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A standing-room crowd packed into the newest The Coffee Oasis for its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony March 1 in the old two-story Bay Street Ale House in downtown Port Orchard. More than 200 people attended the two-hour celebration, including Kitsap County Commissioner Charlotte Garrido and Mayor Tim Matthes. The lease on the building was secured last April. The Coffee Oasis is a faithbased, non-profit organization that consists of a coffee shop business and provides programs for homeless or street-oriented youth. Melissa Bowers, board president for The Coffee Oasis, said the new store has been a journey of “devine appointment.” “Ordinary people doing extraordinary things to create something much bigger than we ever imagine,” Bowers said. She thanked the crowd for coming and supporting the new store. Dave Fredericks, executive director of The Coffee Oasis, along with his wife started the business seven years ago. The Coffee Oasis also has locations in Bremerton and Poulsbo, and in the Kitsap County Administration Building. Fredericks thanked the civic clubs, churches and other groups for volunteering to help, along with support from Nate Potter, former South Kitsap Rotary Club president, and Jim Way with Pristine Homes, who also serves as SK Rotary president. Way said the Bay Street Bash raised $10,000 for The Coffee Oasis in 2013 and the Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation matched the money. “The South Kitsap Rotary did the same and we were able to raise $40,000 for all the kitchen equipment installed,” Way said. Way said proceeds from this year’s Bash event will go to The Coffee Oasis. The estimated cost for the renovation project was $97,000. Garrido said it was a great day for Port Orchard and South Kitsap. “What a gift to our community that you have brought to us,” she said. “We have a good neighbor in you. It’s is truly a blessing to us.” She said at the shop youngsters can find community, opportunity and hope. “What can we give back?” she asked. “We can donate, we can volunteer. We have resources and opportunities in our own lives that can be valuable to this effort here.” Helen Stanley was recognized and presented with a bouquet of flowers by Fredericks for her work as project manager. “This is Port Orchard’s store,” she said. “This is everybody’s store. It’s a big bouquet that all came togeth-

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period of “psychiatric crisis” so severe that he was taken to the emergency room at Harrison Medical Center nine days before the murder according to Hershman. “Even the state’s expert witness will testify that, had he been in the

“This is a mental health problem,” he said, “that was accelerating and becoming more acute during a period when we can confirm that he was 100 percent sober and not taking drugs.” Mustard, Hershman said, was in a Expectations were turned on their head in two Kitsap County political contests during Tuesday night’s primary election, as the perceived front-runners came in third and were disqualified in their respective races. Republican Tim Matthes drew the most votes in the South Kitsap commissioner’s race, followed by Democrat Charlotte Garrido. Monty Mahan, who was the first to declare for the seat and earned the endorsement of local mayors, came in third (See related story, page A3).

insanity to the murder. “I cannot defend this act. No one can,” said Mustard’s lawyer Bryan G. Hershman. “It’s god-awful, and it’s a tragedy, but that’s not what this story is.

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activities she reported as stemming from Keehn’s attempts to operate a business out of her home. Weaver said following an April 11 hearing with the city’s Hearing Examiner, certain conditions were placed on Keehn’s permit to mitigate Cronan’s concerns before she would be allowed to operate her business. “(Keehn) has addressed all but one of those conditions, with the last being the letter from the (Kitsap County) Health Department,” Weaver said, explaining that Keehn’s current sewer facilities are

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chasing it last spring. City Development Director James Weaver confirmed that Keehn received a conditional-use permit to operate a onechair hair salon out of her home, which he described as “pretty innocuous” and something that doesn’t typically reach “the level of intensive use,” as far as impacts on the neighborhood are concerned. However, since November of 2007, Cronan has filed multiple complaints with the city regarding traffic, noise and other

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shot in three of her home’s windows. Cronan, who lives on the 200 block of Flower Meadows Street in Port Orchard, said she believed the attack was part of an ongoing dispute with Keehn, whom she alleges has been running a hair salon out of her home without a business license and in defiance of a city “stop-work” order. Keehn, 30, said she filed for permission from the city of Port Orchard to operate a hair salon out of her home on the 2300 block of Flower Avenue soon after pur-

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Tensions between two Port Orchard neighbors that erupted after one attempted to open a home business last year led both women to head down to the Kitsap County Courthouse Monday and file restraining orders against each other. Shelia Cronan, 49, said she filed a restraining order against Amber Keehn after returning home from a camping trip Aug. 17 and discovering pellets had been

