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Election over, Elliott focuses on port’s future

By KIPP ROBERTSON

STAFF WRITER

KINGSTON — Walt Elliott doesn’t take office as Kingston’s newest port commissioner until Jan. 1, but he’s not wasting time in the interim.

Elliott outlines his firstyear goals in a guest column in this edition of the Community News. But he’ll

focus on those goals after taking a family trip “to purge our systems of ‘campaignitis’, � taking the family dogs “for a lot of overdue long walks,� and spending time with his wife, Bobbie, on the beach.

Elliott was elected Nov. 8 to the port commission, succeeding Tom Coultas, who was ousted in the Aug. 16

primary.

Updated election results posted Nov. 11 by the Kitsap County Auditor’s Office showed Elliott with 1,271 votes to Jerry Kirschner’s 815.

The election will be certified Nov. 29. Elliott will take office Jan. 1.

Port of Kingston commissioners serve six-year terms.

They are empowered by state law to set objectives, policies and overall direction for the port district. They wield considerable authority: They can exercise the right of eminent domain, levy and collect assessments on property within the district without voter approval to provide services to the public, and issue See ELLIOTT, Page 3

INSIDE ■Gelder gets another year on the job / page 2. ■Elliott’s priorities / page 5. ■Henden defeats Torrens for school board / page 6.

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KHS places 13th at State

Another North End fatal crash Third deadly collision in Kingston area since September; second in Kitsap County in a day

Neighbor Aid, ShareNet Food Bank’s largest fundraiser, is under way. More than $60,000 is needed to maintain full services at ShareNet in 2012.

Donations can be made to ShareNet, P.O. Box 250, Kingston, WA. 98346.

Almost $12,000 was raised as of Nov. 9.

Kingston High School’s Miranda Hoffer cheers on Nicole Avila in the 200 Medley Relay consolation finals during the 2A Girls Swim & Dive Championships, Nov. 12 at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. The team finished 13th with a time of 2 minutes 6.85 seconds.

Avila, Hoffer, Katherine Andersen and Annika Barrett represented KHS in the finals. Jennifer Fisher, Madeline Glad, Alice Healy and Britannia James traveled to State as alternates. The team was the first in program history to make it to State after being seeded in as a wildcard Kipp Robertson / Community News following the WCDIII meet.

KINGSTON — One man was killed and another airlifted to the regional trauma center after an apparent one-car crash late Nov. 10 on Little Boston Road between Cliffside and Hansville roads, about six miles northnorthwest of Kingston.

It was the second fatal crash in Kitsap County in a day and the third fatal crash in the Kingston area since September.

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched just after midnight Nov. 11 and found Christopher R. Ziegler, 23, of Bremerton deceased in the driver's seat.

Ziegler is believed to have been driving the 2004 BMW M-3 2-door coupe.

An off-duty sheriff ’s deputy on his way home found Ziegler’s passenger, a man, on the side of Little Boston Road and summoned help shortly after midnight, Sheriff ’s Department spokesman Scott Wilson reported. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the man conscious but suffering from head injuries and broken bones. An See FATAL CRASH, Page 7

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Voters give Gelder another year on the job Kitsap County Commission, District 1

By RICHARD WALKER EDITOR

POULSBO — Kitsap County Commissioner Rob Gelder’s slight lead in his bid for another year on the job held as updates were posted by the Kitsap County Auditor Elections Department.

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Election night, Democrat Gelder led Republican Chris Tibbs 22,545 votes to 21,061, a difference of 1,484 votes.

By week’s end, with late ballots counted, Gelder led 33,353 to Tibbs’ 31,047, a difference of 2,306 votes.

Gelder, appointed to the commission in March after Steve Bauer resigned, and Tibbs, sales manager for a coffee company, vied for the right to serve the remainder of Bauer’s term, which expires at the end of 2012. Commissioners earn $109,907 per year; they

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approve laws, set policies, heads. and manage a $325 million A month later, Gelder was budget. in a public meeting in a room Gelder, 45, prefull of residents viously worked opposed to the proas director of posed explosives fund develophandling wharf at ment for Martha Bangor, explaining & Mary for seven the county’s supyears. He served port for the project. on the county’s He said construcCitizens Budget tion of a second Committee. He wharf is generally has a political scifavored by county ence degree from Rob Gelder officials for the jobs the University of ... holds onto that would be creRochester. lead in race for ated — as long as the Two weeks after Kitsap County in-lieu fees program he joined the comdesigned to mitigate mission, County Commission, environmental damA d m i n i s t r a t o r District 1 age remained intact.

Nancy Grennan Over the summer, left to work for King he met with residents and County’s Human Resources sportsmen and worked out a Department (she had compromise regarding conannounced her resignation struction of a boat launch at a month earlier), and Gelder Point No Point. found himself in the shared He developed a forest role of administrator. The stewardship policy to supcommission left the position port county-owned forestvacant, and instead meets ed recreation areas. Trees weekly with department would be identified for selective logging, with timber proceeds used to sup-

port forest stewardship and trails maintenance. He said this program is expected to be launched in 2012.

Gelder and the other commissioners and department heads have tried to figure out ways to ensure business gets done efficiently in four days, and with less staff.

It hasn’t been easy in the Department of Community Development, the target of public complaints about permit backlogs.

One solution: The county plans to employ the SMARTgov software system, which will enable the public to file permit applications online and track the progress of their permit.

Gelder said county government needs to operate “more as a service organization and less as a bureaucracy,� and he sees himself as a facilitator in that. “The people on the ground in their community — my job is to remove the barriers to their success, step out of the way and let them go.�

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ter would make government more efficient and less costly. Currently, the county operates under a system of government established by the state. Under a county charter, the system of government is established by voters. Voters could make elected department heads non-partisan or appointed positions, consolidate departments, change the number of commissioners. “In terms of efficiencies, it would make sense,� he said.

A scrappy campaign Tibbs ran a campaign that was as scrappy as his own story.

Tibbs, 31, dropped out of Bainbridge Island High School his junior year to help his single mom support the family; she works for the U.S. Commerce Department in Seattle. Tibbs swept floors, washed dishes, delivered newspapers. “Ever since I was 13, I’ve made a buck,� he said during the campaign.

In 1999, he joined Sound City Food in Bremerton, working his way up to general manager. He took some classes at Olympic College in 2000. In 2001, he ran unsuccessfully for North Kitsap School Board.

In 2003, he started four espresso stands, but in two years was forced to seek Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. He operated the remaining two espresso stands until four years ago, See GELDER, Page 3

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Elliott Continued from page 1 bonds and impose excess levies for specific purposes.

While it’s good to have ideas, Elliott said commissioners should not go into the position with their own agendas. He said the job of the port commission is to take public input and then turn those ideas into reality. “I’ve got lots of ideas. I’ve been around for a while, and that’s good, but commissioners need to be able to put their biases aside and do what the public has asked them to do,� he said.

Elliott is a retired commanding officer of two naval vessels, ran a $600 million-per-year research company and started two

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small businesses. He is chairman of the Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee and is involved in numerous other community efforts.

Elliott looks forward to working with commissioners Marc Bissonnette and Pete DeBoer. He recognizes the work they have done and will work to learn how the port has developed into what it is today.

He wants to continue environmental stewardship of Apple Tree Cove and continue working on “the aesthetics� of Kingston — it’s come a long way in 10 years, he said.

Elliott said, in general, district residents are satisfied with the port and how it has created a more welcoming waterfront with open space and events.

As far as the marina goes, fewer than 50 percent of people using it are Kingston residents. He has proposed charging higher moorage fees for non-district residents to ease the waiting list for slips, and adding mooring buoys.

Regarding the port’s SoundRunner passenger ferry, Elliott said “people (are) all over the spectrum� on whether the service should be continued. The cost of running the service needs to be lowered, he said. “It’s not opportunistic to have to put all the spare money into SoundRunner when it could be used for ‘fill in the blank,’ � he said.

Elliott said he is amazed by the care people have for the Kingston community.

Completion of Gordon Gelder Continued from page 2 pathway project could be he joined Ootopia financed with a district bond when Coffee Roasters.

KINGSTON — A halfway-completed safety project, which began in 2006, is being turned over to the North Kitsap School District.

The Gordon Elementary Pathway Project, originally led by the PTA, is no longer in the hands of volunteers after district administrators and the PTA learned the project is on the list of future district bond projects.

The district currently has no money set aside for the project.

The trail project was created to make the entrance to Gordon safer for students walking to school. The first phase of the project was completed with the addition of a sidewalk halfway up the elementary’s driveway. The second phase, an approximately 300-foot path through the woods, was never finished, partly

because of the economic downturn.

The new plan includes widening the driveway at Gordon and adding curbing to the south side of the road.

More than $5,000 was left over after the sidewalk was built. With the district taking over the project, the money can be returned to the PTA, which will make that decision. The PTA met on Nov. 15.

In 2005, he earned his GED to encourage his sister, who was working for her GED. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully for Public Utility District 1. In 2008, he was appointed to the county Citizens Budget Committee and became vice chairman.

Tibbs said county government needs to reprioritize its services. The critical issues in unincorporated Kitsap County “are law and justice,

During his campaign, he has come to appreciate the variety of interests and talents in the community who continue to try and make Kingston a better place, he said.

Kirschner worked at a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company for 26 years; he was in management for 20 of those years. He is chairman of the Passenger-Only Ferry Advisory Committee, which provides input to the port commission on SoundRunner.

While Kirschner had looked forward to serving on the commission, he said he has plenty to keep him busy — serving on the SoundRunner advisory committee and building a house.

Kirschner said he never

thought of running for elected office until a few months before filing his candidacy.

Campaigning is time-consuming — he’s about four months behind schedule on his house, he said. However, after becoming involved with SoundRunner, people began asking if he would run for port commission.

He thought about it, and finally decided, yes, he could bring something new to the table.

During the campaign, Kirschner said the port needs to go beyond the waterfront and look more at economic development.

Included in his list of ideas are making Kingston more accessible for small “mom and pop� type shops to open up, instead of more of the same businesses

opening. He would like to see unused parking spaces utilized for ferry parking, so those waiting in the ferry line do not have to sit on State Route 104. In general, he wants to see the port expand its emphasis outside the marina and waterfront to support business.

During his campaign, in which he knocked on many doors — he’s unsure exactly how many — he received a variety of responses for his ideas and how the port is doing. “Some people are vehemently opposed to my ideas and some are vehemently supportive,� he said. He added, “If the community thinks those ideas are good, so be it,� he said. “If they say, ‘no, gee Jerry, thanks, but no thanks,’ so be it.�

roads and land use,� he said.

He advocates zero-based budgeting, with departments justifying their budget requests. He said county offices should be open five days a week to efficiently conduct public business.

Tibbs said consolidation of district and municipal courts would eliminate “overduplication� of services because district and municipal courts have the same authority. He supports a county charter as a way to end partisan control of county government.

Regarding changes to the Shoreline Master Program, which regulates develop-

ment and other uses in shorelines areas, he supports grandfathering properties that would be considered “non-conforming� under new development rules.

If a house is listed as non-

conforming — meaning it doesn’t conform to current codes — a buyer could have trouble receiving financing, and a property owner won’t get a permit for site improvements.

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OPINION

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Editorial

Requiring ID for web comments T

he Kingston Community News, as do most newspapers, have a long-running and simple rule for submitting letters to the editor — sign your name.

It’s a good rule. We have a constitutional right to speak freely, but we should be willing to stand by what we say.

For several years, the Community News has allowed readers to post comments on our online stories. We did this to encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect. While some readers used this tool as a way of contributing to community dialogue, many more used the cloak of anonymity to be abusive or goading.

So, how do we allow readers to comment on stories, but with the same standards to which we are accustomed with printed letters to the editor? We have a solution.

On Nov. 17, the Community News switched from Disqus to Facebook for reader comments. Online readers are able to write comments at the end of a story, but they must have a personal Facebook account to do so.

This arrangement brings the open dialogue of a major social networking site to our online news site.

We have also begun restricting comments on stories about personal tragedies.

Reporters are held to the same standards as letter writers. Reporters take credit for their work with a byline. A byline ensures readers that the story is written as objectively as possible. Likewise with letters and community posts. Anonymity reduces accountability. Being in the open helps keep the conversation honest.

We are confident that this change will encourage the free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect. Let us know what you think. Email the editor at editor@kingstoncommunitynews.com.

For the Record ■Naomi Maasberg, “Choices for the Future� columnist, wrote “Nature as part of our community,� page 22, November Kingston Community News. The byline and column label were incorrect.

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Letters Kirschner wishes the best for Elliott, commissioners As I reflect on the past several months, I would like to thank all those that participated in the election process.

Most people I have talked to tell me that this has been one of the most active and well-discussed Port of Kingston campaigns in memory. So whether it was a discussion at your front door, attendance at one of the forums, logging onto a website or voting, it was a chance to learn more about what the Port can do to guide our future vision for Kingston.

I would also like to thank my supporters. I believe your support was not just support for my candidacy, but more importantly support for an expanded direction for the Port of Kingston — more than just a great marina, but also about economic development in the whole district. The Port has historically done a very good job as stewards of the waterfront property and we should be proud of the result.

The economic development opportunities beyond the waterfront are significant.The Port can and should play a leadership role in these efforts.

My commitment to Kingston, especially in the area of economic develop-

ment, remains and I will proactively seek other opportunities to bring new businesses, jobs and prosperity to Kingston.

I wish Walt Elliott and the port commissioners and the staff all the best and look forward to working with them for the betterment of the entire greater Kingston community.

