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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Continued from page 1 The closure allowed divers to swim safely in the water as work on the marina dredging project began. The first step is transplanting eelgrass from the sediment near the marina, to an eelgrass nursery immediately outside of the breakwater. The nursery is between the Washington State Ferries dock and the entrance to the marina, on the south side of the breakwater. The work was completed about two days ahead of schedule. The purpose of the dredge is to alleviate the risk of vessels grounding and eliminate tide-dependent access to the marina, according to the Eelgrass Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. Since the marina was built in the 1960s, sediment has filled the entrance channel and fairway, according to the plan. The buildup of sediment has restricted the width of the channel that
vessels use to enter and exit the marina and has caused “several vessels” to be temporarily grounded, according to Port Manager David Malone. Nearly 1,800 eelgrass shoots will be harvested from the dredging area by divers. Divers will transfer the shoots to a boat, where biologists will separate and count them, according to the plan. The shoots will be trimmed and processed into planting units. The units will be transported to the nursery site into 15-20 plots. Eelgrass provides shelter and food for Puget Sound chinook salmon smolts. Mitigation and monitoring of eelgrass is being done to comply with the Endangered Species Act. The end goal of the dredge will be improved access to the entrance channel, docks A, B, C, and the boat ramp. The dredge project is originally estimated to cost as much as $698,298.
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Project could have multiple phases Following the eelgrass transplant, the actual dredging of sediment is planned to happen in October and November 2014, according to Malone. The port will request proposals for the dredge work in the next several weeks, according to Malone. The dredge is expected to take between two weeks and a month to complete. The first phase is not expected to take longer than two months. About 17,000 cubic yards of sediment will be
removed from the area. The sediment will be transported to waters north of Mukilteo and Everett, and south of Gedney Island. The port will monitor the channel for several years to determine if an additional dredge is needed. If another dredge is needed, a second dredge will be performed about five years after the first. A second dredge is expected to be similar to the first. Once the sediment problem is resolved, the eelgrass will be immediately transplanted back to its original location, according to the plan. The dredge work will
include multiple barges and an excavator or crawler crane to remove the sediment.
Dredge was a long time coming The port applied for a dredging permit from the state Department of Natural Resources in 2002. That application was denied, the North Kitsap Herald reported in 2012. The marina was originally dredged in 1967, and again in 1993 for the boat launch. The port again applied for permits in September 2012.
The port was planning for the dredge since the opening of Carpenter Creek estuary in January 2012. The port originally expected the project to begin before a deadline of Feb. 28, 2013; that deadline was set so any work didn’t interrupt salmon runs. The dredge was expected to begin in August or September 2013. It was delayed until July 2014. The project was then halted when it was discovered that the port improperly identified where the dredge would take place. The main concern was over the eelgrass, which will be transplanted.
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Tribe, state say shellfish still a health concern By RICHARD WALKER
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PORT GAMBLE — State health officials have lifted a shellfish-harvesting closure on two miles of Port Gamble Bay beach acquired by the county as part of the Kitsap Forest and Bay Project. Len O’Garro, a state toxicologist, said clams and oysters from that area — on the west side of the bay, south of the mill site — were found to contain traces of arsenic, a naturally occurring substance; dioxin furan, commonly associated with mills; PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyl, a manmade substance used as a lubricating oil, hydraulic fluid and other industrial uses; and carcinogenic PAHs, a byproduct of burning. The toxic levels, measured mostly in parts-permillion, did not give health officials concern for commercial and recreational harvesters, whose average consumption rate is one to two seafood meals per week. But seafood has traditionally comprised a large part of the diet of the S’Klallam and Suquamish peoples, who consume a half-pound to 1.1 pound of shellfish per day. “We are recommending that they do not eat [west bay shellfish] at the higher Tribal rate,” O’Garro said. “That’s only a recommendation. We can’t control how much shellfish that Tribal members consume. But we want Tribal members to understand that, at
the lower Tribal consumption rate, there is some risk. At the higher rate, the risk is much higher.” Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Chairman Jeromy Sullivan said his government advises Tribal members to harvest from different locations, including Port Gamble Bay. “But not all from the bay, because we still have concerns about the bay,” he said. “While we feel great about the opening [on the west side of the bay], we’re still concerned about how much we eat from the bay, period. That’s the message we’ve given.” The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe reserved, in the 1855 Treaty of Point No Point, the right to harvest shellfish and finfish in their historical territories, which includes Hood Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca north to the San Juan Islands. The news of the closure lift came as Pope Resources, which owns the town of Port Gamble, readies to clean up the site of the former mill, which operated from 1853 to 1995. Pope has a cleanup agreement with the state Department of Ecology. Jon Rose, president of Olympic Property Group, the real estate arm of Pope Resources, said cleanup should begin by July 2015, pending permits. According to Rose, here’s what you’ll see beginning next year: All business tenants of the mill site will be gone by May. Removal of pilings and an old dock will come first, followed by intertidal dredging to remove wood waste and other debris. A layer of sand will be placed to contain any waste that could not be removed. Cleanup should be completed by 2017 or
2018, Rose said. The lifting of the shellfish harvest closure will not affect Pope Resources’ cleanup plans. Paul McCollum, director of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s natural resources department, said the area now deemed safe for shellfish harvesting is “a little bit on the southern fringe” of the area to be dredged. “Most of it is not in the cleanup area,” he said. ‘They’ve always been clean’ Rose said the lifting of the closure confirms what he’s believed all along: that the bay is healthier than it is given credit for. “It’s great that Port Gamble Bay shellfish are safe to eat even without needing any environmental cleanup,” he said. “They’ve always been clean.” Rose said the harvest closure was imposed as a precaution after concerns were expressed about the health of shellfish near the mill site. OPG could have had the closure lifted earlier if it had funded tissue sample studies, but the company decided to focus its money elsewhere. “It never needed to be closed,” Rose said. McCollum said the Tribe did its own tissue samples around the time of the closure, and then again in 2010. The 2010 results were “still a little bit worse than in 2002 or 2003,” he said. The health of shellfish from west Port Gamble Bay far exceed the state’s current standards. But what’s “healthy enough” is being argued throughout the Puget Sound region, all the way to Gov. Jay Inslee’s office. The federal Clean Water Act requires states to have
