North Kitsap High School’s diamond athletes once again swept honors during Kitsap County’s all-star games, held this week at Pendergast and Legion Fields. NK’s Heather Case picked up the MVP of the fastpitch game Thursday while J.B. Kandoll picked up the same honor in the baseball game Wednesday.
SUQUAMISH — Like every other business in today’s economy, a local seafood enterprise known for its geoduck delicacy is working to stay afloat within its unique market.
POULSBO — The clock’s ticking away on the Poulsbo/North Kitsap Historical Society’s ownership of land for a museum.
PASCO — If Ryan Young had his way, the wristband might never come off.
Granted, his summer basketball schedule — among the other athletic endeavors he’ll take on in the upcoming season — will probably wear down the lime-green plastic band.
POULSBO — Poulsbo will soon have one less cul-de-sac, city council members decided this week.
And while traffic is a concern, it wasn’t enough of a concern to change a 14-year-old council policy urging neighborhood connectivity.
POULSBO — Washington State Patrol Detachment 2 in Poulsbo is used to making a name for itself in the state.
One of Kitsap’s oldest WSP detachments, it is often recognized for its achievements among its peers.
POULSBO — After three years of planning, the City of Poulsbo still doesn’t have all the kinks ironed out over the Liberty Bay Trail.
But it may soon be too late to do anything about it.
POULSBO — Many teams came great distances — from Oregon to Canada — to play in the 20th annual Viking Tournament, held last weekend at sites around North Kitsap.
We all knew that Port Gamble was full of ladies and gentlemen, but for those who are curious as to how far the former lumber town will go to prove this fact might want to check it out this weekend.
PORT GAMBLE — The residents of the Kingdom of An Tir will welcome members of the modern world to their corner of the past this weekend, where virtue is upheld, kings and queens hold court and knights duel with grace.
RICHLAND — The Narrows’ Bridge division champion North Kitsap girls’ golf team proved last week that local successes the squad achieved this year could be equally matched when competing with the state’s best on the links.
KINGSTON — Sometimes the path to recovery includes just sitting down and talking with people who have experienced the same types of problems.
KINGSTON — When dropping off the kids at the Kingston Co-op Preschool these days, local mothers may want to take a second look across the street and find an oasis away from their busy schedules.
POULSBO — A Poulsbo woman is once again offering locals a chance to honor an area service person killed in Iraq.
Not with flowers or a card, but by donating a pint of blood.
T-shirts touting grand slogans like “Pain is just weakness leaving your body,” “Life’s a pitch” and “You wish you could kick like a girl” will be running rampant in North Kitsap this weekend. Also running rampant will be roughly 2,000 soccer players. That’s at least, 4,000 cleats, shin guards and — our personal favorite — smelly socks.
POULSBO — Noll Road resident Mike Kotzin thought when tools were stolen from his plank shed earlier this month that the worst was over.
But instead, his home was hit by burglars the next two nights. Only after Kotzin had his dogs sleep in the shed did the thefts finally stop.
Now in its 20th year, Viking Cup has brought around 140 teams and more than 2,000 youngsters to North Kitsap to play in what has become the area’s largest sporting event.
POULSBO — Air conditioning. A track and field. Backstops for baseball and fastpitch. Tennis courts.
Just a few of the options the North Kitsap School Board faced Thursday night in balancing a tight Kingston High School budget. Financial realities on the project meant some would be kept in the designing phase and some would have to be cut to meet the $24.5 million maximum construction cost.
HANSVILLE — Retirees aren’t the only ones attracted to the former fishing town of Hansville; younger families are also discovering the benefits and joys of living in the rural North End.
TACOMA — Following the first three games of the season, the North Kitsap Vikings baseball team lost only two games the rest of the year.
Unfortunately, last Monday’s regional playoff versus Lake Washington was one of them.