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CKFR takes fi rst steps for new bond and levy

BY CHRIS [email protected]

CENTRAL KITSAP Due to ris-ing a workload coupled with aging firefighting vehicles, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue may ask voters this summer to approve a maintenance and operations levy and a bond that could pay for additional workers and

purchase newer equipment.Fire Chief Scott Weninger said the

current operating budget was not sus-tainable.

That is not a surprise. Most fire departments across the state are strug-gling or will be struggling in the future because their finances are not sustain-able Thats why we see more and more stuff go to the ballot, he said.

CKFR operates with a $16.4 million budget that is 84-per-cent drawn from property taxes. But due to the recession, reductions in the assessed valu-ation of properties has reduced CKFRs budget. CKFR has dealt with the shortfall in revenue compared to expenditures by drawing from its reserve funds something that cannot continue indefinitely, Weninger said.

Weninger said some of CKFRs equipment such as fire engines, ambu-

lances, ladder trucks and even its 1984 rescue boat needed replacement at some point due to accumulated wear and tear. The equipment typically serves 15 years of front line service followed by an additional 10 years on the back line before being replaced. Replacing a fire engine or ladder truck can cost

$1 million.Also, fire stations are in need of

Seahawks Sherman tells students to be courageousBY CHRIS [email protected]

PORT ORCHARD Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman advised students to be courageous during a special visit to Cedar Heights Junior High May 7.

The 6-foot-3-inch 27-year-old star player spoke with several hundred children at the school gym and encour-aged them to show their character and strength by not bullying fellow stu-dents.

Sherman was welcomed to raucous applause as he ran down the front row of students seated on the gym floor and let loose a series of high-fives.

Im here to talk to you guys about courage, Sherman said.

Everyone encounters situations where they make a decision to be cou-rageous or act fearfully, he said.

And how you react to those situa-tions kind of shows your character and shows who you are.

In his football career, Sherman said

some players might be afraid of real big competitors on the field.

Im not scared of nothing. But in those situations, you know, theyre running full speed; youre running full speed theyve got a ball; youve got to tackle them. And the decision to be courageous is one that some people

Weninger

CKFR says it must find more revenue orcut back on services due to budget gap

Chris Tucker / staff photosSeahawks cornerback Richard Sherman speaks at Cedar Heights Junior High School on May 7.

Cedar Heights Junior High students eagerly raise their hands to ask questions to Richard Sherman.

The same way I deal with winning a big game. You move on to the next game. You just move on. You treat the two impostors the same: Success and failure. Because neither one of them is fatal and neither one of them is final.

Richard Sherman on how he deals with a loss

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SEE CKFR, A9NEWSManette family enjoys urban chickensA2

OPINIONFond memories of 1960s-1970s KitsapA4

NEWSSpecial needs kids enjoy Coreys DayA7

SPORTSMcGee, Monzon star at meetA10

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Elaine Turso PhotographyArmed Forces Day Ambassadors for Bremertons 67th Annual Armed Forces Festival, honor-ing our friends and family serving in the military are, from left: Emma Laurion, Crosspoint Academy, sponsored by Kitsap Credit Union. Laurion received a $750 scholarship and $100 for Best Essay and $100 for Most Friends and Family attending the competition; Emily Zwolfer, Klahowya Secondary School, sponsored by General Dynamics NASSCO. Zwolfer received a $500 scholarship; Eli Everson, Klahowya Secondary School, sponsored by Port Madison Enterprises. Everson received a $1,000 scholarship; Rachael Spear, Klahowya Secondary School, sponsored by Cash America. Spear received a $250 scholarship; Merissa De La Zerda, Bremerton High School, sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union. De La Zerda is the Lead Ambassador. She received a $1,500 scholarship.

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BREMERTON Hidden away within many tranquil Bremerton back yards, you may be sur-prised to learn that a there is a thriving commu-nity of urban chickens and dedicated owners.

After a debate that took more than a year, a large signature ballot initiative and many pub-lic city council meetings it has been five years since the Bremerton City Council passed a local ordinance to allow backyard chickens within city limits.

Since the Great Chicken Debate of 2010, how has one local family raised and cared for chickens in the city limits today?

In a quaint, single story family home on a lot in Manette lives the Spear family: Brian, Jacque-lyn and little 1-year-old Henry.

In the back yard are three beautiful hens: a Buff Orpington, Barred Rock and a Wyandotte.

The Spears lived in Shelton but were plan-ning on moving to Manchester. Theyd planned on continuing to raise chickens after the move so got involved with the bring chickens to Bremerton movement.

They wrote letters to the city council, but by the time they moved the fight was over and chickens were allowed.

Under Bremerton Municipal Code 7.06, aptly called Chickens, the city limits the num-ber allowed to no more than five hens.

The Spears think three is plenty for the aver-age-sized lot and family.

We get 18 eggs a week and care and cleaning isnt a big chore, Jacquelyn said. And of course, no roosters.

The city also has specific restrictions on hen houses, they must be setback from property lines, provide 6 square feet per chicken and be less than 200 square feet in size.

Brian built the family hen house from most-ly reclaimed material. It has an upper roosting area and a lower nesting area, and the hen house is connected to a enclosed wire run.

He said the wire has to be secure and extend into the ground to keep predators like racoons and opossums out.

One of the main concerns in 2010 was that chicken feed could attract vermin.

The Spears keep all the stored chicken food and grain in a sealed metal bin and only feed what they think the chickens will eat in a day. So far, theyve had no rodent problems.

Maybe the biggest point of contention was the citys requirement for a annual chicken license. It costs $12.50 and is the same form as cat license, save for one small difference.

It is funny that they dont have a dedicated form, Jacquelyn said. The last time they just crossed out the word cat on the top of the form and wrote in chicken. But the Spears have no problem paying the fee. They feel it goes to help the city and is earmarked for animal control.

It seems that five years after Great Chicken Debate of 2010 the world did not come end and responsible chicken owners that comply to the city code have peacefully settled into the urban environment with their birds.

Most our neighbors dont even know we have chickens and the closest ones that do actually enjoy watching them, Jacquelyn said.

Robert Zollna / staff photoBrian, Jacquelyn and Henry Spear stand next to their chickens.

We get 18 eggs a week and care and cleaning isnt a big chore, Jacquelyn Spear

Manette family finds urban living and chickens mix well

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Bremerton, Seabeck girls vying for title of Miss Washingtons Outstanding Teen

BURIEN Abigail Dominguiano of Bremer-ton and Kaile Brant of Seabeck are among five Kitsap County girls who will be among twen-ty-six of the states most talented, bright and beautiful young women, ages 13-17, to compete in the Miss Washingtons Outstanding Teen competition, the little sister to Miss Wash-ington and Miss America. The competition will take place May 23-24 at the Highline Perform-ing Arts Center in Burien.

The three other Kitsap girls include Mataya Giffey of Poulsbo, Sarah Gaskey of Port Orchard and Emily Houston, also of Port Orchard.

The contestants promote scholastic achieve-ment, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for Washingtons teens. The contestants will be judged on person-al interview, talent, evening wear and on-stage question and academic achievement.

Abigail Dominguiano, a sophomore at Central Kitsap High School, is promoting her platform Helping Hands, Changing Lives - Getting Active in Your Community as Miss Great Peninsulas Outstanding Teen. She is an award winning, active member of CSTOCK, with several lead roles under her belt. She will be performing a musical theater vocal for her talent performance.

