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Friday, January 9, 2015 | Vol. 114, No. 2 | WWW.NORTHKITSAPHERALD.COM | 50¢
Poulsbo Lions / Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund
An old institution is going away Police chief: In social media age, Poulsbo Police Advisory Board is ‘obsolete’ By RICHARD D. OXLEY
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POULSBO — For 23 years, Poulsbo’s Community Police Advisory Board aimed to be an
informational pipeline between officers and the community. That pipeline is now closed. The City Council voted to dissolve the advisory board on Jan.
7. The dissolution was brought forth by Police Chief Alan Townsend, who said that as time and technology changes, so must the police department.
‘He lived life to its fullest’
New building pays tribute to site’s history By RICHARD WALKER
That’s how much the community gave to the Poulsbo Lions/ Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund
See FUND, Page A2
See POLICE, Page A7
What those iron chandeliers mean
$28,349 POULSBO — North Kitsap residents gave a total of $28,349 to the Poulsbo Lions/ Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund this season. The money will be used to help North Kitsap residents in crisis meet basic needs and emergency expenses. In 2013, the community donated $32,431 to the fund, said John S. Macdonald, a Poulsbo CPA and co-director of the fund. Those donations ensured 100 local families were able to enjoy holiday meals at homeand helped another 350-400 households pay their rent, energy bills, and meet emergency needs. The final week in the 2014 campaign included several individual donations of $1,000 or more. One of the $1,000 donors was Mike Brooks of Mike’s Car Wash & Detailing on 7th Avenue. He donated a
Instead of relying on a ninemember board — currently, only seven spots are filled — the chief
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Valborg ‘Volly’ Grande and Earl Hanson greet each other at the 100th annual lutefisk dinner at Poulsbo First Lutheran Church, Oct. 20, 2012. Looking on is Miss Poulsbo Michaela Meeker. Grande’s father, J.T. Norby, was the church’s pastor during the first lutefisk dinner in 1912. Richard Walker / Herald 2012
POULSBO — One visitor put it this way: Boomer’s Pet Boutique is the only pet store she’s visited that has chandeliers. There’s a story behind those chandeliers. In fact, many of the details at Boomer’s have meaning — even the pet store’s name — but back to that in a moment. The pet store moved to its new location — 18932 Front St., the former site of Voodiez Dining & Cheer — in late December, just in time to accommodate Christmas shoppers. The store, built by Erika and Jim Cecil, is light and
Earl Hanson had no regrets but one: The order that sent his friends to Manzanar in 1942 By RICHARD WALKER
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OULSBO — Earl Hanson lived a full life: World War II veteran. Planner and estimator at Keyport. Skiing instructor. Past president of the Sons of Norway and the Poulsbo Historical Society. Official greeter at the Poulsbo First Lutheran Church’s annual
Lutefisk Dinner. Host of countless visitors from Norway and Sapmi (the land of the Saami people). Husband of 61 years. Father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. And yet, in his 91 years of life, one experience stood out to him in a unique way, having fed his early moral conscience and sense of social justice.
Hanson, who was born on Bainbridge Island, was the son of Norwegian immigrants. Most of his friends were Bainbridgeborn children of Japanese immigrants. He and his pals were Americans all. So that day in March 1942 was painful to him, the day he walked with his buddy Jerry Nakata to See HANSON, Page A8
Henry, a Giant Schnauzer, is the mascot of Boomer’s Pet Boutique. He belongs to the owners, Erika and Jim Cecil. Richard Walker / Herald See BOOMER’S, Page A9
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