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In the Herald
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
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PORT GAMBLE — After
a year and a half of earnest fundraising, and several years of plans and proposals, the paperwork phase of preserving thousands of acres in Port Gamble is coming to an end.
The option agreement between Forterra, representing the Kitsap Forest and Bay Coalition, and Pope Resources officially ends March 28, but parties on both sides are confident a
“It is hard, but the community has really helped us ... We could not do this without them.” SPORTS Soccer: Vikings defeat Bucs in rebound n Wrestling: Amick inducted into Hall of Fame — Page A8
— Tanya Gunnell, mother of Ian Gunnell
A happy day, indeed 200 celebrate Ian’s seventh birthday, and $117,000 raised for his treatment
— Pages A11-13
Calendar Celebrating Poulsbo’s fishing heritage — Page A14-16
A look at the region’s best wines Dan Skorski, a scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., pours wines to be evaluated by judges at the Great Northwest Wine Competition in Hood River, Ore. Andy Perdue/Great Northwest Wine
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what’s up
this week
The Oscar-winning film adaptation of the story, “Phantom of the Opera,” will be shown March 22 at The Admiral Theatre. Admiral Theatre / Courtesy
Major lineup at the adMiral BREMERTON — Coming up at the Admiral Theatre, 515 Pacific Ave., Bremerton (tickets, 360373-6743 or www.www. admiraltheatre.org). March 22: “Phantom of the Opera,” 7 p.m. Sing along and come dressed as Christine, Raoul, Madame Giry or even the dastardly Phantom. Prizes will be awarded for best dressed. March 23: The Bronx Wanderers, dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Stories and music will take you as close as you can get to actually having lived on an avenue in the Bronx in the 1950s and 1960s. You’ll be surrounded by music that had heart and soul. April 4: “Out of the Mist:
Olympic Wilderness Stories,” 7 p.m. “Out of the Mist” chronicles the life experiences of four individuals who share their deep love and respect for the Olympics. Filmed over several years of hiking and backpacking some of the most unique and remote wilderness areas of the Olympics. Proceeds benefit Olympic Mountain Rescue. April 5: Coco Montoya, dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Coco Montoya’s explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have propelled him to the upper echelons of the bluesrock world. A self-taught guitar slinger, Montoya plays with an emotional intensity few string benders possess.
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fundraising is focusing on a 1.8-mile stretch of shoreline along the west side of Port Gamble Bay. In addition to the shoreline, funding requests have See FOREST, Page A3
Breidablik students will go to Vinland, Wolfle By KIPP ROBERTSON
POULSBO — It’s been years since the North Kitsap School District last adjusted attendance boundaries. The changes for the 2013-14 school year will be big. Breidablik students will have the choice of attending Vinland or Wolfle elementary schools in 2013-14. Some students attending Poulsbo, Vinland, and Wolfle will be shifted to different schools as well. The announcement of boundary changes was made March 14 at a North
Herald Correspondent
OULSBO — Like most children his age, 7-year-old Ian Gunnell celebrated his birthday at a party with family and friends. Unlike most children, however, Ian needed his doctor’s permission to attend the party given in his honor March 16. Ian is being treated for a rare form of leukemia that was identified six months ago. At the party, he didn’t get to play much and he couldn’t stay long enough to open his presents. But at the carefully managed event at Vinland Elementary School, Ian’s gift of joy prevailed. Ian was 7 and nothing was going to get in the way of that. In the company of about 200 parents and children throughout the event, Ian blew out his birthday can-
deal is near. Up in the air are nearly 7,000 acres in the Port Gamble area that the coalition wants to acquire for public open space and conservation. Much of the
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By JOHNNY WALKER
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LIFE AND CULTURE
Confidence high as option date nears Forest and Bay Project deadline is March 28
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Kitsap School Board study session. When it came to the changes, Superintendent Patty Page said administrators did their best to keep neighborhoods and large cohorts of students together. Though the district had the option to send Breidablik students to three schools, saving the district money in transportation, Page said she felt it better to not split Breidablik students up that much. Along with the announceSee schools, Page A7
Fishline coming up short in search for a new home Ian Gunnell and his mom, Tanya, at his birthday party March 16 at Vinland Elementary School. The community has raised $117,000 for Ian’s leukemia treatment. Johnny Walker / Herald dles, smiled and laughed to “Happy Birthday” as only a child could. According to his mother, Tanya, Ian had a rough start in life and has learned to keep his future in perspective. “He knows. He is very aware,” Tanya Gunnell said,
referring to his medical condition. “Ian is writing his own story and we’ll take every day that we can. It is hard, but the community has really helped us with that. We could not do this without them.” See IAN, Page A2
By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — North Kitsap Fishline has outgrown its building on 3rd Avenue. A two-year search for a new building and site has so far been unsuccessful. Fishline administrators would like a building between 5,000 and 7,000 square feet, according to Executive Director Mary Nader. If it comes down to
it, Nader said Fishline will find land and build its own facility. “We want commercial property, which is typically really expensive,” Nader said. “We know what type of building we would be suited for, but may end up having to buy property and build [on it].” Fishline can spend up to $1 million on a new building and site, funded by
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