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Friday, February 22, 2013 | Vol. 112, No. 8 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢
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LIFE AND CULTURE
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HERALD NORTH KITSAP
North-enders advocate for school, again
In the Herald KITSAPweek
POULSBO K E Y P O RT SUQUAMISH S’KLALLAM HANSVILLE P O RT G A M B L E INDIANOLA KINGSTON
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By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — The third public hearing on a proposed school closure brought in just as many community members as the first. With the North Kitsap
School Board room filled to capacity, and people listening from the lobby, advocates for Wolfle Elementary School made their case for why the school should not be closed, during a public hearing Wednesday.
Public speakers included teachers and staff members, school volunteers, and those who have a stake in the school. Before the meeting, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Chairman Jeromy Sullivan
said his grandfather told him Wolfle can’t close. All S’Klallam children have attended Wofle, Sullivan told the school board. Sullivan then outlined examples of how the Tribe and school have worked together —
reading nights, summer school, helping build a culturally-relevant curriculum, and sharing Native art and music. “The [S’Klallam] Tribe See closure, Page A13
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Funds in jeopardy in Pope, DOE spat
‘The dogs should be sequestered’ Charges could come after dogs kill pup, attack woman
sports Fourth state wrestling title for Velarde, third for Reece — Page A8
OPINION OPG should get on with agreement — Page A4
STAFF REPORT
degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska, a master’s degree in criminal justice administration from Boston
PORT GAMBLE — Pope Resources backed out of a mill site cleanup agreement it reached with the state Department of Ecology in October, hoping to keep future removal of two docks as leverage for a new dock proposed on Port Gamble’s northern shore. Because Pope Resources backed out of the agreement, called a Natural Resources Damages Agreement, $7 million in state funding allocated to meet Ecology’s end of the agreement — shoreline acquisition and other environmental improvements — could cease to be available. And Tim Nord, manager of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program, said Pope could be forced to remove the docks anyway; he’s been directed to prepare an enforcement order, he said Wednesday. The $7 million is a big chunk of the $12 million that’s been raised from various sources for acquisition of North Kitsap land and shoreline that’s being sold by Pope Resources. The Kitsap Forest & Bay Project — a coalition that includes conservation groups, the county, Ecology, the state Department of Natural Resources, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe — want to buy the land and shoreline for
See TOWNSEND, Page A11
See POPE, Page A10
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Two boxer-breed dogs attacked and killed a dog in Poulsbo and attacked a woman and dog in Winslow last weekend. One boxer is quarantined at the Kitsap Humane Society. The other is at home in Poulsbo with its 29-yearold owner, who must decide whether to surrender her dog or register it as a Potentially Dangerous Animal. She could face a charge in Kitsap County District Court of violating Poulsbo’s dangerous dog ordinance. The first attack was reported Feb.
Ivy, a 9-month-old bichon frise, was killed by two boxers when they escaped from their owner’s yard Feb. 15 in Poulsbo. The same dogs attacked another dog the next day on Bainbridge Island. Dan Malone / Contributed 15 about 10 p.m. on 15th Loop just off Hostmark Street in Poulsbo. A woman was walking her brother’s dog Ivy, a 9-month-old bichon frise, when two boxers and a beagle charged at them. The boxers, Chief and Oscar, attacked Ivy, according
to the Poulsbo Police report and witness statements. The beagle, Gorst, apparently did not attack, according to witness statements. The woman’s husband, Dale
Townsend is mayor’s choice for police chief; confirmation vote could come March 6 By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitaapherald.com
POULSBO — Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson announced her choice for chief of police Wednesday: Alan Townsend, a Bangor resident who is currently the police chief of Port Orchard. The City Council will vote
either March 6 or 13 to confirm Townsend. Start date and salary were not discussed Wednesday, but the job was advertised with a base salary of $101,000 to $106,000 a year. Townsend, 47, has been Port Orchard’s chief of police since 1999 and earns $126,000 a year.
If confirmed, Townsend will succeed Dennis Swiney, who retired in January and returned to his hometown of Visalia, Calif. Deputy Chief Robert Wright has been acting chief. Prior to Port Orchard, Townsend was with the Lincoln, Neb., Police Department. He has a bachelor’s
See dog attack, Page A3
Alan Townsend ... Port Orchard police chief is headed to Poulsbo
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