POULSBO — Taking a break from the typical summer pastimes, local kids can get their technological kicks this summer at the Olympic College-Poulsbo campus.
As OC-Poulsbo enters the third year of its summertime Edventure program, its focus has centered heavily around technology and digital arts. And while courses will be managed inside a classroom setting, the subject matter is far more exciting than anything one would likely find in a traditional textbook.
POULSBO — Recalling memories of the ill-fated country western concert during the 2000 Viking Fest at the North Kitsap High School stadium, Councilman Mike Regis Wednesday took aim at a proposed noise ordinance exemption for the North Kitsap Relay for Life.
The annual event, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society, is set to get stepping July 15-16 at the North Kitsap High School stadium.
POULSBO — If at first you don’t “suc-seed†try, try, try again. That’s exactly what Cindi Wise did as she won the women’s watermelon seed spitting contest at Poulsbo’s Third of July celebration.
“I just feel very lucky, and I’ve competed every year since it began,†Wise said.
With a launch of more than 34 feet, Wise said the key to this year’s success was her family.
“I owe it all to my caring and loving family,†she said. “They’re my cheer squad.â€
KINGSTON — There are few days on which one feels more autonomous than the day they receive their driver’s license, but the Poulsbo Parks and Recreation summer sailing camps are likely second-best.
Imagine being 10 years old and enjoying the freedom of heading to the bay, rigging up a boat and sailing around by oneself any day of the summer.
EGLON — Providing the best service possible to North End residents and businesses is a goal that North Kitsap Fire & Rescue works hard to achieve. It aims to improve response times and strives to work in the community to support healthy and safe activities.
POULSBO — After a decade working at a pizzeria, sisters Kristin Brown and Sara Nance decided the time was right to do some baking of their own.
With Brown’s son, Jake, providing the necessary inspiration and motivation, the pair opened Baby Jake’s Pizza on Jensen Way in late December 2005.
“She and I had worked together for about 10 years at another pizza parlor, and we wanted to try it ourselves,†Brown said.
There will be plenty of rock ‘n’ roll, as well as rhythm and blues, country swing, jazz and more as summer concerts across Kitsap County get underway this week.
All of the concerts are free and suitable for the whole family. Of course, if you’re a taxpayer you’re paying for them anyway — all are sponsored by local government parks and recreation departments.
OK, let’s get this straight right off the top: I was not lost. I was just momentarily … misplaced. I was in the right place, the trail was in the wrong place.
The plan was to hike up the Gold Creek Trail, billed as a 2.2 mile hike with a 1,000-foot elevation gain and panoramic views from the top of Green Mountain. Sounded good.
North Kitsap’s Little Leaguers are hitting mid-stride today as the Washington state District 2 Little League tournaments transform Bainbridge Island into softball city and South Kitsap into baseball county.
Passion, excitement and hope kicked off the tournaments spanning all age divisions June 30, but as the brackets begin to thin out, sorrow and disappointment will undoubtedly appear as there can only be one champion.
POULSBO — Large trucks have become a common sight throughout downtown, but the steady stream should slow to a trickle in about four weeks.
The trucks are visible signs of the work being done on the next stage of Poulsbo Place II with 52 homes already planned east of Jensen Way.
However, before the homes can join the 38 that are being completed between Front Street and Jensen, 60,000 yards of dirt must be removed from the site.
KINGSTON — Despite access issues and bad weather that pushed the construction of a boardwalk and viewing platforms at Carpenter Lake back a few months, project supporters plan to keep hammering away.
After an extended break, work has resumed at the Kingston site and when all is said and done Kitsap County schools will have new outdoor education opportunity.
LITTLE BOSTON — The release of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s 2005 annual report showed in numbers that the tribe is improving and where the money was going. But it’s difficult to give an accurate indication of how well the tribe is doing culturally through statistics.
POULSBO — From the view of a helicopter hovering over Snider Park on Saturday, the North Kitsap Babe Ruth diamond would’ve been red hot with red spots dotting the turf as the NK and Olympic Babe Ruth All-Stars hashed out the District 4 15-year-old tournament with a doubleheader.
HANSVILLE — With road projects popping up all over Kitsap County during the high construction season, Hansville will not be left in the dust this year.
However, vehicles going to and from the community might be, as Hansville Road’s intersection with Little Boston and Eglon roads is widened to create north and south turn lanes. Construction began June 26, and is set to continue into the fall.
Bloedel Reserve summer concert tickets now on sale
There are many mansion-like houses on Bainbridge Island, but you’d have to go to France to find one as elegant as the former home of the timber baron Prentice Bloedel.
Art galleries on Bainbridge Island and across the water — no, not Seattle, the other way, in Bremerton, are hosting First Friday gallery walks July 7. With the advent of longer and warmer days this is the perfect month to get out of the house and check out what local artists are up to.
Seattle author Ivan Doig is a writer and a storyteller. The first gets his words down on the page in a way that is a joy to read. The second helps him spin a yarn that skirts the line between truth and tall tale. The combination is a winning formula that has made him one of the most popular writers of our time.
PORT GAMBLE — With big doggie grins, man’s best friends will be turning up in packs to strut their stuff this week in Port Gamble. They will run, jump, weave, dodge, climb, play dead, sit and stay, all with the greatest of ease and with a huge smile for the crowd.
These happy pooches will be accompanied by their masters, who will all be there to compete with their four-legged friends.
POULSBO — Even though the city of Poulsbo has annexed more than half of its Urban Growth Area, questions are now being raised about its ability to serve those who reside in it.
At the June 7 city council meeting, Councilwoman Connie Lord broached the idea of placing a moratorium on future annexations until city staff could determine the city’s ability to provide basic services such as sewer and water in previously annexed areas.
The musical “Oliver!†is not exactly what you would call light summer theater. Based on the novel “Oliver Twist†by Victorian author Charles Dickens, the story is set in the seamy underworld of London, when orphans were warehoused in stark workhouses and life on the streets for children was grim at best.