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Friday, July 5, 2013 | Vol. 112, No. 27 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢
Closure angers residents
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Q&A Miss West Sound Megan Leibold
Worried about holiday crowds, Indianola Port temporarily closes dock for safety reasons
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By KIPP ROBERTSON
Children play at Poulsbo’s Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park as 3rd of July festivities get under way. Laughter was heard as Frisbees and air rockets flew through the air, and families settled in to enjoy live music, fair food and, of course, fireworks. Megan Stephenson / Herald
Retired, Sort of Few know the lay of the land like Armstrong — Page A18
Two days of celebration in Kitsap N orth Kitsap got a head start on the nation’s Independence Day celebrations Wednesday with live music, paddleboard races and fireworks for the 3rd of July celebration in Poulsbo, and Kingston’s Got Talent and Pirate Pete’s Open Mic in Kingston. And the weather cooperated, with temperatures peaking at 82. The celebrations continued on the Fourth, with
pancake breakfasts, parades and games in Keyport and Kingston, and fireworks over Appletree Cove. See early Poulsbo 3rd of July celebration photos on page A12-13 (The Herald had an early press deadline because of the Fourth of July holiday). See slideshows of Poulsbo’s 3rd of July and Kingston’s 4th of July celebrations on NorthKitsapHerald.com, and in the July 12 Herald.
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INDIANOLA — At least one person made it clear how he or she feels about the closure of the Indianola dock. And they made it clear three times. The fence barricading the entrance to the dock was removed three times between June 28-29. Port Commissioner Judith Frank found the barricade in her yard the n A look at the morning of June 29. Indianola Port “I woke up [June 29] Commission’ s deciand the barrier was on sion. — Editorial, my lawn,” Frank said. Suquamish Police page A4. and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Department were called to investigate. Because the barricade was on port property, it is considered vandalism and trespassing, according to Kitsap County Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson. His department did not have any suspects as of July 2, Wilson said. “The [barricade] is there for a purpose,” Wilson said. “It’s due diligence.”
13-year-old KMS student wins second in National History Day contest By KIPP ROBERTSON
keeping cool How residents beat the heat — Page A24
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KINGSTON — When Andrew Simon stepped onto the hardwood in Comcast Center at the University of Maryland, all eyes were on him. Cameras focused in, and the Jumbo-Tron showed his every
movement. However, Andrew wasn’t there to play basketball. The 13-year-old Kingston Middle School student was recognized June 13 for his research paper “The TransAlaska Pipeline: A Struggle for Balance,” See SIMON, Page A7
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Andrew Simon’s T-shirt says ‘History is not for wimps.’ He should know: His paper on the TransAlaska Pipeline won second place in the National History Day competition in Maryland. Contributed