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Former Independent associate publisher dies Lorraine May remembered as great friend, colleague By DANNIE OLIVEAUX Editor
Port Orchard Independent staff, Sound Publishing employees and the South Kitsap business community were shocked to hear about the death of former Port Orchard Independent associate publisher Lorraine May. May, 61, died Aug. 31 at her home
in Bremerton, according to Sound Publishing Vice President Lori Maxim. May had been battling lung cancer and retired as associate publisher in June. “Lorraine was a dear friend and an amazing person who touched the lives of many,” Maxim said. “She gave her time to friends, co-workers and the community. She was a lovely warm person who will be greatly missed.” According to Maxim, May, worked in several different roles with Sound after she was hired in February 1998, including account representative, national sales, and director of sales training. “She shaped the talents and careers
of many sales representatives fortunate enough to train under her tutelage,” Maxim said. “She was respected in the business community and honored by her peers. I will miss her counsel and friendship very much.” After joining Sound in 1998 as an account representative, she was promoted to director of sales training in June 2002. She worked full time as the director until August 2007, then served on a part-time basis. She became associate publisher of the SEE MAY, A23
Fire destroys mobile home
TUNNEL OF HOPE AT SCE
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First-grader Dylan Franklin is greeted by South Colby Elementary School teachers and staff members, along with community, county, city and school officials, as he goes through the “Tunnel of Hope” to welcome students back on the first day of school Sept 3.
SKSD staff, teachers want R-E-S-P-E-C-T By DANNIE OLIVEAUX Editor
A video made and posted online by the South Kitsap School District caught the eye of Washington Post education reporter Valerie Strauss. On Strauss’ blog, she noted that
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An early morning fire completely destroyed a double-wide mobile home on Sept. 2, according to South Kitsap Fire and Rescue. Battalion Chief Jeff Faucett reported that fire crews were called to the 12000 block of Westbrook Dr SW about 4:27 a.m. He said when firefighters arrived they found the home fully engulfed with flames. Cody Wright from Milford, Utah, got a Faucett said a frantic caller Saddle Bronc Riding competition Wed called 911 to report the fire, but the line was disconnected. Two people inside the home were asleep and when A Section they woke up they discovered Editorial A4 the fire in the living room Robert Meadows A4 area. Both occupants safely Scene & Heard A5 exited the structure. A6 The fire was investigated Sports Legal Notices A7 by the Kitsap County Fire A7 Marshal’s office, but no offi- Mary Colborn A8 cial cause has been deter- Obituaries Inserts: Fred Meyer, RiteAid, mined as of press time. There were no injuries dur- Office Depot, Best Buy, Staples, ing the fire, reported Faucett. Wal-Mart, Valassis Faucett said 20 person- Printed with recycled paper and environmentally nel responded to the fire, friendly soybean oil-based ink. including three engines, two ambulances, an air truck and four water trucks — one from the Key Peninsula Fire Department.
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District’s posting of video catches eye of education reporter
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Lorraine May retired in June as associate publisher.
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SKSD staff found a way to send U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan a message using a short video on social media. In the video, Superintendent Michelle Reid, speaking before the school district staff on Aug. 27 at Joe Knowles Field, said, “We do not need to be monitored. We need to be trusted and respected. “As soon as the Congress resolves their job and reauthorizes the NCLB statutes and the state fully funds education, and we are trusted to be the educational experts we are and respected for
the efforts we make each and every day, then we will have the support necessary to meet the high expectations we need to meet,” Reid said. “We have a message for you, Secretary Arne Duncan. We both deserve and expect respect for all that we do each day.” After the speech, some staff members are seen lip-syncing and dancing to the song, “Respect,” recorded and made popular by Aretha Franklin in 1967. SEE SKSD, A13
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