POULSBO — After rolling out the red carpet for 30,000 festival-goers, Vikings and area royalty, Poulsbo will soon be extending the gangplank to accommodate its next round of guests.
In less than a week, Liberty Bay will be filled with boaters from across the nation as Trawler Fest makes its 10th visit to Little Norway on June 7.
HANSVILLE — After more than a decade of trying to break ground on Hansville Homestead, neighbors will start to see dirt moved this summer.
But first, the developer wants to inform the public about what sort of impacts the project will have on the area during construction.
We’ve hit on the problem of downtown Poulsbo’s popularity before. The short stretch along Front Street has been experiencing growing pains of all strengths since it was “revived” and took on its Norwegian theme.
POULSBO — With the movement of her eyes, 15-year-old Kara Charlot communicates with her mother, Sherry.
She picks out her outfits for school with a single gaze. She selects activities by panning her pupils toward the object of her attention. In one glance, she can say hundreds of words without ever speaking one.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Sound Publishing, Inc. has announced plans to publish a new free daily newspaper to serve the Kitsap Peninsula.
The Free Daily newspaper will run Monday to Friday mornings beginning June 20. Copies will be delivered door-to-door to businesses throughout the county. In addition, the newspaper will be distributed at ferry terminals and more than 200 locations on the Kitsap Peninsula.
TACOMA — As North Kitsap and Decatur were dueling it out for a state berth in the eighth inning of a scoreless tie game Saturday, the Vikings had their chance.
With two out and a runner on third base, Coreena Stout appeared on her way to a walk, with a 3-0 count.
SUQUAMISH — The boys, Suquamish Elementary fourth grader Kari Slotten complained, were unflappable in their laziness as “Super Mom” the scarecrow was being constructed, one newspaper stuffing at a time.
“We tried to get them to take part in it,” Slotten said. “But they just sat there.”
LITTLE BOSTON — Port Gamble S’Klallam elder Aladdin Justin believes it’s important to recognize the fact that while there are 40 veterans of war on the Port Gamble Indian Reservation, access to information about their benefits is limited.
POULSBO — Grass stains reigned as soccer teams came from all over Washington and even parts of Oregon to play in the 21st Viking Cup Tournament, held Memorial Day Weekend at fields around North Kitsap.
SUQUAMISH — For being a woman of small stature, Kayla Wentworth can evoke some strong feelings and emotions, strong enough to the point that people physically and mentally benefit from it.
KINGSTON — An issue that has troubled the Port of Kingston Board of Commissioners in the past was finally decided Wednesday night in hopes of better catering to those who moor at the agency’s guest docks during the summer.
HANSVILLE — If you don’t have your greens for the week, you’ll be able to stock up next Wednesday while supporting your farming neighbors at the same time.
And you’ll have the opportunity to do it every week throughout the summer, accessing a plethora of homegrown, healthy goods.
POULSBO — Less than a week after filling the Poulsbo Armory with smells of pancakes and sausages, the Poulsbo Noon Lions Club is filling it again — this time with antiques from more than 25 Northwest dealers.
POULSBO — Poulsbo City Council members spent the days leading up to Wednesday night’s open house wondering if anyone would show up. When 25 people appeared in the council chambers, council members got their answer.
They also heard more than a little about one issue that refuses to go away: downtown parking.
POULSBO — Night driving on State Route 305 could take an interesting turn in July as sewer improvements from Bond Road to Hostmark Street would result in temporary intersection closures.
The work, which involves installing a force main along SR 305, is part of the necessary public works improvements tied to the Olhava development, said City of Poulsbo Project Engineer Andrzej Kasiniak.
POULSBO — If the doubles tennis strategy that claims, “the team that lets the ball bounce least, wins,” is true, then the two North Kitsap pairs who headed into the West Central District Tournament yesterday are bona-fide proof.
POULSBO — With hostile action in Iraq and Afghanistan reverberating noticeably from its temporary lull, more American soldiers are making the ultimate sacrifice.
Those sacrifices as well as the service of generations gone by will be remembered as veterans from four major conflicts gather to pay tribute on Monday beginning at noon at Poulsbo’s Waterfront Park.
BREMERTON — The Narrows League fastpitch playoff match-up pitting the North Kitsap Vikings and the Stadium Tigers Monday was decidedly more about positioning than it was about winning.
TACOMA — North Kitsap starting pitcher Jared Prince’s 12 strikeout, two hit, complete game shutout was a stellar outing that led to a 1-0 win Monday. The victory avenged the team’s Narrows League Championship loss the week before to the Olympia Bears.
POULSBO — As onlookers huddled around Kvelstad Pavilion Sunday afternoon hoping to catch a glimpse of a lutefisk clash of the titans, reigning champion Charles Jensen was all smiles.
