POULSBO — There are undoubtedly countless disagreements among teachers, parents, staff, administrators and students about what each feels would be an ideal schedule for North Kitsap High School.
But there one thing the NKHS Instructional Schedule Task Force universally agrees upon.
SUQUAMISH — Masks and white shirts donned, West Sound Academy students Sean Sebastian and Jacques White approach one another, one arm strung in the air and their other gripped to foil-type swords, aimed for each other’s chests.
POULSBO — A lot of giving took place last weekend.
But not quite as much as hoped was aimed at the North Kitsap Bellringer Fund.
POULSBO — When Elvis sang “Blue Christmas,” he was likely talking about a break-up, not a death.
But the analogy is just as real for many folks each holiday season, commented Martha & Mary Chaplain Ernie McCluskey. The season of light for some can be a very sad time for others due to the loss of a loved one.
KINGSTON — When it was announced in November that the U.S. Navy was planning to divest its housing unit on West Kingston Road, Kitsap County officials and residents jumped at the chance to see how the 3.6-acre site could become a part of the community’s proposed Village Green.
POULSBO — Right after announcing it was within $10,000 of its 2005 goal, the Bellringer Fund received another group of donations to cut that span in half.
The annual holiday fund-raiser for the 53-year-old Raab Foundation fund is now about $5,000 away from its $30,000 goal and getting closer by the minute.
KINGSTON — The Carpenter Creek/Apple Tree Cove Estuary is supposed to be a place where animals can quietly live in their natural habitat with minimal disruption from humans.
But it’s been a little too quiet for those trying to help this particular environment — until now.
POULSBO — One wrong step in July nearly cost marathon runner Cotah Rose her chance to race in the New York City Marathon.
Following her first place finish at the Viking Fest Run while also placing first in her age group in other racing events, Rose was preparing to train for New York when she took one bad step back in July — one that fractured her foot.
Rose couldn’t figure out how it had happened. But she knew that all for which she had trained to prepare for one of the biggest races in the world was in jeopardy.
POULSBO — Though passing the Washington Assessment of Student Learning exam isn’t yet mandatory for high school seniors, it will already appear on current 11th graders’ transcripts — inducing the state to foot the bill for a free re-take.
POULSBO — Though he’s been retired for nearly 10 years now, Gordon Stenman was back at Red Apple Tuesday morning bagging groceries.
The former store manager said he always returns one special morning each year — and for one very special reason.
And if you’re reading this, you’ve received your North Kitsap Herald right on time. (Yes, we realize it’s Sunday.) By now, the presents have been unwrapped,the tree has been raided of its candy canes, leftovers are taking up prime real estate in the fridge and one of your spouse’s estranged siblings is claiming your living room sofa for their bed, for another night no less.
POULSBO — A tin of cookies, two cups of peanut M&Ms and almost a whole box of Kleenex.
That’s what it took for a committee from Liberty Bay Auto to get through van give-away nominations for 131 local families.
POULSBO — The rain stopped just in time Sunday afternoon for one of Little Norway’s final holiday events before next weekend’s big day — the first ever candy cane hunt at Raab Park.
KEYPORT — The classic idiom “Too many cooks spoil the broth,” is one expression that Indianola resident Dianna Cox doesn’t buy into when it comes to things outside the kitchen.
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POULSBO — Just days after reaching the halfway point toward its $30,000 goal, a new batch of donations to the Bellringer Fund pulled it to within $10,000 of its mark.
POULSBO — Below is a list of schedule changes and closures expected across North Kitsap around the Christmas holiday. All closures are on Dec. 25 unless otherwise noted.
POULSBO — Though he may appear to most people as a horse trainer, Scott Thomson might more aptly be called a people trainer.
That’s because in teaching natural horsemanship skills to folks across North Kitsap, he’s found that it’s the owners — not the horses — that need the most work.
POULSBO — There is a Chinese proverb that holds a special place in Ray Narimatsu’s heart:
If you want prosperity for a year, grow grain.
If you want prosperity for 10 years, grow trees.
If you want prosperity for 100 years, grow people.
The following is a list of some of the Christmas services taking place around North Kitsap. All events are open to the public and take place at their respective house of worship unless otherwise noted
