Friday, January 3, 2014 • Port Orchard Independent
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Man faces multiple charges in burglary By DANNIE OLIVEAUX Editor
Multiple felony charges were filed against a Port Orchard man after police arrested him in connection with a burglary of a business on Mile Hill Drive. Daniel David Travatte, 41, was charged with first-degree burglary, firstdegree unlawful possession of a firearm, third-degree assault and two counts special allegation of armed with firearm Dec. 27 in Kitsap County District Court. Travatte remains in Kitsap County Jail on $1 million bail. According to the charging papers, a pair of Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the business after an alarm was tripped off. The business owner arrived to the scene and went through the business with deputies. When they checked on a backroom storage area, they discovered a blue blanket covering a person. When deputies removed the blanket, they found Travatte wearing a ski
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it, didn’t know a park was there,” she noted. Preserve Anderson Point Park’s Facebook page was created in July with about 80 members, while another Facebook page — Kitsap citizens for opening Anderson Point Park (Olalla) — has more than 100 members. Last month, a cartoon appeared on the SaveAnderson.blogspot.com depicting a fox guarding a hen house. In the cartoon, the Kitsap County Parks Department is the farmer, Millihanna Road residents the fox and the park as the hen house. Also, residents are emailing District 2 Commissioner Charlotte Garrido and
mask. Travette lunged at one of the deputies, but he grabbed the man to restrain him. The other deputy assisted to help restrain Travatte, who was trying to remove a semi-automatic handgun from a holster on Travatte’s right hip, court documents stated. Court papers stated the deputies were able to remove the handgun and called for additional assistance. It took five deputies to place Travatte into handcuffs. The following charges were filed in Kitsap County District Court recently: Dec. 30: Darcy Lee Andrews, 42, Port Orchard, possession of meth; Joel Isaac Edward Torrison, 21, Port Orchard, driving under the influence; Jorge Luis Perez Jimenez, 25, fourth-degree assault; Nicholas Warfield Hoel, 36, Port Orchard, stalking (felony); Christina Marie Lee, 33, Port Orchard, possession of meth; Ashley Reness Redican, 22, Belfair, third-degree assault. Dec. 27: Jason Michael Doolittle, 30, Port Orchard, second-degree assault,
attending county park board meetings. Anderson Point Park, which officially became a county park in 2000, was closed in December 2010 because of weather-related damages. The 72-acre park, located at the end of Millihanna Road, was slammed by rain and more than a dozen mudslides on Dec. 12, 2010. Heavy rains washed out part of the trail between the parking area and beach. It reduced the path from 12-15 feet in width to 7-10 feet. The county decided it was unsafe. Brown said she recently walked on the park trail. “When I was there, the ground was cold and hard, completely passable and completely safe in that state,” she said. She said the county’s con-
Students of the quarter announced Cedar Heights Junior High School announced 12 students who were named “Students of the Quarter.” The awards are based on citizenship and academic achievements. Honored for their academic achievements were Ramiah Rentie (7th Orange), Mike Briggs (7th White), Jeremiah Merrell (8th Orange), Morgan Maxim (8th White), Ahnessa Grannum and Paolo Fernandez (9th grade). Citizenship honorees were Cullen Shoquist (7th Orange), Blake Bingham (7th White), Ryan Brooks (8th Orange), Jenna Merrill (8th White), Rachel Dunger and Junior Blunt (9th grade).
Award-winning author to visit SKHS Laurie Halse Anderson, author of “Speak”, is scheduled to appear at
possession a firearm and possession of heroin. Dec. 26: Terrance T. Cooke, 31, Port Orchard, fourth-degree assault; Rikki Lee Rowe, 36, Port Orchard, possession of meth. Dec. 23: Lawrence William Boozer, 48, Port Orchard, driving under the influence; Joshua Cline Thompson, 25, Port Orchard, fourth-degree assault; Wyona Louise Ross, 36, Port Orchard, fourthdegree assault; John Arthur Marshall Dhuet, 28, Port Orchard, fourth-degree assault; David Michael Pearson, 25, Port Orchard, two counts of forgery. Dec. 20: Katherine Anne West, 41, Burley, fourth-degree assault; Brian A. Mickelson, 25, transient, failure to register as a sex offender. Dec. 19: Kevin Scott Kuk, 18, Port Orchard, second-degree burglary; Darryl David Hemphill, 52, Port Orchard, third-degree malicious mischief (gross misdemeanor). Dec. 18: David Tod Roller, 38, Port Orchard, third-degree escape.
