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Doug Perry’s mother inspired him to explore woodworking. Her crafting hobbies and creations gave him the confidence to seek out a creative outlet that has now become a vocation. He retired from a career in the Air Force, then a stroke ended a second career in manufacturing management. Woodworking had been a hobby since his
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Firefighters appear to have a handle on the wildfire that ignited on the Olympic Peninsula last week, as cooler temperatures and light rainfall have aided the hundreds of personnel battling the blaze five miles west of Brinnon. The 2620 Road Fire, which ignited near Mt. Jupiter on Aug. 14, has remained at approximately 398 acres
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During the final months of any presidential election cycle, it’s tempting to grow cynical about politics and the process we use to propel our democracy. My own Grinch-like outlook toward elections began during the 1980s when, as a community reporter and editor here in Gig Harbor, I stayed glued to my desk into the wee
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Disc golf may not be an Olympic sport yet, but when (if) that happens, Carter Ahrens, 17, will be one to watch as a potential U.S. team member. Ahrens, of Gig Harbor, is spending 2024 on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, which dad Chuck explains is the top tier of competition in the sport. One
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Asked if ArtWalk would have continued if Gallery Row had not closed, Lea Basile-Lazarus’ first instinct is to say, “No.” But the more she thinks about it, she mused in a recent interview, the more she realizes this isn’t true. “When I really think about it, if we still had one more gallery, and we
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About 122 people are buried at Burley Cemetery, but one-third of them don’t have markers. Canine and technological searches are being used to find them.
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Get an up-close view of the workings of the Tacoma Narrows Airport during the second annual Airport Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. The free, family-friendly event begins with a ceremony by Peninsula High School’s NROTC color guard. Activities include STEM experiences for kids, hands-on displays, aircraft fly-bys, informational booths, food
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Photos by Ronan Lynch from the Olalla Americana Music Festival, held Saturday, Aug. 17 at the South Kitsap Southern Little League field. Click on any image below to see the photos as a gallery.
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It’s Shakespeare in the park, with some artistic license. Ghostlight Performing Arts gave its first live performance for a crowd of around 60 with a parody called “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) revised, (again)” at Sehmel Homestead Park on Aug. 10. And if you missed it, you’ll have another chance on Saturday, Aug.
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Maintenance and road work will disrupt drivers in at least three locations around Gig Harbor the week of Aug. 19. They include: Highway 16 in Purdy Beginning the evening of Monday, Aug. 19, work on a new bridge carrying Highway 16 over Purdy Creek will force overnight lane closures. The lane closures will allow trucks
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