TACOMA — It’s easy to see where Aaron Nations wants to take the North Kitsap basketball program.
Just a few minutes after losing to South Kitsap for the third time this season — this one by a 48-41 count in the quarterfinal round of the Class 4A state playoffs — Nations and South coach John Callaghan exchanged greetings.
POULSBO — It may have been her party but Barbara Mitchusson came to work Tuesday.
Before accepting a plaque from the Poulsbo Historical Society honoring her nearly 10 years of dedication to the organization, Mitchusson was busy handing out information about an upcoming fund-raiser she’s helping organize.
POULSBO — It may have been referred to as a regularly scheduled North Kitsap School Board meeting, but what actually took place Thursday night was much more a trial.
The case concerned the future of North Kitsap High School’s schedule. The school board were the judges being asked to decide whether or not to continue development of a more flexible “block” schedule — but one that does not meet state mandates for class hours — or scrap the schedule for one that does.
When I was 17, a friend of mine’s dad died in a car accident near Lake City Way in Seattle. Most of O’Dea High School’s class of 1990 attended the funeral to support our good friend John Shaw, carpooling to and from the church. Since we had the rest of the day off anyway and it was sunny and warm, my friends and I planned to pack our bags and head out to Alki Beach afterward.
We never got there.
OLYMPIA — Like all Republican legislators in the 2005-06 biennium, Rep. Bev Woods (R-Kingston) is having to face the fact that on virtually every issue, she is an underdog.
In a state legislature dominated by Democrats, who have a 55-43 advantage in the house — a 26-23 margin in the senate and occupy the governor’s mansion — passing GOP-backed legislation is a rarity. But Woods, a second term representative, has found solace in two areas: finding compromise with the Democrats on many issues and showing to her constituency that an alternative exists to the current majority.
PORT GAMBLE — It could almost be like the Little House on the Prairie television show, except without the horse-drawn wagons, calico dresses and five-mile walks to the schoolhouse.
But the Merchants Association of Port Gamble is going to try and take advantage of the town’s country setting by hosting its first annual Old Fashion Spring Fair Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19.
TACOMA — North Kitsap Coach Aaron Nations was a junior at Marysville High in 1988, making a state run as a player. And most of his own squad today was in diapers — if they had even been born yet.
KINGSTON — The ‘70s clothing fad of hiphuggers and corduroy blazers has been making a comeback lately, but thankfully, the popular pink and turquoise bathroom tile colors from the same era have not.
However, if you have a bathroom with that decor or any other scheme that is not to your liking, Custom Bathtub and Tile Reglazers can fix it.
POULSBO — Three weeks after the North Kitsap Babe Ruth organization had its maintenance four-wheeler forcibly stolen, the league is still searching for answers.
Though the organization, which uses several fields at Snider Park along the Poulsbo stretch of Highway 3, is insured, its coverage does not include theft. And that leaves NKBR without an efficient way to maintain its ball park.
OLYMPIA — As wide-eyed Breidablik fourth graders sat patiently in the capitol’s reception room, state Senator Phil Rockefeller gave them a crucial piece of advice when it comes to representative government.
“Democracy,” he began, “only works if you participate.”
SUQUAMISH — Pirates, swashbucklers and wenches of all sorts invaded the Kiana Lodge last Friday night.
But there was no pillaging or plundering going on. In fact, if anything, they were giving back.
KINGSTON — Those who make scrumptious cookies and scones in their homes to sell at farmers’ markets are going to have to find a new place to prepare their products after May 2.
HANSVILLE — The only access road to the very northern tip of Kitsap County seems pretty harmless, with minimal congestion and the occasional intersection, driveway or farm turnoff.
But residents who use Hansville Road on a daily basis are concerned about what is becoming of the old country road that is now a 55 mph, two-lane highway with no turn lanes.
OLYMPIA — Though she is only half-way through her first biennium, chances are that even Sherry Appleton’s most fierce political adversaries across the aisle aren’t viewing her as a naive freshman legislator.
POULSBO — Local newcomers: Believe it or not, the bulkhead in Waterfront Park was a vertical wall of stone 40 years ago.
Long-time residents: Believe it or not, it may soon be again.
POULSBO — Weeks of discussion and debate over how the North Kitsap High School instructional schedule should look next year will come to fruition next week as North Kitsap’s school board will meet Thursday to decide its fate.
POULSBO — Last year, the Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce found its new executive director just down the road.
While his replacement may have a little farther to come to take the position, he said his heart was definitely in Little Norway all along.
POULSBO — Port of Poulsbo Commissioners hope to have a new port manager on board by early April. And that new person will serve the state entity in a completely new capacity, commissioners also agreed recently.
Guard — Derrick Webb, South Kitsap — The 6-foot-2-inch senior has slid into the senior leadership role with ease and leads Wolves in scoring 15 points a game while hitting 60 percent from the field and averaging six boards a contest.
TACOMA — The white board in North Kitsap’s Mount Tahoma High School locker room Wednesday spelled out succinctly the fate of the boys’ basketball team.
“Win, we move on,” it said. “Lose, season’s over.”
Thankfully for the Viking faithful, North (17-8) chose the former, taking home a 64-56 win versus Bellarmine Prep to keep its post-season alive and can seal a state appearance — the first for NK since 1988 — with a win in its next two games.
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