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Older recruit thrives as firefighter
Taking a walk in her shoes Shoreline plan approved Two Poulsbo City Council members voted against the approval May 2
By MEGAN STEPEHNSON
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POULSBO — Fighting against exhaustion, sore muscles, distraction from being away from her family and fire, Juanitta Lang remained 100 percent focused while attending the North Bend Fire Academy — at age 51. But life primed her for this moment: Homesteading in Alaska, a stint in the Peace Corps, commercial fishing for 14 years, and raising four children in 10 years. A f te r years of working in real estate and construction contracting, Lang said she “just wasn’t Juanitta Lang done yet.” “There’s so much I wanted to contribute to my community as an older woman,” she said. “There are so many people out there that have time on their hands … Do you think you’re too old? Maybe not. See FIREFIGHTER, Page A2
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
their spouses or intimate partners. “It’s a problem here, but one of those things people don’t talk about,” said Bennie Armstrong, another man who endured the heels. “Men on women, men on men, children, youth … If [we] can get men to buy in on this, its easier to talk about.” Cecelia Williams began the Tribe’s sexual assault program in 2008, and with the help of the North Portland Area Indian
POULSBO — After three years, several public hearings, and hundreds of changes to the draft, Poulsbo City Council voted to approve the latest draft of the Shoreline Master Program plan Wednesday evening. Council members David Musgrove and Linda Berry-Maraist voted against, saying the council did not leave enough time for the public to review the latest changes. In the past two weeks, the plan has been amended twice, accommodating testimony from the public and other parties. “I know not everyone is happy because it’s not addressing every single thing but … [the plan] is a broad brush document for addressing the environment,” council member Connie Lord said. Musgrove disagreed, uncomfortable with taking a final vote before the public could view the final plan. “I realize everyone wants to get this said and done and over with,” he said. “[But] my responsibility and my concerns fall directly back to the citizens of Poulsbo ... I think it’s wor-
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Men walking a half-mile in high heels cheered each other on, supportive of what their walk symbolized: prevention and awareness of domestic abuse in Suquamish. Among the men were, at left, Suquamish Police Chief Mike Lasiner and former Chairman Bennie Armstrong, holding the banner. Megan Stephenson / Herald
Men don heels to raise awareness of domestic violence and assault By MEGAN STEPHENSON
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UQUAMISH — Some feeling sore, a dozen men staggered to the Suquamish House of Awakened Culture with heads held high, having just walked more than a half mile in bright red, high-heeled pumps. “I think women shouldn’t wear
them,” joked Jon James, a member of the Suquamish Warriors veterans group. James was one of the many men who participated in the Suquamish Tribe’s first “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event April 30. Domestic violence and sexual assault is a problem for women everywhere, but studies show Native American women suffer at some of the highest rates in the country. According to a University of Oklahoma study, nearly three out of five Native American women have been assaulted by
Lighthouse receives a makeover Point No Point Lighthouse and station gets $100K of improvements, ceremony is May 12 By KIPP ROBERTSON
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HANSVILLE — On foggy days, before its removal, Judy Roupe enjoyed listening to the deep bellow of the Point No Point Lighthouse’s fog horn.
Roupe lives close enough to the station where she was once able to see it from her home. Now blocked from view due to trees, there are many memorable aspects of the 133-year-old station. The old fog horn, however, sticks in her memory. “It was just a real soothing part of this place,” Roupe reflected. Though the fog horn no longer exists, the Point No Point Lighthouse remains as See LIGHTHOUSE, Page A13
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Jeff Gales of the U.S. Lighthouse Society describes the work that was done at the Point No Point Light Station April 30 from inside the lantern room at the top of the lighthouse.
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