POULSBO — One of the last few temporary pieces to the city hall reorganization puzzle may soon be in place.
The form it takes, however, is still up in the air.
POULSBO — Little Norway’s planned sports complex is still a few months away from its ground breaking but new tenants are already set to move in.
Zero Gravity Dance Studio of Poulsbo and Studio Kicks Martial Arts Academy of Bremerton are the second and third companies to announce they’ll be occupying space in the tentatively-named “Kitsap All Sports Complex.”
POULSBO — The North Kitsap School District has offered to lend a hand any way it can to the strapped-for-cash Poulsbo Marine Science Center — every way except financially. Talks between NKSD, the Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest and City of Poulsbo — the latter to which the center pays its rent — have ensued over the past week.
POULSBO — It was quite possibly the North Kitsap Junior Babe Ruth’s version of “The shot heard around the world.”
POULSBO — Less than ideal weather but better than expected crowds marked Little Norway’s annual Independence Day celebration Saturday.
POULSBO — The sun shone, the flowers were in bloom and even Peter Rabbit popped his head out of his hole for the occasion.
More than 100 parents and kids trekked to Raab Park last week for the opening day of the Youth Garden Monday activities. The gardening fun will continue from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 30.
KINGSTON — Of all the testimony that was given July 1 regarding establishing a foot ferry route from Kingston to Seattle, the overwhelming majority was in favor of allowing the service to start up this fall.
Initiative King Tim Eyman took a hit this week when I-864 failed to garner enough signatures statewide to make the November ballot. Many, including this newspaper, agreed that the proposed 25 percent cut to property taxes simply went a bit too far.
POULSBO — Knitting a scarf during the summertime isn’t exactly a typical activity.
Then again, neither is knitting a 22-mile scarf.
SUQUAMISH — It was more than 150 years ago that Chief Seattle and Chief Jacob Wahalchu were intrigued by the Christian faith and embraced the religion by integrating it into the Suquamish Tribe. Chief Seattle was even baptized “Noah Sealth” because he enjoyed the biblical story of Noah and Chief Wahalchu held services in his home near Old Man House for five years.
Because of the two tribal leaders’ dedication to Roman Catholicism, St. Peter’s Church was created in 1854 and remains today the second oldest mission church in the Puget Sound.
POULSBO — The infamous round windows are now all but a memory at Poulsbo Elementary School.
The aging windows, which resembled a ship’s port holes, were a point of nostalgia for some at the school. But they finally met their demise during the school’s series of renovations, which have occurred over the past year.
POULSBO — Forty years ago, Lindley Smith took the reigns of the North Kitsap Babe Ruth League as president — and he wasn’t even trying to get elected.
Yet for nearly 25 years, Smith remained in the organization, serving much of that time as its helm.
KINGSTON — This year’s Independence Day celebration in the Little City by the Sea had something for everyone, including candy for the kids, music for all ages and a legendary clown who had everyone busting a gut.
POULSBO — The North Kitsap School District needed some help providing lunches for many of its students enrolled in summer school this year.
Luckily, someone took the bait in helping out — a little “fish” on Little Norway’s 3rd Avenue.
KINGSTON — The last existing vessel of Puget Sound’s historic Mosquito Fleet will be steaming into the Little City By the Sea next weekend.
POULSBO — A Supreme Court ruling on one of the Poulsbo Municipal Court’s most frequent cases has city officials wondering how to respond.
Especially since the ruling remains in limbo at this time.
SUQUAMISH — The theme to last weekend’s “Imagine Suquamish” meeting centered around how to make the community stronger for residents who live there now and those who will call it home in the future.
POULSBO — Competency over seat-time. Comprehension over class-time. Proficiency over credit-hours earned.
The idea that understanding material is more important than “putting in the time” in class when awarding high school credit is something that North Kitsap’s administrators and the school board readily agree upon.
SUQUAMISH — Parties interested in the future ownership of Old Man House Park came together July 1 to hear what a Seattle radio show host had to say about the issue — but many gave him an earful as well.
KINGSTON — The view of Apple Tree Cove these days isn’t quite as picturesque as it normally is this time of year, but the barges offshore are part of a project that will provide Kingston residents with a better water treatment system next year.
