At the close of the annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society June 23, DJ Gil Camacho of Port Orchard announced that the Poulsbo-Bainbridge Island Relay for Life raised $83,000 — $21,000 more than in 2011.
As volunteers carefully and methodically raised the Maistang pole at Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park June 23, Robert Moseng’s Norwegian humor was as slick as a smoked herring.
Some children eating breakfast at school Monday morning were enjoying their first real meal since lunch on Friday.
Kingston High School’s Class of 2012 may be remembered as much for its sense of humor as its accomplishments, the day as much for its variety as for pomp and circumstance.
Olympic Property Group’s plans for Port Gamble village will be unveiled in a public meeting June 27, 6 p.m., in the Kingston Middle School Commons.
The Journey has been a major force in the region’s indigenous cultural renaissance
She’s retiring from the stage, but not from making people laugh
Elijah Purser was a star of the evening, a graduate, a future keeper of the culture. But after the ceremony, as he and his family got in line for dinner, he was all boy.
Suquamish Elementary School students honored the Suquamish Tribal Council Tuesday for its support for the school’s education and outdoor learning programs.
Three famous gardens open their doors to the public
Frank Olivo Jr. passed away in September, but his tenacity during his life saved his house Wednesday. More than 20 years ago, after Highway 3 was developed, the state wanted him to get rid of the gate on the Finn Hill Road side of his property, his daughter, Terri Kesteren, said. But he fought to keep the gate, saying it was needed for safety. He was right.
The comedy features Jacquie Svidran, a living legend of the local stage. Svidran, 85, has been acting since she was 6, when she won the lead in a school production of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
It’s been a busy month, what with Viking Fest and all. Here are some newsworthy items from my notebook, all reminders of the power of language and the words we choose to use.
Voodiez Dining & Cheer, a downtown bar and restaurant, is closed. The owners posted a notice in the window and on the door stating that as of May 23, the business was closed because its building lease was not renewed.
It says “casino” on the outside, but there’s a lot more to the new Point Casino on the inside.
Some $750,000 included in the state transportation budget has been released for the planning of improvements at 305 and Suquamish Way.
The Point reemerges as a major entertainment venue and a showcase of S’Klallam art.
It’s been years since I’ve lived in a city where the police department checks your home while you’re on vacation…It’s one of the many services provided by the Poulsbo Police Department through the VIPs — Volunteers in Police Service.
Today, May 17 is a national holiday in Norway. Poulsbo began its celebration of May 17 — Syttende mai, in Norwegian — in 1969. This year’s Viking Fest, the 44th annual, is May 18-20 — today through Sunday.
A private investigator is interviewing witnesses to the Feb. 8 police shooting of a Poulsbo man at the Les Schwab Tire Center on Viking Avenue. The investigator was hired by John Cross, a Port Orchard attorney retained by the in-laws of Joseph Matthew Henninger, the man killed by police. The in-laws dispute some of the findings in the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Department investigation report. Prosecuting Attorney Russell D. Hauge determined May 10 that the shooting was justified.