POULSBO — When Bainbridge coach and teacher Jake Haley enters his first head football coaching position, he won’t be wearing purple and gold. In fact, he won’t even be anywhere near Kitsap County.
The eight-year Spartans’ coach and Kingston resident has accepted an offer to become head coach at El Toro High School in Orange County, Calif., thus declining the head position at North Kitsap High School.
POULSBO — Friday night’s girls basketball match-up between North Kitsap and Olympic was NK Coach Dan Weedin’s 100th game as Vikings’ skipper.
And his team made sure he had every reason to celebrate the occasion. The Lady Vikings beat the Trojans 61-12 to finish off North Kitsap’s best season in four years while putting to rest a dismal Olympic season in which the team didn’t win any league games.
POULSBO — Just weeks ago, the Port of Poulsbo concluded the search for a new commissioner.
This week, a new search — this time for a new harbor manager — will be getting underway.
POULSBO — Charles and Agnes Sellers couldn’t have known it at the time, but the name they chose for their eldest daughter was more than just a name.
That’s because Ruby Watland was truly a jewel to all who knew her.
Watland, a ground breaker in Poulsbo business, the grand dame of Miss Poulsbo and a faith-filled woman who brightened her community, died Feb. 11 in Seattle. The nearly 80-year North Kitsap resident was 87.
GAMBLEWOOD — When Jason Parker and his wife Rebecca moved into the Gamblewood six years ago, they didn’t think they would ever be neighbors with a 30,000-gallon propane tank.
But an application is currently being reviewed by the Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD) to install such a facility, off State Route 104, just across the street from the Parkers and 329 other families in the neighborhood.
SILVERDALE — The Central Kitsap girls’ basketball team held the lead in Wednesday night’s contest against North Kitsap for just 17 seconds of the game’s 32 minutes.
But it was the most important 17 seconds of the game as CK (17-1, 13-0) held on to win a nail-biter, 35-32 in Silverdale. The loss also eliminated the Lady Vikings (7-12, 5-8) from playoff contention.
Casino tax change is no gamble
It’s a case of simple economics. The Suquamish Tribe and Port Madison Enterprises can save themselves about $460,000 each year by removing the Clearwater Casino from the Kitsap County tax rolls and transferring the property into trust.
POULSBO — With no time to lose following the announcement that the Marine Science Center will shut down Feb. 14, administrators from two public entities are banding together to find out if they can keep the financially deprived exhibit hall and museum afloat.
POULSBO — The Cougars might have won the first battle with North Kitsap, but it now appears that the Vikings will win the war.
POULSBO — Plagued by ongoing budget shortfalls, the Marine Science Center will close its doors Feb. 14, and — barring a major financial contribution in the coming weeks — it will be for good.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap High School choir has hit the proverbial high note for this year’s National Association for Music Education’s All-Northwest competition, as five senior singers will head to the prestigious event.
The impending closure of the Poulsbo Marine Science Center has, unfortunately, been a long time coming. Businesses can only keep their heads above water so long if the services they are offering do not pay the bills. That’s hard reality. Whether the business in question is loved by the community at large and whether it has survived for 15 years through various means, it all eventually comes down to the bottom line.
KEYPORT — Though she doesn’t oppose community planning, Keyport resident Marge Dick had one thing to say about anything that could change her town.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” she commented.
POULSBO — Once upon a time, Anne Sagaris was an evil stepmother.
But she lived happily ever after and she wants to help others do the same.
The owner of Stepfamily Solutions, which opened late last year in Poulsbo, Sagaris offers counseling for couples, families, kids and other individuals struggling with stepfamily issues. Through a variety of techniques, she said she hopes to impart the lessons she’s learned and help people avoid the well-intentioned mistakes she’s made herself.
POULSBO — Though being a Poor Clare Nun prohibits her from having material possessions, Abbess Gloria-Mary Goller does own one great treasure.
A legacy.
KINGSTON — Since the deadly tsunami hit Southeast Asia Dec. 26, 2004, there have been endless efforts to raise awareness and send money to disaster relief organizations. In North Kitsap, kids have held spaghetti dinners, local bands have organized benefit concerts and classrooms have held penny drives.
POULSBO — Art Castle has one phrase that pretty much sums up his feelings about the use of low impact development (LID) standards in Kitsap County.
“No good deed goes unpunished,” he said with a chuckle.
We found it difficult to believe. A derelict boat was sinking and virtually everyone who could have done something to rectify the situation was basically passing the buck to the next agency. Meanwhile, neighbors had to simply watch as it was slowly enveloped by the frigid waters of Liberty Bay.
PORT ANGELES — The swimmers’ equivalent to hitting the winning shot at the buzzer, three of North’s Vikings — juniors Josh Berry, Josh Jones and Brian Parrott — shaved away seconds at the league meet Jan. 28 to qualify for districts.
POULSBO — Though it’s often said that people fear change, it wasn’t the amendments to the Poulsbo Place second phase that caused a ruckus Wednesday.
