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another two-year term in November. Daugs also said her longterm relationship with the Kitsap County Democratic Party helped her have the advantage. “I’ve been active with the local Democrats for more than 10 years,” she said. “They know me and I have a relationship with the party.” The party now hands the remaining two commissioners a list of their three top choices. Besides Daugs, who is the top choice, Irene Bowling, a local businesswoman and piano teacher, came in second, and Linda Streissguth, a manager with Puget Sound Energy, was third. In all, seven Democrats
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Crockett died of asphyxia due to inhalation of toxic combustible materials. The manner of death is listed as accidental. “She was a lovely woman,” said Lott. “I knew her fairly well. She didn’t have family around here, but she has daughters. She was very nice and will be deeply missed.” Following the fire, at least 48 residents had to be cared for elsewhere. By Sunday, all but five or six had been able to return to their apartments. Those whose units were so severely damaged that they will not be able to return are being helped by the Red Cross and are being relocated to other apartments.
sought the position. The others were former Bremerton Mayor Cary Bozeman, Richard Huddy, former executive director of the CAPRI heart and Lung Institute, Silverdale attorney Rob MacDermid, and Silverdale water commissioner John Poppe. Central area commissioner Josh Brown left the position Dec. 31 to become the executive director for the Puget Sound Regional Council. The remaining commissioners, Rob Gelder and Charlotte Garrido, will now make the decision who will replace Brown. They will interview Daugs, Bowling and Streissguth and then name Brown’s replacement in January. Daugs said if the historical pattern regarding replacements to elected seats repeats itself, commisAs for those who returned, they, too, lost things. “For many of them, there was no electricity, even when they came back home,” said community volunteer Robert Parker. Parker and another volunteer Jane Rebelowski went into action as soon as they heard about the fire. Through the Volunteer Bremerton and the Manette Neighborhood Facebook pages, they put out the call for help. “People really responded,” said Parker. “What we discovered was that the Red Cross was helping get people into motels. But when it was time for those who could to come home, they were without a lot.” He said the volunteers sought out donations from individuals and from area
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sioners will name her as the replacement. “The top one going in is usually who gets the job,” she said. Daugs said one of her first goals will be to see the Central Kitsap Community Campus be developed. The campus, between Silverdale Way and Randall Way, is the home to the YMCA and is being considered as the site for a new library and performing arts center. If Gelder and Garrido can’t agree on the person to replace Brown, Gov. Jay Inslee will make the appointment.
Ed Wolfe, Bremerton lawyer Ed Wolfe, a Bremerton lawyer and former U.S. State Department official, announced Dec. 3 he will file to run for the County Goodwill stores — things like towels, sleeping bags, and some clothing — anything that would help those who were displaced and those who were returning to their apartments. “These are some of our city’s poorest,” Parker said. “And because the electricity was out, they lost all the food they had in their refrigerators and freezers.” Gift cards to area grocery stores were donated and are still needed. Some folks had to replace clothing and other items that were too smoky to keep. “During the first days back, some apartments didn’t have their electricity on yet, so they couldn’t cook,” said Parker. “We went to WinCo and brought back warm roasted chickens.” Electricity has now been restored to the units that
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Commission from Central Kitsap in 2014. The filing period isn’t until May. The primary will be Aug. 5, and the general election will be Nov. 4. After the county commission appoints a Democrat to replace Josh Brown, the appointee will have eight months in office before the primary. In his campaign announcement, Wolfe said he looks forward to “sharing more about my ideas that draw on my business, government, and legal experiences and that support a bipartisan approach to our county government. It’s time to put my experience serving our country, local families and taxpayers to work in Kitsap County.” He added, “I’ve spent years living and working in our community, and believe
now is the right time to take this next step to serve Kitsap County as commissioner.” Wolfe, 66, has a heavy resume. He received his B.A. in 1969 from West Virginia University and his J.D. in 1977 from George Mason University School of Law. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969-71.From 1972-74, he was field manager at Coca Cola USA in Atlanta, Ga. He was senior legislative assistant to Rep. G. William Whitehurst, R-Va., 1976-78; and an associate in the firm of Steele and Utz in Washington, D.C., 1978-1980. He served as policy and program consultant for the National Marine Fisheries Service in 1981, and was legislative representative to the United States Tuna Foundation in 1981-82.
In the U.S. Department of State, he was special adviser for international affairs in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 1982-83, and in 1983 was appointed deputy assistant secretary of state for Oceans and Fisheries Affairs. After 1984, he held the rank of ambassador when representing the United States at international conferences and meetings on fish and wildlife matters. He founded Wolfe Law Offices in 1997, specializing in personal injury, employment discrimination, probate and estate planning, real estate and business disputes, and wrongful death. He served as president of the Kitsap County
can be occupied. Parker has been thoroughly impressed with all the help from volunteers. “As things pop up, we try to meet the need,” he said. “Bremerton residents have been very giving. Slowly, normal is coming back for most of them. But there are some units that will have to be rebuilt. They’re a charcoal mess.” What’s going to help the most now, he said, is help replacing food for the residents who are back in their apartments. Boxes of non-perishable food or gift cards to WinCo and other grocery stores can be donated through Rejuv Spa at 1107 Scott Ave., Ste. B, Bremerton. Or call Parker at 360-710-0889. Meanwhile, Lott is looking to find somewhere closer to the apartments to stay
until an empty unit can be readied for him. “I need to be on-site as soon as possible,” said Lott. “Hopefully by next week I can be living back at the place.” He’s also overwhelmed at the help that’s been given. “It’s such a tragedy,” he said. “But the response has been so great. It’s restored my faith in mankind. The community has really pulled together.” Lott said before the fire everyone knew each other, but “now we really know each other. We’ve been through so much together. We’re all family now.” It was several days after the fire that Lott was able to have his Christmas celebration with his girlfriend and her family, including a granddaughter who was born Dec. 18.
“I’ve basically been working 24 hours a day since the fire happened,” he said. “Maybe sleeping at the Midway Hotel a couple of hours a night…” Right after the fire he was allowed into his place to get the Christmas gifts that survived. And Saturday, he went back in his apartment to see what else may have made it. “A couple of houseplants survived, and I got one computer that’s OK,” he said. “I saw my Christmas tree, and it’s just a trunk, all the needles burnt.” It’s been so difficult to lose a friend, all of his belongings and see all his tenants lose so much, Lott said, especially at Christmas. “It’s been trying,” he said. “But we’ve stuck together. We’ve gotten great support and we are gonna make it.”
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