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‘Loss of funds’ is hard to believe In your article about Poulsbo Fire Department and North Kitsap Fire & Rescue needing additional funds, I would like to point out that, while I will be happy to support their needs, I find the “loss of funds” story hard to believe. Since 2007, my appraised home value has dropped by 39 percent while the assessed value, used by the county to determine taxes, has actually increased by a small amount. At this time, the assessed value is actually $21,000 more than the value shown on the appraisal I paid for one year ago. From what I have seen, this county does not lower the assessed values used to calculate their taxes. If that is the case, I do not get how the revenue to the fire department can go down. It may not meet the growth that was projected, but it sure as hell is not shrinking. I will support the levy because I believe that costs have gone up and new equipment is needed. But I resent misinformation regarding the revenue involved. ROBERT HINCHCLIFFE Poulsbo
Learn from Island County’s mistake There must be plenty of qualified candidates for the auditor’s office in Kitsap County, but be warned: Kelly Emerson is not one of them. At a campaign meeting four years ago, Kelly raised audience eyebrows by blaming her husband for failing to obtain proper permitting of their home improvement project, saying: “Some husbands need adult supervision.” After her election, she filed a losing countersuit against Island County — and then failed to pay her fine promptly. And so now, she now claims particular inter-
est in your county’s financial operations and wants “to ensure transparency.” Really? Whatever Emerson’s political leanings, she is widely considered to be a difficult personality — obstructive and petulant when faced with rules she doesn’t like. Her County Commission peers (including a Republican) saw fit to remove Ms. Emerson from the Island County Commission chairmanship. Her contributions to problem solving on issues of her constituents’ greatest concern were unhelpful at best. On a personal note, she never responded to emails I sent to her regarding important issues, complaining at various meetings that she was just too busy. Once Republicans understood what Kelly Emerson was about, many were embarrassed and distanced themselves from her. In the end, Emerson blamed her colleagues, threw up her hands, and resigned early. Thank goodness! Kitsap County, do yourselves a favor: learn from our mistake here in Island County. PAULETTE BECKER Langley ■
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County commissioner) Kelly Emerson. In it, Ms. Emerson said of her frustrations as Island County commissioner: “Frankly, it was just a slow process to have any reward. It took so long to make even the most minor change.” Ms. Emerson’s words are telling. They reveal an impatient person in a job requiring extraordinary patience. They reveal a person emotionally unready to deal gracefully with adversity. They reveal a person who hasn’t yet learned that public service, done right, is its own reward. Simply put, Ms. Emerson was temperamentally and intellectually unfit to carry out the job we elected her to do. It’s painful to say, but the most creditable thing she did in office was to abandon it. The job of auditor involves, among other duties, supervising a team responsible for counting and tabulating your votes in strict compliance with State Code. It demands a person capable of sustained, scrupulous, military-grade attention to detail. It calls for a person you know and can trust. My advice to Kitsap County is to elect a candidate who is truly one of your own. PAUL THOMPSON Langley
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Don’t compromise beauty, safety The idea of compromising the Hood Canal for profit to a “ small group of investors” is ludicrous. [“‘Pit-pier’ company challenges state-Navy coastline easement on Hood Canal,” Peninsula Daily News, Aug. 6] Mr. Dan Baskins, Thorndyke Resources Project Manager, stated the conservation easement between the State Department of Natural Resources and the Navy will collapse under its own “stupidity.” He also stated that it was a “goofy” way to stop the project. Apparently Mr. Baskins is not concerned of the obvious dangers to our national security this would inevitably produce. To use the words stupid and goofy when referring to our United States Navy is shameful. Bridgehaven is a small community of 212 homes providing water for nearly 508 people. It is located on the west side of Hood Canal, roughly two miles north of the proposed 990 foot pier. Our water system is fed by an aquifer adjacent to the excavation sight. There is no guarantee our aquifer will be safe from contamination, diversion, or puncture resulting from the See LETTERS, Page 7
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ast month shined an unforgiving light on Washington’s mental health treatment practices. In case you missed it, here is the backstory. At one time, Washington was ahead of the nation’s curve in the involuntary treatment of mental illness. 1973 saw the involuntary treatment law passed, which basically meant that when someone is a serious threat to themselves or others that “a designated mental health professional” may commit that person for up to 72 hours to either a “mental hospital or center for evaluation and treatment.” That was a great start back in 1973, but times change and Washington now ranks near the bottom in the nation for psychiatric treatment beds per capita. How did we get there? 1. State lawmakers have made it easier over the years to commit Washingtonians. 2. The state has cut psychiatric treatment beds by more than one third and cut funding for the mental health system by over $90 million during the recession — dropping psychiatric treatment services acutely. 3. The state’s population continues to grow significantly.
AS IT TURNS OUT By MARYLIN OLDS 4. Hospitals have decided there is not enough profit treating mental illness, so there is a shortage of psychiatric doctors and staff. 5. The Affordable Care Act made health insurance available to over 500,000 and, along with it, mental health coverage. Expanded Medicaid eligibility coverage was also an additional boost to those numbers. All this adds up to the situation of not enough psychiatric caregivers or the funds to pay for the growing population of mental health patients. Until there is a bed for boarded patients in a mental hospital where they may be provided proper treatment, these involuntary patients have had to stay in hospital emergency facili-
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Continued from page 6 proposed dig. To put our community in harms way is walking on and over the little guy. Mr. Baskins is so intent on obtaining permits, he will not address the possibility of aquifer disasters. The Hood Canal bridge is the link for thousands of commuters. The ultimate goal of filling numerous ships and barges daily will have a huge impact on our commuters. Six barges are
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ties, at times tied down to their beds. Sometimes the wait for a psychiatric treatment bed has been three days, sometimes the wait has been three months. Emergency doctors may have prescribed medications, but are not trained in psychiatric medications or dosages. It’s easy to imagine the damages this practice has done to those patients and hospital emergency facilities and personnel. This practice, known as “psychiatric boarding,” has nearly become standard operating procedure. It has also been at the center of attention in Washington courts, the latest in our Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision that psychiatric boarding in facilities that provide no individual psychiatric treatment is unlawful, and so the court enforced the 1973 Involuntary Treatment Act. The state may no longer involuntarily detain without psychiatric treatment. Health officials have until Aug. 27 to comply, however they’re asking for delay of a few more months. The state’s position is that it’s better to have potentially violent psychiatric patients off the street. And because
constant sound of the conveyor system and the dumping of the rock into ships and barges will carry across the canal, throughout the entire area. It is time for all of us to stand up and protect our beautiful canal and stand by our Navy as they protect us 24/7. LLOYD SCHULBERG Bridgehaven Community Club Board Port Ludlow
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pete with yet another court mandate to fund schools — actually, billions of dollars’ worth of competition. Besides adding more beds in Western and Eastern state hospitals, Inslee is also being advised to try beds in community treatment facilities which would cost far less. Lots of questions remain.
One important one is what happens to those patients that will, in the meantime, be released from being held involuntarily. We need to get our priorities in order and provide essential mental health care, which is vital for the state. — Contact columnist Marylin Olds at marylin. olds@gmail.com.
