The North Kitsap School District Festival of the Arts will be held 5-8 p.m. April 29 at Kingston Middle School, and will include art by students in every district school.
Samuel White, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, joined the Port Gamble S’Klallam Police Department as chief of police on Oct. 22. Recently, White talked to the North Kitsap Herald about his new job and his goals for the department.
The bell, donated to the church as a 40-year anniversary gift, according to the police report, was taken sometime between 9 a.m. March 23 and 10 a.m. March 24.
With the help of their teacher Mike Hickam and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard engineer and education outreach coordinator Corinne Beach, the class designed and built Remote Operated Vehicles, or ROVs, for underwater use.
The Poulsbo City Council unanimously approved an interlocal agreement for prosecution services with the City of Bremerton April 15, and approved Mayor Becky Erickson’s appointment of city risk manager Kylie Purves as city prosecutor, effective May 1.
The neighborhood — 540 senior and family apartments on 46 acres, a community center, a park with pedestrian paths, a swimming pool, and a retail center — is proposed on 55 acres. Edward Rose & Sons owns the property; the project was approved by the City Council in 2011. At the time, it was estimated that the neighborhood would boost Poulsbo’s population by 10 percent.
The private kindergarten program provided by Martha & Mary Kids will not be offered next school year.
Olympic College didn’t win the money, but it sure won bragging rights. Every other year, the Aspen Institute picks 150 community colleges in the nation to consider for its prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The 2015 award is only its third, but twice OC has been asked to apply for the honor. This year, OC was chosen as one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation when it comes to student success.
Another fundraising meeting for Jim Norberg will take place at 6:30 p.m. April 1.
The annual Kites over Kingston Festival, sponsored by Windermere Real Estate, took place March 28, and people flocked to enjoy the breeze with colorful kites.
Lola Haveman, French teacher at North Kitsap High School, is organizing her third trip to France with students.
For the past few years, the school has been motivating its students in the form of brand new bicycles, awarded to two to four students who fulfilled the reading challenge Books for Bikes, a Masonic Lodge program.
Kingston High School will host the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, on April 2 from 1-4 p.m.
POULSBO — Olympic College didn’t win the money, but it sure won bragging rights.
Every other year, the Aspen Institute picks 150 community colleges in the nation to consider for its prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The 2015 award is only its third, but twice OC has been asked to apply for the honor.
Despite beginning to act in 2012 on plans to build a new lodge just outside Poulsbo , the lodge has remained in the building its occupied for 95 years — and will continue to do so for the time being.
Students in the North Kitsap School District will be given a chance to learn about possible futures in careers that match their interest. Kingston High School will host the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, on April 2 from 1-4 p.m.
For Virginia McKinney, the Chuckwagon Meals on Wheels program is wonderful. McKinney, 85, has been in the program for more than five years, and relies on it for nutritious meals Monday through Friday.
Green Garden Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant, has been open in Silverdale for less than two years, and already it’s a popular choice. Open seven days a week, Green Garden Pho offers a variety of healthy dishes, many of which include choices between pork, chicken, beef or tofu.
Daniel Vasquez is no stranger to the restaurant business. Vasquez, owner of El Huarache Azteca in Silverdale and Poulsbo, has opened a third restaurant, Veneto’s Ristorante Italiano.
Welcome to the real world. That’s basically the sort of feeling I got almost immediately after returning home from my university last month.
