Port Orchard Independent, January 08, 2016

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Two killed in Sidney Road head-on crash

‘Port Orchard was a lovely place to grow up.’

SOUTH KITSAP— Investigators from the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office are continuing their probe into a head-on collision Jan. 3 on Sidney Road that killed two individuals. The crash claimed the lives of Nicholas Allen Maldin, 32, of Port Orchard, and Jurelle B. Thorpe, 21, of Moses Lake. Two other passengers in the vehicles were transported to area hospitals with critical injuries. A 9-month-old infant was taken to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton for observation. While the investigation is still in the early stages, the sheriff’s office reported that

the 2003 Infiniti G-35 was traveling south on Sidney Road SW when it crossed the center lane and struck a north-bound Nissan Maxima head-on. The force of the collision caused the Infiniti to leave the roadway, investigators said, and go down an embankment. It came to a stop after traveling about 75 feet. Occupants in that vehicle were removed before it caught fire. The sheriff’s office reported that the force of the collision stopped the Nissan’s forward momentum and pushed it backward, where it came to a stop on the westside roadway shoulder.

Applicants line up for City Council seat

Bob Smith / Independent

Ruth Parmley shares a photo of her elder sister Esther standing in front of her father’s shoe-repair shop on Bay Street in Port Orchard.

Despite changes, Parmley calls city ‘a wonderful place’ By BOB SMITH

rsmith@portorchardindependent.com

When Ruth Parmley was born 97 years ago in the family home on Sidney Road, she was introduced to a simpler world. Children explored the woods surrounding the small burg of Port Orchard from dawn to dusk. It was a lovely place in which to grow up.

Today, Parmley lives at Stafford Suites, a senior-living community on Pottery Avenue. She’s blind in one eye and says her hearing isn’t as good as it used to be. But alert and sharp of mind, Parmley continues to live independently at her home of nearly a year. She comes from a family known for its longevity — her older sister Helen, who lives in Bremerton, is nearly 100.

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Her long life here has given Ruth a panoramic view of a lifetime in Port Orchard, and an understanding of how society has changed and daily life has become more complicated. “Port Orchard was absolutely ideal as a place to grow up and raise a family,” Parmley said. PARMLEY, SEE A6

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Nine applicants for the vacant Port Orchard City Council Position 3 seat have filed for the office. Nick Whittleton and Marcus Lane, who were unsuccessful in their elective bids for the council in November, have applied for the open seat. A previous council candidate, Amy Miller, also submitted her application to the council. Miller is communications and information specialist for South Kitsap School District. Jay Rosapepe, a former member of the South Kitsap School District Board of Directors, turned in his materials to the Council. Rosapepe was District 5 board representative. He resigned from the board in 2011. Chris Tibbs, the depart-

ing chairman of the Kitsap County Republican Party, also has applied for the seat. In addition, Scott Deiner, a manager with the Kitsap County Department of Community Development, submitted his application. Three other candidates who applied for the council seat won’t be interviewed. Jaqulynne Ford, who was the first to express interest in the post, didn’t respond to City Clerk Brandy Rinearson’s request for her to complete the application process. Michele Hansell and Joshua applied for the position but are ineligible because they do not live within city limits, Rinearson said. The City Council began candidate interviews on Jan. 7. They will announce their choice at a Jan. 12 meeting.

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