PORT GAMBLE — Feb. 12 could turn out to be the most important day of the year for one lucky local bride.
Well, it will only be second to her actual wedding day, but next Saturday could make the momentous occasion even more memorable, especially if she can get all her wedding needs for free.
POULSBO — Former Port of Poulsbo Commission President Mike Winters had never been to a port meeting and didn’t own a boat when he applied for his position.
But that’s not true of his replacement.
POULSBO — The announcement of the first new head football coach at North Kitsap High School in 32 years may have to wait.
Though eight-year Bainbridge Spartans’ offensive coordinator Jake Haley has been offered the Vikings’ head position, a grievance, filed by the North Kitsap Athletics and Activities Alliance (NK AAA), claims “there were contractual gaps in the interview process.”
SUQUAMISH — For residents, it means an increase in property taxes. For local taxing districts, it just happens to be bad timing for their 2005 budgets.
POULSBO — Though he’s helped people cure everything from headaches to indigestion, Charlie DeWilde said he still encounters those who are wary of chiropractic care.
Just the same, DeWilde said he’s noticed people often don’t like to talk about domestic violence though it’s something that impacts lives every day.
KINGSTON — The words “Proud Owner” are clearly engraved below Carolyn Seim’s name on her Kingston Mail & Print name tag.
And it’s obvious she and her co-workers live up to that statement through the pride they display while helping customers meet their copying, printing, mailing and shipping needs.
“We’re all about service, service, service,” she said.
POULSBO — A sunken boat off the eastern shore of Liberty Bay may possibly be nobody’s problem.
But neighbors along Fjord Drive say it’s everybody’s problem.
POULSBO — During her January visit to Poulsbo, Washington’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson said the Washington Assessment of Student Learning will help determine if diplomas given to graduating seniors are “real” and whether each student possesses a set of skills that meets the test’s standards.
If you’re reading this. Take a quick look at the clock. What time is it? Is it 10:31 a.m., 1:05 p.m., maybe 7:33 p.m.? What difference does it make? Anyone who’s played for Jerry Parrish — and the number of those who have is considerable — would likely be quick to point out that those odd minutes matter.
MILLER BAY — To the Friends of Miller Bay, $5,000 and a lot of weed-pulling is worth helping the local salmon streams.
And that’s just what the group and some 80 volunteers did last year to support the Friends’ mission to keep the Miller Bay watershed as healthy as possible.
POULSBO — Giddy up!
When it comes to the ongoing fight against cancer, that’s the chosen charge of the North Kitsap Relay for Life Committee this year to the residents of North Kitsap.
POULSBO — Amidst last week’s high school walk-out and a flurry of opinions voiced during their public comment session, members of the North Kitsap School Board made certain to tell those at their standing-room only meeting Thursday that the new NKHS schedule is not yet set in stone.
POULSBO — Though the North Kitsap wrestling team has vastly improved the past two seasons under second year coach Jon Cooke, South Kitsap is still, well, South Kitsap.
The perennially strong Wolves team soundly defeated their Poulsbo rivals 43-18 Tuesday, despite the fact six of 10 SK wins went the six-minute distance for technical victories.
SUQUAMISH — The concept that the Suquamish Tribe wants to transfer 13 acres of land from fee-simple to trust status is nothing new.
In fact, since the parcel that houses the Clearwater Casino was purchased by the tribe in 1988, tribal officials have been trying to change the land’s status.
POULSBO — In-class handouts and weathered textbooks took a back seat in Patti Webster’s North Kitsap High School biology classes Monday, as a lab experience vivified the origins of life.
Each year, Webster teaches students the ins and outs of deoxyribonucleic acid — more commonly known as DNA — but the opportunity to show students an actual strand of the complex biological code has never been an option.
KEYPORT — Though Keyport is often characterized as the undersea warfare center it houses, there is another side to it.
A community — one that is older than the base and struggling to find its own identity.
And members of the Keyport Improvement Club think a planning process starting next week may be just the boost they need.
OLYMPIA — News of the dangers of the Bond and Gunderson Road intersection near Poulsbo has finally reached Olympia.
Washington State 23rd District Sen. Phil Rockefeller (D-Bainbridge Island) announced Thursday that he will do whatever he can to get the much-requested traffic light installed at the intersection as soon as possible.
POULSBO — First, Viking Fest picked its logo.
Now, it’s on the hunt for its queen.
Once again, it’s time for young women ages 16-18 in the North Kitsap area to consider throwing their hats into the ring to join the Miss Viking Fest Court. The annual pageant is a scholarship opportunity for local women from the Viking Fest Corporation, the organizer of the annual Viking Fest celebration.
POULSBO — It used to be that in order to get a good look at marine life deep in Liberty Bay, a chilly dive into its waters was necessary.
No more.
Now, all that’s needed is a trip to Poulsbo’s Marine Science Center, home to a new piece of technology that’s bringing the vibrant marine life of one of the arms of Puget Sound straight into the center’s exhibit hall.
POULSBO — Monorails, passenger-only ferries, busses and highways.
Just which of these will be the transportation mode of the future for Little Norway continues to be the debate with the Poulsbo City Council.
