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Kingston ferry exhausts subsidy
Hauge: No wrongdoing in fatal shooting by police By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Hauge said Wednesday that police were justified in fatally shooting an armed Poulsbo man at the Les Schwab Tire Center on Viking Avenue Feb. 8. “It was a justified s h o o t i n g ,” Hauge told the North K i t s a p Joseph Matthew Herald. “The Henninger was investigation shot and killed is still open, by police Feb. 8. but I don’t anticipate any new information at this point.” Hauge said he gave only a “cursory review” of the investigation report, but expects to release a full analysis of the report, as well as toxicology, by May 2. Hauge said there will be, in his report, “some discussion” of what caused Joseph Matthew Henninger to walk into the tire center and fire a handgun. But, he added, “That’s not the focus. See SHOOTING, Page A9
SoundRunner’s time running out as deficit grows Kirsten Vorpahl, in white car, and Ben Walters get ready to race April 14 in the Kitsap Soap Box Derby, on Dauntless Drive in Poulsbo. Kirsten placed first both days of the derby. She hopes to race again in the World Championships in Akron, Ohio. Megan Stephenson / Herald
A lot of vroom, no fumes
16-20 racers compete in local Soap Box Derby By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
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OULSBO — In Kitsap Soap Box Derby, girls rule. “The girls generally win,” said Kitsap derby president David
Walters. Such as 10-year-old Kirsten Vorpahl of Silverdale, who raced in the World Championships in Akron, Ohio last year — only her second year racing. “It’s exciting, it feels way faster than it is,” she said. Derby cars can reach speeds of 35 mph in the Akron races. But April 14 was a feel-good race day, the first of the season. Kitsap Soap Box Derby opened the season racing on a more gentle hill, Dauntless Drive, next to the Big 5 sporting goods store and Olympic College.
Between 16 and 20 kids participated. Kids age 7 to 17 can race in Soap Box Derby; the younger in stock cars (total weight 200 pounds), and the older in super stock cars (240 pounds). The Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program which has run nationally since 1934. Trevor Martin, an 8-year-old from Poulsbo, is starting his first official year racing. During last year’s practice runs, he was a little nervous.
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
KINGSTON — Kingston Port to residents and SoundRunner commuters: It’s now or never. Port commissioners explained the passenger-only ferry’s expenses so far at a special meeting Tuesday, and admitted they were “optimistic” last fall when they allocated $200,000 a year to subsidize the service. The passenger ferry system is expected to use its $200,000 subsidy from the port, earmarked for 2012, by the end of April at the current expense rate. The port has spent $641,536 since May 2011 subsidizing SoundRunner. In the first three months of 2012, SoundRunner grossed an income of $76,224. Port Manager Kori Henry said SoundRunner has reduced operating expenses by 30 percent since
See DERBY, Page A3
Mayor says free transit rides will help residents get through hard times By MEGAN STEPHENSON
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POULSBO — For those hard up for cash, it may now be easier to get from point A to B. The Kitsap Transit Board of Directors unanimously approved providing free bus passes to homeless and low-income residents at their Tuesday meeting, to help
them get to shelters, food banks, social services and job training centers. The program will go into effect May 1 and run through the end of the year. Regular fares range from $1 to $2 each way. Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson, a Kitsap Transit board member, suggested See TRANSIT, Page A8
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See FERRY, Page A2
Commuters catch a bus in this 2010 file photo. Kitsap Transit will allow residents on hard times ride for free so they can get to jobs and social services. File photo