Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.
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Start 2025 with a splash at Olalla’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge from the bridge next to Olalla Bay Market and Landing. The tradition goes back farther than many folks can remember. Most people believe John Robbecke and his pals started it several decades ago. John’s father, Al, owned the store, then known
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Renate Rain and the Puget Sound Plungers say a cool dip in the sound is good for your mental health and helps connect you to nature.
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The community celebrated Chanukah by lighting a menorah at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor.
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Monty’s Furniture was located (you guessed it!) at the corner of Pioneer Way and Harborview Drive in 1952.
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Unknown vandals knocked the menorah over, tore out its lights and bent back its branches.
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Both local boys swimming teams are undefeated in Puget Sound League meets ahead of a Jan. 9 showdown at Peninsula High.
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The agreement means St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor and St. Francis Medical Center in Silverdale will remain in-network for United customers.
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Robin Avni sat down with Carolyn Bick to discuss her journalism background, upcoming book at what’s next for PAL.
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After eight years in the state Legislature and 12 in Congress, Derek Kilmer will shift careers to the Rockefeller Foundation’s philanthropic work.
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Out of town guests almost always enjoy a trip to Poulsbo, the center of Scandinavian culture on the Kitsap Peninsula.
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