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Friday, April 22, 2016 | Vol. 115, No. 17 | NorthKitsapHerald.com | 50¢
Back rent vs. black mold
By SOPHIE BONOMI
sbonomi@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — The Infiniti G35 Coupe was speeding, officials said, when it struck a fire hydrant, a large rock and a telephone pole, catapulting into Phillip and Catherine Davi’s pasture on April 19. The driver, identified as Jonathan Tyler McGuire,
Hana Shin was forced to close her Hana’s Smoke Shop convenience store, aka Poulsbo Junction Grocery, saying the condition of the building is hazardous. The property’s owner is seeking back rent from her.
Sophie Bonomi / Herald
Three businesses appeal eviction, say building conditions are hazardous sbonomi@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Jung Shin, owner of a shopping center on Viking Avenue, is suing to evict three business owners, claiming they owe her several years of back rent. The business owners, however, say Shin relieved them of rent payments until she repaired the leak-
ing roof — work that was never completely done and has, they say, caused black mold, damage to inventory, and jeopardized the health of customers and employees. Meanwhile, the Kitsap County Assessor’s online database shows Shin owes $42,000 in back property taxes on the parcel. Hana Shin (not related to land-
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YWCA Kitsap grounded in its missio n to help women
Congratulations to our 2016 YWCA Women of Achievement honorees. Now in its 27th year, the Achievement Awards have Women of a bit of a makeover. There been given mal criteria that nominees is now forand specific descriptions must meet, for each category. A YWCA of Kitsap County Woman of Achievement inspires others. She has achieved outstanding her field by breaking new success in ground or old barriers; showing vision, and initiative; being a leader creativity and a role model; and making an impact in Kitsap County. Our categories this year include Arts/Culture/Design, Business/ Finance, Community Champion, Education/Training/Developmen t, Environmental Sustainability, Wellness, Nonprofit, Public Health/ Service, and a new category of Outstanding Workplace. Each of the YWCA Kitsap Executive Director winners are Denise extraordinary women Frey and delighted to help support each are YWCA of its mission and identity Kitsap County. as a As I often remind YWCA YWCA. Like the Women of Achievement staff and volunteers, “YWCA is Awards, the YWCA of not Kitsap County social service organization.simply a has gone through its own social change organization.”We are a this past year. The result makeover is that YWCA sion, “To eliminate racism, Our misKitsap County is now re-grounded women and promote peace,empower in justice,
freedom and dignity for all,” is our corand local programming, nerstone. It guides our we work, whether change for women, families create real it be local, state, national and comor internamunities. tional. Here in Kitsap County, For more than 150 years, YWCA “works to ensure the personal has been at the forefront YWCA of safety, rights, welfare and dignity critical social movements the most of those who experience domestic violence civil rights to affordable — from housing and while building partnerships pay equity, to violence and increasing prevention and community awareness health care. YWCA is to one tive social change.” Yes, create posi25 charities in the United of the top that means we States, with provide vital services to total revenues of over families caught $775 in the cycle of domestic are part of a national and million. We violence. But that also means that we movement, serving more international work with others to change the world lion in the United States than 2 milin which those and families live. worldwide in 120 countries. 25 million And yet, As we celebrate our 2016 YWCA remains each community’s best Women of Achievement, YWCA kept secret. I ask you to join us in our mission. The work of YWCA is Be a part of an often hidden organization and difficult to talk about. YWCA is the ing forward with a proud history looklargest provider of domestic to an even stronger future. violence By supporting the YWCA, services and one of the becoming largest providinvolved as a volunteer ers of child care in the or country and yet a check, you’ll be joining writing we’re still confused with a national the other “Y.” movement I often joke, “We’re the one without the empower to “eliminate racism, pool.” women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity YWCA works every day for all.” to eliminate You’ll be changing the racism and empower women. lives The who are the most vulnerable of those work we do in the 220 local YWCA in Kitsap County —- and changing associations throughout the world in the country which they live. informs our social policy agenda on — Denise Frey, executive the national level. Through director, advocacy YWCA of Kitsap County
