Snow doesn’t freeze North End

Other than a van rolling over on Totten Road and a two-hour delay for the North Kitsap School District, the North End emerged relatively unscathed from a late-season bout with Father Winter earlier this week. The snowstorm, which started Wednesday afternoon, dumped anywhere from one to eight inches throughout the region before it moved on.

Other than a van rolling over on Totten Road and a two-hour delay for the North Kitsap School District, the North End emerged relatively unscathed from a late-season bout with Father Winter earlier this week.

The snowstorm, which started Wednesday afternoon, dumped anywhere from one to eight inches throughout the region before it moved on.

A commercial van rolled after sliding on ice and snow on Totten Road near State Route 305 Thursday morning, said Poulsbo Fire Department public information officer Jody Matson.

The woman driving the van was trapped until PFD crews arrived and extricated her. She was not seriously injured, Matson said. PFD responded to about 15 other weather-related calls, none of which resulted in serious injuries, she she said.

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue also assisted its fair share of motorists, said NKF&R public information officer Michele Laboda. No serious accidents or injuries were reported.

Residents in Kingston reported anywhere from four to eight inches of snow on their yards Thursday morning. Kingston Chamber of Commerce president Jana Kramberger said she had eight inches at her home at the top of Ohio Street.

The North Kitsap School District felt the effects of the storm during its afternoon commute Feb. 28 and the morning bus runs March 1, but there were no reported accidents, community relations director Chris Case said.

On Wednesday afternoon when the storm began, busses ran a little late taking students home due to increased traffic volumes combined with adverse driving conditions. Thursday morning, the NKSD operated on a two-hour delay schedule, which went off without a hitch, while morning preschool and kindergarten were cancelled, Case said.

“Kind of like the snow, it was intense for a while and then it goes away,” she said.

The roads in Poulsbo resembled an ice skating rink Wednesday night on through Thursday morning, said Poulsbo Police Sgt. Bill Playter.

“There were a lot of fender-benders, and everyone was slipping around quite a bit,” Playter said.

The department’s SUV was involved in a four-car incident on Olhava Way, but the vehicle was still drivable, he said.

The officer pulled in front of a stalled vehicle to assist another driver get the vehicle moving, he said. As soon as the stalled vehicle was ready to drive, a van slid into the Good Samaritan’s vehicle, resulting in a chain collision, which put the police SUV on the sidewalk.

Other than that, there were no injury accidents reported and road conditions had returned to normal by Thursday afternoon, Playter said.

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