Jerry Kirschner Kingston

Appreciates opportunity to serve community To all those who worked for my campaign, wrote letters, put up signs and voted for me: Thank you. I am humbled and grateful for your confidence.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Val Torrens for her efforts on behalf of students and wish her the best in her future endeavors. I would also like to thank the North Kitsap school staff for their professionalism and help with answering questions.

I have tried to speak clearly in the campaign about my perspective and goals. However, my work is just starting as I join in with the other directors, staff and the community to prepare our students to be the best they can be — whether that is future education,

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We live in a great country. Thank you for this opportunity to serve.

Scott Henden Kingston

Glad to (finally) receive SoundRunner survey It was good to receive a questionnaire in the mail from the Port of Kingston asking the taxpayer his or her opinion about the SoundRunner.

I was wondering, after all this time, if they were ever going to ask the opinion of the 3,600 taxpayers in the Kingston Port District.

The benefits of a SoundRunner are commuting to Seattle, Kingston economic growth, access to downtown Seattle, and easy transportation to special events. Of course, some don’t see these as benefits. The commute benefits few, as the SoundRunner currently averages 26 round-trip passengers.

Will economic growth lead to more development, more homes, more roads, more traffic? I know of many who like the small-town atmosphere of Kingston and that is why they are on this side of the water.

Also, is the SoundRunner fiscally viable? As reported in the North Kitsap Herald (Sept. 30), “The port has been subsidizing SoundRunner around $75,000 a month.� SoundRunner began its first run in October 2010. It shut down after a month and services began again on June 2011. If one studies the history of this endeavor and the grants and tax money used, the sum adds up to a good chunk of money.

Since this can’t go on forever, the Port of Kingston commissioners need to set a firm date when the SoundRunner needs to be fiscally viable. Their communication to the 3,600 taxpayers has been terrible. For example, I only learned that $75,000 of the Port of Kingston’s money is given to the SoundRunner each month from reading the paper, and the Port of Kingston website does not help.

Maybe they can change this. They do hold meetings but all 3,600 of us can’t fit in the room.

Let’s hope people filled out the questionnaire and that the Port of Kingston commissioners represent the people, See LETTERS, Page 5

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Elliott outlines his goals for first year GUEST O COLUMN

ur five-month roller coaster ride of a campaign is over! It feels like coming home from a 90-day submarine patrol, when just going to Point No Point and propping myself up against a log ranked high in my priorities.

So when the Kingston Community News asked me to write about what Kingston residents could expect me to do after the election, here’s what came to mind: 1. Take a family trip to purge our systems of “campaign-itis” (I’m doing that as I write).

2. Throw a party!

3. Give my wife truffles and flowers monthly until

Letters Continued from page 4 not special interest groups.

I’d like to know what the people say and let’s hope the commissioners will tell us.

And next time they can word the questions better.

Question 3 was, “I support SoundRunner ferry service?”

No comma and no question mark needed.

Milton Combs Kingston

Neighbors are hyper-worried What will it take to make my neighbors in Hansville happy? No more cars on the road?

The very day the speed tables were installed in Cliffside, my drive home from work was hampered by people literally strolling in the road! Not on the shoulder, but in the road. I couldn’t pass them because

all symptoms of campaign stress are gone. (This really should be No. 1).

4. Take our dogs for a lot of overdue long walks.

5. Make time to mess around with boats and to be at the beach.

But what will I do during my first year in office? My level best to be a darned good port commissioner.

Here’s what I mean: 1. Be a team player. Pete and Marc have forgotten more than I know about the

Port and I respect that. If there’s more than one side of a question, however, there’ll be disagreement. The key is to disagree without being disagreeable and be willing to learn.

2. Collaborate with the Port staff. They get the job done and, since no two commissioners can talk Port business outside of a public meeting, the staff ’s our indispensable link. Learn from the staff and respect that. Listen, don't talk. Let people do their jobs and focus on doing my own job as commissioner instead.

3. Represent our community. Drop personal agendas and just get done what the community wants.

Community priorities will come from the Port’s Master Plan, and the public process to develop that plan is under way now.

After talking to more than 1,000 Kingstonians about the Port, I’ve learned that no commissioner can be smarter than the collective intelligence of even the first few people on any page of Kingston’s phone book.

The challenge is to tap into that intelligence when only a few can make it to meetings.

The last five months were more than just an opportunity to annoy people with puns on campaign signs.

The campaign, combined with heart surgery, was both

there was a car approaching from the other direction. So I waited until it was safe (for me and other drivers) to pass, and continued home.

One of the arguments for installing those monstrosities was that several children like to play in the street in Cliffside and Bridgeview.

Wow! When I was a child (apparently in the Dark Ages), we learned not to play in the street through instruction from our parents and observing roadkill.

Cars squish things really flat when they don’t get out of the way. That was enough

for us. Obviously, we were stifled, and our rights were trampled on.

Imagine my surprise the other evening when we were driving home, to see another of those lighted speed-limit signs that tell drivers their exact speed.

The posted speed limit where we were driving is 35 mph, and the sign alerted us that our speed was 34 mph.

What shocked us both was that the sign was furiously flashing the words “SLOW DOWN.” Really?

Would someone care to define speed limit for me?

I’ve been driving for 33 years, and when I took my driving test, the speed limit was the maximum speed at which a car was allowed to travel. And in my math classes back then, 34 was less than 35.

Have I missed something along the way, or are people just losing their grip on reality? Get a hobby, Hansville!

Sue Barrett Hansville

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an inspiring and difficult time. The key is to move on with the inspiration and leave the baggage behind.

“Johari Window” is an organizational development concept that also applies to our personal growth. This “window” has four panes of self-knowledge: areas known to us and known to others; areas known to us and not to others; areas known to others and not to ourselves (blind spots); and areas of ourselves known neither to ourselves or to

others — secrets or mysteries. The more self-knowledge, the more we grow.

I’ve grown a lot through this experience.

Over the past five months we’ve rediscovered the Kingston that we moved here for. Thanks for honoring me with your trust.

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Henden defeats Torrens for school board North Kitsap School Board, District 4

By KIPP ROBERTSON STAFF WRITER

POULSBO — From campaign to election, Scott Henden’s priorities have remained the same: the budget and superintendent search.

Henden defeated Val Torrens Nov. 8 for North Kitsap School Board District 4. Updated election results Nov. 11 showed Henden with 7,093 votes to 6,128 for Torrens, the school board president.

Henden is one of two new school board members. Bill Webb ran unopposed for Ed Strickland’s District 5 position. Webb is business development manager for Parametrix, an engineering firm.

The election will be cerHenden was not endorsed tified on Nov. 29. School by any office holders or board members are sworn media outlet or teachers’ in Dec. 1. union. He sent out a Henden said limited number of he will first put fliers through the together a profile community and of what he wants added to his politito see in the next cal signage with superintendent. illustrations of He understands pencils. He did not he is one of five do any “doorbelmembers, but ling,� but did have would like to see a presence at Port a superintendent Gamble’s Old Mill who respects Scott Henden Days. more “traditional ... replaces “This can be values.� a lonely thing,�

Val Torrens on The win was North Kitsap Henden said of a sweet one for School Board campaigning. “I’m Henden, who not crying on anypreviously ran one’s shoulder, but unsuccessfully for county it can be hard.â€? commission and fire comHenden said his cammission. paign has been an eye“First thing’s first,â€? opener for him. He better Henden said. “I’m grateful understands how the disfor those who have worked trict operates and what is for me and voted for me going on. He said he will ‌ It says people are ready continue to seek commuto think about getting away nity input, along with inforfrom the status quo.â€? mation from school staff, to

help him better understand the position.

School board members are elected for four-year terms. The board is responsible for adopting and revising the district’s budget, hiring and evaluating the superintendent, establishing policy and keeping the public informed on the needs and progress of education in the state.

Torrens, the board’s president, said since her campaign began, the same issues — budget, superintendent — continued to arise. She received “a lot of positive feedback,� including supporters who carried campaign signs along the side of roads.

After four years of serving on the board, Torrens said she has a deeper appreciation for digging into district issues. As she became more tenured in her position on the board, she said she better understands the ramifications for each deci-

sion the board makes.

Sometimes, she said, the board needs to table a vote in order to understand what it is voting on. It takes time to know when that is necessary and when it’s wasting time, she said. “I wouldn’t say (the board makes) faster decisions, but I would say more well considered, better thought-out decisions.�

Henden said the board needs to ask more questions. Recently, principals from Brazil visited the district — Henden cited this as an example. He said the cost to the district and how much staff time was taken for the visit should have been considered before it took place. “I don’t want to be a killjoy, but these are the questions we need to ask,� he said.

District spokeswoman Robyn Chastain said in an email there were no costs to the district associated with

the visit. “All expenses were paid for through a federal grant. When they were visiting our schools and board meeting, they were observing so there was no extra staff time needed,� she said in an email.

Henden was criticized for saying that he would suppot cutting art from the budget if needed. He also said he tried to be clear where he and Torrens differed; he doesn’t believe Torrens was clear on where she stood and what she believes.

Before the polls closed, Torrens said no matter the result, one critical aspect of the board will be looking at district revenue and expenditures. The superintendent search, which is under way, will continue to be a top concern as well.

In reflecting on her campaign, Torrens said she did not know what she would have done differently.

Will she run again? “You’d have to ask me that three-and-a-half years from now,� she said.

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Local restaurant owner charged with tax violations BREMERTON — An operator of restaurants in Kitsap and Jefferson counties was charged Nov. 8 with filing false tax returns to cover up the felony theft of nearly $463,000 in sales tax he collected from customers but never remitted Rohn Rutledge to the state.

The charges against Rohn ... says charges M. Rutledge, 47, were filed in are ‘not true’ Kitsap County Superior Court

Continued from page 1 Airlift Northwest helicopter was called to rendezvous with medics at Wolfle Elementary School and transport the man to Harborview Medical Center.

The man, identified by the Sheriff ’s Department as a 23-year-old from Poulsbo, was listed in stable condition Nov. 11.

A severely damaged car was located deep in the vegetation about 40 feet from where the man was found. Inside the car, crews found Ziegler dead, Wilson reported. The car’s engine was cold, suggesting that the crash had occurred earlier in the evening.

The investigation indicates that the BMW was traveling eastbound on Cliffside Drive, at a high rate of speed, when it passed through the intersection with Little Boston Road and continued eastbound, Wilson reported.

The BMW left the paved roadway onto the south shoulder, then struck and sheared off a traffic sign, went over the embankment and down into a ravine where it struck several trees and rolled. The car came to a stop, laying on the driver’s side, in heavy brush.

Excessive vehicle speed

The Arc collects clothes donations at IGA KINGSTON — The Arc of Kitsap & Jefferson Counties will be at the Kingston IGA to pick up your gently used clothing and household goods Nov. 19 and every third Saturday thereafter.

Donations are tax deductible and help provide services to people living with developmental disabilities in the community.

is suspected to be a primary factor in the cause of the crash, Wilson reported. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor, but are awaiting toxicology test results as part of the autopsy.

The injured man was unable to tell crews how he ended up on the side of the road and officials initially thought that he’d been the victim of a hitand-run until the car was found in the woods.

NKF&R crews were on the scene for nearly five hours.

It was the second fatal crash that day in Kitsap County. Grace B. San Nicolas, 39, of Del Mar, Calif., died when her 2001 Volvo sedan missed a curve on the 2500 block of Seabeck Highway NW, left the roadway and struck a tree. Investigators believe vehicle speed was a factor.

Earlier North End crashes Two Kingston men died in North End crashes in September.

Matthew R. Wheaton, 31, died Sept. 9 when his SUV left a section of Little Boston Road near Hood Canal Drive and crashed into trees.

Benjamin Robison, 21, died Sept. 23 after his motorcycle collided with a Jeep on Hansville Road.

the Main Street Ale House in Kingston and Olympic Timberhouse Restaurant in Quilcene between 2007 and 2010, during which time he repeatedly filed returns stating both businesses conducted no business. The Main Street Ale House subsequently was sold and is under new ownership.

According to the Attorney General’s Office, Rutledge has

admitted that he deliberately falsified tax returns filed with the department because he was struggling to meet expenses and “knew of no way out of his dilemma.�

Rutledge currently owns Dockside Grill in Suquamish, renamed from Troller Bar and Grill after the establishment’s liquor license was suspended in 2010. The state

fined Rutledge $8,000 and suspended the license for 80 days for overserving alcohol to patrons.

Rutledge formerly operated the Hungry Bear CafĂŠ, which was destroyed by arson in 2006.

The maximum penalty for the tax charges is 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

House fire on Country Woods Lane ‘suspicious’ Faulty Christmas lights ‘not the cause’ KINGSTON — The Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s office continues to investigate a fire that extensively damaged a home on 11611 Country Woods Road in Kingston early Jan. 16.

According to the Jan. 21 North Kitsap Herald, a remotely monitored fire alarm in the house activated at 12:30 a.m., prompting a response by North Kitsap Fire & Rescue. Firefighters

extinguished flames on the first floor. Fire damage was limited to the downstairs but heat and smoke affected the entire house.

No one was home when the fire occurred; homeowners Marcus and Tonya Croman and their children were staying with friends nearby, lead fire investigator Tina Turner said Nov. 8.

Investigators initially reported that faulty Christmas lights and a dry Christmas tree were responsible for the fire. “That was the first initial but it doesn’t appear to be the cause,�

Turner said.

Turner said she could not comment on the investigation, other than, “We are still pursuing leads and interviewing people ... The fire is being investigated as a suspicious fire at this time."

The length of the investigation is unusual.

