POULSBO — Bond Road near the Kitsap Medical Center will be closed beginning at 8:30 p.m. July 13 and will last until 7:30 p.m. July 17. Crews will be installing culverts beneath the road to improve fish migration.
WEDNESDAY 11 MCTAKEOVER: The Soroptimist Club will host a McTakeover from 6-8 p.m. July 11 at the Poulsbo McDonalds. All…
KINGSTON — This Saturday Hall’s Angels, Can Do’s, Stairway to Steven and many other teams will lace up their sneakers, find that extra bottle of sunscreen and pitch their tents in preparation for a full 24 hours of walking the Kingston Junior High track as the North Kitsap Relay for Life again takes aim at raising cancer funding and awareness.
HANSVILLE — Though postponed for more than a year, dredging at the entrance of Coon Bay is now scheduled for November, and Driftwood Key Club members say after navigating various local, state and private organizations’ requirements, all the permits have been approved.
PORT GAMBLE — The canine athletes preparing for the fourth annual Muddy Paws Agility Club of Kitsap dog agility competition are ready to strut their four-legged stuff, and it will definitely put tricks like “sit,” “stay” and “play dead” to shame. These dogs, accompanied by their owners, will be flying through obstacles of all kinds to prove they are the fastest and most agile the North End has ever seen.
KINGSTON — Perhaps the highlight of the longest running parade in Washington came when the Kingston High School Buccaneers emerged in front of the entire crowd of onlookers during the Fourth of July celebration.
It was a proud moment for the soon-to-be school and the community at large.
KINGSTON — Kitsap County officials continue to urge North End residents to use alternate routes whenever possible to avoid construction work along Miller Bay Road.
Three separate improvement projects are slowing traffic in the area, including traffic lights being installed at Miller Bay and West Kingston roads, Miller Bay and Indianola roads and Miller Bay and Gunderson roads.
POULSBO — It’s back to budget basics as Poulsbo City Council members prepare to meet tonight to discuss three city hall development proposals presented during a special public open house June 25. With proposal numbers running from $12.2 million to $16 million, council members face the challenge of working an option into their allotted $10.1 million budget.
POULSBO — A new chapter of Optimist International has started right here in Poulsbo, and it’s gearing up to make a difference.
They call themselves the North Kitsap Optimist Club, and chartered May 30 with 29 members already on the roster. With a call to serving local youth in any way they can, members of the club are now planning future events designed to encourage optimism in children as a healthy state of mind.
POULSBO — The newest member of Poulsbo’s Public Works garbage fleet has officially joined ranks.
The Peterbilt, a 1997 model purchased from the city of Shelton sporting a Heil mechanical lifting device on its right side, is now taking on more than 400 residential trash cans each Tuesday, and is simultaneously saving public works employees some serious aches and pains.
POULSBO — Wally Harrison may operate under the stealthy guise of a peacefully retired grandpa, but don’t be fooled. The 79-year-old former home and boat builder’s shop remains abuzz as he takes on his newest role: kid entertainer extraordinaire.
POULSBO — “Memories of the Seashore” has translated into memories that will last a lifetime for recent North Kitsap High School graduate and marimba drummer Malinda Willey.
Her perfect rendition of the Keiko Abe piece earned her first place at the Washington Music Educators Association State Solo and Ensemble Contest April 28, as she bested 22 others at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
KINGSTON — The North End community is hoping to cleanup in an effort to help Kingston teenager Aaron Jacot get further down his long road to recovery.
To get the recent North Kitsap High School graduate moving in the right direction supporters of Jacot will host a massive car from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 21 at Kingston Albertsons.
POULSBO — Poulsbo City Councilwoman Connie Lord loves to paint. And though the former art teacher and Northwest College of Art graduate no longer runs her own gallery, she still likes to pick up a brush now and then. But Lord’s hands will soon be busy with campaign pamphlets, not paint, as her second four-year term on city council comes to an end and elections approach this fall.
SUNDAY 8 RUMMAGE SALE: There will be a North Kitsap Relay for Life rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5…
KINGSTON — Bombs were bursting in the air over Kingston and red, white and blue were a must on any form of clothing for residents and visitors celebrating the 231st Independence Day downtown. From the longest running parade in the state, some say west of the Mississippi, to Tiny Town to the special Kingston Farmers Market and music festival, the North End was hopping during the patriotic holiday.
HANSVILLE — As Hansville resident and local consultant Steve Bauer prepares to be sworn in to the North Kitsap Commissioner’s seat Monday, he’s already reviewing potential projects and communities, groups and people he wants to work with during his tenure as the North End’s representative.
KINGSTON — Four Kingston High School students to be will get a first class lesson in Español in a few days.
Girl Scouts Troop 803, consisting of Erika Rabura, Rachel Burk, Chelsea Wilson and Kendra Gottschalk will leave the comforts of their Kingston homes for an adventure in Mexico from July 9-20. The Scouts will spend their first three days in Mexico City before traveling 47 miles south to Cuernavaca, where they will stay for the remainder of their trip.
POULSBO — Residents who have wondered where cooking lessons, music, organically-grown foods and the company of good friends collide, need look no further. Now in its fourth year of business, the Poulsbo Farmers Market is boasting over 50 vendors and more events on its calendar than ever before.
POULSBO — There was only one delay before Poulsbo’s annual Third of July watermelon eating and seed-spitting contest: someone forgot to bring the watermelons.
Needless to say, it was quickly addressed.