POULSBO — Spring may be in a constant struggle to emerge here in the Pacific Northwest but there is a touch of summer in downtown Poulsbo. Having the feel of a homey beach bungalow, Caron’s has officially opened on Front Street and now provides the finest in coastal living to everyone under the obscured sun.
POULSBO — When Don Johnson first arrived at North Kitsap High School in 1963, the school held about 500 students.
SUQUAMISH — It used to be a brown-grassed, muddy field. Now it’s a pond ringed by green grass and a walking path.
POULSBO — Shana McLaughlin, one of the engines of the North Kitsap fastpitch team for the last three years, will next take to the mound for Wenatchee Valley College.
KINGSTON — Tax breaks for property owners who follow the rules and consistent penalties for those who don’t topped the list of items that rolled off the assembly line Wednesday night at North Kitsap’s idea factory, also known as Speak Out.
POULSBO — North Kitsap Friends of the Library are helping local residents open new portals to adventure, romance, suspense, drama, history and art in Poulsbo.
Although the teams are smaller or dissolved completely compared to last year’s record-breaking numbers, Kitsap will still Race for the Cure on Sunday.
County officials canvassed Kitsap in late March to gauge public sentiments about environmental protection, growth needs and economic development in the region.
POULSBO — North Kitsap loves soccer like Memphis loves Elvis, and this weekend, you could tell.
POULSBO — “We’re really busy,” City Planner Glenn Gross reported last week. It wasn’t the new dilemma created by stricter annexation guidelines or the near completion of the Poulsbo Urban Growth Area that had caught his attention though.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — It was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time for Hollywood Video robbery suspect John W. Grantham last Friday.
In five decades of marriage, Joan Watte never saw her husband shed tears.
POULSBO — Poulsbo may have its hands tied in terms of inking annexation agreements with owner of property outside the city limits but the ropes will loosen early next month when a contract is scheduled to be signed with Puget Sound Energy.
KINGSTON — Much like the cow rampaging though Kingston streets Monday, reactions to the animal’s death run in all directions.
POULSBO — For North Kitsap soccer players, it’s time to defend their turf … or at least have fun on it.
KINGSTON —For nearly four hours Monday afternoon a cow which had escaped from her trailer at the Kingston ferry dock parking lot kept the Washington State Patrol, Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies, the Department of Wildlife and even her rope toting owner at bay. She sharpened her horns on trees and ran randomly wild through the downtown streets after escaping at about 12:30 p.m.
POULSBO — Much like a stewing vat of lye, Eric Perkins’ reputation as a legendary lutefisk lover seems to bubble and take on a life of its own as time passes.
Ending a 15-year career with Kitsap County, William Nogle, director of administrative services, announced his resignation on Monday, effective at the end of July.
The announcement arrives on the heels of the county’s plan to switch from a one-year budget cycle to a two-year budget planning process — a project Nogle had been intimately involved with.
Tacky. Trashy. Negative.
Community banners that have flown at the north end of Front Street didn’t receive the highest praise from Bill Austin this week. The local sign maker has been looking for a new home for the advertisements for more than a year without making much headway.
Although such advertisements now fly on Austin’s property, near Front’s intersection with Lindvig Way and Bond Road, a Wednesday night discussion with city council could get Poulsbo out of the banner business for good.
If you are visiting Poulsbo today for your first or your 99th Viking Fest, Velkommen to our annual celebration of Norwegian Constitution Day.
It is our pleasure to have you, and 40,000 more visitors as our guests this weekend for fun from dawn to dark. You can share pancakes with Vikings in the morning, ride the rides, parade, singing, dancing, enjoy the carnival, water skiers–and have fun meeting a whole town that celebrates a Norwegian heritage year round–not just for a weekend.