Kaile Brant, Miss Puget Sounds Outstanding Teen, is a junior at Central Kitsap High School and a Running Start student at Olympic Col-lege. She is promoting The Nick of Time Foun-dation as her platform and will be performing a vocal with sign language during the talent phase of competition.

Mataya Giffey, a junior and a drum major at North Kitsap High School, is promoting Stand for the Silent: Bullying Awareness during her year of service. Giffey, the current Miss West Sounds Outstanding Teen, will be performing a color guard/flag routine for the talent portion of the competition.

Sarah Gaskey is Miss Port Orchards Out-standing Teen and a sophomore at South Kitsap High School. Gaskey will be performing ballet en pointe for her talent and is promoting Lets Dance! Pointe Toward Dance Education. Sarah has studied dance for 13 years at The Academy of Dance in Port Orchard.

Emily Houston is Miss Northwests Out-standing Teen and a junior at South Kitsap High School. She has been active in her plat-form Relay for Life for several years and is a Team Captain & the Survivor Chair. Houston was Miss West Sounds Outstanding Teen 2013 and will be singing for her talent.

The contestants will be in Burien from Fri-day, May 22, through Monday, May 25, for rehearsals and activities surrounding the pag-eant. The first preliminary competition will be Saturday May 23 at Highline starting at 7 p.m. and the final night will be on Sunday May 24 at 6 p.m.

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Information about the Miss Washingtons Outstanding Teen competition can be found at www.mwoteen.org.

Courtesy photoPictured from left is Kaile Brant of Silverdale, Emily Houston of Port Orchard, Abigail Dominguiano of Bremerton, Mataya Giffey of Poulsbo, and Sarah Gaskey of Port Orchard.

WSDOT photoA damaged section of the Agate Pass Bridge.

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND Motorists are advised to expect delays on State Route 305 this weekend while crews repair damaged pedes-trian railing on the Agate Pass Bridge north of Bainbridge Island.

Flaggers will reduce traffic to one alternating lane at the bridge between 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17. In addition, Washington State Patrol officers will flag traffic through the SR 305 intersection at Suquamish Way.

The railing was damaged on May 5 by an errant trailer that broke free from a vehicle towing it across the bridge. The trailer first hit

the pedestrian rail on one side of the bridge, then on the other side. The force of the impact bent and broke the railing on both sides, bent a steel member under the bridge and sheared off bolts.

Over the last week, crews have hand-fabri-cated the replacement railing, as it is unique to the bridge. In addition to replacing the broken railing, crews will use an Under-Bridge-In-spection-Truck to inspect and repair the bent steel member and replace the sheared bolts.

The work is scheduled to occur regardless of weather conditions.

Repairs require SR 305 Agate Pass Bridge lane closures this weekend

Kitsap Adult Center for Education, formerly known as the Literacy Council of Kitsap, held its 24th Annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Baymont Inn and Suites on May 8.

In this era of spell-check and abbreviated text-message spelling, the teams gave lie to the notion that spelling is a lost art. Once again this year, the Silverdale Rotary Team We BEE Ducks won first place, thanks to the efforts of Mike Gass and Ed Hamilton. They spelled correctly the word kathak after 13 rounds of competition. Second place went to Helens Team, a team of KACE volunteers spelling in honor of Helen Robinson, the late former director of the agency. They mis-spelled the word lansquenet.

In addition, Bremerton Kiwanis Kiwan-iBeez once again won the prize for the best cheering squad, thanks to the enthusiasm of their Key club affiliate. Kitsap Credit Union Spellcasters won an award for the Best Ban-ner. Best costumes belonged to Helens Team.

Each team registers to compete with a $500 contribution to the work of KACE. Team participation and money raised at the silent and live auctions support the volunteer-based program of helping adult students with basic English and math skills, GED preparation, and English as a Second Language instruction. Gift certificates, theme baskets, and services from individuals and local businesses are generously donated for the auction tables.

Silverdale Rotary spells kathak, wins spelling beeContest promotes scholastic achievement

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I enjoyed Karen Bests column in the May 8 Bremerton Patriot/Central Kitsap Reporter regarding things that used be a part of our daily lives. I was born in West Bremerton in 51, and have lived in the Bremerton/Tracyton area all my life.

Did you recall the Wigwam burners that used to burn the wood scraps for the local mills? There was at least one at the Old Mill site on the mouth of Clear Creek at Dyes Inlet, where the road crosses Bucklin Hill Road, across from the Staples store. There were at least three, going around the baypoint in the Gorst area (undoubtedly the reason the Wigwam Tavern in Gorst is called the Wigwam). There was one burner just before the railroad overpass on the way out of Bremerton, the old wrecking yard being just the other side of the overpass. There were at least two other burners on the south side of the bay, as the highway leads to Port Orchard.

In the late 1960s and early 70s, a high school friend and I walked out that highway to Gorst nearly every night. The highway being narrower then just one lane going either direction, if I am correct those burners, with their warm orange/yellow glow at the screened top, made for some of the only night-time lighting out there and was very comforting to see as we walked the highway. There was very little traffic out there (or anywhere) back in those days; curfew was 10 p.m., I think.

Silverdale had very little in it back then a nice, quiet little village, where I recall the summer nights when the group of about 10 or so teenagers sat in a large circle in the middle of what is now Silverdale Way. They had an area picked out in the road, in front of what is now the Grocery Outlet parking area. They could just relax and tell stories and whatever, since there were seldom any vehicles going through Silverdale at night and if any came through, they could be seen and heard long before coming to that area near the White Light Tavern intersection.

There were the long-ago times that the entire area where the Eastside Goodwill and the old Kmart and Eagle Hard-ware stores used to be, was all a pond or swamp, and the

adults in the 1940s and 50s ice-skated on the frozen pond.I remember having to scrounge for a dime for the toll at

the toll booths at the Warren Avenue Bridge and the Manette Bridge. Speaking of which, there were times that young guys mainly Navy would dive off the Manette Bridge on bets. I recall three teachers reminiscing about times when guys from Bremerton High School (1940s or 50s) would dare to walk on the handrails across the Manette Bridge. There was also the old habit of local banks tossing canvas bags of old damaged coins off the Manette Bridge to be rid of them that one was reported in the Bremerton Sun.

In 1980-something, I met a 97-year-old man in Keyport who had lived in Keyport all his life, except for military ser-vice. He was born in the family rowboat, while going from Keyport to the hospital in Seattle. He recalled years when the snow got about 3 or 4 feet deep out there. And there was the stormy day when everyone on the Kalakala had to huddle in the womens restroom the only place on the boat with a heater that worked when the wind blew so hard that it

Get to know the 2015 candidates

Its candidate filing week, and on the first day 50 candidates had filed to run for positions on city councils, school boards, fire district commis-sions, park district commissions, port commissions, and utility district boards across Kitsap County.

Bremerton voters will elect three city council members, three school board members, one port commissioner. Residents of North Perry Water District will elect one commissioner. Central Kitsap voters will elect three school board members and one fire commissioner. Brownsville, Illahee and Tracyton residents will each elect a port commissioner.

Turn to this newspapers print and online editions for informative cov-erage of candidates in the Aug. 4 primary and the Nov. 3 general election. In addition to stories about the candidates and issues, we will publish Q&As with the candidates and will cover forums planned in the region. We will publish information in advance of forums and other events so you know when you can participate and get to know the candidates.

