Peninsula teachers’ union negotiates raise to address inflation
Jun 30, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryThe new contract also calls for lower class sizes in the youngest grades.
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Food Backpacks 4 Kids fills a void during summer
Jun 30, 2022 | By: Vince DiceSummer break began last week in the Peninsula School District, a nearly universal cause for celebration for kids. Yet for some students, the end of the school year also means the end of free, nutritious and easily obtained meals. That’s where the Food Backpacks 4 Kids program, based on the Key Peninsula and serving the
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Cruisers car club all about ‘making friends and having fun’
Jun 29, 2022 | By: Dennis BrowneThe big Cruise the Narrows car show is coming up Aug. 6 at Uptown Plaza. The club hosts many other events, including cruise-ins, club tours or just driving around town.
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School district promises classroom doors for Discovery; Here’s the plan so far
Jun 29, 2022 | By: Christina T HenrySupply chain issues will slow the process, Peninsula’s facilities head says.
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Gig Harbor bans fireworks within city beginning next year
Jun 28, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThis will be the last Fourth of July that fireworks can be lit off, and it’s allowed on Monday only from 9 a.m. to midnight. The City Council was optimistic that a city-sponsored display could take place in the future.
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Fox Island group probes support for seceding from PenMet
Jun 27, 2022 | By: Ed FriedrichA group of Fox Island residents wants to leave PenMet Parks and take three properties with them. Parks for Fox Island, alleging a lack of investment and poor communication, seeks to obtain the Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve, Fox Island fishing pier and Cedrona Bay boat launch. It would acquire them the same way PenMet
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Pickleball popularity evident on the courts of Gig Harbor
Jun 23, 2022 | By: David ArmstrongPickleball, the grassroots sport born in a Bainbridge Island backyard in 1965, is often said to be having a moment, thanks to an impressive growth spurt over the last few years. It’s more than a moment. A movement is more like it. Sports Illustrated recently called the once-obscure game with the funny name (it’s reportedly
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Gig Harbor Garden Tour returns; here’s what you will see
Jun 23, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGarden lovers, rejoice. The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is back this weekend, after a two-year COVID hiatus. Five gardens, three on Fox Island and two in Gig Harbor, are featured in the 23rd edition. Each is unique, reflecting the personality and plant preferences of its owners. Community Garden The circuit begins at the Community Garden
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Man arrested after assault at grad party
Jun 23, 2022 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. A man was arrested early on the morning of June 19 after officers responded to a reported assault at a graduation party on Arrowhead Drive. Involved in the altercation was a recently broken-up couple who ended up at the same party. Officers described the
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School District Strategic Plan sets stage for changes to come
Jun 22, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryIf Peninsula School District were a corporation, its 2022-26 Strategic Plan would be the equivalent of a long-term business plan. But instead of delivering commercial goods or services, the district is a publicly funded entity. Its “customers” are its more than 9,000 students and their families. Its stakeholders include roughly 600 teachers and nearly 400
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