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Public Meetings Sept. 2 Eglon Port Commission, 7 p.m., Eglon Community Center. Sept. 3 n Greater Hansville Community Center Board of Directors, 7 p.m., Greater Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville. Online: www. hansville.org. n Kingston Por t Commission, 7 p.m., Port of Kingston offices, 25864 Washington Blvd., Kingston. Online: www.portofkingston.org. n Kingston Citizens n
Advisory Council, 7-9 p.m., North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Station, 26642 Miller Bay Road NE, Kingston. Online: www.kitsapgov. com/boards/CAC/kingston/kcac.htm. Sept. 4 n Suquamish Citizens Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., Suquamish Elementary School Library, 18950 Park Ave. NE, Suquamish. Online: www. kitsapgov.com/boards/ CAC/suquamish/scac.htm. Sept. 8 n Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners, 5:30 p.m., 614 Division
St,, Port Orchard. Online: www.kitsapgov.com/boc. n North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Board of Commissioners, 7:15 p.m., headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road, Kingston. Online: www.nkfr. org. Sept. 11 n North Kitsap School Board, 5 p.m., district office board room, 18360 Caldart Ave. NE in Poulsbo. Online: www.nkschools.org. n Kitsap County Fire District 18 (Poulsbo Fire) Board of Commissioners, 4 p.m., 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo.
Online: www.poulsbofire. org. Sept. 16 n Indianola Port Commission, 7 p.m., Indianola Clubhouse. Online: www. portofindianola.com. Sept. 22 n Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners, 5:30 p.m., 614 Division St,, Port Orchard. Online: www.kitsapgov.com/boc. n North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Board of Commissioners, 7:15 p.m., headquarters fire station, 26642 Miller Bay Road, Kingston. Online: www.nkfr. org.
Sept. 24 Kingston Por t Commission, 7 p.m., Port of Kingston offices, 25864 Washington Blvd., Kingston. Online: www.portofkingston.org. n Kitsap County Fire District 18 (Poulsbo Fire) Board of Commissioners, 4 p.m., 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo. Online: www.poulsbofire. org. Sept. 25 n North Kitsap School Board, 5 p.m., Vinland Elementary School, 22104 Rhododendron Lane NW, Poulsbo. Online: www. n
nkschools.org. Oct. 2 n Hansville Greenway Association, 7 p.m., Greater Hansville Community Center small room, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville. Oct. 10 n Candidates Night and Pie Social, 6 p.m., Greater Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville. Meet the candidates running for local office on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Enjoy debate and a slice of pie. Online: www.hansville. org.
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about 47 square miles. It employes 45 people. In 2013, NKF&R responded to 2,565 calls. Poulsbo Fire’s general obligation bonds, if approved, would be used for improvements to fire engines, medic units and other equipment, according to Commission Chairman Conrad Green. A general obligation bond is a type of municipal bond, backed by taxpayers. The bonds would not exceed $2,745,000 and would be paid off in five years. The bond would add 19 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to taxes, according to Poulsbo Fire Chief Jeff Griffin. That means property valued at $350,000 would pay an extra $67, he said.
If approved, the money from the first bond would be used to upgrade fire and life safety equipment, and make capital improvements to facilities in the district. Replacing fire engines past their 20-year life service would be among the top priorities, Griffin said. Rebuilding and fully outfitting three medic units is also a priority. Other purchases included replacing three staff vehicles that tow equipment and transport staff and replace outdated fire gear. The station headquarters in Poulsbo is also slated for repair. That work includes replacing the roof, repaving the parking lot and apparatus ramp, upgrading the heating and cooling systems, upgrading the
will receive $600,000 less than in 2009, according to Laboda. In response to the dwindling funding, the department has left positions vacant, frozen wages, shared resources with other fire districts, deferred equipment replacement and more, according to Laboda. “Essentially, [the levy is] restoring funds that have been lost and accumulating in their magnitude, since the economy took its downturn,” Laboda said. The department has attempted to avoid asking taxpayers for help, Laboda said. But the economic recovery is taking too long. “In order to continue providing the same level of service, we need to restore funding,” Laboda said. If approved, Laboda said some of the funding could go toward replacing fire engines. Three of the department’s four fire engines are at least 20 years old, she said. They run well — because of the department’s maintenance crew — but replacement parts are difficult to find, she said. North Kitsap Fire & Rescue serves an estimated population of 18,418 in
Continued from page 1 Fire Protection District 18, will ask voters to approve a bond measure of more than $2.5 million. NKF&R would begin collecting money in 2015. The additional money would be collected until 2018. “Due to the accumulated effects of declining property values over the past six years, the District cannot continue to maintain current service levels within the limitations of the District’s regular tax levy without additional revenue,” the resolution reads. NKF&R’s operating revenue is estimated to total about $5.5 million in 2014. The department has an EMS levy, which adds 50 cents to every $1,000 assessed property value and will bring in $1,204,133 in 2014. It also has a bond measure that will provide $511,257 in 2014. Since the recession, the assessed property value in NKF&R’s jurisdiction dropped by 30 percent, according to information from spokeswoman Michele Laboda. NKF&R
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KINGSTON — Kitsap Bank promoted Lael Alecci to branch manager of the Kitsap Bank branch in Kingston. Alecci moves up from her position as a senior financial service specialist, which she began three years ago. Alecci joined Kitsap Bank in 2003 as a teller. “Lael is a tremendous asset to the Kitsap Bank team,” said Marlene Mitchell, vice president and regional operations manager. “She is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and committed to providing our customers with bay doors, and installing an emergency generator. If there is not enough money earned from the bonds, the department would spend money on the projects deemed the most important. Poulsbo Fire will collect $6,098,561 in tax revenue in 2014. Of that, $1,524,584 will come from an EMS levy, which is a six-year levy renewed in 2008. Poulsbo Fire responded to 3,171 calls in 2013,
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reviously in this column space, I’ve talked about how my Tribe has lived in this area for thousands of years and has a deep connection to the Natural World. As such, we take our role as environmental stewards seriously and continue to rely on the land and the sea. All of our Tribal members depend on fishing or shell fishing in one capacity or another —whether for their direct income, subsistence, or cultural practices. Our reservation is on the shore of Port Gamble Bay. All along the bay there are items that shouldn’t be
there — cement blocks, car engines, scrap metal, boat scrap, fishnets, carpeting, tarp, ropes, piping, tires, abandoned vessels, wood pilings, just to name some of the items. These items are scattered on bay beaches on and off the reservation. While it would be great if we could get the people who made the mess to come clean it up, that’s not likely to happen. Though I think we can all agree that it needs to go. In June, my Tribe kicked off a project focusing on the removal of debris from around Port Gamble Bay. The goal is to improve beach habitats for fish, shellfish, and local residents by removing derelict debris, including pilings and vessels throughout Port Gamble Bay. This is a joint effort between our Tribe and
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On June 14, we started work with a volunteer day at Point Julia. More than 50 people — tribal and nontribal alike — showed up, ready to get dirty, and move what they could. By the end of the day, we had quite the pile of tires and other items that was ready to be hauled away. Because of the vast array of items that need to be removed, various methods are being used. Whenever size and safety allows, the junk is being hauled out by hand by staff, volunteers, or temporary workers hired specifically for this project. Larger items are being removed by heavy equipment, such as cranes or boom trucks, or by barges or small watercraft. For months, we have been reaching out to landowners around the bay offering to haul away any
debris on their shoreline property. Of the 55 homeowners we’ve targeted, almost half have given their permission. We’re hoping to reach many more. This project will also include the removal of the dock at Point Julia, which has grown structurally unsafe and is also supported by pilings contaminated by creosote. Because of the toxic nature of creosote, the removal of these pilings presents special challenges. We expect the work to take down the pier will be done by the end of the year. Per our agreement with DOE, all of the work under this project must be completed by next June. I should mention that this project is different than the larger toxics cleanup of Port Gamble Bay that DOE is overseeing. While the two projects are separate, their
combined efforts represent a holistic approach to the cleanup of the bay. We’re almost done with Phase 1 of the project, which focuses on cleaning up the beaches on the reservation. Coming up next, along with the pier removal, will be a focus off the reservation on private land. If you’re a private home landowner with shoreline on Port Gamble Bay and are interested in participating in the Debris Removal Program, please contact Ahmis Loving at ahmis@ pgst.nsn.us or 360-297-6353 or Shallee Baker at shalleeb@pgst.nsn.us or 360297-6287. —Jeromy Sullivan is chairman of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. Contact him at jeromys@pgst.nsn.us.
