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Hundreds unite in hope July 10-11 Relay For Life By SARA MILLER
smiller@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — ESPN anchor Stuart Scott famously said, “You don’t lose to cancer when you die. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and the manner in which you live.” Every person knows the damages of cancer. Whether it’s first hand or seeing someone fight, everyone has been affected by this disease. Relay For Life and the people who are involved with this organization are working to make that number smaller.
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After battling breast cancer for several years, Rhoda Layman became cancer free in 1986. She walks in the survivor lap at Relay every year. However, that isn’t the end of Layman’s story. In 2005, at the age of 15, Layman’s son Zac passed away after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma just See RELAY, Page A3
Henden: Supports technical training, balance in testing By MICHELLE BEAHM
mbeahm@northkitsapherald.com
This is the second in a series of profiles of primary-election candidates for North Kitsap School Board. POULSBO — Scott Henden joined the school board four years ago because he felt he had a different perspective to offer. After graduating from North Kitsap High School, Henden went to a four-year electrical trade school, and has since been in business
‘I understand he wants to clean up Viking Avenue, but he didn’t do it the right way.’ — Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson
Viking Avenue trees in front of Hudson Auto Center: Left, in January; right, on June 30. The photo at right was taken at a more northerly spot than the photo at left to show the extent of tree removal. Richard Walker / Herald
Business owner will replace trees he cut down; working with city on landscaping plan
for 30 years. In that time, he said he’s had the opportunity to hire Scott Henden many recent high school graduates and help them learn a trade. “I encourage every student that is able and inclined to go to college,”
By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
See HENDEN, Page A10
POULSBO — A Viking Avenue business owner will replace cityowned trees he removed between the curb and sidewalk in front of his business on June 27. In fact, Darren Hudson, owner of Hudson Auto Center, plans to go one step further — according to Mayor
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Becky Erickson, Hudson is working with city staff on a landscaping plan and will install irrigation so the new plantings will be watered regularly. Eight trees were removed, according to an earlier Google Maps image of the property. Poulsbo Planning Director Barry Berezowski estimates the trees were about 12 years old. Erickson said she believes the
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trees were maples, a tree for which Poulsbo has long been known; one of the historical Suquamish names for what became Poulsbo was tcutcu-lats, which reportedly means “place of the maples.” Hudson wasn’t at the Poulsbo auto center at 9-9:30 a.m. June 30 See TREES, Page A18
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