Investigations are usually concluded “the same day or next couple of days,� she said. “But we have cases that are open.�

Tonya Croman said Nov. 8 that the house is just now being rebuilt. “We’re not living in the

house now; it’s gutted to the studs,� she said. They had fire insurance coverage when the fire occurred.

The Cromans are well known in Kingston. They own Cuppa Bella Bagelry & Espresso Cafe and founded Kingston Rescue Mission in early 2010 to distribute meals and supplies to local homeless people. Marcus Croman is ordained by the Universal Life Church.

He ran for Port of Eglon Commission District 3 in 2009, receiving 113 votes to Joyce McClain’s 304.

Nov. 18 Wine Walk will benefit Concerts on the Cove series KINGSTON — The Kingston Chamber of Commerce and The Savage Vine are hosting the first Wine Walk, a fundraiser for the summer Concerts on the Cove series.

The event is Nov. 18, 4:30–8 p.m. Start at the chamber office, where for $10 you will be given a wine glass and a map of participating merchants.

At each shop, there will be one-ounce pours of two different wines, along with refreshments. Most of the merchants are having a spe-

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Christmas season is a lovely time in Port Gamble J oin us in Port Gamble for our Christmas Lights Extravaganza — more than 100,000 lights will be shining here.

Get started on Christmas shopping and remember to shop local.

We are excited to have a full calendar for those looking for things to do this month and new businesses in Port Gamble — don’t forget to drive through at night and check out all the lights during the month.

Events for December ■ Country Christmas: Dec. 10-11. It’s our favorite time of the year! This Country Christmas is kicking off 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, and continues from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec.11. Join us for the following family activities: Fruitcake Contest. Have them turned in noon to 12:45 p.m. on Saturday at House 11 (the Wedding & Events office, across from the water towers). This is a closed, judged event.

Wagon Rides with Santa.

All day on both days.

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guest reader recite Clement Moore’s famed poem, as well as other Christmastime treasures. This is a great activity for both young and old.

At local businesses

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Santa’s Workshop. Inside the Walker Ames House on both days. Bring the kids for letter-writing to Santa, pictures, gingerbread house-making and decorating activities to boost the holiday cheer. There is a small fee required and the activities vary each day.

Tree lighting.

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Wagon Rides with Santa will be a feature again of Port Gamble’s Country Christmas. The Pound family — Andrea, Charlie, Daisy and Vince Pound, and Michael Switzer — share a hay-wagon ride with Santa in 2010.

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with our local businesses: ■ Tea Cup Exchange, Dec. 3, 11 a.m., Tea Room at Port Gamble (360-2974225).

Enjoy the sixth annual Tea Cup Exchange at the Tea Room at Port Gamble.

Bring in a wrapped teacup to exchange and leave with a new one as your own. Tea and scones will be served during this event. A fun time will be had by all as the tea cups are opened, stolen, swapped, etc. with the other guests.

■ Mrs. Claus for Kids, Dec. 17, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m..

Once again, the Tea Room at Port Gamble will invite the cheery Mrs. Claus to share her jolly stories of Santa, enjoy crafts, help write letters to Santa, and eat some yummy food.

■ Reading of “The Night Before Christmas,” Dec. 18, 2 p.m.

Re-live the magic of holidays past — enjoying holiday cookies and treats, hot cider, hot chocolate and tea while listening to a

■ Port Gamble General Store has more than eight Christmas trees and is decked out for the holidays.

(360-297-7636) ■ Dauntless Bookstore will host an “Envy” book signing with author Gregg Olsen. For time and more information, call 297-4043.

■ Wise Oaks, a new business located within Dauntless Bookstore, will be offering deep tissue massage, Swedish relaxation massage, energetic modalities and MFR therapy.

■ WISH, a mercantile has moved around the corner to House 10, next to the Wedding & Event office (360-930-8437.

Winter hours are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

■ Look for a new business by Sharon Krepps in

House 20, for therapeutic and Lomi Lomi massage and Hawaiian healing arts.

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You can make a difference in the lives of others W e’re living in a challenging economic time.

There’s a growing recognition of a common struggle as we realize we aren’t the only ones that must carefully concentrate on the challenge of living on less.

Basic essentials like healthcare, education, food, rent and mortgage payments go by the wayside as unemployment and inflation continues. Hunger, foreclosures and bankruptcies are rising and will continue to do so into the unforeseeable future.

The 2010 Census Bureau statistics on those living below the poverty level count 46 million Americans, 889,000 Washingtonians (including more than 284,000 children and 483,000 women), and 57,400 from our own District 1 (including more than 16,000 children).

The need for a helping hand is critical this winter.

Government budgets are slashed to bare bones. Gov.

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By MARYLIN OLDS Chris Gregoire is in the process of proposing cuts in state spending, which include ending the Basic Health Plan for low-income residents and the Disability Lifeline medical services.

Proposition No. 1 — the Veterans and Human Services Levy that could have helped veterans, homeless and others in harm’s way — was voted down.

My personal belief is that the government that sent soldiers into war should help take on the responsibility of those soldiers

after they served their country with honor by putting their life on the line — instead of making them rely on charity. If you’d like to benefit veterans, try the VFW, the American Legion and/or Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs in Port Orchard, (360) 895-4371.

So many low-income families are in need this Christmas-time. Children should have presents and food on the table at Christmas. Below are a few of those marvelous nonprofits who inspire all of us with their tireless effort helping those in need.

If your family needs help, please know that any of these following resources will help in every way they are able. Give them a try.

As the numbers of those in need grow, so does the need for help from people like you and me. Here’s some information that can get you started. ■Kingston ShareNet Food bank, Tuesday and

Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thrift shop, utility assistance and ShareWear (clothes for work). Located behind Joe’s Automotive. Call 297-2266 or visit www.sharenetfoodbank.org. ■ShareNet/Bayside Community Church Toys for Kids in Kingston. Toys are collected at Bayside Community Church, Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Toys are for clients of food bank patrons. Sign up until Dec. 16. Coordinated by Barbara Brumagin, 297-2000. ■Kingston Food Bank Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Christmas baskets and toys available to clients. Call 297-4861. ■St. Vincent de Paul utility assistance for lowincome in need. Located at St. Olaf ’s Church in Poulsbo.

Call 779-9980. â– North Kitsap Fishline Food bank, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thrift shop,

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Because there is a range of manifestations of depression, treatment also varies. If you are experiencing symptoms listed above and can relate them to a known circumstance or event, professional counseling is often beneficial.

If you are in good heart health, consider aerobic exercise, which is positively correlated with man-

aging mood disorders.

For instance, if you do a Web search on “exercise and depression,� you’ll get a sampling of interesting studies done over the past 15 years that connect physical exercise with recovery from depression, even “major� depression.

As one example, check out “Benefits from aerobic exercise in patients with major depression: A pilot study� which I found at www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC1724301/.

Also, look at studies of people recovering from depression, showing that exercise alone was at least as effective a treatment course as exercise plus medication, with benefits lasting longer

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n the course of following up on personal medical matters, it came to my attention that I’d been taking a narrow look at depression. Readers may recall having read about the topic in previous columns.

A trusted medical adviser offered a new perspective on what we call depression, and it seemed worthy of being shared here.

Usually the word “depression� brings to mind being mopey, “blue,� or habitually sad. Depression doesn’t necessarily express itself in that way.

What we call depression is a slowing down of body functions that very often does manifest itself as persistent low spirits, but often might be limited to a feeling of being overwhelmed, not up to one’s usual activities, unable to focus, or just plain out of sorts.

The following definition from the American Medical Heritage Dictionary (copyright 2007, 2004 Houghton Mifflin Company) adds to the list of possibilities: “A psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, anhedo-

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Call (360) 479-1507 or visit www.kcr.org. â– Community Meals: Six Kingston churches supply and serve a community meal on the last Friday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kingston VFW Hall. Call Barbara, 2972000.

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Entertaining events for all ages at local libraries As 2011 comes to an end, I want to thank Jerrianne Helberg, former president of Kingston Friends of the Library, for her many years of enthusiastic service. She was a joy to work with during my first year as branch manager of the Kingston Library.

Please join us and your friends this December for fun events at the library. â– The new Kingston Writers Group invites you to join in a friendly supportive atmosphere to encourage writing fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Meetings are on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 6:30 p.m. in the Kingston Community Center. Beginners are welcome.

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By TOMI WHALEN ■Kingston Book Group will discuss “The Space Between Us� by Thrity Umrigar on Dec. 7, 10:30 a.m. in the Indianola Room. ■Seattle Opera Preview Lecture: “Attila� by Giuseppe Verdi. Dec. 17, 2 p.m. in the Kingston Room. Opera aficionado Norm Hollingshead tells the story of the King of the Huns and his conquering hordes clashing with cunning women warriors and a scheming Roman general.

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an anonymous couple in Kingston. ■The Kingston Classics Book Group will meet on Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m. in the Indianola Room to discuss “Vanity Fair� by William Thackeray. ■Bead it for the Holidays.

Dec. 21, 3-4 p.m. Add color to your winter with beads.

Learn the basics of beading and make a bracelet to take home for yourself or as a gift. Call (360) 297-3330 to register. Especially for teens and tweens. â– Season for Singing with Nancy Stewart. Dec. 23, 3-4 p.m. Share the holiday traditions of children around the world, and learn where some of our favorite customs have come from

in this musical celebration of the season. Especially for young children and families. ■Family Game Day. Dec. 28, 1-3 p.m. Whether you want to go high-tech with Wii or low-tech with board games and cards, we’ve got games for the whole family — snacks too. Fun for all ages.

Kingston Library hours: Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, 1-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, 1-5 p.m.; Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

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Dec. 20, 1-3 p.m. Add color to your winter with beads.

Learn the basics of beading and make a bracelet to take home — for yourself or as a gift. Call (360) 297-2670 to register. Especially for teens and tweens. ■Season for Singing with Nancy Stewart. Dec. 23, 1-2 p.m. Share the holi-

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However, having this kind of freedom is causing major problems.

While at work and school, people are constantly checking Facebook. I am guilty of this myself.

The idea of being able to instantly access all of that information is really quite tempting. If you have something you need to do that isn’t all that fun, you feel the urge to take a little break and check out Facebook or look up something to get your dad for his birthday on eBay. Before you know it, that “little break� has turned into a 45-minute break and you are falling behind in class or work, which could result in a decline in grades or even loss of job.

In all fairness, the Internet can be a great tool. Let’s say you need to learn about how a motor works. If you type that into Google, you get

day traditions of children around the world, and learn where some of our favorite customs have come from in this musical celebration of the season. Especially for young children. ■Family Game Day. Dec. 27, 1-3 p.m. Whether you want to go high-tech with Wii or low-tech with board games and cards, we’ve got games for the whole family — snacks too. Fun for all ages. — Tomi Whalen is branch manager of the Kingston and Little Boston Branch Libraries, Kitsap Regional Library. (360) 2972670/3330, twhalen@krl.org

18,500,000 different pages that have all sorts of different information on how motors work. It only took a few seconds and suddenly you have access to more than 18 million different sources.

If used correctly, the Internet can be an asset, but if it’s abused as a toy it can have negative effects.

It’s all in the responsibility of the user. You can choose to access the vast library of information and use it to benefit yourself in some way, or you can use distracting sites like Facebook. The key to getting the most out of the Internet is to use it in moderation. Where would the fun be if you only used it for work?

You have to make sure to stay focused and get things done when there is a deadline, but reward yourself when you finished with a movie or posting a status update. — Kyler Lacey is a junior at Kingston High School participating in the Running Start program at Olympic College.

Help needed at Kingston Middle School Library Book Fair Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 KINGSTON — The Kingston Middle School Library is seeking volunteers to staff its Scholastic Book Fair, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2.

If you are interested and can offer a few hours, call

Lisa Schuchart, 394-4924; or email her at lschuchart@ nkschools.org. The most help is needed from 7:30-9 a.m. each day, and all day Dec. 2.

The school is located at 9000 NE W. Kingston Road.

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appy holidays.

What beautiful fall colors we had this year. And with our light winds, the colors stayed longer than usual. Now it’s time to get those rakes out.

Some of the deciduous trees along the park area facing the marina have been putting on quite a show.

Speaking of a show, wait until you see the holiday light display that the staff and volunteers have assembled for you this year. Last year, we had a few electrical problems and often could not display the whole project at the same time. We have run a few new power lines to handle the load. I can’t wait.

Last year, my dental hygienist gave me a wonderful night-time color photograph that she took of the port at Christmas. If you are down at the port, that photo now hangs in Harbormaster Kevin’s office. I am sure he will let you see it. This year, you may see a salmon swimming upstream and perhaps a sea turtle among the new additions. We all hope you get an opportunity to come

DOWN AT THE PORT

By PETE DEBOER down to the port and enjoy this event.

Between now and February we are replacing a lot of the pilings that hold our marina together.

Last month, we opened bids from 10 different companies and hired Pacific Pile and Marine to do the job.

Many of the old creosotecoated pilings were installed more than 30 years ago. The new pilings are galvanized steel and much more environmentally friendly. Ports are required to mitigate new construction projects over the water by cleaning up old things that could be hazardous or obsolete. So when we

needed to find a mitigation project required for the construction of the passengeronly ferry dock, we looked all over the sound for a task that we could accomplish. A quick look at our own facility gave us the project that could fill the requirement for the mitigation and in the end benefit our own facility as well. Expect to see some activity in December.

The port is in the final stages of preparing the 2012 budget. A couple of things we are looking to do is replace the gates to all of the permanent moorage docks with new and more modern ones.

