HANSVILLE — As residents packed into the Greater Hansville Area Community Center for a candidates forum Wednesday night, many were ready to bake the politicians just like the pies that were served before the debate began. And, as U.S. District 1 Rep. challenger Larry Ishmael said, as long as the lemon meringue pie was there, he’d show up to any event the Hansville community was holding.
PORT GAMBLE — With bouncing hips and flamboyant attitudes, the girls in The Dance Within belly dancing troupe took center stage Saturday afternoon, entrancing Port Gamble visitors and residents with their moves, colorful skirts and chiming belts.
The historic New England mill town took on shades of the Middle East as the performers and music intertwined seamlessly.
SILVERDALE — Though it didn’t get the final wins it needed, the North Kitsap Vikings volleyball team has proved its caliber and improvement on the season.
Tuesday night, the Vikings were initially vicious as they welcomed the Narrows League No. 2 Central Kitsap to Poulsbo for the final game of the regular season.
POULSBO — Even though the time-sensitive work on State Route 305 has been completed, crews from Stan Palmer Construction are still making inroads on the project.
During the winter months, crews will be building retaining walls on both sides of the highway in preparation for actual road construction next year, said City Engineer Andrzej Kasiniak.
POULSBO — The schooner C.A. Thayer will set sail from the past onto Christmas trees throughout the North End, thanks to a partnership between the Poulsbo Historical Society and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Poulsbo.
The Thayer is featured on this year’s holiday ornament, which is being sold to raise money for the historical society.
For the second time in a week, the North Kitsap Herald Editorial Advisory Board split its vote down the middle as its members sat down to talk county politics with “the ideologue†and “the kid.†Both Jack Hamilton and Josh Brown have notable strengths that would make either an excellent county commissioner.
But both also have weaknesses that are just as important and noteworthy…
POULSBO — When the city’s 20-year transportation plan finally parks itself in front of the full city council this year, traffic impact fees will be increased and the level of service will be redefined.
The three parts of the proposed plan are: the transportation plan, which outlines all of the anticipated road improvements for the next two decades; the traffic impact fee ordinance; and the concurrency of the ordinance, which will be used to test the legality of the new ordinance, City Engineer Andrzej Kasiniak said during Wednesday’s city council public works committee meeting.
SUQUAMISH — With the bounce of a Wiffle Ball and the excited giggles of children in the background, members of the Suquamish community learned a new game, named after an old dog.
To celebrate the completion of revamping the Suquamish Sports Court dedicated to the sport, residents swung by the Suquamish Elementary Gym Wednesday night for pickleball lessons.
KINGSTON — The Carpenter Lake Trail boardwalk has taken a long time to grow into existence, much like the bog it floats upon. Unlike the habitat of the North End wetland, however, the boardwalk was deemed permanently finished Wednesday, and crowds gathered at the grand opening were submerged into the world of habitats and wetlands.
POULSBO — Poulsbo artist Gerald Wright creates his art according to his desires.
But as Olympic College Poulsbo recently purchased three of his encaustic wax covered color paintings, OC students have been finding their own artistic desire during the school day.
“I do art for me, and I do art that makes me feel good,†Wright said. “If it makes other people feel good, I’m glad; but art is an expression of who I am and I go for that.â€
POULSBO — All of the holiday cheer one could ask for — toys, gifts, apparel and essentials — will deck the proverbial halls of North Kitsap High School at the annual Holiday Fest Nov. 4 and 5 beginning at 9:30 and 11 a.m. respectively.
And what’s more, kettle corn is back this year.
“When you go to a fair like this people expect the funnel cakes and kettle corn; it’s just not the same without it,†said festival organizer Leah Titze.
ARTS & CRAFTS
QUILT SHOW: West Sound Quilters annual quilt show Oct. 27, 28 and 29, President’s Hall, Kitsap County Fairgrounds, Bremerton. Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $4. …
KINGSTON — After taking a few years off, the halls of Kingston Junior High will be back in costume this Halloween as the school’s Builders Club undertakes the creation of a haunted house.
Among ghouls, ghosts and goblins, the Grim Reaper and Captain Keith “Jeff†Richards of the S.S. Scare from the Grave will also be in attendance as the house springs up from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 27 and 28.
Night of the Living Dead
Not Rated
final analysis: *** I am, of course, recommending the 1968 George Romero classic, not its 1990 remake, nor the so-called enhanced and expanded version released in ‘98. …
POULSBO — As he finished his final helping at First Lutheran’s 94th annual lutefisk dinner Saturday, a big smile came across Glenn Haskins’ face.
“It’s very good this year,†Haskins said, adding that the Norwegian delicacy served at the event has improved over the years. “I think the fish has gotten better.â€
Haskins would know, too. As a lifelong Poulsbo resident, the lutefisk dinner has been a part of his life for more than eight decades, he said.
From a screening of the 1925 classic silent film “The Phantom of the Opera,†complete with live organ accompaniment, to a showing of the newer classic and definitely not silent “Rocky Horror Picture Show†and Halloween karaoke, there are Halloween activities happening all over Kitsap County, starting this weekend.
Beginning at the north end of the county, here’s a look at some Halloween festivities.
POULSBO — On home game Friday nights, Poulsbo’s quiet community is acoustically illuminated by the roar of the North Kitsap faithful, sustained by the overtones of the NK Band filling the air at Viking Stadium.
And while it may sometimes be viewed as an afterthought under the Friday night lights, the NK marching band is an essential piece of North Kitsap’s pride.
Military bases are better known for patriotic marching bands than tragic opera performances, but an unusual joint grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Department of Defense is bringing opera to military bases, including one in Kitsap County.
The Naval Undersea Museum at Keyport is the site for a performance of Peter Brook’s “The Tragedy of Carmen,†performed by members of the Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program Oct. 27. The program is sponsored by Navy Region Northwest Community Support.
The adaptation of Bizet’s tale of the beautiful gypsy Carmen and her ill-fated lover Don José is an 80-minute “stripped down†version, suitable for the young traveling opera troupe. The shorter format may also be more palatable for novice opera-goers, as well as the fact that it’s sung in English.
POULSBO — North Kitsap’s Friday night game against Bellarmine Prep was more important than a ticket to the playoffs, more exciting than its sold-out crowd and even more meaningful than Senior Night and Homecoming combined.
It was all of the above.
PORT ORCHARD — At their last chance to make the district cut at the Narrows League divisional swims Oct. 20, all of the Aqua-Vikes looking for a qualifying time fell short.
However, best times were raised and seconds were dropped as North continued to celebrate its season-long goal of individual improvement. And while most of the squad put up its final times of the season in the divisional meet at the South Kitsap High School pool, seven Vikings — present at the meet to support their teammates — were already locked in the district meet by cinching a qualifying time earlier in the season.