Younger drivers bring new compitition
It’s time to let us know who you think is the best in SK
A4 A4 A5 A6 A7 A7 A8
Page A11
Page A10
Both sides report feeling harassed in rift over home business.
Neighbor denies pellet gun shooting
▼
By JUSTINE FREDERIKSEN
Staff Writer
Independent
Tensions between two Port Orchard neighbors that erupted after one attempted to open a home business last year led both women to head down to the Kitsap County Courthouse Monday and file restraining orders against each other. Shelia Cronan, 49, said she filed a restraining order against Amber Keehn after returning home from a camping trip Aug. 17 and discovering pellets had been
Port Orchard
FRIDAY, August 3, 2012 n Vol. 121, No. 31 n www.portorchardindependent.com n 50¢
shot in three of her home’s windows. Cronan, who lives on the 200 block of Flower Meadows Street in Port Orchard, said she believed the attack was part of an ongoing dispute with Keehn, whom she alleges has been running a hair salon out of her home without a business license and in defiance of a city “stop-work” order. Keehn, 30, said she filed for permission from the city of Port Orchard to operate a hair salon out of her home on the 2300 block of Flower Avenue soon after pur-
By CHRIS CHANCELLOR
CHARLOTTE GARRIDO
%&$*4*0/
TIM MATTHES
BRUCE DANIELSON
6QTFUT UIF PSEFS PG UIF EBZ EVSJOH QSJNBSZ FMFDUJPO
▼ Matthes, Garrido advance in SK commissioner race; Dalton, Danielson in judicial contest.
By CHARLIE BERMANT
Staff Writer
Expectations were turned on their head in two Kitsap County political contests during Tuesday night’s primary election, as the perceived front-runners came in third and were disqualified in their respective races. Republican Tim Matthes drew the most votes in the South Kitsap commissioner’s race, followed by Democrat Charlotte Garrido. Monty Mahan, who was the first to declare for the seat and earned the endorsement of local mayors, came in third (See related story, page A3).
JEANETTE DALTON
See Self-publishing, A15
SEE UPSETS, PAGE A2
4DIPPM EJTUSJDU MPPLT UP CBMBODF JUT CPPLT
Custodians won’t be replaced, $1.72 million will be taken from reserve fund.
▼
By CHRIS CHANCELLOR
Staff Writer
and pension rates along with inflation as issues. In addition to the money saved on custodians, Patton said the district will dip into its reserve fund for $1.72 million. She said that’s not all bad because the district saved more than it anticipated in its last fiscal year, which ends Aug. 31. Patton said they also will save through not filling other vacant positions in the district, and through cutting expenses on supplies. The board unanimously adopted the budget. Patton warned in previous meetings that the “hard decisions” likely won’t end
SEE SCHOOL, PAGE A2
activities she reported as stemming from Keehn’s attempts to operate a business out of her home. Weaver said following an April 11 hearing with the city’s Hearing Examiner, certain conditions were placed on Keehn’s permit to mitigate Cronan’s concerns before she would be allowed to operate her business. “(Keehn) has addressed all but one of those conditions, with the last being the letter from the (Kitsap County) Health Department,” Weaver said, explaining that Keehn’s current sewer facilities are
Angela Darling knew two things: That she was a good writer, and that she didn’t want to spend the rest of her life waiting for a book deal. But the 1998 South Kitsap High School grad wasn’t sure how to go about publishing her manuscript — until the economy stepped in. After losing her job in late 2008, Darling took a job as a recruiter at Amazon.com the following fall. It was there that she learned about CreateSpace, which gives aspiring authors access to printing, eBook distribution and marketing strategies. According to the program’s website, it offers writers “more opportunities than you imagined.” The concept was intriguing. This could be her chance to share “Fallen,” the story the Thorne family of 1800s Virginia. Or, she said, “I could wait 20 years for New York to get my story out there.” “I didn’t want to regret that I didn’t do anything about it.” SEE NEIGHBORS, PAGE A2
She took the plunge, and along the way, found creative freedom. Self-publishing meant that instead of being subject to a publisher’s guidelines, she had total control over plot, characters, writing style. Now, Darling, 32, is wrapping up her first trilogy. In a unique move, each successive book is not a sequel, but rather a prequel. In “Fallen,” Marion Garver is sent to live with the Thorne family, where she is to assume a fake last name and accept a governess position. The family’s patriarch, Gabriel, is a wealthy tobacco grower known for his fierce temper — and suspected of killing his wife years earlier. Based on these circumstances, Darling said Garver begins doing research on the Thornes and her own family, where she discovers “disturbing” information. “It all comes to a head,” Darling said. After publishing ‘Fallen’ in January 2011, “Dreams of Elysium” followed 10 months later. “I originally was going to write Fallen as a standalone book,” Darling said. “But I left some secrets
