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The Gig Harbor baseball team (2-3, 1-1 South Sound Conference) opened league play with a decisive, 14-4 win over Yelm on March 19 at Sehmel Homestead Park. The game had some suspense in the first few innings as the Tides took a 1-0 lead when Nick Lang drove in a run with a ground out
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On the Gig Harbor waterfront Thursday morning, what looked like an unseasonal champion pumpkin weigh-in proved to be just a recently mandated test of boat yard travel lifts. While a gaggle of yard workers, state officials and marine industry representatives looked on, a crane inspection company sucked a total of 133,332 pounds of harbor water
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Peninsula School District saw a spike in behavior classified as “harassment, intimidation and bullying” following the pandemic, according to data shared Tuesday with the school board. The report comes amid ongoing complaints from the public in recent months of a culture where bullying and discriminatory harassment go unchecked in Peninsula schools. Top district officials have
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PenMet also advanced a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve to the final design phase.
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An article titled “Idle incubator largely responsible for absent chum run” was posted online by Gig Harbor Now on Jan. 16. The article quotes a source who describes North Creek as a “glorified drainage ditch” and implies the watershed is incapable of supporting fish populations without the help of the remote site hatchery “incubator” at
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The Gig Harbor BoatShop hosts a four-day hands-on course in the basics of crewing on a purse seiner or other commercial fishing vessel. Students will master fundamental skills like navigation, line-handling, net mending and on-deck skills. Day four covers U.S. Coast Guard-approved Sea Safety and Survival training. The class runs from March 26 to 29
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Hearings on Taylor Shellfish’s proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon have been postponed until May.
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Her father describes her as fearless. Carolina wears layers of protective padding, her face partially obscured by a catcher’s helmet. The sixth grader is passionate about fastpitch softball and “loves being a catcher,” says her dad, Chris Doughty. Over and over, Carolina dives for a ball thrown by her coach. Her dad’s eyes follow each
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The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is investigating allegations of misconduct toward students by a teacher at Evergreen Elementary. The Peninsula School District placed the teacher on administrative leave. Superintendent Krestin Bahr informed district parents and students of the investigation Friday morning, March 15. “I am writing to share a very concerning situation within our school
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Alec Krishnadasan had no idea what was going on March 4, when his parents and high school counselor walked into class, bearing balloons. Surprise! The University of Washington picked Krishnadasan as one of only 17 students in Washington state named as Presidential Scholars. Krishnadasan, who is Peninsula High School’s ASB president, will receive $10,000 annually
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