To keep up with our landscaping efforts, it is time to get the crew a new lawnmower.

One of the most popular investments we made in the past couple of years was the purchase of the electric car that allows visiting boaters to get to our local retail stores and purchase local goods and supplies. We are thinking that one additional car might be worth getting so that more guests will be able to get around town and

buy more stuff.

I would like to congratulate Walt Elliott on his election to the port commission. Both Commissioner Marc Bissonnette and I look forward to welcoming Walt to the board.

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that showed up on my Coast Guard “Cuttermen�

Organization Facebook page: Hodgepodge. “Hotchpotch� was a maritime term describing the method of equally dividing cargo and property damaged when two ships have collided and both are deemed to be responsible.

Well, once again we are running out of space here so I want to wish all of you — on behalf of the commission and port staff — a wonderful, happy holiday season and safe travels wherever you go. As always, thank you for taking a few minutes to read this stuff. I hope you found something interesting. — Email Kingston Port Commissioner Pete DeBoer at pete@petedeboer.com.

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If you are purchasing toys for the little ones on your gift list, please check out this information about the dangers of some toys you might be considering.

Most of the laws regulating toy products are concerned with sharp edges, parts that can be swallowed, and lead in paint. But all toys are not tested before they come out on the market. The Consumer Product Safety Commission only reacts to reports of injuries or deaths, if any customers report any complaints.

Toys produced in other countries are not required to meet the standards of what is legally permissible here in the U.S., or in Canada or the European Union.

Therefore, there is a higher risk of lead paint or other chemicals being included in those toys.

So even though we have fairly strict standards here, it is quite possible for toys on the store shelves to be

CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE

By NAOMI MAASBERG dangerous for a child and for the environment. There is another consideration — the persons who work in the plant where such toys are made are possibly being exposed to harmful toxins as well.

One answer: find toys made in the U.S., from Earthfriendly materials and in Earth- and human-friendly ways. There are more manufacturers of wooden toys in the U.S. and in the Pacific Northwest than ever before.

Many toy stores and even department stores carry a variety of eco-toys. Think

about other things than just wood — what is the finish, where is the toy made, how far did it travel to get here, is it durable and long-lasting?

There are lots of things to consider!

I would add one more set of questions to consider: What will that toy do for its child? Will it make her dream and use her creativity? Will it help him develop mental skills? Will it make her be active and strengthen her body? Will it encourage him to play with others peacefully? Will it make her aware of her place in the natural world?

There’s nothing more fun than shopping for toys.

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Meet Cailyn Crossland, academic athlete FAB SPOTLIGHT I

recently reconnected with the Fine Arts Boosters (FAB) Featured Artist of the Month for December, Cailyn Crossland.

This exuberant Debate Club co-captain and cross country runner and her mom, Terry, were Kingston Farmers Market regulars when my grandchildren and I were vendors. The generational divide disappeared as I got to know what makes Cailyn tick, and what makes her FABulous.

Cailyn, 16, drives to school from her lifelong home in rural Kingston where she lives with her mom, dog and cats. “I love the Kingston life where it is small and safe, we know each other and there is lots to do in the outdoors,� she said.

When I talked with her,

Cailyn Crossland spent some part of her summer in Nome, Alaska.

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she had just come from the state cross country meet in Pasco, where Kingston High girls took seventh in the 2A division.

Another sport she’s involved: Debate. “Most people do not know that there are many forms of debate, which is both a performance art and an academic sport,� Cailyn explained.

Her passion lies in Interpretation Events, where a debater can cut his or her own script from a book or choose a pre-written script, memorize it and then perform before a panel of judges.

When I tried my hand and mind at being a judge, the

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topic for the Public Forum Debate was the Electoral College. In December, the National Forensic League Public Forum Debate topic is, “In the U.S., Current Income Disparities Threaten Democratic Ideals.� There is depth of research that goes

into the stances the debaters take that can inspire us older citizens in our decision making.

Debate is a sport that meets before and after school with volunteer De’ Mackinnon, who teaches English and creative writ-

Five Good Reasons to Create an Investment Strategy Brought to you by: Clint Boxman, Edward Jones - Kingston Some people buy investments here and there, now and then. Others open an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), put some money in it, and then forget about it. But this type of haphazard investment behavior can lead to haphazard results. On the other hand, you’ve got five good reasons for creating and following a comprehensive, long-term investment strategy.

Reason No. 1: You want to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle. For most people, building resources for retirement is the most powerful reason to invest. As a key part of your investment strategy, you’ll want to consider investments that have growth potential. The proportion of your portfolio devoted to these growth investments should be based on your individual risk tolerance and time horizon.

And, as you move much closer to your actual retirement date, you may decide to shift some — but certainly not all — of your portfolio from growth-oriented vehicles to those investments that can provide a reliable income stream and incur less volatility.

Reason No. 2: You need to stay ahead of inflation. Over the past few years, we’ve experienced relatively low inflation, but over time, even a low inflation rate can dramatically erode the value of your savings and investments. That’s why you may want to consider investments that provide the potential for rising income.

Reason No. 3: You need to help manage the unexpected. You can’t predict what life will hold in store for you. To cope with unexpected costs, such as a major car repair or a new furnace, you’ll need to create an emergency fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of

living expenses so that you won’t be forced to dip into your long-term investments. And to deal with other major uncertainties of life, you’ll need adequate life and disability insurance.

Reason No. 4: You need resources for major life events. Your retirement may eventually require the bulk of your financial resources — but it’s not the only milestone for which you’ll need to save and invest. You may need a down payment on a house, or you may someday even want to purchase a vacation home. And if you have children or grandchildren, you may want to help them pay for college.

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ing at KHS, and head coach Lasica Crane. They prepare for travels to competitions with other high school teams. As co-captain with Lauren Miller, Cailyn is a role model for the new debaters and gives them abundant encouragement and help. “Dante Miquel, last year’s co-captain, convinced me this summer to stay in Debate and to go for the position,� she said. It is her passion and she acknowledges that putting Debate co-captain on her college application is as good as it gets.

Cailyn sees her future in leadership and hopes to somehow combine her love of math and English with emphasis on analytical writing and speaking. Right now she calls herself “a regular girl who hangs out with my

friends at the mall and with my boyfriend.�

As I get to meet these FABulous young people, I’m taken with how articulate, thoughtful, hopeful, open, hard-working (I could go on and on ...) these “regular� students are. Kingston Rotarians, who are meeting the Featured Artists at their luncheons this year, are getting to know the gifts the students of the arts at Kingston High School give to our community as they broaden our minds and experience.

By the way, Debate Club is selling beautiful gold and crimson neckties to raise funds for transportation to their many competitions. To order, contact Coach Crane at lcrane@nkschools.org.

If you are interested in volunteering to judge at a tournament or would like to donate to the KHS debate program, please contact Coach Crane for more information.

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Fond memories of the San Mateo I

n 1967 when the Hyak, the first of the superferries, was brand new, the last of the double-ended steam ferries on the West Coast, the San Mateo, was still in service.

The Hyak was operating on the Seattle-Bremerton run, but none of her sisterships had arrived yet from San Diego, so the SeattleBainbridge Island run was still served by older tonnage.

In addition to the Tillikum and Illahee, the San Mateo operated at peak periods.

She made a 4:45 p.m. rush hour supplementary sailing every weekday from Colman Dock to Winslow.

When the superferries were new, they made 45-minute crossings on the Seattle-Bremerton run and left at the top of every hour.

Thus, the Hyak would leave Bremerton at 4 p.m. and dock at Colman Dock just as the San Mateo was leaving for Winslow.

I went downtown one day to make my first roundtrip on the Hyak and was happy to see the new and the old together at 4:45 p.m. The contrast between the 1922 steamer and the first superferry could not have been greater: 55 cars on one deck versus 160 on two; one passenger deck for 659 versus two carrying up to 2,500 people; steam versus dieselelectric; 12 knots versus 20; wooden superstructure versus all-steel.

As I stood out on the Hyak’s picklefork watching the proceedings, San Mateo got underway and I was treated to a beautiful double departure blast using both of San Mateo’s whistles. The quartermaster pulled the rope on the forward whistle first and held it down while a second later the captain in the stern pilothouse pulled

FERRYFARE

By REX LEE CARLAW

Above, Pearl Soderburg’s painting of the San Mateo. The late artist was from Kingston.

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the skipper let up on the aft whistle. San Mateo needed to get out of the way of Tillikum, so she executed a sharp turn to starboard and then corrected her course for Bainbridge Island.

Soon, the superferry Kaleetan went into service in January 1968 and there was no longer any need for a third vessel at Bainbridge Island. The San Mateo ran two more summers at Edmonds-Kingston, where I got the chance to blow her arrival signal, one long and two shorts, in August 1967, coming into Apple Tree Cove and the Kingston dock. In less than a month, Captain Bill Irving sailed her on Labor Day on her final trip from Kingston to Edmonds and rang up “finished with engines� at Eagle Harbor that evening. That was the end of the steam era for Washington State Ferries.

and ways to simplify fares and fare payment.

Kingston Traffic: The Herald recently mentioned relocating our toll booths and here’s a recap on this project.

Fifteen years ago, an extensive public process developed a solution for Kingston’s ferry traffic congestion. The first phase would route in- and outbound ferry traffic to East 1st Street. The second phase would build a holding lot at the intersection of Highway 104 and Lindvog.

As the project wasn’t funded six years ago, Commissioner Endresen formed a working group to resurrect the idea.

An automated tally machine at Lindvog and converting the current WSDOT parking lot to a holding area were being considered when the Legislature directed that a reservation system be substituted for new holding lots. This system is being piloted at Port Townsend and for San Juan’s commercial traffic. If successful, it will be considered for Puget Sound commercial traffic reservations and, ultimately, non-commercial traffic.

Rerouting our downtown traffic still remains viable, and last winter public meetings were held on design alternatives. — Rex Lee Carlaw is a member of the Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee.

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Hedlund helped break the Eglon murders of 1932 A GLANCE AT T THE PAST he picture this month is a representation of a true pioneer woman of the 20th century.

I feel I must call it a “representation� and not an actual photo because it is from the pages of “Actual Detective Stories� magazine.

Bertha Hedlund of Eglon was born and raised in Sweden. When both of her parents died in the early 1900s she came to live with an older brother in Spokane.

She trained as a nurse in a Spokane hospital.

Bertha and a nurse friend decided to tour parts of Washington state. They happened upon a small farm (10 acres) for sale in Eglon and decided to buy it. The two women lived on and worked the small farm.

They cared for the minor illnesses and injuries in the

Bertha Hedlund of Eglon as she appeared in ‘Actual Detective Stories’ magazine.

Information she provided led to a neighbor’s conviction of murdering two farm hands.

By HARRIET MUHRLEIN community as well — the only doctor was many miles away.

Bertha’s friend eventually married a local farmer and moved. Bertha then lived alone with her dog for protection and company. She had electric lights, a radio, a good well and the only telephone in the area.

Late on the evening of Oct. 25, 1932, the caretaker of a nearby summer camp knocked on her door asking to use the phone. He had been at the camp drinking with Bertha’s neighbor John

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dinator, and Scott Diener, Kitsap County Planning Department, spoke to the group about policies and procedures for advisory groups and commissions.

GHAAC voted to adopt the parliamentary procedures as outlined in the booklet, “Kitsap County Board and Commissions Training 2007.� This booklet and other information on advisory groups is available online at www.kitsapgov. com/boards/#Community_ Advisory_Groups.

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missing bodies could be found. The bodies were located and removed to the cemetery, where they were buried using only their known first names.

John Martin pleaded guilty to killing the men and served two consecutive 20year terms at Walla Walla.

Bertha Hedlund continued to work her small farm and continued to practice nursing. She eventually sold the lower, waterfront five acres. She died at the age of 95 in 1985.

Information for this article came from “Actual Detective Stories�; The Seattle Times, April 23, 1950; the U.S. Federal Census; the Social Security Death Index; and a Kingston community member who knew Miss Hedlund.

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phone in Port Orchard said someone would be out the next day.

Early the following morning, a very beaten and battered John Martin appeared at her door. She cleaned and dressed his wounds. He told

her that his hired men had beaten him while he was in bed as they tried to rob him.

In the afternoon, she saw John Martin out plowing, an odd thing to be doing on a late October day and also considering his serious wounds.

Miss Hedlund continued to feel that something was wrong at the Martin farm.

The missing hired men were not around. She told the sheriff her observations and theory but had no hard facts. About a month later, she saw John Martin beginning to take his barn apart.

She asked him why. He told her that he was moving the barn over to the area of the recently plowed field.

Bertha Hedlund called Sheriff Dan Blankenship in Port Orchard, telling him that she knew where the

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Local holiday events make the season bright HANSVILLE Dec. 9 Christmas Home Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by Hansville Ladies Aid. Tour six decorated homes and Point No Point Lighthouse. Tickets are $10 pre-show, $12 at the door, available at Hansville Grocery.

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Dec. 15 ■ Children’s Christmas Party, 7 p.m., Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville. The Greater Hansville Community Center hosts the free annual children’s Christmas party.

There will be a Puppets Please Marionettes variety show, snacks and prizes, and Santa will be escorted by North Kitsap Fire & Rescue firefight-

ers to hear Christmas wishes.

Dec. 17 ■ Holiday Concert, 2 p.m., Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville. Free. Sing favorite Christmas carols and snack on holiday treats.

Dec. 31 ■ New Year’s Eve Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m., Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE. Everyone welcome, no alcoholic beverages.

INDIANOLA Nov. 26 ■ Indianola Holiday Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Indianola Club House, 19876 Indianola Road.

