PORT GAMBLE — The residents of the Kingdom of An Tir will welcome members of the modern world to their corner of the past this weekend, where virtue is upheld, kings and queens hold court and knights duel with grace.
RICHLAND — The Narrows’ Bridge division champion North Kitsap girls’ golf team proved last week that local successes the squad achieved this year could be equally matched when competing with the state’s best on the links.
KINGSTON — Sometimes the path to recovery includes just sitting down and talking with people who have experienced the same types of problems.
KINGSTON — When dropping off the kids at the Kingston Co-op Preschool these days, local mothers may want to take a second look across the street and find an oasis away from their busy schedules.
POULSBO — A Poulsbo woman is once again offering locals a chance to honor an area service person killed in Iraq.
Not with flowers or a card, but by donating a pint of blood.
T-shirts touting grand slogans like “Pain is just weakness leaving your body,” “Life’s a pitch” and “You wish you could kick like a girl” will be running rampant in North Kitsap this weekend. Also running rampant will be roughly 2,000 soccer players. That’s at least, 4,000 cleats, shin guards and — our personal favorite — smelly socks.
POULSBO — Noll Road resident Mike Kotzin thought when tools were stolen from his plank shed earlier this month that the worst was over.
But instead, his home was hit by burglars the next two nights. Only after Kotzin had his dogs sleep in the shed did the thefts finally stop.
Now in its 20th year, Viking Cup has brought around 140 teams and more than 2,000 youngsters to North Kitsap to play in what has become the area’s largest sporting event.
POULSBO — Air conditioning. A track and field. Backstops for baseball and fastpitch. Tennis courts.
Just a few of the options the North Kitsap School Board faced Thursday night in balancing a tight Kingston High School budget. Financial realities on the project meant some would be kept in the designing phase and some would have to be cut to meet the $24.5 million maximum construction cost.
HANSVILLE — Retirees aren’t the only ones attracted to the former fishing town of Hansville; younger families are also discovering the benefits and joys of living in the rural North End.
TACOMA — Following the first three games of the season, the North Kitsap Vikings baseball team lost only two games the rest of the year.
Unfortunately, last Monday’s regional playoff versus Lake Washington was one of them.
SEAHAWKS STADIUM — Last year, in her 13th season as head coach, Val Torrens led the Kitsap Varsity B lacrosse team to the State Championship title game against Bellevue. The Vikings eventually fell to the Wolverines 13-5 but the taste of success would be remembered.
As if shelling out anywhere from $2.26 to $2.51 per gallon (the 9/10ths of a cent isn’t fooling us) isn’t insane enough as the gas situation worsens, we’re hoping residents in North Kitsap are thinking what we’re thinking: The salad days of free-for-all motoring are coming to a permanent end.
TACOMA — In a season in which the North Kitsap Vikings’ fastpitch team dominated the Narrows’ Bridge Division, hopes for the postseason were elevated to the loftiest of goals.
KINGSTON — While dirty uniforms are the norm for North Kitsap student athletes, those who will use the yet-to-be-built sports field at the proposed high school in Kingston might just break from tradition.
KINGSTON — While driving between Kingston and Indianola on South Kingston Road these days, motorists can get a sneak peek of what is expected to be North Kitsap’s first golf course.
HANSVILLE — Residents in the northernmost tip of the county are well known for stepping up to help the community in any way they can.
Even so, Hansville Community Center President Steve Bauer was shocked when 84 people showed up at a May 20 meeting to discuss the most recent effort to improve the area.
POULSBO — Memorial Day is a chance for many to remember men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who have served their country. Many local cemeteries, veterans organizations and cities will be holding ceremonies to mark the occasion.
POULSBO — A small gold plaque at the Waterfront Park end of Little Norway’s boardwalk reads “Another Lions Project.”
A sign that’s as much a part of the structure’s past as it is of its future.
POULSBO — Pam Parrish admits that the career she set out for isn’t exactly the one she has today.
Bird watchers in North Kitsap can thank their lucky stars that life sometimes has some interesting detours.
