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Jun 10 2008, 4:25 PM KINGSTON Imagine only being able to see a dark blur where a friends, sons, daughters or teachers face should be. The blur radiates out, smudging into color and eventually, in the peripheral vision, everything becomes clear.
This is what Kingston resident Ron Muell sees every day. Six years ago while he was blowing leaves in his yard, his vision began to waver and things become blurry. After several tests were conducted, Muells doctor diagnosed him with macular degeneration, a syndrome that causes fluid to leak into the eye and, after time, leads to complete blindness.
After receiving a referral to the Blind Rehabilitation Program at American Lake for veterans, Muell, a U.S. Air Force veteran, is seeking others who have served their country and now may also being fighting the fear of losing their vision. The Tacoma-based program operates under the auspices of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and is open to all veterans. It assists the participants in learning to live with their diagnosis and allows them to live as independently as possible.
Class engineers tomorrows education todayJun 10 2008, 4:25 PM KINGSTON Educators often bandy phrases like world-class education, which they believe is necessary to make Washingtons students competitive in a global workplace. Yet theyre not quite sure how to make todays classrooms compatible with tomorrows workplace needs. Master plan is possibly in Kingstons future
Jun 10 2008, 4:25 PM KINGSTON Kingstons future isnt on paper just yet, but if the Kingston Citizens Advisory Council (KCAC) and Kingston Stakeholders have their respective ways, it will be soon. Discussion of a master plan for the North End community has been in the works by both groups for some time. Now Kitsap County officials are working to have the two groups begin a discussion of the project and how it could fit in with the already established Kingston sub-area plan.
A sub-area plan is a planning tool that sets guidelines for planning and growth in specific areas. The various sub-area plans throughout Kitsap County are meant to work in cohesion with the countys overall master plan.
At a Jan. 9 KCAC meeting, the group addressed the idea, and Kitsap County Department of Community Development Planning Manager Scott Diener reminded members they already have a sub-area plan in place, and perhaps that can be further enhanced to reflect the plans the Stakeholders are hoping for.
Second chances for saleJun 10 2008, 4:25 PM POULSBO They say everyone deserves a second chance, and perhaps every object does as well. SR 104 plans could bring forth full-fledged change
Jun 10 2008, 4:25 PM PORT ORCHARD Traffic jams in Kingston, a phenomenon once unheard of, are not so uncommon any more. Plans to improve the traffic slowdowns brought on by ferry traffic have literally gone up in smoke and residents of the North End community are reaching the end of their tether.
Last summers traffic fiasco, which saw stand-still, bumper-to-bumper traffic, sparked Kingston community members and Kitsap County officials to work together to improve the flow of cars through town to better incorporate the ferry traffic. Discussion along these lines has been going on for decades now, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) conducted studies in the mid-1990s. Engineering for a specific project including an additional holding area near Lindvog Road for waiting ferry traffic and additional lanes on State Route 104 was shelved in 1998. The data and designs were stored in an attic and lost in a fire not long after. There were no back-up copies of the plan so the WSDOT is now working with just a few drawings salvaged from the blaze.
Kitsap County workers met with WSDOT officials and two Kingston residents Tuesday afternoon to examine the drawings and see if they were still applicable today. Discussion of funding and a project timeline dominated the meeting, as did talk of stormwater runoff and Kingston residents desperation for a new transportation system to deal with ferry traffic.
Norwegian Point Park may soon bloom official designJun 10 2008, 4:25 PM HANSVILLE As January begins to ebb, residents in Hansville are turning their thoughts to warmer months and how best to spend them outdoors. A common answer shared by many is the variety of parks scattered throughout the North End community offering walking, running, trails and picnic possibilities.
The newest member to that list of parks, Norwegian Point Park located in Hansvilles downtown core, may soon have a plan backing it to ensure it blossoms into the best possible park for Hansville residents and visitors. The first of three meetings will be held Jan. 23 for the public to offer input to the master planning process.
911 BriefsJun 10 2008, 4:25 PM Icy roads
make driving tricky
POULSBO Only minor injuries were reported in two rollover accidents that occurred within one block of each other Jan. 15. Freezing temperatures created a layer of ice on the road causing accidents at 12:50 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. on Lincoln Road between Stottlemeyer and Port Gamble roads.
Chamber excited with new downtown digsJun 10 2008, 4:25 PM KINGSTON Moving can be an exciting, chaotic experience and its one the Kingston Chamber of Commerce officials and volunteers fully embraced Jan. 11. as the chamber headquarters shifted from the Kingston Community Center to a small building at the corner of State Route 104 and West Kingston Road. The change has been discussed since fall 2007, and the group decided it was high time for some new wallpaper, floors and additional space.
The new digs were originally proposed by chamber volunteer and Kingston Lumber owner Tom Waggoner. He thought the small building formerly known as Sweet Pea Cottage would be a perfect spot to make the organization more accessible and launch a historical display of Kingston in conjunction with the Kingston Historical Society. He felt the chambers office and resources should be more visible to both business owners and visitors, and the building provided the perfect spot.
Good exposure, increased membership, an office for (chamber Chief Executive Officer Nancy Tietje) and a nice space for volunteers, said chamber President Jana Kramberger of more ways the new space will help. Were hoping to increase our volunteers. We have 14 right now, and I think that will increase. Were hoping to bring in (Kingston High School) volunteers. I also hope to make people walk the extra block that is downtown Kingston.
The great Viking Fest debate
Jun 10 2008, 4:25 PM
POULSBO Where, oh where, should the carnival go?
Downtown Poulsbo parking: mission impossible? Jun 10 2008, 4:25 PM POULSBO Maybe it isnt impossible to learn how to fly.