Local artists show and sell their handmade crafts and fine

art. Beautiful jewelry, ceramics, garden art, hand-knitted sweaters and scarves, local photography, woodwork. Call Passiko, 297-3784. This show is sponsored by the IBIC, a nonprofit.

KINGSTON Dec. 10 ■ Santa’s breakfast, 8:3011:30 a.m., Wolfe Elementary School, $4 per person or $15 for four people. Silent auction, basket raffle, photos with Santa.

■ Vendor’s fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kingston Community Center, 11212 Highway 104 NE. ■ Photos with Santa, noon to 4 p.m., Kingston Chamber of Commerce, 11201 Highway

104 NE. ■ Music program “Sing the Holidays,” 4:30 p.m., Port of Kingston. Bonfires, hot chocolate and cookies at the Mike Bookey Event Stage.

■ Parade of Boats, 4:30 p.m., Port of Kingston. Kingston Cove Yacht Club members will parade their holiday-decorated boats on Apple Tree Cove.

■ Santa arrives; Lighting of Christmas tree, 5 p.m., Port of Kingston. Santa will light the Christmas tree and the Port of Kingston Botanical Display of Lights.

Dec. 12 Santa Claus visits, 6-7:30 p.m., North Kitsap Fire & Rescue headquarters, 26642 Miller Bay Road NE, Kingston. Santa will hear Christmas wishes at the ■

fire station, then will head to Kingston Middle School at the end of the school band’s annual holiday concert at around 7:45 p.m. Firefighters will also offer tours of the fire engine, refreshments and holiday safety tips.

will be decorated as a winter wonderland. There will be a fruitcake contest, letter-writing to Santa, handmade crafts, pictures, roving carolers, and tractor wagon rides.

PORT GAMBLE

Dec. 2 and 3 Suquamish Christmas Bazaar, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Suquamish United Church of Christ. Many hand-crafted items, vintage boutique, Christmas items. Soup, pie and coffee on sale starting at 10 a.m. Info: Carrie M. Gentile, (360) 620-6058.

Dec. 10 Santa’s workshop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Walker Ames Mansion. Hayrides and photos with Santa all day.

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Christmas tree lighting will be on Dec. 10 at 5 p.m., and fireworks 5:15-5:30 p.m.

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Add some cultural flair, and old favorites, to your holiday table Broccoli casserole

Add some multi-cultural flair as well as some old favorites to your holiday celebration with these recipes, which are among the favorites submitted

by Kingston Community News staff members or their families.

Mexican Sweet Tamales Yield: 30 tamales Prep time: 1-2 hours Cook time: 1 hour Difficulty: Intermediate Ingredients 2 pounds prepared masa without salt 2 cups sugar or to taste 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1-2 cups raisins, plumped in water 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans, walnuts or pine nuts (optional) 30-40 dried corn husks, cleaned of debris and soaked in warm water until pliable (about 20 minutes) Directions Mix sugar and cinnamon into masa by hand. It’s messy but efficient. Taste dough for sweetness. Add more sugar if necessary.

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The masa will lose some sweetness during the cooking process. Be careful about adding more cinnamon, as cinnamon will turn the tamales dark during cooking.

Drain raisins. Mix raisins and nuts into masa dough.

Scoop about 2 tablespoons masa and place in center on the smooth side of 1 corn husk. Fold sides and bottom in. Tie with a strip of corn husk or string, if you like, or just leave folded. Repeat with remaining corn husks and filling.

Cook tamales in a tamale steamer or in a conventional steamer. Line tray or basket with corn husks; place tamales on top. The tamales should not come in contact with the water. To prevent steamer from drying out, put a coin in the bottom of the steamer. You will hear it clinking as long as there is boiling water in the steamer. Steam tamales about 1 hour. They are done when masa no longer sticks to the corn husks when tamales are unrolled.

— Submitted by Richard Walker

Frozen peppermint cheesecake

Broccoli casserole Yield: 6 servings Prep time: 25 min.

Baking: 30 min.

Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 2 pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, cooked and drained (or equivalent amount of fresh broccoli) 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2 eggs 4 oz. sharp cheese, grated 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 med. onion, chopped 1/2 cup Ritz cracker crumbs Directions Mix all ingredients except cracker crumbs.

Pour into a square, wellbuttered baking dish.

Sprinkle top with crumbs and dot with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

— Submitted by Annie LaValle

Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake This recipe has been around a long time; you likely had this when you were a child. Serve it up for a new generation.

Ingredients 1 ½ cups chocolate wafer crumbs (2 cups is better!) ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup melted butter 1 (8 oz) package crème cheese, softened 1 (14 oz) canned sweetened condensed milk 1 cup crushed hard peppermint candy (canes, or round mints) 3 drops liquid red food coloring (optional) 2 cups whip cream, whipped crushed and whole peppermint candy for garnish.

Use both red and green candy for holiday color.

Directions Combine first 3 ingredients: firmly press onto bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9 inch springform (cheesecake) pan. Chill for 15 minutes. Beat cream cheese at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add milk, peppermint candy and food coloring: beat well. With spatula, fold in previously whipped cream. Pour into springform pan. Cover and chill until frozen. Garnish with crushed and broken candy.

Note: This cheesecake can melt rapidly. Keep frozen until ready to serve.

Store leftovers (if there are any) covered and in freezer.

— Submitted by Molly Neely-Walker

Ingredients 3 ounces (tablet or cone) Mexican chocolate or bittersweet chocolate 3 cups milk 2 tablespoons sugar Pinch salt Miniature marshmallows, for serving 6 cinnamon sticks for serving Directions Using a sharp knife, break up the chocolate into smaller pieces. In a saucepan, combine the chopped chocolate, milk, sugar, and salt over medium-low flame. Heat and stir until the chocolate is completely melted and milk is very hot, but not boiling, about 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat and froth the chocolate milk with a mini whisk or molinillo. Divide the hot chocolate among big mugs, top each with a few marshmallows, and serve with the cinnamon sticks as stirrers.

— Submitted by Richard Walker

Mexican Hot Chocolate Yield: 6 servings Prep time: 5 min.

Cook time: 10 min.

Level: Easy

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Dear Santa: Please bring cool stuff Keep your teen connected to their childhood with toy replica key chains.

Fisher Price turned classic toys into miniatures with a working corn popper, stacking rings and melody push chime ($7.99, Clever).

Let it snow with instant snow, just add water ($3.99, Kingston Henery Hardware).

Blister or paper cut?

Stand out in the crowd with pickle, bacon or mustachethemed bandages ($5.99, Clever).

Did your teen daughter recently suffer through a break-up? Soothe her feelings with the Kiss ’n’ Tell Magic Frog. Add water and the frog turns into a prince ($6.50, Les Saisons Boutique).

Display the Big Dipper on your teen’s ceiling with glow-in-the-dark adhesive stars ($5, Toys Etc.).

The most unique gifts are often the ones in the stocking

By ERIN JENNINGS KITSAP NEWS GROUP

W

e’ve seen the commercials: a man reaches into his stocking on Christmas morning and finds a key to a luxury car. Or a woman tears up when she pulls out a pair of diamond earrings.

Cue the snowflakes and sound the music.

But most of us have smaller, more realistic budgets to work with when playing Santa’s elf. Stocking items don’t have to be pricey. But to be memorable, they need to be thoughtful, surprising and downright fun.

It’s easy to find creative stocking stuffers in North Kitsap. Here’s a sampling of items priced $10 and under found at local shops.

For him Light up his nightly walk with Fido with the Life Gear 200-hour glow stick in red, green or blue. ($5.99, Coast Do It Best Hardware).

Keep electronic cords organized and well-marked with cable ties (100 count in fluorescent colors, $6.79, James Lumber).

Anti Monkey Butt can make long times in the saddle a bit more comfy.

tle salmon spread ($5.99, Clever).

A clean car seems to drive better. Help it sparkle with the Ultra Clean Wash Mitt ($7.99, Kingston Henery Hardware).

Garlic lover? Keep his breath fresh with Bigfoot Mints ($2.99, Clever).

For children

For her Author-inspired candles shed a new light on the classics with Library Candles in different scents such as Jane Austen or Edgar Allen Poe ($9.99, Kingston Henery Hardware).

Remind her of her victories in the garden with this ceramic slug paperweight.

The Snapp Cap reclosable lid fits onto most canned beverages.

Don’t let his can of beer go flat! Cap it with the reusable Snapp Capp reclosable lid ($2.99, James Lumber).

Does he enjoy long bicycle or motorcycle rides?

Keep road rash at bay with Anti-Monkey Butt powder ($5.99, James Lumber).

He will always be ready for unexpected formal events with the emergency bow tie in a tin ($7.99, Clever).

Fish not biting? Calm his frustration with chipo-

Get her a Hutzler Onion Saver. But it better not be your best present.

Keep onions fresh with the Hutzler Onion Saver ($3.99, Coast Do It Best Hardware).

They are pests in the garden, but a colorful ceramic slug makes a great paper weight ($6.50, Clever).

Help keep her fingers toasty with hand-warmers (12-hour package, $1.79,

James Lumber).

No more boring gray— put a special touch on home projects with colorful duct tape, available in a variety of colors and patterns, such as zebra and leopard print. ($6.99/ roll, Coast Do It Best Hardware).

Know when it’s a perfect time for a beach walk with the yearly tide guide ($2.55, James Lumber).

In a sea of black suitcases, she’ll be able to quickly find hers with a large and colorful luggage tag ($8.99, Beachside Gifts).

Keep her wine fresh with an antique-looking

The woman in your life will like duct tape in her stocking — when it looks like this.

key cork topper ($8.99, Clever).

For teens Show team spirit with temporary auto glass chalk (variety of colors, $4.79, Coast Do it Best Hardware).

Mustache-themed items are all the rage with the teen crowd, so surprise them with a mustacheshaped lollipop ($2.99, Clever) or adhesive facial hair ($5.30, Toys Etc.).

Furry and fuzzy animal rings, perfect for small fingers (various animals such as a panda and squirrel, $1.99, Clever).

For the preteen girl, a set of four cupcake-inspired lip gloss in vanilla, chocolate, raspberry and strawberry ($8.99, Kingston Henery Hardware).

Watch it grow! Add water to a package about the size of a credit card, and your child will soon have receive a warm pair of socks (one size fits most, various designs, $5.99, Possum's Boutique).

Help grow a child's imagination with fingerpuppet books. No more lost puppets — each puppet is attached to the book.

(Various animals such as mouse and kitten, $6.95, Toys Etc.) Gooey slime from "outer space" ($2.50, Toys Etc.).

Reusable rocket balloons with air pump ($6.99, Toys Etc.).

Temporary holiday tattoos and fingernail stickers ($1.50, Toys Etc.).

For pets Superior Pet Foods has presents for furry members of your family.

Dogs will enjoy Darwin the Frog, a natural rubber squeaker ($4.40), or a stuffed fleece friend ($3.90.)

Nine of every 10 doctors recommend Mustache Bandages for those booboos.

Finicky cats will enjoy the Kong Cozie catnip toy ($5.90).

Keep dogs and cats entertained and exercised with the pet laser ($9.35).

You’ll get a good chuckle as they try to chase the light.

Stocking tips Stocking the stocking adds up — keep track of what you spend, as it’s easy to go overboard. Offset expensive stuffers with less pricey ones.

Santa acknowledges special requests: leave him a note asking to deliver the stockings to the children’s bedrooms —this allows parents a few more minutes of peace on Christmas morning or lets them get the coffee brewing. Plus, children are thrilled with the idea that Santa was actually in their bedroom.

Stores visited for this article: ■ Beachside Gifts: 18881 Front St., NE, Poulsbo.

■ Clever: 11253 NE State Route 104, Kingston.

■ Coast Do It Best Hardware: 19472 7th Ave. NE, Poulsbo.

■ James Lumber: 19801 Viking Ave. NW, Poulsbo.

■ Kingston Henery Hardware:10978 State Route 104, Kingston.

■ Les Saisons, 18833 Front St., NE, Poulsbo.

■ Possum’s Boutique: 18901 Front St., NE, Poulsbo.

■ Superior Pet Foods: 19527 7th Ave. NE, Poulsbo.

■ Toys Etc.: 19417 7th Ave. NE, Poulsbo.

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Kingston UGA size must be decided by Aug. 31 HANSVILLE HAPPENINGS

By DONNA LEE ANDERSON

Merry Christmas I sat down to write a poem for this year’s Christmas Card, but no words of rhyme or ideas came— it just seemed too hard.

In the past I wrote about eggnog, so I couldn’t do that again, and I wrote about holiday travel and about Christmas in the rain.

I’ve also written about a kid seeing the Jolly one, and about the excessive bell ringing — that’s all been done.

So what could I say about the Christmas Season this year?

Well, maybe I could say it like others do in order to spread the cheer.

Maybe I could say Feliz Navidad like the Spanish speaking people do, or use Esperanto, Gajan Kristnaskon, or the Swedish, God Jul. I could use the Hawaiian Mele Kalikimaka, or the Navajo Merry Keshmish, or the Croatian Sretan Bozic, and you could pick any one you wish.

Another choice in English is Hey, Have a Good One, or should I just be me and say Happy Holiday and have it done.

In any case I do wish you the merriest and happiest of good cheer, and hoping you will all prosper and are healthy in this upcoming year. — Contact columnist Donna Lee Anderson at WellToldTales@aol.com

The next meeting of the Kingston Citizens Advisory Council is Dec. 7.

Here is a summary of the KCAC’s Nov. 2 meeting. It has been edited for length and timeliness.