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The winners of the Nov. 3 election will work for you. Get to know the candidates. Your vote will empower them to make level-of-service and spending decisions on your behalf in city hall, school district offices, fire district headquarters, and park, port and utility district offices. Make sure your vote is an informed one.

Fond memories of the 60s: Wigwam burners, bridge divers and pond skating

Silverdale had very little in it back then a nice, quiet little village, where I recall the summer nights when the group of about 10 or so teenagers sat in a large circle in the middle of what is now Silverdale Way. They had an area picked out in the road They could just relax and tell stories and whatever, since there were seldom any vehicles going through Silverdale at night. Mark J. Doss, Bremerton.

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There isnt much cuter than a small boy with pudgy hands and wispy hair. One of motherhoods greatest rewards is the love of a little boy.

And then they become teenagers.Well, not even teenagers, actual-

ly. The fun begins around age 11. I know, if you have a toddler at home right now, thats sooner than you had imagined. But trust me, from the moment they enter kindergarten, they are on a fast track to adolescence, and things start to go awry after the first decade.

Heres what you should expect:1. The mess and smellLittle boys, even when they have

jelly stuck on their fingers and dried-up peanut butter on their cheek, are endlessly snuggable. Their messy pants, as offensive as they might be, are even somehow sweet. At the very least, they arent repulsive. Cleaning little boys messesrunny noses or dirty feetis like cleaning your own.

Then suddenly they become sepa-rate. Their dirt, smell and hygiene are all their own, and you might gag as you clean out their sports bag.

This is natures way of making you stop snuggling them. Because that would just be weird.

2. The fightingMy two oldest sons used to be

best friends. I prided myself on their closeness. Then they became teenag-ers, and their fights, metaphorically speaking, went something like this: one brother would aim for the most vulnerable place on the other his grades, his cowlick, his size, his height and go in for the knock out.

Is it not at all uncommon these days to find them physically hurting one another on the kitchen floor. When I pull them apart, their hearts visibly beat in their necks.

This concerned me for a long time. I cried about it in my bathroom. And then one day my husband said, Until the testosterone settles down, just know that we are basically living with two adolescent bucks ramming their

horns. He suggested I watch Animal Planet if I didnt believe him.

3. The aloofnessIf toddlers had iPhones, the texts

with their mothers would go some-thing like this:

Kid: I love you more than choco-late cake.

Mom: I love you, too.Kid: I cant wait to see you after

school.Mom: Me, too. Lets go to the park.Kid: Will you push me on the

swings? I love it when you push me on the swings.

Texts with teenage sons go like this:Mom: How was your day?Teenager: Good. Whats for din-

ner?I sometimes scan my boys phones

because thats the rule as long as they are younger than 18 and Im paying for it. I am shocked when I see that my teenager, whos text vocabulary seems limited to whats for dinner, actually has ongoing conversationsin full and multiple sentenceswith

his friends.4. The exaggerationsI have no scientific basis for this,

but its been my experience that what-ever your son is, he will become a big-ger one as he moves through adoles-cence. If hes argumentative by nature, prepare to feel like youre living with a lawyer until the hormones settle down. If he was a naughty toddler (lets face it, sometimes pretty cute), he will be an even naughtier teenager (definitely not cute). If he was always sort of lazy, dust will form on him on the couch.

5. The negativityIts hard to believe this right now,

but somedays you will not enjoy your teenage boy. You always love him, yes, but that doesnt mean you like being around him. Its like the hormones and changes basically swallow up your sweet, sticky, loving toddler and turn him into something you thought only existed in after-school specials.

You once bathed this child. You wiped his nose. You rocked him to

sleep. You kissed his sweet forehead.Now you cant wait for him to get

out of your car.But heres the good news: Puber-

ty eventually spits them back out a little bit at a time. Occasionally you see glimmers of that sweet little boy buried beneath hairy arms and legs, and, thank goodness, the smell of aftershave.

And then one day your teenager texts you and says, Want to go get dinner together after baseball, and you think youve won the lotteryor escaped what had seemed like a train wreck just months before.

The way I see it, the teenage years are a metamorphosis, and even the sweet, pudgy caterpillars cocoon is kind of hard to look at. But I am learning, as my oldest son seems to be emerging from the cave I mean cocoon, that this thing with wings on the other side is really quite spectac-ular.

Thats when you realize, oh shoot, he can fly. Hes likable again. Hes interesting and fun to be around. Hes outside of his room more than he is in it.

Someday, he just might leave the nest.

And then, well, you feel sad.

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Until the testosterone settles down, just know that we are basically living with two adolescent bucks ramming their horns.

blew out the front windows of the boat on the way back from Seattle. It blew the snow into the boat from the places where the glass was missing.

Im sure there is more, but it just seemed that the good old days really had a lot less noise and stressful traffic conditions we could comfortably walk all around the county, without the traffic and crowding that came in with the Trident sub base. Walking onto the ferry to go to the Big City was a real treat to many of us.

JFK advised Khrushchev and Castro that if they wanted to bury us, they would have to do it past the nuke weapons that would be coming back at them. Things got real quiet from Russia and Cuba after our President took them off his Christmas card list. We just didnt know that things were better for many of us then, since the adults, at least, still had to work and stress about whether they would survive, financially. There were always the threats brought to us by the news media we were going to die in our bomb shelters, from the atomic blast. Outer-space aliens were going to annihilate us before we could graduate high school.

Wars in Korea and Vietnam, and the still-fresh memories of the Big War and the Big Depression and the Dust Bowl, etc.

Lots of things seem less ominous to think back on, now that we realize that we (many of us, anyway) lived through the things that the news media terrorized us with.

Mark J. Doss is retired and lives in Bremerton. He remembers paying 19 cents a gallon for gasoline and earning $1.75 an hour.

OPINIONCONTINUED FROM A1

Mr. Trail, Randy Peterson, passed away.What is the measure of a man? Do you mea-

sure his career in the Coast Guard defending our shores, and saving people from the seas? Do you measure raising successful children that are contributors to society? Or do you measure the commitment he had to the community building the Clear Creek Trail?

Randy Peterson was all of these, but I think of him as Mr. Clear Creek. For twenty years, he built and maintained the Clear Creek trail. He loved the trail, and when Illness prevented him from actively doing his day-to-day chores; he continued with his advice.

Randy, with his cute little red Jeep pick-up were a daily feature on the trail for years. He kept the trail mowed, picked up trash, and fixed anything that needed fixing. He never made a

deal of it; he just did it. He loved building and expanding the trail. He ran twenty Earth Day events building the trail and countless work days with alternative to detention kids build-ing citizenship.

Randy had no ego. When he thought some-thing was good for the community, he did it. Over the years, he acquired all our tools and maintained them. From his Coast Guard experience, he knew how to make do on a shoe string. He never wimped about lack of resources. He was resourceful. A lesser man would have quit.

Randy was my friend. Ill miss him. His leg-acy is our inspiration. When you walk the trail, enjoy it; but realize it didnt just happen.

Tex Lewis, Silverdale

LETTER TO THE EDITORRemembering Clear Creek trail blazer Randy Peterson

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Below are Central Kitsap area positions open for elec-tion and the candidates whove filed. This list will be updated as more candidates file.

