Four South Kitsap Wolves were named to the All-Narrows League 4A
baseball team. The Sablan twins, Alex and Vince, along with Michael
Nelson and Michael Wood.
All-Narrows League 4A
MVP—Cabe Reiten, sr., Olympia
Pitcher of the year—Nick Gagliard...
It continues to be a busy week for crime and justice
news in Kitsap County.
Today, the federal civil rights trial Ostling vs. Bainbridge
Island continues, with Officer David Portrey and William
Ostling taking the witness stand. William’s son, Do...
Daily updates on the local economy, the latest reports and trends that affect us, stories, events and columns. Join the conversation with Kitsap Sun reporter Rachel Pritchett.
Readers,
The average price for a gallon of unleaded today, Wednesday,
stood at $4.20, up 15 cents from a week ago. That not so far off
from the all-time record for high prices, which hit locally on June
21, 2008, when the price rose to $4.50.
Dies...
Numerous tests focused on a dead killer whale have so far failed
to determine whether the fatal injury was caused by an underwater
explosion or possibly a glancing blow, such as from a boat or even
another animal.
L-112 in happier times. The
3-y...
The in basket: When I was just out of high school, I was driving
my dad’s old Chevy station wagon with three friends with me,
leaving a round of golf at what was then Clover Valley Golf Course
in South Kitsap.
As we approached Sedgwick Road on L...
Mary writes:
Looking for an affordable red wine blend from Washington?
There’s plenty out there to try, but as we know when you’re
standing in the grocery store aisle looking at the vast selection
it can be a little overwhelming — especially...
There is a couple of ways to look at the last few days and I am
going to take the time to pursue one way.
There seems to be counter points playing around inside of
Wedge’s mind right now. Whether it is his music or several melodies
placed there ...
One of the many aspects of diversity is how we each get to work
– many of us take the bus, others drive, carpool or vanpool.
Then there are the bicycle commuters – A hardy group of folks that
bicycle to work for a variety of reasons....
The Kitsap Pumas are about to begin their first round U.S. Open
Cup game against Cal FC at Bremerton Memorial Stadium. Look for
updates on Facebook at Kitsap Pumas Insider.
Danny Barrera gets the only goal in the first half in the 44th
minute.
Kit...
Kitsap Republicans will have a full slate of delegates and
alternates when they go to the state party convention on May 31 in
Tacoma.
County party members met for a second time on Saturday and
completed the voting process that stopped prematurely ...
It’s been a busy last few weeks for Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian,
America’s best hope for winning a medal in the sprint freestyle at
the Olympic in London this summer.
Adrian, a panelist at the United States Olympic Committee Summit
in Dallas M...
This takes place Saturday, May 26, 2012, 10:45 a.m. On that day,
we will receive the remains of departed veterans currently under
the care of the Kitsap County Coroner and transport them to Tahoma
National Cemetery. Prior to departure, we will cel...
Milt Priggee is a longtime editorial cartoonist, and over his career has drawn for Crain’s Chicago Business, Spokane Spokesman-Review, Puget Sound Business Journal and seattlepi.com. He lives and works on Whidbey Island, producing cartoons for newspapers around the state and country. See more of his work at www.miltpriggee.com.
A conversation about Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Manchester, Seabeck, Southworth, Suquamish, Belfair, Keyport, Olalla, Bangor, Hansville, Indianola, Port Gamble, Allyn, Port Ludlow, Gig Harbor and every once in a while something about the good folks who don't have the good fortune to live here.
Boaters in Manchester will soon be able to fuel up on caffeine
as they launch at the Manchester dock. The Port of Manchester Board
of Commissioners has given approval for a coffee and muffin vendor
to sell her wares from the early morning to mid-a...
Meegan M. Reid keeps you up-to-date, gives some behind-the-scenes scoops, shares photos from the Kitsap Sun Staff (and readers) and provides you with a few tips to help you take better photos.
The coolest part of my job…well okay ONE of the coolest things
about my job, is that I get to go places and see things that the
general public doesn’t usually get to see.
Hence was the case this week when writer Amy Phan and I ventured
to Hans...
‘Hey, let’s go play 12′
Really enjoyed listening to golf architect John Harbottle III
talk about what he did during his re-model at White Horse Golf
Club, and also what he had to say about the state of the game.
