KINGSTON — Fire, coffee, music, food and all sorts of energy will be bringing new life to the Old Kingston Hotel when a new non-profit organization that has been offering classes for the past several months will truly open its doors to the community with a bash this weekend.
POULSBO — There’s food on the walls of the Fishline Food Bank now, as well as on the shelves.
This Saturday Kitsap residents can jettison any of their broken-down or unuseable furniture such as sofas, chairs, tables, mattresses, beds, bookcases and more for free.
Kitsap County isn’t in the cable business, but it does have an interest in assuring its residents can tap reliable cable services through regulatory franchise agreements with companies such as AT&T Broadband.
SUQUAMISH — Suquamish residents are not unaccustomed to big booms this time of year but when neighbors on Fir Street heard an enormous blast Monday morning, they quickly realized that it was something other than a late fireworks display.
POULSBO — The players on this year’s Babe Ruth 15-year-old team wear the usual North Kitsap logo on their red and white uniforms, but a more appropriate symbol may be a bull’s eye.
POULSBO — “It was supposed to be 70 today — somebody lied,” Mary Graves observed from the safety of Kvelstad Pavilion Wednesday as rain burst through the darkening skies, sending crowds at Waterfront Park rushing for the cover of umbrellas.
POULSBO — The City of Poulsbo has seen a lot of changes over the past quarter century and, through the years, Paulette Alvarado has kept a sharp watch and even sharper pencil at the ready to ensure public money here was present and accounted for.
Herald Reporter Tiffany Royal discovers homesickness at Kingston’s 4th of July
KINGSTON — The slug races are finishing up the final competitions today. The musicians have packed up and gone home. The Little Choo Choo has left town.
KINGSTON — Anticipate the smell of fireworks and barbeque for the next few days, ‘cause Kingston’s celebrating in full swing for the Fourth.
POULSBO — In his Poulsbo law office, Roger Sherrard has a paperweight that reads, “Justice is truth in action.” He also has a pen set that says, “Gjykata Larte,” which is Albanian for “Court of the High.”
KINGSTON — One would have thought Kingston Junior High was a perfect Emerald City, with all the glitter and glamour of the 38th annual Miss Kingston pageant on Saturday night.
Moving into the editor’s chair is a humbling experience.
To ensure that the general public enjoys a safe and sane Independence Day, it’s important to take caution with fireworks and learn what is legal and what isn’t. To help in this regard, the Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s office has provided the following guidelines the July holiday.
SUQUAMISH — Just in time for the years’ biggest firework holiday, the North Kitsap community got a chance to glimpse inside the Suquamish Tribe’s firework industry.
POULSBO — Poulsbo’s 3rd of July promises to be a grand “Ole” tribute to the red, white and blue next Wednesday but with singers and musicians like Ole Sønsteli, Ole Petter Kampesveen, Ole Øystein Finsveen, Ole Ivar Kjernlie and Ole Ingvar Ringen on hand, the local celebration of America’s Independence will definitely have a Norwegian influence this year.
KINGSTON — The “Old Fashioned 4th of July” festival will kick off bright and early next Thursday with a pancake breakfast at the Kingston Cove Yacht Club, followed by a full day of activities for everyone.
Somebody asked me today if I thought I would ever leave the Herald.
When I came here as editor four years ago, I thought I would be at this paper until I retired. I was wrong about that.
POULSBO — Little Norway has gone Big Kahuna and Craig Mikkelsen has never been happier.
