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Sports Beat: Peninsula softball calms Tides

Apr 08, 2022 | By:

It’s time for the Sports Beat, a weekly capsule of the high school sports scene in Gig Harbor. We will begin with the game of the week: a fastpitch showdown between the Peninsula Seahawks and the Gig Harbor Tides on Wednesday on the Seahawks’ home diamond. Kimball, Seahawks shut out Tides Peninsula (8-1, 4-0 South

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Vandals deface Gig Harbor artist’s mural of support for Ukraine

Apr 07, 2022 | By:

A local artist’s gesture of support for the people of Ukraine — a mural of a sunflower set against the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag — was vandalized Wednesday night. The mural is on a wall outside Devoted Kiss café on North Harborview Drive and was painted by Hillarie Isackson, whose art studio

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Sunshine brightens outlook for Harborview Drive project

Apr 07, 2022 | By:

Thanks in part to this week’s sunshine, contractors are on track to get two-way traffic moving through the Harborview Drive-Stinson Avenue traffic circle project earlier than first expected, the city announced this week. If weather conditions continue to be favorable, and barring any ever-worrisome “unforeseen circumstances,” southbound drivers could be moving through the intersection again

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Rep. Derek Kilmer tests positive for Covid but is asymptomatic

Apr 07, 2022 | By:

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has tested positive for Covid-19, the Gig Harbor Democrat announced on Wednesday, April 6. “I am currently asymptomatic — and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted,” Kilmer said in a news release. “I will follow CDC guidance and isolate for the next several days.” Kilmer added that his

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Peninsula, Gig Harbor both among top softball teams in state

Apr 06, 2022 | By:

Two of the top 18 Class 3A softball teams in the state, as ranked by the high school sports website Maxpreps, square off on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 6. And they don’t even have to leave the peninsula to do it. No. 7 Peninsula and No. 18 Gig Harbor are both unbeaten in South

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New restrictions on docks proposed for parts of Fox Island, Key Peninsula

Apr 05, 2022 | By:

Pierce County is proposing prohibiting new residential docks and piers on 7.3 miles of shoreline on Fox Island and the Key Peninsula. The prohibition is among five proposed amendments to the county’s Shoreline Master Program, a set of regulations required by the state Shoreline Management Act. The other amendments deal with aquaculture, fencing within buffers

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New Paddlers’ Dock at Ancich Park makes a splash

Apr 04, 2022 | By:

The opening of a new paddlers’ dock at Ancich Waterfront Park was a dream come true for the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Club and others who like to spend time on the water. It was also a bit of a history lesson. The dock — including storage space the club’s boats — is the

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Peninsula High baseball atop the South Sound Conference

Apr 04, 2022 | By:

Peninsula High School’s South Sound Conference-leading baseball team is playing for more than meets the eye, according to coach Michael Johnson. The Seahawks (6-3, 5-1 SSC) are playing for their fallen brothers Caleb Wanaka and Jake Moore, who both died in tragic incidents in the offseason. An emotional memorial was held on Saturday, April 2,

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor girls tennis team unbeaten on season

Apr 01, 2022 | By:

In this Friday’s edition of the sports beat — a weekly sports capsule of local prep athletic news — we will start with the undefeated. There are some very good high school teams in the area, but the only local team currently undefeated is the Gig Harbor girls tennis team at 5-0. They sit atop

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Parks Appreciation Day a chance for volunteers to get their hands dirty

Apr 01, 2022 | By:

After a two-year COVID-induced hiatus, Parks Appreciation Day returns to Gig Harbor on Saturday, April 9. It’s traditionally been one of springtime’s most popular local events as the community rolls up its collective sleeves to get parks ready for summer activities. This year, volunteers can join in the tidying-up efforts at Wilkinson Farm, Veterans Memorial

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