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seagrass, which lives the shallow submerged estuary areas in the water of Puget Sound and is doing well in a large area of Appletree Cove. It is also found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, as far north as the arctic and Iceland. It spreads mostly from the growth of rhizomes (stems that grow under the sediment, perpendicular to gravity/laterally, not down like roots). From the rhizome plants send out roots to hold the plant in soft, muddy substrates, and leaves for photosynthesis. It also produces flowers and seeds at the right time of year. The leaf blades grow to various lengths, held
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grass “grows” with nutrient and organic-rich materials. These materials nourish the plants and the other sea creatures in the eelgrass bed. In this fertile environment the bed also expands horizontally by vegetative spreading of the eelgrass from their rhizomes and to a less extent, by seeds dispersion. It forms patches on the bay bottom. These eelgrass patches become home to many organisms. They are vital nurseries for young fish, crabs, snails, worms. Some unique fish called the bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus), a relative of the seahorse that is native to our area. It lives in among the eelgrass blades floating
vertically since they look like eelgrass blades; a perfect camouflage. Eelgrass also provide a food source for black brant geese, the smaller black geese that visit out area in the fall/winter either to stay or more likely on their way to migrate south to Mexico. Eelgrass beds have suffered unexplained die-offs in the past. One major dieoff event on the east coast in the 1930s essentially killed all the eelgrass for many years. Some areas on the pacific coast have exhibited some similar symptoms in the recent past. Hopefully this is not an omen of events to come. There is See EELGRASS, Page 12
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A variety of programs at Kingston and Little Boston branches will have you admiring an edible rainbow garden as you decorate a stepping stone and then, later in the month, watch a slide show created by a hiker who set a speed record. Every month you have a chance to discuss books or begin writing one with friendly encouragement. Whitney continues her storytimes and if you missed Farmers Market Storytimes, which would not have been possible all summer without our fabulous volunteer support, be sure to bring your little ones a fall storytime. As school begins, remember the library can locate resources for your homeintruder. It too may affect our native eelgrass as it spreads through are area. We need every blade of native eelgrass we can get. We applaud the Port of
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Kingston for undertaking an eelgrass nursery project and hope it is very successful. Next time you visit the beach or are on the water in Appletree Cove, look for eelgrass. We have many healthy beds of it on the south side of the bay and along North Beach. If you take time to look closely, you will see much life there. Low tides are especially good time to investigate an eelgrass bed. — Betsy Cooper is a board member and stream monitor at Stillwaters Environmental Education Center.
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CommunityCalendar SEPT. 5 THE HISTORY OF MUSIC PART II: Sept. 5, 8 p.m. at the Point Casino,7879 NE Salish Lane, Kingston. $10 in advance. $15 day of show. The history of Music covering the ’70s and ’80s. Prizes for the best bell bottoms and authentic ’80s hair contests. For ages 21 and older. Doors open at 7 p.m. Info: www.the-pointcasino.com. SEPT. 5 THROUGH OCT. 12 STILLWATERS USED BOOK SALE: Sept. 5 through Oct. 12, Friday through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stillwaters Environmental Center, 26059 Barber Cut Off Road, Kingston. Peruse about 15,000 books, new and used covering all subjects. Almost all are priced $2 or less. Selection is extensive so allow time to browse. The last weekend of the sale will be “Bag Days,” when books sell by the bag. Info: www. stillwatersenvironmentalcenter. org, naomi@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org. SEPT. 6 PLANT SALE AND GARDEN EVENT: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heronswood, 7530 NE 288th St., Kingston. Heronswood Garden
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Continued from page 12 what you want to write. Beginners welcome. n Garden Class: Making Stepping Stones: Sept. 12, noon to 1 p.m. Join us at the Kingston Friends of the Library Garden Bed in the Village Green P-Patch to learn how to make a decorated cement stepping stone. Families are welcome, and all necessary supplies will be provided. Please pre-register by calling the Kingston Library 360-297-3330. Village Green Park, 12850 Dulay Road NE (off West Kingston Road). n Classics Book Group: Sept.15, 6:30 p.m. Discussion will be on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” by Alexandre Dumas. n Adult Crafternoon: Sept. 25, 3-4 p.m. Bring your handwork projects and see our newest craft books. n Legos @ the Library:
will host its Fall 2014 Plant Sale and Garden Open. Featuring many local vendors, including nurseries and tribal artisans, garden tours, and lectures, Heronswood’s Plant Sale and Garden Opens held three times a year—spring, summer, and fall — have become much anticipated events for garden and plant enthusiasts from all over the Pacific Northwest. $10 donation requested. Info: www. heronswoodgarden.org/events. TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT: Sept. 6, 8 p.m. at the Point Casino,7879 NE Salish Lane, Kingston. $10 in advance. $15 day of show. A tribute to the music of Rod Stewart by Rob Caudill. Doors open at 7 p.m. Info: www.the-pointcasino.com. SEPT. 12-13 SPIKE AND THE IMPALERS: Sept. 12 and Sept. 13, 8 p.m. at the Point Casino, 7879 NE Salish Lane, Kingston. Led by NW radio legend Bob Rivers, Spike and Impalers brings together the best rock musicians from the region to play covers of the best rock tunes in history from Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen. $15 reserved seating, $10 general admission. Doors open
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n Little Boston Book Group: Sept. 3, noon to 1 p.m. Discussion will be on “The Warmth of Other Suns,” by Isabel Wilkerson. n Adult Crafternoon: Sept. 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2:303:30 p.m. Bring your projects and see our newest craft books. n Stor ytime: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 16, 23, and 30, 10:30 a.m. Come enjoy early literacy fun with books, songs, and rhymes with your preschooler. n Pajama Stor ytime and Toy Sleepover: Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m. Children can come with their families to enjoy a special storytime and then tuck their toy in
at 7 p.m. Info: www.the-pointcasino.com. SEPT. 14 AND SEPT. 21 STILLWATERS SHORELINE ECOCRUISE: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1:30-4:30 p.m. departing from the Kingston Marina. Discover the shoreline from the water. The health of the Puget Sound is at risk and Stillwaters discusses the reasons why. A three-hour tour. Space is limited. $35 each, or $55 per couple. Register/Info: 360297-1226, info@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org. SEPT. 28 STILLWATERS ANNUAL AUCTION: Sept. 28, 4-7 p.m. at the Indianola Clubhouse. A harvest dinner featuring local farm-fresh foods and beverages provided by some of the great chefs and grows of Kitsap, including Judith Weinstock, Anna Moore, Eileen France, Downpour Brewing, Persephone Farm, Broken Ground Farm and more. Senator Christine Rolfes will be the guest speaker, and George Ramsey will provide music. Donations from the community will be auctioned off. Preview auction items and place absentee bids by check-
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for a fun night at the library. When they pick up their toy the next afternoon, there will be photographs from the sleepover. This party works best with a toy your child can live without for a day. n National Geographic Adventurer of the Year: Jennifer Pharr Davis: Sept. 30, 3-4 p.m. In 2011 Jennifer Pharr Davis became the fastest person to hike the Appalachian Trail and the first woman to set the mark. The author of “Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph,” will talk about the challenges of long distance hiking and show slides from hikes around the world. See you at the library! All branches of Kitsap Regional Library will be closed Sept. 1, for Labor Day. Please check our website www.krl.org or call us to confirm program information.
