SUQUAMISH — When author Broughton Coburn gives presentations in the Puget Sound area this week, he won’t just be speaking of an experience so powerful that he wrote two books on the subject.
He’ll also be coming home.
Ah, spring. That magical time of year when the buds of winter burst forth into beautiful flowers of countless colors and leaves whose presence has seemed such a long time coming….
KINGSTON — Depending upon a judge’s decision over an ongoing site appeal, the Little City by the Sea may soon begin to witness the entrance of its newest neighbor — a high school.
POULSBO — Ask Chester “Chet” Gausta what the biggest accomplishments of his life are, and he’ll give you three answers: leaving Papa, New Guinea after serving there in World War II, marrying his wife Barbara, and “catching the whopper which didn’t get away.”
The lifetime Poulsbo resident has held onto the record for the largest Chinook salmon ever caught in the state — a 70-pound behemoth that has seen him the reigning king of kings for more than four decades.
OLYMPIA — There was peace of mind for the Turner family April 4.
The family and friends of the late Elaine Turner testified before the state Senate Committee on Transportation regarding the proposed biennium 2005-07 transportation budget. It includes $342,000 for a traffic light to be installed at the Bond Road and Gunderson Road intersection.
POULSBO — Three years ago, Madeline West dreamed of a garden for Alzheimer’s patients at Liberty Shores and Harbor House.
Today, West and the staff at the center have created not one, but three, growing areas where residents can sit under fruit trees, pick fruits and veggies and even get their hands dirty. While there’s still much to be done, West said the project has already accomplished one large goal.
HANSVILLE — The former fishing community may be growing in population, but this summer, residents will be taking a step back to the area’s old farming days.
The Kingston Farmers’ Market will be operating a Hansville Wednesday Market from 4-7 p.m., starting June 1, in the Hansville Grocery and Provisions parking lot and will run through September.
PORT GAMBLE — As the saying goes, one man’s junk tends to be another man’s treasure and Godwin Selembo hopes it holds true for his new nonprofit effort that will help raise money for a much needed hospital in Tanzania, Africa.
POULSBO — Lila Smith’s dream is to coach gymnasts who may someday be the shining stars in their sport.
Or, ones who may simply get a twinkle in their eye from being able to take part.
That’s the idea behind Silver Stars Gymnastics, which Smith started in February at Breidablik Hall in Poulsbo.
POULSBO — The newly paved roads and sidewalks of Olhava currently bisect bare hills that are now awaiting construction of one of the state’s largest new developments.
There is, however, one area there already bustling with activity.
OLYMPIA — During last year’s legislative session, a bill that would have made the Orca whale the official state marine mammal failed to pass, primarily due to time constraints of the biennium.
It should be no secret that the North Kitsap Herald is a huge fan of the environment. Folks who read the fine print on page one of this paper should know that we’re “Printed with recycled paper and environmentally friendly soybean oil-based ink.”
POULSBO — Last year, the relatively unknown North Kitsap girls’ golf team blew by nearly all of its opponents and took its first ever Narrows’ Bridge title away from perennial recipients Gig Harbor.
POULSBO — Poulsbo City Council meetings may begin with a rap of a gavel today.
But it is conceivable that down the road, they will begin with “lights, camera, action.”
At its April 6 meeting, the Poulsbo City Council unanimously approved a $37,986 contract with SPL Integrated Solutions of Redmond for a video production system for City Hall.
POULSBO — When you ask North Kitsap fastpitch players Rachael Kramer and Coreena Stout when they began to play the game, they’ll tell you that it was in the second grade, at age 7, in the North Kitsap Little Leagues.
KINGSTON — The Little City by the Sea will be filled with a plethora of Earth Day events next weekend, from learning about organic lifestyles and enjoying the work of local artists to eating the year’s first harvest of produce.
POULSBO — Volunteer firefighter Ken Wickert has donated his time and labor for 18 years in various ways to Little Norway — as a firefighter, an ambulance driver, a Nordic Viking and a member of various civic groups.
Now, during a time of personal struggle with cancer, the community he has helped for so long is giving back.
This one seems to be a case of “seemed like a good idea at the time.” But even so, when the Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest (as it is so adamant about being called) decided to sell off numerous displays at the Marine Science Center in Poulsbo to pay off its debt in rapid fashion, we’re wondering just how such a thing could have ever been considered to begin with.
POULSBO — More than one-third of all of North Kitsap School District’s students currently learn, whether on a field trip or in a class, at the Marine Science Center.
But due to the Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest’s (MSSPNW) pullout of the center — and the dismantling of the majority of exhibits there — that number is guaranteed to change. The district is faced with two main options.
POULSBO — Rotary turned 100 just a few months ago. Now, two local clubs are turning their eyes toward the lofty goal of raising $100,000.
