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Mom no longer entertains since Dad had passed away. Her siblings now take turns having those gatherings and picking mom up to take her to them. � is New Year she looked extremely tired. I noticed that her frame was much smaller and was a bit more withdrawn.

A� er speaking with the uncles and aunts we thought it would be best if we found her a new home where others could keep her company and occupied throughout the days. Somewhere that would take care of her the same way she had taken care of us all those years.

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in the district when he first started. Poulsbo had a sig-nificant number of housing developments in the plan-ning stages. The board was looking at building another school in the area.

“What gives me a lot of hope, for whatever is done, is we’ve got an awesome teaching staff … all kinds of programs working well at schools, which can be melded together as we move on. And we certainly have to move on.”

Board Vice President Scott Henden compared the disappointment of clos-ing a school to watching his son lose at the Mat Classic, the state wrestling tourna-

ment, Feb. 16. His son, he said, had a shot. The fam-ily was disappointed in the loss. It was an emotional thing, Henden said.

“We’ll be disappointed for a while, but we’ll get over it,” he said.

Board President Dan Weedin wanted everyone to know the board is trying to do what’s best for the district’s 6,000 students and 1,000 employees. If a school isn’t closed, something else will have to be cut, he said.

“Usually I’m a positive person, but I’m sick to my stomach,” Weedin said. “This will bother me for a while. This personally hurts. And I’m not asking you to feel sorry for me, but are humans too, and this is a really hard decision.”

The decision to close a

school follows a continued decrease in student enroll-ment in the district. The district began the 2012-13 year with 5,947.14 full-time equivalent students. Administrators expected 5,979 students for 2012-13. Student enrollment could drop by more than 100 stu-dents for the 2013-14 school year. Enrollment is expect-ed to continue to decrease for the foreseeable future.

The district receives more than $6,000 per stu-dent from the state, and more from federal and other sources — an aver-age of $5,200 per student from state funding alone.

Each of the three schools on the list have three class-rooms not being used for basic education. Some classrooms are used for

other programs and tutor-ing.

Breidablik and Wolfle were both constructed in 1989. Gordon was built in 1994. None of the schools have been renovated. Breidablik and Wolfle became eligible for state-assisted renovation in 2009.

As of October 2012, Breidablik had 298 stu-dents, Gordon had 426 stu-dents and Wolfle had 319 students.

The majority of the sav-

ings in a school closure comes from cutting one principal, office manager and custodial staff — a little less than $300,000. Other, smaller savings come from reduction in utility-usage and maintenance.

One-time costs to close a school are expected to be between about $20,000 and $30,000. Those costs include relocating staff.

Wolfle is expected to have the most significant enroll-ment increase in the next

few years out of the three schools — one of the most significant increases of all seven elementary schools.

Breidablik has the high-est average test scores in state tests.

No matter which school is closed, attendance bound-aries will change.

Students in the remain-ing schools not closed, could be moved to another school when boundaries change.

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POULSBO — Anderson Parkway is expected to reopen Saturday at 5 p.m.

The grand reopening of the parkway is sched-uled for March 8, accord-ing to Kelle Kitchel-Cooper of The RockFish Group, which is assisting the city

and the Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association with public outreach.

“The mayor and city team will be present and mem-bers of the community, HDPA, [and] City Council will be on had for a ribbon cutting at noon,” Kitchel-

Cooper wrote in an email.To come in March:

Installation of lights and striping, although the parkway will be open for parking. The project will be signed off by April 2.

The parkway surface con-sists of 3 inches of perme-

able asphalt atop 4 inches of crushed rock. Bioswales and raingardens will filter pollutants from stormwater. The parkway will feature 195 parking spaces, two pedestrian crossings, new sidewalks and decorative light standards.

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Grand reopening for Parkway March 8 Anderson Parkway is paved Wednes- day. The parkway will reopen for parking Saturday.

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to the Port, the Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association, the Poulsbo Marketing Coalition, the Chamber of Commerce, the mayor’s office, and many others. Our cruise committee has tapped the enthusiasm of numerous volunteers and continues to invite ideas from residents.

The Port has arranged for a brass band, the Clam Island Band, to welcome the ship upon arrival. Sea chanters Time and Tide will perform at departure.

Shop owners plan to open earlier and our visi-tors will be offered tours by the Chamber of Commerce, Poulsbo Historical Society, and others. Poulsbo Vikings will be on hand to welcome the American Spirit, which will anchor just southwest of the marina breakwater.

A Coast Guard Marine Safety Zone, with a 500-foot radius, will restrict boating traffic around the anchor-age.

To better facilitate other cruise ship visits to Poulsbo, the Port is inves-tigating expansion of our

docks. Commercial vessels dockside are currently lim-ited to around 100 feet in length.

Additionally, the Port is working with Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound and studying whether a federal anchorage zone for Liberty Bay can be established. This is especially significant for ships exceeding 200 feet in length.

Continuing on the sub-ject of planning ahead, the Port’s draft Comprehensive Scheme update will be avail-able for public comment in April. The draft will be post-ed on www.portofpoulsbo.com for review and com-ment. Additionally, resi-dents of the Port District are being invited to respond to

our postcard questionnaire regarding this important planning document.

The Port and the City of Poulsbo continue to monitor derelict vessels in Liberty Bay. Our legislators in Olympia are working on a bill to strengthen existing law and provide better fund-ing for the state’s removal program. The abandoned M/V Deep Sea in Penn Cove cost taxpayers more than $5 million for clean-up. Even more outrageous

was the need to spend $22 million for the M/V Davy Crockett disaster on the Columbia River.

A $1 million cleanup in Liberty Bay or the Port’s marina could be devas-tating. For a small Port District like Poulsbo, such a disaster could put the Port out of business.

Jurisdiction over derelict vessels lies with the City of Poulsbo for Liberty Bay and the Port District for the marina. Suspected offend-ers should be reported to the Police Department or Port District manager.

The Port will begin inter-viewing applicants for the Port District manager posi-tion in early April. More than a dozen individuals are competing for this impor-tant position, which hope-fully will be filled in May.

Finally, special kudos to the crews of two sailboats who jointly rescued a cap-sized kayak on a recent Sunday afternoon in Liberty

Bay. With no duty rescue boat at the Port, we rely heavily on the boating com-munity to provide search and rescue assistance. As the boating season picks up, this becomes even more important. Good job!

Port Quiz: The “pogey bait” quiz was won by two area sailors, Dave Black and Charlie Morgan. The simple answer: pogey bait is a reference to snack items (candy, etc.) found aboard ship in the ship’s store (termed the gedunk) and not generally served in the mess.

OK, how about this one: What is the nautical source of the term “feeling blue”? Send your best guess to [email protected]. The first three responders with the correct answer will be acknowledged in the May issue of The Scuttlebutt.

The Port of Poulsbo wishes you a safe visit and a safe transit on Liberty Bay.

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n Why is Pope Resources selling?: Pope Resources is finding it increasingly difficult to log in North Kitsap as population grows near logging areas. By selling its North Kitsap forestland, the company can concentrate on de-veloping the town of Port Gamble into a viable, year-round community. n How will land and shoreline be used?: As community forest, public open space, recreation and wildlife habitat. Con-servation easements will be placed on a acquired

land and shoreline to protect the bay and its watershed.n Who are the coalition partners?: Forterra (for-merly Cascade Land Con-servancy), Kitsap County, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Suquamish Tribe, Puget Sound Partnership, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and 25 other agencies, cities and organizations. For a complete list, go to www.kitsapforestbay.org.The project principals are Kitsap County, Pope Resources, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, and Suquamish Tribe. The co-alition is led by Forterra.

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