KINGSTON — Meetings to determine how to reconfigure the Village Green Park have become nearly monthly occurrences since the Kingston Community Center Foundation learned the new buildings cannot be constructed on the current Navy housing property.
This is due largely to a $40,000 Interagency for Outdoor Recreation grant Kitsap County accepted to help purchase the 3.6-acre property in December 2005.
PORT ORCHARD — A proposed private dock continued to float despite the hail of testimony against it Wednesday during a Kitsap County public hearing.
Hearing Examiner Stephen K. Causseaux Jr. allowed nearly the entire day for discussion on a dock project submitted by Port Gamble residents Charles and Sondra Peters.
POULSBO — When graduation keynote speaker Chris Wendelyn instructed the Parent Assisted Learning program class of 2007 to turn its tassles from the right to left side at approximately 7:30 p.m., it became official.
They had done it, at that moment they became alumni.
POULSBO — Bruce Nilsen got his first taste of the family business at the tender age of 11 on the ground floor, literally.
“All I did was sweep and clean up,” he said. “I didn’t start working until I was 11. I’ve had a good run.”
HOOD CANAL — The Washington State Department of Transportation is navigating closer to its goal of renovating the eastern half of the Hood Canal Bridge by reaching the 52 percent completion mark this week.
The first set of 10 anchors were sunk at the bridge site, finishing May 31, said WSDOT interim communications manager Theresa Gren.
POULSBO — Countless hours of hard work by outgoing North Kitsap High School seniors during their tenures paid off. Big time.
Tuesday night, 87 members of the class of 2007 were formally recognized during the annual NKHS Scholarship and Awards Night at the North Kitsap School District Auditorium. The final take before the students attend various colleges, universities and technical schools across the United States? An astounding $1.5 million.
POULSBO — Barring last-minute candidate filings, the only contested North End offices will be the Poulsbo City Council positions held by Councilman Jim Henry, Councilman Mike Regis and Councilwoman Connie Lord.
The outcomes of those races won’t be decided until the Nov. 6 general election because the top two vote-getters in the Aug. 21 primary election automatically advance.
POULSBO — Not many 82-year-olds can say they walked down the aisle as a fellow graduate with one of their grandchildren. But June 16, Don Weedin will do just that at North Kitsap High School.
POULSBO — When Mayor Kathryn Quade banged her gavel to open the Wednesday night public hearing on the city’s emergency downtown parking ordinance, the silence was deafening.
KINGSTON — North Kitsap is paradise for boating and water sports enthusiasts, and with summer coming in like a high tide, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is working to ensure it is safe for youngsters.
INDIANOLA — Residents driving by the Indianola Clubhouse may have noticed something a little new — brighter paint, a new entrance, a sturdier foundation and improved landscaping. All can be attributed to a $370,000 remodeling project and the help of Indianola residents who worked hard to raise the money through a series of fund raisers.
They are nearly to the funding goal, but still plan to have the Tour de Duck rubber duckie race again this year after its overwhelming successful start last summer.
SATURDAY 9 OLD MILL DAYS: The Old Mill Days celebration will take over Port Gamble from 8 a.m. to 11…
KINGSTON — Kingston residents should set out for that early morning cup of coffee on the way to work a little earlier starting Monday. Getting a burst of caffeine may be more challenging as crews start construction on the Miller Bay and West Kingston roads traffic signal next week.
KINGSTON — For the last 13 years, Kingston Junior High band’s performances have wowed audiences in the North Kitsap area and beyond. In a sense, KJH’s band has built a dynasty few junior high bands can ever dream of matching.
INDIANOLA — North End residents were given a unique opportunity Sunday afternoon to tour the Doe-Kag-Wats, Suquamish Tribal saltwater marshes with important cultural significance. Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman invited local residents to be his guests and opened the land to non-tribal members for an hour during the sixth annual Suquamish Olalla Neighbor’s Potluck Camp Indianola.
PORT GAMBLE — The knight’s face sweats behind his visor, and he rolls his shoulders under his armor, preparing to attack. The crowd cheers in the background, and his opponent suddenly lunges at him, taking a swipe with a heavy sword. The crowd erupts again, their shouts reaching across the hot, grassy slopes of Port Gamble.
POULSBO — Regardless of what happens at tonight’s public hearing concerning a recent emergency zoning ordinance that pertains to parking requirements in downtown Poulsbo, business leaders are hopeful a solution will finally be found.
POULSBO — The Baccalaureate Mass for outgoing North Kitsap High School graduates has been a tradition at North Kitsap High School for as long as Pastor Duncan Forbes can remember.
“I believe the baccalaureate has taken place in North Kitsap since the inception of the high school,” he said.
WEDNESDAY 6 ART FESTIVAL: The fifth annual North Kitsap School District Festival of the Arts will be from 6-9 p.m….
KINGSTON — Preparations for the new Kingston substation are already being felt by North End residents in the way of slowed traffic along Miller Bay Road. But once completed, the new Puget Sound Energy station, located near Albertsons, will send power faster than ever to Hansville and Kingston households and businesses.