POULSBO — For Poulsbo, the months of June, July, August and September might very well seem like the “endless summer” as it plods forward with construction projects that will eventually change several key locations in and around the city.
KINGSTON — As part of the Washington Reading Corps program, North Kitsap second and third graders spend about 30 minutes a day turning pages and changing obstacles into knowledge.
The program, which is offered at Wolfle and Breidablik, faces possible funding cuts from the state Legislature.
POULSBO — Barry Iles takes a step back on the tall scaffold, looks a harbor seal in the eye and goes back to work. For the mural artist, the devil is in the details, even when the painting in progress is 20 feet off the ground.
POULSBO — Mike Regis’ fishing trip for answers on the proposed Poulsbo municipal campus ended up at the wrong lake last Wednesday night and he managed to catch little more than ill feelings between himself, city staff and fellow council members.
POULSBO — Like paintings at an art gallery, texture and colors in cloth were on display at Poulsbo Junior High. From Elvis to cats, these masterpieces, however, can be thrown over your shoulders or keep you warm while you sleep.
Just more than 200 quilts were part of the Kitsap Quilter’s quilt show last weekend. Thousands visited the kaleidoscope of fabric to gather an eyeful of beauty and inspiration.
POULSBO — North Kitsap residents can have their questions concerning changes the county plans to make in its recycling policy at a meeting to be held Friday, Feb. 22 in Poulsbo.
Officials from Kitsap County Solid Waste Division and members of the solid waste advisory committee will hold a special meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Poulsbo library.
POULSBO — Describing Kitsap County’s telecommunications dilemma as a four-lane highway with no on ramps, Poulsbo City Councilman Ed Stern last Thursday said assistance was needed if the area was ever to bridge the “last-mile” gap between customers and begin creating additional family wage jobs.
This help could come in the form of a “public sector solution” and possibly the “municipalization of Internet Service Providers.”
POULSBO — It took three years of research, but when Nanci Church saw the opportunity to put her data into action, she didn’t hesitate.
POULSBO — With two huge street renovation projects looming on the horizon like a mushroom cloud, the city public works committee Wednesday night decided to postpone proposed Lincoln Rd. safety work and continue to review impacts of another unexpected bomb that came in the form of the Iverson Way extension.
The North Kitsap School District board of directors approved spending $2.8 million toward the remodeling of the community swimming pool at Thursday night’s meeting.
The pool, plagued in recent years by moisture and mold problems in the building’s shell, will undergo a significant remodeling—with even more improvements to be made than the district first anticipated, thanks to a favorable bid climate and an improvement in state matching funds.
LITTLE BOSTON — The new carpet smell still dominated the air. The lights glowed. The game screens blinked. The neon was paled only in comparison to the beaming faces of casino and tribe officials.
Welcome to “a new era” in gaming in the North End.
Competition is nothing new for Jenne Jones.
She’s been competing in gymnastic meets for the Trek Gymnastics Club team for nearly three years.
POULSBO — The information superhighway will precede actual infrastructure.
This seemed to be the concept Wednesday night when the public works committee unanimously agreed to hire Leslie Demich of Olympia as the primary public information source for two huge projects that will snare Poulsbo’s Front Street traffic for the majority of the spring and summer.
Beginning next week, Central Sound ferry users will get a chance to sound off on proposed fare increases at a series of workshops.
The increases, proposed by the Tariff Policy Committee, average 12.5 percent. But the increases are not uniform. Some uses will see greater hikes, while daily commuters will see the possibility of an actual price decline.
POULSBO — Question. If an office worker goes to work five days a week and receives 12 faxes before noon, 14 more before 5 p.m. how many pieces of paper will he or she accumulate after three months?
Answer. It really depends on how many are kept and how many are thrown away.
POULSBO — Red velvet, Mary Janes, tiaras, satin gowns and a bond that is like no other — that’s what daddy/daughter dances are made of.
More than 300 dads and their dates gathered at the North Kitsap High School gymnasium for the ninth annual Daddy/ Daughter Dance Saturday.
POULSBO — The checks were in the mail, really.
But somewhere on the way from point A to point B there was an unscheduled drop off at point C. Confused?
The recent embarrassing financial disclosures by tax-initiative king Tim Eyman appear not to have diminished the chances he will get the public vote he demanded on a statewide transportation plan.
“There is no less of an appetite for a public vote on a state transportation revenue package,” Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, said just days after Eyman admitted to paying himself to work on his Permanent Offense initiative campaigns.
It wasn’t the loss that hurt so much, it was the way they lost.
“It was extremely disappointing, extremely frustrating for all involved,” North Kitsap boys basketball coach Bob Fronk said the day after the Vikings’ 77-62 season-ending loss against Bremerton at Olympic High on Monday.
How much more alert and prepared can we be?
Maybe the message isn’t about being fearful, but about remembering what and who is really important.
