POULSBO — The aging sewer line running along Liberty Bay from BayView Fitness to the Sons of Norway cracked for the second time in six months Tuesday.
Unlike the Sept. 29 spill, which was estimated at 553,000 gallons, Tuesday’s was estimated at 5,000 gallons.
Tonight will mark a crowning achievement in the lives of two young ladies as they begin their year-long reigns as Miss Poulsbo and Miss Kitsap.
With five contestants vying for the honor of representing Little Norway and another eight seeking the county-wide crown, the judges will undoubtedly have some tough decisions to make.
HANSVILLE — Hansville really isn’t a place where people drive through to get from one town to the next — it’s a place where people live and go to and fro. So residents can’t blame drivers from outside the community who speed through Hansville, which was the consensus Tuesday night at a public meeting regarding traffic safety in the area.
POULSBO — In light of searing criticism of the city’s plans to build a municipal campus on 10th Avenue, Councilman Ed Stern floated a trial balloon before the council’s public works committee Wednesday night.
Reading from an e-mail he sent to various community leaders, Stern said he was willing to explore more than the Creekside Center on 7th Avenue as possible alternatives.
POULSBO — The past six years have brought significant changes not only to the city, but to its Parks and Recreation Department as well.
In 2000, the city updated its park plan and found there were shortages in recreational facilities, trails and open space.
POULSBO — As Miss Kitsap 2005 Diosa Warner gives her crown to her successor tonight, one young girl will embark on a year-long journey as the new queen’s Little Sister.
Miss Kitsap’s Little Sister will be her constant companion on travels throughout the state and to the Miss Washington pageant and promotes Kitsap County.
POULSBO — One of the main forces behind the North Kitsap School District’s attempt to improve its educational and instructional practices will be departing at the end of the school year.
Kingston High School planning principal Bruce Saari announced his retirement Thursday. It is effective June 30.
EGLON — Not only is Kinley Deller building a home for himself, his wife and their 3-year-old daughter, he hopes to make it a case study for others who want to construct a similar type of building.
For the past nine months, with the help of his father and father-in-law, Deller has been building a “green†home — a highly energy efficient dwelling that includes the use of solar panels and a passive solar design to provide electricity to the home without the support of a utility company.
Bainbridge Island band Gruff Mummies had a great launch to its musical career: a first place finish in the 2005 Experience Music Project Battle of the Bands contest earned it a spot on the EMP stage to open Bumbershoot 2005, professional studio recording time, technical help from former Nirvana producer Jack Endino, a gig with the Presidents of the United States of America and air time on a Seattle radio station.
POULSBO — With three major traffic improvement projects coming in $80,000 under budget, city officials were left with the question of what to do with the extra money before March 31.
City council members stepped up to the plate and decided to put the surplus funding toward three other projects:
Chances are that when the teenaged Judy Garland performed in her biggest role, as the innocent, Oz-bound Dorothy, she never imagined she would become an icon for gay men.
Of course it’s the older, boozier nightclub version that is most mimicked by female impersonators, but there is a deep love for the naive girl in gingham as well.
POULSBO — Kind eyes, soft fur coats, floppy ears and doggy breath have helped create an environment that is breaking down barriers for students struggling with reading at Poulsbo Elementary School.
And the improvements are being unleashed weekly.
HANSVILLE — Following the Jan. 19 meeting regarding plans for the Point No Point resort, boat launch and park and Forbes Landing, resident Tony Atkinson felt the community just wasn’t happy with the plans Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife was offering for a new boat launch.
POULSBO — Looking to draw momentum from a 2005 campaign that saw the Lady Vikes finish one match out from being undefeated, the 2006 girls tennis squad is hitting the court with a purpose.
The goal: repeat success. The challenge: learn a new system.
What’s going on at the Sons of Norway? It depends on who you talk to. There are certainly two sides to the story behind what exactly is causing the shake up there that has put many members into one of two opposing camps: cultural and social.
Essentially, the SoN is finding itself at odds with the mission statement of the international fraternal lodge, which states:
INDIANOLA — There hasn’t been much opposition to the amenities the Kitsap County Facilities, Parks and Recreation staff has been proposing for the North Kitsap Heritage Park, but there is one issue that keeps coming up — the proposed east-west connector road slated to go through the 450-acre park.
POULSBO — As the petition drive to stop work on the 10th Avenue municipal campus site continues to gain momentum and signatures, council members took a few moments to respond to the issue March 15.
Bight of Poulsbo founder Bill Austin and community member Ardis Morrow presented more than 200 signatures to the council from residents requesting that city officials take a look at alternate locations.
SUQUAMISH — The owners of Tucker’s Topsoil don’t see their business trying to compete with the larger rock, soil and mineral suppliers in the area. In fact, they work with one another to cater to the needs of both residential and commercials customers for topsoil, compost, rocks and other natural landscaping materials.
POULSBO — Though the state’s high-security approach to Washington State Assessment of Learning testing this year wouldn’t allow the Herald to talk with North Kitsap High School sophomores to get their reaction to the first week of testing, test coordinators said they witnessed a renewed determination among students.
V For Vendetta
Starring Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, John Hurt. Rated R
You gotta see this if: You own a copy of “The
Anarchist Cookbook. 
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