PRESENT Naomi Maasberg, cochair, member at large Betsy Cooper, co-chair, member at large Clint Boxman, KingstonNorth Kitsap Rotary Dave Wetter, Village Green Nancy Langwith, Downtown Kingston Association Kari Golden, School Parent Walt Elliott, at large Dan Martin, Kingston Stakeholders Pat Wiklund, Friends of the Kingston Library Mary Ann Harris, Kingston Garden Club Pete DeBoer, Kingston Port and SoundRunner Cindy McKay, secretary Eric Baker, Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan Remand CORRESPONDENCE ■Denise Lietz sent an email resigning from her position on the committee. ■At the October commissioners meeting, Pat Wiklund, Ken Hanson and Meisha Rouser (who has resigned) were appointed to KCAC. We are waiting for the official appointment of Pete DeBoer. No word from the S’Klallam Tribe about a representative to the committee. ■Another member, Tom Waggoner, whose term is

KCAC NOTES KINGSTON CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL up in January, is resigning.

Linda Fyfe of the Chamber of Commerce will provide updates in the interim. A new representative will be appointed in January.

PRESENTATIONS Pete DeBoer, Port of Kingston: Ports are celebrating 100 years. The Port of Kingston was established in 1919. There are three commissioners representing the south, the north and downtown; each serves a six-year term.

The Port generates revenue through the marina, parking, the Washington State Ferry lease, real estate tax revenue and fuel and oil sales. There are 12 full-time employees.

Projects recently completed include the performing arts gazebo, a filtration system, access repair from storm damage to North Beach (now being referred to as Salt Air Beach), a water feature in the park and replacement of wood on the moorings.

Meetings are under way to establish a new comprehensive plan with many ideas that include tourism, parking, marina expansion and the future of the marina structure. A new plan should be available to show the public about February. â– Pete DeBoer, Soundâ–

Runner: A citizens advisory committee began in January and a plan was established

by March. The Port pledged financial assistance. Meisha Rouser was hired in April and led the program through a successful start-up in May. Meisha resigned her position in late September.

Service started again in May. Attracting commuters is critical to the success of the service. Special Events need to pay for themselves.

Including SoundRunner on the ORCA card system has been a challenge but started Nov. 1. The Port will continue to financially support SoundRunner for now.

There will be a meeting in December to review the milestones.

Weather could be an issue and contingency plans have been put in place to inform riders and address cancelled sailings. One hundred users per day on a regular basis would make grants possible.

More ridership on the boat will be helpful to encourage more legislative support.

Events and activities at the Port include the Farmers Market, the Fourth of July celebration, Holiday Lights, which will be amaz-

ing this year, and heavy use of the kayak facilities by the public as well as Kingston Adventures â– Eric Baker, Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan Remand: Kitsap County needs to revisit the Comprehensive Plan of 2006 as it pertains to urban growth. In 2006, the county passed a Comprehensive Plan amendment that reduced the minimum density in the Urban-Low zone from five to four. This plan was challenged and the county won. The county then won the first appeal, but not the second.

There are two issues: 1. Right now, four dwelling units per acre are allowed. Minimum density must be moved up from four to an undetermined number.

2. A Buildable Lands Survey must be prepared to estimate current supply to establish net developable area in the existing Urban Growth Area. The county must look at present trends of development as well as those trends from 2006-10 to identify demand in the UGAs. Then the population allocated to each UGA

must be compared to the supply of buildable land in Kingston.

The entire plan is not being remanded back.

Kingston has non-conforming lots (historic, created under different codes). The Urban Growth Area for Kingston has to be reduced.

There are questions about how to address vested plats and annexation. The county is concerned about urbanstyle development in rural areas.

They are at the very beginning of this process.

Public workshops were held Nov. 7 and 10. Decisions on resizing of Kingston and other UGAs must be made

by Aug. 31, 2012.

A 20-year plan that must be developed based on current housing trends is not ideal. A detailed analysis will depend on market conditions. The ruling about “vested areas� will be taken into consideration. Phases will be examined.

The county will continue to provide information to various groups including KCAC. More information can be See KCAC, Page 28

spend the holiday season with us!

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ur Kiwanis Club is gearing up for the Christmas Season with enthusiasm and good cheer.

November was a very busy month but rewarding. Two food drives, one in conjunction with Kingston Rotary, will help make sure our neighbors enjoy a great Thanksgiving.

Dale Rude chaired our Halloween party in October,

KCAC Continued from page 27 found at www.kitsapcountygov.com REPORTS ■Walt Elliott, Ferry Advisory Committee: There will be a public ferry meeting at the Kingston Community Center on Dec. 8, 6:30-8 p.m. to discuss the Governor’s Task Force on Transportation Spending, construction of new vessels,

KINGSTON KIWANIS and it was lots of fun and a great success.

Kingston Cleanup with Rotary and the other Kingston organizations will make Kingston ship-shape

for the holidays.

Our recruiting efforts are starting to pay off with the induction of Wendy Armstrong-Jewett, a wellknown lady who volunteered in a number of Kingston charities and school projects; and Rick Eveleth, who lives in Kingston most of the time, but loves to spend the rest of the year in Hawaii.

They are a great addition to our club and already volun-

teered to serve on a number of committees.

One fun event for our club during the Christmas holidays this year is Hal Hoover and the Kitsap Chordsmen, entertaining us with a concert of Christmas songs at the Firehouse Theater Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Santa Claus will be there to make sure everyone gets their wish at Christmas.

Judy Osborne reports we

have 652 toys and books with more purchases to be made by the Key Club for teens. Because of an anonymous donation, we were able to buy a second bike.

Jed Selter of Caring Clowns International donated $100 for toys. Kind of makes you feel good that kids that didn’t expect any Christmas gifts this year will have something under the tree.

Come see us at the Oak

Table CafĂŠ on Thursday mornings at 7. Have a great breakfast and enjoy the company of people who care for kids and their community. Call our president, Dick Osborne, at 297-4693; or me at 297-4462, if you have any questions.

Have a very Merry Christmas.

and liquefied natural gas.

The committee is also seeking input on ways to simplify fares and make payments more convenient. â– Edmonds ferry traffic: Burlington Northern is working on railroad tracks near Edmonds until Nov. 23.

Expect traffic delays. Main Street near the Edmonds terminal will be closed for a few hours between Nov. 18 and 20; traffic will be rerouted to Railroad Avenue. â– North Kitsap Trails

Association: The draft trail plan is complete and has been submitted to the county through Dennis Oost.

Public testimony was taken at meetings Nov. 7 and 14. â– North Kitsap Heritage Park: The permit to build a boardwalk to avoid wetlands as part of the Blue Trail reroute has been approved.

The trail across the meadow will be decommissioned.

The stewardship committee plans to submit a grant request to cover materials.

COMMUNITY REPORTS ■Nancy Langwith, Downtown Kingston Association. The Kingston Chamber of Commerce Events Committee will host the first Kingston Wine Walk on Nov. 18 from 4:308 p.m. Wine glasses can be purchased at Nancy’s Green Garden for $10 and used to sample wine from participating shops.

Kingston Country Christmas is scheduled for Dec. 10. The hanging

of the boughs is Nov. 26.

Volunteers should meet at the Pavilion in Mike Wallace Park at 9 a.m. Donations of greenery are appreciated.

Breakfast with Santa will be Dec. 10, 8-11 a.m., at David Wolfle Elementary School. Vendor booths will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Community Center. The Port will host the bonfire at the port at 3, Christmas music at 4 and the tree lighting with Santa at 5.

â– Clint Boxman, Rotary Club: The Rotary Christmas Party will be held Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. It will be a potluck Italian dinner with red wine and white-elephant gifts.

Community members are welcome to attend. RSVP to Randy Monlux at Kingston Stanley Steemer.

A blood drive is scheduled Dec. 20, noon to 3 and 4-6, at the Kingston Community Center. — Cindy McKay, secretary, KCAC

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Cetnarowski, Murray graduate from fire academy Members of North Kitsap Fire & Rescue’s 2011 volunteer-intern academy: Back row, from left, Jacob Johnson, Sam Carson, Kyle Murray, Jason Snodgrass; front row, from left, Jamal Stoudermire, Kyle Cetnarowski, Clinton Gelderman, Joe Williamson.

Named ‘Bulldogs’ for their tenacity, leadership, commitment to perfection KINGSTON — Kyle Cetnarowski, 25, of Hansville and Kyle Murray, 21, of Kingston were among eight volunteer trainees to graduate from firefighter recruit academy Nov. 13 at North Kitsap Fire & Rescue’s Paul T. Nichol headquarters fire station.

The other graduates are Sam Carson, 22, of Port Orchard; Jacob Johnson, 19, of Poulsbo; Clinton Gelderman, 18, of Poulsbo; Jason Snodgrass, 21, of Poulsbo; Jamal Stoudermire, 29, of Port Orchard; and Joe Williamson, 21, of Seattle.

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They are the latest to join NKF&R’s well-respected volunteer-intern program.

Once qualified to do so, volunteer-interns serve

alongside the department’s paid personnel, augmenting staffing levels. In exchange, volunteer-interns receive the training, certifications

and experience necessary to more effectively compete for paid positions in emergency services.

More than 200 have gone

through the program since its inception in 1988, and are serving in fire departments across the state and beyond.

Several of the graduates were honored with special awards. Snodgrass was named the academy’s valedictorian for tallying the highest test scores.

Carson, Cetnarowski, Murray and Snodgrass were named “Bulldogs.�

Recipients of this award, selected by the academy’s

instructors, are chosen for their tenacity, leadership, commitment to perfection and ability to overcome adversity.

Stoudermire was selected by his fellow recruits as most inspirational for his ability to motivate and support other team members.

Following the brief ceremonies, guests were treated to a live firefighting skills demonstration presented by the new recruits and their instructors.

The ceremony concludes the district’s 2011 volunteerintern firefighting academy, which started on Sept. 1.

Since then, the candidates have spent at least 10 hours a day for four days a week learning the fundamentals through lectures, presentations, reading, drillground exercises and live fire training.

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Taylor Wall is first runner-up Miss West Sound Hannah Price of Poulsbo wins title Hannah Price, 17, of Poulsbo was chosen as the new Miss West Sound, Nov. 12.

Taylor Wall of Kingston was chosen first runnerup. Cherisse Martinelli of Bremerton was chosen second runner-up. Both will make appearances as ambassadors throughout the year at various community events.

The scholarship pageant held at The Admiral Theatre in Bremerton featured 16 contestants from around the Kitsap Peninsula.

Moments after being selected, Price shared her excitement about winning the Miss West Sound title. “I am already looking forward to my duties this year — traveling, meeting new people and getting the word out about my platform, which is Disability Awareness,� she said.

Miss West Sound Hannah Price of Poulsbo is flanked by first runner-up Taylor Wall of Kingston, second runner-up Cherisse Martinelli and other pageant contestants, Nov. 12, in The Admiral Theatre in Bremerton. More than $50,000 in scholarships and awards were presented that evening. Below, Wall sings ‘Flat on the Floor’ by Carrie Underwood during the talent competition.

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As Miss West Sound, Price receives more than $19,000 in scholarships and awards and the opportunity to compete for the Miss Washington title in 2012.

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Wall was Miss Kingston in 2007-08; her sister, Jordan, is the current Miss Kingston.

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She was co-captain of the Puget Sound Elite Girls Basketball Team in 2007 and played in the AAU Basketball Nationals in Orlando, Fla. in 2006.

She is a student at Olympic College and a pageant stylist at The Wedding Bell TrÊs Chic. Her career ambition is to earn a bachelor’s degree

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Wall’s platform is “Kid University — Raising Leaders for Generations to Come.� “My family inspires me to aim high and keep learning,� she said in her pageant biography. “With this unconditional support, I have chosen to delve into the fashion industry, currently with styling and in the future with designing my own line, called Taylor Nicole Couture. I hope to inspire children to put forth their best effort and shoot for the stars, because nothing is impossible — the word itself says “I’m possible.�

With an outpouring of support from the Kitsap County community, the Miss West Sound Scholarship Program was able to award more than $50,000 in scholarships and prizes.

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Contestants also participate in community service events and develop leadership skills that help them excel in their chosen career and life goals.

Miss West Sound and Ambassadors were scheduled to volunteer at the Bremerton Food Bank Nov. 19-20. Price has also been invited to attend a North Kitsap School Board meeting on Dec. 1.

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Kingston Albertsons celebrates grand re-opening KINGSTON — Albertsons celebrated its grand re-opening Nov. 9, introducing new features store director Randi Ackerman says are “tailored to meet our customer’s unique shopping needs and preferences.�

In addition to expanded departments and greater variety throughout the store, customers will see self check-out registers, a customer lounge equipped with a fireplace, a seating area with TV and wireless Internet, and a new pharmacy consultation lounge offering more privacy.

The store has an expanded specialty cheese section.

The service deli is carrying a greater variety of items, including sandwiches and hot foods. The bakery

Exterior upgrades include new paint and trim.

Interior upgrades include expanded bakery, deli, organic and produce sections.

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department is filled with more freshly baked breads and festive cakes for all occasions.

Customers in search of organic, natural and gluten-

free products and other healthier choices will find them in abundance in the produce area and the frozen aisle. The liquor department’s new Villa Vino sec-

tion features local and highend specialty wines. There’s also an expanded section featuring 22-ounce craft beers.

Interior changes giv-

ing the store a fresh new look include a new dÊcor package. The store’s refrigeration system has also been upgraded to run off a more environmentally friendly

glycol system (a non-Freon, non-hazardous, natural refrigerant safe for the environment). The store’s exterior renovations include a new paint and trim job on the cedar shingles.