cern is the possible future damage. “It’s the possibility that the ground could fall out at any moment is the main concern,” Brown said. The park, with sandy beaches and unspoiled forest land, was purchased by Kitsap County for $1 million in 1999. Now, the residents are trying to get the park reopened after it was closed three years ago, but they have an obstacle in their way. According to SaveAnderson.blogspot.com, residents living on Millihanna Road got together and erected a locked gate across the road after convincing the parks department they had the rights to do it. In June, the gate was installed without any formal agreement with the county and with no public knowledge or input.
Most people accessed the park through the road, but it is now blocked off to the majority of the public. The park can only be accessed from the water. For more information about the meeting, contact Brown at 253254-5538. “We’re not going to make the meeting formal,” Brown said. “For the first 15 minutes it will be a meet-and-greet. Then several people will take turns speaking about reopening the park and information sharing.” A Kitsap County Parks Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the conference room of the Kitsap Sun Pavilion Center at the fairgrounds. Residents will be allowed three minutes to speak during public comments.
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unelected regulators are becoming a powerful “fourth branch” of government. We need to take a fresh look at overregulation in 2014. Perhaps the most high-profile regulation slowing our recovery is the Affordable Care Act – Obamacare – rushed through Congress in 2010 at the president’s urging. Obamacare is causing widespread market disruption and uncertainty. Millions have lost their coverage and as many as 80 million more may take a hit when the employer mandate is triggered. Many small businesses have deferred hiring, and millions of people have been reduced to parttime work. It will cost people and our economy trillions. In an attempt to avert a voter backlash, President Obama has delayed the employer mandate, added exemptions, extended deadlines, changed eligibility rules – all without Congressional approval. Multiple lawsuits challenging the ACA are working their way through the courts. Both political parties agree: it’s a mess. This confusion and uncertainty must not continue for another year. Health insurance reform needs a fresh
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away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself...” The example the staff and students have set for all of us is noteworthy and promises a bright future for this incredible community and
the South Kitsap High School Theater on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. to promote her latest book, “The Impossible Knife of Memory”. The program is for teens and adults, and admission is free. The event is sponsored by West Sound Independent Booksellers, Kitsap Regional Library and the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation. For more information, go online to www.eagleharborbooks.com oo “Your community theater” www.KRL.org, or call 206-842-5332. Free parking for our guests.
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start in 2014. Washington state would also benefit from a New Year’s reevaluation. Gov. Inslee is moving forward with California-like climate change regulations, but because Washington is much cleaner than California, we don’t need – nor would we see much benefit from – such disruptive and costly regulations. At the same time, the Department of Ecology is pursuing new water quality regulations for public and private water treatment facilities that DOE officials admit are literally impossible to meet – and may be for decades to come. A recent study projects this impossible standard could cost ratepayers and employers billions of dollars with no hope of compliance and little environmental benefit to show for it. The City of Bellingham says the regulation could push a family’s monthly sewer bill from $35 to $200 or more. As we approach the New Year, it’s time for our elected officials and state regulators to reevaluate the path they’re on. Individuals, families, employers, politicians and policymakers – we all need a fresh start in 2014. Don Brunell is the president of the Association of Washington Business. great nation. As we look forward to the New Year ahead of us, I know you will join me in having great expectations for this continued charitable spirit to abound. Michelle Reid is superintendent of the South Kitsap School District. She can be reached at reid@skitsap. wednet.edu or by phone at 360-874-7001.
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