POULSBO — Wal-Mart and The Home Depot may be the kings of the College Marketplace now, but their royal court will soon be joined by a sit-down restaurant and a hotel.
At least, that’s the latest word from Olhava and Associates president Mark Zenger, who has led the development of the western Poulsbo retail center.
Foot ferries downed by 55 to 45 percent margin.
POULSBO — Less than a week after Finance Director Nanci Lien resigned to take a job in Olympia effective Jan. 31, the search for her replacement appears to winding down.
Finalists for her position were interviewed by a panel that included Mayor Kathryn Quade and Councilman Ed Stern along with a representative from the finance department and other department heads.
HANSVILLE — Just in time for spring, the Greater Hansville Area is beginning a metamorphosis, transforming the North End’s downtown area by adding a new place for neighbors and friends to meet.
POULSBO — Third time’s the charm.
Then again, for the annual North Kitsap High School Jazz Night and Silent auction, No. 2 wasn’t so bad either. Last year — in its second year — Jazz Night sold out, raising more than $17,000 which was then split between the NKHS choir and the NK Grad Night Senior Cruise Committee.
POULSBO — Even before the official Request for Proposal for Little Norway’s city hall was made public, several groups were reportedly lining up to take a crack at the project.
As members of the Poulsbo City Council and Mayor Kathryn Quade met on Jan. 27 at the Poulsbo Fire Department for their annual retreat, discussions about the potential for public/private partnerships shed light on the project.
POULSBO — The end is nearing for Miss Viking Fest 2006 Jasmine Campbell and her two princesses Whitney Glebe and Elisabeth Almond.
In less than three months, Campbell will pass her crown to the 2007 Miss Viking Fest on April 27 at Christ Memorial Church in Poulsbo.
Applications for the eighth annual affair are currently available at North Kitsap High School.
KINGSTON — A new e-ticketing program, Wave2Go, is washing in with not only new possibilities, but North End concerns as Washington State Ferries prepares to turn The Little City by the Sea into the next hi-tech town Feb. 20.
Despite some local grumbling, WSF officials are doing their best to ease residents into the new age of cards, kiosks and barcodes when using the ferry system.
POULSBO — Dr. John Harlan almost spent his career at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, but one trip to the chiropractor marked the beginning of an adventure that lasted almost five decades.
John, who was one of three chiropractors in Poulsbo in 1958, is retiring this month. His younger brother, Dr. Tom Harlan, is taking over his practice on Fjord Drive.
POULSBO — With the first month of 2007 passed, the North Kitsap School District is already looking forward to fall.
Last week, KHS principal Christy Cole and NKHS principal Kathy Prasch announced their preliminary proposals for the course offerings at each school in 2007-2008.
A letter with an attached course list was sent to parents Jan. 26.
INDIANOLA — After reviewing a copy of the first groundwater monitoring report released by White Horse and Kitsap County, the Friends of Kitsap Creek aren’t exactly gushing over the results. The group had already expressed concerns over the nitrate levels in several of the wells and remain worried about the future of their water quality.
POULSBO — As part of the countywide homeless count Jan. 26, North Kitsap Fishline executive director Margie Addington and six volunteers were able to help 26 individuals and 16 families.
However, those numbers are just a fraction of the homeless population in the North End, Addington said.
POULSBO — The sounds of flying hammers and bulldozers might not be ringing through Little Norway this spring as city officials announced more delays in resolving the issues surrounding two citywide moratoriums.
Currently, the city has a moratorium on development in or near environmentally sensitive areas until the adoption of its new Critical Areas Ordinance and a moratorium on Planned Unit Developments, which are being changed to Planned Residential Developments.
HANSVILLE — Facing the jutting beauty of the Olympic Mountains, the beach of the Foulweather Bluff preserve rests quietly under the calm tide of Hood Canal. Amidst the swishing sounds of the waves and the soft chirping of the habitat’s renowned bird population, a different kind of chatter makes its way through the preserve’s forest.
POULSBO — The long road to the return of Mitzel’s at its Poulsbo Village location just became a little shorter.
On Jan. 24, Planning Director Barry Berezowsky approved the site plan review, setting the stage for construction to begin some time this month.
POULSBO — For the first time in three years, Viking Fest’s emblem has been designed by an artist other than Carrie Tilton. This year, the annual Barbara Krell Memorial Scholarship competition — which selects the winning event logo out of a pool of entries from the Northwest College of Art — heralded Susan Ogilvie.
A lifelong artist and mother of five, Ogilvie is in her freshman year at NWCA.
LAS VEGAS — Miss Washington Kristen Eddings may not have won the Miss America crown, but she did place in the Top 10, taking with her memories that will last a lifetime — and a $7,000 scholarship.
HANSVILLE — Before getting down to the hard stuff, like organizing community improvement projects, the newly formed Greater Hansville Area Advisory Committee got to work deciding what involvement Kitsap County would have with the group’s efforts to make Hansville a better place.
POULSBO — By the end of this week, some of the top middle and high school-associated jazz talent from around Western Washington will have taken the stage at the North Kitsap Community auditorium.
POULSBO — Mainstream public school, which many are accustomed to as the norm, isn’t the only option available for a child’s study anymore.
Across North Kitsap alone, there are many small schools providing elementary and secondary educational experiences outside of state run school districts. This Saturday, a cross section of those North Kitsap alternative schooling options will be gathered at the Poulsbo Sons of Norway Hall for the first annual Choices in Education Fair.
