Caffe Parousia was a business that was well ahead of its time in North Kitsap. In the early 1990s, the vast majority of people in this region likely had very little idea how to order a non-fat, double tall mocha and probably had no clue what cappuccino was all about. …
There’s an old saw that every journalist has a book inside of them, but three local newspaper columnists have actually managed to get those books out, and into readers’ hands. Or at least into bookstores.
It could be said that their publishing efforts weren’t much of a stretch, as all are compilations of their best columns.
KINGSTON — While the Kingston Historical Society is working hard to create a database of information for generations to come, members never thought their work would be so significant for family a continent away.
The organization received a letter in October 2005 from Mary Elizabeth Nixon and her daughter Jill Power, both of Australia, inquiring about any available information on Nixon’s birth mother, Florence Hughes.
The First Friday concert at Island Center Hall Feb. 3 features two acoustic guitar players, both known for their finger-picking prowess and songwriting skills: Peter Spencer and Jonathan Stratman.
Starting off the evening is Bainbridge Island guitarist Peter Spencer, whose music and original songs draw on his long association with blues and folk music.
POULSBO — Enormous rocks lay on either side of the stage behind an open orchestra pit and the everyday items of a late 1800s pirate ship protrude downstage, into the audience’s collective face.
A burly gang of pirates raises the ship’s mast and rouse a bandit anthem. The song sings the story of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s classic “Pirates of Penzance,†presented by the NKHS drama department this weekend.
KINGSTON — Behind the scenes of great education are extraordinary people who volunteer without hesitation or reservation in the best interest of the kids. They are, in many cases, a huge part of what makes a school tick.
Though their services may go unrecognized most of the time, the North Kitsap PTA Council throws an annual bash to honor these individuals with the Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator Awards.
KINGSTON — There’s a certain type of energy that’s been building the past few years with each annual Kingston Town Meeting and Feb. 23, it reached new levels. With a crowd that was practically shoulder to shoulder, more than 40 agencies were on hand to answer the questions of some 300 residents who showed up Thursday night.
If you’ve driven on State Route 3 north of Poulsbo, chances are you’ve seen the castle — that odd structure rising out of the cow pastures on the east side of the highway, complete with crenelated tower and steeply pitched twin peaks. All it needs is a knight in shining armor.
POULSBO — “Numbers†was the talk of the Viking track and field team as the North Kitsap High School spring sports season left the starting blocks Monday with the first day of practice.
“This is the most kids I’ve seen out,†said sprinters’ coach Joan Starr, who has been with the team for three years. “And the numbers are equally dispersed across the events.â€
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery and Gallery Fraga are opening nature-themed shows for March, while Roby King Galleries are hosting an “art of tea†party. All three shows open with a reception during First Friday, 6-8 p.m. March 3.
“The Abstracted Landscape,†opening at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery, 151 Winslow Way E, is a juried group show by the Women Painters of Washington, and features works by 33 women artists, with their take on landscapes.
Island Music Guild hosts two concerts this weekend, with Bainbridge Island songstress Holly Figueroa Saturday night and folk musicians Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen on Sunday.
Figueroa can be found playing at venues as small as the Pegasus Coffee House, strumming her guitar and singing her original songs, but she has also toured internationally and been featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered†twice.
It’s 1963. Kennedy is in the White House, Man is racing to the moon, Woman is home cooking and taking care of the kids, and Neil Simon is penning another hit comedy play, “Barefoot in the Park.â€
Fastforward to 2006. Kennedy and his Camelot are figures in a history book, man on the moon is old news and women are more likely to be bringing dinner home from KFC after working all day and picking the kids up at daycare than slaving over a hot stove.
POULSBO — Trying not to mix tears with coffee, Caffe Parousia owner Myla Dalton greets each customer with a smile as her family prepares to serve one last cup Friday.
Caffe Parousia began pouring its wide array of drinks on Sept. 15, 1992 across from Plaza 305 and was the city’s first drive-thru espresso stand.
POULSBO — The dream of a North Kitsap Regional Events Center is now tangible with a proposed final master plan sketch displaying its amenities and the price tags attached.
The plan, presented Feb. 21 during the final NKREC community workshop, must now be discussed and accepted by the partners responsible for funding the master planning process — Kitsap County Commissioners, Kitsap Public Facilities District, City of Poulsbo and the North Kitsap School District.
POULSBO — Nervousness, tenacity … timid, explosive … high-scoring, mass turnovers … defensive prowess, offense finesse … a blowout and a comeback … the latest Poulsbo and Kingston junior high basketball game was the epitome of a rivalry contest.
The Poulsbo Lady Panthers had a tough contest staring them in the face Tuesday as they took on the reigning league champion Kingston Lady Cavaliers.
TACOMA — Though none of North’s four state representative gymnasts found their way onto the podium at the WIAA State Gymnastics Championships, they observed what it takes to get there.
And that experience should bode well for next year as three of the four NK state competitors will be returning to lead a solid squad.
POULSBO — The Martinson Cabin at Nelson Park got some company Wednesday afternoon as a windmill spun to its final resting place after years of service.
The history of 30-foot windmill, which was donated by Earl and Norma Hanson, can be traced back to the early days of Little Norway when the main mode of transportation was upon the area’s many waterways.
POULSBO — In the wake of the city council committee assignments instituted by Mayor Kathryn Quade and the selection of the deputy mayor and alternate deputy mayor, the mayor may lose her say in such matters.
The waves of dissent that started in Dec. 21, 2005 when long-standing committee members were replaced and the deputy mayor and alternate deputy major were chosen washed into the council’s finance/administration committee meeting last week.
POULSBO — With the state planning to use 80 feet of its 150-foot right of way along State Route 305 during the widening project, the question now being posed is what will happen to the remaining 70 feet.
The answer might come in the form of a parking/landscaping plan that will be developed by the city to specifically address parking issues between Lincoln Road and Harrison Street.
LITTLE BOSTON — Port Gamble S’Klallam carver Gene Jones calls his late “Aunt†Martha John an “Indian encyclopedia,†as he learned much about his ancestry from her when he was growing up.
“She helped me a lot with the language, dances and legends,†Jones said.
So it was only appropriate for him, along with two other S’Klallam carvers, Bill Jones and Ben Ives, to carve a totem pole in her honor and place it in the House of Knowledge’s career and education center.