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Vol. 30 No. 9 • September
Indianola Port is on the mend First appointment expected first week of September
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People enjoy the warm weather at the end of the Indianola dock Aug. 13, before the Port Commission’s special Kipp Robertson / Staff photo meeting to discuss a resolution to reopen the dock. Attorney General’s office interpreted the law to mean a sole commissioner cannot transact
Volunteers restore vandalized welcome sign
business — such as signing a contract — that requires a vote of the commission. Volunteers had most of the paint removed the same day.
The rebuilding quickly began. See Port, Page 2
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Susan Rodgers / Contributed
for you, one in which you could make amends and put those paint skills of yours to good use. “There are a lot of places in town that could use a nice coat of
paint,” Rodgers said. “Obviously, you know how to use a paint roller.” People close to the mural project rebounded from their shock at the site of the vandalism Aug. 22 and had it cleaned up by the next day. Fortunately, the mural has an anti-graffiti finish. By late Aug. 22, volunteers led by Dave Wetter of the Village Green Foundation had scrubbed the paint off to about the 6-foot level, then returned the next day with a ladder and power washer to finish the job. See WELCOME, Page 3
KINGSTON — The Kingston Buccaneers are cleared to play sports on their home field. The Kitsap County Department of Community Development approved revisions to the field’s use permit Aug, 21. The decision comes two-and-a-half weeks before the first pre-season game of the year, Sept. 6, with Bucs varsity football team scheduled to play Squalicum. “We are fired up to be playing at home, on our home turf,” football head coach Todd Harder said. North Kitsap School District officials learned last school year that the field was permitted only for practices, not games, when they applied for building permit for a press box. At a June 13 public hearing, the only concern expressed about continuing to allow games See Buc FIELD, Page 3
Suquamish Tribe donates $100,000 to Village Green By MEGAN STEPHENSON
By RICHARD WALKER
KINGSTON — Pssst. Hey, you — the one with the gall to vandalize the “Welcome to Kingston” mural on the side of the CenturyLink building. A lot of people in town are looking for you. And when you’re found, Susan Rodgers has a job
Buc Field OK’d for games By KIPP ROBERTSON
By RICHARD WALKER
INDIANOLA — Jeff Henderson returned from his job selling fire safety equipment in the Midwest to find another big job awaiting him at home: Getting the Indianola Port District’s government functioning again. Henderson received word in his Green Bay, Mich., hotel room Aug. 21 that Joan Wald had resigned from the Indianola Port Commission, leaving Henderson as the board’s sole member. It was the second resignation from the commission since July and, with only one commissioner, port business is at a standstill. RCW 53.12.246 states, “… no business shall be transacted unless there are in office at least a majority of the full number of commissioners fixed by law.” A representative of the state
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KINGSTON — Suquamish Tribe Chairman Leonard Forsman said the Village Green Foundation’s community center is something he can get behind because of Kingston’s commitment to local children and elders. At the foundation’s annual Pie in the Park event Aug. 15, Forsman presented a $100,000 donation from the Tribal Council to the Village Green Foundation to be used to help build a community center and library at Village Green Park. Village Green Foundation volunteer Bobbie Moore said Pie in the Park, on its own, raised $17,546 for the foundation’s capital campaign. “We’re heading in the right direction,” Moore said. Of the Suquamish Tribe’s donation, she said, “The size of the gift is very significant. It’s a vote of
inside n Photos from Pie in the Park, pages 16-17.
confidence in the project and what we’re doing for the community. This community is a part of their history and they appreciate what we’re doing to take care of the youth and the elders. It’s an extraordinary gift.” Volunteers with the Village Green Foundation estimate they still need to raise $1 million for the project. Construction cost estimates are around $6 million; a new community center and library will also house a Boys & Girls Club. Adjacent are the Village Green Senior Apartments, under construction. As of July, the foundation had raised $4.8 million: $1 million from the state Department See donation, Page 3
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