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SoundRunner’s net loss: $900,000 By MEGAN STEPHENSON
STAFF WRITER
Neighbor Aid helped hundreds in 2011-12
KINGSTON — Mike Schabron first tried SoundRunner on a free ride pass and discovered that although the price was a bit higher than taking the Bainbridge ferry, it offered better benefits.
He didn’t have to travel as far and could spend more time with his wife in the morning. He called the Bainbridge ferry a “cattle call,” while the 50-minute ride on SoundRunner was relaxing. However, he said he was reading and hearing different accounts
of how much the port was spending on the service. The port is too small to pay for a service like this, he said, and there was no way it could have eventually relied on ridership to pay for the service. “We’re powerful people in Kingston, but we’re not strong
Also robbed bank in Allyn, several espresso stands
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Editor
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See ferry, Page 3
13 years for Kingston bank robber
Fall/winter campaign begins KINGSTON — More than 300 donors — churches, companies, households, individuals and organizations — donated $73,846 to Neighbor Aid during the 2011-12 campaign. That amount, a ShareNet record, helped put 280,691 pounds of food on local residents’ tables and keep people from being evicted or having their utilities turned off. The money ensured 80 children got proper nutrition during weekends. It provided holiday meals for 695 individuals, provided Christmas gifts for 121 children, and provided necessary school supplies for 165 students. “It’s just amazing,” ShareNet board secretary Barbara Brumagin said at the end of the last campaign. “I think everyone doing what they can makes a difference.” ShareNet’s 2012-13 Neighbor Aid campaign has begun, to meet the continued need in the
enough,” said his wife, Donna. The Schabrons were right. The last run of the SoundRunner passenger ferry service ended when the boat pulled into the Port of Kingston’s dock Sept. 28.
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Interns train for opportunity to risk their lives for others By MEGAN STEPHENSON
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ORTH BEND — Firefighters say it’s easier to get into Harvard or Yale than it is to become a career firefighter. Who would have thought that risking your life could be so desirable, in a field in
which it’s difficult to find work? Tax dollars pay for fire stations and their crews. Locally, about 90 percent of revenue comes from property taxes, which have decreased as new construction slows and property values decline. Yet there are more men and
women who want to be trained as firefighters than fire districts are able to hire. But no fire district would have any qualified firefighters these days without volunteer training programs. North Kitsap Fire & Rescue See fire service, Page 16
in this edition n Possible WSF changes: Reasons to attend ferry meeting. Page 13. n Kingston High School Homecoming highlights. Photos, page 15. n Community Calendar. Page 24.
A Kitsap County man who committed four bank robberies and multiple espresso stand robberies was sentenced mid-October in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 13 years in prison. Michael Wandke, 48, of Seabeck, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of armed bank robbery and two counts of bank robbery for a series of crimes in Kingston and Allyn. Wandke robbed the Bank of America in Kingston on Dec. 21, 2009, and robbed the Kitsap Bank in Allyn on Feb. 1, 2010, again three weeks later, and a third time in July of that year. The federal prison term imposed by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Bryan will run concurrent with Wandke’s expected state sentence for a series of espresso stand robberies. In imposing the See SENTENCED, Page 7
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Tweten wins Ferry from page 1 gold award Continued For the third time in seven years, the port found for garden it could not sustain a passenger-only ferry service to writing Seattle. KINGSTON — Kingston Community News columnist Wendy Tweten won a Gold Award for Best Magazine Writing in the Garden Writers Association 2012 Media Awards (www.gardenwriters.org). She won for the column, “The VooDoo Garden: Good Help is Hard to Find,” which was published by WestSound Home & Garden magazine. The column is republished with permission in this edition of KCN. It’s the third year she’s been honored by the Garden Writers Association. In 2009, she received a Silver Award for Newspaper Writing for “Miss Snippy Patronizes the Plant Sales,” published in Northwest Garden News. In 2008, she received a Gold Award for Best Electronic Media Writing for the article "Wendy Tweten's Top Ten,” published on www.rainyside. com; and a Silver Award for Newspaper Writing for "Miss Snippy derides again,” published in the Kingston Community News. Tweten (www.wendytweten.com) writes On Kingston Time for the Kingston Community News and writes regularly for WestSound Home & Garden. Miss Snippy, Tweten’s opinionated alter-ego, can be found in Northwest Garden News. Tweten has also written for Master Gardener magazine, Rainy Side Gardening, Home by Design magazine, and Organic Gardening.
“We didn’t get the help we needed, what we deserved,” Port Commissioner Pete DeBoer said at a last-hurrah pizza party that evening. “We showed them how to do a frugal service that works,” DeBoer said. But, “we’re putting the service to rest.” Passengers, including regular commuters, put together a little party for staff and crew to thank them for their service; many passengers said it was the convenience of the trip and friendliness of the crew that kept them coming back. The 85 or so passengers gathered for one last picture together, ate cake and mingled with port staff, crew and their families. The party was bittersweet, especially for some of the crew that had seen a passengeronly ferry service start up, only to falter, three times in the last seven years. The first problems SoundRunner faced stemmed from service; riders faced a lack of consistency due to weather or maintenance problems. The second set of problems focused on cost; many port district residents were tired of the service relying almost entirely on the port’s
The SoundRunner passenger ferry pulls into the Port of Kingston for the last time, Sept. 28.
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budget. The privately-owned Aqua Express passenger ferry launched service to and from Kingston in 2005 and had the highest number yet of regular passengers — an average of 100 a day. The Port of Kingston tried again in 2010, when the port bought the Sprit of Kingston and the Express using a $3.5 million Federal Transit Administration grant. In October 2010, the service saw 75 regular riders but became plagued with maintenance issues. The service relaunched in June 2011 under its third project manager. The Passenger-Only Ferr y Advisory Committee surveyed commuters and potential riders, and estimated the port could subsidize the service at $200,000 a year with enough ridership.
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SoundRunner burned through four years worth of port subsidies, $800,000, in just over one year. Total expenses from June 2011 to July 31 this year — which include the Pier 50 lease, and capital and operational costs — totaled $866,767. SounderRunner’s 2012 income was $71,546. Scott Coulter, the port’s business manager, also included estimates of operational expenses for August and September, insurance of the boats until they are transferred, and reimbursement from prepaid tickets. Net loss from SoundRunner from 2011 to the end of 2012 is $923,405. Ken Brazeau, operations
manager of SoundRunner, was hired when the passenger-only service was relaunched in 2010. “I’m from Kingston, so I wanted to see this service work,” he said. He said SoundRunner was truly a service operation — unlike other boats he has worked on, SoundRunner didn’t separate crew and riders; everybody mingled. He said its nobody’s fault at the port — even the state ferries are cutting back —
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but “sooner or later we need other modes of transportation to get to Seattle.” Hansville resident Sandy Taylor said she thinks the commissioners have had a lot of patience with SoundRunner, and called the service a “truly regional solution.” Taylor said she and her family moved to Hansville from Bainbridge because of SoundRunner, and she volunteered her time to market SoundRunner in the last several months. “It’s a worthy cause,” she said at the end-of-service party. “You can’t ride [SoundRunner] and know the struggle and not do something.” Taylor agreed with Port Commissioner Walt Elliott about instituting a ferry district so the cost wasn’t shouldered on one port district. But while there are many ideas about how to make a passenger ferry service work from Kitsap to Seattle, many SoundRunner riders are begrudgingly heading back to the state ferries.
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f you gave to ShareNet’s Neighbor Aid campaign, you made a big difference in someone’s life — possibly someone you know. In 2011, ShareNet distributed 280,691 pounds of food — 20,000 pounds more than in 2010 — and spent $30,000 to help local residents stay in their homes and keep their utilities from being shut off. In the 2011-12 school year, ShareNet provided weekend take-home food for an average 80 schoolchildren, and ensured that 160 children got proper nutrition during summer. In 2011, ShareNet provided Thanksgiving meals to 695 individuals, and provided Christmas gifts to 121 children. ShareNet provided back-to-school necessities to 165 children. The continued increase in the number of people helped by ShareNet paints a picture of our times: In 2007-08, ShareNet’s food assistance was one-fourth of what it is today. ShareNet’s staff has met the need as good stewards of the resources given them: Today, it has the same number of staff (four part-timers) as in 2007-08. Such is the power of your contributions and volunteerism. ShareNet has kicked off Neighbor Aid 2012, the annual fundraiser which supports ShareNet’s services. When you contribute to ShareNet — whether it’s a can of food or a few dollars — you make a difference in the lives of others. “You won’t know the name of the person or family you helped, but you might pass them on the street one day — someone able to smile again from the support you and ShareNet provided, someone with one less overwhelming concern that month,” executive director Mark Ince once wrote. “You won’t know their name, but that help will have reached them just the same, with incredible speed and right in your own backyard. You haven’t just made a donation, you’ve made a difference.” There are a lot of ways to make a difference. Businesses and service clubs have sponsored contests and drives to generate food and funds. Some people have forgone holiday parties or gift exchanges and donated to ShareNet the funds they would have spent. In the 2011-12 fall/winter campaign, more than 300 donors — churches, companies, households, individuals and organizations — donated $73,846 to Neighbor Aid. The amount was a record, surpassing the previous year’s amount of $60,000. ShareNet is a 501(c) 3 organization, so all contributions are tax-deductible. ShareNet is located at 26061 United Road, Kingston. The mailing address is P.O.Box 250, Kingston, WA 98346. Call Mark Ince or Barbara Brumagin, 297-2266. Another sign of the times: Several donors have become ShareNet clients. Several clients have become ShareNet volunteers. ShareNet is a critical part of the safety net in Eglon, Hansville, Indianola, Kingston, Little Boston, Port Gamble, and a portion of Poulsbo and Suquamish. It’s there for you and your family — and your fellow community members — when needed. Contribute to Neighbor Aid and keep a great local resource going.