In celebration of the grand reopening, Ackerman and the store team are making donations to Gordon and Wolfe elementary schools, the Kingston Food Bank and the 2012 Miss Kingston Scholarship Fund.

The Kingston Albertsons is open every day from 6 a.m. to midnight.

SAV-ON Pharmacy hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rotarians are getting their ‘asks’ in gear to boost membership

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resident Clint Boxman has been in a full-press drive to increase our Rotary Club’s membership roster since assuming his position in July.

And his emphasis is showing real results. We welcomed new Rotarian Isaac Anderson in September, followed by two more new Rotarians and members of Kingston/North Kitsap Rotary: Karen Gibson and Nick Jewitt. Three members in a two-month period is remarkable growth for our small club, and hopefully foreshadows more success over the next months.

Past President Fredrick Branchflower is leading our effort to secure new Rotary members. “The chief limit on our quantity of good ideas for service projects is the number of brains that we can reach within. The chief limit on our quantity of acts of service that we can perform is the number of arms that we have to embrace humanity. The only way we can increase our impact on the world is to increase the number of our members,�

Fredrick said.

Therefore, we should strive to do so. How can we do that? Here’s a hint from

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By NANCY MARTIN Past Rotary International President Cliff Dochterman: “The reason many good people are not Rotarians is simple — nobody ever asked them,� he said.

The same idea was expressed in the book “Bowling Alone,� which is a study of the decline in volunteer activity in America over the last 50 years. The book mentions Rotary several times. Here’s the relevant quote: “When volunteers are asked why they happened to get involved in their particular activity, the most common answer is, ‘Somebody asked me’.

Conversely, when potential blood donors are asked why they haven’t given blood, the most common response is ‘Nobody asked.’ �

The lesson is obvious: Kingston Rotary members will be seeking new members by getting their asks into gear!

If you’d like to help make a difference in the North End communities, consider joining the Kingston Rotary Club. Although we meet in Kingston, we serve the entire North

Kitsap Peninsula. Our mailing addresses stretch from Suquamish to Indianola to Port Gamble to Hansville.

You’ll find Rotarians volunteering at many local events in these communities.

In the past months, Rotarians directed traffic for the annual Kingston High School Homecoming Parade, helped with the cider press at Village Green Park, and took down the tent at Mike Wallace Park in the Port of Kingston. Rotarians stage regular blood drives under the direction of Rotarian Jon Sole and in cooperation with the Puget Sound Blood Bank.

Rotarians are committed to helping the homeless, as well as supporting the local food banks. On Nov. 19, a group of Kingston Rotarians joined elected officials in kicking off Hunger and

Homeless Awareness Week, by serving a meal at the Bremerton Salvation Army.

Watch for Rotarians and Kiwanis outside the local grocery stores as they collect food for the annual Holiday Food Drive.

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We have a strong chamber that is growing in numbers, which means that other businesses are seeing the value in what the chamber has to offer. As with anything in life, you get out of the chamber what you put into it.

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I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and if you are able to give a little extra, please remember those in need and donate to one of our local food banks Donna Etchey, President and Publisher of North Kitsap Herald, Kingston Community News and Sound Classified (360) 779-4464 or detchey@northkitsapherald.com

directory, take a moment to call the chamber to find out how you can do some extra marketing for your business in the directory. We all cannot make every lunch or after hours, but we all browse through the directory throughout the year to shop for a service or a business.

The chamber also sends out copies to people who might be relocating here in North Kitsap (we have changed the format, so the rates are much more reasonable this year).

In 2012 we are making some changes to our lunches, we are booking government officials and others like the small business association to come and talk to us. We will also be looking at having more classes/seminars throughout the year and adding more networking opportunities, if you have any ideas that you would like to see the chamber add to the agenda for 2012, please give me a call or email. The chamber is here to assist you in any way we can.

As a reminder, don’t forget to come out and support our small businesses during this holiday season, buying/ dining local helps support your neighbors.

KINGSTON NETWORKING SCHEDULING CHANGES The next Kingston Networking meeting will be on November 30 instead of November 23 to avoid any conflicts with turkeys, travel, or cleaning that may be happening before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The meeting time and place - 8-9:00 am, Little City Catering (corner of 3rd & Ohio, Kingston) - remain the same.

In December, the Networking group will meet on the 14th only, with the first meeting of the new year on January 11, 2012!

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Albertsons – Linda Stenberg (360) 297-1800

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Kitsap Arts and Crafts – Bryan Monroe (360) 297-3975 www.kitsapartsandcrafts.com

Kirsopp Consulting, LLC – Gale Kirsopp (360) 2297-2922 www.kirsoppconsulting.com

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Kingston Dental – Dr. Sean Couch (360) 297-2298 www.kingstondental.net

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Minimum: Website and Business Directory Entry, link to your website, blast to the world about your belonging to the Chamber in the Kingston Community News, on Facebook and on our Weekly E-News.

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EVENTS

MONDAY 4th Monday Community Beautification Committee - 9 AM Kingston Chamber of Commerce

Friends of the Library - 10 AM @ Kingston Library Plus or Minus 50 Singles Night - 6 PM @ Cleo’s Learning Center Village Green Foundation - 4:30 PM @ Kingston Fire Station

2nd Thursday Kingston Chamber of Commerce After Hours - 5 PM @ Varying Locations – www.KingstonChamber.com

Rotary Lunch - 11:30 am @ Kingston Cove Yacht Club

1st Wednesday

Urban Economic Development Committee (Stakeholders) - 9 AM @ Cleo’s Learning Center

2nd Wednesday Super Seniors Lunch - Call (360) 811-0288 for more information

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DEC. 15 Children’s Meet Santa Christmas Party

Wolfle Elementary School @ 8 – 11:30 AM $4/person or $15/4 Silent Auction, Basket Raffle, photos with Santa Port Gamble’s Walker Ames Mansion @ 10 – 4 PM Hayrides and photos with Santa all day Kingston Chamber of Commerce @ 12 – 4 PM

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Hansville Community Center @ 7 PM Santa comes to Hansville early to give the children a chance to express their Christmas wishes and to receive a small goodie bag of treats. There will also be a puppet variety show presented by the always popular Puppets Please Marionettes troupe. Snacks and prizes for the kids. This event is free and open to the public.

DEC. 17 Hansville Holiday Concert

Parade of Boats

Hansville Community Center @ 2 PM Holiday music will fill the Community Center at this popular event. Get the Holiday spirit in full swing and sing along to your favorite Christmas carols. Our volunteers help with making holiday treats to share and enjoy at the event. This event is free and open to the public.

The Kingston Cove Yacht Club will parade their holiday decorated boats on Apple Tree Cove.

DEC. 31 New Year’s Eve Bingo Night

Port of Kingston @ 4:30 PM Enjoy the glow of warming bon fires, hot chocolate and cookies while listening to the music of the season at the Mike Bookey Event Stage.

Santa lights the Christmas Tree and the Port of Kingston Botanical Display of Lights @ 5 PM This display rivals the Bellevue Botanical Gardens and will remain lit through the holidays.

DEC. 11 Santa’s Workshop Port Gamble’s Walker Ames Mansion @ 11 – 3 PM Hayrides and photos with Santa all day

FRIDAY 1st Friday

Kingston Citizens Advisory Council - 7 PM @ North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Station on Miller Bay Road

Hansville @ 10 AM to 4 PM. Tour six decorated homes plus the Point No Point Lighthouse. Tickets Available at Hansville Grocery store for $10 before the event $12 at the door.

Port of Kingston

Kiwanis Meeting - 7 AM @ Oak Table CafĂŠ in Kingston Port Gamble Cruz Car Show @ 4 PM

WEDNESDAY Every Wednesday

8:00AM @ Little City Catering on the corners of Ohio and 3rd in Kingston. If you have a business you’d like to promote, come and bring lots of business cards. Visit one of our many coffee establishments on your way in! This opportunity is FREE. Chamber Membership Benefits will be discussed as well as Ambassador opportunities.

DEC. 9 Holiday Home Tour

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THURSDAY Every Thursday

3rd Tuesday

5 – 7 PM @ Columbia Bank, Kingston on Lindvog and Hwy 104 in Kingston. This is an annual event as the Columbia Bank Hosts this After Hours in true Holiday Spirit!

3rd Wednesday

Kingston Historical Society - 10 AM @ Kingston Community Center Kingston Networking - 8 AM @ Little City Catering’s meeting room

2nd Tuesday

DEC. 14 Kingston Networking Hosted by the Kingston Chamber Ambassadors – Open to EVERYONE

Photos with Santa

4th Wednesday

Kingston Chamber Luncheon - 12 PM @ Kingston Cove Yacht Club Events Committee - 4 PM @ Cleo’s Learning Center

DEC. 8 Kingston Chamber After Hours

Kingston Networking - 8 AM @ Little City Catering’s meeting room Kingston Garden Club -9 AM @ Redeemer Church on Parcells Road

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DEC. 13 Chamber Board of Directors Meeting 7:30 AM @ Little City Catering – All members welcome with notification to 2973813. This is the first meeting of the new

Hansville Community Center @ 5:45 PM Are you looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? How about playing Bingo?

On Saturday, December 31, GHCC will host another Bingo night with early bird games beginning at 6:30 pm and the main games starting at 7:00. Doors will open at 5:45 to allow plenty of time to get your bingo cards, ink daubers or snacks before the games begin. Games will end around 9:30 so you will have plenty of time to get home and watch the “Ball� drop at Times Square on TV or head out to another celebration. Everyone is welcome and children can play if accompanied by an adult guardian. Remember the more cards you play the better your chance of winning and the larger the cash prizes. So bring your family and friends for a fun evening and you may even take home some extra $$.

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Land conservation effort is challenging, but exciting

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arlier this year, a historic event took place in Kitsap County.

On an overcast day in mid-October, I joined leaders from Olympic Property Group (OPG), Kitsap County, Suquamish Tribe, and land conservation group Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) to announce an effort to conserve as much as 7,000 acres and two miles of shoreline along Port Gamble Bay. This is the single-largest conservation opportunity ever undertaken in Puget Sound.

All of this land is owned

by OPG’s parent company, Pope Resources, who has made it clear they want out of their real estate hold-

ings in Kitsap County. We applaud their efforts in attempting a creative solution to sell the land while benefitting the community.

This new, recently announced conservation effort represents the last, best opportunity for the Kitsap community to preserve the land as it exists today. OPG has made it clear that the next step is to break up the land into 20-acre parcels for individual sale.

To be sure, the challenges we face with this endeavor are significant: the option agreement for the land spans just 18 months and the clock started to tick in late September. This isn’t to say that all the land must be purchased within that time

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By JEROMY SULLIVAN frame, but significant progress must be made to convince OPG of the plan’s viability. To purchase the land, Forterra, who is heading up the effort, will pursue grants and private donations, while

the Great Kitsap Forest & Bay Project — a coalition of community and business organizations — will launch a public outreach campaign.

While all this is happening, our Tribe and the other entities will pursue other fundraising options.

This is truly a group effort and that’s what makes it so exciting: Everyone — from OPG and the county to the Tribes and the community — are coming together to help positively impact the landscape of Kitsap County for generations. For our Tribe, this is significant as the eventual outcome for the most delicate areas being discussed — namely the shoreline of Port Gamble Bay — has a

Some tips to keep your family fire-safe NORTH KITSAP W FIRE & RESCUE

e wish you a holiday season that is full of light, laughter and love. In that spirit, we offer the following safety tips to help you ensure that your family’s holiday isn’t marred by tragedy.

■ First, make sure your home is protected with working smoke alarms to double your chances of surviving a fire. Use the “test”

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■ Plan your family’s fire escape and share it with guests so they’ll also know two ways out of every room as well as where to meet outside in the event of a fire.

Avoid the most common holiday fire causes: ■ If choosing a fresh tree or greens, select the freshest possible. Keep them wellhydrated and away from heat sources. Remove promptly from the home when trees or greens become dry.

■ Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using holiday lights. Avoid overloading electrical cords or circuits. It’s dangerous to run cords across traffic areas or through doors and windows where they can be damaged. Use clips instead of staples or nails to install

light strings, and always unplug them before leaving home or going to bed.

■ Unattended cooking is the leading cause of fires year-round. Prevent these incidents by staying in the kitchen whenever you’re creating your holiday meals on the stovetop.

■ Candles spark more fires during this season than at any other time of the year.

We’d prefer it if you avoided candles, but if you use them, make sure that they’re positioned in sturdy stands away from anything else than can burn. Blow them out before leaving the room or heading to bed.

Keep your family safe from preventable injuries: ■ Use care when putting up decorations; place them clear of traffic areas. Nearly 6,000 people are treated in emergency rooms every

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direct impact on our culture and way of life.

The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has lived on the shores of Port Gamble Bay for more than 1,000 years. According to oral traditions, our original ancestral home was where the town of Port Gamble now sits. We were moved across to Point Julia in 1853 to make way for the Port Gamble sawmill. The connection between our homes has always been Port Gamble Bay. Since time immemorial, the bay has provided our people with an essential link to the past, not to mention food for our tables.

Over the past several months, as momentum for this conservation effort has

year for trips or falls associated with holiday décor.

■ Remind visitors, who may be unaccustomed to having kids around, to keep matches, lighters, weapons and medications out of children’s reach. Consider the accessibility of dangerous items when your family visits others’ homes too.

■ Make sure that everyone is properly restrained when riding in the car.

