LITTLE BOSTON — For being one of the smaller festivals of the summer, last weekend’s S’Klallam Days was certainly as busy as the larger events that took place over the past three months.
POULSBO — Like stately dowagers, they promenaded the waters of the Puget Sound at a time when teak and mahogany were preferred to fiberglass and vinyl.
KINGSTON — Residents of Kingston can take a breath of safe air. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s office is here to stay.
Would you deride the efforts of a veteran?
In a stunning upset, the permanent Emergency Medical Service levies for North Kitsap Fire & Rescue and Poulsbo Fire Department did not pass in Tuesday’s primary election.
POULSBO — Six years ago Tim and Dawn Simonson’s daughter Noelle stopped gaining weight.
The 2-year-old weighed as much as she had at age 1 and although she was well fed, her belly swelled like that of a malnourished child.
POULSBO — Permanent Emergency Services Levies for North Kitsap Fire and Rescue and the Poulsbo Fire Department went down in flames in Tuesday’s primary as supporters failed to achieve a 60 percent super majority.
POULSBO — After struggling for years with its image, Septemberfest organizers said the event’s return this year has more potential than the past celebration.
My first day at the North Kitsap Herald as an intern was one that I will probably never forget.
POULSBO — There’s plenty new about the Poulsbo Junior High football program this year.
KINGSTON — The Kingston Cavalier football team may not have the same turnout numbers as they have had in recent years, but they hope to have the same fighting spirit.
POULSBO — Just a few days prior to closing shop, it still hadn’t quite set in that Barbara Lindblad would soon be serving her last basket of fish and chips.
PORT GAMBLE — Nearly 900 cars pass through Port Gamble during the early morning commute. Most blaze on through the old mill town to go north and hit the Hood Canal Bridge.
PORT GAMBLE — Friendly competitions and races will be taking over the Port Gamble Indian Reservation this weekend, helping end the summer and kicking off the fall season with everything from a fishing derby to a princess pageant.
Parents hoping to broaden their children’s horizons of fun should stick around the North end this weekend for community events in Poulsbo and Port Gamble.
Little Norway hosts two kid-oriented gatherings this weekend with Septemberfest getting underway at the Poulsbo Waterfront (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and Fall Fest taking place at Valley Nursery on Sunday. Both promise plenty of good times, music, food and great memories for families and will feature everything from games and demonstrations to some of the biggest pumpkins, sunflowers and corn stalks in North Kitsap.
Also kicking off Friday in Port Gamble is the annual celebration of S’Klallam Days.
The competitive-minded event is just plain fun and will feature everything from pageants to fishing derbies before the three-day festival is finished.
Planning on heading to Seattle this weekend?
Save yourself the outrageous ferry fare and rediscover the good things going on in your own backyard. Fall is in the air here and plenty of fun times certainly lay ahead.
But why not let the good times roll without rolling out of North Kitsap?
POULSBO — More smiles. More wins.
Coaches and members of the North Kitsap cross-country team hope the first factor will lead to the second.
POULSBO — One day last week, North Kitsap head football coach Jerry Parrish arrived at school to find something surprising: a pair of sophomore quarterbacks, eight hours early for practice.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — After producing a textbook-crisp first game against Bainbridge Island Tuesday night, the North Kitsap volleyball team may have wanted to erase the fifth.
POULSBO — When David Andersen hands a diploma to his graduating daughter during graduation this year, it will be one of his final acts as North Kitsap High School principal.
KINGSTON — While he refers to his farmer’s market stand as a “business,” T.J. Bandrowski’s profits aren’t for, well, profit.