The South Kitsap School District is a little closer to closing its $2.9 million deficit for the upcoming school year. Terri Patton, assistant superintendent for business and support services, said at Wednesday’s school board meeting that the district won’t replace five full-time custodians who left the district after the last school year. She said that will save the district $250,000. Patton said the deficit stems from unforeseen circumstances when the district presented its last levy to voters in 2004. She cited escalating teacher salaries
Senior Reporter
Jesse Beals/Staff Photo
A dream realized through self-publishing chasing it last spring. City Development Director James Weaver confirmed that Keehn received a conditional-use permit to operate a onechair hair salon out of her home, which he described as “pretty innocuous” and something that doesn’t typically reach “the level of intensive use,” as far as impacts on the neighborhood are concerned. However, since November of 2007, Cronan has filed multiple complaints with the city regarding traffic, noise and other
SOUTH KITSAP’S SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION SINCE 1890
Cody Wright from Milford, Utah, got a mouth full of mud and a zero score after falling off Strawberry Delight in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition Wednesday night at the Kitsap County Stampede. The fair runs through Sunday.
Inside
A Section Editorial Robert Meadows Scene & Heard Sports Legal Notices Mary Colborn Obituaries
Inserts: Fred Meyer, RiteAid, Office Depot, Best Buy, Staples, Wal-Mart, Valassis
Printed with recycled paper and environmentally friendly soybean oil-based ink.
Seafair rivalries
Vote Now!
Chris Chancellor/Staff Photo
Angela Darling sits with copies of her books during a recent interview.
Mustangs on Port Orchard waterfront Sun breaks out for annual show By Brett Cihon Reporter
Ford Mustangs of all shapes, colors and sizes blazed down to Port Orchard’s waterfront Sunday for the 24th Annual Mustangs on the Waterfont event. The event, hosted by the Kitsap Mustang Club, featured more than 200 Ford Mustangs ranging from 1964 classic beauties to 2012 high-performance machines. Susan Stadshaug, Kitsap Mustang Club’s co-chair, said all of the enginerevving and the happy faces present at the event were a sight, even if the weather was a little tricky in the morning hours. “It was kind of overcast, but then it cleared,” she said. “All-in-all, it was
Submitted Photo
A 2008 GT 500 Supersnake won Best in Show at the annual Mustangs on the Waterfront car show last Sunday. perfect.” Thirty-three awards from first through third place were handed out in a variety of different categories, Stadshaug said. Awards for furthest travel, partici-
pation and Mayor’s Choice, which was decided by Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes, were celebrated with trophies. The awards for the club’s two Best in Show categories, one for the classic
Mustangs between built from 1964-78 and an award for more contemporary models were the real draw of the event, Stadshaug said. Shelby Mustangs, built by Ford Mustang and Shelby American, were winners in both categories, with a 1966 GT350 and a 2008 Shelby GT500 Supersnake taking both Best in Show awards. Stadshaug said the passing of Shelby American’s founder, Carroll Shelby, earlier this year had everyone paying special attention to the notoriously quick Shelby model cars. “The Shelby cars were at a premium this year,” she said. Mustangs on the Waterfront is the area’s only exclusive Ford Mustang event, and draws a crowd of both spectators and car aficionados. This year’s award for furthest travel came from a man who drove from Newport, R.I. Stadshaug said the club, which fea-
South Kitsap’s Source for News & Information Since 1890
tures nearly 60 members from around Kitsap County, works hard each year to put on the annual show. “It’s a great show because of the club members,” she said. The event, held the last Sunday of July, will mark it’s 25th year next year. Many special activities are already in the works, Stadshaug said. But, coming off of another successful event, it’s hard to imagine how they car club can again top themselves. “I don’t know what we are going to do to top this year,” she said.
Inside this edition Opinion................................. A6 Craigslist................................ A9 Legals.................................... A18