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School district budget gets leaner By KIPP ROBERTSON
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POULSBO — North Kitsap School District’s 201213 budget, $2 million leaner
Sports ‘Paddle Kitsap,’ trail dedication this weekend — Page A6-7
than last year’s budget, was approved Tuesday. The school board approved the budget during a special meeting and public
hearing. Board director Tom Anderson was the single “no” vote. In 2012-13, the district will operate with a general fund
of $62,895,921. The associated student body fund is $1,345,040; debt service fund, $10,351,640; capital projects fund, $715,500; and
Stepping up against CF Woman who inspired event comes home to lead it By MEGAN STEPHENSON
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looking ahead Plan your week with our calendar — Pages A10-11
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See BUDGET, Page A3
City may hire a tourism director
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By MEGAN STEPHENSON
or 20 years, Poulsbo’s Great Strides Walkathon has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to combat cystic fibrosis. Now, the girl for whom the walkathon began is making it her own. Brianna Strand was diagnosed with cys“[It’s] tic fibrosis unbelievwhen she was 3, able in and has 20 years grown up with the we’ve walkathon been as a part of her able to life. Her come parents, James that far.” and — Brianna Valerie Strand, Great Oas, Strides founded Walkathon it shortly after Strand was diagnosed. “When [Brianna] was first diagnosed, we didn’t know what we wanted to do, but we knew we wanted to raise money for this and raise awareness,” James Oas said. When the walkathon was founded, there wasn’t
POULSBO — Downtown businesses and City Council members are discussing the need for a tourism director for Poulsbo, but the port is not on board yet. No representatives of West Poulsbo businesses or the Port of Poulsbo were at the meeting of the council’s Economic Development Committee, which met three hours before the regular City Council meeting Wednesday. Last year, Mayor Becky Erickson proposed a need for a
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F sports Kitsap Derby racer takes fifth at nationals
transportation vehicle fund, $641,516. Staffing was reduced by
See TOURISM, Page A7
Get your ballot in: Election is Tuesday
sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and pancreas. Treatment includes antibiotics, inhalers and
POULSBO — The primary election is Tuesday. Your ballot must be postmarked by Tuesday or placed in a drop box by Tuesday at 8 p.m. to be counted. Ballots can be dropped off at the following locations: n Poulsbo Fire Station, 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo. n Bainbridge Island Fire
See walkathon, Page A2
See ELECTION, Page A9
From left, Brianna Strand, her parents Jim and Valerie Oas, and her niece Rylee at this year’s Great Strides Walkathon for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Oases founded the fundraiser when Strand was diagnosed with CF at age 3. Oas family / Contributed Internet or Facebook; he got the word out through word of mouth and by stuffing mailboxes in his neighborhood. Yet, through the
years, the number of participates has remained steady at about 125 walkers every year. Cystic fibrosis is a lung disease that causes thick,
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