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Discovery Elementary in Gig Harbor is an example of the "open concept" school design that was popular in the 1980s.

Parents, teachers alarmed about lack of interior doors at Discovery Elementary

Jun 01, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Special education teacher Wendi Fein was attending a threat assessment meeting this spring at Discovery Elementary School. An actual lockdown occurred during the meeting. Fein’s thoughts immediately turned to teachers and students in classrooms at Discovery that lack interior doors. As everyone hunkered down, she agonized over their vulnerability. The lockdown was lifted without incident.

Peninsula shortstop Payton Knowles, who batted .527, earned the South Sound Conference MVP award.

All-conference honors for Peninsula, Gig Harbor athletes

Jun 01, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

The 2022 spring sports season saw some fantastic results for teams from Gig Harbor and Peninsula high schools. Both were at or near the top of the South Sound Conference standings in most spring sports. There were also many notable individual performances. Area schools boasted three conference MVPs; the fastpitch pitcher of the year; the

With help from 3D printer, students enter Shark Tank

May 31, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Has this ever happened to you? You’re at a ball game. It’s chilly. You’re wearing gloves, cheering on your favorite team. But instead of a loud clap, your hands go “thud, thud, thud.” Lame. Pioneer Elementary School student Kai Sandoval has the solution for you: The Cold Clapper. It consists of two plastic disks you

The Peninsula girls fastpitch team is 19-1 and seeded fourth in the Class 3A state tournament. Photo by Ed Johnson

Sports beat: Peninsula fastpitch begins state tournament run

May 27, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

It’s time for the Sports Beat, a capsule of this week’s best performances from local prep athletes and teams. We begin on the diamond, where the red-hot Peninsula fastpitch team won the district championship on May 21 with a 5-2 win over Bonney Lake. In three district tournament games, they outscored their opponents 25-2. Coach

Busy summer ahead as events return after Covid cancelations

May 26, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

From Maritime Gig to the Summer Art Festival, many events that were curtailed or canceled during Covid will return this summer.

Gig Harbor Police blotter: Six-figure shoplifters at Target stores

May 26, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Gig Harbor Police arrested a man suspected of stealing more than $100,000 worth of merchandise from Target stores in the region on May 20. Store security, who had recognized the suspect in the Gig Harbor store, called police around 9:30 p.m. The officers noted a maroon Nissan Altima in the parking lot that is associated

Harborview Drive reopens in both directions

May 25, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

After nearly three months, traffic is flowing in both directions through downtown Gig Harbor. Harborview Drive, the city’s main drag, was closed in the southbound direction on Feb. 28 to resume construction of a $2.2 million roundabout at its intersection with Stinson Avenue. Drivers were diverted to a long detour via Borgen Boulevard and the

Harbor Happenings: Memorial Day observances

May 25, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer. That’s not true on your calendar. It looks like it won’t be true in your weather forecast, either. According to the National Weather Service, unofficial summer will begin with steady rain on all three days of the Memorial Day weekend. So if you’re planning to go

A page from Harbor History Museum executive director's presentation on a proposed new cultural arts district.

Cultural arts district with taxing authority proposed for Gig Harbor area

May 24, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Stephanie Lile has a proposal to boost funding for Gig Harbor’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations. Lile, executive director of the Harbor History Museum, wants to create a Peninsula Cultural Arts District. The district would correspond to the boundaries of the Peninsula School District, encompassing Gig Harbor, Fox Island and the Key Peninsula. If voters approve

Kopachuck Middle School STEAM Club members Leo Neff, Benton Huish and Elise Hill stand in front of an art installation made of plastic the club collected to show how much waste is generated at the school’s three lunch periods. The students are featured in a video made by their advisor Eileen Schurer that was shown to the Peninsula School District board in April.

Students measure plastic waste at Kopachuck Middle School

May 24, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Students in the STEAM Club at Kopachuck Middle School wanted to find out how much plastic waste was generated on their campus. They recently spent a couple weeks collecting empty drink bottles, sandwich bags, food packaging, plastic utensils and other plastic waste during lunchtime. The project was inspired by National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic?, a

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