Herald North K itsap
SCHOOL CLOSURE: Our latest stories on NorthKitsap Herald.com
Friday, March 1, 2013 | Vol. 112, No. 9 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢
In the Herald
School families brace for closure By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — As the North Kitsap School Board heard public testimony for the last time Wednesday as to why the district should not close a school, only one thing was clear.
Kitsap week Farm Kitchen nurtures a new crop of bakers — In this edition
No matter the board’s decision, a school family is going to be unhappy. The school board was expected Thursday to decide which of three elementary schools remaining on the closure list would shut its doors. That decision was
made after this edition went to press. See updated story on NorthKitsapHerald.com. The board voted 10 months ago to close a school and, in the ensuing months, a committee of administrators, educators, school parents and residents met
to study data and make a closure recommendation to the school board. In four public hearings over the past month, the board has listened to public testimony as to why a school, or schools, should not close. Joe Davalos, superinten-
— Page A8
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
See COHO, Page A7
events Steppenwolf vets perform for Carmen — Page A15
NEWS Dog euthanized for attacks on dogs, woman — Page A14
Carrot offered, but Rose still not optimistic about new dock at P.G.
By KIPP ROBERTSON
GORST — Six trips between the Gorst Creek Hatchery, Keyport and Agate Pass Feb. 26-27 resulted in more than 200,000 baby coho salmon being delivered to net pens. The total amount of coho — known as smolt at this stage in their lives — was about 100,000 fewer than during the 2012 operation. “We have otters,” hatchery manager Mike Huff said. “Otters have a tendency to do some damage.” In 2012, the Suquamish Tribe collected about 320,000 smolt from the
See closure, Page A2
And the clock ticks ...
Otters take toll on coho in hatchery 100,000 fewer salmon transferred this year
sports Kitsap rowers are moving to Poulsbo
dent of the Suquamish Tribe’s Education Department and a former 28-year employee of the district, asked the board to keep all schools open. Davalos’ children attended Breidablik Elementary and
By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
Suquamish Tribe natural resources technician Bill Alexander, right, and shellfish technician Ron Harrell make sure the baby coho are transferred from truck to Kipp Robertson / Herald barge Feb. 26 at Keyport Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
PORT GAMBLE — The clock continued to tick Thursday toward a deadline for Pope Resources to agree to a final cleanup plan with the state Department of Ecology. Ecology officials said Wednesday a cleanup enforcement order was ready to be served March 5. When that happens, $7 million in state funding for land and shoreline acquisition that is tied to
9-1-1 helps aunt, dad deliver baby Father: ‘It was miraculous, really’ By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
P
OULSBO – If this were a race, Mercedes handily outpaced Bentley. Bentley Cleaver, son of Brian and Sundaelee
Cleaver of Poulsbo, was born a week late in May 2011. His sister, however, was born a week early. At home. At the top of the stairs. Mercedez (with a “z”) Aurora Cleaver made a zesty entrance into the world Monday, propelling her dad and aunt into impromptu midwife roles. Sundaelee was awak-
ened by contractions about 3:40 or 3:50 a.m. “They were not very consistent, but they were pretty strong,” she said. When the contractions increased in frequency, she woke up her husband and decided they’d better consult their doctor. She got up to dress and was in the bathroom when See BABY, Page A10
The Voice of North Kitsap since 1901. Named a 2012 Newspaper of the Year by the Local Media Association
See POPE, Page A6
Sundaelee and Brian Cleaver and their daughter, Mercedez Aurora. The baby arrived early, and at home, Feb. 25. Cleaver family / Courtesy