POULSBO — The infamous round windows are now all but a memory at Poulsbo Elementary School.
The aging windows, which resembled a ship’s port holes, were a point of nostalgia for some at the school. But they finally met their demise during the school’s series of renovations, which have occurred over the past year.
POULSBO — Forty years ago, Lindley Smith took the reigns of the North Kitsap Babe Ruth League as president — and he wasn’t even trying to get elected.
Yet for nearly 25 years, Smith remained in the organization, serving much of that time as its helm.
KINGSTON — This year’s Independence Day celebration in the Little City by the Sea had something for everyone, including candy for the kids, music for all ages and a legendary clown who had everyone busting a gut.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap School District needed some help providing lunches for many of its students enrolled in summer school this year.
Luckily, someone took the bait in helping out — a little “fish” on Little Norway’s 3rd Avenue.
KINGSTON — The last existing vessel of Puget Sound’s historic Mosquito Fleet will be steaming into the Little City By the Sea next weekend.
POULSBO — A Supreme Court ruling on one of the Poulsbo Municipal Court’s most frequent cases has city officials wondering how to respond.
Especially since the ruling remains in limbo at this time.
SUQUAMISH — The theme to last weekend’s “Imagine Suquamish” meeting centered around how to make the community stronger for residents who live there now and those who will call it home in the future.
POULSBO — Competency over seat-time. Comprehension over class-time. Proficiency over credit-hours earned.
The idea that understanding material is more important than “putting in the time” in class when awarding high school credit is something that North Kitsap’s administrators and the school board readily agree upon.
SUQUAMISH — Parties interested in the future ownership of Old Man House Park came together July 1 to hear what a Seattle radio show host had to say about the issue — but many gave him an earful as well.
KINGSTON — The view of Apple Tree Cove these days isn’t quite as picturesque as it normally is this time of year, but the barges offshore are part of a project that will provide Kingston residents with a better water treatment system next year.
POULSBO — Kristan Franzen still remembers the day Mr. Ruby the octopus reached a tentacle out of his tank and let her pet him.
Just one of a number of magical encounters the Poulsbo youngster has had at the Marine Science Center in the more than six years she’s been a regular visitor.
While it truly wouldn’t be Independence Day without fireworks, the way things are going in terms of fires, injuries and the rarely mentioned public littering that goes along with the festivities, a common ground should be sought.
Since so many in our fine community feel that lighting fireworks off prior to the Fourth of July is OK and blowing up everything from mailboxes to hapless insects is a good time, we think it’s fine to give a little pre-holiday advice at this point.
POULSBO — Plans to widen State Route 305 have often moved about as slow as, well, traffic on SR 305 on any given afternoon.
Soon, however, the two may get something entirely new in common — a green light.
POULSBO — Below is a list of schedule changes and closures expected across North Kitsap around Independence Day.
POULSBO — Just a few years ago, Bill Austin had to hang an oversized sign off Lindvig Way so folks would know where Nelson Park was.
Chances are, that’s not a problem anymore.
POULSBO — No offense to Little Norway, but Miss Poulsbo Canon Henness is hoping to soon be trading in her bunad.
Not because she dislikes the title (in fact, she loves it) but because it would mean that she’d achieved one of her lifelong goals — becoming Miss Washington.
POULSBO — During nine years in Little Norway, John Stephenson’s name has been linked to projects like Viking Avenue, Front Street and Lindvig Way.
But after more than 40 years as a civil engineer, he can also claim intimate knowledge of a few others.
LITTLE BOSTON — For the past few years, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Wellness Center has been based out of two double-wide trailers off Little Boston Road. Many tribal offices have occupied these trailers in years past, but the Wellness Center staff was determined to be the final group to occupy the deteriorating facilities.
KINGSTON — This year’s patriotic holiday in the Little City By The Sea will be filled with enough musical events to keep everyone dancing clear into the night.