Mom of two helped by YWCA Kitsap
By LESLIE KELLY
domestic violence programs
lkelly@soundpublishing.com to get her son back and provide a home released for him and the daughter from the hospital, she started It happened on Father’s she was now Day 2015. “I didn’t want them growing hemorrhaging and had expecting. That was the day that Karen to up in an environment with all that decided back to the hospital for be rushed Her commitment meant she’d had enough. yelling and emergency surroutine drug screaming,” she said, noting gery. The YWCA again testing, participating in Karen had lost custody stepped up to that she drug rehabilitahad been in a similar environment of her baby help and made sure she tion treatment, weekly when he was born because knew she was meetings with a as a child and teenager. not alone. social worker, attending boyfriend were struggling she and her AA She will finish her drug Four months later, Karen and weekly support groups meetings, addiction. That was “the with drug treatment has been bottom” for in August and, by September, able to get an apartment domestic violence survivors.with other Karen, but not for her with a Section her CPS boyfriend. case will be finished. She 8 voucher through the The YWCA also helped When she confronted him plans to stay YWCA in her apartment until about his Bremerton Housing Authority.and legal needs. She was able her with her she continued drug use, “He came at me small house on her own. can rent a her children now live together. She and tection order with the helpto get a proand he hit me, split my Her of the legal head open and And she is looking at possible daughter is four months advocates at the YWCA gave me a black eye.” old and her career so she would choices. She previously son is 1. A case worker have legal remedies if worked Karen found temporary checks in freher abuser tried medical aide and administrative as a shelter at a quently. to contact her. homeless shelter and discovered assistant. Looking back, Karen said she “They went to court with was pregnant again. She she knew me and they her children’s was “I love working with children, did everything possible father was abusive. move into the YWCA ALIVE able to the to help me,” she disabled and the elderly,” “I ignored it, thinking one said. where she made connections shelter, day he’d “But because there’s now she said. with a change,” she said. “And And, when she went into number of other YWCA at labor much programs that my child being removed, a record of didn’t think I was worth that point, I too early, the YWCA advocates helped her begin the path I anything.” were whether I’ll be able to do don’t know But as the verbal, mental there to help her get to life. One thing was clear: to a better that again.” and physical the Karen wanted Ultimately, she wants to abuse continued, she decided an emergency C-Section. hospital for get off of to get out After she was for her own sake and for her children.
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lord), the owner of Poulsbo Imperial Grocery or, as it’s commonly known, Hana’s Smoke Shop, was distraught on April 18 as she led The Herald on a tour of her vacant store. The 2,000-square-foot business had obvious structural problems and mold — issues she said have existed and, in several cases, gotten See HAZARDS, Page A15
35, of Poulsbo, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The property owners believe they crossed paths with McGuire’s vehicle just the day before. After they dropped their granddaughter off at school on April 18, the couple saw what they believed to be the same car nearly collide with another vehicle on Clear Creek Road. When the driver pulled over, they stopped and offered to help, but he drove off. About 6:45 a.m. on April See CRASH, Page A6
Perfect storm of work will lead to summer of detours in Kingston By TERRYL M. ASLA
tasla@northkitsapherald.com
KINGSTON — Road construction and closures may lead to a perfect storm for Kingston-area drivers this summer. The state Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, has announced three major construction projects on the way to and from Kingston. If you take the Kingston ferry, live in
Kingston, or take the Hood Canal bridge to work, you need to plan ahead for delays and detours late this summer and on into the fall. In Kingston, WSDOT will be repaving State Route 104 from east of Balmoral Place NE to the Kingston ferry dock. This project will begin in mid- to late-summer and is expected to continue into late October.
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‘Second fatal crash in a week’ Poulsbo man killed on Clear Creek Road
By SOPHIE BONOMI
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