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For the salmon
Friday, October 9, 2015 | Vol. 114, No. 41 | NorthKitsapHerald.com | 50¢
IN THE HERALD
By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
KINGSTON — Nature is slowly, yet mightily, taking
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over at 26314 Washington Blvd. The land under the 2,900-square-foot house on high-bank waterfront has been giving way for several years, and debris from the house is moving toward the shore. Window panes are gone and vines snake into the house. Interior walls are
decorated with graffiti art. The house was condemned by the county in 2013 and cannot be lived in, but it apparently is a hangout. David Lynam, who doubles as the county’s fire marshal and code compliance officer, said Oct. 6 he planned to visit See HOUSE, Page A6
create, taste, experience
A series about NK’s communities
Marine Science Center is an experience in ‘wonderment’
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— In this edition
Unopposed candidates talk issues Seahawks-Lions game was not far from mind
By MICHELLE BEAHM
By PETER O’CAIN
OULSBO — It’s a place of “wonderment” and “curiosity,” said aquarium director Pat Mus of the Poulsbo Marine Science Center. Everything about the Marine Science Center’s aquarium appeals to people, he said, but specifically, people get to ask questions and get them answered. “It’s a good place to come on the weekends, because it beats the heck out of going to the mall or to the fast-food restaurant or to a park,” Mus said. The aquarium, at 18743 Front St. NE in downtown Poulsbo, is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday year-round, and is free to enter, though the center does accept and welcome donations. The center is a bookend for an emerging downtown cultural district. The new Maritime Museum is the other bookend, and in between
POULSBO — The League of Women Voters’ candidates forum Oct. 5 had some tough competition: the Seattle Seahawks-Detroit Lions game at CenturyLink Field. The event at Poulsbo City Hall still drew a crowd of about 35, but the game was never far from mind. Some audience members called out game updates whenever there was a break in the forum. The forum was chance for residents to question candidates for City Council and School Board, a majority of them running unopposed. Four of seven Poulsbo City Council positions are on the Nov. 3 ballot. The only challenge is in District 1: incumbent Kenneth
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CHURCH SCARE Goose-stepper disrupts Mass
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Debris from the house at 26314 Washington Blvd. litters the nearshore environment. Pete O’Cain / Herald
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NKHS HOMECOMING ■ Photos — A11 ■ Big win as Vikes prep for Knights — A12
Billy Frank Jr., chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, speaks at the ceremony to kick off the removal of the Elwha River dams, Sept. 17, 2011.
Crumble continues Debris sloughing off of hillside home in Kingston
KHS BAND Wows Hawks fans on ferry
Hood Canal Enhancement Group honors the lifework of the late Billy Frank Jr. — and reminds us all of the work that remains to be done
KITSAP WEEKLY Honoring the late Billy Frank Jr.
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A Poulsbo Marine Science Center volunteer uses the center’s touch tank to educate young visitors about the local marine environment. Sara Miller / Herald
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