The last two undefeated teams in the Olympic League, the Roughriders, (2-0, 6-4) and the Vikings (3-0, 8-2), met on Jan. 5 at North Kitsap High School to compete for top spot.
A motorcyclist was transported to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton after his motorcycle was rear-ended on Bond and Pugh roads at about 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5.
56-year-old Brian Whelan, grandfather of six, completes 140-mile race, Nov. 29, 2015.
North Kitsap’s local food banks ensure no child goes hungry with Food to Grow On and Food for Thought, support programs that provide weekend take-home food for children that otherwise might go hungry. The programs, by Kingston ShareNet and North Kitsap Fishline, respectively, ensure almost 300 children have access to food, any day of the week.
Bob and Carrie Schmidt sat with their son Bobby at Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas, waiting for the results of a bone marrow biopsy performed the day before.
They followed their doctor down a hallway, walked into a small office and shut the door. The walls were beige under the dimly lit fluorescent light.
Few would argue that swimming miles in ocean currents, climbing 7,600 vertical feet, and running a double marathon is an incredible accomplishment to complete in three days. But for two Kitsap County residents, the 320-mile Ultraman World Championship — Nov. 27-29 in Hawaii — was a journey to overcome fear, harsh and hazardous conditions, and to redefine their personal best.
Editor’s note: This is the first of four stories in a North Kitsap Herald holiday series, Neighbors Helping Neighbors. The series calls attention to little-known causes that change lives in our community — and how you can help.
Jeffrey Veregge visited Wolfle Elementary School Nov. 20 to talk about his art. Next, he’s headed to Silverdale for a meet and greet to share his new comic book, Dec. 5
A young family is without a home after a fire heavily damaged their house on NE Rova Road, Nov. 30. At 11:40 a.m., Poulsbo Fire Department was dispatched to the home after the 25-year old homeowner reported flames in the basement.
Farm-to-table projects. A traveling Tribal museum. Cigar-box ukuleles. A field trip to Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. The North Kitsap Schools Foundation is touching academics in the community one grant at a time.
North Kitsap Vikings (5-1, 8-3) meet Cascade Conference champ Archbishop Murphy (7-0, 11-0) in the 2A football quarterfinal Nov. 21 in Poulsbo. If the Vikings win, they advance to the semifinal for the first time since 1996.
Fragments from Poulsbo’s past, buried for decades and long forgotten in Raab Park, have been discovered. They are the capstones from the original North Kitsap Union High School, the gateway to the future for Poulsbo students from 1930 to 1986.
North Kitsap and Kingston swimmers prepare for state championships as they celebrate their team success.
Jay Humphries stood before the crowd of students and staff members at Gateway Christian School’s Peterson Hall and told of his experience as a military gunner, sniper and medic in Iraq. In April 1991, while deployed there, he stepped on a land mine. “I lost both legs, one eye, the other eye was badly injured,” he said.
The North Kitsap Vikings defeated the Fife Trojans 49-7 to place fifth in the West Central District 3 football playoffs and advance to the state tournament.
North Kitsap seniors Nick Butler and Josh Benson won the District Doubles Tournament Oct. 31 at the Kitsap Tennis and Athletic Center in Bremerton.
Voters elected two new members of the North Kitsap School Board Nov. 3. A third position was too close to call. Retired principal Glen Robbins defeated Scott Henden in the race for North Kitsap School Board, District 4.
Fewer students than were projected have settled into North Kitsap schools for the 2015-16 school year. But the enrollment number is still up over last school year, and that means more average-daily-attendance funding from the state.
The North Kitsap Vikings defeated the Port Angeles Roughriders 48-6 on their last home game before playoffs, Oct. 23.
Poulsbo Elementary School principal Claudia Alves didn’t notify parents of gas-like odors that forced the evacuation of their classrooms — on Sept. 17 and 25 — until Sept. 28.
