Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lutefisk slander has to stop
Oct 07, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniRemembering the halcyon days when one could get lutefisk whenever one wanted in Gig Harbor.
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Volunteering is in Larry Bleich’s blood
Oct 07, 2024 | By: Marsha HartLarry Bleich of Gig Harbor, who organized the Battle of the Badges and other blood drives, recently received the Red Cross’s highest honor.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor wins 11 of 12 swimming events against Peninsula
Oct 04, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Gig Harbor (4-1) girls swimming team hosted Peninsula for a duel in the pool that’s the “real” Fish Bowl, according to Tides head coach Mike Kelly. Kelly’s team came away with a 116-67 victory over the Seahawks on Thursday, Oct. 3. Kelly was impressed with his team’s determination, refuse-to-lose attitude and recovery between events.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | Fast times on Tacoma’s Chutes and Ladders
Oct 04, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandTacoma’s Chutes and Ladders to the east end of the Wilson Way bridge is the fun way to quickly get down to the marina complex below. Each slide has a set of stairs next to it for those who prefer a slower route.
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Man throws punches at Gig Harbor officer, delivery driver following road rage incident
Oct 04, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffGig Harbor police fought with a 44-year-old local man in a retail parking lot in Gig Harbor North following a road rage incident on Sept. 20. Police cited him for three counts of fourth-degree assault. The incident began when a 66-year-old delivery van driver backed out of a driveway in a nearby residential neighborhood. She
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2025 PenMet budgets show shift from building to operating rec center
Oct 03, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet Parks’ proposed 2025 operating and capital budgets illustrate a transition from building the Community Recreation Center to operating it. Contractors broke ground on the $31.6 million facility in August 2023 with completion expected 13 months thereafter. Supply chain issues pushed the opening date to spring 2025. However, progress on the 58,000-square-foot indoor center helped
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Local man helping auction relics from Western Flyer, a boat famously connected to Steinbeck
Oct 03, 2024 | By: Chapin DayHow much would you pay to own one-of-a-kind pieces of fishing, environmental, scientific and literary history? Could you be an “angel?” Those are questions inspired by a Wauna man’s quest. Michael Hemp, a vibrant, engaging and consistently curious 81-year-old whose business card lists him as “Historian, Heritage Marketing & Communications Consultant, Researcher, Archivist, Lecturer, Novelist,”
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New option at St. Anthony can help patients undergoing chemotherapy keep their hair
Oct 02, 2024 | By: Marsha HartSt. Anthony Hospital has a new option for chemotherapy patients who are approved to use cold capping during their treatment, which reduces the alopecia side effect of the drugs. Two months ago the hospital received its first cold capping machine, which is available to patients of the outpatient clinic who choose to use it. “The
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After failed acquisition, undeveloped Eagles Ridge parcel still on PenMet’s’s radar screen
Oct 02, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyThe Eagles Ridge property is 114 acres of forested property with waterfront access. Only a fraction of it is developable.
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Gig Harbor Film Festival attendance up 57% from 2023
Oct 01, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick2024 Gig Harbor Film Festival awards went to “First We Bombed New Mexico,” “7000 Miles,” “Dawgfather” director Kent Loomer and others.
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