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Port Gamble has homes to rent, and ghosts to find “I
t’s like a home away from home.” This is how guests overwhelmingly describe the Port Gamble Guest Houses. One guest gushed, “Everything was just perfect, from the primroses to the tinfoil.” Flowers and foil aside, for more than six years the Port Gamble Guest Houses have offered guests a comfortable, clean, and quiet setting in which to visit old memories and create new ones. Whether celebrating a family reunion, an anniversary, an artisan retreat, or just looking for that walkon-the-beach quiet time, Port Gamble Guest Houses are one of North Kitsap’s preferred vacation rental accommodations. People are drawn from across the country and locally to celebrate in Port Gamble on Washington’s Sanctuary Shore. Visiting from across the Sound? A beautiful ferry ride and about an hour of travel away, the guest houses offer the perfect staycation destination. Rates from $200 per night. For more informa-
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The third annual summer concert series Alive After 5 returns on Sept. 11. Betsy and the Boys will perform. The concert is from 5-8 p.m. Bring the family for a picnic and soak up some sun while taking in cool tunes this summer.
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Haunted Hot Spots of the Northwest class will take place at famed WalkerAmes House on Sept. 13 with international psychic medium William Becker. Join Becker for a chance to enhance your psychic abilities in this haunted grand old house in what was the longest continually operating company town in North America. This four-hour class and psychic investigation is perfect for people with any level of psychic ability — from the beginner to the most advanced.
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Dahlia garden in Port Gamble draws crowds
Two years ago, the Kitsap County Dahlia Society started a project when the Dahlia Society received a
request from former town manager Shana Smith to plant dahlias by the Post Office. The dahlias have become a big draw for visitors to Port Gamble, and they work hard to make sure that good varieties are planted there. The Dahlia Society also has a garden located behind the Post Office. The main purpose of that garden is to grow tubers for their popular annual tuber sale in April. Be sure to “like” them on Facebook at Kitsap County Dahlia Society.
Forest Fest is set for end of September Old Mill Days Forest Festival is scheduled for Sept. 27-28. Join us for a weekend of premier chainsaw art, awesome logging competitions, live music, great food, fireworks and all the family-fun you can handle. Visitors to the festival will also enjoy a vast forestry-related vendor area. Be sure to go to www. oldmilldays.com for event schedules.
Visit Port Gamble Weddings at the Bride’s Club Tacoma Fall Wedding Expo Sept.13-14. The staff at Port Gamble Weddings & Events are gearing up for a great annual fall wedding show at the Tacoma Dome. “I love to be at the weddings shows because it gives us a chance to meet new wedding vendors and gives us insight into upcoming wedding trends” said Dionne Corey, Port Gamble wedding and event coordinator. Stop by the Port Gamble Weddings booth and see why we are one of Western Washington’s most sought after wedding destinations. Go to www.bridesclub.com. — Pete Orbea is the marketing and communications coordinator of Port Gamble. Contact him at porbea@ orminc.com
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The how’s and why’s of the August ferry shuffle FERRYFARE KINGSTON FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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ith the aroma of a Tacoma inquisition in the air, here’s what happened, without the baggage. The crew and ship did what they were supposed to do in an accident and it worked.
KABOOM! MV Tacoma was heading for the turn into Bainbridge at 16 knots. As she cruised on two of her four diesel generators, a third diesel was being brought online for the docking. Then there was a loud noise, followed by a chain of events that led to a complete power failure. Power was lost to the motors and steering. Lights
went out with a chorus of alarms in the pilot house. With battery-powered emergency lights, PA system, radio and radar, the skipper was able to let the crew, passengers and rest of the world know what was going on. A minute later, the emergency diesel was up with power for steering. Tacoma was turned away from the beach and the crew dropped the anchor in 74 feet of water … still a bit close in. Since the casualty was limited to lost power, passengers did not put on life jackets or go to the assembly stations. In the bright sunny day, their biggest risk was sunburn during the two-hour wait. While the call went out for a tow, all Seattle tugs were pushing Seafair ships around. The Sealth in Bremerton, on hearing Tacoma’s predicament,
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Terminal tantrums While ferry boats normally carry life rafts for 100 percent of the passengers they may, under specific circumstances, have fewer rafts — for example, when there’s a second vessel on the route. WSF takes advantage of this, because adding two crew per life raft is expensive. So, when a boat on the same route breaks down, the number of passengers allowed on the remaining boat drops. Walla Walla’s 1,200-passenger capacity dropped in half. This left extra passengers on the dock for about five hours. When Walla Walla was later allowed to go back up to capacity, the word took a while to get out causing a rhubarb with the lawyer walk-ons.
