HERALD NORTH K ITSAP
Friday, March 9, 2012 | Vol. 111, No. 10 | WWW.NORTHKITSAPHERALD.COM | 50¢
IN THE HERALD
Coming to grips with a violent month Gathering prays for ‘removal of fear’
— In this edition
REMODELING
At Sentinel, it’s not just a job, it’s a partnership. PAGES 3-4
HOME & GARDEN SHOWS
Get ideas from gardening guru Ciscoe Morris and more than 200 exhibitors. PAGE 5
TOUR OF ARCHITECTS GARDENING
Miss Snippy’s Compendium of Practical Plants. PAGES 7-8
RESOURCES
Need help with that project? See your librarian. PAGES 9-10
CALENDAR
Upcoming classes, club meetings and plant sales. PAGES 10-11
NEXT WEEK You’ve got a date with Ciscoe Morris and Miss Snippy PRO AND CON: BOCKUS APPOINTMENT ■ Us: Resign ■ Them: Move on — Pages A4-5
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Robert Kuehl
Patrice Page
Decision due March 19 By KIPP ROBERTSON
POULSBO — As a former full-time teacher at Wolfle Elementary School, Beth Schneidler has specific qualities she is looking for in the next leader of the North Kitsap School District. She wants someone who can collaborate, is approachable, a good listener, and has a background in the classroom setting. This week, Schneidler and the North Kitsap community were able to meet the three finalists for the superintendent position. David Gray, Robert Kuehl and Patrice Page all made a visit to NKSD. “I think the process that brought it down to these candidates must have been good,”
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OULSBO — February 2012 will likely be remembered as a time when Kitsap grieved, when we tried to make sense of it all, to understand why any of it happened, to understand if any of it could have been prevented. On Feb. 8, Joseph Michael Henninger of Poulsbo was shot and killed by local police after he allegedly fired a gun inside the Les Schwab Tire Center on Viking Avenue. His family said a
David Gray
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
See what’s hot in Bainbridge and Port Orchard. PAGES 6, 9
Coverage, pages A6-7. Congratulations, pages A12-13. Who will be superintendent?
“We need some place to be where we’re not alone. We need each other.” — Dave Webster, Poulsbo
KITSAP WEEK John Denver tribute coming to Bremerton
Bucs win 3rd!
See FINALISTS, Page A14
Right, Helen Heins, a member of Kitsap Quilters, was among the 50 or so residents who turned out for a special service at Poulsbo First Lutheran Church Tuesday. Megan Stephenson / Herald
change in medication may have led to his uncharacteristic behavior. On Feb. 17, Adam T. Hewins of Kingston allegedly tried to rob the Timberland Bank branch on Viking Avenue because, he reportedly told
police later, he has been out of work, his rent is past due and he needed the money. On Feb. 21, Darwin Dunker of Poulsbo was shot and killed in his apartment by his friend. Casey Cutlip of Poulsbo turned
himself in and was charged with firstdegree murder. On Feb. 22, 8-year-old Amina Kocer-Bowman was shot and critically injured by a handgun that discharged in a 9-year-old classmate’s backpack at See GATHERING, A2
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Gregoire speaks at Poulsbo service for park ranger: A2-3
Need help talking about it? Resources are available: A11
Timeline of tragedies: Page A11
Residents ask two Poulsbo port officials to resign By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Disgruntled port residents have called for commissioners Tony DeCarlo and Arnold Bockus’s resignation over DeCarlo and port attorney Greg Norbut’s handling of Bockus’ appointment to a commission vacancy. Other port residents, meanwhile, have called for the issue to be dropped. They express their support for Bockus in a guest column on page A5 of this edition of the Herald. DeCarlo conceded at the port’s regular meeting on March 1 that legislation is “warranted” to clarify whether a sitting commissioner can be appointed to another vacancy during an existing term. But Commissioner See PORT, Page A11
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