POULSBO — As far as traditions go, Olympic Outdoor Center’s Dock Boy Olympics doesn’t rank among the most stuffy.
For many years, the event’s prize has been a metal ashtray that was converted into a medallion — “A big ashtray-necklace kind of thing, a mockery of a medal,” one contestant calls it.
POULSBO — Poulsbo City Councilman and telecommunications proponent Ed Stern was all smiles as Councilman Dale Rudolph moved for the approval of the city’s first conduit ordinance Wednesday.
POULSBO — The music room of North Kitsap High School was empty of students recently but the sound of drums still rolled through the bare room and spilled into the darkened hall.
David Dunbar, the new band director, was playing a CD of marching band music over the room’s speakers.
KINGSTON — Joleen Palmer wants residents to think about their daily choices and how simple activities can impact the earth.
SUQUAMISH — Dancing, drum circles, grilled salmon and a warm welcoming attitude is what seems to bring people back year after year to Chief Seattle Days.
POULSBO — A promise made 10 years ago was fulfilled last week when the Poulsbo/North Kitsap Rotary handed Olympic College representatives a check for $100,000.
POULSBO — Without any hesitation, Greg Enright called Arts by the Bay 2003 a masterpiece.
“It went great,” event organizer Enright said Monday. “The crowds were a little sparse but some of the vendors said they did the best business they’d done before.”
POULSBO — A group of horse lovers proved their titles recently as they saved 18 equines from perishing in the Kamloops fires.
POULSBO — The Piranhas Swim Team, which once was minnow-sized, has grown.
The North Kitsap-based swim program has swelled to 45 or 50 members, and will add a Masters’ program beginning in late August for anyone 18 years or older.
If it seems like the Poulsbo/North Kitsap Rotary gets a lot of editorial column ink, we assure you, it’s very well deserved.
About a decade ago, the civic group pledged a whopping $100,000 to assist higher learning at the then pie- in-the-sky Olympic College branch campus in Poulsbo. In 1993, that was a fortune.
It still is.
KINGSTON — Being a logging community, the North End isn’t exactly prone to producing large amounts of agricultural products, or more specifically, produce.
POULSBO — Three local teenagers banked on a big payoff but got two thumbs down from police in a botched burglary over the weekend.
KINGSTON — The final step has been taken toward a more efficient sewage treatment plant for Kingston residents.
The Washington State Department of Ecology has given final approval for a $14.2 million loan to Kitsap County that will be used to build a new wastewater treatment plant on Norman Road.
POULSBO — Think of it as a latte stand for your garden.
But please, don’t drink it yourself.
This month, Poulsbo’s Valley Nursery installed a SoilSoup dispenser at its Bond Road location. New on the market this spring, the units allow people to “brew” a gallon of beneficial compost tea at the touch of a button.
POULSBO — Last week, the 125-foot Island Spirit made waves in town when it dropped anchor at the Poulsbo Marina for the day.
This week was no different.
KINGSTON — Citizens received an unpleasant surprise this week while walking or driving along the east side of West Kingston Road.
KINGSTON — Burglars were apparently looking for some used literature to go with their Chinese food Aug. 10. Or just some fast cash.
BREMERTON — Young or old, rookie or veteran — the skills of the inaugural summer season of the Bremerton Adult Hockey League (BAHL) are all over the ice Sunday nights at the Bremerton Ice Arena.
POULSBO — It’s not the kind of milestone Poulsbo Village management is going to celebrate.
Thieves hit nine of its storefronts Aug. 12. The incident is the worst burglary in the shopping center’s nearly 20-year history.
Education is key in improving our society. It’s what turns the knob and opens the door to bettering the community in which we live.