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue Board of Fire Com-missioners:

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue Commissioner Posi-tion 1 candidates include Nate Andrews, Ralph E. Rogers and Valerie Quill.

Central Kitsap School Dis-trict board:

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District No. 401 candidates include:

Director District 2, Rob MacDermid. Director Dis-trict 3, Scott R. Woehrman (interim incumbent). Direc-tor District 4, Jeanie Schulze (incumbent).

An updated list can be viewed online at https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/kitsap/Pages/Candidates-Who-Have-Filed.aspx

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May 20 5 p.m.: Bremerton City Council, Norm Dicks Government Center Meeting Chambers, 345 6th St., first floor, Bremerton. Online: www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/691/Council-Meetings.May 21 7-9 p.m.: Central Kitsap Community Council, water district office at Dickey and Newberry Hill roads. Online: www.kitsapgov.com/boards/CAC/ckcc/default.htm.

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Emma and Noah are Amer-icas most popular baby names for 2014. Emma returns to the top spot she held in 2008 and hangs out in first place with Noah.

There are a few new names in the top 10 this year - James (a former No. 1 from the 40s and 50s) on the blue side and Charlotte on the pink side, her first time ever in the top 10.

Here are the top 10 boys and girls names for 2014:

Boys:1) Noah2) Liam3) Mason4) Jacob5) William6) Ethan7) Michael8) Alexander9) James10) Daniel

Girls:1) Emma2) Olivia3) Sophia

4) Isabella5) Ava6) Mia7) Emily8) Abigail9) Madison10) Charlotte

The agency began compil-ing the baby name list in 1997, with names dating to back to 1880. At the time of a childs birth, parents supply the name to the agency when applying for a childs Social Security card.

Each year, the list reveals the effect of pop-culture on nam-ing trends. This years biggest jumps in popularity in the top 1,000 names were Aranza and Bode.

Aranza jumped an amazing 3,625 spots on the girls side to number 607, from number 4,232 in 2013. The Latin soap opera Siempre Mi Amore was aired on Univision from 2013 to 2015.

The show featured a young lead character named Aranza, and obviously had its effect on

naming trends last year.Bode raced ahead 645 spots,

from number 1,428 in 2013 to number 783 in 2014. This might have had something to do with the Winter Olympics in early 2014, where Bode Miller continued his alpine skiing career by collecting his sixth Olympic medal.

Not only is he the most suc-cessful male American alpine skier of all time, he is consid-ered by many to be an Amer-ican hero.

The second fastest riser for boys was Axl, a nod to both rock legend Axl Rose of Guns N Roses and Axl Jack Duhamel, son of Stacy Ann Fergie Ferguson and Josh Duhamel.

For girls, Montserrat, the lead character in a very pop-ular Latin soap opera, was number two, joined by anoth-er Monserrat (spelled just one letter differently) at number three.

For all the top baby names of 2014, visit www.socialsecu-rity.gov.

Noah and Emma top list of popular baby names of 2014

OLYMPIA When it comes to bicycle education, advocacy, planning, policy and programs, Washington state still leads the pack.

For the eighth consecutive year, the League of American Bicyclists has named Wash-ington the top ranked Bicycle Friendly State.

The league annually ranks all 50 states on how bikeable they are and announces the ranking report cards as part of national Bike Month.

Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this

month officially proclaimed May as Bike Month in Wash-ington and described the many benefits of bicycling.

Bicycling plays an import-ant role in Washingtons qual-ity of life; it gives Washingto-nians a viable transportation option, encourages a healthy lifestyle and lowers our indi-vidual carbon footprint while supporting our local econ-omies through bicycle tour-ism, Inslee said. Being again named the most bike-friendly state inspires us to continue

building on the progress weve made.

With a continued emphasis on transportation partner-ships and community engage-ment, the Washington State Department of Transportation is collaborating with others to increase bicycle ridership in Washington, while at the same time reducing the number of injuries and deaths.

As part of that effort, the Washington State Depart-ment of Transportation urges all users to share the road.

This report card shows weve made incredible strides in bicycle safety, education and investment, said Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson. Well continue working with our bicycling partners and Washingtons communities on improving conditions to meet our goal of increased safety and opportunities for bicycle transportation.

WSDOT is elevating bik-ing and walking statewide by providing new design flexi-bility and guidance, increas-ing multimodal connections and developing a statewide performance measurement program.

When Washington bikes, local economies grow, kids can get to school safer, and everyone is healthier, said Barb Chamberlain, executive director of Washington Bikes. Im elated at Washingtons designation as the most bicy-cle-friendly state, but we have so much more to do to make sure everyone from eight to 80 can bicycle safely and easily.

Washington named the most bike friendly state for eighth straight year

Pheasant Fields Farms added to mentor program

SILVERDALE Starting in the summer of 2015, Pheasant Fields Farms will be a partici-pant in the Cultivating Success Farmer Mentor program, an on-farm internship program that allows students to work one-on-one with an experi-enced farmer mentor. There are currently 13 farmer men-tors throughout Washington State and this is the first time a Kitsap County farm has been enrolled in the program.

Student interns who are accepted into the program are matched with a mentor to receive hands-on experience in all aspects of production and marketing over the course of the farming season.

Farmer mentors receive on-going assistance with curricula development and implementation from WSU staff that help to coordinate the Cultivating Success pro-gram.

We are thrilled that Nikki and Allen are participants in this program, explains Renee Overath, Director for WSU Kitsap County Extension.

Its a big deal for them to be accepted because its a compet-itive program and lots of farms want to participate. Pheasant Fields Farm will have an extra set of hands this season and have a positive impact for a new farmer wanting to learn the ropes.

Pheasant Fields Farm is one of Kitsap Countys oldest farms, growing food since 1905. The farm is currently a family-run operation owned by Nikki and Allen Johanson that has been in their fam-ily for more than 50 years. They have expanded planting areas to more than six acres even though they lost more than five acres of the original 15-acre plot when State Route 3 was constructed.

More information about the Farmer Mentor program can be found at http://cultivating-success.wsu.edu/farmer-men-tor-program/ and information about Pheasant Fields Farm can be found at http://www.pheasantfields.com/

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Kylea Garguile of Silverdale, wearing a cowboy hat, rides with Natalya Barnum, 13, of Ollalla, during Coreys Day at the Farm at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds on May 12. Leading the horse is Debra Stengel. Garguile is 2015 Miss Thunderbird Pro Rodeo.

LEFT: Clare Walter, 14, of Bremerton, smiles as she rides a horse during Coreys Day at the Farm May 12. With Walter is Ashlee Thomas who is with 4-H. It is the 48th year for the two-day event, which started in 1968. Volunteers staff the activities and there is no cost to the children or families who attend. The event is for special needs children who may not otherwise be able to participate in field trips or unique edu-cational activities due to limitations through school. But the founders Coleta and the late Nick Corey wanted to create a day just for those children to feel like they can do things like everyone else.

A tractor-pulled hay ride, above, and a game where children could lasso steer heads attached to bales of hay, below, were among the activities children could enjoy. A bean bag toss and snow cone stand were also featured.

Special needs kids get a kick out of Coreys DayAround 1,100 special needs children enjoy annual Day at the Farm event at Kitsap County Fairgrounds

Photos by Chris Tucker


OLYMPIA Results from the Healthy Youth Survey help school staff, community members, and par-ents understand how youth perceive their school experience, and how bet-ter to help students succeed in school and life.

