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COMMUNITY NEWS KingstonCommunityNews.com
Vol. 30 No. 12 • December
2013
MacIntyre elected to Kingston Port Commission By RICHARD D. OXLEY
Staff Writer
KINGSTON — Bruce MacIntyre was elected to Kingston Port Commission District 1 on Nov. 5. According to updated election results Nov. 12, MacIntyre had 1,022 votes to Nels Sultan’s 659. MacIntyre was under the
weather on election night and canceled a gathering he had planned. He spent the evening at home watching the numbers come in. “We’ll either have a pity party or Bruce a celebration,” he MacIntyre ... said with a hoarse
elected
voice before the vote tally was announced. Port commissioners are elected for six years, and receive $100 a meeting and health benefits. MacIntyre will succeed Marc
Bissonnette, who chose not to run for reelection. MacIntyre’s campaign took him to the Kingston streets to talk with his fellow residents. “I demonstrated to a lot of different groups that I was interested in hearing their thoughts and concerns and bringing people
together,” MacIntyre said. “There are a lot of opinions in the community and some are in conflict with others. People want to hear that they are being heard and considered.” He added, “I spent most of my time going to a lot of community meetings like the
Inside n Cookson, Lane elected to Indianola Port Commission: page 3 n Voters extend EMS levy: page 4 n Indianola approves tax hike: page 4
See Macintyre, Page 5
ShareNet provides Paying tribute to those who served ‘the essentials’ Annual campaign has raised $17K so far By KIPP ROBERTSON
EDITOR
KINGSTON — As the amount of food from the Kingston High School Leo Club's food drive was tallied at ShareNet on the afternoon of Nov. 5, the students donating the food realized there was another bag in the back of a car. The club members had already bested their 2012 food drive by more than 100 pounds. The bag with 38 pounds of food raised the bar even higher. The Leo Club donated 347 pounds of food to ShareNet, after holding a trickor-treat food drive on Halloween. Three groups consisting of 18 students went door to door trick-ortreating for canned and boxed goods to donate. The students covered Poulsbo, Kingston and Indianola neighborhoods. “We went around knocking on people’s doors; some people asked if we were a little old to be out trick-or-treating,” Leo Club
President Miranda Hoffer said. When the students said what they were doing, however, people didn’t hesitate to donate. The timing by the Leo Club is perfect as the holidays near, ShareNet prepares to pass out its holiday boxes, and the food bank sets off on its annual Neighbor Aid campaign. The campaign raised $17,304 as of Nov. 13. No particular goal is set, as whatever the total is at the end of the campaign will be beneficial. “It helps people around here,” Hoffer said. “People are lining up from the time [ShareNet] opens, to when it closes. They need the essentials.” Hoffer said it’s important to donate; it’s especially important for younger generations to donate, as it instills a mindset of giving, instead of wanting. ShareNet, a nonprofit, serves Eglon, Hansville, Indianola, Indianola, Kingston, Little Boston, Port Gamble, and a portion of Poulsbo and Suquamish. ShareNet operates a food bank, a clothing bank, and a program to make nutritious See ShareNet, Page 9
Ben Woltersdorf, a Wolfle Elementary School student and member of Cub Scout Pack 4555, salutes the U.S. flag during the opening ceremony at the start of the Veterans Day assembly Nov. 8 in the Wolfle Gymnasium. Kipp Robertson / Staff photo
Wolfle Elementary students observe Veterans Day By KIPP ROBERTSON
EDITOR
KINGSTON — For one year, Navy Master at Arms 1st Class Jonathan Jordan lived at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Bagram, which is about 41 miles from Kabul, was a stark contrast from Washington. The airfield is the largest U.S. military
inside Gordon Visits namesake school Retired astronaut inspires students — Pages 20-21
base in Afghanistan. “There were no trees,” Jordan, 33, told a packed Wolfle Elementary Gymnasium, Nov. 8 during the school’s Veterans Day assembly. Jordan worked at the airfield’s detention facilities for one year. During his deployment, Jordan
received care packages from Wolfle students and said the support helped keep him motivated. “You’re continued support … is why I’m here today,” Jordan said. For the support he received, Jordan returned with a gift of his own: the U.S. flag that flew Nov. 3,
holiday guide North-end events to enjoy this season — Pages 15-18
See Veterans, Page 28
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