Ed Friedrich

Ed Friedrich is a longtime local journalist and Gig Harbor resident. He worked 35 years at the Kitsap Sun as a sportswriter, copy editor, page designer, news reporter, news editor and rubber band shooter. A South Kitsap native, Ed first moved to Gig Harbor while a student at the University of Puget Sound in the late 1970s and has witnessed a new community grow from old roots during the ensuing half century. He is a creek freak, weather geek, scanner addict, and digs kayaking and saltwater swimming at his Key Peninsula cabin.

Veterans Day committee adapts with drive-in event

Nov 09, 2021

KING-TV newscaster and Peninsula High grad Greg Copeland will host the event that focuses on World War II veterans.

Peninsula, Gig Harbor find out first-round football foes

Nov 03, 2021

The Seahawks host Edmonds-Woodway Saturday night in Purdy while the Tides head east to take on Mount Spokane Saturday afternoon.

Third suspect named in killing of Port Orchard man

Oct 25, 2021

Detectives are searching for Eli Gregory, who is known to frequent the Key Peninsula and rural South Kitsap.

Gig Harbor man one of two arrested for suspected murder

Oct 22, 2021

The 19-year-old is in Kitsap County Jail along with a 20-year-old Port Orchard man as suspects in the killing of a 19-year-old Port Orchard man.

Two incumbents face challengers for PenMet Parks board positions

Oct 21, 2021

Missy Hill and Steve Nixon are running for reelection against Matt McKee and Joshua Hardwick, respectively.

Peninsula football cancels two games after COVID detected

Oct 18, 2021

The non-league game last week against Lincoln and a contest at Yelm Friday that had league title implications were called off.

Human-powered craft challenge turbulent Narrows in open-water race

Oct 14, 2021

About 80 paddlers are expected to take on the swift currents in everything from stand-up paddleboards to the increasingly popular surfskis.

Student assaulted by outsiders at Gig Harbor High

Oct 13, 2021

The victim was assaulted by five teens, who fled, but he wouldn’t cooperate with the police.

Public input sought on proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon

Oct 09, 2021

Taylor Shellfish Farms would replace Manila clam and oyster beds on the 25.5-acre site with geoduck clam farming.

Grassroots group rouses support for community aquatics center

Oct 06, 2021

The Swim Safe Gig Harbor group believes there’s a great need for a swimming facility in the Gig Harbor area, and is proposing PenMet’s Peninsula Gardens property as a site.