoing tankers. Assigned to Defense Logistics Service center in Battle Creek, Mich., then U.S. Submarine Base Bangor as an analyst. Returned to school to study geology and water well drilling. Moved to Omak in 1984 and operated Alpine Drilling for 24 years. In 2008, a brain tumor was found and removed. Moved to Seattle area to be near his children and their families. Attended meetings at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s

Witnesses. Enjoyed art, firearms, fishing, history, hunting, photography, storytelling. Survived by his loving wife, Ruthie; children, Kathryn, Ken, Laura, Kirk; sister, MaryAnn; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, brother Richard, and great-grandson Tyler. Celebration of life March 24, 1-4 p.m., WiseAcres Common House, 20800 Midway Ave., Indianola. Email donaldenglememorial@gmail.com. — Family of Donald Edward Engle

He’s also sixth in fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society KINGSTON — North Kitsap Fire & Rescue firefighter Jasper Stenstrom had the ninth-fastest time overall in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, Sunday in Seattle’s Columbia Tower. Dressed in 50 pounds of bunker gear, Stenstrom was one of 1,550 firefighters from nearly 300 departments from 21 states and five countries to climb Columbia Tower’s 69 flights of stairs – that’s 788 feet of vertical elevation and 1,311 steps — as a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma

Obituaries Donald Edward Engle

Stenstrom said of Ethan and Holmgren. To make a donation, visit www.firefighterstairclimb. org.

Newsmakers Gallagher named to President’s List at Seattle U SEATTLE — Conner Gallagher’s 3.92 grade point average earned him placement on the fall quarter President’s List at Seattle

University. Gallagher, 21, is the son of Kaye and Ken Winslow of Poulsbo, and graduated from North Kitsap High School in 2009. He is majoring in sociology with a minor in creative writing, and will graduate in June.

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