POULSBO — The Panthers and the Cavaliers opened the 2006 junior high track and field season in great form April 26 as the North End rivalry all but diminished and support embraced the nearly 200 athletes at Vikings Stadium.
The goal of the first meet of the season is for athletes to get their first marks and create a foundation on which to build, coaches agree. At Wednesday’s meet, those marks were met, now it is time for the athletes to compete against themselves.
Planning for Kingston’s Fourth of July celebrations is underway. Calls are out for donations, volunteers, parade entries, artists, entertainment and sponsors. Kingston’s Fourth of July festivities will take place Sunday through Tuesday, July 2-4.
Trillium School, a non-profit private school scheduled to open in North Kitsap this September, is based on the Sudbury model with its 36-year history of effective education in more than 40 schools worldwide. Named for the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Mass., it provides an environment of student-directed learning that offers freedom, trust and responsibility.
The Kingston Parks, Trails and Open Space Committee is continuing to ask for community suggestions and support with the “Help Name Kingston’s Creeks†project. Community support for the creek-naming project has been positive with lots of suggestions and historical information offered so far.
Doing what you love
A fun and creative event is in the works to show off Kitsap style and at the same time, acknowledge Foster Parent Month in May. Stacy Patrick from Lucky Star clothing shop at Kingston Crossing and Susan Rogers from Design Connection, a Kingston-based interior designer, have teamed up to produce Kitsap Style, a fashion show to benefit Kitsap County Foster Care Association’s Dream Project.
On April 12, the Port of Kingston Commission and Staff held an open house at the yacht club to show interested citizens how our master planning process is progressing. During the two-hour event, some 40 people showed up and took part in one or all of four different discussion groups.
The current voluntary system for safe recycling of electronic waste isn’t working. Less than 10 percent of discarded computers are currently recycled, with the remainder stockpiled or improperly disposed of.
Visit Bob DeWeese in his North Kitsap Options classroom at Gordon Elementary School, and you might think you’re in the presence of a professional dramatist.
Kingston skitterpootin’
The North Kitsap School District is interviewing candidates this month to fill principal positions for North Kitsap High School and Kingston High School. NKHS Principal Roy Herrera resigned in February and will leave at the end of the school year. KHS Planning Principal Bruce Saari announced his retirement in March, effective June 30.
Another public meeting on the Heritage Park is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. May 1 in the Kingston Community Center. Kitsap County Facilities, Parks and Recreation staff will present a revised Heritage Park Master Plan based on input from the March 16 public meeting.
INDIANOLA — When Indianola resident Heidi Herendeen started hearing about some of the changes being made in the area to accommodate anticipated growth, she wanted to help, especially when it came to trying to understand the impact on local wildlife.
“To me, it was, you can’t just make changes and not have some basis for it,†she said. “Not only scientific but also a community understanding for it.â€
When you’re a performing arts organization that is generously and faithfully supported by your community, how do you show what that support means? Why, throw a party of course.
OK, it’s not actually a “night†of belly dancing, since it’s being held at 3 p.m., but semantics aside, “Night of Belly Dance†promises to be an entertaining and exotic Sunday afternoon, April 30. And unlike traditional belly dancing, performed in dimly lit rooms for hooka-smoking men only, this performance is appropriate for all ages.
POULSBO — Even though they didn’t attend the Miss Viking Fest pageant Saturday evening, lutefisk eating legends Charles Jensen and Eric Perkins played minor roles in the outcome.
After a humorous monologue about the renowned Norwegian delicacy, Jasmine Campbell won the speech competition en route to becoming Miss Viking Fest 2006.
Studio tours seem to be an increasingly popular way to view art in Kitsap County, and for good reason — it gives artists a chance to show the public how and where they create their art, and it gives patrons a chance to meet the artists, appreciate what goes into each piece, and get a good price on those works they want to take home.
The Hansville Art and Crafts Guild hosts “Step Into Our Studios†April 28 and 29, with 17 artists in six studios.
KINGSTON — There was something different about EcoFest this year but it was a change that Stillwaters Environmental Education Center Administrative director Naomi Maasberg was happy to see.
The attendees of the Earth Day event April 22 weren’t the typical crowd of local green supporters. There were many new faces as well, Maasberg said.
“The audience laughs, cries, feels the suspense and, eventually, falls in love with this magical duet.â€
Wow. That’s quite a magic act, judging from the gushing review from the business manager of a theater in Florida.
KINGSTON — It all started with a black patent leather rain jacket.
This fabulous coat Kingston resident Susan Rodgers found at Lucky Star Consignment Clothing in mid-March reminded her of the snazzy style of London in the 1970s. While she felt she didn’t look right in it, she was determined to find one of her friends who could pull it off.