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All Jumbo ferries have four diesel generators to power two propellers. The Mark I’s have two separate electrical “loops” of two generators each. The Mark IIs have all four generators on the same “loop,” however that loop can be split in half like on the Mark I’s. By the time Tacoma had offloaded riders, the electrical single “loop” had been split into two and one propeller was restored. With the help of a tug, she puttered over to Eagle Harbor. Because there had been a huge current surge, it will take until December to get it all repaired. — FerryFare is written by Walt Elliott, chairman of the Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee. Contact him at elliottmoore@comcast.net.
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Every year since the 2001 attacks, the firefighters of NKF&R have hosted a community breakfast on Sept. 11. The goal has been to bring neighbors together to share a meal and to support an important cause in memory of the thousands who lost their lives on that September morning. Funds have been raised for the North Kitsap Schools Foundation, local cooperative preschools, Kingston High School PTA, the Red Cross, the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society, the
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YWCA Alive Shelter and more. This year, touched by the death of actorcomedian Robin Williams and reminded once again about the potentially lethal effects of depression, we will raise money for the local Crisis Line and Kitsap Mental Health Services. We hope you’ll join us, 7-10 a.m. The light conti-
nental breakfast is free, but donations to support the cause will be gratefully accepted. Child car seat checks are held at NKF&R’s headquarters on the second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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was recently involved in a discussion about big cities and small towns. We didn’t have a lot of disagreement among us, even though some of us live in rural areas, some in small towns like Kingston, and some in the big cities of New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. Some liked the conveniences and cultural advantages of the city, but everyone preferred the natural spaces and beauty of the small towns and rural life, or even the pockets of nature in the cities. Then I read an article that showed why we love nature surrounding us. The city hurts your brain. It’s amazing the number of studies that have been done that show the improved cognitive function of humans when they are surrounded by, or even looking at, trees and other natural spaces. We talk a lot about the importance of the natural environment for our physical health and wellbeing — how the plants clean our air, the soil filters our water, the trees buffer the wind, and the animals keep the whole thing going. But sometimes we forget to acknowledge the importance of our natural environment for our brain function. Our mind needs nature, and every little bit can help. The reason, some think, why the city’s hustle depletes our mental powers is because there is so much stimulation that has to be processed by our brain. There is the constant need to make small decisions (like stepping out of someone’s way on the sidewalk, or deciding the route to drive or walk to get where you are going) and the constant need to take in
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— along the streets and storefronts, outside every school or hospital window, and near every home. For instance, I love the plantings just outside the Kingston Dental windows, which always calm me with flowers, birds, and even an occasional deer. We all have searched high and low for ways to improve our cognitive performance at times, even doping ourselves with caffeine or energy drinks, or redesigning the layout of our offices. Few of these options are as effective as just taking a walk in a natural space. So protect those natural spaces — we can’t live without them. — Naomi Maasberg is director of Stillwaters Environmental Learning Center.
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Stillwaters Center events Month-long book sale starts in September KINGSTON — The Stillwaters Used Book Sale starts on Sept. 5. The book sale continues through Oct. 12, and is open each Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stillwaters, 26059 Barber Cut Off Road, Kingston. About 15,000 new and used books will be available. Most are priced at $2 or less. The books cover all subjects, fiction and non-fiction. Prices on books decrease as the sale goes on. During the last weekend of the sale, books will be sold by the bag.
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Eco-cruise is in midSeptember at marina
KINGSTON — A threehour tour with Suquamish Tribe fisheries biologist Paul Dorn and marine biologist Betsy Cooper is scheduled on Sept. 14 and 21. The tour will be on the dock at the Kingston marina and in a boat. There will be two tours each day, 10 a.m., or 1:30 p.m. Tour guests will learn about the near-shore envi-
ronment, geological formations, the creatures that live there, and how humans have an impact. There will be hands-on activities. The tours are open to anyone 12 or older; those 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $35, or $55 per couple or parent and child. Pre-register by calling 360-297-1226 or email info@ stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org.
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KINGSTON — The Stillwaters Auction is scheduled on Sept. 28. The auction will include a harvest dinner, featuring
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Eelgrass plants moved to new nursery in the Cove D
on’t you just feel great when you finally complete a project that took a long time to plan and accomplish? Creation of the long-awaited Kingston Cove eelgrass nursery is one of those projects. And, it was completed on budget and two days earlier than planned. This was one of those great teamwork events where everything came together and ended in a successful result. After a year and a half of planning and designing, the contract was finally inked with the dive company Gerette Inc. On Aug. 18 everything got started. The fact that this was just after the chinook salmon fishery
was over was no accident. This project required that we completely close off the entrance to our marina and the schedule called for five days of closure. The port staff was assigned to patrol the area to protect divers as they pulled up and transplanted more than 1,500 plants. The little guys were moved over to an area just outside the breakwater (I am not sure if a baby gate was put there to keep them in place). The project went on without a hitch. With few exceptions, every boater who might have been inconvenienced by the project was very understanding and cooperative. Thank you, boaters! The dive team mem-
DOWN AT THE PORT By PETE DEBOER bers were extremely efficient while Port Attendants Bob, Kristin, Austin, Les, Greg and Steve did the patrol work. In the office, Christine had to work with the permitting agencies
as the original site for the nursery was too deep and had to be relocated. All the while, our head gardener, Ray, kept the rest of the port ship-shape and ran the gas dock. This staff down at the port is the best mix of employees we have had in the 101/2 years I have been on the board. Great work, team! The board heard an interesting presentation from the Greater Kingston Economic Development Committee at the July meeting. Teaming up with the county, Tribes and other interests, they are planning on doing a feasibility study to see if some type of small hotel would be a good fit for Kingston. They are asking
the port for a little help in funding their endeavor. A decision on this subject will be made at our next regular meeting. I hope you got a chance to enjoy a few of the great Concerts on the Cove this summer. I think I made it to at least four of them. Those Saturday afternoons down at the port sure have become popular. A big thank you goes out to the events committee of the Chamber of Commerce for organizing them and to our Rotary friends for manning the pumps in the Beer Garden each week. Most of us know that a fathom is 6 feet of water depth. Did you know that it did not originate as a nauti-
cal term? This was originally a land measuring term derived from the AngloSaxon word “fætm,” meaning “the embracing arms,” or “to embrace.” In those days, most measurements were based on average sizes of parts of the body. A fathom is the average distance from fingertip to fingertip of the outstretched arms of a 6-foot-tall man, hence 6 feet. So this month’s term did not start out nautical at all, but now it is. I hope you enjoy reading this column and might have found something interesting. — Pete DeBoer is a Kingston port commissioner. Contact him at pete@petedeboer.com.
