KINGSTON — A 200-pound black bear was rescued in Kingston Monday afternoon as state and local officials spent hours trying to safely remove it from a tree in a residential neighborhood.
POULSBO — Speechless.
That’s what Garrett Steele was when asked about finally receiving his place in the Eagle Scout court of honor after finishing a nearly four-year project to earn the ranking.
But his words didn’t disappear for long.
POULSBO — It was an homage to boating history last weekend at the Poulsbo Marina, where wooden relics of pleasure cruises past docked and displayed their craftsmanship to fellow seafarers and interested passersby.
POULSBO — There wasn’t an empty seat in the house as school board candidates Dan Delaney, Reneé Arcement, Ed Strickland and Val Torrens answered questions from an intently listening audience Monday night in the North Kitsap School District office board room in Poulsbo.
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ARBORWOOD MEETING: Olympic Property Group will host a public meeting regarding Arborwood from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Kingston Middle School. The public is invited. . .
POULSBO — The Washington State University Kitsap County Extension Master Gardeners are calling all green thumbs to the Raab Park Youth Garden Open House, which will be celebrating 10 years of youth gardening from 1-4 p.m. Sunday.
Families, friends and especially kids are invited to join in the fun, including harvesting and sampling of the garden’s produce, demonstrations from the Compost Team, refreshments and the sharing of fond memories.
As the summer wraps up and the rainy weather the Pacific Northwest is known for continues, construction projects and outdoor crews begin swapping their T-shirts for overcoats and move as much as they can to indoor projects.
KINGSTON — Commuters concerned Washington State Ferries might change without their say will have a chance to voice opinions on the matter this Tuesday. Meetings are regularly held around the Puget Sound to garner input, and this time will be held in Kingston, giving locals an opportunity to be heard.
KINGSTON — When North Kitsap School District Supt. Gene Medina walks into his office, one of the prominently displayed photos always catches his eye. It is from a party held a little over a year ago, celebrating the work and passion one man had for his community and the children living in it.
POULSBO — The city of Poulsbo could soon be headquartered at the intersection of Moe Street and 3rd Avenue, and the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority has secured a purchase option should the city take the offer.
Poulsbo Mayor Kathryn Quade made the announcement Wednesday night, and said if feasibility studies are positive and the deal is approved, the new digs could be up and running within two years.
BREMERTON — Unlike the Kitsap County Health District’s El Centro de Familia, which was rescued from the cutting room floor, the Poulsbo Health District clinic is set to close on Oct. 15.
“We cannot keep the clinic open for another month because we’ll run into cash flow problems,” KCHD director Scott Lindquist told the health district’s board recently.
KINGSTON — As the completion date for the new Windermere office fast approaches, the company is now turning its collective attention to a new, much larger project in the same area. A condominium and commercial use space has been permitted and approved for a more than 3-acre lot just north of the new structure.
KINGSTON — With a $3.5 million Ferry Boat Discretionary Program grant coming down the federal pipeline, it seems as though dreams for a Kingston passenger-only ferry have again risen from the deep. And the Port of Kingston — which remains tightlipped because the official papers for the grant have not yet come through — is slowly treading its way through a fact-finding mission to gather as much information as possible to effectively get service running again.
POULSBO — A whole new crew of sailors and sea captains is headed to the shores of Little Norway for the Classic Yacht Association’s 11th annual rendezvous at the Port of Poulsbo beginning Friday.
POULSBO — It’s been four years since Liberty Bay saw the first of a string of autumn sewer leaks wash up on its shores. Five leaks and more than 900,000 gallons of discharged sewage later, city workers and the Liberty Bay Foundation are both heading into another fall season with fingers crossed in hopes a sixth spill won’t occur.
LITTLE BOSTON — A festival-like atmosphere spread over Little Boston residents as the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe made a point to celebrate its members and friends Friday and Saturday. Port Gamble S’Klallam Days 2007 started with a glitter-covered bang Friday evening with a princess pageant, and picked up speed from there.
KINGSTON — Motorists battling their way through the construction on Miller Bay Road could face even longer waits beginning this week. Due to paving at the road’s intersections with Indianola and Gunderson roads, delays could reach 30 to 40 minutes or more depending on the work.
POULSBO — Eighth graders Melissa Warren and Mallory Tidball are bearing a heavy load this school year, but not in the way one might imagine.
With only two minutes between periods — scarcely enough time to make it to class and definitely too short a stretch to visit the lockers — students are now packing several classes’ worth of texts on their backs as they travel the hallways each day. And according to Warren and Tidball, they are none too happy about it.
POULSBO — Little Norway’s streets may be a far cry from the busy hills of San Francisco, but one of the City by the Bay’s most famous attractions could soon be duplicated near the shores of Liberty Bay.
In the last year and a half, North Kitsap waters have been on a roller coaster ride in the levels of the biotoxin causing Paralytic Shellfish Poison, also know as red tide. There were a higher number of closures last fall and winter, when the biotoxin usually doesn’t make an appearance. This past summer, levels returned to normal, allowing the Suquamish Tribe to recover from what turned out to be a large economic hit caused by the red tide closures.