a a a a a a a a a a Sunday, September 10, 2017 Kitsap Sun Police: Couple dead in Olympia murder-suicide ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPIA Authorities in northwest Washington state say an adult child and his juvenile sibling fled from a home as their father shot their mother, and the father was later found dead in the home with a selfinflicted gunshot wound. The Thurston County Sheriff's Office in a news release Saturday says police responded to the home in Olympia at about 10 p.m. Friday after the 24-year-old caller reported his parents were fighting. Authorities say dispatchers could hear yelling and possible gunfire. Deputies spotted a woman motionless near the front door with multiple gunshot wounds.
Deputies rushed her to medical aid, but she was pronounced dead. Authorities say a SWAT team entered the house and found man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The man and woman were married and each 45 years old. Names haven't been released. Obituaries Dorothy Elaine Mottner SILVERDALE, WA JAN.
14, 1923 TO SEPT. 6, 2017 Elaine passed away at Harrison Hospital. She was born Jan. 14, 1923 in Seattle to John and Leona Bartholet. She graduated from South Kitsap.
She married Roy Mottner in 1949 and they made their first home in Manette. She worked at Puget Power for 14 years. In 1968 they moved to Panther Lake, where she developed her passion of landscaping and propagating azaleas and rhododendrons, having over 1,000 azaleas. She became known as the Azalea Lady at Panther Lake. In 1986, they moved to Silverdale where they built a home on the Mottner Homestead.
She later moved to Crista Shores and finally to Orchard Pointe Memory Care. She was preceded in death by Roy; brother, John; sisters, Lois, Lucille, Rosemary and Jeanette. She is survived by sister, JoAnne; daughters, Susan and Jan; grandchildren, Kristen, Brian (Harbir), twins Kristopher and Kyla (Matt); and great-granddaughter, Jaya. At her request, there will be no services. 1909 Louis Chapel IN HONOR OF SERVICE Harold A.
Thomas Sr. PORT ORCHARD, WA JUNE 27, 1926 TO AUG. 29, 2017 Harold was born in Hoquiam, Washington and died in Port Orchard, Washington. He served in the Navy during the Korean conflict and was an educator. Celebration of life service will be 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at North Mason United Methodist Church in Belfair, Washington. Online memorial and tribute wall at www.rill. com. RILL CHAPEL Life Tribute Center Funeral Home Crematory Helen C.
Peterson BOWMAN, ND NOV. 13, 1917 SEPT. 4, 2017 Helen Cushman 10, Petrika Peterson passed away on Sept. 4, 2017 at the age of 99. She was born on Nov.
13, 1917 Bowman, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Able and Florence Cushman, her father being direct descendant of Robert Cushman who married a woman who came America on the Mayflower. Helen grew up in a farming community in North Dakota and after high school attended Dickenson State, receiving a teacher's certificate to teach rural schools in North Dakota. In 1941, she married Grant Petrika, who was serving in the Navy. He survived the sinking of the U.S.
Carrier Lexington in the south Pacific in 1942. A daughter, Gay Helen, was born to them in 1943. Grant died in 1944 and by that time Helen was living in Silverdale. In 1945, she began attending Western Washington University where she received a B.A. in education.
She taught music at Central Kitsap Junior High School for many years. In 1962, she married Thor Peterson and moved to the Des Moines area. She worked in the Highline Community College Library for a number of years. Thor Peterson passed away in 1984. Helen lost her daughter Gay in 2012.
Helen was an avid genealogy buff, writing a history Thor Peterson's ancestors in Norway. She also loved quilting, doing this hobby with her daughter. She was also very active in the Federal Way Orchid Society. Helen is survived by grandchildren, Michael (Cassie); Christopher, (Carrie); and Susan (Jason) and five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary. A private memorial will be conducted by her family. Mary Lou Titterness POULSBO, WA FEB. 1, 1933 TO SEPT. 1, 2017 Mary Lou Titterness, 84, of Poulsbo, passed away on Sept.
1, 2017 in Bremerton. She was born on Feb. 1, 1933 in Waterloo, Iowa. She was a devoted homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family. Mary Lou was a member of St.
Olaf's Catholic Church in Poulsbo. She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. McCracken and Arlo Titterness. Mary Lou is survived by her five sons, one daughter, and 11 grandchildren. A rosary will be held at 10:30 a.m.
followed by a funeral Mass on Wednesday, September 13th at 11 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 1513 6th Street, Bremerton, WA 98337. Please visit Mary Lou's online guestbook at www.lewischapel.com. Louis Chapel Nathaniel Curtis Burnett Death Notices PORT ORCHARD, WA AUG. 3, 1959 TO AUG.
5, 2017 Nathaniel Curtis Burnett passed away peacefully due to cancer on Aug. 5, 2017 in Port Orchard, Washington. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 at 3 p.m. at West Sound Unity Church in Bremerton.
A reception will follow. Please visit www.tuellmckeebremerton.com for full obituary and guestbook. Smoke clearing in West as storms move through KEITH RIDLER ASSOCIATED PRESS BOISE, Idaho Storms brought cooler and wetter weather into the Western and Northwestern U.S. this weekend, breaking up a temperature inversion that had blanketed much of the region with acrid smoke from dozens of wildfires. Officials at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Saturday they expected fire activity to decrease over the next several weeks.
