INDIANOLA — There’s been some progress on making sure the conditions imposed on the White Horse development are being followed, but not much.
The Kitsap County Department of Community Development staff hasn’t heard much from property owner Bob Screen about the project since September, which has White Horse neighbors concerned.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap Viking LEO club has put its youthful vibrance to good use, proving through numerous community service and fund-raising projects that kids can make a difference.
The Leadership, Excellence and Opportunity club was honored with a prestigious patch to place on its club banner along with recognition from Lions’ Club dignitaries, including the Lions District Governor Ida Malone Thursday afternoon in a special award ceremony at the high school.
POULSBO — North Kitsap schools are depending on the community for its support of students’ educational, extra-curricular, technological and maintenance needs with a renewal school support levy up for election. And voters won’t even be asked to go to the polls.
They will, however, be asked to return their vote-by-mail ballots by Feb. 7.
The Washington State Patrol reported this week that its troopers investigated 54 collisions along the five-mile stretch of Bond Road last year and of those incidents, five people were killed.
Intoxicated drivers were the cause for three of the five fatal collisions, the report stated. Of these, two were the drivers at the time of the collisions and were found to be impaired by alcohol. The third was killed by a drunk driver.
KINGSTON — When expanding a church, typically it’s to allow more room for the congregation in the sanctuary.
But with Bayside Community Church, that’s not the case.
“I think our building program is a little bit unique,†said Lead Pastor Scott Montagne. “The sanctuary (usually) gets the lion’s share.â€
Indianola’s meetings on the White Horse development and its anticipated impact on the tiny community have been taking on the feel of a Martin Handford book.
However, unlike the popular “Where’s Waldo?†series, it’s more like “Where’s Bob Screen?†He’s not hiding behind a palm tree somewhere in the South Pacific, riding a merry-go-round seahorse at the carnival, or even underneath a table at the Indianola Clubhouse.
In fact, he’s nowhere to be seen.
POULSBO — As Little Norway and its surrounding communities quickly grow in population and new residential and commercial developments show up along State Route 305 and Highway 3, public agencies are making sure they have enough staff and resources necessary to accommodate this growth.
Civil liberties at risk, labor unions under fire from big business, the teaching of evolution versus creationism hotly contested in courts and communities. Some things never change, and America’s “most famous defense lawyer,†Clarence Darrow, would have just as much work today as he did in the early part of the 20th century.
HANSVILLE — The Point No Point Boat Launch and Resort, the Point No Point Lighthouse and Park and Forbes Landing are all located within about a mile of each other and share a feature that is difficult to find along the shores of Kitsap — public access to the water.
But now that these locations are secured under the jurisdictions of state and county government agencies, the question is how to develop them as a whole unit, rather than as three separate parcels serving the same purpose.
Gone are the days when young bluegrass musician Korby Lenker played small venues like Seabold Hall. These days, you usually have to pay good money to catch his act.
He will make an appearance on Bainbridge Island Jan. 21, headlining a benefit concert at Grace Episcopal Church to fund the purchase of instruments for St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Long Beach, Mississippi. The church was entirely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
KINGSTON — Quilter Andrea Rudman said it’s a feeling that most quilters can identify with — when making a quilt, sometimes, they just know they won’t be keeping it after it’s completed.
That feeling came to Rudman at the end of the summer last year while in Virginia helping her mother through a tough time. She was working on a large piece for her guest room but realized the quilt wasn’t going to make it there after her husband called her the night of Sept. 21.
POULSBO — Recent rains have only added to the urgency with which Poulsbohemian Coffee House owner Marianna Mears views the work being done at her back door.
The Front Street building has been in danger of taking a plunge into Liberty Bay since Dec. 13, 2004, when part of the slope sloughed off.
The city subsequently restricted access to the cafe’s back room due to the extent of damage to the underlying slope that supports the building’s foundation.
POULSBO — At the end of 2005, North Kitsap High School posed the question, “What do parents want to know about NKHS?†Questions came through three informal parent/administrator discussion sessions. Now the answers will be provided at monthly parent informational forums — the first of which will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the NKHS commons.
OLYMPIA — The short 2006 Washington state legislative session doesn’t leave much time to get things done but Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-Poulsbo) is aiming to leave her mark on the brief session.
Among her priorities are securing funding for the Marine Science Center, which closed its doors to the public in March; continuing support for Olympic College; and snaring money for an early childhood health program in Kitsap County.
POULSBO — When the struggling Trojans came to Poulsbo with just one notch in the win column, it looked as if the Vikings had a good chance to make some noise.
However, at the end of a devastating 46-44 loss, NK’s coach Derek Anderson was at a loss for words.
Singer/songwriter Linda Allen celebrates her 60th birthday and the release of her latest CD, “Where I Stand,†with a concert 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Island Center Hall, 8395 Fletcher Bay Rd., Bainbridge Island, and a vocal workshop the following day.
Allen’s accomplishments include tenure as Washington state’s resident songwriter, a doctoral degree and the raising of “three talented children.â€
The Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton has chosen the perfect quartet to heat up a cold winter night. Pearl Django plays Gypsy jazz, known for its smokin’ hot licks and made famous in the sultry Hot Club of 1930s Paris.
Seattle-based Pearl Django is one of the most popular — and busiest — Gypsy jazz groups on the scene. Their music reaches beyond the Gypsy jazz repertoire to pull in guitar enthusiasts, lovers of string and swing music and jazz buffs.
POULSBO — The investigation into the the death of Poulsbo resident Margaret A. Kirkpatrick, 53, was ongoing as of Tuesday morning.
Kirkpatrick’s body was discovered at 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning in Liberty Bay in the vicinity of the Asgard Apartments on Front Street. She had been reported missing Friday before being found Sunday and the coroner’s report is expected to be released in the next couple of days.
POULSBO — As the city prepares for the traditional slow season, when sales tax revenues plummet along with retail activity, Wal-Mart and The Home Depot have both announced their opening dates.
Even though Home Depot got a later start than Wal-Mart, it will open its doors at 6 a.m. Jan. 26.
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