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Family Kitchen’s apple and carrot a palm branch dipped Several leaders Support salad int When many Kitsap guests. residents with water from pets, including a llama. for South attribute the low the program attendance to by dousing them 60 comes what kind from“Southworth food and money Drive”donations and “widenincreased difficulty hear blesses the animals of food they will event attracted around finding transportat well bring. as Pastor Orv Jacobson George Larson. This year’s ing” as in unpredicta the same ble sentence, they just “Sometimes you ion. The menu varies free food plan on making “We’ve noticed that the water held by Pastor from meal to federalget naturally defensive.t through from certain dish and then a governmen loaf w went up, our peoplewhen gas prices modities. you see that half meal, but each dinner has a com- the ingredients But the latest road project, main course, a salad, coming went are missing,” said Vo down,” said Nobi a roll, a dessert “Commod Bill beverage. which involves replacing the aging Kepper, who has Kawasaki, a Family and a on th ities are a strange cooked dinner thing, said ” the last DeBoer, because on Southworth Drive Bridge a wider, “They like the spaghetti Thurs there’swith no telling kitchen Friday of each month for the and meat at 5 sauce that I make, for about three years. p. OR at the mouth of Curley Creek in the shadow of the Southworth Bridge, which is scheduled to be replaced starting next summer. Fisherman cast their lines “Another very popular” said Kepper. 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The numbers neverSchool District But South Kitsap Logan Scott By KAITLIN STROHSCH transportation director in the next change EIN hopes that will wrote: “she has Opinion A6 worked at creating years. of their few theaters Week ran to a report of during a gunshot injury susa loving home for capacity that time, couple’s Ridership Count Cindy Ondracek, Guest A7 according BusOpinions tained to by a young woman at a resitoday in the same time she has her family, at the it the “se banking, she committed through co-owner of a local the 49-year-old agreement. the indictment and plea affirmative helped create a safe, Week’ Robert Meadows A6there has been from Monday the dence in the 10400 block of Glenwood “Ridership dependable entertainm drive-in theater, acts of evasion,” complex but Logan said This week has been School District. boy apparently wounded his 23-year-was County sentenced according for They also district, ent resource to the plea agreement. Scene & Heard A9 on ’sFriday Sheriff Officetospokesman SW, in Souththat Kitsap. admitted By JEFF RHODES the community.” oldest fam South Kitsap three whatRoad they knew years probation for the Avenue they andWilson. were doing, old mother with a shotgun happened Deputy Scott “But once we According to and Wilson, deputies Several letters in Letters A12 A15 fined $30,000 Through the years, 25 at the Mitchell they intentax evasion. for tionally concealed support of the SEE BUS RIDERSHIP, the Ondraceks Northwes exactly as reported. arrived on the scene, the evidence arrived at 4:21 p.m. followed by defendant a operated two local Obituaries A18 described their location. 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Karakas said. project. Solid Rock Café, and gave the Tony Stanley, a board “It is then presented at the establishment a new identity. Sports member for The Coffee grand opening. It's become For more information on Oasis, presented Frederick a way of carrying the story youth programs, visit their Page A10 with a plaque made from forward, and acknowledgat www.thecoffeeoPORT ORCHARD ledwebsite claims a laundry list of mental him to kill his 87-year-old neighbor a piece of theDefendant old bar from ing the communityproblems that is asis.com. ing his 87-year-old neighbor, Ruby insanity to the murder. “This is a mental health problem,” By KAITLIN STROHSCHEIN upstairs. so important Andrews, on April 5,to 2009.The Coffee “I cannot defendThe this act.Port No oneOrchard he said, “thatlocation was accelerating and Depending on how long the prelim- can,” said Mustard’s lawyer Bryan G. becoming more acute during a period “As we wereJury renovating Oasis business and ministry, ” “It’swill be and open a.m. toconfirm 7 p.m. selection began on Monday inaries take, opening statements were Hershman. god-awful, it’s a 5when we can that he was 100 in the trial of Daniel James Mustard, expected by thetrial end of thehinges week. tragedy, but that’s not what this story percent sober and not taking drugs.” Mustard on insanity defense we saw that the she added. Monday through Thursday, a Southwood Kitsap teenwas accused of killMustard pleaded innocent by is. Mustard, Hershman said, was in a Defendant claims a laundry list of mental problems led him to kill his 87-year-old neighbor nice, and we didn't want to While the downstairs part 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, and 8 toss it,” said Megan Sheppard, of the shop is complete, con- a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. regional outreach worker. Southworth Bridge work “We also used a piece of it needed for public safety, to make the counter ledge environment for the food delivery window Replacing span means a year of traffic detours downstairs.” Port orchard I NDEPENDENT Sheppard said it’s a tradiINDEEPPENDENT NT ENT EN DE ND INDEPEN tion that started with renoshot in three of her home’s windows. Cronan, who lives on the 200 block of Flower Meadows Street in Port Orchard, said she believed the attack was part of an ongoing dispute with Keehn, whom she alleges has been running a hair salon out of her home without a business license and in defiance of a city “stop-work” order. Keehn, 30, said she filed for permission from the city of Port Orchard to operate a hair salon out of her home on the 2300 block of Flower Avenue soon after pur-

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