OPINION Letters
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Supports Gelder for County Commission Please join your neighbors and vote to re-elect Commissioner Rob Gelder. Commissioner Gelder has done an excellent job serving our community as Kitsap County commissioner. He brought years of leadership and experience in the non-profit sector to his position on the commission. He has shown this same kind of leadership during his time on the commission. As a county commissioner, Rob has worked tirelessly to support economic growth and job creation in Kitsap County. Rob has worked to support smallbusiness growth, expand environmental tourism through initiatives like the Forest to Bay Project, and review regulations that hinder business growth. Rob has also worked to make county services accessible to citizens. He has promoted consolidating service locations and simplifying the permitting process. He has even established office hours in Kingston so that north-end citizens can get in to see him without the long trek to Port Orchard. Responsibility and responsiveness — two more reasons to re-elect Commissioner Rob Gelder. Join me in voting for Commissioner Gelder. Mary Bryant Hansville
Supports Hansen for state House I support Drew Hansen to represent me in Washington state’s House of Representatives, 23 Legislative District, for the following two reasons. First, Drew has a proven history of supporting job creation and job training in my district on the Kitsap Peninsula. Drew has helped to secure funding, removed tax barriers and facilitated bipartisan support neces-
sary to secure essential job training programs and jobs creation for veterans and other residents of Washington state. Second, each election season the Hansville Community Center hosts a campaign forum. Our community organizes the event, provides a facility, and offers fresh pies as an incentive to draw interest and participation. We invite all candidates, asking only that each abide by a few simple rules designed to uphold the integrity and collegiality of the event. James Olsen, Drew’s opponent, videotaped the event, edited a clip out of context and is using it for his campaign, which is directly in opposition to nature and purpose of our event. I support Drew because actions speak louder than words. My vote for Drew is indicative of my belief that honesty, civility and integrity are the qualities that will ultimately lead to change. Jeff Pavey Hansville
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I’ve known Rep. Hansen for a few years now and I appreciate his thoughtfulness and listening abilities before offering solutions. As a father and husband he is concerned for the quality of life on the peninsula and the need for environmental commonsense to keep this a wonderful place to live. His thoughts on education are at the forefront of his agenda and how to fund the paramount of the state. He has an incredible ability to listen, bringing in all parties and then have them or himself offer real solutions to the problems or concerns of his constituents. I hope you’ll join me in supporting Drew in his bid to represent us in the state house. Patrick Pearson Kingston
Supports Olsen for 23rd District rep Of all the local candidates we have to choose from in November, there is one who stands out for tenacity
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and sincerity in spite of the abuse he’s received from some and the silence from those who know better and have yet to speak out in his behalf. I am referring to Captain James Olsen. I’ve been acquainted with him for about five years now due to our mutual concern over the serious issues we all face. I have found him to be one of the most honest, forthright people I’ve met in years. He often causes people to be taken aback as he doesn’t gloss anything over, but speaks from the heart and is well informed. James is a prudent individual who makes use of what is available before spending to unnecessarily replace something still of value. We could do well to have him in Olympia helping make wiser choices with our taxes than what we have suffered over these many years of excessive spending. James Olsen has been maligned repeatedly in the See LETTERS, Page 5
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Continued from page 4 comments sections of our opinion pages, as if it were a source of entertainment to verbally abuse him. He remains steadfast, never caving to intimidation. I also know he is willing to hear differing views as he has heard me out on occasions and been willing to modify his views when appropriate. Principled politics before personalities matter. I am voting for James Olsen. Please consider the needed benefits of having his unsparing honesty representing us in Olympia. Colleen Smith Kingston
Supports charter schools I-1240 During this time of such harsh political division and cultural disagreement, it is a pleasant surprise to see so many Democrats and Republicans agreeing on one important issue: our children’s need for a good public education. Forty-one states have already adopted charter schools as just another way of expanding its inventory of resources to promote education. Vote for Initiative 1240 this November; a couple of reasons why from the initiative itself. n Give priority to charter organizers who want to serve disadvantaged children and students trapped
in poorly performing traditional schools. n Require that charter schools comply with all state and federal nondiscrimination laws. n Allow them to specialize in teaching students at risk of academic failure, including children with disabilities or severe behavioral problems. n Forbid any religious influence in admissions, hiring or instruction. n Forbid for-profit companies from running them. n Require that their teachers meet the same certification standards as their counterparts in traditional schools. n Require them to submit to annual performance reviews. n Hold them to the same academic standards and student performance assessments as other public schools. n Require that they be approved either by the local school district or by a new state charter school commission. The second option is essential; a district with failing schools may be especially resistant to escape routes. Mick Sheldon Kingston
Vote for a new administration The Democratic Party is asking us, “Are we better off after four years of Obama’s administration”? My answer is a definite “no.” A quick review of
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unions forever, rather than taxpayers or voters. Union members have no say regarding which party or candidate will receive union support and the support always goes to the politician or party that will negotiate the next contract favorably for the union negotiator. I joined a union when I was discharged from the Army. When we gained a new contract deal, 30 percent went to my paycheck and 70 percent went to our “Health & Welfare” fund. I never saw a penny of those union funds even though I worked in the union for more than four years. Can anyone really explain why a government worker that receives all the perks and security from a government job can also join a union that contributes tax-exempt funds to the politician of their choice? Remember, these contracts not only contain pay raises, they also contain direct payments to the unions with our tax dollars. Union funds are also tax exempt because they are classified as nonprofit by our politicians. In our state, politicians and union bosses have been negotiating contracts for years with our tax money. This is like having the fox guard the henhouse from the coyote and we wonder why we never have enough chickens. Democracies fail when voters and politicians discover they can vote themselves unlimited and unfunded
business closures in the Poulsbo-North Kitsap area validate this “no.” Business closures in the last four years include Courtesy Ford, Courtesy Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Used Cars, Poulsbo RV, Fred Hill Materials, Kingston Lumber and numerous contractors, builders, engineers, architects and surveyors. Check with Fishline to learn of the increased number of families seeking aid because of lost jobs, lost homes and no work. Come Election Day, vote for a new administration — federal, state and county — that will set a course for recovery. Herbert Armstrong Kingston
Like having a fox guard the henhouse I agree that unions and union members have helped our nation resolve issues such as good wages, benefits, workplace safety and product quality. However, our problem today is the corrupt relationship between union bosses and politicians. Union funds have become a “piggy bank” for politicians to get re-elected. The subsequent political payback to the union bosses is unrealistic contract perks for the unions (especially government unions). Once a politician becomes addicted to union campaign funding they are working for the
entitlements. The consequences are bankruptcy. Roy Koval Kingston
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Nov. 6 Indianola Por t Commission, 7 p.m., Indianola Clubhouse. Online: www.portofindianola.com. Nov. 12 ■ North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m., headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road. Online: www.nkfr.org. Nov. 20 ■ Village Green Metropolitan Park District Commission, 6:30 p.m., North Kitsap Fire & Rescue headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road. Online: www.myvillagegreen.org. Nov. 28 ■ Kingston Por t Commission, 7 p.m., port office, 25864 Washington Blvd. Online: www. portofkingston.org.
In commemoration of the National Day of Service, Kingston community members gathered at the Village Green to volunteer time and resources to do some heavy-duty bush clearing. Organized by faith-based organizations in Kingston, the activity on Sept. 15 included more than 60 participants and some very good weather. Jeff Burt and Bob Smiley organized the volunteers and scoped out the work. Eric Cleaver and Bob Whitworth, who donated their equipment usage and labor to take out several hundred feet of blackberry bushes and other invasive plant species along the northwest side of the park. Youth cleared garbage and rubbish throughout the woods. It was a great event where neighbors could pull up their sleeves and accomplish wonderful things together. The commissioners of the Village Green Metropolitan Park District are profoundly grateful for this generous donation of time and equipment use. It’s a fine example of the kind of across-the-generations effort that is making the Village Green flourish. Bobbie Moore Village Green Metropolitan Park District
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Continued from page 1 156-month sentence, Judge Bryan emphasized the seriousness of the offense and the real danger that people could have suffered serious physical injury or even death. The danger trumped the fact that Wandke had little or no criminal history before this case, Bryan noted. According to a plea agreement announced last week by U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan, Wandke committed his first bank robbery in December 2009 at the Kingston Bank of America
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branch, and threatened employees with a phony bomb. Parts used in the fake bomb, such as a dog training collar, were later traced to materials found at Wandke’s home. Wandke made off with just over $4,362 in that heist. In February 2010, Wandke committed his first robbery at the Allyn branch of Kitsap Bank. He displayed a black-colored handgun in his waistband and demanded money. Wandke took just over $10,043, but as he fled the bank, witnesses noted a red mist coming from the area
where he was holding the money. A teller had inserted a dye pack with the money. Three weeks later, Wandke robbed the bank again, this time ordering the teller not to give him any dye packs. Wandke forced the bank manager to leave the bank with him while he checked the bag for dye packs. According to prosecutors, Wandke continued to threaten the woman as they walked a distance from the bank. Once satisfied there were no dye packs, the manager was allowed to go back to the bank. Wandke made off with approximately $62,000.
After the first two robberies, Kitsap Bank put in new procedures, requiring customers to be “buzzed in” through the front doors. Four months later, Wandke broke down the front door to rob the bank one more time. He took more than $16,600 in that robbery. Wandke was arrested on Sept. 28, 2010, after he robbed an espresso stand in Bremerton. A witness noticed a suspicious person running from the espresso stand and noted the license plate number of the truck Wandke was driving. Law enforcement officers stopped the truck a short time later and identi-
fied Wandke as the suspect. A subsequent search of his home turned up items tying him to the series of bank robberies. In their sentencing memo, prosecutors highlighted the “devastating impact for the tellers who were terrified during the robberies.” “In one of the robberies, he presented what he said was a bomb, and left it behind when he departed the bank,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in its sentencing memo. “In another, he presented what appeared to be a real handgun, and threatened to shoot or kill those in the bank if he did not get what
he wanted. If that terrorinducing conduct were not enough, he also kidnapped the manager at the Allyn bank, forcing her at gunpoint to go with him as he left the bank, and threatened to kill her if he found any dye packs or security devices with the stolen money… “His victims will have to live with and battle the repercussions for the rest of their lives. The defendant caused enormous mental and emotional harm.” The case was investigated by the FBI and Kitsap and Mason County Sheriff’s offices.
families and individuals facing eviction or needing help keeping their utilities on. The increasing need met by ShareNet paints a picture of the times: In 2007-08, ShareNet’s food assistance was one-fourth of what it is today. ShareNet’s staff has met the need without an increase in staffing or space; today, it has the same number of staff (four parttimers) in the same space as 2007-08. (Volunteers worked 3,938 hours on 2011,
according to the ShareNet website.) ShareNet’s annual budget is about $150,000. ShareNet executive director Mark Ince theorized that giving has increased because people in the community are seeing the need close to home. “They’re feeling the pinch themselves, whereas maybe four years ago [the economic downturn] hadn’t hit Kitsap that hard,” Ince said in an earlier interview.
“Now, maybe they have neighbors who are suffering, or family members who are suffering. They are seeing it up close and personal in their own lives.” Ince said the increase in giving will enable ShareNet to help more people. “More money allows us to serve more people, to augment our current programs and to create new programs. We created Food to Grow On, which provides weekend food for
school children. That continues to expand. [In 2011], we added Kingston High School for the first time. [Giving] allows us to have a bigger impact on the community.” Brumagin said giving to Neighbor Aid in 2011-12 was diverse. Liberty Bay Auto in Poulsbo donated $100 for every car sold in November; that came out to $5,000. Two donors gave money from trust funds. Others gave what they
could. “We are very humbled and grateful,” Brumagin said in an earlier interview. “This is thrilling and humbling. We feel a great sense of responsibility.” — TO GIVE: ShareNet is located at 6061 United Road, Kingston, WA 98346. ShareNet’s mailing address is P.O. Box 250, Kingston, WA 98346. Telephone: (360) 2972266. Online: www.sharenetfoodbank.org.
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ovember doesn’t have to be the only time we give thanks, but gratitude can certainly help ease the gloominess of shorter days heading into the winter months. The lucky majority of Americans still have some incredible things to be grateful for — like love of family and friends, comfortable shelter, good meals, good health, and a reliable means of transportation and paying bills. Taking a step outside the circle of our everyday comfort, there are some
we may consider heroes. If we’re lucky, these everyday heroes step, however shortly, into our lives. And we’re awfully glad they’re there. First-responders are No. 1 heroes on this gratitude list. Law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs and military troops are first onsite in an emergency. They’re highly trained to help save our lives and protect our property. First-responders take an oath to do a job that can put them in harm’s way. That oath alone makes them heroes, not to mention what they actually endure after the oath is taken. They rely on our tax dollars to be paid, which means they’re not paid a great deal. So, thank you, firstresponders, for serving
as it turns out By marylin olds Americans so selflessly. And thanks again for helping save Mike’s life. Second on my everyday hero gratitude list are mentors of children. Think about who made a great positive impact on your life as a child. It could have been a special teacher, coach, librarian, religious figure, counselor or rela-
tive. We sometimes learn a great deal more than we know at the time from those who possess the courage to give of themselves. My grandparents were my childhood mentors and practically raised me. My minister, Rev. Dixon, and my music teacher, Mr. Moeller, were my junior and high school mentors. They took the time to get to know who I was and what guidance I needed from them. I loved them for it. Thank you. I’ll never, ever forget you. Third on my everyday hero list are volunteers who help those in need. Volunteers are all around us, but they never ask for our thanks. From those who organize to provide food for those who can’t afford to put enough on their own tables, to those who regu-
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larly take the time to check in on seniors and deliver meals to them. Thank you for taking the time to reach out. You make our community a far better place. Here are a few local organizations to volunteer and/ or donate to over the holidays, and all through the year. n ShareNet Food Bank, 297-2266. n Kingston Food Bank, 297-4861. n St. Vincent de Paul utility assistance, 779-9980. n Kingston churches providing community meals, 297-2000. n Meals-on-Wheels and Chuckwagon Senior Nutritional Program, (888) 877-8511. Fourth on my list are everyday heroes like you. When times are tough, it’s harder to think of some-
thing to be grateful for. Yet, because we have all seen better times, each of us can take a step toward doing something for someone else. Here are just a few ways to give thanks and pay thankfulness forward. n Contact someone who has been a hero in your life. n Write a letter to the editor about something you truly believe in. n Hire a veteran, thank them for their service. n Donate time, money and/or goods to a worthy charitable organization. n Teach children by example. Being an everyday hero makes us a better person. — Marylin Olds is an opinion columnist for the Kingston Community News. Comments are welcome at marylin.olds@gmail.com.
