POULSBO — Poulsbo may never have been accused of being on the cutting edge but it is ahead of the curve when it comes to Independence Day.
That’s because the Fourth of July is celebrated July 3 in Little Norway — a tradition that often affords folks two days of firecracker fun.
POULSBO — North Kitsap School District Aquatics Manager Greg Schmidt has faced an unenviable task this summer: find a way to run a $300,000-a-year pool on a $250,000 budget.
This time of year, local bulletin boards typically quickly fill up with colorful advertisements from teenagers seeking summer jobs mowing lawns, taking care of kids, doing house work or all three.
POULSBO — Speed isn’t the problem and local drivers cause as many accidents, if not more, as cut-through traffic.
These were just a few of the messages to attendees to the State Route 3 Route Development Plan (RDP) public meeting June 24.
POULSBO — Birds, butterflies and even a chance to have tea with Peter Rabbit are on the slate as the Raab Park Youth Garden prepares to kick off its eighth season of offering local kids green thumb fun.
KINGSTON — Pete DeBoer is pretty confident that residents of the Little City By the Sea will be able to enjoy the glow of fireworks over Apple Tree Cove this Fourth of July.
POULSBO — Rape charges against a local massage practitioner were dropped this week, though the status of his license remains unclear.
KINGSTON — In its game with Cedar Heights Junior High School, Kingston Cavaliers fastpitch coach Scott McKay said his team learned its biggest lesson — one that goes beyond the game.
Down 3-0 after the first inning, the girls faced a fork in the road — as all teams do in that situation, the first-year skipper said.
Great ideas don’t always take shape overnight. Sometimes it takes a few days. Such is the case with the North Kitsap Youth Job Center.
POULSBO — Alexis Springer’s summer vacation has begun a little differently this year.
The 12 year old is enrolled in Olympic College’s “Edventure” camp, a 10-day trek exploring the arts, science and drama, topics she’d never heard of before. And it sure beats the alternative, she explained.
BREMERTON — The public will have one last chance to provide its input on the future of several Kingston properties before the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners and the Kitsap Planning Commission next week.
KINGSTON — Those who recently heard about the Kingston Revitalization Association’s latest good-natured project won’t be disappointed.
The much-anticipated “Calendar Guys of Kingston: August 2004-October 2006” hit stores this week, featuring some of Kingston’s most colorful (and buff) men.
POULSBO —After years of talking about it, John and Laura Nesby have finally opened a restaurant together.
But the Mor MOR Bistro and Bar is not just a fulfillment of their dream. It’s also a part of a family tradition.
POULSBO — It was certainly a Cinderella playoffs for the players and coaches the of Kregg Hoover, DDS Little League team.
Going 7-9 in the regular season, the team was not favored to win the championship. But after three wins in a row, the squad found itself in a finals match-up against Tim Ryan Construction.
POULSBO — Two labor unions are hoping that when the planned high school in Kingston is ready for construction, not just one foundation will be laid when the project gets under way next year.
POULSBO — The face of hunger is changing in North Kitsap.
And so is the way Little Norway’s own food bank is meeting those needs.
OLYMPIA — While the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific recently protested Aqua Express’ application to establish a passenger-only ferry run from Kingston to Seattle, the private company doesn’t expect the union’s actions to anchor its initial commuter sailings.
If there was a to-do list for Suquamish, Imagine Day would be at the very top. Even so, it would also be the one “chore” that had been put off the longest.
POULSBO — A brand new, state-of-the-art scoreboard at Snider park was dedicated Saturday and used for the first time during the Little League’s Major A Division finals following the ceremony.
POULSBO — In her first season as Poulsbo Junior High fastpitch coach, Cheryl Case said she’s been blessed not only with the players on this year’s Panthers team but the parents of those players as well.
