Photo gallery: 2023 LeMans sailboat race
Nov 24, 2023 | By: Chapin DayClick on any picture below to see a gallery of photos from the 2023 LeMans sailboat race:
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Photo gallery: 2023 ChumFest
Nov 24, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannClick on any photo below to see a gallery of images from the 2023 ChumFest along Donkey Creek in Gig Harbor.
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Sports Beat: Volleyball teams narrowly miss medal-round rematch
Nov 24, 2023 | By: Dennis BrowneBoth local volleyball teams’ seasons ended one match before they would have played each other for seventh place at the WIAA Class 3A state tournament at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Nov. 17 and 18. It’s probably fair to say the teams finished tied for ninth at the state. They previously tied for second in
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Pierce County offers holiday shuttle connecting Key Peninsula, Gig Harbor
Nov 24, 2023 | By: Vince DicePierce County will contract with private operator Around the Sound to operate a shuttle service connecting the Key Peninsula to attractions in Gig Harbor on weekends during the 2023 holiday season. The county hopes that the temporary service will serve as a pilot program that leads to improved transit service on the Key Peninsula, according
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Thanksgiving table settings add to the charm of this food-centered holiday
Nov 22, 2023 | By: Marsha HartDespite the chatter in some social media groups that the current generation doesn’t want to register for china when they get engaged or married, or inherit any of the fine dining sets from family members, some Gig Harbor families set their table with china every Thanksgiving holiday. Each year, Kathy Fox of Gig Harbor sets
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Day Tripper: Issaquah is so much more than a big box store
Nov 22, 2023 | By: Mary WilliamsGas prices are sky high, and a night in a hotel is approaching astronomically expensive. So, for the foreseeable future, I imagine many of you are going to find yourselves taking day trips rather than the road trip vacations we’ve grown to love. This beautiful region in which we live is ripe with opportunities to
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Harbor Happenings: Welcome to the holiday season
Nov 21, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonIt’s Thanksgiving week and the beginning of the holiday season and many happenings have Turkey Day and winter themes. Basket Brigade Basket Brigade volunteers will put together dozens of baskets filled with all the fixins for Thanksgiving dinner, and deliver them to local families, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 21 and 22. Basket-building takes place
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Pierce County program brings art to local intersections
Nov 21, 2023 | By: Marsha HartIf you’ve been stopped at a traffic light in Pierce County, you’ve likely seen some beautiful pieces of art in unlikely places. In an effort to bring art to the community and beautify the utilitarian boxes that house traffic signal wires, the Pierce County Arts Commission in 2022 began a project to wrap signal boxes
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Tracy Cram Perkins: Tips for simplifying the holidays for those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Nov 21, 2023 | By: Tracy Cram PerkinsHolidays and family reunions can be stressful. For people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the holidays can be overwhelming. Look at a holiday gathering from their point of view. Your loved one is taken out of their normal routine, perhaps to a place they don’t remember, and then asked to behave like they are “normal.”
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Police find 66-year-old man dead of apparent suicide after woman reports being held against her will
Nov 20, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffGig Harbor Police found a 66-year-old man dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a home on Sehmel Drive on Saturday, Nov. 18. The discovery came after a 27-year-old woman said he held her against her will for several days. The woman walked up to a house on the 10800 block of Sehmel around
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