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“Scary” Investment Moves to Avoid A presidential election is almost upon us. But if you have young children or grandchildren, you know what’s really important this week is Butterfingers, not ballots, and Pop Rocks, not the popular vote. Yes, it’s Halloween time again, which means you’ll see plenty of witches and vampires scurrying around. You’ll no doubt find these characters more amusing than frightening, but you don’t have to look far to find things that are a bit more alarming — such as these scary investment moves: • Paying too much attention to the headlines — Some headlines may seem unnerving, but don’t abandon your investment strategy just because the news of the day appears grim. • Chasing “hot” investments — You can get “hot” investment tips from the talking heads on television, your next-door neighbor or just about anybody. But even if the tip was accurate at one point, by the time you get to a “hot” investment, it may already be cooling down. And, even more importantly, it simply may not be appropriate for your individual risk tolerance and goals. • Ignoring different types of investment risk — Most investors are aware of the risk of losing principal when investing in stocks. But if you shun stocks totally in favor of perceived “risk-free” investments, you’d be making a mistake because all investments carry some type of risk. For example, with fixed-income investments, including CDs and bonds, one risk you will encounter is inflation risk — the risk that your investment will provide you with returns that won’t even keep up with inflation and will, therefore, result in a loss of purchasing power over time. Another risk you will incur is interestrate risk — the risk that new bonds will be issued at higher rates, driving down the price of your bonds. Bonds also carry the risk of default, though you can reduce this risk by sticking with bonds that receive the highest ratings from independent rating agencies. • Failing to diversify — If you only own one type of investment, and a market downturn affects that particular asset class, your portfolio could take a big hit. But by spreading your dollars among an array of vehicles, such as stocks, bonds and government securities, you can reduce the effects of volatility on your holdings. (Keep in mind, though, that diversification cannot guarantee profits or protect against loss.) • Focusing on the short term — If you concentrate too much on short-term results, you may react to a piece of bad news, or to a period of extreme price gyrations, by making investment moves that are counterproductive to your goals. Furthermore, if you’re constantly seeking to instantaneously turn around losses, you’ll likely rack up fees, commissions and possibly taxes. Avoid all these hassles by keeping your eyes on the future and sticking to a long-term, personalized strategy. You can’t always make the perfect investment choices. But by steering clear of the “scary” moves described above, you can work toward your long-term goals and hopefully avoid some of the more fearsome results.
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School closure will ‘hurt’ Provide input prior to school board’s on what building will be closed By DENISE ROUNDY
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here’s a song that Mr. Rogers used to sing to his neighborhood friends: “I like to be told if it’s going to hurt, if it’s going to be hard. If it’s not going to hurt, I like to be told.” Well, the North Kitsap School District is narrowing down its choices for school closure options, and folks, here’s your warning: It’s going to hurt. Because of budget cuts, a closure has been on the horizon for a while. Last year, when it looked like it might be happening to my friends in Breidablik, I thought, “So sad. But what do you do?” Now talks are including — but not limited to — my kids’ school. One idea being tossed around quite a bit is closing Gordon and making Kingston Middle School a K-8 school. The district talks as if this would be a desirable choice, but with 600 middle-schoolers and 300 elementary children, I have my doubts that it would be a big draw to our community. The idea of closing Gordon seems odd. Gordon is part of downtown Kingston’s three-campus configuration.
Remember about five years ago, when the location for Kingston High School was being chosen? There was controversy about the site, but the school board liked it best because it would create a community of schools in Kingston as there is in Poulsbo: elementary, middle and high schools, all within walking distance. The current thinking seems to be disregarding — and even unaware — of this idea. I started attending school closure meetings because I couldn’t understand why Gordon would be considered — and I still don’t — but the process really opened my eyes to the heartbreak of the situation. Closing any of our schools is going to hurt. These are neighborhood schools. Each means a great deal to the families that live in its boundaries. We are fortunate to have these kidfriendly, small-town places of learning. And, when one school closes, all will feel the impact. Boundaries will change and staff will be shuffled to accommodate the closure. We need to come together as a district community in coming to this decision. It’s not about protecting our own neighborhood school and throwing another under the bus. It’s looking at a bigger picture, and what is best for the district overall. We don’t want any one area to feel torn apart. At the first schoolclosure public forum,
Superintendent Patty Page explained where the planning committee is on the project, and then answered questions from community members. In some cases, emotions were running high. That’s understandable; we all love our schools and recognize their importance to our kids. Fingers were pointed at the district for having an agenda in place. Maybe, but I have to hope the district is looking out for kids first. It’s not their goal to close an elementary school based on which would make the fanciest district office upgrade. They have the students’ interests at heart above their own. They just need our input to recognize what learning environments will be most suitable to our kids. So, yes, it’s going to hurt. But like the song says, when we are told, when we are part of the decision, it helps us get ready for whatever is new in our neighborhood.
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n Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m., North Kitsap High School Commons. n Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m., Kingston Middle School Commons. n Jan. 16, 6:30 p.m., Poulsbo Middle School Gymnasium. — Denise Roundy writes the Roundabout column for the Kingston Community News, but wrote this guest column as a concerned parent.
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ongratulations to Teen Short Story first-place winner Maggie Levine (Kingston Library). Be sure to read her story, “Never Let Me Go,” at www.krl.org — teens — teen short story contest, grades 10-12 (first place tie). n Pajama Storytimes: Mondays (except Nov. 12), 7-7:30 p.m. Children can come in their pajamas and hear bedtime stories with our youth services librarian. n Preschool Stor ytimes: 10:30-11 a.m. Come and enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and more. Children
Check It Out By TOMI WHALEN must be accompanied by a caregiver. Siblings and other family members welcome. n Kingston Book Group: Nov. 7, 10:30 a.m. Discussion will be on “In the Garden of Beasts: Love Terror” and “An American Family in Hitler’s Berlin” by Erik Larson. n Legos at the Library: Nov. 8, 3:30-5 p.m. If you love Legos, grab a friend and head to the library for an afternoon of free play or
a challenge. n Kingston Friends of the Library Book Sale: Nov. 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Members only will have early entry at 9 a.m. both days. The $5 Bag Sale will be on Saturday only from 3-4 p.m. (bags supplied by the Friends). n Classics Book Group: Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. We will discuss “A Moveable Feast” by Ernest Hemingway. n Dickens Reading Dickens: Nov. 27, 6:30-8 p.m., Kingston branch. Local actor Tim Tully performs a re-enactment of Charles See Library, Page 11
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Set your clocks, the holidays are almost here R
emember when we used to have to go around the house and reset our watches and clocks when Daylight Savings Time started or ended? Now our cell phones, which most of us use for watches, do it automatically. In case you do have an alarm or nice analog grandfather clock in your house, don’t forget to set it an hour back on Nov. 4. For me, that is always the big dramatic change that puts the official seal on the end of our summertime. Don’t worry, in a mere 20-some weeks, it will be March 10 and we can start the process again. Down at the port this
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Continued from page 10 Dickens’s reading tours of the 1860s. Behind a replica of Dickens’s original traveling lecture desk, Mr. Tully, in authentic Victorian costume, entertains with excerpts from “Great Expectations,” “Nicholas Nickleby” and “A Christmas Carol.” n Bring on the Board Games: Nov. 28, 3:30–5 p.m. If you think board games are boring, you’re playing them wrong. Grab some friends and hang out at the library to enjoy snacks, hot cocoa, and the sweet taste of board game domination. Games will be provided but you may bring your own as well. For teens and tweens.
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Continued from page 9 save enough money to make some sort of dent in the costs. The way that homework is picking up, and if I get a job, things are going to get tight. I don’t want to have to sacrifice anything, though. I want to still be able to see my friends and my girlfriend and watch some TV in between homework on breaks and just be able to lie down on the couch and forget about everything for a second and just relax. I’m not sure how I’m going to do it; I just know that I’m going to figure it out. I will budget time and figure out a way to do everything I want to while still
month, you will see the staff putting up all of the holiday decorations. If you thought last year was great, stand by. It just keeps getting better. I would like to thank all of the 18 volunteers who have come down to the port all summer to help create this wonderland. What a great community we live in. I have heard that Sunset magazine and the local TV stations are taking an interest in our production. We will see who shows up on Dec. 1 to watch us throw the switch. The Chamber of Commerce Events Committee is planning all the appropriate festivities
Little Boston Library Please join us for a special storytelling event called Tellebration, Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. All ages are invited to enjoy stories by Elaine Grinnell and Maria Potter. Grinnell is an elder of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and is a recipient of the Governor’s Heritage Award. She is an advisory board member for Northwest Indian Stor ytellers Association. Potter is a local storyteller and environmental educator. Other events this month. n Family Fall Fest: Nov. 3, 11 a.m. to noon. Everyone in the family is invited to celebrate fall at the library. We’ll have fun fall-themed crafts for all ages, including pumpkins
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Down at the Port By pete deboer for the occasion. Santa should be down at the gazebo around 5 p.m. and music and refreshments will be available. You might want to come a little
made out of books. Cider and light snacks, too. n LegoMania: Nov. 15, 3:30–5 p.m. If you love Legos, grab a friend and head to the library for an afternoon of free play or a challenge if you are up to it. Lego creations will be put on display in the children’s area. n Anime Afternoon: Nov. 29, 3:30-5 p.m. Whether you are an avid fan of anime or just curious about it, come check out the library’s anime and manga collection and watch an anime film. Snacks provided. Especially for teens. n Preschool Storytime: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Come and enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and more. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Siblings and
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early. Kingston Cove Yacht Club members will decorate their boats on the guest dock and, weather permitting, will parade around the bay. Have you thought about getting a boat, but worry about the long waiting lists to get permanent moorage? Well, our waiting lists for A, B and C dock are getting pretty short and we expect moorage to be readily available for boats up to 32 feet in the near future. And you know that the Great Seattle Boat Show is just 14 weeks away. If you are interested, or just want to come down and meet the staff and get a tour of our Port of
other family members welcome. n Crafternoon: Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Bring your handwork projects and look at our newest crafting books. n Little Boston Book Group: Nov. 7, 11 a.m. They will read and discuss “The Other” by David Guterson. All branches of Kitsap Regional Library will be closed on Nov. 12 for Veterans Day and Nov. 22-23 for Thanksgiving. Please check our website www.krl.org or call us at (360) 297-2670 for updated program information. — Contact library branch manager Tomi Whalen at (360) 297-2670/3330, ext. 9128, or twhalen@krl.org.
Kingston facilities, we are having a Port Open House on Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. And those who sign up for the waiting list A, B or C docks on that day can do so without paying a deposit.
