North Kitsap Herald, December 09, 2011

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HERALD NORTH K ITSAP

SHOOTING IN SUQUAMISH

Friday, December 9, 2011 | Vol. 110, No. 49 | WWW.NORTHKITSAPHERALD.COM | 50¢

Poulsbo Lions Bellringer Fund

One person was reportedly shot, neighbors were evacuated and one person was in custody at press time Thursday, on Second Avenue in Suquamish. See page A3 and NorthKitsapHerald.com.

Hundreds celebrate Julefest

‘He was a peacekeeper’ Big bump in Lions Bellringer Fund total POULSBO — Every donation counts. The Poulsbo Lions Bellringer Fund reached $8,680 Thursday morning, way ahead of the todate total this time last year but far from the $35,000 goal. Donations to the Poulsbo Lions Bellringer Fund are used to provide food, emergenc y shelter and emergenc y ■ Poulsbo’s financial Lighted Boat assistance to Parade is North Kitsap Dec. 16 and 17. — See residents in Calendar, need. pages A12-13 Annually, the fundraising goal is about $35,000. The fund was founded in the

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See BELLRINGER, Page A2

Lucia Bride Margaret Graves is escorted by torchlight to the Julefest bonfire Dec. 3, at the Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park in Poulsbo. Several hundred people turned out for the night of festivities, sponsored by the Sons of Norway Poulsbo, Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association and Walmart. According to two Norwegian exchange students, Julefest in Poulsbo “is as close to Norway as you can get.” For more photos from the event, see page A10. Megan Stephenson / Herald

Budget cut leaves school on hook By KIPP ROBERTSON krobertson@northkitsapherald.com

KINGSTON — Elimination of funding for school uniforms from the North Kitsap School

District’s 2011-12 budget has left Kingston High School with a bill for uniforms ordered before the budget was adopted. The uniform equipment

replacement fund, which provided $8,500 to high schools for athletic uniforms, was established to See UNIFORMS, Page A2

Charles Lawrence’s public service is still remembered a half-century after his death at the age of 39 By MEGAN STEPHENSON mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com

SUQUAMISH — Fifty years after Charles Lawrence passed away, his name evokes strong memories of the man who survived boarding school and war, of the dedicated tribal leader and devoted family man. One of his daughters, Barbara Lawrence-Piecuch, described his life: He was removed from his family and sent to a residential school where he was forbidden to See HONORING, Page A3

Hayrides, music and lots of lights in North Kitsap this weekend By RICHARD WALKER rwalker@northkitsapherald.com

KINGSTON — A simple flip of the switch Saturday at 5 p.m. and thousands of lights will turn Kingston into a wonderland of holiday illumination, but the

meticulous work of creating each lighted display began six months ago. “We started in June,” said Kori Henry, executive director of the Port of Kingston. “Eight to 12 See WEEKEND, Page A11

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Seamus Gallagher, 2, marvels at the lights with his dad, Joe, during the Port Gamble Country Christmas in 2010. Activities are planned this weekend in Kingston and Port Gamble. Herald file photo


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