Community

Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

68 dogs seized from home in Lakebay

Aug 13, 2024 | By:

Pierce County Animal Control officers and Sheriff’s Department deputies rescued 68 dogs from a home in Lakebay on July 18, the department said on social media this week. One of the puppies died on the way to an animal hospital. Two others were euthanized following the raid, the department wrote. A person who purchased a

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Harbor Happenings | Americana Music Festival in Olalla

Aug 13, 2024 | By:

There’s music to fit ’most every mood on this week’s dance card. The Olalla Americana Music Festival brings traditional American music — incorporating elements of country, rock, folk, blues and bluegrass — to South Kitsap County from 11 a.m. to dusk on Saturday, Aug. 17. The festival is at the South Kitsap Southern Little League

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Officers find gun when suspect asks him to retrieve his meds

Aug 13, 2024 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One  and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. An officer checking on the welfare of three people passed out in a running car at Crescent Creek Park found a possibly stolen firearm and a cache of illegal drugs. A passerby noticed three

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Communication is key for Pierce County Deputy of the Year Nathan Betts

Aug 12, 2024 | By:

His route to law enforcement wasn’t typical, but Nathan Betts has been collecting accolades as a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy for years. His latest came Aug. 7, when he received the Deputy of the Year Award.  Prior to becoming a deputy, Betts spent years in sales with the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team, in real estate,

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Park, church and more now stand at former railroad crossings

Aug 12, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

Our last question of local history concerned one of the several Peninsula logging railroads of the early 20th century. With the continuing development of the Peninsula, more of the old logging railroad grades are being destroyed nearly every year, leaving the remaining ones harder to find. But we know they crossed a number of state

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Lilienthal honored as PenMet Parks’ first advocacy award winner

Aug 09, 2024 | By:

Betty Lilienthal’s efforts helped to drastically expand the park district’s senior offerings and conduct a senior center feasibility study. The advocacy award is named after her.

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Form, function and fun at the Cruise the Narrows Car Show

Aug 08, 2024 | By:

The love affair between man and machine was on full display on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Uptown Gig Harbor for the the 26th annual Cruise the Narrows Car Show. The Gig Harbor Cruisers Car Club event showcased the timeless lines and acute styles of some of this area’s most beautiful automobiles. Henry Ford would have

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Olalla Bay Market owners allege harassment, file tort claim against Kitsap County

Aug 08, 2024 | By:

Owners of the Olalla Bay Market and Landing, a popular grocery store and meeting space along Colvos Passage, submitted a tort claim against Kitsap County last week, requesting a combined $35 million in damages.  Owner Gregg Olsen says he and his family have been the target of hundreds of baseless and frivolous complaints from a

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Prices, inventory are up … but the latter could change with falling interest rates

Aug 08, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

The greater Gig Harbor area between the Purdy and Narrows Bridges, including Fox Island, saw an increase in both home prices and inventory in July, according to recent data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). The median home price for a single-family home reached $891,000 in July, marking a 0.7% increase from June and

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Two organizations serving Gig Harbor area get Pierce County grants to aid the homeless

Aug 07, 2024 | By:

Pierce County awarded grants to nearly 50 project proposals last month as part of its Homeless Housing Program, including two nonprofits working to reduce homelessness in the Gig Harbor area. The county’s largest regular funding opportunity for housing service providers will deliver more than $17.6 million to projects across the Pierce, including nearly $200,000 to

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