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We talk about “the foreseeable future” and it is discussed in literature as “in the offing.” Well, did you know that it was a maritime term as early as the 16th century? The area of the sea where one can view a ship or vessel, when it is not anchored in the harbor or tied to a wharf but before it rounds
a bend or transits over the horizon, is called “the offing” as well. We see a lot of ships in the offing around Kingston. Oops, I see the edge of the page just ahead so I will sign off for this month. On behalf of the commissioners and the staff at the port, we all wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and may your favorite team win the Apple Cup. As always, thanks for taking a few minutes to read this stuff. I enjoy doing it for you. — Pete DeBoer is a Port of Kingston commissioner. Contact him at pete@petedeboer.com
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ctor, clarinetist/saxophonist, debater, sailor, runner. Wait a minute, this can’t be all one person. But it is! Fine Arts Boosters of Kingston High School’s (FAB) featured artist for November is Emma Walker. “I’m an incredible show off” claims this quiet spoken (at least in our interview) lifelong Hansvillian. “I like people to feel things and I feed off of other’s energy — it’s intoxicating.” Marching in the band with her clarinet or jazzing it up with her alto sax, Emma said, “I love music as much as acting but acting is what I
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Fab Spotlight By Marilyn Bode want to do with my life.” She will travel to Los Angeles to audition for State University of New York’s Purchase College, a school that feeds into New York City’s theater scene. “I would like to act on screen — the beauty of it, the gorgeous composition. It is eternal. The film will be here in 80 years and people will look back.” In the meantime, “The North Kitsap music scene is so cool — the stuff that comes out of here like
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bands, such as “Blood Pump” and “Isthmusia,” she said, which include
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Kingston High grads. Emma and her twin siblings who play with her in the jazz band live with their parents, both teachers. She grins, “Our home is very teacher-like. I’m quite sure they wish I was more organized.” Last spring, Emma went with three others to the Debate Nationals in Baltimore. Wednesdays before school she is at Debate working on her interpretation presentation. “Some days, I don’t get home from school until after 9 p.m.” As far as last year’s AP Chemistry, “it kicked my tail,” she said. Then there is running
and her passion for sailing with the high school sailing team through Parks and Rec. And a love of small plane flying. Agreeing with past FAB featured artists, she sees little bullying at KHS. “Students [are] really chill. Gay/Straight Alliance posters are not touched,” she said. “If one participates or not in homecoming dressup days, no one criticizes. Being a small school saves us. In big schools, decency is shoved aside.” Commenting on national and world events, Emma thinks the October drama production “Election” asks the question, “What is a fact
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anyway?” “We are in a very exciting time, with so much turmoil, and I don’t think people realize it,” she said. “Education, very broadly, not just in schools, is the top issue. It is troubling that people don’t take time to find out what they truly believe but follow blindly..” If you ever wonder how Kingston and North Kitsap benefit from the performance and visual artists among us, consider this amazing young woman’s heartfelt answer: “Art is a reflection of everything an artist feels. It shows what is beautiful and great in itself; it reflects the universally understood greatness of a community.” — Contact FAB Spotlight columnist Marilyn Bode at Lidenbode@aol.com.
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Possible changes: Reasons to attend ferry meeting K
ick off your holiday season with cookies and enlightening conversation at Kingston’s public ferry meeting Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Kingston Community Center. We’ll chat about fare scares, new toys (144-car ferries and LNG), old toys (64-car ferries), our schedule, the budget, the kerfuffle over crewing, and more. Please call (360) 434-0583 or email elliottmoore@comcast.net.
Shaking things up
During the gubernatorial debate Oct. 16, both candidates said they’d change for the better the way that WSF does business. You can Google the transcript for more information. I used the “Transportation Issues Daily” website, www.transportationissuesdaily.com.
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The Legislature’s “Fare Media Study” sounds like something that would detectably raise your pulse rate only if you worked
inside Olympia. But behind the wonky title is a campaign for all electronic fare collection which would, along the way, change who pays what. For the last few months stalwart Ferry Advisory Committee reps, including our tenacious Dennis Cziske, have hashed through study’s proposals. Besides cash, credit/ debit and check, we have a mishmash of other ways to pay for ferries, transit and bridges. n Wave2Go: The fare cards that we buy at toll booths, kiosks and on the Internet. n ORCA: The smart cards used by transit and for some ferry rides. It allows employers to pay pre-tax for fares. n Good to Go: A transponder on your car that charges tolls electronically as you drive by on the Tacoma Narrows and 520 Bridges. n Account-based: These are commercial accounts with WSF that bill the cus-
FERRYFARE Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee tomer. Let’s go through the study’s recommendations on fare payment, starting with the most benign. Bear in mind that brainstorms in Olympia range from practical to puzzling and costly, so don’t expect that all that’s listed below will actually happen. 1. Reinstate joint discounted joint ferry passes with transit agencies. A good idea, especially for commuters. 2. Allow multi-ride cards to be loaded on to ORCA cards now and later swap Wave2Go entirely with ORCA, Good to Go and account-based systems. This works as long as riders can still buy tickets with cash, credit or debit cards. Those implement-
ing will bear close watching to safeguard things like our frequent-user fares. For example, how will frequent user discounts get applied after you use so many rides in a certain time? 3. Charge cars by the foot. This requires an automatic measuring system and seems fair. But who’s going to pay for it and what will it save? Then, like at gas pumps, there’s the cost of calibration verification. 4. Put in Good to Go (transponder) at the tollbooths. Don’t expect to improve tollbooth times, as cars still need to stop to count passengers and for security checks. Their recommendation not to count passengers and just charge all vehicles more isn’t fair, nor is it fair to charge cars without transponders more (like on the 520 bridge). 5. Bring ferry fares in line with “adaptive management practices.” Here’s where the study gets slimy. There are about
Some fond memories of holidays in Hansville I n the next few weeks, we of the United States of America will be celebrating several holidays. As I write this, Halloween is fast approaching. I think it’s my favorite observance. It’s so happy and candy is the choice of food to celebrate this costumed, flavored day. How much better can it get? And as I think of the other holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve and Day (with all the football games) — food does seem to be the way we find to show our love, to show our traditions, and to show our expertise in celebrating. Wonder how this happened? I know a few of the reasons, or at least the reasons that are passed around. Thanksgiving was a day of celebration for a good harvest and to be with family and friends and to give thanks for the good life that seemed to be happening. Of course, Christmas was again a family event for showing love to your circle of people and to show off your traditions of worship and honoring those around you with presents, just like presents were brought to the newborn babe in the
hansville happenings By donna lee anderson manger. New Year: Originally it was meant to say goodbye to all the problems of the old year and to celebrate a chance to start fresh. It’s sort of lost its meaning and become a holiday of imbibing, both at midnight and all day during the ball games, but maybe some still celebrate the way it was intended. And while I write this, I realize that I really like all of these celebratory days — for different reasons, for sure — but even if I’ve sort of wavered from the original reasons for the seasons, I realize we all have our own way of acknowledging them. Take Halloween, for
instance. This was my daughter’s birthday and I still love the kids at the door, the costumes, and the candy giveaway. It reminds me of all the fun parties we celebrated with her throughout the years. And Thanksgiving: Most of my family is far away and I do get emails saying “have a happy,” but it’s not like expecting 15 people to dinner when you only have a 10-person dining room table. Good memories of younger days that included a kids’ table. I do miss that, but not all the work that it takes to pull it off. And then, Christmas morning fun. I love remembering the kids getting up at the crack of dawn to see
what Santa brought, and going to Grandma’s for dinner. Such good, fun memories. Finally, New Year’s Eve and the ballgames. Once again, the memories of parties and dancing and funny hats and smooches all around at the strike of midnight ... well, good times. However, once again, my celebrating of this midnighthappening seldom happens. I try every year, but staying awake that late is, well ... I usually miss the bells and whistles, and certainly the smooching. Do you have a favorite holiday? Or maybe your family celebrates by getting See happenings, Page 14
20 of these “practices” which range from smallcar discounts to unabashed (marine) highway robbery, such as swapping frequentuser fares for increased peak hour fares. Why? Because those cagey commuters are getting “the cheapest possible vehicle fare during the system’s most congested times.” Yikes! 6. Use the Transportation Commission survey (FROG) to represent rider views on fare changes. Again, TILT! Without oversight survey, results can be maliciously
deceiving. The FROG survey didn’t inspire trust when our legislators were told that the results showed that we think that our fares were underpriced. Want to find out more? Come to the public meeting Dec. 4. Representatives from WSF will explain how the fare-setting process works and what to expect for 2013. — This column was written by Walt Elliott, chairman of the Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee. He’s also a Kingston port commissioner.
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he sun was brightly shining over the Port of Kingston as members of the Greater Kingston Kiwanis, the Kingston Rotary and the Kingston Chamber of Commerce all chipped in to feed Mimi Smith-Danielson and her crew. Some 50 individuals brought a dish and a recipe to celebrate Mimi’s retirement from the catering business. Mimi could not resist serving with her crew — Linda Carter, Kelley Roots and Julie Raines — just before she thanked all for making her last 25 years
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Part 3 of an 1890s look at what is now known as Saltair (or North) Beach
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he townsite of Kingston could not be better. The land comes gently down to the water at the north of the bay, offering an almost level site for the business portion of the town, while to the east it rises gently to the height of 300 feet or more above the water, making a beautiful site for the residence portion of the city. From this eastern portion known as College Heights, one of the finest views may be obtained that can be found in the entire state of Washington. To the south, Mount Rainier lifts its snowcapped head far into the heavens,
This picture is of a postcard possbily made in 1913. It was mailed to Sam Leyman of Kingston during the winter of 1914. Sam was working for the Mack Logging Company in Redondo. Kingston Historical Society Continued from page 13
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and Mount Baker, its twin sister, looms up on the other hand. All around are snowcapped mountains of the Cascade and the Olympic ranges. The waters of Puget Sound wind blue and clear into the dim horizon as far as the eye can see. Upon College Hill will be
constructed the reservoir, which will supply a town of 50,000 inhabitants from natural springs, with sufficient fall to lift the water above the highest houses. The sewerage of the town is excellent as the strong outside current will consistently remove the debris. Owing to the gradual
slope of the land from the water, there are more uniformly valuable lots here than in any townsite in Washington. — Brought to you by the Kingston Historical Society. The next meeting is Nov. 28 in the Kingston Community Center. Please plan to join us.
together several times a year, not just on these designated holidays (and isn’t that the best)? However you plan to spend this season, I hope it is at least a time filled with happy memories, like mine. In Hansville, you can start the season by attending the Wine Tasting Event
Kingston Kiwanis By Richard osborn heading Little City Catering such a joy. Of course, Mimi has not fully retired, as she is still a nurse practitioner in private practice at West Sound Orthopedics in Silverdale. And she made sure her old clients can still be served; contact Anna Moore of Misueno, (360) 860-0303. See Kiwanis, Page 19
Nov. 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Hansville Community Center, 6778 NE Buck Lake Road. Neighbors Luncheons are planned Nov. 21 and in December (date to be announced). Take the Holiday Home Tour. And I wonder if we’ll have carolers again this year? I’ll see you there. — Contact columnist Donna Lee Anderson at WellToldTales@aol.com.
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Above, homecoming royalty — including Becca McNurney, right — sit atop a pirate ship during the Kingston High School Homecoming Parade Oct. 11. The parade, which went down West Kingston Road from Village Green Park to Mike Wallace Park via Central Avenue, was part of the casino-themed week of homecoming activities. The homecoming football game against Bremerton Oct. 12 and the dance, Oct. 13, wrapped up the weeklong celebration. Kingston lost its homecoming game, 37-0. Kipp Robertson / Staff photos
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Continued from page 1 has been offering an intern academy since 1987, graduating 150 firefighters so far. In exchange for their service, the fire department provides aspiring firefighters the training and experience that helps them compete for jobs across the country, NKF&R spokeswoman Michele Laboda said.
First taste of heat
NKF&R is able to offer live fire training, by bringing their recruits to the state Fire Training Academy in Olallie State Park near North Bend. Right before he heads in for the first time, intern Rico LeMay says he’s got the jitters. “I’m so excited, its like Christmas,” he said. Rico is the son of NKF&R Batallion Chief Ken LeMay, who was a trainer at the state academy in the 1990s. The instructors set large piles of wooden pallets on fire, burning them inside a giant concrete structure, which is able to simulate any type of structural fire. The interns suit up and head inside. First, they lay low —
Left, interns Brian Sallay and Rico LeMay return from a training fire for a cool down, in North Bend Oct. 8. Right, interns Nickolas Allpress and Russell Dent watch the smoke billow before heading in for another round. Megan Stephenson / Staff their instructors want them to know how fire behaves, how it is affected by air flow, how the smoke will mushroom over their heads and slowly creep toward the floor. They learn how to tell the intensity of a fire by the smoke — how fast it spills out the window and how light or dark it is. Once they get their first taste of heat, the guys became more focused. Intern Sam Berni found it difficult to describe what it was like to feel the fire after learning about it for so long, but said he knew for
sure he had a better handle on his training. The interns are then split into four groups, and learn how to combat two different types of fire on their first day. After each round, which takes about a half an hour, the teams check their pulses and try to cool down. The fire reached 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit that day. The bells on their air tanks are constantly ringing — the instructors know how to conserve their air when inside a fire, but the interns are often breathing heavily, out of nerves or excitement Ashes swirl through
the air, which is palpable with smoke — sometimes smelling like a campfire, occasionally a waft of diesel from a nearby simulated fire. Russell Dent, a Bainbridge islander and this year’s youngest recruit at 20, said he felt “awesome” and hot after his first round in the fire. Brian Sallay, originally of California and now living in Renton, described it as exhilarating. Rico LeMay said finally going into the fire was like taking away the mystery of the unknown. “It’s unnatural to go into a burning building” pur-
posely, he said. But he felt protected by the training he received. Operations Chief Wayne Kier, who has been at NKF&R since 2005, said this team had a particularly strong sense of brotherhood. “These kids … this group for some reason, they jelled and were a real team,” he said. “Fire work is team work, you have to be a very cohesive team. This team seems to be a notch above many academies.” Ken LeMay said training is a bit more gentler than
Making a career Since August, the recruits have been training during the week. The days begin early, usually 6:30 a.m., with running and other fitness drills. The instructor will setup a plan for the day — maybe See fire service, Page 17
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Left, intern Rico LeMay and his father, Battalion Chief Ken LeMay, chat before Rico heads into a burning building for the first time. Right, a NKF&R intern learns fire behavior at the state fire academy in North Bend.
