Dee Dee Kerkes of Home died April 17. She was 75 years old.
She was born in Renton in 1948 and attended South Kitsap High School, followed by classes at numerous colleges.
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4/23/24
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Tim Kezele, lifelong Key Peninsula resident and volunteer, will be honored Feb. 2 as a Rotary Star by the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor North.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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1/31/24
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A few nickels here and a couple of quarters there added up for local charities on the Key Peninsula.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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1/31/24
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The 10 women and two men who make up the staff and board of Food Backpacks 4 Kids have a vision for the Key Peninsula: to provide nutritious food for every child and adult in need.
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Vicki Biggs, KP News
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12/27/23
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The Key Peninsula Community Council elected new officers and welcomed two new members at its November meeting. The new leadership team plans to make the council a central resource for the community.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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12/27/23
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Key Peninsula News staff and contributors shattered their own record Oct. 7 by earning 25 awards at the statewide Washington Newspaper Publishers Association 2023 Better Newspaper Contest.
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Staff Report
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11/2/23
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Hundreds of families descended on the Key Peninsula Civic Center Aug. 25 to 27 to find clothes for the coming school year. At no cost.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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9/27/23
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You may remember the first few words of the intro to a popular MTV reality show: “This is the true story of seven strangers, picked to live in a house, work together … ”
What …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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8/30/23
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Margo Macdonald’s art is rooted in her experience of place, a quality that will be on display at this year’s 16th annual Fiber Arts Show. Macdonald, a Vaughn painter and weaver with deep …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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8/30/23
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Clear skies and warm sunshine welcomed residents of the Key Peninsula to the eighth annual Key Center Art Walk Wednesday evening, Aug. 2. Sponsored by the Two Waters Arts Alliance, the Art Walk …
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Lauren Trench, KP News
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8/30/23
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The newly rebranded “Peninsula Logging Show & Festival” held at the Port Orchard Airport Aug. 19 was attended by nearly 5,000, according to organizer Stephanie Brooks.
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8/30/23
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The Vaughn Library Hall restoration project is on track for completion within its five-year plan thanks to an $83,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust received by the Key Peninsula …
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Vicki Biggs, KP News
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8/30/23
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The Office of the Secretary of State operates a secure online system for the public to make donations to verified relief organizations, including those now assisting survivors, first responders and …
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Staff Report
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8/18/23
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Wellspring Fellowship held its first worship service July 8 at its new temporary location in Lakebay until its own church is constructed on land purchased in 2018.
Thanks to the open arms of …
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Staff Report
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8/2/23
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If you’ve visited any parks around the Key Peninsula lately, you may have noticed the appearance of uniquely painted garden gnomes. The first community-wide Summer Solstice Gnome Hunt began …
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Lauren Trench, KP News
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8/2/23
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Founded in 2013 and closed since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, the Key Free Clinic reopened in new quarters June 22 in the KP Community Council office in the Key Center Corral, located at …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/28/23
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/28/23
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The Key Peninsula Historical Society will honor local veterans all year in 2023 with an exhibit at its museum in the KP Civic Center.
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Carolyn Wiley and Ted Olinger, KP News
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5/21/23
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Despite rumors of the opposite, the Seattle-based Children’s Home Society of Washington maintains that the Key Peninsula Family Resource Center is expanding services to improve access to …
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Staff Report
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4/27/23
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KGHP-FM station manager Spencer Abersold saw the proverbial writing on the wall that his job was nearing an end. He had been hearing rumblings that the 35-year-old Peninsula School District …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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4/27/23
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