Results of the 2014 Healthy Youth Survey were released in March 2015. In addition to substance and alco-hol use the survey collects informa-tion related to school commitment, opportunities for involvement in school-related activities, and the presence of a helpful adult in the school and community.

State Superintendent Randy Dorn said that more state money is needed to help students who dont feel con-nected to school.

All students need to understand how important school is, he said. Part of that understanding is to have someone they can rely on when they need help. That support system is critical so that students dont fall through the cracks and drop out.

The survey results connect a

lack of commitment to school with increased risky behaviors and decreased academic performance in key areas:

School commitmentA students commitment to school

is determined by responses to a num-ber of questions, such as whether he/she enjoys school, is interested in school work, if they find school work meaningful and important and tries his/her best in school.

Statewide, about 62 percent of 10th-grade students are classified as having a high commitment to school. Of the 10th graders that had a high commitment to school:

81 percent reported high grades (mostly As or Bs), (compared to 62 percent of students who reported a low commitment to school);

11 percent reported using marijua-na, (compared to 29 percent who had a low commitment); and

13 percent reported drinking alco-hol, (compared to 30 percent of those who had a low commitment).

Positive social opportunities in school

Positive social opportunities at school include participating in class-room discussions, extracurricular activities, decision making, and one-on-one conversations with teachers.

Of the 10th graders who report-ed that they have more school social opportunities:

72 percent have a high commit-ment to school (compared to 42 percent of students reporting fewer opportunities);

31 percent reported depressive feelings (compared to 47 percent of students reporting fewer opportuni-ties);

18 percent reported being bullied (compared to 29 percent of students reporting fewer opportunities);

15 percent report using marijuana (compared to 24 percent of students reporting fewer opportunities); and

17 percent use alcohol (compared to 25 percent of students reporting fewer opportunities).

Trusted adultsAbout 74 percent of 10th graders

reported that they can talk to adults in their community about something important. Of those students:

66 percent have a high commit-ment to school (compared to 48 percent of students that do not feel they can talk to adults in their com-munities);

18 percent reported drinking alcohol (compared to 25 percent of students that do not feel they can talk to adults in their communities); and

16 percent reported using marijua-na (compared to 24 percent of stu-dents that do not feel they can talk to adults in their communities).

About 23 percent of students reported that they do not have an adult at school to help them (or they werent sure). Of those students:

28 percent reported drinking alcohol (compared to 19 percent of students that have an adult at school to help them) and

25 percent reported using mar-ijuana (compared to 16 percent of students that have an adult at school to help them).

Andra Kelley-Batstone, a high school counselor in Olympia, noted

that data from the Healthy Youth Survey help address students needs.

While it is perception data, we value any information and insight regarding how our students feel at school, she said.

We know from research that those feelings impact their daily ability to fully focus on and engage in learning.

At Olympia High School, weve developed a new mentor program and increased support for new stu-dent transition and other activities in response to the survey. Thats cre-ated a more inclusive school environ-ment.

The Healthy Youth Survey, which is anonymous and voluntary, is administered in even years to 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th graders. In 2014, 220,000 Washington students from 986 schools participated. Data are available at AskHYS.net.

The survey is given by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion, the Department of Health, the Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery and the Wash-ington State Liquor Control Board.

Survey finds 62 percent of students have high commitment to schoolRecently released results show a connection between a students commitment to school, risky behaviors and academic performance

POULSBO Bremerton resident Wesley Peper took first place in the Speech Evaluation contest on May 1 for Toastmasters in District 32s Division B, which includes commu-nities in Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam counties.

Peper will be in the final compe-tition for speech evaluation at the District 32 conference on Saturday, May 16, at Pacific Lutheran Univer-sity. The event is open to the public. Toastmasters District 32 includes three other divisions, stretching from Olympia north to Federal Way and west to include the Kitsap, Key and Olympic peninsulas.

Further information on the Spring Conference is at http://d32.toastmas-tersdistricts.org/Spring_Conference.html.

At the division contest, Peper rep-resented Professionally Speaking Toastmasters (www.prospeakerclub.com), an advanced club that meets in Poulsbo. He also belongs to Bremer-ton Toastmasters, a club open to any-one over the age of 18 interested in improving his or her speaking and leadership skills.

Peper has been a Toastmaster for 10 years, and has attained the Distin-guished Toastmasters award, one of the highest achievements in Toast-masters. He also belongs to Toast-masters clubs near his work place in Seattle. He has held numerous club officer positions and been an area governor in both District 32 and

District 2, encompassing the Seattle clubs.

Every day is a gift. To take advan-tage of every second, you must never stop learning, listening and growing, he said. Toastmasters helped me reach the top of my profession. My wife Amy (also a Toastmaster) and I have started our own professional speaking business, The Pepers, LLC. I always knew I could do anything. Toastmasters was the vehicle to make it happen. It has changed my life for-ever.

Through self-paced educational programs, Toastmasters shed their fear of public speaking, while gaining organizational and leadership skills that help them progress in their pro-fessional and personal lives.

Bremerton Toastmasters club meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria meeting room at Har-rison Hospital, 2520 Cherry Ave., in Bremerton. The clubs website is

http://www.bremertontoastmasters.org/.

While visitors are always wel-come, membership in Professionally

Speaking Toastmasters is open only to Toastmasters who have achieved the Competent Communicator or equivalent award.

To find a club near you, visit www.toastmasters.org.

Photo courtesy Dave ClarkSequim resident Daryl Morris, member of Port Angeles Toastmasters, left, and Bremerton resident Wesley Peper, member of Professionally Speaking Toastmasters hold their first place awards at Toastmasters Division B International Speech and Evaluation Contest May 1.

Bremerton man wins Toastmasters speech evaluation contestDistrict evaluation champion to be crowned at May 16 Toastmasters Conference

Every day is a gift. To take advantage of every second, you must never stop learning, listening and growing. Toastmasters helped me reach the top of my profession. Wesley Peper.

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make and some people dont.Some people say, Well thats Marshawn

Lynch. Im just going to get out of the way and let him score a touchdown, and some people try to tackle him. I mean, they may not succeed in tackling him but they try, so its courageous.

But there are other ways you can be coura-geous. In school a lot of people get bullied. A lot of people think because theyre bigger and badder that they can bully people. And it takes courage to stand up to bullies. It takes courage to be a person who doesnt bully. It takes cour-age to stand up to people that youre afraid of.

You know its always unique what time in your life you realize youre courageous, because everybody has courage within them and some-times you realize that at a young age, and some-times youre 55 and you realize, Oh, Ive got some courage in me.

Sherman said when he was little he used to be afraid of the bogeyman in the dark.

You guys dont seem like youre scared of those things. You guys have iPhones and stuff so Ive got to keep up with the times (and) figure out what you guys are afraid of. I guess losing your (phone) charger, Sherman joked.

Always remember that courage isnt the absence of fear, its you triumphing over fear. You standing up to fear and not being afraid. You standing up to the things youre afraid of. You acting while being afraid youre still doing what youre supposed to be doing.

The students eagerly peppered Sherman with questions:

What makes you courageous?I guess my dad.One day we were playing football and

there was a guy that was really bigger than me and I wasnt trying to tackle him and my dad came up to me, picked me up and then he body slammed me and I was like, Well, Im not going to get that done again. Id rather deal with him (the player) than deal with him (the father).

