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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 | Vol. 30, No. 35 | WWW.CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM | 50¢
IN THIS EDITION
NEWS
Preventing abuse key to YMCA’s future
Carter visits Kitsap for submarine ceremony Cmdr. Melvin Smith takes over command of USS Jimmy Carter Seawolf-class attack submarine
SILVERDALE – Former President Jimmy Carter visited the Kitsap Peninsula May 29 to attend a change of command ceremony for the submarine named in his honor – the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Melvin Smith relieved Cmdr. Brian Elkowitz as commanding officer of the Seawolf-class attack submarine at Deterrent Park at the base. “What makes me so proud is to have been the only submariner to have served as commander in chief and also to have a submarine named after me,” Carter said. “Of all the honors I have ever received, I’ve
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never had anything of greater honor than the chance to be the namesake of USS Jimmy Carter.” Carter is one of six living people with ships named after them. He has been actively interested in the ship over the course of its life and previously visited during its christening and commissioning. Carter remains the only U.S. president to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy as well as the only one to qualify on submarines. Graduating in 1946, he served in the Navy until 1953. He served as the governor of Georgia from 1971 SEE CARTER, A9
U.S. Navy Photo By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kenneth G. Takada
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks during the change of command ceremony for USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) at Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor. Carter’s previous visits to the ship included its christening and commissioning.
More than 1,000 to graduate next week
RUNNING 3,200 METERS
NEWS
No parole for man who killed deputy
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BY STELLA KIM
SKIM@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
OPINION Close gap with capital gains tax
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Chris Tucker / staff photo
Central Kitsap High School student Molly Fischer, center, (wearing bib number 130), rounds the first curve during the girls 3A 3,200-meter long distance run during the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state track meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on May 30. Fischer finished ninth with a time of 11:19.59. The 3,200 meter run is eight laps around the 400-meter track and was the longest distance run at the meet. See full results on page A6.
SPORTS Local teams compete in state track
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When he dons a cap and gown and walks as one of about 373 Central Kitsap High School seniors who graduate June 12, Jeremy Carlson will be looking forward to his future, but he also has fond memories of his high school days. “I’m going to miss traveling to sporting events with friends. Before football games we threw a few tailgates which were pretty fun,” Carlson said of what he would miss about high school. “Also, high school dances SEE GRADUATION, A9
Kitsap Transit looking at two sites for new bus transfer station BY CHRIS TUCKER CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
SILVERDALE – A 2-acre plot of forested land to the south of the Harrison Medical Center Silverdale campus and a second plot of land near the intersection of State Route 3 and Highway 303
– north of the Silverdale Applebees restaurant – are the two most likely homes of a future bus transfer station. Kitsap Transit is seeking a new home for a transfer station because they have to move out of their current temporary location along Greaves Way, which will become unusable in early 2016.
A third possible spot for a new transfer station, near Sid Uhinck Drive, is less likely to be chosen. Kitsap Transit does not own the current temporary location at Greaves Way. Kitsap Transit hopes to purchase their own plot of land so they have a permanent location and can avoid the
high costs associated with jumping from temporary station to temporary station as they have done recently. An ideal transfer station location would be close to a freeway, jobs, and medical services. SEE TRANSFER STATION, A9
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