Continued from page 16 in the classroom, learning how air flow affects a structural fire, maybe learning hydrant operations. The training ends around 5 p.m., and some of the interns go back to their other jobs. There are 14 members of the 2012 Volunteer-Intern Academy this year, whittled down from 35 applicants after a written exam and interview. All graduated Oct. 20, where the interns were presented with their Firefighter 1, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations certifications; special awards, and gave a drillground demonstration to their friends and family. Many will stay on as volunteers to gain more experience or certifications. Kier heads up the intern program, and said over the last five years each intern trained has cost NKF&R on average $1,100. He said they budget the training program into their department because it turns out fully qualified level one firefighters. “The small investment to train these young men and women we get in return time on our engine to supplement our full-time staffing,” Kier said. About a third of the academies interns have been women. The majority of NKF&R firefighters are graduates of its intern training program. After the Sept. 11 attacks, NKF&R firefighter Mark Cooney remembered feeling he just had to “do something.” He quit his
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sales job and decided to attend the Bates Fire Recruit Academy in 2002. Paying for the 10-week training course, plus all his fire equipment cost around $5,000, and after graduating, he applied to the intern program. “I was told [at Bates], in order to get the best experience, the North Kitsap resident program is probably the best overall training program in the state,” he said. Interns work alongside professional firefighters, learning how to drive the truck, work a fire hydrant, and assist EMTs — a hands-on atmosphere. “It’s complicated to make a living when you’re volunteering 56 hours per week on shift,” Laboda said via email. “I’ve had guys … volunteering for four years trying to get hired.” It’s no gimmick, no unfounded cliche. The men and women that undergo live fire training, forceable entry exercises, and search and rescue practice do so
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because they have a deep sense of public service. The interns come from varied backgrounds. Scott Summers is a trained chef and worked in some of Seattle’s top restaurants. Brian Sallay was a salesman. Rico LeMay is following in his father’s footsteps. Some are students. Many have already trained as EMTs. But everyone is there for the same reason. Berni, 29, grew up in a medical family. After attending Seattle University and volunteering at Harborview Medical Center, he trained as an EMT last spring. “I grew up hearing … what it means to take care of people,” Berni said. “How to help people that are having the worst days of their lives.” While training, he talked to the other paramedics, who steered him toward NKF&R’s program. It’s a common story — many of the interns heard from other districts that NKF&R is able to offer a free, high-
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any media outlets have discussed the controversial topic of the fish consumption rate, however, many have neglected to portray the significance of this issue for Native American tribes. The fish consumption rate is an important number used to calculate the acceptable dose of pollutants in surface waters. Each pollutant is determined to have a safe dose based on the results of previous research studies. The state Department of Ecology calculates how much the population is receiving based on environmental samples and the frequency and length of exposure. Therefore, by raising the fish consumption rate, it will lower the acceptable amount of pollutants allowed in state waters. It is the responsibility of public health authorities to
protect the most susceptible individuals in a population. An updated fish consumption rate by the DOE is not intended to be an additional regulation to hurt businesses and municipal governments. It is meant to protect the more susceptible and higher fish-consuming populations based on a more accurate assessment of actual consumption rates. This ranges from children and the elderly in the general population to tribal members, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and sports fishermen. Federally recognized tribes in Washington (including the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe) have treaty rights with the federal government that protect their traditional lifestyle of fishing and harvesting shellfish within their usual and accustomed areas.
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Our Village By Rory O’Rourke The Treaty of Point No Point, signed in 1855 between territorial governor Isaac I. Stevens and the S’Klallams, allows the S’Klallam tribes to fish, harvest shellfish, hunt and gather in exchange for title to most of their ancestral lands. The Boldt Decision in 1974 upheld the tribes’ right to manage and harvest their treaty resources and
requires that the resources remain protected. Resource gathering is an important aspect to tribal well-being. Fish and shellfish provide tribal members with a low-cost source of food that is high in such nutrients as omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, iron, iodine, selenium, and vitamins A, C, and D. Subsistence harvesting is a healthy physical and spiritual activity that is central to the identity of many Native people. If tribal members lose access to natural foods due to contamination, other lowcost alternatives, such as fast food, can lead to diets high in saturated fats, cholesterol and carbohydrates and lacking in mineral nutrition. Potential risks include higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure and depression. Therefore, traditional
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elp your neighbors, be a part of a topnotch team and learn valuable skills by joining your fire department’s volunteer program. We are recruiting candidates for an upcoming volunteer firefighter training academy that will be held on weekends and weeknights, starting in late February and wrapping up in late June with Firefighter I and Hazardous Materials Operations certification. You must be older than 18, have a clean criminal and driving record, and pass a physical ability test as well as a physician’s exam. Don’t want to be a firefighter? How about serving as a water tender operator? These valuable volunteers bring tanker trucks to
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Continued from page 14 While everyone was celebrating Mimi with the great food and a wonderful cake, the members were starting to plan the next coordinated event — the Valentines Gala. While it seems like it is far away, there are important decisions to make. What classic movie will be shown the Sunday before Valentine’s? Who will provide the great auction items
By michÈle laboda supply water for firefighting when no hydrants are nearby. We are also interested in talking with people who’d like to volunteer to help us with less physical and nonemergency functions such as prevention education, victim/family support, and firefighter support services. Application deadline is Nov. 30. Call 297-3619 or send an email inquiry to Assistant Chief Wayne Kier, kier@nkfr.org. New firefighter/paramedic: After coming out on top in a rigorous testing pro-
and help sponsor this event to support the North Kitsap Boys and Girls Club? (If you would like to help with the Valentines Gala, give Judy Osborn a call at (360) 297 4693). All were surprised that the club has grown to serve some 100 children in the middle-school program. Of course, Mimi solved one problem. She promised to cater this one event to help the kids. And so, after 25 years of serving our community, her commitment
cess, Craig Barnard will fill — emergency medical serthe vacancy created when vices — while working with we lost one of our firefight- a private ambulance company for 10 years. He er/paramedics last has been a paraspring. medic since 2008, The 30-yearwhen he graduold was born in ated from Tacoma Edmonds and Community graduated from College’s program Buckley’s White in 2008. River High School, A volunteer but he has strong at Buckley Fire Kitsap County Craig Barnard since 2002, ties. Growing up, Barnard earned Barnard spent every summer with his his Firefighter I, Firefighter retired naval officer grand- II and Hazardous Materials Operations credentials father in Bremerton. While at White River, through that region’s joint Barnard joined the Buckley training programs. Barnard has been marFire Department’s Explorer Program and decided to ried for 10 years to his wife, pursue an emergency services career. Barnard gained See NKF&R, Page 21 experience in the most common aspect of our trade
goes on. Put a mark on your calendar for the Cougar–Husky Food Drive on Nov. 17 at IGA and Albertsons. Pick up some Thanksgiving food items for the hungry and put them in the cart for either the Huskies or the Cougars. And do not forget to stop by and have breakfast at the Oak Table on Thursday morning to meet the new president of the Greater Kingston Kiwanis, Pat Bennett-Forman.
foods are essential to maintaining the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of tribal members. Many scientific and public health experts, including the state Department of Health and the EPA, agree that Washington’s current fish consumption rate is inadequate for protecting public health. The current fish consumption rate used by DOE for water quality standards is 6.5 grams per day. EPA recommends using a rate of 17.5 grams per day for the general U.S. population. Since Washington is a coastal state with a legacy of high seafood consumption, as well as a region with subsistence tribal fishers, having a fish consumption rate lower than the U.S. general population is seriously flawed. The EPA recommends a rate of 170 grams per day to protect subsistence fishers. In 2011, Oregon updated its water-quality criterion with a
fish consumption rate of 175 grams per day. However, even these numbers might not be protective of the average tribal consumer in Washington. A Suquamish consumption study determined that the average Suquamish tribal member consumes about 214 grams per day. The highest consumers had rates as high as 796 grams per day. Therefore, revising the fish consumption rate is not an effort to limit the profit of businesses, raise taxes, or increase government regulation. It is an effort to better protect the public, including the Native American community and other high fishconsuming populations. It is also a way to safeguard aquatic natural resources for all current and future Washington residents. — Rory O’Rourke is an environmental scientist in the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Natural Resources Department.
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Bakers will test their mettle in fruitcake contest T
he title of “Best Holiday Fruitcake” in the Pacific Northwest is again up for grabs in the 10th annual Holiday Fruitcake Contest at Port Gamble. This festive event, which is part of Port Gamble’s Countr y Christmas Celebration, is the Pacific Northwest’s longest running fruitcake competition. To celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary, the contest will feature amateur and professional divisions, both competing for the coveted Golden Fruitcake trophy. The professional division is open to bakeries and restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. Anyone who make a mean fruitcake can participate in the amateur division. A panel of five local celebrities and fruitcake experts will judge the entries on weight, flavor, texture, aroma, appearance (inside and outside), weight and originality. The contest rules are simple: All fruitcake entries must be homemade, and anything that appears on or in the fruitcake must be edible. All ingredients must
be listed vis-à-vis allergies. Each entry must be submitted on a thick cardboard, plastic, or other sturdy disposable base. There is no standard size or shape for the base; feel free to be creative! You can submit as many fruitcakes and recipes as you want, but only one prize will be awarded per person. If you’re willing to share your recipe, please include it with your entry. Recipes and photos of the winning entries will be posted on Port Gamble Facebook and website pages and submitted to local and regional media outlets. Contest entries should be delivered to the Port Gamble Weddings and Events office Dec. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Contest judging begins promptly at 1 p.m. and winners will be announced at approximately 3 p.m.
Fruitcake is just part of County Christmas
The annual fruitcake contest is just one of many holiday-related activities that take place during Port Gamble’s Country Christmas Celebration Dec.
A fruitcake with lime is just one of many possiblities during the annual Holiday Fruitcake Contest. The contest is part of the Port Gamble Country Christmas.
port gamble gazette By shana smith 8-9 in Port Gamble. n Children can make holiday crafts and have their pictures taken with Santa at Santa’s Workshop while the holiday-themed stage production at the historic Port Gamble Theater offers entertainment for the entire family. n Port Gamble merchants will have plenty of gift ideas to help you fill out your holiday shopping list before you settle in to enjoy the annual Port Gamble tree-lighting and fireworks display, which begins at 5:30 p.m. n Those 21 and older can sip a cup of cheer and snack on holiday nibbles while enjoying the magic of
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the season at a special VIP event in the Hood Canal Vista Pavilion. For more information about the Fruitcake Contest, the VIP event or our annual Country Christmas Celebration, please contact the events office at (360) 297-8074 or via email at portgamble@orminc.com.
Port Gamble timber harvest postponed
The scheduled 72-acre timber harvest on the Port Gamble uplands block of the Hood Canal Tree Farm has been postponed. The harvest, originally announced in February
November 10th • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Holiday Open House Join the Port Gamble General Store as they host their 3rd Annual Holiday Open House with wine tasting, food, Christmas gifts and more.
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November 12th • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm History of Port Gamble Hood Canal Vista Pavilion Join us for an exciting lecture series dealing with the history of Port Gamble and all things associated with Port Gamble from gardens to tall ships. November 15th • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Quilted Strait Please join the group as like minded people gather together to applique! Bring projects and friends, appliquers of all levels welcome!
