POULSBO — The Best of North Kitsap 2012 is included the Aug. 17 North Kitsap Herald, available now at newsstands and in stores.

Readers voted online on their favorites in 88 categories — Services, Shopping, Fitness & Sports, Entertainment, Food, Public Servants, and Best Aspects of Living in North Kitsap.

All told, the latest edition of the Herald consists of 76 pages and several sections: Kitsap Week, The Best of North Kitsap 2012, the United Way’s 75th anniversary, and USA Weekend magazine. Among the top stories: The Babe Ruth World Series, a cultural renaissance among the Sami people, and The Book Stop’s future in the wake of its owner’s death. Kitsap Week’s cover story can be used as a planner so you can enjoy the Babe Ruth series, Chief Seattle Days, the Poulsbo Arts Festival, the Silverdale 3 on 3 Shootout, and the Kitsap County Fair.

Inside the Herald you’ll find local news, Public Meetings, Opinion, Letters, For the Record, Sports & Outdoors (with extensive coverage of the Babe Ruth series), North Kitsap Calendar, Around Town, North Kitsap Business, Police Calls, North Kitsap Kith & Kin, an update on the primary election, Kitsap Week Life and Culture, Northwest Wines, Jennifer Cleverdon’s Cleverdon Chronicles, Timi Gustafson’s Food & Health, Kitsap Week Sudoku, Kitsap Calendar, Around Kitsap, Kitsap Week Crossword, Kitsap Business Beat, Around Kitsap, and Sound Classifieds & Real Estate.

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