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KCSO looking for killer of mom, toddler Heather Kelso, 29, and Kaden Lum, 2, killed at mobile home park
VETERANS Remembering Vietnam, 40 years later
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Kitsap Week
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Jalisa Lum, center, releases a balloon to heaven with a message written to her 2-year-old son Kaden, who was killed in his sleep March 28. Family and friends remembered Kaden at Island Lake Park in Poulsbo March 31. It was Kaden’s favorite park.
Vigils held to honor memory of victims BY PETER O’CAIN AND CHRIS TUCKER
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NEWS Naval Avenue teacher topfive in nation
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OPINION Volunteerism in Bremerton
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Lum remembered as a Twelve, full of life POULSBO — His life was short, but those who knew 2-year-old Kaden Lum say his impact will be longfelt. Heather Kelso “He was a very active and outgoing child,” said Don Jones, Kaden’s great-grandfather. “He loved life.” Around 60 people gathered at Island Lake Park near Poulsbo to remember Kaden. It was his favorite park, said Shon Otwell, Kaden’s great-uncle. He was killed in his sleep early March 28 Kaden Lum
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Officers stand near a ‘Major crimes unit’ van at Kariotis Mobile Home Park on March 28.
CENTRAL KITSAP — Kitsap County Sheriff ’s Office Detectives are following up on numerous leads and are working to identify a suspect who shot and killed a 2-year-old boy and a 29-year-old woman at the Kariotis Mobile Home Park on March 28. KCSO, Bremerton Police, and Washington State Patrol officers were at 3060 Northeast McWilliams Road in Central Kitsap north of Bremerton on March 28 to process the crime scene. The manager at the private property declined to allow press on the scene, but from the entrance to the mobile home park a KCSO “Major Crimes Unit” van, yellow police tape and several officers were visible. “We’re still trying to determine who the suspect is and what the motivation was,” KCSO Det. Lt. Earl Smith said March 28. The trouble began early that morning: Sheriff ’s deputies were dispatched to a report of gunshots heard at the mobile home park at 2:18 a.m. “We got multiple calls about multiple gunshots being fired in the park,” Sergeant Ken Dickinson said. Officers arrived to a chaotic and unsettled situation. Four people were inside the home when the shooter arrived: Jalisa Lum, Lum’s SEE HOMICIDES, A9
Heads in the cloud: Schools looking for tech bump
BY PETER O’CAIN POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
BREMERTON — The Bremerton School District is hoping to overhaul its wireless capabilities in the coming
years, from increased bandwidth to Chromebooks in every school. If all goes according to plan, Bremerton schools could find itself in the cloud and ahead of the curve.
Increased WiFi speed districtwide The district is looking to more than double its WiFi capacity next year, greatly enhancing schools’ ability to
integrate new technologies into the classroom. The project is contingent upon a grant from Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) that would cover the cost of 80 percent of
the project. Total cost to the district would be about $67,500. “What this will allow us to do is change the dynamic of SEE WIFI, A9
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