City Clerk Karol Jones retires after 28 years.
It’s not all that uncommon. A person suffers a head injury, perhaps during a car collision, and is taken to the hospital for a CAT scan and MRI, and is eventually put in a neck brace.
Their body heals and their life gets back to normal, but often “normal” becomes out of reach. That’s because of a missing step, says neurologist and nuerofeedback practitioner Thomas Budzynski. There’s one thing the hospital trip and subsequent rest didn’t address: the possibility of organic injuries in the brain.
Hood Canal research begins, will last through September.
It’s 8 a.m. on a Wednesday morning and there’s one thing Travis Beach wants to make clear: “I don’t consider myself a hero.”
Fresh off a 24-hour shift that began at 7:30 a.m. the day before, the firefighter/paramedic is still sporting his uniform as he prepares to head home from the Poulsbo Fire Department headquarters.
TACOMA — After nearly 4,000 responses from a public survey the Washington State Department of Transportation has made its decision: a South Point to Lofall ferry it is.
Poulsbo youngsters sell lemonade for charity.
Fees rise with cost of gasoline for local store owners.
Poulsbo Historical Society to begin pre-
Rotarian women join Kitsap Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build effort.
When Neil and Nancy Sirman’s 36-foot Cape George, the Active Light, last saw Poulsbo’s shores in August 2000, Sept. 11 was just the day after Sept. 10. Cell phones hadn’t yet become the rage, and the curse of the Bambino had yet to be broken.
Now, eight years later, the Active Light has once again docked at the Port of Poulsbo, carrying with it two travelers seasoned from the world seen once over.
“Mother of God,” said the assertive bystander. “What kind of terrorists are these?”
POULSBO — Like any good fish tale, Poulsbo’s Fish Park is getting bigger. And bigger.
POULSBO — The Port of Poulsbo and nearby Marine Science Center could potentially benefit by working together.
POULSBO — Putting down the phone before pulling out of park is something drivers are just going to have to get used to.
POULSBO — Hats are being tossed into the ring for ideas on Poulsbo’s current city hall property. The land on Jensen Way will be vacated early 2010 when city offices are moved to a yet-to-be-built new city hall at the corner of Moe Street and Third Avenue.
For those without the time, patience or knowhow to put functionality into their space, and for those hoping to match a little fashion with that function, there happens to be a service in Poulsbo more promising than a singing nanny.
Enter Charisma Design and Organization, a company owned by Erina Weible that does just what its name says. After pulling part-time duty for eight years, Weible began offering her services full-time nearly a year ago. Studied in the art of interior design at Seattle Pacific University and L.A.’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, she’s now become a one-woman home makeover force.
Seven weeks into its quest for a better annexation process, Poulsbo’s Annexation Task Force is nearing its final recommendations.
The 12-member group will report back to the city next month ways it believes annexation in Poulsbo can be improved, potentially including better public communication, equal zoning protection and possible tax breaks for some large lot owners.
Badly timed traffic lights are no cheap nuisance. Roadway congestion inflicts the average peak-hour driver with an extra 38 hours of travel time and 26 additional needed gallons of fuel each year, amounting to a hefty $710 annual sum, according to a 2007 National Transportation Operations Coalition report. The report cites that upward of 10 percent of all traffic delay can be accounted for by poor light sequencing throughout the country — that’s 295 million wait hours each year.
POUSLBO — Armed with signs of every size, shape and color, nearly 150 kids and adults marched through downtown Poulsbo Wednesday in support of the North Kitsap Community Pool.
POULSBO — The second annual community Marine Science Center Fundraiser is hitting the streets of the Viking City today. Headquartered at and hosted by Liberty Bay Books on Front Street, the event will reel in funds for the center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
