ELLIOT BAY — Onlookers from any of the Washington State Ferries around Seattle and Kingston ferry Aqua Express noticed quite a commotion two weeks ago Thursday when a bustling and overflowing Argosy Cruises boat motored by.
SUQUAMISH — As a light fog rolled into Old Man House Park and Port Madison Bay Thursday morning, the low murmur of a canoe song could be heard coming from the water.
Slowly, the silhouettes of three Suquamish canoes came into view, each passing in front of the park several times before being brought ashore by the Suquamish Canoe Family.
POULSBO — Even though more Americans are living longer, death and dying remain constants in the circle of life, often creating extraordinary levels of stress on individuals and families.
As part of its ever-changing mission, Martha & Mary Lutheran Services has expanded its services to make those last days as comfortable and peaceful as possible.
POULSBO — Long before fireworks and other pyrotechnics lit up Liberty Bay Sunday, Dr. Wayne Schneider was stirring old memories during Poulsbo’s Third of July celebration.
With a miniature engine and five passenger cars, Schneider made his annual pilgrimage north from Mexico to Little Norway to give children of all ages a fun-filled ride through Anderson Parkway.
POULSBO — A locally managed select basketball organization has just received national recognition, the likes of which haven’t been seen on the Kitsap Peninsula ever before.
West Side Hoops, a highly competitive teen select basketball club based in Poulsbo, recently branched out to affiliate with “Winning Ways Northwest,” an organization that will host tournaments and camps starting this summer at the Kitsap Pavilion in Silverdale.
POULSBO — Betty Rielly and her neighbors in Poulsbo Place have talked to just about everyone imaginable in hopes of finding an answer to their parking problems.
After months of “we’ll sees” or “we’ll look into it” with no response, they finally received real answer in the form of David Smith, developer of Poulsbo Place II.
BREMERTON — It’s easy for youth figure skater and Gordon Elementary student Sydney Halady, 10, to determine how many events in which she’s competed on the ice.
She just has to count up the medals she’s won.
POULSBO — Before Monday’s “visioning” workshop, Mayor Donna Jean Bruce hoped for two things: lots of people and diverse voices from across the community.
Bruce’s wishes were partially granted as 25 people gathered at the Poulsbo Library to express their ideas for the city’s future.
POULSBO — The Marine Science Center’s doors may be closed, but Poulsbo City Council members are seeking ways to pry them open again.
The group discussed those possibilities Wednesday night as they focused on a MSC report by consultant Jim Kolb.
POULSBO— Armed with cans of spray paint, a power washer and a bundle of tape and cardboard, a crew of four sailors pitched in to give North Kitsap Fishline a helping hand.
While the Navy has often donated food and other items to the charity, Wednesday’s contribution helped accomplish tasks the food bank would otherwise be unable to get done.
POULSBO — Each morning, Bob Blake, 87, wakes at 4 a.m. and reads one of his favorite Bible passages — Psalm 118, verse 24.
It states: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Thus begins the day of North Kitsap School District’s oldest employee. At 5 a.m., Blake is already at work, loading up his van and heading to each school in the district as the official courier.
POULSBO – When Mayor Donna Jean Bruce told local Realtors Tuesday afternoon that Poulsbo was “doing great” and that better things are in the city’s future, she backed it up with a few big examples.
With the Olhava development taking shape, an emphasis on annexation and a new effort to revitalize downtown, the city is headed in the right direction, Bruce commented.
What does freedom mean to you? When you work for a small town newspaper, we can assure you, it means quite a bit. Everything, in fact. Independence Day to the North Kitsap Herald is more than fireworks, a day off from work and barbecues. It is why we’re here. One of the primary reasons we’re able to do what we do.
SUQUAMISH — Former Suquamish Tribal Chairman Charles Russell Lawrence came home one day in 1962 with a fist of rolled-up papers and tears streaming down this face. His wife asked what was wrong.
These scrolls are scholarships for tribal members, he said, but no one wants them.
Promise me, Lawrence told his wife, that some day, our kids will go to college.
KINGSTON — Dan Price believes that moving the North Kitsap Boys & Girls Club into the second floor of the historical Kola Kole Schoolhouse is an appropriate decision.
The building started out as one of Kingston’s first educational facilities, where many of the area’s elders attended grade school and is currently home to the Kingston Co-op Preschool. The second floor is currently unused due to its dilapidated state, but Price, NKB&G Club co-chair, wants to change that.
POULSBO — It’s difficult to say what has benefitted more — the Digital Age or Olivia Davis’ photography.
An avid photographer who now admits to having a suitcase full of photos and another 40 gigabyte disk of photos, Davis didn’t exactly hit it off with old-fashioned cameras, like the first one she ever had when she was in the fifth grade.
POULSBO — Kerry Longworth built her reputation and clientele on nails but when she opened her own salon, Longworth Studio, she made the bold leap into skin and body treatments as well.
“I have been able to build a successful nail service business but I elected to continue my education at the Euro Institute in Renton,” Longworth explained.
POULSBO — Erica Varga is the first to admit that when it comes to museums, she’d rather spend her time in the archives than handling the day-to-day administrative tasks.
That desire led the former director of the Bainbridge Island Historical Society and Museum to accept an offer from the Poulsbo Historical Society to inventory its holdings during the summer.
It’s hard to miss the irony that a word, which translates into “friend,” should be the root of ill feelings on the North Kitsap School Board and the community of Kingston.
But the late-coming proposal to add the Salish word Siyaya to the title of the new high school seems to be doing just that.
POULSBO — Little Norway took a page from the past and brought it to life as Midsummer Fest dominated Waterfront Park on Saturday.
The celebration of the summer solstice in Poulsbo was an excellent fit for the high temperatures and sunny skies that graced Liberty Bay.