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CEO of Pope Resources. “So we decided to postpone our harvest plans until after year’s end to allow Forterra more time to further investigate this funding alternative.” Forterra has an option agreement with Pope Resources to acquire all or part of company-owned lands around the town of Port Gamble in north Kitsap County. The option agreement expires in late March 2013. — Shana Smith is general manager of Port Gamble. Contact her at ssmith@orminc.com.
November 17th • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Quilted Strait Come join Roxanne Carter for a class one day a month. Learn easy techniques that make piecing fast and fun and also take advantage of her extensive quilting expertise. Beginners are always welcome. December 8th & 9th • Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. 11am-3pm Country Christmas 10th Annual Fruitcake Contest, Santa’s Workshop, Holiday Shopping, Hay Rides, Tree Lighting, Fireworks, Santa, VIP Party, Holiday Stage Show. Fireworks provided by Ferrellgas. For more information visit, www. portgamble.com and check out “Country Christmas” located under the Events Tab.
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2012, was scheduled to begin in October. However, Pope Resources decided to delay the harvest after representatives from Forterra told the company that harvest activities could create complexities in the potential for using mitigation money to acquire part of the Port Gamble uplands block. “Once this became clear to us, we realized that it made no sense to proceed with this harvest if it was going to potentially put in jeopardy the ability to do a larger transaction on this block as part of the Forterra option agreement,” said Dave Nunes, president and
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Rotary dedicates Village Green picnic pavilion T
here’s a new structure in Village Green Park, thanks to the Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary Club and community volunteers. The picnic pavilion enjoyed a “soft opening� at the recent Pie in the Park fundraiser, but the official dedication was held on Oct. 5. President Don Hutchins presided at the ceremony, thanking the many people who worked on the project and dedicating the structure to one very special Rotarian. The pavilion is dedicated to Rotarian Rea Mowery, who made significant contributions to our club. For those who have ever attended a Kingston Rotary meeting, Rea is the distinguished gentleman who always provides a “moment of Rotary history.�
Rotary News By Dan Martin Jon Sole, a Kingston Rotarian, supervised the construction of the pavilion and worked closely with all of the volunteers, who supplied material and labor. Our thanks goes to Jon and the other volunteers. Brad Pugh of Larson and Casteel donated the design, with assistance from architect Miles Yanick. MattHouseofWashington Concrete Casting provided the steel inserts for the footings and arranged for the complimentary concrete and installation. Hard Rock Concrete donated the concrete. Russell Bishop of Kingbridge Construction donated the concrete installation and the beautiful fin-
ish to the floor. Steve Kelly of Steve Kelly Construction donated the site clearing and trenching for the electrical and water extension. Steve Kilborn of Timberwolf Construction and his crew are to be applauded as craftsmen, but also artisans in the field of log construction. Businesses gave us discounted pricing for materials used in the pavilion, among them Buck Levengood of Code Electric, Tom Waggoner of Kingston Lumber, and Rob Welch for the painting. There were other volunteers who showed up to help with the “grunt work�: Larry Anderson, Sonny Woodward, George Morgan, Les Poole and Walt Elliott. Many of these volunteers were recognized at the Village Green Foundation’s
Pie in the Park event and presented with pies. To complete the dedication ceremony, President Hutchins turned over the keys, guarantees and other significant documents such as the occupancy permit to Jim Moore, Village Green Park commissioner. The picnic pavilion is just one example of Rotary at work in our community. Rotary previously purchased the field lights at Kingston High School and made significant renovations to the Kola Kole preschool building. But the biggest contribution is yet to come. Rotary has pledged $50,000 to help build the new Village Green Community Center, a significant donation from a small group of dedicated community-minded individuals. Join us for club meetings
on Wednesday at noon at North Kitsap Fire & Rescue on Miller Bay Road to meet some of these people. We are always looking for new
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a bank just to take pens, but why? Robbing a bank for pens misses the point. If you are going to go to the trouble of robbing a bank, do it right and go for
prescribed medications are a leading killer in our society. So seeking out chiropractic for pain relief instead of popping a pill makes sense and is certainly a more natural approach. Our backward medical insurance system won’t allow it any other way, but the problem is that using chiropractic for pain relief, while considerably safer, misses the point of chiropractic all together and is conceptually not much different than taking a pill. Chiropractic, when practiced in its truest sense, is a radically different way of doing health. It doesn’t look for help with an “outside-in�
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the loot! Otherwise, you’d probably be better off getting your pens elsewhere. This misunderstanding is not the public’s fault, though. With our pharmaceutical-ad-saturated society, addressing symptoms is what people are programmed to do. We live in a culture that seeks health from a pill, potion or lotion — an “outside-in� mentality. Many are waking up to this misguided way of health management. They are realizing that, as a country, we spend more money on health care than any other and yet our health index ranks pathetically low — not to mention properly
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KINGSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2012 LEADERSHIP President DONNA ETCHEY North Kitsap Herald / Kingston Community News Vice-President BIM PRINCE Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Treasurer EVA MONLUX Stanley Steemer Secretary SHIRLEY BOMGAARS Creative Office Guru
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT - Donna Etchey
As we are heading into the holiday season and you are wondering where to shop remember you have many local choices right here in your community on where to shop & dine. There are many powerful reasons to support a healthy local economy by buying from local, independently owned businesses. We all know it is not always possible to buy what you want or need locally, but Think Local First before you head out for your holiday shopping this year! Many studies show that when you buy from independent, locally owned businesses, rather than nationally owned chains, significantly more of your money stays circulating in our local economy. Here are a few other reasons why it is important to Buy Local: 1. Local businesses tend to buy from other local businesses and service providers. They employ more local people. And more of their profits stay here in our community. Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community
2. Local businesses in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community. 3. For every $1 spent at local businesses, 45¢ is reinvested locally. Non-local purchases keep, at most, 15¢ in your local community. 4. Local businesses value, respect and appreciate your patronage. More tax dollars go to schools and roads in your community. Finally, I want to remind you that we are still looking for members to join the board of directors in 2013. Stop by the chamber office or call/email Colleen and she would be more than happy to email you a nomination form. The deadline is October 31st so act fast. Being part of the Board of Directors takes only 3 – 4 hours a month of your time and is a great way to get to know your membership. I hope you will consider joining the board. Donna Etchey, President and Publisher of North Kitsap Herald, Kingston Community News and Bainbridge Island Review (360) 779-4464 or detchey@northkitsapherald.com
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Pete DeBoer, Port of Kingston Captain Pete DeBoer has had Kingston in his blood since the 1950’s when his parents started renting a cabin on the beach near Presidents Point for summer vacations. In 1987 after a twenty plus year career in the Coast Guard he returned, built his own house in town and became part of the business community. For eight years he was a realtor for Spot / Prudential Realty in Poulsbo. He was managing broker at the Bainbridge Island office and then for a while in Poulsbo. In 1992 in his basement he started remanufacturing laser printer cartridges and marketing them to local business and individuals. This was the beginning of Olympic Printer Resources, a fifteen year member of the chamber. The business grew and Pete incorporated and was joined by Jeff Petersen around 1998. The company operated for a few years out of Bradley Center before moving to the present location at Arbor Business Park on Bond Road. The company is a complete manufacturing operation and
provides sensible printing alternatives and green business practices to businesses all over the state. Pete sold his interest in the business in 2008. He has been deeply involved in the happenings of Kingston ever since. He is currently Commodore of Kingston Cove Yacht Club for the second time. He has served as President of the Chamber of Commerce and President of the Greater Kingston Kiwanis club. He is an elected Commissioner for the Port of Kingston and in 2010 made a valiant effort to run for the state legislature. Pete is on the Board of Directors of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, and has a seat in the Transportation Policy Committee of the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council. If you enjoy the 4th of July Celebration in Kingston, it is because he oversees all of the work that makes it happen for you. He is one of the original members of the Kingston Stakeholders, the economic development arm of the chamber.
Pete likes getting out on the sound and up to the San Juan’s in his boat Jolly Mon when he can get away. He enjoys spending time with his daughter Jennifer and her dogs and horses. He is currently writing a novel dealing with his years of experience performing drug enforcement duties with the Coast Guard in the Caribbean. Target for a finished manuscript is 2013.
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KINGSTON HOMECOMING The Kingston Chamber Events Committee sponsored a parade and pep rally to celebrate Kingston High School’s Homecoming week. Held on Thursday, October 11, the night before the Homecoming game against Bremerton, the event is in it’s 4th year. Leading the parade were the Kingston High School cheerleaders and marching band, followed by the sports teams, clubs and class floats. The Junior Class won the trophy for best float and the seniors took second place. The parade ended at the Port of Kingston where record crowds enjoyed a spirited pep rally and street dance. Booster clubs were present with vendor booths selling food and spirit ware. Go Bucs!
Central Valley Child Care Opens in Kingston Central Valley Child Care is committed to providing quality child care integrated with full day preschool to the families of our community. We are a family owned and operated child care with campuses in Silverdale and now in Kingston. We want all of our Molly Atwood (holding scissors) is the Owner/Director families to be confident of Central Valley Child Care, Kingston Campus. in the care and early “We are so happy to be open here in Kingston. education their child is This is truly a beautiful community” receiving and know that they and their children are respected and considered part of an extended family at our school. Central Valley Child Care is a Child Care Connections Head Start Partner through the Olympic Educational Service District #114. This means Head Start services are provided to eligible children in our Preschool Programs. Before and After School Care is available to children attending Gordon Elementary School in Kingston. Please contact us for more information! (360)297-8020 or (360)692-7708 www.CentralValleyChildcare.com
PORT OF KINGSTON TENT
Each spring, the Port of Kingston tent is raised by volunteers from KNK Rotary, the Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Port of Kingston employees and many other volunteers. Each fall, the tent comes down by most of the same hands. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of the Volunteers and also thank the Port of Kingston for the purchase and maintenance of this seasonal facility. It is a wonderful addition to the Port of Kingston and Mike Wallace Park. The tent hosts a multitude of events throughout its 6 month stand, from Weddings and Family Reunions to a Beer Garden during Concerts on the Cove, Fundraising Events for community and non-profit organizations and Boater and Yacht Club Parties. For Port of Kingston Tent Rental information, contact the port office at (360)297-3545.
KINGSTON NETWORKING HAS NEW MEETING SPACE Kingston Networking, hosted by the Kingston Chamber Ambassadors, would like to extend a big Thank You to Olympic Property Group/Port Gamble for providing their conference room for Kingston Networking’s new meeting space. Open to everyone, Kingston Networking meets twice a month on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays from 8-9am with one of two themes: Show & Tell or Guest Speaker. If you would like to be a guest speaker or have a topic suggestion, please contact Shirley Bomgaars through her website www.creativeofficeguru.com. Thanks to Mimi of Little City Catering, for the use of your conference room this past year! We will miss you!
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NOV 3 Wine Social And Auction
6:30pm - 9:30pm @ Greater Hansville Community Center. Join us for appetizers and special wines selected by our wine tasting committee for this event. Some excellent events and prizes will be auctioned including some unusual offerings and watercolor poster art donated by artist Joanne McDonald. non-alcoholic “mocktails� will be available as well. Tickets are $17 and available at the Hansville Grocery and Cup of Joy. Contact Lois Lee (360-638-1973) for details
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Comcast Business Class, and the speaker will be Jerry Tellinghuisen with Kingston CPA, speaking on recent tax law changes and preparing for taxes. Reserve your Spot by Friday, November 2nd, for $15. Late Reservations and “Walk-Ins� are $20. Call or email Colleen at the chamber office for reservations. Lunch is provided by Little City catering. Door prizes welcomed! Bring your business card to enter the December 2012 drawing for the chamber newsletter Member Spotlight Article.
NOV 8 Kingston Chamber After Hours 5-7PM @ John L. Scott – Kingston
NOV 6 Kingston Chamber Business Luncheon
This is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow chamber members better. Come mingle, share ideas and make connections that will help your business grow.
Lunch is served at noon. This month’s sponsor is Matt Drigham with
NOV 10 3rd Annual HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE 9AM5PM @ The Port Gamble General Store
Come help kick off this year’s holiday season with a Food Drive to benefit Sharenet, live music, cookies, wine tasting, giveaway entries and more. Call (360) 297-7636 for more info.
