POULSBO — With sleigh bells a jingling, and a ring-ting-tingling too, Santa Claus will surely be coming to town to delight boys and girls of all ages. Instead of the standard vessel used for sleigh rides (together with you), he will be making his welcomed appearance aboard one of the Poulsbo Fire Department fire trucks.

Each year, the fire departments in the area team up with Santa’s Helpers in an effort to bring Father Christmas to as many different neighborhoods as possible. Here are the Santa routes for Poulsbo. Each visit will happen from 5:30-7:30 p.m. North Kitsap Fire & Rescue’s schedule will be published in a future issue of the Herald.

Dec. 3 — Downtown area including

Hostmark Street, Front Street, Jensen Way,

1st Avenue, 3rd Avenue, 4th Avenue

Dec. 4 — Edgewater, Lofall

Dec. 5 — Hostmark Street west of State

Route 305 to Holm Court

Dec. 6 — Poulsbo Junction

Dec. 10 — Keyport, Scandia,

Virginia Point

Dec. 11 — Vinland, Finn Hill, Rhody

Lane, Pioneer Hill

Dec. 12 — Lincoln Road hill (east

of Caldart Avenue), Applewood, Gala Pines,

Noll Road, Kevo’s Pond Drive

Dec. 13 — Hostmark Street,

Viking Heights, Mesford Street, Noll Road,

Deer Run

Dec. 17 — Lincoln Road east to Caldart

Avenue, Forest Rock Hills Lane, Bernt

Road, Bond Road, Bondwood Apartments

Dec. 18 — Surfcrest, Port Gamble

Dec. 19 — Fjord Drive, Lemolo

Shore Drive, Ne-si-ka Bay Road, Cedar

Glen, Seminole Road, Baywatch Court