With Spring weather finally agreeing to hang around for more than a few minutes at a time … our spirits…
Backyard farming is increasingly popular as folks rediscover the delicious flavor and added nutrition of garden fresh fruits and veggies….
There was no shortage of stories, or honors, April 30 at the celebration of Laura Hagen Westeren’s 100th birthday. Westeren, a Poulsbo native and logger’s wife who became Darrington’s first First Lady before returning to her beloved Seabeck home, was feted by more than 100 family members and friends at Crista Shores Retirement Community in Silverdale. She received congratulatory letters from Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson and Gov. Chris Gregoire, and her birthday was declared Laura Hagen Westeren Day at Crista Shores.
Like many of you we have been waiting for spring to get here and we are not sure if it…
A friend stopped me the other day and asked a question about hard-boiled eggs. He and his family made a…
Not too long ago, if you received a life-changing medical diagnosis, you may have picked up the phone and called…
Students learn about our valuable and fragile water supply
Angy Parrish of Poulsbo celebrates her 100th birthday April 29, 11 a.m., at a luncheon in the Silverdale Beach Hotel. She will be joined by 29 relatives from Arkansas, California, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
There will be no shortage of stories to tell April 30 at the celebration of Laura Hagen Westeren’s 100th birthday. She was born May 4, 1911 in Poulsbo, as Norwegian as the city of her birth. Her parents, Peter and Karen Hagen, had immigrated from Norway in 1902 and Peter became a boat builder and fisherman here. Laura grew up in Seabeck in a home her father built. As a teen, she worked as a housekeeper and cook in Seattle. As a young married woman, she and her logger husband, Reidar Westeren, and their growing family followed logging work throughout the Northwest. She hauled water by pail to the house for cooking and cleaning.
SUQUAMISH — Suquamish Elementary students marched through town Friday in celebration of Earth Day. This year’s parade included a “Procession…
The picturesque Point No Point Lighthouse continues to safely guide marine traffic.
Kitsap Easter egg hunts this weekend.
The Mountaineers plan a day-long celebration at Rhododendron Preserve.
How do I gracefully “unfriend” people who I see frequently in my community or who are mutual friends with my good friends?
Christopher Cady is adjusting to being in the public eye. “Today I had a guy in the bathroom ask me…
Author tells of a traumatic time with her daughter and the joy that followed.
The Peninsula Trombone Choir holds their spring concert on April 10 at 2 p.m. at Silverdale Lutheran Church, 11701 Ridgeport Drive, NW.
Farmers markets kick off their season this weekend with the opening of the Bainbridge Farmers Market and Poulsbo Farmers Market on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bock of Silverdale are happy to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Cheri Lynn, to Keith Patrick Austin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Austin, of Poulsbo.
In 1977 a Basic Education Act was passed in Washington State, dictating a ratio of 20 students for one “funded”…