The community of Manchester may be the best kept secret in Kitsap County.
It’s the kind of town you stumble upon when you are lost, but it’s hard to find if you’re trying. There aren’t any signs on the main highway pointing to it, and it’s not even clearly marked once you arrive.
Take the Lead
Starring Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard. Rated PG-13
You gotta see this if: You know the difference between a tango and a lindy hop…
For those who graduate from college and don’t know what to do with themselves but know they like to write — work for a community newspaper.
Working for a publication like the North Kitsap Herald teaches you just about everything you need to know about life. It’s on a smaller scale but the principles apply to all things, including government, community, industry and politics.
Washington State Ferries may or may not continue its long-standing tradition of hearing North Kitsap residents without really listening to what they have say tonight. The state agency will host a meeting at 6 p.m. at the Kingston Yacht Club to get input on its long-range plans for service here in North Kitsap.
Growth is coming and with it, increased ridership, WSF reasons. And rightly so.
SNOHOMISH — The mighty Viking track team, with only half of its crew, traveled to Snohomish to get a view of what it can do with hard work, trust and confidence. And amidst a list of 50 teams on April 22, the Viking boys ended at No. 18.
POULSBO — The search for barbecue in Little Norway is finally over. Now the question is which delicacy to try and what sides will accompany it.
Carol Tong and Stephanie Ryan, along with their trusty jack-of-all trades Molly Walters, and the rest of the crew at Wild Horse BBQ in Poulsbo Village opened the doors Jan. 13 and it’s been nonstop delicious fun ever since.
POULSBO — It’s all about the performance.
When all the separate individual talents of the West Sound Elite All-Star Cheer squad fused together over the course of countless hours of practice, the only thing left to do at the state championships was put on a show.
The WSE performance earned a state title in the juniors coed division, while the senior team took third March 25 at the Washington State Cheerleading Coaches Association championships at the University of Washington.
POULSBO — Councilman Ed Stern voted for the 10th Avenue municipal campus location in November 2005, but Wednesday night, he moved to stop the project and explore a possible downtown option.
Stern was in the majority in November as only City Councilwomen Connie Lord and Kathryn Quade voted against the $14.6 million project.
Poulsbo’s biggest celebration of the year will be getting a new leader tonight as Christ Memorial Church sets the stage for eight local ladies looking to do their hometown proud. That last word is what it’s all about, really.
Pride.
POULSBO — Wanted: Mechanic with knowledge of Hall-Scott engines and willingness to contribute to local community. Owner’s manual available for use and inspection.
That’s the type of ad Poulsbo Fire Chief Jim Shields could run as he and other community leaders continue their efforts to restore a 1918 LaFrance fire engine that recently arrived in Little Norway.
POULSBO — The opportunity to meet, greet and grill the four finalists who have been selected by the North Kitsap School District search committee to fill two of its three vacant secondary principal posts will be offered next week.
A near three-month long flurry of meetings, interviews, discussions, coordination and the NKSD search committee’s choices from the selection process has netted two finalists for each principalship at North Kitsap High School and Poulsbo Junior High. (Interviews for Kingston High School’s position begin April 28 — that process is being led by NKSD Supt. Gene Medina).
Four community meetings during the next eight days will allow the public to get to know each school’s search committee-chosen finalists during four, two-hour long public forums.
POULSBO — On a night that many community members eagerly awaited, more than 200 people gathered at First Lutheran Church and one message rang clear: the majority of those in attendance were opposed to the current municipal campus location.
In the two weeks since Mayor Kathryn Quade announced a town hall meeting to discuss the $16.8 million municipal campus project, supporters and critics of the proposal rallied around the opportunity to be heard.
LITTLE BOSTON — After more than five years, Laurie Mattson can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The journey Mattson and the House of Knowledge staff have been on since 2002 has been a long one and they hope their April 29 fund-raising event will help the project chug to its final destination.
SUQUAMISH — At a time when environmental concern is at an all-time high, Suquamish Elementary’s Pond Kids are learning land values and how to coexist with the planet on which they live.
At the beginning of April, the group went on its annual adventure to IslandWood on Bainbridge Island and came away with the idea of enhancing its school’s pond and marsh called gelk’ali — which in Suquamish Lushootseed means “the place of weaving.â€
KINGSTON — Washington State Ferries hopes the comments it receives next week from North End users of the Kingston and Bainbridge Island ferry terminals will help the agency prepare for a projected 70 percent increase in ferry ridership by the year 2030.
As part of its effort to get input on its long-range plan for such changes, WSF will be hosting a public meeting at 6 p.m. April 26 at the Kingston Cove Yacht Club.
SILVERDALE — A lapse of focus burned North Kitsap (6-4, 8-5-1) when it dropped the second half of a series with Port Angeles, keeping the Vikings from rising above fourth place in the Narrows League. But a sweep over Olympic April 18 and 19 hiked the purple confidence with two games remaining in Narrows play.
POULSBO — Saturday evening will mark the end of one young lady’s journey and the beginning of another’s as a new Miss Viking Fest is chosen.
Miss Viking Fest 2005 Kayla McAfee will pass her bunad to one of eight contestants vying for this year’s crown as the pageant will honor families that are or have been affected by cancer.
Below is the complete compilation of all of the comments made about the municipal campus by both mayors, city council members and city staff. The information was taken from the city’s website: www.cityofpoulsbo.com, the Herald’s website and its archives. The information listed spans from September 2004 to the present.
They met on a California beach when they were young. She played guitar, he played mandolin, they harmonized on Leonard Cohen’s enigmatic “Suzanne.†How could they not fall in love, with each other and their music?
It’s been nearly 30 years since that fateful day on the beach, and Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet have been making music together ever since.
POULSBO — The undefeated Bainbridge Lady Spartan lacrosse squad wheeled across the Agate Pass Bridge April 14 to renew the spring season rivalry with North Kitsap. The game began competitively back-and-forth, but once the Spartans spread their wings, they took off.
Bainbridge flew to a lopsided 21-8 win, while NK is still keeping its collective feet on the ground.