ART IN THE WOODS STUDIO TOUR NOV 9TH-11TH 10AM-5PM
Cultural Arts Foundation NW invites you to a unique, self-guided tour of artist’s studios throughout beautiful North Kitsap County. Visit with talented professionals working in a variety of media. Observe demonstrations in processes such as glass lampwork, raku or etching. The studio sizes range from singleartist working environments to groups of artists in larger venues. The tour is divided into three easy-to-access areas - color-coded on the brochure map. Come, spend a weekend with us and take home memories and treasures. Visit www.cafnw.org for more info.
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Kingston Chamber Luncheon - 12 PM @ Kingston Cove Yacht Club Events Committee - 4 PM @ Cleo’s Learning Center
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ShareNet: Meeting the challenge of healthy eating S
hareNet’s Thanksgiving food box distribution will take place Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Signups are now until Nov. 9. Always a special day on ShareNet’s annual calendar of events, this is our chance to make sure needy families have a holiday that doesn’t know the bounds of poverty and hunger. ShareNet’s program for school kids, Food to Grow On, resumed in late September, bringing nutritious packs to about 80 students per week at our four Kingston schools: Wolfle Elementary, Gordon Elementar y, Kingston Middle and Kingston High. We expect the number to go higher as the school year progresses and counselors
become more familiar with the students and families who find this support vital, particularly ones new to the school or district. Supporting our efforts are three volunteers specifically dedicated to Food to Grow On: Linda Hell, Susan Frank and Jerry Ulsund. This group puts a lot of effort into helping ShareNet make sure these kids in need get their food packs every week like clockwork. The program is one of those things that sounds simple enough from the outside, but requires a detailed and well-coordinated effort internally. The process involves purchasing, stocking, ensuring an effective inventory, repackaging bulk amounts purchased at lower cost
sharenet & you By mark ince when available into smaller units, compiling the packs, and delivering to schools. This year, for the first time, the Food to Grow On volunteers are expanding their role to become more involved than ever by helping ShareNet shop for and stock the program.
Obtaining reasonably priced items for Food to Grow On is a challenge, as healthy, individually served products are typically higher cost and unavailable through our usual networked purchasing power. Our volunteers are bargain hunters though, and are innovating on sources and products alike. It would be easy to put a lot of junk in the pack, and unfortunately some operators of similar programs nationwide are forced to rely on such food to round out the packs. ShareNet utilizes organic produce and whole grains when possible, including oranges, apples, and carrots. Another challenge is that a portion of the pack must be ready to eat, more meal-oriented,
and easily consumable. Try finding such a product which satisfies both the health and the reasonable cost requirement. We’re open to suggestions if anyone in the community is aware of the perfect product to meet this need. We are truly fortunate in having the community support that allows us to provide this service to our local schools. Parents of kids who receive service from Food to Grow On frequently write in to our website giving us feedback about the program. Recently, a parent wrote in to say, “We both work, but we still can’t make ends meet. Our kids get food at school through your Food to Grow On program. It really helps cover the gaps. I love that
ShareNet is so involved in local schools.” Look for more client stories in the letter going out to Kingston-area households for Neighbor Aid 2012, the annual giving campaign which assures continuation of ShareNet programs. Typically, the families involved are in very challenging situations. The depth of food insecurity in a particular household, and sometimes even the ability to cook and maintain a meal structure, is often unknown, making the contents of the Food to Grow On packs absolutely critical to these kids and their families. — Mark Ince is executive director of ShareNet. Contact him at sharenetdirector@ centurytel.net
Nov. 6 A World of Health: Connecting People, Place and Planet: Sixweek class, 7-8:30 p.m., Stillwaters Environmental Center, 26059 Barber Cut Off Road, Kingston. Sustainability Discussion Course to increase awareness of the connections between health and the environment. Created by the Northwest Earth Institute. Cost: $40 person, $50 household. For 2012 members: $35 person, $45 household. Pre-register by Nov. 2, (360) 297-1226. Info: (360) 2971226, Joleen@stillwatersenviron-
mentalcenter.org. Nov. 16 AAA Driver Improvement Program: Nov. 16-17 and Nov. 29-30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., S’Klallam Worship Center, Little Boston. Cost: $12 AARP members, $14 non-members, veterans free. Info: Mary Lou Luddington, (360) 297-7871 (leave a message). Nov. 17 Indianola Holiday Fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Indianola Club House, 19876 Indianola Road. Featuring high-quality jewelry, fine art,
housewares, note cards, women’s apparel, unique and whimsical handmade gifts and more.
CommunityCalendar Oct. 27 “One True Thing”: 11 a.m., Firehouse Theater, 11171 Highway 104, Kingston. Part of KRL’s One Book, One Community program, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” R. Info: www.krl.org. Autumn High Tea at the Lake: 2 p.m., Greater Hansville Community Center, Buck Lake Park. The local Philanthropic Educational Organization chapter, for the benefit of young women, will host a High Tea. Tickets: $10 per person, $40 table for four. Seating is limited. Info:
Cheryl Sachs (360) 638-1902 or Marlene Bock (360) 638-2522. Kingston Pumpkin Walk: 6-9 p.m., Kingston High School, 26201 Siyaya Ave. NE, Kingston. Family-friendly walk through a wooded trail illuminated with pumpkins carved by creative KHS seniors. Bake sale items, hot cider and entertainment will be available. No admission charge, donations accepted to benefit the KHS Senior Grad Night trip. This event is rain or shine. Oct. 31
“Zombies Of Mass Destruction” showing: 7-10 p.m., Hood Canal Vista Pavilion, Port Gamble. Info: portgambleweddings@orminc. com, (360) 297-8074, www.portgamble.com. Nov. 3 Hansville Wine Social and Auction: 6:30 p.m., Greater Hansville Community Center, Buck Lake Park. Prizes and auction; non-alcoholic drinks also available. Tickets: $17, available at Hansville Grocery and Cup of Joy. Info: Lois Lee, (360) 638-1973.
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ONGOING BRIDGE PLAYERS: Mondays, 1 p.m. at Kingston Community Center. Info: Delores Van Wyck, (360) 638-0271. Port Gamble Historic Museum lecture series: Second Monday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Info: www.portgamble.com. Kingston Business Group: Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m., at The Oak Table Café. Share ideas and leads, network and socialize. Kingston Citizens Advisory Council: First Wednesday of every month, 7-9 p.m., Miller Bay Firehouse, 26642 Miller Bay Rd NE, Kingston. Open to the public; light refreshments are served. KINGSTON GARDEN CLUB: Third Wednesday of every month, 9 a.m. (beginning with coffee and socializing), Bayside Community Church, 25992 Barber Cutoff Road. Kingston Farmers Market: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mike Wallace Park.
Women’s Opportunity Award application deadline Dec. 1 Soroptimist International of Greater North Kitsap is seeking qualified applicants for its Women’s Opportunity Award for 2013. The Women’s Opportunity Awards program assists women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families. Call Teresa Costa, (206) 842-1869.
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The Voodoo Garden: Good help is hard to find Republished courtesy of WestSound Home & Garden elcome to my garden. Open the gate and step in, but mind the brambles and thorns. Careful not to crush the bleeding heart. Don’t bump the spiny eccentricity of the Solanum pyracanthum unless you like a good blood-letting. And watch the vines; they sneak up on you in this murky light. I suppose I should exert a bit of control over these beautiful savages, but they seem to have a mind of their own. The beds run amok and good help is hard to find. You’re a gardener, aren’t you? It’s so nice to entertain someone who appreciates things that bloom and grow. Of course, death and decay are equally important in a garden, don’t you agree?
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Consider these white calla lilies (so lovely atop a casket); how could we admire their pale perfection if not for their fleeting existence? In the garden, beauty requires sacrifice. Would the weeping willow be as lovely if its leaves did not fall like tears each autumn to bare its naked soul to the icy heart of winter? Here now, have a cup of tea. I brewed it from my own herbs. As you sip we will go in search of my Dracunculus vulgaris; you may know it as voodoo lily. No, that’s not a corpse you smell — at least, I think not. The voodoo lily’s lascivious, liver-purple spathe and spadix attract pollinating flies with the perfume of death. Don’t let its malodorous esters interfere with your enjoyment of the tea. I don’t have many visi-
on kingston time By wendy tweten tors, you know. Ridiculous rumors. Unfortunate tales of grimoires and gris-gris and other gossip of the simple-minded. But let’s talk of you. You’re new in town. No family, you say? A pity. I’m sure you will find a home here: a place you can stay forever. Now let me introduce
An email opens a memory vault L ast month, I received an email from gal pal Jan Richards of Kingston that set this old memory bank back in time. It was a 25 item “do you remember” list. If you remember all items, you clock out as older than dirt. It turns out I am really older than dirt, more like moldy. I not only remember all but could add a hundred items more to it. Oh, yes, I had my adventure with Black Jack gum, and a disgusted mother had to cut the yucky wad out of my long blonde hair, leaving a bald spot. I didn’t spit it out before bedtime like I was told. I bawled and didn’t want to go to school the next day. But mom just said,
this ‘n’ that By jacque thornton “Live with it.” Little wax bottles with sugar water in them I knew very well. I didn’t check the pockets on my sweater and mom ran the mess through the ringer washer. She was
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not happy. I spent hours cleaning the wax out of the wet garment, grumbling all the while. As for candy cigarettes, I played movie stars with my friend across the street, thinking we were so sophisticated. I was Katherine Hepburn and she Greta Garbo. We didn’t know yet that real ones could kill you. Soda pop machines tempted you then took your money, and you had to go every time to the grocer who interrogated to see if you really had put a nickel in. The list asks, “Do you remember glass milk bottles with the cardboard top?” Do I remember! I had to grow
you to Lucifer. Crocosmia “Lucifer,” to be precise. Its unrepentantly red blooms smolder like the embers of incendiary insanity, don’t you agree? I’m afraid it’s engaged in a duel to the death with the spiky bludgeons of globe thistle, Echinops ritro. It is a contest the plants themselves will decide; in the garden, it’s a mistake to pretend that we are the ones in charge. What? Voices, you say? No, no. That’s just the wind in the branches. Take care as you pass the Gunnera manicata. Something has been taking bites big as washtubs from the leaves. Yes, how clever of you; it is known as “dinosaur food.” Farther down the path lurks the impenetrable Eryngium giganteum “Miss Willmott’s Ghost.” Her armature may be daunting, but her man-
up to find out mom had been giving us skimmed milk for years because she poured the cream off for her coffee. If it was really thick, she made whipped cream for Jell-O. My brother Frankie and I swiped one from outside the door of the bachelor who lived upstairs in our apartment building (you could get a nickel from the corner grocer for returns) and that was how mom met my stepdad. He caught mom in the hall one day complaining we were noisy pilfering scalawags. The man upstairs fell in love with my red-headed Scots mother and they were married a year later. I adored him. I remember going to one grandmother’s in Yakima in an old hand-cranked Ford. In the 1930s, granddad
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Dicentra spectablis (common bleeding heart): A great garden plant for partially shady sites on the Kitsap Peninsula. Varieties include a white-flowered form and the excellent, chartreusefoliaged “Gold Heart.” Solanum pyracanthum (porcupine tomato) and Solanum quitoense (bedof-nails): Not hardy in the Northwest, these colorful, wickedly prickly novelties never fail to attract attention in a summer container. Can be over-wintered in the house or greenhouse. — For a full list of plant ideas, read Tweten’s column in its entirety on KingstonCommunityNews. com.
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ners are lovely. Just past the blood grass and the spidery seedheads of Allium christophii lies the deepest recesses of the garden. This is where I sow the beautiful abominations of monkshood, belladonna, devil’s weed, and opium poppy. Mind altering, yes — some deadly — but I find them indispensable in my numinous pursuits. But enough talk. Finish your tea. An open grave? How fanciful of you! It’s only a hole for a new witch hazel. We like to dig large. Lots of room for the roots, you know. Are you feeling unwell? Have a seat here by the Corokia cotoneaster and relax your mind. Tell me, what do you think of my little garden plot? There’s no need for you to leave now — or ever, in fact. I have a place for you
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Mother, children raising money for volunteer trip KINGSTON — Paula Piperata and her daughter, Mai Ly, 14, and son Gianni, 12, are raising money so they can go to the Himalayas to work with Tibetan refugee children in November. During their trip, they will spend a week learning Hindi and culture, and then will fly to McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala to teach children English and personal hygiene.
