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Friday, December 18, 2015 | Vol. 114, No. 51 | NorthKitsapHerald.com | 50¢ Poulsbo Lions / Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund
33 homes without road access Landslide on Apple Tree Point Lane in Kingston By PETE O’CAIN
pocain@northkitsapherald.com
KINGSTON — About 33 homes on Apple Tree Point Lane
are without road access after soil under a portion of the road slid away Dec. 13. A culvert pipe leaked and
caused the side of the hill under the road to be saturated with water, according to Apple Tree Point Lane resident Gordon Becker. He estimates the leaky pipe has been in place since the 1980s.
“If the pipe hadn’t leaked, we wouldn’t be doing this now,” Becker said. He also thinks recent heavy rains played a factor in the slide; Kingston received almost 10 See ROAD, Page A7
KCMT wants to move to Poulsbo Village By PETE O’CAIN
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — More than $3,400 in a week of donations boosted the Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund total to $12,025 by morning Dec. 17 — surpassing last year’s to-date total of $11,281. That’s roughly one-third of the fundraising goal of $30,000. Fund manager John MacDonald, CPA, said he hopes the goal can be exceeded so the fund can meet more needs in the community. Annually, the fund helps more than 300 local households. MacDonald said. See FUND, Page A10
Suquamish Tribe Lushootseed Language Bowl, testing their language skills Dec. 15 at Chief Kitsap Academy. Participants took their seats on the bleachers and vied to correctly answer questions in the Lushootseed language. Categories included food vocabulary, kitchen vocabulary, verb vocabulary, and introductions. Participants were asked to answer the questions by raise of hand; first hand up had first See LUSHOOTSEED, Page A3
See KCMT, Page A7
Competitors vie for the chance to answer a question in the Lushootseed Language Bowl, Dec. 15 at Chief Kitsap Academy. Lushootseed language classes are free and open to the general public. Sophie Bonomi / Herald
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Competitors put their Lushootseed skills to the test BY SOPHIE BONOMI
sbonomi@northkitsapherald.com
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UQUAMISH — Cheyenne Sigo was first to raise her hand and, in keeping with the rules, she provided the answer in the form of a question,
just like the TV version of the game, “Jeopardy.” But this version was different, as was the competitor. The answers had to be given in the Lushootseed language. And Cheyenne is a first-grader. “Stab ti Boyboy ti dsda,” said Cheyenne, meaning, “What is, ‘My name is Boyboy’?” She was correct. She received a point. Cheyenne was one of several language students age 5 to 50 who participated in the annual
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By RICHARD WALKER
POULSBO — Kitsap Children’s Musical Theatre has called about dozen buildings home during its 16-year existence. Now, the theater’s management is hoping its next home will be the former Albertsons building in Poulsbo Village Shopping Center. Albertsons closed in July because, according to the company, it was underperforming. KCMT has conducted its rehearsals, set building and costuming in the former Breidablik Elementary School since June 2014; previously, it operated out of the former Courtesy Ford site on Viking Avenue. Performances are staged in the North Kitsap Auditorium. KCMT executive director Kerby Criss sent a letter to Safeway/Albertsons inquiring about lease options, but had yet to receive a response by Dec. 16. (Albertsons and
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Big boost to fund; onethird to goal
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