POULSBO — Two years, 24 testing days and a lot of wet toes are almost behind the Liberty Bay Foundation.
But the work is just beginning.
PORT GAMBLE — More than 100 artists are coming to the old mill town this weekend to help send 12 local art students back to school this fall with pockets full of scholarship money.
Anyone who’s been to the town of Port Gamble pretty much agrees across the board. The community is just plain beautiful.Green hills, historic buildings — Norman Rockwell would have had a field day there.
POULSBO — Walkers, runners and joggers from all over the peninsula and beyond stepped up to the plate and out for a cause July 18.
Poulsbo’s Old Town Study might just be old news by the time it gets city council’s final approval. And while we applaud the group’s effort to take steps and protect the character of historic neighborhoods, we also feel that it needs to take steps to ensure these areas are not adversely impacted by new construction in the interim.
POULSBO — Greg Chapman stood next to the North Kitsap High School track on Thursday afternoon and lowered his voice to a conspiratorial level.
“Track and field. Even the name sounds kind of boring, to be honest with you,” Chapman said.
POULSBO — The Panthers are still on the prowl.
The North Kitsap Little League 9&10 American Panthers emerged unscathed — and unbeaten — from the District II tournament this week with an 8-5 win over Gig Harbor National on Tuesday.
KINGSTON — Fred Parkinson is trying to help small business owners get an edge over big box corporations that may come to the North End.
POULSBO — Passersby on Lindvig Way will be getting a lesson in building a bridge around running water in the next few weeks.
POULSBO — Whether they’re learning about tow trucks or exploring the Little House on the Prairie, 10 local children are reading for a good cause.
POULSBO — Most local commuters are actually paying more to live in Kitsap County than they would be living closer to work, a recent study shows.
It took a while, but once North Kitsap residents officially got on board the Relay for Life bandwagon, they started kicking up dust immediately. They’ve been doing so for the past three years and will do so again this Friday and Saturday as the community gathers once again to show its support for cancer victims, their families and hope for a cure.
POULSBO — Downtown now has a taste of big city life under its belt in one of its newest stores, Moxie.
SILVERDALE — Joseph Davidson has a lot of things to be proud of.
At 3 and a half years old, he’s finally potty trained and hoping mom and dad Rebecca and Stuart send him to preschool this fall.
KINGSTON — Among the recent efforts to establish recreation trails throughout North Kitsap, there is one pathway that has been quietly used by area residents for more than two decades.
SUQUAMISH — Ten months ago, ground was broken.
Six months ago, the final steel beam of the new parking garage was installed.
POULSBO — The fate of the next Wal-Mart hearing in Little Norway is hanging in the balance this week as city staff says Citizens to Stop Wal-Mart has a bill to pay first.
LEMOLO — People do a lot of things in the name of charity.
Some bike.
Others run.
Still others take a swim.
But local woman Char Morrison’s charity work is driving a 1963 EH Holden across the Australian Outback in a 100-car rally.
If Suquamish residents were having a tug-o-war, Old Man House State Park would definitely be the red flag in the middle of the rope.
POULSBO — Scott McKay, who has been athletics coordinator for the North Kitsap School District for three years, has resigned.