Center spokeswoman Kari Cobb says air quality should improve as the smoke-trapping inversion breaks up. "We should see it lifting more today," she said Saturday. "It's predicted to be mostly gone by tomorrow in most of the West." She said forecasters expect storms to bring some lightning and winds to 30 mph, notably in Montana, but that rain and higher humidity should decrease the chances of new fires. The center says there are 67 active large wildfires being fought. A look wildfires across the region: Firefighters in drought-stricken Montana used sprinklers and hoses on Saturday to try to protect strategic locations near some of the over two dozen wildfires burning in the state that have forced more people from their homes.
A "rain for rent" system was being used in Glacier National Park, including around Lake McDonald Lodge, to increase humidity in the immediate area. That means firefighters were using sprinklers to recharge a swamp on the perimeter of a 176-square-mile fire burning near Seeley Lake. The land is too soggy to support bulldozers used to build containment lines but not wet enough to reliably stop the flames from advancing beyond it. About a dozen people were ordered to evacuate their homes Friday night after very warm and dry conditions pushed a 37-square-mile fire near Lincoln toward them. Stronger winds are expected to clear out some of the heavy smoke that has created unhealthy air in the state and grounded firefighting aircraft.
Wind gusts of 35 mph are possible, with the worst winds expected along the Continental Divide where some of the fires are burning. Montana has spent more than $50 million on fire suppression since the beginning of July, depleting its reserves account and emergency funds at a time when tax revenues are down. It plans to cut programs and services to fill a projected $227 million budget shortfall. At least four high school football games were canceled Friday and another 13 postponed due to smoke from wildfires that the state Department of Health and Welfare said was so bad children and teens should be kept indoors and activities like football and soccer Governor trying to move Confederate monuments in NC GARY D. ROBERTSON ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sought formal permission Friday to move three Confederate monuments from the old Capitol grounds to a Civil War site in a nearby county. the state Historical Commission to authorize the relocation of a large obelisk and two smaller statues to the Bentonville Battlefield, less than 50 miles from Raleigh. The commission meets Sept. 22.
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Idaho's largest wildfire continues to burn in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho. It's being allowed to burn unchecked, but buildings and bridges are being protected. Officials say the fire on Saturday had consumed about 126 square miles. Washington A 165-square-mile wildfire burning within the Pasayten Wilderness about 12 miles north of Mazama is the largest wildfire in Washington state. It also crossed the border into Canada late last month with flames fueled by heavy dead and down timber.
Officials say the fire is about 40 percent contained but rugged terrain is hampering firefighting efforts. Near Enumclaw, Washington, firefighters are attacking a 1-square-mile wildfire that is threatening the watershed for the city of Tacoma as well as industrial timberland. About 200 firefighters are assigned to that fire. Oregon A wildfire burning in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is holding at about 52 square miles but residents in communities in three counties remain under evacuation notices and those in other communities have been told to be ready to flee. More than 900 firefighters are battling the blaze that's 7 percent contained and burning in timber.
Officials say firefighters set fires on Friday to burn fuel ahead of the blaze and have greatly reduced the danger of the fire's spread to the north. They say a similar strategy burned up fuel around a communications tower south of Cascades Locks. Officials say the fire has burned in a mosaic pattern, and some areas within the perimeter of the fire have trees that should survive, keeping at least some of the scenic gorge green. California A wildfire burning for more than two weeks in far northwestern California continues to chew through timber even as crews increase containment. Officials said Saturday that the blaze near Helena, a rural community that was once a 19th century mining camp, has consumed nearly 32 square miles of forest.
It's 40 percent contained. Evacuation orders remain in place for several homes. In Central California, a fire on the western edge of the Sierra is half contained after burning nearly 40 square miles of dry brush and trees near Springville. Hundreds of firefighters are fighting about 20 large blazes across the state. Gov.
Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Madera, Mariposa and Tulare counties due to wildfires that have burned for several days. CHUCK Gov. Roy Cooper called for Confederate monuments to be taken down from public property across North Carolina. strators, Cooper last month called for Confederate monuments to be taken down from public property across the state. He said at the time he would also ask a state agency to consider where monuments on state property could be moved.
A 2015 state law approved by the Republican-controlled General Assembly, however, prevents the permanent removal of most Confederate monuments on state and local property without legislative approval and severely limits their relocation. Cooper, a Democrat, has said he also wants the law repealed. The law says any relocation must be to a "site of similar prominence, honor, visibility, availability and access that are within the boundaries of the jurisdiction from which it was relocated." In a petition to the commission, Administration Department Secretary Machelle Sanders contends the battlefield would qualify for that exception. Tuell-McKee Funeral Cremation Services Serving All of Western Washington Since 1926 Cremation $695 Burial Services from $1195 $1095 with Memorial Services 4843 Auto Center Way Bremerton WA Purple 377-5179 Poulsbo 698-0093 Arrangements can conveniently be made at the funeral home by phone, fax or online (Fax) 377-7349 (Email) www.tuellmckeebremerton.co The Bentonville Battlefield marks the March 1865 battle the largest ever fought in the state. The state historic site recalls the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army mounted a tactical offensive, a state website says.
Cooper said last month the state "cannot continue to glorify a war against the United States of America fought in the defense of slavery." "Relocating these monuments to a historic Civil War site will help us preserve them and provide context for their history," Sanders said in an email statement. Opponents of the move are likely to question whether transferring them from the well-known Capitol Square to rural Johnston County complies with the relocation requirements. Senate Leader Phil Berger warned last month it was unwise to make an "impulsive decision to pull down every Confederate monument in North Carolina." The monuments at issue include the 75-foottall monument completed in 1895 to the state's Confederate dead. The others are the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy Monument, dedicated in 1914, and the statue of Henry Lawson Wyatt, dedicated in 1912. Wyatt is described on the statue's base as the first Confederate soldier killed in action during the Civil War.
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