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all brings cooler weather and a very special fundraiser to the Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary Club. Now that the summer beer gardens at Kingston’s Concerts on the Cove are over, it’s time for Rotarians to start working on the Kitsap Haunted Fairgrounds. The haunted happenings will be held every Friday and Saturday night in October. The “haunt” began with a group of volunteer families who had previously done garage haunts. They were contacted by Kitsap Parks and Recreation and, from 2002 to 2012, these two groups produced Kitsap Haunted Fairgrounds. In early 2013, the haunt group approached Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary to propose a partnership between organizations to more directly benefit the local community and other Rotarian efforts. The haunt group formed the non-profit company Kitsap Haunted Productions, and signed an agreement with the Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary to promote and produce the annual event. Kitsap Haunted Productions and the Kingston-North
Kitsap Rotary are excited about the future, with the intention of growing the event every year. The design, building, staffing and tear-down are a 100 percent volunteer effort and the net proceeds go back to the community and to charities designated by Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary. What is “the haunt” all about? The haunt experience takes place in 22,000 square feet of indoor space, spanning three buildings on the fairgrounds. The entire haunt, ticket booth, and waiting area are indoors. Concessions are also available. We have no age recommendations and generally leave the decision of age up to the parents. We have seen kids around the age of 10 go through without a problem while adults in the very next group refuse to enter. Our “lights on” time, which runs from 5-6 p.m. each day of the haunt, is specifically for young children, although some of the scenes may still be disturb-
ROTARY NEWS By NANCY MARTIN ing for youngsters. There is a new theme or story to “the haunt” each year. Kitsap Haunted Productions reinvests a portion of the proceeds to bring new animatronics and special effects, so that each year the haunt is different. It’s been said that New Orleans, with its unique history, is the “most haunted city in America.” Kitsap Haunted Fairgrounds takes a distinctly New Orleans flavor this October. Take a self-guided tour through our cemetery with aboveground tombs, and experience our “Cities of the Dead,” a crossroad between the worlds of the living and the dead. Demonic clowns will run rampant, and you may encounter ghosts of some of the more notorious New Orleans serial killers. The famous Voodoo spirit, Baron Samedi, may be found roaming the grounds as well.
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the 2015 term. If you would like to serve your community in this capacity, please give Colleen a call for more details. Also, the new Visitor’s Information Center is in need of volunteers. If you can give a couple hours per week, let us know! The number is 360-297-3813 or director@kingstonchaamber.com. Remember our monthly luncheons every first Tuesday at 11:45 at Kingston Cove Yacht Club, our Board of Directors monthly meeting held at the Oak Table on the second Wednesday at 7:30 AM, and the ever popular After Hours that is usually held on the 2nd Thursday at one of our member’s place of business. Go to our web page www.kingstonchamber.com for the latest notices of all these great events and I hope to see you there!
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Kitsap Community Food Co-op will host annual fall fair in Port Gamble PORT GAMBLE — The Kitsap Community Food Co-op will present its seventh annual Fall Fair on Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Port Gamble. For the first time, the Co-op is expanding the Fall Fair into an all-encompassing family event that will include carnival games,
live music, a family-friendly beer garden (hosted by Hale’s Ales), local food and arts and crafts vendors, Learning Nook and Fresh Market. The Fall Fair is a tradition of the Kitsap Community Food Co-op that began in 2008, when the Co-op hosted the first Fall Fair
at Rodstol Lane Farm in Southworth. After the first fair, it grew into a larger event and the Co-op joined with Great Peninsula Conservancy in 2011, and then Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance in 2013, to combine the Fall Fair with Petersen Farm Days (becoming the
Petersen Farm Fall Fair). This farm held the fair for three years until it could no longer host it, and the Co-op had to decide how best to continue the event. In 2014, the Co-op moved the event to Port Gamble and expanded it to include the Fresh Market, a familyfriendly beer garden and
live entertainment. Proceeds and donations from the event will directly benefit the Kitsap Community Food Co-op’s mission to open a locally owned, full-service grocery store in Kitsap County. The Co-op will bring access to local food in the community and aims to act serve as a
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Learning to be a more patient north end resident T
here are people who are complacent by nature. And some people are irritable by nature and some people just seem to be OK with whatever. Which one are you? I’m not sure where I fit in this, but I do know I am very impatient. Impatient with traffic, impatient with people I love, and just generally impatient. I’m trying to fix this flaw in my character by counting to 10 (or more as needed) before I react and that brought a comment from my friend, “What’s going on? You’re usually so quick with retorts or responses.
Now you seem to have to think over every comment.” So now I’m faced with being thought to be a slow thinker or voicing my impatience with life. Take this situation: I am on my way to Wenatchee to teach a class and I stopped to get gas. While the fuel is busily flowing into my car, I step over to the coffee kiosk and the two ladies within are in a conversation about some guy: “And he was fumbling for his wallet as the waitress stood there waiting.” “He is so cheap. Did you end up paying?” “No. I waited him out, but
HANSVILLE HAPPENINGS By DONNA LEE ANDERSON when he did get the wallet out and open, he didn’t have enough money so I still
waited and he finally pulled out his check book …” Then she turned and saw me standing there at the window. “I’ll be right with you,” she said and continued her conversation. As I walked away I heard “… and then he didn’t have any checks.” I think I was patient here, wasn’t I? I just decided to get coffee later. Or take this example: I’m happily taking my daily walk and a guy comes out of his driveway and says, “Where you going?” “Just taking a walk.” “Nobody just walks. Where you going?”
I just smiled and started to leave when he said, “I’m so tired of you people walking by and not telling me where you are going. Don’t walk by here any more.” I didn’t answer him and I continued my walk (and, yes, I go a different route now). See how I held my patience and just smiled — but can you imagine what I was thinking? I’m telling you all of this so everyone will know I am really, really trying to be patient when you are ahead of me stopped at a stop sign in Hansville, trying to make a right-hand turn. I know, because your turn signal is
on. There is no traffic coming from either way and still you sit there. Never mind there are four cars waiting behind you (including me). I am trying to understand what you are looking at instead of making the turn. Trying very hard, but I’m happy when the car directly behind you honks and you make the turn. So, now you know about the new me — working on being patient. I’ll keep working on it. Let me know how I’m doing. — Donna Lee Anderson writes Hansville Happenings for KCN. Contact her at WellToldTales@aol.com
Businesses, volunteers help Kiwanis get students off to a good start KINGSTON KIWANIS By BOB LEE
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s usual, our Kiwanis Club had a very productive month in August. The big emphasis has been working with other community groups in town to help children get ready for the school year, collecting school supplies and backpacks to make sure
they are ready to learn. Local volunteers gathered on Aug. 24 at Bayside Community Church to fill backpacks with all the pencils, crayons and other needed supplies for academic success. Thanks to all businesses and individuals and volunteers that helped collect and put these items together. Special thanks to the Windermere Foundation for its $1,000 donation for supplies. We also had some great guest speakers in August that informed our members of what is happening in the
Kingston and North Kitsap area. One such speaker was Nancy Langwith, a member of the Greater Kingston Economic Development Committee. The committee works to put Kingston on the map for local and outside investment. Nancy discussed plans for Kingston, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, and Tribal land to develop a “brand” that is designed to encourage tourism — emphasizing our beauty, outdoor attractions, marina facilities, casinos, and as a place to lay back and relax.
