POULSBO — Use of Charles Manson’s image sparks community discussion regarding bar’s signage. Highway 305 crash victim is doing better. Various aspects of 2013 make the year a most memorable one.

Those are the top stories in the Dec. 27 North Kitsap Herald, available at newsstands and in stores.

The Dec. 20 Herald consists of 36 pages in two sections. The back of the front news section has a 2014 calendar, our New Year’s gift to you. The Kitsap Week cover story is about New Year’s Eve activities in the region.

Included in this edition: USA Weekend magazine, and lots of savings in our local and regional advertising circulars.

Inside the Herald, you’ll find local news, Public Meetings, Editorial, Letters to the Editor, “Poulsbo’s gift to Santa Claus” by Jeff Tolman, a guest column by Conrad Green, Worship Guide, At Your Service Directory, Sports & Outdoors, Police Calls, Scene & Heard, North Kitsap Calendar, Kith & Kin, Obituaries, Business, Health & Wellness Directory, Legal Notices, Kitsap Week Life and Culture, What’s Up This Week, Kitsap Calendar, Northwest Wines, cover story, Around Kitsap, Kitsap Week Crossword, Dining & Entertainment guide, Classifieds, and Weekend Open Houses.

The Herald has been the Voice of North Kitsap since 1901 and has a circulation of 12,500. Kitsap Week is included in five Sound Publishing newspapers in Kitsap County and has a circulation of 65,000. For convenient home delivery of the Herald, call 360-779-4464 or email cdano@northkitsapherald.com.

You can read the Herald page by page online at www.northkitsapherald.com/green_editions. Get regular news updates on NorthKitsapHerald.com and on Facebook, and scan the code on our Opinion page to download our free mobile app.

Regionwide news is available at your fingertips:

— BainbridgeReview.com
— BremertonPatriot.com
— CentralKitsapReporter.com
— KingstonCommunityNews.com
— NorthKitsapHerald.com
— PortOrchardIndependent.com
— VeteransLife.com