Ruth Raygor, 89 Poulsbo resident Ruth Raygor died Aug. 12, 2004 in Poulsbo. She was 89. Raygor was born to…
POULSBO — Alzheimer’s disease started simply enough for Bob Payne.
Pushing 80, he was beginning to forget things more and more.
His wife Grace, 63, said she figured that memory loss was just a part of getting older, but the couple decided to attend a free workshop on memory loss at Martha & Mary Nursing Facility last year.
THE DALLES, ORE. — Three years ago, the North Kitsap Babe Ruth 14s All Stars won the regional tournament to advance to the World Series for the first time in NK history.
Now, this year’s 14s are flirting with a chance to join that record-setting team — all in that very same Columbia Gorge town.
Four, three, two, one. No other numbers make hearts jump and pulses race at the Hansville Community Center in early August quite like them. And with good reason, too.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — It is the bottom of the seventh inning and the Ravens, a local 14-U select fastpitch team, is down one run. The team has two runners on as Kendal Peiguss comes to the plate in the game, held Aug. 7.
POULSBO — When he takes the stage in Finland later this month, Garth Donald will have one minute to show the world his skills on the air guitar.
Yes — that’s air guitar — a.k.a. not really any guitar at all. But for this North Kitsap High School 2002 graduate, taking his adroitness of impersonation to the Air Guitar World Championships, held in Oulu, Finland, is a dream come true.
KINGSTON — Due to the enormously roaring and powerful response to last year’s “Just Because” Show & Shine fund-raiser for Kingston’s ShareNet Food Bank, co-organizer Dale Gerber decided that it couldn’t hurt to get more motors running again this year.
Philip P. Malone, 79 Philip Pratt Malone of Poulsbo died Aug. 10, 2004 in Poulsbo. He was 79. Malone was…
Lorin Childers, 86 Former Bainbridge Island resident Lorin Dow Childers died Aug. 9, 2004 in Lacey. He was 86. He…
Dorothy M. Rainey, 83 Dorothy Marie Rainey of Keyport died Aug. 9, 2004 in Keyport. She was 83. Rainey was…
After a round about of proposed names and ideas as to what amenities would best suit Poulsbo’s newest green space, plans to create Fish Park are already making a grand splash. The site, located at the northernmost end of Liberty Bay, is yet another testament of the good things that can happen when folks put their heads together in the interest of the community.
SUQUAMISH — The Suquamish Tribe awarded nearly $70,000 to various non-profit groups and schools in the community recently using its quarterly Appendix X funds. A total of $67,900 was given to 13 non-profit agencies as part of the tribe’s quarterly charitable contribution program.
POULSBO — Northwest College of Art senior and Salt Lake City, Utah native Ryan Parrish got caught drawing on his desk in school one day — and hasn’t stopped drawing since.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — “Sit up straight, heads up. Chest up!” yells rowing club coach and Poulsbo resident Allison Olanie. “Drive with those legs! Full pressure, full speed!”
KINGSTON — Wednesday’s downpour combined with minimal wind didn’t exactly create ideal conditions for sailing in Appletree Cove.
Yet, for the kids involved with Kingston Sailing Camps, it was as good a day as any to be out practicing their maritime and sailing skills.
John T. “Jack” Brooke Jr., 76 John Thomas “Jack” Brooke Jr. of Hansville died Aug. 7, 2004 in Bremerton. He…
POULSBO — While the weather’s been relatively dry lately, residents of the Austurbruin neighborhood have the wet stuff on their minds.
In particular, how to keep it under control.
While John Travolta isn’t likely to strut his way onto a brightly lit dance floor and the much-anticipated Bay City Rollers reunion tour may still be a few years in the making, Kingston will be turning the clock back to a time when polyester was king and disco was topping the charts.
KINGSTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has ceased its investigation of Nike Site No. 92 in Kingston and hasn’t guaranteed the safety of building a proposed public high school on and nearby the site.
POULSBO — When they fell into the losers’ bracket at the ASA Northwest Regional fastpitch tournament, the North Kitsap Ravens’ 14-U select team knew it would take a determined effort to reach nationals: win five games in two days.
But that’s exactly what they did.
