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Walk MS events are scheduled April 14 on Bainbridge Island and in Silverdale.
WALK WILL RAISE MONEY TO FIGHT MS Bainbridge Island and Kitsap Peninsula residents will walk April 14 to raise awareness and research money for the effort to defeat multiple sclerosis. Walk MS events are scheduled at Bainbridge Island High School and at Klahowya Secondary School in Silverdale. Both events start at 9 a.m. with registration, followed by a program at 9:30 a.m. and the walk at 10 a.m. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. It usually affects people between the ages of 20 and 50 with varied and unpredictable symptoms including fatigue, numbness, loss of balance, vision problems and paralysis. There is no cure for MS, but better treatments over the years are helping people live with and manage the disease. In the Puget Sound area, some 10,000 people are expected to come together to raise funds and celebrate hope for a world free of MS. The fundraising goal in this region is $1.87 million. “Research is bringing better and better treatments and pushing us that much closer to a cure,” chapter President Patty ShepherdBarnes said. To be a donor or walker, call (800) 344-4867, visit www.walkmsnorthwest.org, or show up on April 14.
Adventure awaits you W at Kitsap’s Navy museums
BY JOHNNY WALKER Kitsap Week ith the third-largest concentration of naval forces in the United States, the Puget Sound has a deep Navy history spanning generations. To preserve and interpret that past for the benefit of the Navy and the public, Navy Museums northwest have opened two new exhibits in Bremerton and Keyport that commemorate the Navy's earliest fighting traditions during war, while also taking a look behind the scenes at what it takes to
keep ships fit to keep the peace. To commemorate the 200year anniversary of the War of 1812 against the British Empire, matching exhibits at both the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport and Bremerton based Puget Sound Navy Museum chronicle the Navy's major activities during the war's first year. It was sometimes called the second revolutionary war because it was declared a mere 30 years after the first, and the young Navy earned national adoration through its aggressive ship on ship duels. Renowned for its exploits during the war, a scale model of
Museum Director Bill Galvani displays a scale model of “Old Ironsides” at the War of 1812 exhibit at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport. Johnny Walker / Kitsap Week
the heavy frigate USS Constitution adds depth to the Keyport exhibit — sure to inspire the imagination of sailors of all ages. The USS Constitution still serves today as the oldest commissioned Navy vessel afloat. Interpretive panels speak to events on the anniversary year See MUSEUMS, Page 2
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KITSAP WEEK Fun at local Navy museums SPORTS ■ Classic soccer rivalry / A6 ■ Outlaws head to Reno / A6
School’s future up in the air Residents to city:
‘Slow down’ on shoreline plan By MEGAN STEPHENSON
Breidablik Elementary School interim principal Glen Robbins high-fives third-grader Elliot Nettlebeck as students arrive for school, Thursday. A district committee is studying whether to close an elementary school to stave off a budget deficit. On April 10, Breidablik topped the list of choices in a survey. Kipp Robertson / Herald
Committee survey is not a recommendation to close Breidablik, but district isn’t recruiting a new principal By RICHARD WALKER and KIPP ROBERTSON North Kitsap Herald staff
POULSBO — As of now, most School Closure Committee members say Breidablik Elementary School should be closed by the 2013-14 school year, with stu-
dents distributed evenly to all schools and new attendance boundaries developed. But that could change. Superintendent Rick Jones called a recent survey of committee members “a pulse check,” and was adamant Thursday that the
survey results are not a recommendation. “They only did that for me, knowing it was not going to be a recommendation to the board. They all know they can change their mind,” he said. See SURVEY, Page A2
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PUBLIC HEARING
POULSBO — In the largest public participation yet for the city’s update of its shoreline rules, the majority of those who testified Wednesday asked the City Council to “slow down” and “step back.” The council began reviewing the plan in January after nearly three years of work by planning staff and the Planning Commission. The state is requiring each city and county to update their Shoreline Master Program plans by December 2012; however,
A public hearing on proposed changes to the city’s Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for April 18, 7:05 p.m., at City Hall, 200 NE Moe St. Among the proposed changes: Adopt the Urban Paths of Poulsbo Plan. See www.cityofpoulsbo. com/planning/comp_ plan_2011_2012.htm. Poulsbo’s grant funding runs out in June. The plan was last updated See SHORELINE, Page A3
Oily rags caused fire that destroyed Indianola home INDIANOLA — A fire that destroyed a nearly completed, unoccupied house was likely caused by spontaneous combustion of rags and/or buffer pads left in the structure after being used to apply oil finish to wood floors. That’s according to the Kitsap County Fire Marshal, regarding
the fire that consumed the house April 8. Based on interviews with the homeowners and examination of evidence at the scene, investigators found that conditions inside the two-story, 3,300 square foot See FIRE, Page A3
Port seeks new commissioner, and a new attorney Application deadline May 7 By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — The Port of Poulsbo is accepting applications for position vacated by Arnie Bockus, who resigned.
The application deadline is noon on May 7. As of Thursday, retired Navy man Ron Savage and lawyer Stephen Swann had applied for the position. Commissioner Jim Rutledge said at the commission meeting April 5 that he and Chairman Tony DeCarlo will review the applications and interview qualified applicants, but he was See APPOINT, Page A9
TO APPLY Commission applications are being accepted until noon, May 7. Visit www.portofpoulsbo.com for application.
Norbut: ‘I have far more to do’ By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Over the last 20 years, and the last few contentious months, the Port of Poulsbo has used the services
of local attorney Greg Norbut. On April 5, the port’s Board of Commissioners voted to find another port attorney. Norbut said the appointment and subsequent resignation of former Commissioner Arnie Bockus was a factor. “I just didn’t want to represent the port anymore,” he said Monday. “I have far more to do See NORBUT, Page A9
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