Addie Bodgan, a young woman representing Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), gave a very enlightening presentation on what this national organization does. I had never heard of MOPS and was very impressed with its mission. MOPS is a place where moms — expecting or with kids up through preschool age — can build friendships, grow as a par-
ent, and have a great time. Addie’s local MOPS group meets at Island Church on Bainbridge Island. Childcare is available on site so young mothers can concentrate on parenting skills and socializing with other mothers. MOPS’ contact number is 206-842-4288. Kiwanis is also working with other local organizations to help Kitsap County with its hazardous waste collection project, scheduled for Sept.
13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Park and Ride near Georges Corner on Hansville Road. Fliers will be distributed in the Kingston area that will spell out what items will be accepted for collection. School starts this September, so remember to watch out for schoolchildren when driving. — Bob Lee writes Kingston Kiwanis for the Kingston Community News. Contact him at glencarin@aol.com
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Hansville home is like a ship out of water By KATIE SHAW
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f all the boats in Hansville, Roger Weeden’s is comfortable to live in full time. In fact, he does live in it — and on land. The house, which is often mistaken for a retired ferry, was taken from the top of a V4-M-A1 oceangoing tug, used in World War II by the U.S. Maritime Commission. After the tug’s brief service in the “Mothball Fleet,” aka Reserve Fleet, a man named Doug Evans bought the tug from the government and sold parts from it. The superstructure he left intact and sold to Hamilton Dowell, who made it into his home, Weeden said. In 1972, the house came
“I can see myself downsizing in the next few years and finding a new captain for this thing.” — Roger Weeden
to Hansville by barge, which beached near Point No Point so movers could roll the house to its location. “They took a steel shell and turned it into a house,” Weeden said. Weeden bought the house in 1991 and has lived there since. “With my background as a marine engineer and a lifetime of going to sea, it was
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earlier this year, the house’s continued maintenance is growing more cumbersome to him. “I can see myself downsizing in the next few years and finding a new captain for this thing,” Weeden said. In front of the house, a sign informs curious passersby of the former tug’s history. “During the war, the Maritime Commission built some 50 of these seagoing tugs ... in addition to several dozen smaller tugs,” the sign reads.
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Life energy gives us ability to heal “I f you cut a piece of steak, put iodine and a bandage on it and even give it a shot of penicillin, will the piece of steak heal itself?” That’s the question my Mississippi chiropractic colleague recently posed in an
article of his. The answer, of course, is obvious enough for a child to answer. The answer is no. And yet as obvious as this answer is, as a society we don’t take it to heart. In 2002, doctors wrote more than three billion out-
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express itself. BJ Palmer, the developer of chiropractic, once stated, “Have you more faith in a spoonful of medicine than in the power than animates the living world?” So, how do we turn this power on and keep it at full throttle? Chiropractors help people do this everyday by monitoring the circuit breaker box of the body’s electrical system — the spine. By ensuring that the bones of the spine are moving as they should, the vital nerve energy that courses from the brain down the spinal cord and then out between the vertebrae is able to communicate and deliver life to the body. And when this is done, the body simply works better. It’s what allows it to heal. You see, chiropractors operate on the fact that our bodies are self-healing and self-regulating. There is
patient prescriptions, and in 2001 it was reported that 77 percent of Americans took over-the-counter medications to treat everyday ailments. But health does not come from a pill, a mist, a rub, or a syrup. Health does not come from altering your body chemistry by something you take from the outside in. Health comes from within. It is an inside-out phenomenon. The reason the steak didn’t heal in the example above is because steak is dead — it is not living. And it is this life force — this life energy — that separates living tissue from dead tissue. It is what gives it the ability to heal. So instead of focusing on chemically altering symptoms to bring about “health,” we should be diverting our efforts to encourage our life’s energy the optimum ability to
SPINAL COLUMN By THOMAS LAMAR, D.C. nothing magical we do to the body. We don’t add anything to it or take anything out. We simply remove interference that can occur from everyday stresses to the life energy that our nervous system transmits. I realize that I’m speaking from a health paradigm that may be foreign to you. That’s OK, because it was once foreign to me too. Our society has adopted a fear-based, medical model of health that looks to run away from and escape pain, disability, and death.
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The health paradigm of chiropractic, on the other hand, looks to run towards something. It looks to run towards health, healing, and vitality. It looks to run towards life. “We chiropractors work with the subtle substance of the soul,” Palmer stated. “We release the imprisoned impulse — the tiny rivulet of force — that emanates from the mind and flows over the nerves to cells and stirs them into life.” Remember, doctors don’t heal, nor do the medications they prescribe. Chiropractors don’t heal, for that matter, either. No, only the life force that was placed within you by your Creator is capable of healing. Chiropractic’s goal is to help release it and then get out of its way. — Dr. Thomas R. Lamar is a chiropractor at Anchor Chiropractic in the Health Services Center and hosts the Internet radio program SpinalColumnRadio.com. Lamar can be reached at 360-297-8111.
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What is the best way to market your home? Many use digital resources, but utilizing multiple platforms may be beneficial
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ear Jan: Our real estate agent says the No. 1 place she markets our home is on the Internet. How does this work? What about newspaper advertising? — JKD Dear JKD: Most buyers do search first on the Internet for homes. The statistics from the National Association of Realtors show 92 percent of home buyers use the Internet in the home search process. Therefore, it is huge to market your home on the Internet. For me, the process works like this: after getting a signed listing agreement, I schedule a professional photo shoot of the listing. Most times I not only order
JUST ASK JAN By JAN ZUFELT inside and outside shots, but I order flyover shots too. The flyover shots are taken with a camera attached to a drone. These photos are amazing and give the buyer a real perspective of what is around the home. I then choose the photos I will use, as we are limited to the number allowed on the MLS. After inputting the listing into the MLS, I then add the photos and make the listing live. Once entered into the MLS, the listing populates over to national sites like Realtor.com and Zillow.com. It also feeds to Northwest sites like Windermere.com
“Buyers tend to look at our local newspapers to get a sense of what our community is like ... ”
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and JohnLScott.com (to name only two). My assistant then adds them manually to places like Redfin, Craiglist, Postlets, etc. We want your listing to be exposed to as many sites as possible thus widening the exposure to more buyers. My own company even has a worldwide site that we populate listings to each day. Each real estate company has its own policy about newspaper advertising. And so do each of the individual brokers, as they are the ones who have to pay the advertising bill. Statistics show that fewer than 2 percent of home buyers looked in newspapers, magazines or home-buying guides
like; therefore, running ads for “New on the Market” and “Open Houses” does attract interest. So, some local brokers do advertise in the local newspapers. Hope this gives you com-
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