Friday, September 21, 2012
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AIDS Walk Kitsap works to support HIV/AIDS community By Greg Skinner gskinner@soundpublishing.com
Scores of supporters Saturday began the 7th annual AIDS Walk Kitsap to a local rendition of “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.” Raising more than $10,000, the walk supports the Kitsap County HIV/AIDS Foundation’s work to provide help to those affected by HIV/ AIDs. According to the foundation, 192 people in Kitsap County live with HIV/AIDS. The foundation provides services to
about 40 people living with HIV/AIDS that are on Medicaid. Those services include support paying for medicines, paying utilities bills and unique expenses for families with children. Foundation Executive Director Kim McKoy said the goal is to help clients by partnering with local food banks and social service providers such as Kitsap Community Services. Between 2007 and 2011, 31 new cases of HIV infection and 26 cases of AIDs were reported in
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A volunteer loads scores of goodie bags to hand out to walkers as they return from the AIDS Walk Kitsap route. Kitsap County, according to McKoy.
Saturday morning before the walk began,
McKoy announced to the growing group of walkers that the foundations first “Pink Prom,” sponsored by the foundation’s recently created Q Center, saw 273 kids attend the dance geared specifically to the county’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer students. “They had an opportunity to dance with the partner of their choice,” McKoy said. “That’s what we do.” Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent made her way through the gathered walkers greeting many
Council member to remain on through Oct. Last meeting attended was June 20 By KEVAN MOORE kmoore@soundpuplishing.com
Bremer ton Cit y Councilwoman Carol Arends continues to recover at Stafford Healthcare at Belmont from a fall in late June in which she hurt her hip. “It was not a break, but she bruised it pretty bad,” said Lori Smith, a legislative assistant to the council. The last meeting that Arends, 80, attended was a June 20 city council business meeting. Since that time, Smith said her office has provided regular updates to Arends on council business and correspondence. “We still continue to provide her with a weekly packet and she watches meetings when they are televised,” Smith said. “We visit her regularly to bring her mail and keep her posted on all of the issues.”
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predecessor’s. Obama vowed, “I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be
City Council President Jim McDonald said that Arends continues to receive excused absences for meetings she misses, something required by the city’s charter to avoid a vacancy of office after more than 30 days of not being present. McDonald also noted that Arends is anxious to get back to council meetings. “We’ve been marking them down as excused absences,” McDonald said. “We do attendance at every meeting where we pass around attendance slips and have been marking Carol as excused.” Smith said she visits with Arends regularly and they have recently started discussions about when Arends can indeed begin attending council sessions again. “(The council) is in the middle of the Shoreline Master Program right now and budget books are going to be distributed October 10, so we were just talking about how that might be a good point to start attending the meetings again,” Smith said. Smith also noted that Arends has participated in city council sub-committee
meetings via teleconference, something that isn’t allowed for business sessions. In the meantime, Arends is continuing with physical therapy and getting stronger, Smith said. Arends represents Bremerton City Council District 7 which includes 6th and 11th Street, as well as the Callow and Forest Ridge Park neighborhoods. She was first elected in 1998 and is in her fourth term through 2013. She was council president in 2000, 2002 and 2003. Arends is the chair of the Audit Committee, vicechair of the Public Works Committee. She also serves on the Executive Board, Transportation Policy Board, Operations Committee, and Nominating Committee for Puget Sound Regional Council. In addition, she is on the Transportation Policy Board for Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC), the Cen-Com Policy Board and Bremerton Historic Ships Association Board of Directors.
in competition.” One look at the flags, as dark as the Jihad they represent, rising across the Middle East will tell you who appears to be winning. The world longs for and urgently needs American leadership but it is missing in action. The gut-wrenching scene at Joint Base Andrews last week of four American flag-draped coffins holding the remains of patriots savagely mur-
dered in Benghazi is proofpositive as to how badly the world needs to know where America stands. Susan Stamper Brown is an opinion page columnist, motivational speaker and military advocate who writes about politics, the military, the economy and culture. Email Susan at writestamper@gmail.com or her website at susanstamperbrown.com.
she knew and making fast friends with others. More than 100 walkers have shown support for the HIV/AIDS community each year the walk has occurred, Lent said. Lent took an extra moment to acknowledge the work of the Q center, which serves the LGBTQ community between the ages of 13 and 20 by providing a safe place for youth take part in activities such as games, art, movies, dances and educational workshops. “It’s a safe haven,” Lent said.
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