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Friday, August 10, 2012 | Vol. 111, No. 32 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢ 23rd District state House, Position 2
Kitsap County Superior Court Judge, Court 7
Also advancing to the Nov. 6 general election 6th DISTRICT U.S. HOUSE Derek Kilmer:
63,251
Bill Driscoll:
21,314
1st DISTRICT U.S. HOUSE (short-term) Drew Hansen
James Olsen
Jennifer Forbes
Karen Klein
John Koster:
34,027
Suzan DelBene:
24,384
(Both are running for full 1st District seat)
Hansen, Olsen advance to general 23rd: Henning Larsen eliminated with 1,348 votes By HERALD STAFF
PORT ORCHARD — Rep. Drew Hansen and retired Coast Guard captain James Olsen advanced to the Nov. 6 general
election Tuesday in the race for 23rd District state representative, position 2. At 8:15 p.m. Tuesday with 18,318 votes counted, the County Elections Office reported Hansen led the field with 9,494 votes, followed by Olsen, 7,456; and political newcomer Henning B. Larsen, 1,348 votes. "I am going to win," Olsen See HOUSE, Page A3
Superior Court: Votes for Forbes ‘to close to call’ By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
PORT ORCHARD — As Jennifer Forbes hangs on the edge of winning the primary
outright, the certification for Kitsap County Superior Court judge, Court 7 is too close to call. The results wil be certified Aug. 21. Election rules say if one candidate receives 50 percent of the vote, they are elected in the primary — no need for the general election. As of Thursday See judge, Page A10
More coverage inside: County Commission, District 2, page A2
Port Gamble Bay diver remains in ICU By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
LITTLE BOSTON — A 46-yearold man remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center, after being pulled from the water unconscious from in Port Gamble Bay Tuesday. According to Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg, the man is on life support, not breathing on his own. “He’s pretty sick,” she said. The incident followed “an apparent diving mishap,” according to North Kitsap Fire & Rescue spokeswoman Michele Laboda. The man was airlifted via Airlift Northwest helicopter from Bainbridge Island. NKF&R crews were called to Point Julia just before 11 a.m. See Diver, Page A3
Mayor releases parking strategy Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson will have plan reviewed prior to bringing it to city council By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — After years of reviewing studies and discussing Poulsbo’s downtown parking problems, the Poulsbo City Council is ready to conduct a serious overhaul of the parking system. “Talking is easy, the meetings are easy … now its time to really do the work,” Mayor Becky Erickson said. Erickson recently released a See Parking, Page A10
Kingston port delves into dredging By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
A 46-year-old man is transported from Point Julia to the Bainbridge Island Fire Department Tuesday after being pulled, unconscious, from the water. The diver was airlifted to Harborview. He remains in critical condition. Kipp Robertson / Herald
KINGSTON — So far, so good for the Port of Kingston’s maintenance dredge application. The port met with several agencies at the end of July as a “pre-application” meeting, Port Manager Kori Henry said. “It went really, really well,” Henry said. The port completed and turned in an engineering survey, and is currently conducting an eelgrass See Dredge, Page A17
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