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COMMUNITY NEWS Vol. 31 No. 9 • September
KingstonCommunityNews.com
2014
Building it one pie at a time Fire districts seek more funding Bond and levy measures for both districts on the Nov. 4 ballot By KIPP ROBERTSON
EDITOR
KINGSTON — North end residents will decide on Nov. 4 whether to give Poulsbo Fire and North Kitsap Fire & Rescue
more money for salaries, equipment and buildings. North Kitsap Fire & Rescue commissioners approved a resolution to ask for a property tax levy of $600,000 for four years. If approved, the levy would cost each property owner about 25 cents extra per $1,000 of assessed property value. Poulsbo Fire, also known as Kitsap County See BALLOT, Page 9
Tayen Munger, 7, devours the pie in front of her during the first round of the pie-eating contest during Pie in the Park, Aug. 21, at Village Green Park. Tayen was the winner of the first round. Kipp Robertson / Staff photo
Pie in the Park raises $40K for community center By KIPP ROBERTSON
EDITOR
K
INGSTON — The Village Green Foundation came closer its fundraising goal for the community center — and may have set a world record in the process. Pie in the Park raised just over $40,000 on Aug. 21, according to the foundation. That’s well over the $17,000 raised during the 2013 event. The money raised boosted the foundation’s total-to-date to $6,339,358, according to foundation executive director Daniel Johnson. The foundation needs to raise about $8.2 million for the Village Green community center. One pie in particular raised a good chunk of change during the auction.
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Antoine and Tania Issa purchased a gluten-free peach rhubarb with pecan crumble pie, baked by Renae Chrisman, for $5,000. Village Green member Bobbie Moore said Chrisman can’t believe her pie sold for as much as it did. “She’s in a state of shock,” Moore said. Pending verification by Guinness World Records, the pie purchase by the Issas may have set the record for most money spent on a pie at auction. The auction was videotaped for verification.
The current record for most money spent on a pie at auction was set by Jerry Mumma of Rich Hill, Missouri. Mumma purchased a peanut butter banana pie with a Hammond pretzel crust for $3,100 on July 6, 2012. Mumma bought the pie at a fundraiser for his community’s Fourth of July celebration, according to a 2012 story by the Los Angeles Times. The Village Green Foundation is a nonprofit whose role is to design, finance and construct the community center. The foundation will lease land for a 21,000-square-foot community center it will own. The center will include a new Kingston branch library, Boys & Girls Club and a senior center.
INSIDE PORT GAMBLE BAY SHELLFISH STILL A HEALTH CONCERN — Page 3
Two employees of Grette Associates, LLC, make measurments of the Kingston marina Aug. 19 during the eelgrass mitigation. Kipp Robertson / Staff photo
Port of Kingston Marina dredge begins By KIPP ROBERTSON
EDITOR
KINGSTON — The first step in the sediment dredge project that was put on hold and delayed for years was completed Aug. 20. The Port of Kingston closed its marina to all vessels during select hours Aug. 18-22. See DREDGE, Page 2
THIS SHIP MAY BE GROUNDED, BUT IT STILL SERVES A PURPOSE — Page 28
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