Was the post-game turkey leg (after the 49ers game) any good?

It was a little greasy.How long has your hair been in dread-

locks?Since 2004. Going on 11 years.Whats the hardest thing about talking to

Cedar Heights students?Well you guys make me nervous. I dont

know what youre going to do. You guys take a lot of pictures. Youre going to put me on Ins-tagram and things of that nature. Insta-Twit-ter-book, he joked.

Some people fear standing in front of people and speaking. I dont.

He said he hoped the students understood his message, and that if they did he would con-sider his visit successful.

Would he do the whip dance?What kind of touchdown celebration am

I going to have if I give you guys all my act today?

Do you get nervous before games?I get nervous before every game.He was more nervous when he was younger

the fans and TV cameras got to him a little, but you kind of blur all that out. You kind of think: Its 22 people on the field and a few ref-erees. You kind of blur everything else around you out. You dont think about the fans. You dont think about the cameras. You dont think about anything but doing your job.

How many pairs of shoes do you have?I stopped counting at about 57.Why did you go to school at Stanford?Sherman said he wanted to change the

impression people had of his home town, Compton, California.

And give the kids just a glimpse of what can happen when you try hard. How successful you

can be if you really focus on school and aca-demics.

How do you block-out the haters?I got hater-blocker shades.How much courage does it take to walk out

on the field?I think it takes a lot of courage to walk out

on the field. Because youre walking out into potential failure. Youre walking out into a lot of criticism, a lot of skepticism, a lot of judgement. If you go out out onto the field and fail you have millions of people that criticize and judge every move you make, everything you did. Whether you did it right or wrong theyre going to criti-cize you. Whether you won or lost theyre going to criticize you.

Why did you start playing football?I had anger issues as a kid. It was the best

way to get them out.How did you feel after the last play of the

Superbowl?It sucked. We lost.

Whats your favorite game youve played in?Every game. Because its fun. Its fun every

week, man. Its actually more fun to win than to lose.

What was your most courageous moment?In the fifth grade, Sherman said he was a nerd

or square. His friend wasnt cool, either.We were kind of not-cool together. But he

was getting picked-on and getting bullied on the playground.

Sherman said he fought the bully, but wound up getting suspended as a result.

What was the most difficult game last sea-son?

Against Green Bay.Can you clap with one hand?Sherman vigorously flapped his hand.Im not sure. I dont think so. I tried.How do you deal with losing a big game?The same way I deal with winning a big

game. You move on to the next game. You just move on. You treat the two impostors the same: Success and failure. Because neither one of them is fatal and neither one of them is final.

Whats your favorite thing about being on the Seahawks?

People cheer for me from time to time when Im not even doing anything. You guys, I was walking and you guys were cheering pretty loud that was pretty cool.

Why did you choose sports as a career path?

It called me. I think sports its just one of my gifts. Everybody has a gift. Some people have a gift of technology. Some people have a gift of medicine. Some people have a gift with music. Some people have a gift with art. My gift is athletically.

Its just really personal preference, and intu-ition.

What would you do if you did not play for the NFL?

He would be talking about football, or be a coach.

I love football so Id be around it somehow.What are the steps needed to make it in pro

football?A good education and you have to be really

good at what you do in your sport. And you have to get lucky, honestly. Theres a lot of luck involved. Because theres a lot of talented people out there who dont make it, and it has nothing to do with talent, it has nothing to do with all the steps they took. They could have done every-thing right and just not got lucky not have the right person, right place, right time, seeing what they can do.

Whats your second-favorite team (after the Seahawks)?

The Seattle Seahawks, again.Have you been in situations where you

found it difficult to be courageous?Yeah, because thats what makes it coura-

geous. If it wasnt tough it wouldnt be courage.

repairs. Some have already had leaky roofs replaced.

A new bond could pay for those needs. It might come in the form of a five-year, $5 mil-lion bond, followed with a second five-year bond after the first one expires.

Alternately, a 10-year bond could be put before voters. The dollar figures would be the same regardless if two five-year or one ten-year bond was proposed. The difference is that a 10-year bond would allow CKFR to plan better, but on the other hand the five-year bond plan was found to be more acceptable to the CKFR citizens advisory board.

Additionally, a maintenance and operations levy or M&O may be sought to increase staff with a mix of firefighters and support staff to handle the increase in call volume in the Cen-tral Kitsap area.

Fire calls increased 11 percent from 2013 to 2014, Weninger said, citing the need for addi-tional workers. Additional staffing could also mean that Station 64 in Chico currently only staffed part of the time could be staffed more of the time, and thus improve response times.

The M&O levy could be for $1.8 million for four years.

CKFR hoped it could move quickly and have the two proposals ready for voters by August.

Both of those are new taxes and will require a 60 percent majority of the voting populace. It is unknown if we could pass that. We wont know unless we ask, Weninger said.

Weninger said a poll of the citizens advisory board showed 71 percent approved of the bond idea and 14 percent disapproved. The M&O levy was less popular with 71 percent in favor and 29 percent against.

Were going to need more staffing, said Fire Commission Board Chair Dave Fergus. Theres going to be more growth. The writing is on the wall. We will be upside down bud-get-wise. We arent quite upside-down yet.

The lions share of CKFRs $16.4 million bud-get $13.5 million goes toward personnel costs. CKFR employs 98 people, around 75 of which are firefighters.

In other news, the board approved a 2 per-cent raise for CKFRs seven managers on June 1 and an additional 2 percent raise on Jan. 1. Management elected not to increase their pay 2010-2014 during the recession. As a result, sal-aries for management are now 7 percent lower than comparable agency wages, according to CKFR. The two 2-percent wage hikes are meant to compensate for the lack of raises during the recession. Management salaries currently range from $94,900 to $151,946.

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North Kitsap dominated the Olympic League Championship Meet on its home course, but Olym-pic was not far behind.

The Trojans girls finished second among 11 teams, while their boys team was third.

Olympic placed first in both 400-meter relay events. Its boys team, which is comprised of Ethan Szath-mary, Jaleel Elmore, DeMarco Wil-son and Keshun McGee, won the event in 44.19 seconds. The schools girls team Rachielle Abrigo, Stephanie Barr, Kristiana Holladay and Danielle Monzon finished in 51.62, which was one-tenth of a sec-ond better than Coupeville.

Monzon also won the 100 dash in 12.72 and the long jump in 16 feet, 6 3/4 inches. The Trojans other female champion in an individual event was Sierra Adams, who won the shot put at 36-06.

On the boys side, McGee placed first in both the long jump (21-06 1/2) and the triple jump (46-0). Bremertons Malcolm Ransom was the other local champion he won the 100 in 11.23.

Next for Bremerton, Klahowya and Olympic is the 2A Olympic League Sub District Meet on May 16 at Bremerton High School. The top five finishers in the Olympic League Subs go to West Central District III 1A-2A Track & Field Championships on May 22 and 23 at North Mason

High Schools Phil Pugh Stadium. The 2A State Meet begins May 28.

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARDMay 6

BASEBALL At Port Angeles 11, Olympic 1

FASTPITCH Central Kitsap 7, at Capital 4

May 7BASEBALL

At Klahowya 1, Coupeville 0: Jacob Gotchall struck out eight hit-ters during six innings of work and Tanner Zuber scored the Eagles lone run as they capped the record season with an undefeated (18-0 overall, 9-0 Class 1A Olympic League) record.

