POULSBO — By the end of the week, voters in Little Norway should at least know who the candidates are in four citywide races, as the campaign season begins in earnest.
Three city council seats are up for grabs as Councilmen Ed Stern and Dale Rudolph have already announced their intentions to run for re-election in districts 5 and 6 and are waiting until the end of the week to see if they’ll face any opposition.
It didn’t take long for candidates to drop their names into the two races for North Kitsap School Board, with four local residents already in the hunt for seats by the filing’s official opening Monday morning in Port Orchard.
POULSBO — While Electronic Data Systems employees in Little Norway may soon be freed from the daily grind of traveling along State Route 305, they will remain in the area.
EDS, an information technology firm that has been in the city since 1984, is moving out of its current 8th Avenue location as part of the company’s effort to streamline operations and consolidate its real estate holdings, said EDS spokeswoman Maxine Levy.
POULSBO — Though Bainbridge Island developer Doug Nelson still has plans to clear and build on a piece of land just west of State Route 3 near Snider Park, the primary tenants won’t be manning a new state-of-the-art sports facility.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — The good news was that the North Kitsap Little League’s “Big League” 16-18 year-old all star and state champion team got it’s first win against an Hawaii squad it hadn’t been able to beat in three years of attempts.
“It’s the first time in a long time Washington has beat the Hawaii team,” said David Jones, manager of the Big Leaguers. “We played very well.”
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KINGSTON — Seniors once again have an opportunity this summer to take advantage of receiving fresh produce practically for free while helping support local farmers.
The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, through the Chuckwagon Senior Nutrition Program, kicked off July 1. This grant-funded program provides seniors with vouchers for fresh, unprocessed produce from local farmers markets.
POULSBO — Visioning discussions for Little Norway will continue even though the mayor’s office will no longer be at the front of those talks.
After the city council approved the creation of a long range planning committee Wednesday night, Mayor Donna Jean Bruce wasted no time in tasking it with the continuation of the visioning process that began in May.
PORT GAMBLE — Kitsap Arts & Crafts Festival public relations chair Mary Graves hopes people will be able to get around this year’s art festival much easier than in years past due to the slight modifications made to the ever-growing event.
Attendees will also be able to enjoy more art, have easier access to the various elements and take in the views that the old mill town has to offer.
POULSBO — If curves and circles are cool in the architecture world these days, then it turns out that Poulsbo Junior High School is currently a bit of a square.
Harthorne-Hagen Architects, designers of the $8.1 million renovation, found ways to curve new walls and break the “rectangular” nature of the school, said North Kitsap School District Capital Projects Manager Dennis Burch. For instance, the library’s bookshelves will now be shaped at an angle, rather than their previous square formation.
POULSBO — Even though Olhava has yet to kick into high gear, the planning department has already seen a dramatic increase in both the number of permits and permitting fees collected this year.
The boost primarily stems from pre-applications that were filed in the fall and winter.
POULSBO — Although retail giant Wal-Mart remains far ahead of other developers at Olhava, The Home Depot joined the race in earnest Wednesday.
The hardware superstore received its permits earlier in the week after paying $239,000 in traffic impact fees and immediately began construction.
SUQUAMISH — The 35-foot-tall “Land In The Sky” totem pole that has towered over downtown Suquamish for more than 40 years has finally gone back to its carver’s native land.
The Suquamish Tribe had the pole removed from its location on the corner of South Street and Suquamish Way Monday morning, as officials cited safety reasons for taking it down.
POULSBO — While track and cross country running have been the focus of a week long camp at North Kitsap High School, local coach Greg Chapman feels the youths participating are getting a base in every sport.
POULSBO — The phrase, “It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it,” could very well describe the vacant assistant principal’s position at North Kitsap High School, a post which includes overseeing the school’s disciplinary actions.
To Chad Collins, that’s exactly the job he was looking for.
After taking a stand to close down what was deemed to be an illegal used car lot at State Route 104’s intersection with Stottlemyer and Gunderson roads, it seems that Kitsap County has all but forgotten about the eyesore that the small parcel of property was creating.
Unfortunately for North End motorists, vandals have not.
POULSBO — North Kitsap Fishline Food Bank and the Hostmark Apartments aren’t that far apart but the distance often keeps the two from coming together to help those in need.
On Monday, however, the leaders of the two organizations teamed up to close the gap and deliver food to apartment tenants.
POULSBO — Sue Mutter’s battle with breast cancer began what seems like a lifetime ago, even though it’s only been 15 years.
On Friday, she and seven other women from Little Norway will join an estimated 3,500 other walkers as they begin the Breast Cancer 3-Day, which will cover 60 miles before it concludes on Sunday.
PITTSBURGH — Bernice Phillips hit the wall — and then busted right through it.
The 78-year-old Poulsbo resident and master swimmer, striving for her first medal at the Senior Olympics June 16, had decided early that day she’d go into the 50-yard backstroke with every ounce of energy she could muster.
MOSES LAKE — “We’re the piranhas and we’re real mean, we can skin a cow in 10 seconds lean!” shouted members of Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team as they prepared to take to the waters last Saturday at Moses Lake’s McCosh Park.
