Gig Harbor Film Festival attendance up 57% from 2023
Oct 01, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick2024 Gig Harbor Film Festival awards went to “First We Bombed New Mexico,” “7000 Miles,” “Dawgfather” director Kent Loomer and others.
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Peninsula High School pool beset with leaks, closed for repairs
Oct 01, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryThe Peninsula High School pool is out of commission due to multiple leaks in pipes underground. The Peninsula swim team has been practicing at Gig Harbor High’s pool, and that’s likely to continue for the foreseeable future, with repairs not yet underway, Patrick Gillespie, Peninsula School District’s facilities director, told the school board last week.
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Harbor Happenings | Fall fun starts this week
Oct 01, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonCorrection: Fox Island Octoberfest is Friday, Oct. 4. An earlier version misstated the day of the event. The annual Scarecrow Festival kicks off the Halloween season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Sehmel Homestead Park. PenMet’s Scarecrow Festival includes a pumpkin launch, peeweee rodeo, Markers Market, and an assortment of vendors.
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Parents sue Peninsula School District in Evergreen sexual abuse case
Sep 30, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryParents of students who were victims of alleged sexual abuse by a teacher at Evergreen Elementary School are suing Peninsula School District. Pierce County prosecutors charged Jordan Roy Henderson with 12 counts of first-degree child molestation. Allegations against Henderson in court documents claim he sexually abused female students at the school over a two-year period.
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Peninsula School District gives details on plan to tackle bullying, harassment
Sep 30, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryThe district expects to have a review of its harassment and bullying policies and practices, and where changes could be made, by December or January.
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City council approves 0.1% sales tax increase for transportation
Sep 30, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor’s sales tax will go up another penny on every $10 purchase starting Jan. 1, after the city council approved the increase and changes to how funds from the city’s Transportation Benefit District can be used. The new sales tax rate will be in effect for 10 years. The new tax is in addition
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Peninsula grad Hall Schmidt creating running lanes for Heisman candidate
Sep 27, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Boise State University football team has just cracked the nation’s top 25 college football rankings and features running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Ashton Jeanty, who is averaging a unbelievable 10.5 yards per carry. But even a running back as great as Jeanty depends on offensive lineman to block and provide space to run.
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Sports Beat | New league, same success for girls soccer teams
Sep 26, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneThe fall sports season has finally arrived and the Sports Beat is back to keep you in stride with the happenings of local high school athletes. The Gig Harbor Tides and Peninsula Seahawks have begun play in a new league. The old South Sound Conference merged with the former Piece County League to form the
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Day Tripper | A spooky stop on our Puget Sound Loop
Sep 26, 2024 | By: Mary WilliamsI admit it. I’m easily distracted. Staying focused is not my strong suit. Take last year, when I set out on a daytrip to Port Townsend to check out the place that’s reported to be one of the most haunted towns in the Pacific Northwest, if not the entire United States. Instead, I ended up
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Wingnut Metal Works makes fine art from spare parts
Sep 26, 2024 | By: Marsha HartRepurposing old, rusted metal into art that is both functional and decorative has been a hobby for Ray Swift since his high school days. Recently, Swift launched a business, Wingnut Metal Works, from his shop at his home on Raft Island. He learned to weld while working for a sculpture professor at Pacific Lutheran University
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