POULSBO — Though he’s been retired for nearly 10 years now, Gordon Stenman was back at Red Apple Tuesday morning bagging groceries.
The former store manager said he always returns one special morning each year — and for one very special reason.
And if you’re reading this, you’ve received your North Kitsap Herald right on time. (Yes, we realize it’s Sunday.) By now, the presents have been unwrapped,the tree has been raided of its candy canes, leftovers are taking up prime real estate in the fridge and one of your spouse’s estranged siblings is claiming your living room sofa for their bed, for another night no less.
POULSBO — A tin of cookies, two cups of peanut M&Ms and almost a whole box of Kleenex.
That’s what it took for a committee from Liberty Bay Auto to get through van give-away nominations for 131 local families.
POULSBO — The rain stopped just in time Sunday afternoon for one of Little Norway’s final holiday events before next weekend’s big day — the first ever candy cane hunt at Raab Park.
KEYPORT — The classic idiom “Too many cooks spoil the broth,” is one expression that Indianola resident Dianna Cox doesn’t buy into when it comes to things outside the kitchen.
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POULSBO — Just days after reaching the halfway point toward its $30,000 goal, a new batch of donations to the Bellringer Fund pulled it to within $10,000 of its mark.
POULSBO — Below is a list of schedule changes and closures expected across North Kitsap around the Christmas holiday. All closures are on Dec. 25 unless otherwise noted.
POULSBO — Though he may appear to most people as a horse trainer, Scott Thomson might more aptly be called a people trainer.
That’s because in teaching natural horsemanship skills to folks across North Kitsap, he’s found that it’s the owners — not the horses — that need the most work.
POULSBO — There is a Chinese proverb that holds a special place in Ray Narimatsu’s heart:
If you want prosperity for a year, grow grain.
If you want prosperity for 10 years, grow trees.
If you want prosperity for 100 years, grow people.
The following is a list of some of the Christmas services taking place around North Kitsap. All events are open to the public and take place at their respective house of worship unless otherwise noted
POULSBO — The chaotic sea of jerseys that travels about endlessly in a soccer game can make finding individual players a bit of a challenge.
But for the Vikings this season, you could always locate the Skelly sisters.
We’ll just come right out and say it: We think the Greater of Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce made a big mistake when it showed former Executive Director Jim Martin the door last week. Whether it was a long standing personnel matter or not, the details of his sudden departure came as a shock to the community — worst of all, they came as a shock to Jim.
Santa Claus will have no trouble spotting North Kitsap this year as numerous homes are providing beacons bright enough to rival Rudolph’s red nose. The result has been nothing short of magnificent.
HANSVILLE — No one could have embraced the spirit of volunteerism more than Bob Burch.
After 12 years of giving to the community through various venues, Burch died Dec. 11. He was 85.
Four Poulsbo residents hurt in SR 3 collision…
POULSBO — The recently unveiled plans for a multi-million dollar recreational sports complex along the Poulsbo stretch of Highway 3 will have to wait a little longer than its organizers expected.
POULSBO — For the second time in as many years, the Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce is going to be searching for a new executive director.
Jim Martin, who had served in the position for about nine months, was notified Dec. 10 that the chamber board had decided not to keep him on any longer.
POULSBO — More research, more legal advice and more self-reflection has led the City of Poulsbo back to where it started.
But the consensus is still that raising property taxes was the right thing to do.
POULSBO — Start over. Clean slate.
Members of the North Kitsap boys’ basketball team weren’t thinking of themselves as a squad on a 0-2 skid when they took on Gig Harbor in the Bridge Division opener — rather, they took their game with the Tides as a fresh start.