BOYS SOCCER At Sequim 4, Olympic 1 Central Kitsap 3, at Shelton 0: Isa-

iah Roland, Kevin White and Logan Beachy scored goals to lead the Cou-gars to 3A Narrows League title.

FASTPITCH Coupeville 20, at Klahowya 4 Bremerton 7, at North Mason 2:

Kinsey Reed, Maddie Cole and Shel-by Muhlman each produced two hits to lead the Knights to a 2A Olympic League win.

At Port Angeles 4, Olympic 3: Adia Roberts hit a three-run homer, but that was all of the offense the Tro-jans could produce in a 2A Olympic League setback.

May 8BASEBALL

At Olympic 14, Port Townsend 4

BOYS SOCCER Olympic 4, at North Mason 2

May 9BASEBALL

Central Kitsap 2, Peninsula 1 Central Kitsap 8, Wilson 3:

Senior center fielder Evan Slate went 2 for 2 to help the Cougars advance to state for the first time since 2010

with the victory. Olympic 9, Washington 1: Ethan

Goldizen went 3 for 4 to lead the Tro-jans to a victory in the first round of the Class 2A West Central District Tournament.

Liberty 5, Olympic 0: Behind three fourth-inning runs, the Patri-ots knocked Olympic into the loser bracket of the district tournament.

UPCOMING SCHEDULEMay 16

BASEBALL: Kelso vs. Central Kit-sap (Auburn Mountainview), 10 a.m.

May 18FASTPITCH: Puyallup vs. Central

Kitsap (Fairgrounds), 4 p.m.


SPORTSOlympics McGee, Monzon star at Olympic League Championship Meet

Photo by Johnny Walker The North Kitsap Vikings track and field team posted strong finishes including first in five events to win the Olympic League Championship Meet, May 9 at home. The boys finished with 128 points, ahead of Sequim with 121.5; the girls finished with 160.5, ahead of Olympic with 126.5.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Ladies Night OutBREMERTON Get out and about for a great evening of food, fun and shopping at over 50 Bremerton and Manette businesses during the Ladies Night Out June 4 from 5-8 p.m. Shuttles between Bremerton and Manette will be provided. Maps and goodie bags avail-able at the corner of 4th and Pacific. Visit www.facebook.com/bremertonladies for more infor-mation.

CK Fire and Rescue Kids Day June 6KITSAP Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue will hose their 30th Annual Kitsap County Kids Day at the fairgrounds 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 6. This free event is a fire and life safety event for kids of all ages. It features inside booths, entertainment and food, as well as an entire outdoor area with touch-a-truck displays and demonstrations by firefighters.This one day event usually draws around 4,000 attendees.One of the biggest draws of the event is the bike helmet fitting area. Bike helmets will be offered to children and adults at no cost.

NBKs Capt. Zwolfer to speak May 19BREMERTON Capt. Thomas Zwolfer, commanding officer of

Naval Base Kitsap, will be the guest speaker at the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce lun-cheon on May 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The luncheon will be hosted at McClouds Grill House and Saloon, 2901 Perry Ave., in Bremerton. Register at http://goo.gl/72XYGE .

Naval documents of the American RevolutionKEYPORT The Naval History and Heritage Commands Senior Historian Dr. Michael Crawford will give a talk on the Naval documents of the American Revolution in the Naval Undersea Museum auditorium on Saturday, May 23 at 2 p.m. This official Navy publication received an honorable mention for Volume 12 for the Societys Thomas Jefferson prize. Volume 12 and the series in general will be the topic of the presentation. The museum is located at 610 Dowell St. in Keyport. Learn more at https://goo.gl/Dltcvr .

Senior singles get-togetherBREMERTON Calling all single seniors: Kitsap Senior Singles will meet Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m. at 3201 Pine Road NE in East Bremerton (First floor of The Willows.)Its a potluck so bring a favorite

dish to share. Mix and meet new friends and play games. For more information call Laraine at 360-871-2996.

State Parks offers three free days OLYMPIA - The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer three free days this month and next month. Visitors will not need to display a Discover Pass for day-use visits to state parks on May 10, June 6, and June 13.Free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required for vehicle access to recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 free days each year when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. Discover Pass is required on WDFW and DNR Lands on State Parks free days.The remaining 2015 State Parks free days are Aug. 25, Sept. 26 and Nov. 11.

Learn more about Social SecuritySILVERDALE Donald Logan, a financial advisor in Silverdale, is sponsoring Understanding

Social Security from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at 2416 NW Myhre Road Suite 102 in Silverdale. For more informa-tion, call Logan at 360-692-1216.

AARP Smart Driver courseBREMERTON Be a safer driver with the AARP Smart Driver program. Bremerton Senior Center, 1140 Nipsic Ave. June 22-23 (Mondays and Tuesdays). 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. $15 for AARP mem-bers; $20 otherwise. Attendees receive a certificate that may be good for an insurance discount. Pre-registration required. Call 360-473-5375.

Learn how to Stand a WatchPORT TOWNSEND Washington Sea Grant, the Northwest Maritime Center, and WSU Jefferson County Extension will cosponsor a workshop on Basic Watch Standing on May 29 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend.Topics covered include navi-gation basics, charts, latitude and longitude, compass and bearings, tides and currents, rules of the road, navigating a route, navigation aids, electronic navigation, depth sounders, radar basics, chart plotters/GPS autopilot, communication, good crew habits including when to

wake your skipper.This workshop is for anyone who is interested in working on commercial fishing vessels or has some experience and would like to learn more. Cost is $50; pre-registration required. Contact Sarah Fisken at 206-543-1225 or [email protected].

Outdoor club meets first WednesdaysBREMERTON Peninsula Wilderness Club is an informal organization for people interest-ed in the outdoors. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Meetings are held at the VFW Hall at 9981 Central Valley Rd. Go online to www.pwckitsap.org.

Learn how to control marine corrosionGIG HARBOR Rust never sleeps, but this hands-on workshop will show how to protect boats from all types of marine corrosion.The workshop will be hosted May 31 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gig Harbor Boat Shop, 3805 Harborview Dr. The cost is $60. Pre-registration required. To register or for more information, contact Sarah Fisken at 206-543-1225 or [email protected].

Lend a helping hand to the elderly, disabled

CENTRAL KITSAP Volunteer Services, a program of Catholic Community Services, is seeking volunteers throughout Kitsap County that would be in inter-ested in providing a little help to low-income elders and disabled adults with yard care, by install-ing grab bars and by providing for transportation needs.With the help of community, Volunteer Services can assist those that cannot afford to pay for the type of help they need or do not qualify for assistance elsewhere, or do not have family or friends available to them.Volunteer Services helps those in need in several ways such as driving clients to medical appointments or the grocery store, running errands or shop-ping for those that are house-bound, making minor home repairs, and helping with yard care. Lend a hand with light housework, by building wheel-chair ramps and by installing grab bars.Mileage reimbursement is pro-vided upon request.For more information on vol-unteering contact Program Coordinator Donna Jones at 360-405-0072 ext. 3 or via email at [email protected]

