POULSBO — As the North Kitsap Little League season kicked off Sunday morning, several parents eagerly sipped coffee.
But for their children, it was opening day. They didn’t need caffeine.
POULSBO — Like runners in a marathon, members of the Kitsap Regional Telecommunications Committee are discovering the “last mile” is definitely the most difficult — especially when it’s all uphill.
The finish line will be in sight this summer, when the Public Utility District fiber-optic backbone is completed through the county, but the committee needs a second wind before businesses and residents can break the tape.
POULSBO — After being passed for years and years, the water and sewer rate buck will stop with the city council later this year — and none of its members are too happy about it.
Faced with an inequitable rate system, which favors commercial ventures over residents and waste over conservation, the council realized Wednesday night that it must take action to rectify the situation. The fix won’t be easy and will mean higher costs for businesses if a recommended plan from Ed Cebron of Financial Solutions Consulting Group, Inc. and a special citizen advisory committee is accepted.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap Vikings are good hosts, but they may have taken courtesy one step too far Wednesday afternoon.
The Vikings committed seven errors, including four in an overwhelming four-run sixth inning, and helped hand a win to the Port Angeles Roughriders, 10-3.
SUQUAMISH — Motorists on Hwy. 305 Tuesday may have noticed the absence of the totem artwork some here have called an old friend.
Department of Transportation crews Tuesday removed the Agate Pass Totem Pole near the intersection of Hwy. 305 and Suquamish Way. They disposed of the 40-year-old cedar carving at the Suquamish tribe’s request.
KINGSTON — Ground won’t be broken for the new Kingston secondary school for another four years. No nail will be hammered, student bused, or doors opened until 2006.
But the school will start to take shape this month.
County Commissioner Tim Botkin announced Thursday, March 28, that he would run for a second term this fall.
“My work is not done,” the Chico Democrat said. “That’s the biggest reason” for seeking another four-year term.
If you’re driving while you read this on your laptop, are sipping hot coffee and changing a CD, you’re a hazard.
In fact, you’re more dangerous than a drunk driver.
State transportation officials will decide the latest round of ferry fare hikes at a meeting April 4 in Seattle.
Public comment on the hikes — which average 12.5 percent, but are not uniform — brought few changes to the proposal, after a round of open meetings this past month, ferry spokesperson Pat Patterson said in a news release this week.
POULSBO — For almost one half of soccer Friday night, it looked as if the North Kitsap Vikings and the Olympic Trojans had switched uniforms.
The Vikings were hosting the high-scoring Trojans, but for almost 40 minutes it was the Vikings who were doing all the damage, while keeping Olympic off the scoreboard.
Long-time Poulsbo company is a family business.
KINGSTON — When she was in junior high, Katie Buchanan never listened to anti-drinking messages.
Friday morning, she travelled to Kingston Junior High so someone else might.
Just before spring break, Kingston Junior High students heard first hand about the results of drinking and driving.
A remarkable man, Capt. Ed Shields died Thursday leaving a legacy of accomplishment and unselfishness.
POULSBO — With his health continuing to deteriorate, Capt. Ed Shields knew he was close to “crossing the bar” last year. The long-time Poulsbo resident also knew that if he didn’t tell the tale of the hundreds of fishermen who had crossed before him, no one would.
No one else could.
When Shields finished the six-year effort, compiling a lifetime’s experience and knowledge of maritime history into his book, “Salt of the Sea: The Pacific Coast Cod Fishery and the Last Days of Sail,” it seemed a heavy burden had been lifted and his sails were ready to set for the last time.
He died Thursday at the age of 86.
LEMOLO — High winds and stormy seas shouldn’t have been enough to swamp Mike Bateman’s seasoned 37-foot fishing trawler in Ne-Si-Ka Bay Wednesday night, but they did.
Bateman was at a loss for an explanation the next morning as he stood on the sandy shores of Lemolo with two salvaged, oil-stained wooden boxes full of computer and camera equipment that had gone down with the ship less than 24 hours before.
KINGSTON — For 10 years, Kingston has been involved in a tug of war by two opposite minded groups about a proposed wastewater treatment plant. It’s a hot topic because Kingston’s 25-year-old wastewater plant that serves about 600 families is failing and the community must build a new sewage treatment plant.
According to Rick Gagnon, sewer utility manager for Kitsap County Public Works, the current wastewater plant, located in downtown Kingston, is on its last breath and is a virtual time bomb.
POULSBO — The shot Laura Jensen hit Tuesday afternoon wasn’t a game-winner. It wasn’t a halfcourt shot. It didn’t even tie the game.
But Jensen’s quarter-court heave, which came at the end of the third quarter of the Kingston-Poulsbo game and dragged the Cavaliers within two points, may have turned the tide of the game, which the Cavs went on to win 50-41.
KINGSTON — Almost 100 years after sneaking into factories to photograph brutal and abusive child labor, photographer Lewis Hine continues to inspire.
Hine was the subject of Kingston Junior High ninth grader Kristen Sprague’s history day project, a display board with several of Hine’s images fixed to it.
BREMERTON — Your best friend on Wednesday, March 27 at Legion Field was your car heater.
It was c-c—c-c-old.
