Fourteen years ago Mary McGriff was exhausted. Tired after more than three decades of powering through excruciating pain, bottling all her pent-up anger, hanging on to vengeful hatred and battling …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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8/2/23
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Bryce Hoover craves competition.
The 13-year-old incoming eighth-grader at Key Peninsula Middle School likes being on the baseball and football fields. He’ll even try to out-sing everyone …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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8/2/23
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Gretchen Shepherd was getting ready to head to church camp at Camp Ghormley near Yakima. It was summer in the 1960s, and to capture the special moments between all the worship and fellowship, her …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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If you see Mary McGriff shopping at Key Center Food Market and ask what happened to her hands, she’ll tell you more than you probably wanted to know.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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For many middle schoolers, hopping on a bike during the summer months means goofing around with friends or riding around the neighborhood streets.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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Septic systems are the unsung heroes for homeowners on the Key Peninsula.
They work tirelessly and discreetly handling nature’s call, and until something nasty happens, they’re often …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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For the first time in a long time, Key Peninsula Middle School will have a new principal at the helm.
The Peninsula School District announced in April that KPMS Assistant Principal Luke Grunberg …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/31/23
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Declining enrollment across the Peninsula School District and a $12 million deficit for the 2023-24 school year are to blame for eliminating five dean of student positions at area elementary schools, …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/31/23
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It seems like a circus act, but it’s in a barn. It looks like gymnastics, but there’s no mat. It feels like figure skating, but it’s on dirt. It’s kind of like dancing, but …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/31/23
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Mary McGriff looks like she may blow over in the breeze. The 5 foot-2 inch, 100-pound 60-year-old Vaughn resident walks slowly because of a bad hip. Her shoulder movement is a little stiff and her …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/31/23
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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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“What’s the beach offering today?” Shannon Fenton asked herself.
A recent storm had churned the water in Case Inlet. It was high tide and overcast on a late March morning, and …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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4/27/23
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With things like supply chain issues, avian bird flu and inflation driving egg prices up, some Key Peninsula residents are fighting costs by going straight to the source. The idea of pet poultry …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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4/27/23
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Hailey Ruckle isn’t afraid to admit it: School isn’t easy for her. She has a tough time reading. Big classrooms make her nervous. She doesn’t like when …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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4/27/23
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Besides the occasional sound of plastic hitting a metal chain, Volunteer Park is quiet on an early Friday afternoon.
“Look, disc golfers are the only ones here when there’s no baseball …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/29/23
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Jennifer Buys quickly deflected all questions about her.
As her team prepared for a tournament, the Peninsula High School Unified Basketball coach made sure the focus was on her team. Her …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/29/23
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Everyone has experienced it. Aggressive drivers. Tailgaters. Swervers. Shoulder and solid-line passers.
Defensive driving is an essential skill on the Key Peninsula. It encourages drivers to …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/29/23
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For most people on the Key Peninsula, Himalayan blackberry bushes are a minor nuisance. For Farrell and Laurie Timlake, they were a major problem …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/1/23
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Leiston Stoddard was recently named to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Select team …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/1/23
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Peninsula overcame adversity in head coach Hannah Lekson’s first season to punch their ticket to the 3A state tournament.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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2/12/23
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