POULSBO — Crossing State Route 305 will become a little more difficult Monday as Iverson Street between SR 305 and 8th Avenue will be closed until Oct. 19.
During that time crews from Stan Palmer Construction of Port Orchard will be installing culverts under the highway.
At the same time, no left turns will be permitted at the SR 305/Lincoln Road intersection and access to Lincoln Road from the highway will be right in, right out.
On the field under the summer sun, many games are lost and won, but for the North Kitsap Soccer Club measures of success reach much further than the outcome of the game.
Summer is when soccer is kicking, and players get a chance for not only improvement but also camaraderie in both the game and in friendship, heightening their skills for regular season — which begins this weekend in North Kitsap.
TACOMA — Coming into the season, players on the North Kitsap High School volleyball team knew it would take a bit of time to adjust to each other, find a groove and pick up the pace. But no one could’ve guessed the Vikings would hit their stride so soon.
Traveling to Tacoma to take on Foss in the first league match of the season, the Viking spikers came away with a 3-0 win in a big way — 25-11, 25-9, 25-9. Though the Falcons displayed a plethora of inexperience, the game was still a testament to NK’s teamwork, head coach Tim French said.
POULSBO — After losing their fight against annexation in March, several residents along Noll Road believe their worst nightmare is coming true.
When the 133.82 acres bordered by Mesford Road to the north, Noll Road to the east, Heron Pond Lane to the south and Poulsbo Elementary School to the west were annexed, Councilwoman Connie Lord and other council members assured the neighbors there would be ample opportunity to fight potential development.
Black Press Ltd. has announced the acquisition of the Little Nickel and Nickel Ads Classifieds based in Lynnwood and Portland, Ore.
Formerly owned by Lee Enterprises in Davenport, Iowa, the publications in the Pacific Northwest have combined weekly distribution of more than 375,000 copies.
OLYMPIA — Required by the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act, the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction recently released the the names of schools and districts identified by the federal government as “needing improvement.â€
Twenty schools and four districts across the state completed two years of successful academic progress and are exiting the list, while 248 schools’ and 28 districts’ progress was not enough to stay off of the “improvement†list.
Monday will mark the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and people across the nation will spend the day in their own way to remember the tragedies.
In the North End, residents have been invited to two events that will mark the terrorist attacks on America.
POULSBO — Hopes for the Marine Science Center floated a little higher Wednesday as the city council’s finance/administration committee signed off on an agreement to support the center until the end of the year.
Under the agreement, and pending full council approval, the city will lease the building to the Poulsbo Marine Science Foundation rent free until the end of the year and also pay for the utilities and exterior maintenance costs.
POULSBO — Abandoning the play-filled days of summer and heading back into the classroom should be a little bit easier for Breidablik Elementary School students this year.
A $40,000 project wrapped up over the summer as 28 members of the crew of the USS Louisiana helped Breidablik parents and community set up a shining new set of playground equipment next to the school’s sports fields.
POULSBO — Fred Aalto has stepped to the tunes of polkas, waltzes and jigs for most of his life, but he didn’t dance his way into the Poulsbo Sons of Norway lodge until five years ago.
“I’ve been dancing all of my life, but I’ve been teaching at the Sons for about five years,†Aalto said.
Make a choice. Republican or Democrat. That’s what ballots are telling voters across Kitsap County as the September primary election nears. But even those who fall into either camp must be a bit miffed about the ballot — not as angry as those who don’t see themselves as donkeys or elephants — but unhappy nonetheless.
Many people who knit would say that they find the act to be comforting, a way to relax and soothe away the stresses of the day. For Bainbridge Island fiber artist Lynn Garrett, it’s more than that. She puts healing energy into her creations.
“People tell me they can feel it when they put them on,†she said of her scarves, shawls and ponchos.
ARTS & CRAFTS
SEEKING CO-OP ARTISTS: Kingston Art Gallery accepting ongoing applications from artists who wish to be juried, with the potential for becoming gallery artists in the cooperative. Applications available at the gallery in Kingston. Further information at (360) 297-2213. …
POULSBO — After experiencing a relatively trouble-free weekend during the first closure of State Route 305, Poulsbo’s police and fire departments are readying for yet another.
Beginning Sept. 11, Iverson Street will be closed between 8th Avenue and SR 305 while crews from Stan Palmer Construction of Port Orchard install culverts under the highway.
At that time, no left turns will be permitted at the SR 305/Lincoln Road intersection and access to Lincoln Road from the highway will be right in, right out.
POULSBO — A barber pole doesn’t spin around outside, but there’s one painted on the door providing just a hint of what’s behind it.
After years spent working for another business, Rachel Mercer decided it was time for a change in scenery.
PORT GAMBLE — Children weaved in and out of chrome work, dodging gorgeous paint jobs and pointing out antique cars to their adult counterparts as the car owners looked on. The classic car show, put on Sunday by the Early Irons Car Club, rolled in sweet rides for the second year in a row to benefit those kids.
POULSBO — The grand dreams of bringing Poulsbo’s Marine Science Center back to life received a financial wake-up call as city officials grapple the question of how much support the city can provide.
The Poulsbo Public Works Committee asked for an estimate of the utility and maintenance costs associated with reopening the center from Public Works Director Jeff Bauman at its Aug. 23 meeting.
POULSBO — Once College Market Place has all of its lines colored in, its guiding master plan will have been completed.
Olympic College was the first to draw itself onto the 216-acre page on the city’s northwestern edge before retail giants Wal-Mart and The Home Depot followed suit.
Coming to America no easy task.
Everyone knows these lines from “that Statue of Liberty poemâ€:
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. 
POULSBO — After the death of Fire District No. 18 Commissioner Linda Gunby, the Poulsbo organization was faced with the tough task of naming her successor.
Now, almost a month after the deadline for residents to apply for the position, the board will swear in its latest addition: Poulsbo attorney Conrad Green.
Green was selected from a pool of four applicants, all of whom were well suited for the position, said Fire District No. 18 Commissioner Jim Ingalls.