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR

KITSAP COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:MARIA TOMMA WARREN,Deceased.NO. 15-4-00359-2PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030The Personal Represen- tative(s) named below has been appointed as Personal Representa- tive(s) of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Per- sonal Representative(s) or Personal Representa- tives attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were com- menced. The claim must be presented within the later of : (1) Thirty days after the Personal Rep- resentative(s) served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented with this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedents probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: May 15, 2015.Personal Representa- tive(s): Lynn S. RaeAttorney for the Person- al Representative(s)/Es- tate: KEVIN P. MORAN - WSBA#8516BENNETT MORAN &

GIANNESCHI, INC. P.S. Address for Mailing or Service:9057 WASHINGTON AVE., N.W., SILVERDALE, WA. 98383T e l e p h o n e : (360) 698-3000Presented by:BENNETT MORAN & GIANNESCHI, INC., P.S. By: KEVIN P. MORAN WSBA #8516Attorneys for EstateDate of first publication: 05/15/15Date of last publication: 05/29/15(CKR632226)

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTON FOR KITSAP COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY ELLEN EVERETT,Deceased.NO. 15 4 00363 1NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Represen- tative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Per- sonal Representative or the Personal Represen- tatives attorney of record at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed notice to the creditor as provided in RCW 11.40.020 (3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred,

except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS with Clerk of the Court: May 5, 2015.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: May 15, 2015. /s/Pattie A. McKinneyPATTIE A. MCKINNEYPersonal Representative c/o /s/Rhonda Lee Rud- manRhonda Lee Rudman WSBA 15871 Attorney for Estate17791 Fjord Drive NE, Suite 134 Poulsbo, Washington 98370 Phone (360) 779-6400Date of first publication: 05/15/15Date of last publication: 05/29/15(CKR632461)


OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF KITSAPIn the Estate of:MYRNA J. CLARK,Deceased.No. 15-4-00336-3PROBATE NOTICE TOCREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)The Personal Represen- tative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Repre- sentatives attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were com- menced. The claim must be presented within the

later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the de- ceaseds probate and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: May 8, 2015 /s/Mellissa Clark-PalauMELLISSA CLARK-PALAUPersonal Representative SHERRARD McGONA- GLE TIZZANO, P.S./s/Richard C. TizzanoBy:Richard C. Tizzano, WSBA# 22296Attorneys for Personal RepresentativeAddress for Mailing or Service:19717 Front Street NE PO Box 400Poulsbo, WA 98370Date of first publication: 05/08/15Date of last publication: 05/22/15(CKR631034)


OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF KITSAPIn the Estate of:JENNETTE A. STEVENS, Deceased.No. 15-4-00316-9PROBATE NOTICE TOCREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)The Personal Represen- tative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serv-

ing or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Repre- sentatives attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were com- menced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the de- ceaseds probate and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: May 1, 2015 /s/Andrew W. StevensAndrew W. StevensPersonal Representative SHERRARD McGONA- GLE TIZZANO, P.S./s/Matthew A. LindBy: Matthew A. Lind, WSBA# 37179Attorneys for Personal RepresentativeAddress for Mailing or Service:19717 Front Street NE PO Box 400Poulsbo, WA 98370Date of first publication: 05/01/15Date of last publication: 05/15/15(CKR629158)

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KITSAP

In the Matter of the Es- tate of:JOSEPH LYLE SWINNEY,Deceased. NO. 15 4 00307 0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030The personal representative named below has

been appointed as personal representative of the above estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representa- tives attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were com- menced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedents probate and non-probate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: May 1, 2015 /s/Virginia A. KraftVIRGINIA A. KRAFTPersonal Representative Attorney for Estate: John KenneyAddress: John Kenney & Associates, PLLC17791 Fjord Dr NE Ste 154Poulsbo, WA 98370Phone: (360) 850-1049 Date of first publication: 05/01/15Date of last publication: 05/15/15(CKR629698)

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KITSAP COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OFTHE ESTATE OFHELEN MARENCZUK,

Deceased.Case No.: 15 4 00335 5NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedents estates in the State of Washing- ton. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedents estates has not been appointed. Any persons having a claim against the decedent must, before the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agents attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the notice agents declara- tion and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) 30 days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditors as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c) or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedents probate estates

and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: May 15, 2015 The notice agent de- clares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washing- ton on the 28th day of April, 2015 at Longview, Washington that the foregoing is true and correct./s/Patricia A. BakerPATRICIA A. BAKER, Notice AgentNotice Agent: PATRICIA A. BAKER1207 Sycamore PlaceLongview, WA 98632 Attorney for the Notice Agent: KEVIN D. RAHNAddress for Mailing or Service: 1315 14th Ave- nue, Longview, WA 98632IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FORKITSAP COUNTYCase No. 15 4 00335 5 Date of first publication: 05/15/15Date of last publication: 05/29/15(CKR632032)

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The following charges were filed in Kitsap County District court:

Stephen Patrick Alger, 25, a transient in Bremerton, was charged with residential burglary. Alger allegedly burgled a Bremer-ton home. The homeowner heard Alger and called police. Alger resisted arrest and had to be Tasered before police could handcuff him. Alger told police it was nobodys house and that he was there to rent tapes and CDs.

Jessica Irene Duhon, 26, a transient in Bremerton, was charged with possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).

John William Johnston, 38, of Bremerton, was charged with felony DUI. Johnston was driving on Warren Avenue and allegedly almost struck another vehicle, and then failed to stop at a stop sign. An officer pulled him over and Johnston asked the officer to let him go since

he was almost home. The officer discovered Johnston had a revoked license and four prior arrests for DUI. Johnstone declined to take a field sobriety test and refused to take a blood-al-chol breath test. A warrant was obtained to take a blood draw.

Sunday Lynn Jones, 37, of Bremerton, was charged with driving while license revoked and operation of a motor vehicle without ignition interlock device.

Kenneth James Nye, 24, of Bremerton, was charged with DUI.

Anthony Tyrone Coleman, 38, of Bremer-ton, was charged with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).

Donna Jean Turner, 46, of Bremerton, was charged with violation of a court order.

Christopher Loren Wright, 38, of Bremerton, was charged with violation of a court order.

Gary Lee Noble, 46, a transient in Bremerton, was charged with burglary and possession of

a controlled substance (methamphetamine).Breanna Marie List, 37, of Bremerton, was

charged with failure to register as a sex offender.Curtis Walker Filyaw, 25, of Port Orchard,

was charged with theft. Filyaw allegedly grabbed a womans purse on May 10 while she was at Burger King in Bremerton and then took off on a bicycle. The woman called police and officers nabbed Filyaw about half an hour later and returned the purse and credit cards to the woman.

Cody Michael Morrissey, 30, of Bremerton, was charged with theft and possession of a con-trolled substance (heroin).

Jessie Nicole Sandlin, 34, of Bremerton, was charged with theft. Sandlin allegedly tried to steal $160 worth of items from a Silverdale gro-cery store.

COURT REPORT

This summer, the City of Bremerton will complete a pavement overlay of Austin Drive from Kitsap Way to Erlands Point Drive. The majority of funding for this project is from the Federal Highway Administration with a match of 13.5 percent from the Citys Transportation Benefit District. In addition to the overlay, the project will improve several curb ramps and include other features to meet ADA accessibility criteria and improve pedestrian safety.

As summer approaches and park use increas-es, the City would like to remind residents that the speed limit through the NAD Park is 15-MPH. To help reinforce this, the improve-ments within the NAD Park will include con-struction of a speed table and marked crossing of Austin Drive.

Bremerton to complete pavement overlay on Austin Drive this summer

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