A public retirement reception for Kitsap Sheriff Steve Boyer will be from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 22 in the Commission Chambers of the Kitsap County Courthouse, 619 Division St. in Port Orchard.

Boyer has served four terms as sheriff and has had a 43-year career in law enforcement. Residents of Kitsap County are invited to stop by and bid him good luck in his retirement.