Rescued puppies arrive in Gig Harbor after flight from Mexico
Aug 09, 2022 | By: Ed FriedrichA Gig Harbor woman adopted one of eight puppies rescued in Mexico by Surfers for Strays and flown to Tacoma Narrows Airport.
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As wildfire season flares up, here’s how to evaluate your home’s risk
Aug 09, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryOur wet spring brought a welcome reprieve from wildfires and smoke that have plagued Western Washington in recent years. But summer isn’t over by a long shot, and wildfire season is just getting started. Several fires that started last week in Eastern Washington — one a brush fire that led to the evacuation of a
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Free books for Gig Harbor youngsters, courtesy of Dolly Parton
Aug 08, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is coming to Gig Harbor thanks to a partnership with Gig Harbor Rotary and Altrusa International of Gig Harbor. The book-gifting program, operating under the umbrella of Parton’s Dollywood Foundation, delivers a free book by mail each month to children from birth to 5 years old whose parents register them with
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Business spotlight: Yellow Belly creating a buzz at farmer’s market
Aug 08, 2022 | By: David ArmstrongWhen he was a kid growing up in Lebanon, Wally Mseitif devoured American cowboy movies. It seemed natural that when he grew up, he’d fly off to America and become a rough-and-ready cowboy himself. Mseitif didn’t ride the range when he came to America, but he’s had other adventures here. Notably, he had a long
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City parks administrator takes new job with PenMet
Aug 08, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor Parks Manager Matt Keough resigned July 29 to take a job with PenMet Parks. Keough was hired by the city in December 2021 and led the city’s efforts to update its Parks & Recreation Open Spaces (PROS) plan. He had also done extensive work preparing the Parks Commission’s 2023-24 work plan, according Public
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Margin in Pierce County Council primary narrows
Aug 05, 2022 | By: Vince DiceJust 84 votes separate the second- and third-place finishers in the Pierce County Council District 7 primary election, according to results posted Friday morning. Paula Lonergan has 5,498 votes (12.07 percent), while Josh Harris has 5,414 (11.89 percent). One of those two Republicans will advance to a general election contest against Democrat Robyn Denson, who
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Gig Harbor chef’s Apollo pizza goes national
Aug 04, 2022 | By: Vince DiceA Gig Harbor pizza chef cooked up something so tasty, it’s now being served all over the country. Bryan Liupakka, general manager of the Round Table Pizza, won a companywide contest to create a new pizza recipe. His creation is the Apollo pizza, inspired by a Greek flatbread that many believe was the forerunner to
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Drone pilot training on the horizon for Peninsula and Gig Harbor high school students
Aug 04, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryPeninsula and Gig Harbor high school students will have the chance to train for drone pilot certification starting this spring, the Peninsula School District announced Wednesday. Students in the district’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) will also be eligible for the classes, which will teach students how to fly drones and earn a
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Mike Benoit named new principal at Peninsula High School
Aug 04, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffPeninsula School District announced Wednesday that Mike Benoit will be the new principal at Peninsula High School starting in the 2022-23 school year. Benoit, the current principal at Harbor Ridge Middle School, replaces Joe Potts, who is leaving PHS for a position with Bellevue School District as of Aug. 1. Benoit has been in education
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With bond approved, work on new training facility could start next year
Aug 03, 2022 | By: Vince DiceConstruction on the first project to be funded by the $80 million bond approved Tuesday by Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One voters could start next spring, Fire Chief Dennis Doan said. Local firefighters could be using the new training facility as soon as 14 months after construction begins. The training facility, which will allow
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