WEDNESDAY 1 OPTIMIST MEETINGS: The North Kitsap Optimists Club will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 at…
INDIANOLA — Gathered along Indianola Road, street vendors and community groups mingled with friends and neighbors, laughing and talking as they meandered through the street fair. A little farther downtown, the Indianola Dock was dotted with people admiring the sand sculptures taking shape on the beach below as artists and families worked quickly to finish their creations before the clock ran out and judging began.
SUQUAMISH — Even though the official grand opening won’t take place until Sept. 7, a large contingent of local North End area children have been enjoying the friendly confines of the newly constructed Marion Forsman-Boushie Early Learning Center since it opened its doors May 15. Construction began in July of 2006.
Every year, with an enormous effort from canoe pullers around Puget Sound, Canada and Alaska, Native American tribes up and down the shores of the Pacific Northwest gather and celebrate the rekindling of their heritage and share their cultures.
KINGSTON — Four Kingston High School students are going to have a whopper of a tale to tell their fellow sophomores when they ask, “What did you do this summer?” in September.
After years of talk and some “serious planning” Erika Rabura, Rachel Burk, Chelsea Wilson and Kendra Gottschalk of Girl Scout Troop 803 visited Mexico July 9-20, learning about the culture and lifestyles of Central America firsthand.
INDIANOLA — One of the newest schools in North Kitsap is already in motion, moving into a new facility that will accommodate its immediate and future needs.
The Trillium School is in the process of transitioning from its original location — a private residence in Indianola — to the defunct Indianola Firehouse at the intersection of Kitsap Street and Indianola Road.
POULSBO — Little by little, the Marine Science Center is making its way to completion, and a check presented by several community businesses Monday is just one of several unexpected gestures helping make its fall debut possible.
SATURDAY 28 ARTS FESTIVAL: The Kitsap Arts & Crafts annual festival will be held July 28 and 29 at Port…
KEYPORT — Nearly 50 concerned citizens attended a community meeting in Keyport Tuesday evening to discuss the town’s newest community plan, and what was left out of it.
The proposal is expected to be adopted this fall, but after a sparsely-attended May 22 community meeting, during which 12 of 15 residents voted to keep view protection standards off the plan, several others are expressing a different opinion, and wanted to have their say.
Scientists from the Suquamish Tribe, environmental and state agencies around the Puget Sound are taking beach combing to a whole new level in the North End. Instead of looking for shells, lost treasures and unique driftwood, they are searching for the connections between species of fish and other sea creatures and the relationship the nearshore habitat and dry land ecosystems share.
POULSBO — Alex Duchemin had a lot on her mind the first week of July. As one of 22 Miss Washington hopefuls competing for the crown at Tacoma’s Pantageous Theater, she had dance routines to learn, a song to practice and a four-minute onstage interview to prepare for. But in the little free time she had, Duchemin decided to do one other thing.
She decided to blog.
HANSVILLE — For nearly 15 years, Hansville residents have been gathering together at the Greater Hansville Community Center to share a meal, information and companionship. Now, after having organized the Hansville Neighbors’ Luncheon nine months out of the year for about six years, coordinator Bonnie Isaacs is ready to step out of the kitchen and let someone else take up the spatula.
POULSBO — The Poulsbo Junction Grocery gasoline leak discovered near Viking Way more than four weeks ago has resulted in the closure of a nearby business and continues to evade the Department of Ecology.
POULSBO — Former Miss Viking Fest Jasmine Campbell was honored for her strength and courage at a July 18 “Profiles in Courage Luncheon” given by the National Black Prosecutor’s Association.
KINGSTON — Commuters trying to work their way through four different construction projects along the Miller Bay Road corridor may notice something a little new this week. A stretch of roadway south of Indianola Road has now been paved and turned into a one-lane bypass, said Kitsap County Public Works project and design manager Dick Dadisman.
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Anglers go after chinook during rare opening in Marine Areas 9 and 10
A short rundown of what’s going on downtown, followed by more in-depth looks at the Kingston Inn property, Kingston Naturals and the old fire station.