Two In Tow & On The Go: Claybabies are a Fox Island find
Oct 20, 2023 | By: Tonya StricklandClay babies are rare rock formations shaped like cloud animals, found among Fox Island’s pebbly shorelines. Here’s how to spot ’em!
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Gig Harbor City Council candidates explain positions on key city issues
Oct 19, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThree city council positions are up for grabs in the Nov. 7 election. Four candidates are vying for the seats: Incumbent Mary Barber and challenger Ed Nadler square off for position 4, while incumbent Le Rodenberg and parks commission member Ben Coronado run unopposed. Ballots are due to be mailed to registered voters on Friday,
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KettleFish restaurant closing after about a year in Gig Harbor
Oct 19, 2023 | By: Vince DiceKettleFish, which opened on Pioneer Way to great acclaim a little over a year ago, will close in the coming days, co-owner Dave Montoure said on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Montoure said a combination of factors contributed to the decision to close the restaurant. They include rising costs, a sluggish economy and an abrupt seasonal downturn
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Parents team with St. Anthony to equip Peninsula school staff with bleeding control kits
Oct 18, 2023 | By: Christina T HenryA small group of parents, all with backgrounds in healthcare, has teamed up with St. Anthony Hospital to provide bleeding control kits in each of Peninsula School District’s more than 600 classrooms. The kits will allow for rapid response to traumatic injuries in the event of a school shooting or other emergency, like an earthquake
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In the Margins: Hupp Springs hatchery contributed to a salmon success story
Oct 18, 2023 | By: Leland SmithIn my previous life, I had the joy of serving as sports editor for The Peninsula Gateway from 1984-93. Many hot dogs and bags of popcorn ago, I had a front-row seat for all things in the Wide, Wide World of Sports here in the Peninsula area. It was a great gig: Taking the pictures,
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Halloween Happenings: It’s getting spooky in Gig Harbor
Oct 17, 2023 | By: Vince DiceIf you’re planning to over-indulge on candy on Halloween night, you’d be well-advised to get some exercise ahead of time. The Rattle Dem Bones bicycle ride is a good way to do that while also taking your costume for a test drive. Rattle Dem Bones, first held in 2019, returns Sunday, Oct. 29, for another
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Harbor Happenings: Slurp spaghetti for a good cause
Oct 17, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonSoggy fall days call for comfort foods. Like spaghetti. The Gig Harbor Senior Center will host a fun-for-the-whole-family spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Eagles Club. The meal includes spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert. Tickets range from $5 for kids 5 and under to $24 for all-you-can-eat. The Eagles
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Driver in fatal Highway 16 crash charged with vehicular homicide
Oct 16, 2023 | By: Vince DiceWitnesses told Washington State Patrol troopers that a 54-year-old Federal Way woman appeared to be driving over 100 mph in the wrong lane of Highway 16 when she struck and killed a 30-year-old Shelton woman on Oct. 7 near Rosedale Street. Prosecutors charged the suspect, Mecca K. Berkins, with vehicular homicide in Pierce County Superior
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Gig Harbor author shares experience and advice in ‘Dementia Home Care’ book
Oct 16, 2023 | By: Marsha HartLife was seemingly going along just fine for Tracy Cram Perkins. She was working, married, living her life in Gig Harbor. Then her mother got sick. Not long after, Perkins received a panicked phone call from her younger sister, saying their father could no longer care for their mother. Her mother had cancer, but was
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Don’t expect to see ramp meters on eastbound Highway 16 used very often
Oct 16, 2023 | By: Vince DiceRamp meters on Gig Harbor-area onramps to eastbound Highway 16 are active as of Monday, Oct. 16. But you probably won’t see them used very often, unless something bad happens. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced on Oct. 2 that the new meters would be re-activated. They were used during construction of the second
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