Unrestrained persons, pets or cargo can be the cause of serious injuries in collisions. Come to our monthly child car seat check on Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Paul T. Nichol headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road NE, near Kingston.

Give a gift of safety: ■ If someone is receiving a bicycle, scooter, skates or skateboard, contact us to get a gift certificate for a custom-fit helmet.

■ Fire-escape ladders are available at most variety, hardware and home improvement stores.

■ Help loved ones start their disaster-preparedness kit with battery-operated or hand-crank flashlights, hand-crank radio, etc. Get a complete list of supplies at www.kitsapdem.org.

In addition to escorting Santa to community events during the holiday season, we will also host him at the headquarters fire station Dec. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. Bring the family down to enjoy some refreshments, see the fire engine and share your seasonal wishes with Santa.

From our families to yours, happy holidays!

begun to build, we’ve seen how passionately people feel about this land. Yes, it’s a beautiful part of the world, but it’s more than that. Like members of our Tribe, the love, the connection everyone involved feels for this area — their home — is strong and they want to do what they can to protect it.

The effort to conserve this vast area of land is truly an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There’s a long road ahead, but we’ve taken the essential first step.

If you’re interested in becoming involved, please visit www.greatkitsapforestbay.org or email info@ greatpeninsula.org.

Learn more about the KingstonEdmonds ferry KINGSTON — Washington State Ferries officials will hold a public meeting Dec. 8, 6:308 p.m., in the Kingston Community Center Kingston Room, 11212 State Highway 104.

Assistant Transportation Secretary David Moseley will present on state and routespecific issues. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to Moseley and his team.

WSF is holding a series of community meetings in the region to provide information, answer questions and hear from customers on a variety of issues, including new vessels, upcoming terminal construction projects, and the governor’s Connecting Washington Task Force (www.governor.wa.gov/priorities/ transportation/connectwa.asp).

Contact Joy Goldenberg at (206) 515-3411 or GoldenJ@wsdot.wa.gov two weeks before the meeting if you need written materials in alternate formats, a sign language interpreter, physical accessibility accommodations, or other reasonable accommodations.

Persons who cannot hear can contact the event sponsor through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 711.

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The trials of a ‘soccer mom’

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’m embarrassed to tell you that I never played sports growing up, except when they made me in P.E. I was active — bicycling, tree climbing and, it was the height of the aerobics era, so I was pretty fluent in the grapevine and pony step. But I never learned to be a team player.

This is probably why I’m having trouble being a good Soccer Mom. I love that my kids play sports. They are awesome! They inherited their love of sports from their dad, I know this.

Megan and Jacob have played for several years, and they are both getting really good at going after the ball, taking ownership of their new skills and trusting their instincts. I feel really happy for them.

But I’m getting the idea that I’m not doing my part.

A lot of the other parents — the ones who obviously know a lot about soccer and

ROUNDABOUT

By DENISE ROUNDY used to play it and probably still play it every day — stand on the sidelines and yell things to the kids.

“Megan, run up! Help her! Help her! No, what are you doing … No, no, no! OK, now you need to go back! Back, back, back!

Follow through with it, follow through!”

Is it because I didn’t play sports as a kid that I don’t get how helpful this is? Or is it just because I’m lazy?

And I am — a lazy parent lounging away on my sports chair. Even if I knew what

to yell, it feels like a lot of work to help her figure out how to play soccer from the sidelines. I didn’t know that it was a spectator-involved sport. My druthers is to just sit and smile, with the occasional, “Good job, Megan!”

But that’s me, lazy.

If I did start yelling, it would probably be things like, “Megan, don’t push!

Megan, tie your shoe!” And those don’t seem to be what the other parents are yelling.

Sideline parenting. I haven’t Google searched this, but I think it’s already a real thing. It must be popular, with so many people doing it.

I’m curious. Can the sideline parenting style be used elsewhere? Dance recitals, maybe? Those cute little dancers in their tutus might improve their performances with a little parental coaching from the audience.

“Leap, Jessie, leap! Now twirl — chin up! Point your

toes! Don’t slouch!”

Could be useful. Parents get up out of their seats to take pictures, why not to call out play by play direction? No sense making the kidlets try to remember the routines on their own.

Piano recitals? We always told the kids that when they made a mistake, to just keep playing through and no one would notice. Maybe that wasn’t such good advice, I’m thinking now. Maybe comments from parents in the audience — “Sheesh, missed that note! Faster, faster!

Now slower. Ugh, too loud, too loud!” — maybe then the kids would recognize their mistakes and do better? Might be worth a try.

So, is it just my lack of sports experience that makes me stare open-mouthed at parents who shout orders at 10-year-old girls? Or is it that I’m too lazy to yell and be helpful myself?

If you see me around town, please don’t yell at me for my sideline parenting ignorance. I would cry, and I’m not lazy about crying.

In fact, I’m downright energetic about it.

Two North Enders impress at state wool competition OLYMPIA — Kathleen Watson of Kingston placed third in the adult division of the Make It With Wool competition, Oct. 29 in Olympia.

The competition coincided with the annual convention of the Washington State Sheep Producers Association.

The contest and fashion show involved 18 contestants who modeled garments they had sewn with fabric that was at least 60

percent wool. First-place finishers will go on to the national competition.

Watson won third for her gray tweed coat. She won a sheep pelt.

Sofia Svensson of Indianola competed in the junior division. She was not a top finisher but modeled a blue zip-front jacket and brown skirt.

Her older sister, Johanna, went to Nationals the past two years.

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Update on Village Green project VILLAGE A GREEN UPDATE

s readers of these pages will remember, the next step toward construction of the new multipurpose community center at the Village Green is to raise $2 million to $3 million to fill the gaps.

Already, $1 million was raised for site preparation and engineering, and $1 million was awarded by the state Department of Commerce this year. The state funds will not begin to flow to us until VGF can demonstrate that we

have raised the rest of the money.

We are preparing for the next step now. On the evening of Nov. 6, 50 Village Green fans gathered at the Oak Table to sample Ross and Nikki McCurdy’s excellent spaghetti sauce and participate in a brainstorming session about who might have resources to give to this project. The results filled several flip-chart pages; it was a fun-filled and exciting event. Thanks to Ross and Nikki, to Rick Bjornson for providing wine, to

VILLAGE GREEN FOUNDATION Lacey Anders of Borrowed Kitchen Bakery for the cookies, and to Maureen O’Rourke for the creative flier design. And thanks to everyone who attended; this community really rocks!

Here’s what you can do to help us move the project along in the next few

months. Visit www.kingstonvillagegreen.org to let us know about your interest in any of the following. And while you’re there, take a look at the sketch on the home page depicting in general terms what the building could look like. The next step is the architectural design work, with lots of public input! Remember the structure will include Boys & Girls Club, library, senior center and public meeting rooms.

We also plan to have a small office available to the

Health District as part of providing various social services.

First, we need to continue identifying resources in the community and beyond that will be essential to completing fundraising for the building. E-mail (info@ kingstonvillagegreen.org) any names of individuals or businesses that we should approach about supporting the community center.

Second, sign up for one of several committees that will help us with the fundraising task.

Third, if you have a donation to make, you can send it to P.O. Box 1317, Kingston 98346. Contributions are tax deductible.

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Cast light on winter coops

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s the seasons change and the dark months of winter begin to set in on us, those of us eating fresh local eggs must face a sad, seasonal reality — the hens stop laying eggs in the winter.

That is, unless chicken keepers add light to their coops to keep their hens producing.

I thought you might like to know more about the chicken coop lighting subject, so I asked my local chicken expert (Teri Munter of Country Pet & Feed Shoppe) if she would share a few words of wisdom regarding the topic.

Here’s what Teri had to say: If you would like your hens to lay eggs consistently throughout the winter, it is important to supply them with at least 14-16 hours of light per day. Light can be easily supplemented by the use of a low-wattage bulb set on a timer. The light should be sufficient to barely be able to read a newspaper by.

The reason additional winter light is necessary is that daylight stimulates the hen’s pituitary gland to stimulate her ovaries to produce eggs. Shorter days will also often prompt hens to molt, during which time they do not lay eggs. Without additional light in the shorter winter months, the rate of egg production will fall or may even cease entirely.

If using supplemental light, many people believe it is best to set it to turn on in the morning only.

They reason that the hens may become disoriented if they have not gone to their roost at night and suddenly find themselves in the dark.

Others appreciate the addition of nighttime lighting in the coop for collecting eggs.

In any case, it is important that the hens be on the roost before setting the light to turn off, and that the timing remain consistent.

Thank you, Teri. Now we only have to say goodbye to those awesome eggs for a couple months.

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Spinal Column Radio brings collector, fan together I

love podcasting. I love it for many different reasons. But it’s the “Power of the Podcast” that keeps me coming back.

It’s been nearly two years now since my 11-year-old son, Logan, and I launched our Spinal Column Radio podcast over the “Internet airwaves.” A podcast is essentially a radio show that you can listen to on the Internet at your convenience — no need to tune in at a particular time. Ours, as you may have guessed, is about chiropractic.

Our father-son team works because Logan wants to be a chiropractor like Dad and has a knack for technology. That’s why he’s my audio-engineer. As for me, I love talking about chiropractic — especially behind a microphone.

Our podcast attracts regular listeners all over the

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for regular interaction with listeners and gives them a face.

This particular “Power of the Podcast” story really starts with the birth of commercial radio.

I had decided to create a show on the history of radio, and chiropractic’s involvement with it. Most people are unaware that the radio of today has the developer of chiropractic, Dr. B.J. Palmer, at its forefront. It was B.J. Palmer that saw something in radio that others did not — at least not at first: simply, its ability to communicate messages to a great “unseen audience,” as he called it, all at once. And with this vision, in 1922 he purchased the second commercial radio station in the United States. Many more soon followed.

As I immersed myself in radio history research, I

soon found myself reaching out to a certain antique collector from Midland, Mich. — an antique collector that had discovered, in a Salvation Army store no less, rare recordings of B.J. Palmer broadcasting health talks from his radio station. Before long, the collector was on my show telling his story of discovery.

And then he surprised me.

Rather than him continuing to peddle copies of these recordings, he requested we podcast them in their entirety! It was his way of giving these little-known recordings back to our profession. It was with honor and humility that we did just that.

It didn’t take long for these history podcasts to go viral within the chiropractic community. I had chiropractors from all over the world expressing their

jubilation and gratitude.

But one such expression really stood head and shoulders above the rest. It was an email from a very, very excited chiropractor — a chiropractor who has an over-the-top fascination with B.J. Palmer, collecting anything and everything B.J. On a lark, he did a B.J. Palmer Google search and found our podcast of the recordings — recordings that even he, the B.J. Palmer fanatic, had never heard before. But what makes this story even more interesting is that this particular chiropractor practices in the same city as our antique collector! And, everyday as he drives to and from work, he passes by the same Salvation Army where these recordings were found!

As you can probably guess by now, our antique collector and fanatical chi-

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utumn days, just before winter sets in, is my favorite time of year, but along with it comes many memories of past years.

When one gets “long in the tooth,” as my Gran used to say, often times events and people come to mind.

Maybe that’s God’s way of letting us take stock of ourselves and the lives we have led. Did we do the things that were dreamed of or was it all one compromise after another? Have we shown family and friends what they mean to us by being there in time of need? Perhaps a kind or encouraging word is all it took.

Being human with a conscience, there are always regrets. If you look at it this way, being human is a tough job — always wanting to do the right thing then sliding back. I was taught by my

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By JACQUE THORNTON mother when I complained, “Life was not meant to be fair but lived.”

For me, in my progression over the years, I have found peace within myself and faith is my comfort. Today I am still blessed with a busy and active mind. Some are not so fortunate. Oh, sure, I forget where I left the keys, or can’t find that

note I wrote to remember something, but ask me what I remember about Pearl Harbor or other events and I can tell you every detail of the day.

I still remember my folks knowing something was in the wind after receiving mail from mother’s older brother, Forrest, who was in the Army Air Force in 1939 and the 1940s. It was yet to become one Air Force until WWII. He was stationed in Borneo, just north of Java, Indonesia, and was warning what was coming before long. As a child I had no idea what it was all about, or why the whispers after letters came, and Java was just slang for coffee. I liked to look at the beer labels and the black and white pictures he sent, thinking he was at

the end of the world. I guess in that day it really was.

It still seems like a bad dream. I was the first to hear the paperboy trotting down our little street yelling “Extra, Extra”, and something about war. After waking the folks after a late night out, I was sent flying after the paperboy. Running back, I saw people talking and crying over fences, still in robes and slippers. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the white faces of my parents when I reached home.

The radio was on and they were quietly sitting and listening. Uncle Forrest had been right, but Pearl Harbor bombed — a real shock!

My stepfather, William, joined the Navy as a medic and mom took a job at Boeing, welding on the

wings of the first B-29 bomber. She was frozen on the job, meaning you didn’t up and quit, and I became the babysitter for my brother and two little sisters. My own father was not able to join the service and went to work for Todd Shipyard until he retired.

We’d come through a world depression to WWII, and when the war was over, there were again some hard times, but we picked up, fought for unions and a

ropractor have become best friends. And while you could argue that our fanatical chiropractor really should have been the one to have found these rare recordings of B.J. Palmer, that would have been limiting.

What truly amazes me about all of this is that it took a podcast produced 1,800 miles away to bring two people together, that literally live two blocks away from one another, to not only forge a friendship and share in a passion of things from chiropractic past, but to impact and touch the lives of those in the great “unseen audience.”

— Dr. Thomas R. Lamar is a chiropractor at Anchor Chiropractic in the Health Services Center and is the host of SpinalColumnRadio. com.

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