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A fire heavily damaged two houses under construction near the corner of Hunt Street and 38th Avenue early Sunday, according to Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One social media posts. No injuries were reported. Investigators are currently trying to determine the cause of the fire. Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One has the Fire under
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A crowd of 50,000 turned out on July 15, 2007, to celebrate the amazing engineering feat despite their chagrin about paying tolls for the next 30 years to pay for it.
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Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One knocked down a fire on a boat at Peninsula Yacht Basin, 8913 N. Harborview Drive, early Friday, July 15. The fire was contained to a single boat — an 80-foot yacht — with a second boat sustaining damage, according to GHFMO social media posts. Nobody was injured. A jogger
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After a two-year absence, the Summer Art Festival returns to Judson Street in downtown Gig Harbor this weekend. Sponsored by the Peninsula Art League, the festival hosts more than 100 artists and craftspeople from throughout the Northwest. They will show and sell their paintings, yard art, photography, ceramics, glass, leather, wood and other offerings. Literature,
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The crabbing season was first closed in 2018 to allow the Dungeness population to rebound, but that hasn’t occurred.
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Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a suspect in two Gig Harbor bank robberies on the afternoon of July 12 near Silverdale. The same man is suspected in a string of robberies in Pierce, Kitsap and Thurston counties. The arrest occurred just hours
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The Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. Mayor Tracie Markley read a proclamation at the July 11 City Council meeting acknowledging the club’s history and importance to the community. The proclamation praises the club for its firearms training, safety training and hunter education program. The club also sponsors several events
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The following is from information sent by colleges to Gig Harbor Now and other community publications. College graduates Hannah Park of Gig Harbor earned a bachelor degree in music from the University of Alabama during its spring commencement ceremonies on May 6-8. Nicklas Yockey, of Gig Harbor, earned a bachelor of arts degree in marketing
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Frills, the little store in downtown Gig Harbor known for its bright seasonal displays, exists to brighten peoples’ day. So says owner Tammi Barber, whose latest work of public art is a celebration of summer featuring pool noodles, beach balls and pool floats. That might sound mundane. But arranged and arrayed by someone with a
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State law restricts taxing districts to collecting just 1% more than the previous year, except for voter-approved levies and bonds.
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