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IN THIS EDITION
Bremerton Marathon off and running
NEWS Whooping Cough growing in state
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OPINION Mayor: Invest in Washington ferries
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Peter O’Cain / staff photo
The top three finishers of the inaugural Bremerton Marathon. From left: Steve Jensen (3:13:14), Marcus D’Angelo (3:17:04) and Christopher Hill (3:18:06).
BUSINESS Farmer’s market gets beer and wine tasting
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Nearly 200 runners compete in first ever Bremerton Marathon around Dyes Inlet BY PETER O’CAIN POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
BREMERTON — According to Google Maps, driving around Dyes Inlet takes about 45 minutes, and that includes State Route 3 with its 60 miles per hour speed limit. To run around the Dyes — yes, with your legs and feet —
would obviously take much longer. It took Steve Jensen, a 48-year-old accountant from Port Orchard, 3:13:14 at the inaugural Bremerton Marathon April 18. Sherwayne Festejo, 43, won the half marathon in 1:25:28. Almost 200 competed in either the marathon or half
marathon, ranging in age from 13-71. The marathon was organized by Crystal Whittier and her husband Ryan. They started planning it in August 2014. Crystal Whittier, 32, has run in three marathons and six half marathons. She and Ryan were tired of crossing Puget Sound for races.
“We were sick of going to Seattle for races and wanted to give back to the running community,” she said. For Jensen, this was his 35th marathon since he started six years ago. He’s won a few — usually smaller ones like this — but winning always feels good. “It’s great to be champion,”
he said. He said the Bremerton course was grueling. “It’s beautiful, but very, very hilly,” Jensen said. “It was brutal. It was rough.” The 26.2-mile-long course led racers from Evergreen Rotary Park, over the Manette SEE MARATHON, A9
New citizen’s watch program coming to city BY PETER O’CAIN
SPORTS School sports roundup
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POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
“Neighborhood watch on steroids”
BREMERTON — They’ll be in the neighborhoods. In the parks. In the marina. In stores. Around schools. Armed with only a radio and an eye for injustice, the Bremerton Police Depart-
– Tom Danaher, program coordinator ment’s new volunteer program isn’t just neighborhood watch — it’s “neighborhood watch on steroids.”
At l e a s t , t h a t ’s h o w To m D a n a her, a retired Navy captain who’s leading the program,
described it. “We’re gonna be another set of eyes; another set of ears,”
Danaher said. “This program is good for our community, it’s gonna be good for Bremerton, it’s gonna be good for the people of Bremerton.” Officially called the Bremerton Citizen’s Auxilliary Patrol (BCAP), Bremerton Police Chief Steve Strachan said its purpose will be to patrol the
community and report crimes to police. “BCAP will be helping us to provide services for our residents we don’t provide today, (it’s) intended to supplement and support, rather than supplant, sworn officers and civilSEE CITIZEN’S WATCH, A9
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