SILVERDALE — North Kitsap proved that sometimes quantity can be just as effective as quality on the wrestling mat.
At the 29th Annual Central Kitsap Matman Classic, the Vikings got a strong dose of both as they finished eighth in one of the most difficult Matman tourneys in recent memory.
“We did alright,†said NK coach Jon Cooke. “We have a good group of solid wrestlers. But in a tourney like this, you really need some quality wrestlers. We had a couple thirds, quite a few fifths. So it’s looking good for the future.â€
POULSBO — From Kansas to the Land of Oz, from the cornfield home of the scarecrow to the enchanted forest … Poulsbo Junior High’s performance of this all-time classic is sure to take folks on a journey of fantasy where the goal of the quest is strangely enough to escape back into the real world.
“The idea (behind the show) is searching in another place but finding what you’re looking for in your own backyard,†said retired NKHS drama teacher and the show’s director Sharon Ferguson. “Friends and family are most important.â€
Bainbridge Island guitarist Peter Spencer tells his students to practice, practice, practice, and he sets a good example — he’s been practicing for 40 years.
He’s gotten pretty good by now, and he’ll show off his playing, singing and song writing skills in a concert at the Island Music Guild Hall Jan. 21 entitled “40 Years with Guitar.â€
Spencer has been a regular performer in the West Sound music scene since arriving in August of 2004, and has released two CDs to date, with another in the works.
We think of Picasso and Einstein as they are portrayed after they had achieved historical figure status: Picasso, thin, balding and beak-nosed; Einstein with that wild head of snow-white hair and watery spaniel eyes.
But they were young once, almost the same age in fact, with Einstein born in 1879, Picasso in 1881.
POULSBO — Courtnee Stevenson got her Mother’s Day wish when the last of her quintuplets, Weston, was able to come home after more than a month at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.
Her husband, Mike, and a host of volunteers had refurbished the couple’s 900-square-foot home in preparation for that joyous occasion, but the family still lacked a vehicle large enough to handle six car seats, two adults and all of the necessary items for them to travel together.
POULSBO — “… And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last!†— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I have a dream†speech at the nation’s capital.
POULSBO — City officials are hoping Thursday’s municipal campus open house at the Poulsbo Fire Department on Liberty Road includes more than just sight-seeing.
The event, which is scheduled from 6-8 p.m., will provide more answers on the building’s height, size and shape than the conceptual drafts that were presented in November, said Public Works Director Jeff Lincoln.
SUQUAMISH — From State Route 305, it’s difficult to tell a four-story hotel is being built behind Clearwater Casino.
But once you drive behind the gaming facility and see the structure for the first time, its presence is a surprise.
POULSBO — Sept. 29, 2005 is a day that Public Works Director Jeff Lincoln will forever remember not for the 550,000 gallons of sewage that leaked into Liberty Bay, but for the actions of those around him.
“The most amazing thing I’ve seen is 9:15 a.m. on the 29th of September,†Lincoln said. “When that sewer spill was identified, the reaction of the people around me was unbelievable.â€
POULSBO — Ever since it moved to its 3rd Avenue location, North Kitsap Fishline has lived in the shadow of a steep embankment at its back door.
Tuesday, the shadow got closer as 24 consecutive days of rain caused some of the dirt to slide down into its parking lot, resulting in the food bank’s closure at 12:30 p.m.
KINGSTON — Few people have the honor of marching down Main Street, USA, serenading the likes of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
Even so, the award-winning Kingston Junior High School band has once again been selected to offer its tunes into the Anaheim air in Disneyland this May. But first things first — it must raise the money to get there.
POULSBO — The Kitsap County Public Works Department has closed NW Sawdust Hill Road, between Stottlemyer Road and Big Valley Road NE, until predictable dry weather is forecast.
Crews were dispatched around midnight Tuesday to respond to a call reporting the problem about 1/4 mile from the Big Valley Road intersection, and secured the area before returning Wednesday morning to inspect it.
POULSBO — More options lead to more opportunities.
The Kingston Junior High Cavaliers took advantage of both at the final boys’ basketball North End rivalry against the Poulsbo Panthers Thursday. Though the contest was devoid of the usual overtime period, it did not lack excitement.
“It’s like electricity,†said Mr. Electric himself, KJH coach Tony Chisholm. “The whole gym lights up, and its not just the players, it’s the fans, the coaches … everybody.â€
POULSBO — Find a way to win.
In the infant weeks of 2006, that is exactly what the North Kitsap Lady Vikings have been doing. They’ve found a way to win from ahead as well as from behind, and maybe more importantly how to win when things look bleak.
The situation was far from bleak Jan. 11 as the ladies of North (7-4, 2-3) hosted South Kitsap (2-9, 1-4).
POULSBO — After hearing Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge’s explanation for a proposed increase in prosecutor services, council members agreed to the new proposal, but only until 2007.
Bainbridge Island had already signed the contract in 2004, while Poulsbo and Port Orchard had raised issues with the annual increase from $64,000 to $79,000.
Harken up, ye lovers of poetry. There’s a new gig in town.
The Jewel Box Poets Third Sunday Reading Series begins Jan. 15 in Poulsbo, with the appearance of two local poets.
The poetry series replaces the Author Reading Series previously held at the Jewel Box Theatre.
POULSBO — When Jeff Lincoln assumed his duties as the city’s first public works director in August 2004, his to-do list was pretty much set.
“There were four issues that faced the city that were viewed as serious problems, according to the human resources company that worked with the city to bring me in,†Lincoln said.
POULSBO — After trying to pencil itself into three different spaces, West Sound Academy has finally found a picture-perfect place to call home.
And it’s been nearly seven years in the making.
“From the beginning there was a vision for a place like this,†said WSA academic studies director Jim Kolb. “This (campus) is a result of a lot of people’s hard work.â€
HANSVILLE — When resident Esther Wender and her husband were driving on Hansville Road last spring, they noticed the litter lining the area’s main thoroughfare had become particularly bad.
So the couple asked the Kitsap County Public Works department what could be done about it.
POULSBO — Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge may face a tough sell tonight when he asks the city council to consider a new contract for legal services offered by the county.
Currently, the county prosecutor’s office provides a prosecutor to the city for about $64,000 annually and Police Chief Jeff Doran and the Poulsbo Municipal Court are pleased with the services, Finance Director Nanci Lien told the council’s finance/administration committee Jan. 4.