“There are no really new id...
THE LATTER GLORY HOUSE
You are
invited to join us this Friday, May 11th at 7:00. David Sheldon is
our guest speaker. David was bound by an addiction to heroin for
approximately three years. In June of 2011 he came to the end of
himself and went...
Arts and Entertainment reporter Michael Moore eventually takes a break from his perpetually growing agenda of attending the plays, concerts, openings and other gigs that make up the West Sound's nightlife scene. And when he does, he'll share a bit of what's come across his desk or gone through his mind here on this blog.
Former North Kitsap resident Debora Lascelles
is the director of the film “Upon Release,” which
has been named an official selection to the Columbia Basin
International Film Festival Aug. 15 to 19 in Vancouver,
Wash.
Lascelles, who began her f...
After a decade-long dormancy, the island’s legendary Scotch
Broom Festival bloomed again on Wednesday.
Born in the ’60s, the free-spirited celebration began fading out
after it got “too formal, too organized” in the late ’90s,
according...
People find it illogical that Kitsap Transit plans to run
35-minute service between Bremerton and Seattle for five months and
then shut it down, but that’s the way it is. Transit has been
saying it. I’ve been writing it. But Tuesday, even the ...
Ocean
Frontiers doesn’t have a dragonfly inspired alien or a
mutant invasive snakehead fish (I love that stuff!), but it is an
opportunity to see some inspiring examples of how stakeholders with
very different interests can address issues in oce...
Reading aloud is the best way I know to find the clogged places
in a story’s flow, or identify awkward bits of dialogue.
Writing teachers urge us to test our work thus, especially poetry,
and I’ve always endorsed the idea. I just n...
It is good to have an empty table in front of yourself when you
think about how this sport is surviving as a functioning machine,
but that is not always the case. The table top fills up with notes.
The notes fill up with contacts, and the contacts...
Though the comments following
this story left me wondering if those readers understood (or
even read) what reporter Steve Gardner put together to explain the
ongoing election saga to replace Jay Inslee, a public policy group
in Minnesota did
ack...
Plan to attend the next League of Women Voters of Kitsap
meeting.
Here are the details:
Kitsap County Shoreline Master Plan Update
Wednesday, April 18, 9:30 a.m. to noon
Eagles Nest, 1200 Fairgrounds Road NW, Bremerton
With speaker Dave Greetham, ...
Tis the season of the cold and flu
*cough* *sniff*
This year the sick bugs seem to be
rampant! Maybe it’s just us, but having a Kindergartener, we all
seem to catch whatever there is to catch…often.
There are so many methods of
treating said g...
Simply put, I love sushi!
If you’re a sushi lover you know that one piece will never
do. Sushi eating is like eating chips, no one can eat just
one – just check out any sushi hang out and see the plates stacked
up at the tables as ...
There are days that challenge my commitment to
farming. Like today. Cold, wet, slushy, rainy,
soggy…sick cows, muddy pastures, backed up storm drains in the
milking area, I am tired and feel sick….it goes on and on.
So,...
What message are our legislators sending to our valued
educators?
Your personal improvement and continuing education
aren’t important.
We want you to work harder, and longer, increase classroom
sizes, but get paid less money.
Once ag...
This is a patient-to-patient blog to exchange information and resources...from COPD to Arthritis to Cellulites to Sarcoidosis to Sleep Apnea to RLS to Psoriasis to Support Groups to Caregivers and all points in between.
Our recent tragic killings and deaths make me doubly grateful
for the incredible people and treatment I received from our
hometown hospital and staff at Harrison Medical
Center.
Those of us who have been patients there over a length of time
know H...
Hello, 2012! It’s OurSoundHome here with a
project inspired by Ashley’s
Manifesto over at
From Dahlias to Doxies, a way of simplifying and writing down
goals for the new year. So, I created one myself! Check it out:
I’...
I love Mexican food and Puerto Vallarta is one of my favorites
on the peninsula. My husband and I took an out of town visitor to
this old favorite and it lived up to its past trips. Our guest
enjoyed the kitschy interior decorations and the great ...
Our granddaughter Bridget asked me to help her plant a fairy
garden as a present for her seventh birthday on June 10. Here are
ideas to create your own fairy garden, whether for a child in your
life or for the child within you.
Fairy gardens can b...
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