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Mark Dickson Creek neighbors took the initiative to restore the tiny stream near Rosedale over many years. Their efforts paid off with the largest return of salmon in decades.
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Opportunities to help spread holiday cheer are abundant this season. There are many ways to give to those in need, whether it’s a new coat, toys, food or cash. Stuff the Bus Peninsula School District bus drivers are once again hosting the Stuff the Bus event on Saturday, Dec. 7, at two locations: Target and
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Also this week: A DUI driver with an attitude, theft of water and a vehicle fire.
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PenMet Parks’ DeMolay Sandspit and Peninsula Gardens projects face months if not years of design and permitting before construction can begin.
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Official results didn’t show a rightward shift among voters in Pierce County.
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Holiday activities shift into high gear this week, with the lighting of the city’s holiday tree in Skansie Park and the opening of the Holiday Village in Donkey Creek Park. The tree lighting starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and includes live music, complimentary cookies and cocoa and a visit from the jolly old
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Our last column noted that in the early decades of the 20th century, athletic meets between Peninsula elementary schools often included non-athletic competitions. What non-athletic contests were frequently included at inter-school sports meets? A good variety of answers were posted to the Gig Harbor Now Facebook page — especially the Nerf War — but no
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Mel Brazley will lead Harbor Winds in a performance of music from Cait Nishimura, Percey Grainger, Katahj Copley, Nubia Donjuan and others on Dec. 15.
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The Gig Harbor City Council unanimously appointed Mary Barber to be Gig Harbor’s mayor and directed city staff to solicit applications for her now-vacant council seat. The council also approved a budget of $190.7 million for the 2025-26 biennium at a meeting on Monday, Nov. 25. That’s a relatively barebones budget, as permit fees and
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The conditional use permit for Taylor Shellfish’s proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon now goes before the state Department of Ecology for review.
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