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Friday, October 25, 2013 | Vol. 112, No. 43 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢
Want to live to be 112? Here’s how you do it Fishline Heroin ‘meets in kitsap you where you’re at’ Treating Number of Kitsap’s people served continue to grow addiction
Emma’s example
By RICHARD WALKER
Part three in a series
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By RICHARD D. OXLEY
POULSBO — Like others who find themselves in her situation, Tami Fioranelli never thought she’d need the help of others to put food on her table and have a safe place to sleep. She grew up in Bellevue where, she said, “money was not an issue.” She day of attended a Bible hope college in n More than Allentown, 1,000 served. Pa., where she met her — Page A20 future husband, who became a non-denominational pastor. They lived in several communities on the East Coast, raised three children, and bought a home in Interlochen, Mich. As a pastor’s wife, Fioranelli was accustomed to
tini on Saturday (adults only). Have a sense of humor. As she walked around Liberty Shores on Tuesday telling people it was her 112th birthday, she asked her daughter, Doris Davies, “How old are you now?” “I’m 89,” Davies said. Otis responded, “Eighty-nine? That’s old!” And never lose sight of what’s cool. Otis rocked a floral
POULSBO — It can be difficult to describe a parent’s experience, watching a child suffer through an opiate addiction, to someone who hasn’t lived through it. The experience, however, is something to which an increasing number of Kitsap parents can relate. Misty Snyder has witnessed two of her children fall into a cycle of addiction. “I’m not afraid to tell my story and more people need to hear it,” Snyder said. “I’m not walking this path by myself.” Snyder’s daughter and son, ages 25 and 23 respectively, began on the road to heroin like most young addicts today. They began taking prescription pills, such as Oxycontin or oxycodone, recreationally. “My daughter started out years ago when you could get pills, and she smoked oxy,” Snyder said.
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Emma Otis is presented a commemorative blanket on her 112th birthday Oct. 22 at Liberty Shores. Making the presentation is Stefanie Ellis of the Western Washington office of Girl Scouts of America. At left is Girl Scout Noelle Gee, 11, of Bremerton. Richard Walker / Herald By RICHARD WALKER
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OULSBO — So, you want to live to be 112 like Emma Otis? Here’s how you do it. While you can, row a boat across the Tacoma Narrows every day and walk a newspaper delivery route. When you’re in your 60s, hike across the Olympics and ride a mule to the bottom of the
Grand Canyon. When you’re in your 70s, help build a house. Otis installed the subflooring at her daughter’s place in Hansville when she was 77. When you’re 100, walk three miles round trip to the grocery store. And mow your own lawn. Listen to rock ’n’ roll; Otis’ favorite station was KJR. Eat oatmeal and drink whole milk for breakfast. Have a gin mar-
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