Amid their volunteer work, they’ll keep up with their school studies; Gianni, a seventh-grader at Kingston Middle School, will continue work on his AGATE project, interviewing Tibetan refugees and researching in their museums and libraries. An auction to help fund the trip — Oct. 20 at The Dance Within Studio in Poulsbo — raised $1,200. The event featured belly dancers and appetizers.
Piperata, a para-educator at Gordon Elementary School, had intended to use her salary to pay for the trip, but because of budget cuts her hours were cut to three hours a day. “We have been planning this trip for almost a year now and have already made the commitment to go,” she emailed. “With my loss of hours, we had to get creative on how to raise money for the remaining part of our trip.”
Why India? Mai Ly and Gianni have volunteered in Kitsap County since 2007, raising more than $2,000 for PAWS of Bainbridge Island, Second Chance Ranch, Kitsap Humane Society and R.E.D. “Now that my children are older, we are ready to take it to the next step and participate in a volunteer program,” Piperata emailed. “The reason why we chose to volunteer internation-
ally is because it will also expose the kids to a new culture. I feel that this in turn will make them more understanding, tolerant and accepting of other cultures as they get older. They will realize that just because we might look different, eat different food, speak a different language, wear different clothes and have different beliefs, we are still all the same underneath. I think this will help them
become more compassionate adults.” According to their mother, Mai Ly and Gianni are “very passionate kids with big hearts.” They have maintained a high GPA throughout middle school and made the Honor Roll both semesters last year. To help, call Piperata at (360) 286-9590, email tien_ngoc@yahoo.com, or go to www.gofundme. com/1393KW.
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that time. It was terrifying when grandpa would turn the car around and back up the steepest parts and I always got carsick. I do remember the jukeboxes at the Triple X Barrel where we kids gathered before WWII. In my day, you could get a hamburg-
er and malt for 10 cents. What a fortunate person I am to have such wonderful memories to pass on to my family now going into a fifth generation. My journals are full of stories to hopefully be enjoyed by generations to come.
Kingston Redeemer United Methodist Church Sunshine Ladies annual holiday bazaar will be held at the church Nov. 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pat Menge is chairing with Susan Houghham. I will be handling the
Grandma’s Treasure table with Fran Larrabee. There will be handcrafts, Christmas items, a slice-ofpie corner and the popular children’s shopping corner where small inexpensive gifts can be selected for family and friends. Kids love doing their own shopping.
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inally, progress is visible at the Village Green. Of course, that’s depending on whether you equate tree removal with progress. What you see happening is part infrastructure (underground conduit and the like, along with improving the road that goes to the pump station) and part construction of the senior apartments. You may recall that this infrastructure work actually
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Village Green update village green foundation starts our exciting community center project, since the cost is being shared equally by the Village Green Foundation and the Village Green Senior Apartments partnership. In case you’re curious, the large pit along
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West Kingston Road that required removal of some trees (and our park sign) is a rain garden — part of the stormwater planning for the apartments and the community center.
We’ve raised just over 70 percent of the funds needed for the Community Center we want to build — a 21,000-square-foot facility that includes a Boys & Girls Club, library, senior
center, and meeting rooms. The percentage is edging upward thanks to several generous pledges from community individuals and groups. We’re hoping to emerge from this quiet phase of fundraising in the coming months, and leverage the excitement generated by our Birkenfeld Trust award. Stay tuned, and address any questions you have about our fundraising status to Bobbie Moore or Tomi
ment,” regular chiropractic care is just something you do to stay healthy. Regular chiropractic care — whether you are suffering from a symptom or not — ensures that the power that brings life to your body is able to flow freely across the nervous system. It is this
maintained power supply, together with proper eating, exercise, rest and thoughts that give your body’s innate intelligence the resources it needs to express vibrant health and to function the way it is designed. If we truly want to see our nation undergo health care
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Picnic pavilion: Ready for reservations So many are owed thanks for the picnic pavilion at the park. The Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary Club provided the funding and many volunteers; Greater Kingston Kiwanis provided still more critical volunteers; and all suppliers of labor and material, whether paid or not,
reform, it needs to start with each one of us undergoing our own “self-care reform.” Being willing to shift our health care paradigm to one that encourages personal responsibility for health and limits insurance reimbursement for crisis care and heroic acts is what it will
were thanked at the pavilion on Oct. 5. The pavilion is dedicated to and named after Kingston Rotarian Rea Mowery, whose persistence resulted in transfer to Kingston of money he had raised at his previous Rotary Club, thereby providing the lion’s share of funding for the pavilion. To reserve the pavilion, go to www.myvillagegreen. org, the Village Green Metropolitan Park District site, or call (360) 930-9242 and make a request. To ensure you have exclusive use of the pavilion for a See Village, Page 28
take to right our nation’s sinking health care ship and keep our kleptomaniac pen habit under control. — Dr. Thomas R. Lamar is a chiropractor at Anchor Chiropractic and hosts SpinalColumnRadio.com. Contact him at (360) 2978111 or drlamar@aol.com.
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n the environmental education world, we start many meetings and workshops with the introduction questions, “What started your love of nature? What was your favorite place in nature as a child?” Every person in the room has a story to tell — of a brook behind their home in the country, or a patch of trees in a park in the city. Every person who loves and cares about nature now can pin it to a special place or places in their past. This being the season of Thanksgiving, I want to emphasize my gratitude for having had such experiences myself. I had lots of them. We lived in the city, but
choices for the future By naomi maasberg my brothers and I always had a special spot or two in the yard where Mom didn’t mind if we created our special world under a large tree. For many years, we had
“empty” lots near us that were nature oases of tall grasses, rodent tunnels, and more. My parents were poor enough that vacations meant camping trips and days off were spent fishing in nearby rivers, so we spent many wonderful, wonderful days in the woods near Portland, Ore. Do you have those places in your memory bank? Will the kids growing up now have those kinds of memories? I am grateful for my moments in nature because they taught me (and continue to teach me) about so many things other than the scientific details of biology. I learned my place in life. I learned that I am important and I can influence the
space and creatures around me by what I do. If I moved sticks and soil to suit my construction of a hut, I displaced some ants, spiders or worms, I stirred up soil and created a mini dust storm, or I stressed a bird or even killed something. I learned that I could do some good things, too, like putting baby birds back in nests. Being in nature continues to teach me the other side of the equation, as well. Walking by the Puget Sound, I learn that I am not so important in the bigger scheme of things. I don’t have power over everything around me, and I have to fit into a larger landscape and a larger community of beings, and find ways to live
Learn about ‘botanical bullies’ with Flotsam and Jetsam HANSVILLE — Noxious plants will be the topic of the next Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club meeting, Nov. 14. Guest Dana Coggin, coordinator of the Kitsap County Noxious Weed
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vide information on proper removal. The club’s annual Christmas luncheon will be about one month later, Dec. 12. Cost: $15. Checks can be made payable to the club and mailed to P.O. Box 14,
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There’ll be no planting this year, but a deer fence is being installed by the end of October. A dedicated and talented crew of volunteers will be ready to prepare for early 2013 gardens, so be looking for that news as well. Volunteers will be joined by a capable team of Leadership Kitsap participants, who are going to tackle getting the tool shed and teaching kiosk made. Visit www.kingstonvillagegreen.org to find out how to participate in the
Architectural services being negotiated We issued a Request for Quotes to provide architectural services for building design, and received inquiries from 33 architectural firms. Six firms submitted packages for review by the Village Green Foundation’s building committee. Miles Yanick & Co. was the clear leader and contract negotiations with Yanick are under way. These services will result in a building design that can be used in 2013 to go out for construction bids; as mentioned earlier, everything about the timing of actual construction hinges on the success of our local fundraising. — Online: Village Green Foundation, www.kingstonvillagegreen.org. Village Green MPD, www.myvillasgreen.org.
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ear Jan: I am good with people and have been told I would make a good real estate agent. What are the requirements to become an agent and how much does it cost? Also, how do I get a job once I am ready? — JED Dear JED: Real estate agents are under the authority of the state Department of Licensing. In order to get a license (a requirement to work somewhere) you must first be at least 18
Just Ask Jan By jan zufelt years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent. You must take a series
of classes that are approved by the department; 60 of those hours in Real Estate Fundamentals and 30 hours in Real Estate Practices. You must also pass the broker’s exam. The required classes can be taken in person or online. Choose the method that works best for you. Once you pass the test you may apply for your license. When you do so, you will need to supply your fingerprints on the designated card (Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office can take
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It would be a good idea to interview at one or two firms and then, if offered a position, choose the one that is the best fit for you. Be sure to ask if the firm has a mentoring program. I used to mentor new brokers. It is a huge commitment by both parties so be prepared to be a dedicated mentee. I’d be happy to chat more if you would like to meet in person (this goes for anyone who has the desire to become a broker; please
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The ‘Grand Central’ of marine life A
s you may have observed, there are many changes happening in the slough area south of the new bridge on South Kingston Road. I spent a fascinating time a week ago watching the new “Grand Central Station” movements in and out of the slough. While it is interesting to see what water will do when left to its own devises, as it moves freely rather than being constrained by an artificially culvert. It is even more amazing to watch flora and fauna’s movements when they allow their own natural range of motion. I took a walk to downtown Kingston on one of our glorious sunny Sunday afternoons. It was about 12:45 p.m. when I walked across the bridge on the southern rail and decided to look down and watch. The tide was going out and it was about mid-tide. What I have been struck by for some time is the amount of seaweed, floating eelgrass, and other natural material that moves in
WaterWays By BETSY COOPER from Appletree Cove into the slough on the incoming tides. It then moves, swirls, eddies and then sometimes moving back out. Other times, depending on the tidal height that day and the wind this material gets catch in the slough and stays there for one or more tidal cycles. Some stays and decays there, caught in the rooted vegetation or on other feature, contributing to the nutrients sources being generated there. While we typically think of nutrients mostly coming from the stream and surrounding land, this is a new kind of input to the system — an interaction of detritus (particulate matter produced by or remaining after the disintegration of plant or animal matter) and the physical and chemical environment of the warmer, shallower mud flat. These bits of plants and animals will experience a different
rate and type of decomposition in the slough area then any will in the more open water environment of Appletree Cove. Then I also saw a scene that reminded me, being a past New York City commuter, of Grand Central or Penn Station at rush hour. Since the water was going out many fish that had come in to feed in the slough area were on their way out. Standing on the bridge during any tide, you can see the bottom. So as I stood there that day I could see the slightly deeper channel area with the shallower areas of rock or rooted vegetation on either side. As I watched for 10 minutes, I counted more than 20 flat fish, probably starry flounder, heading out. They would come from the more vegetated area then move, mostly out the channel. There were sculpin to numerous to count darting round and out with their characteristic erratic movements, sometimes fast moving, then splaying their fins
out to stop and just sit on the bottom, motionless. The species we have found in our seining in the past there are Staghorn Sculpin and Sharpnosed Sculpin. Then, to my surprise, I also saw two adult salmon. It seemed early for them to be there since returning salmon typically reenter streams on their spawning quest when they get the ecological cue of the first rains. We had not had our first rain by that day but there they were. I could not tell what kind of salmonid they were but we have seen, in the past, chum, coho, cut throat, and pink juveniles in the spring and Stillwaters have see evidence of chum, Coho and cut throat adults in the stream. Now, with rain, it is another good time to go down and watch which commuters are traveling in and out of Kingston’s “Grand Central Station.” — Betsy Cooper is a board member and stream monitor at Stillwaters Environmental Education Center.
New Kiwanis officers selected KINGSTON — Greater Kingston Kiwanis Club members elected officers for 2012-13 at their October dinner meeting. Kiwanis District Lieutenant Governor Tom Armstrong swore in Pat
Bennett-Forman as the new club president. Other officers sworn in included co-vice-presidents Wendy Armstrong and Dahlia Malin, secretary Eric Roth, and treasurer Judy Osborn.
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