KINGSTON — Walking down Gordon Elementary School’s main hallway, heading to recess, Pat Pearson’s kindergarten students couldn’t help but stop and repeat the phrases “Whoa! Look at that,†“Oooh, do you see mine?†“Wow, that’s cool,†to each other in a mass of excitement.
KINGSTON — With the conclusion of lawsuits brought against the Apple Tree Point development project, Kitsap County is preparing to move forward toward construction again.
It’s been slow going.
KINGSTON — Despite criticism at a Sept. 5 Kingston Citizens Advisory Committee, members of the Kingston Express Association are hard at work trying to get their commuter-run boat in the water for North End commuters.
With the recent unveiling of the group’s plan, members of the KEA are confident and hopeful that they can restart passenger only ferry service between Kingston and Seattle in a short amount of time.
POULSBO — After avoiding the dreaded “m-word†for months, a united Poulsbo City Council voted to bring a halt to new development in the city Wednesday night.
Under two moratoriums proposed by Councilman Dale Rudolph, the council decided not to allow any new applications within 200 feet of any critical areas and also said “no†to any new Planned Unit Developments under the section 18.80 of the Poulsbo Municipal Code for the next six months.
SILVERDALE — At the end of the first Narrows League swim meet between North Kitsap and Central Kitsap, the final score tally weighed heavily in favor of the Cougs, but Vikings picked up a victory in experience.
In its second meet of the season, North is still trying to get its pieces arranged into a winning format by first trying each of its swimmers in each of the events.
POULSBO — Its number has changed four times in 75 years, but Boy Scout Troop 1571 keeps on trekking.
A combination of the past, present and future were on display at Poulsbo’s First Lutheran Church Sept. 12 as the troop invited the community to view pieces of the troop’s history.
Aqua Express is facing a sink or swim situation when Kitsap Transit goes to the taxpayers next year seeking funds to get passenger-only service out of moorage and running from Kingston across the Puget Sound to Seattle. For the elusive ferry, which has already been scuttled once, every stroke counts.
POULSBO — During the same decade when Frank Sinatra was singing his way into the homes of a warring America while the country endured some of its worst-ever work stoppages under President Harry S. Truman, the North Kitsap High School class of 1946 was just a bunch of kids.
POULSBO — The initial days of the month-long closure of Iverson Street between 8th Avenue and State Route 305 brought a few surprises to city and state officials.
City Engineer Andrzej Kasiniak had requested Poulsbo Police officers at the intersections of Caldart Avenue and Lincoln Road and Hostmark Street on Monday, but by Wednesday he reconsidered.
POULSBO — With the slice of a pair of golden scissors, the $5.2 million renovation of Poulsbo Junior High School was officially put into the books Thursday night as the Panthers gathered with the school community for a grand opening ceremony.
POULSBO — Poulsbo’s heritage is rich.
From the earliest recorded Norwegian settler — Ole Stubb of Fordefjord, Norway, who was the first white settler in then Dogfish Bay in 1775 — to the thousands of inhabitants who live throughout Poulsbo’s outstretched arms today, the town chronicle reads like an adventure.
The drawback of running a theater based on young people is that they all grow up and move on. Of course, this makes way for new talented youth to have their hour upon the stage, but it’s still bittersweet.
One actor who says he has “grown up†on the CSTOCK stage is Eric Engelhard, who graduated this year from Central Kitsap High School and will be heading to the University of Washington next week, cutting loose from the safe haven of local theater.
Hollywoodland
Rated R
You gotta see this if: You’re always trying to convince your friends that Ben Affleck can act.
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Five years and two days ago, America froze in wake of terrorism as the heart of the East Coast and the entire nation was struck by the deaths of thousands of innocents.
While the nation has made strides since then, each year on the anniversary of the attacks, millions gather to discuss and remember what 9/11 meant to them. In North Kitsap, the fire districts have helped in this regard.
ARTS & CRAFTS
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Metropolis, the Gallery in Bremerton seeking “Day of the Dead†art work for October Dia de los Muertos show. Information at (360) 373-4709….
POULSBO — What once was considered the site of Little Norway’s new city hall might finally find its purpose as Poulsbo’s newest park location.
After engineering consultants from Parametrix determined that the 2.75-acre parcel wouldn’t work for a municipal campus, the city council decided its best use was as open space or recreational area.
If that headline made you groan, or maybe chuckle, consider it a warmup for attending the 63rd season opener show at Bremerton Community Theatre Sept. 15.
“Noises Off†is a full-force farce, or actually a farce within a farce. Or a farce of a farce. Confused? Again, good warmup exercise.
When I write an article, I usually wind up identifying with it in someway. When I discovered that the Kingston Quilt Shop was giving quilts to a funeral home for children to be buried with, I didn’t immediately think there was anyway for it to affect me.
It took a few days and a moment of looking at the Project Linus Web site before I started thinking of my own blankie, Green Blankie.
POULSBO — Poulsbo Junior High’s extreme makeover is complete, now it’s time for the celebration. Wrapping up a $5.2 million renovation at PJH during the summer, the North Kitsap School District is inviting one and all everyone in the community to the school’s grand opening ceremony.
The ribbon cutting, speeches and subsequent tours all begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at PJH, across from North Kitsap High School off of Hostmark Street.
HANSVILLE — With the general election on the horizon, local candidates are ensuring their platforms are heard by stepping out into the communities they hope to serve. Among them is Christine Rolfes, the Democratic challenger for the second position on the 23rd District in the House of Representatives, and Sherry Appleton, who is seeking reelection in the 23rd District.