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Planning for Key Center Path Gets Health Department Funding
Preliminary planning is underway for a roadside path to connect Key Center and the Red Barn Youth Center at the corner of the Key Peninsula Highway and 84th Street NW, a distance of about 500 yards. more
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The KP Civic Center was filled to capacity with donated clothing.
Food Backpacks 4 Kids Clothing Giveaway Benefits Hundreds of Families
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. more
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Betty Boyd (left) and Mar Hoey seated together at a recent gathering of the Burley Lagoon history group.
Two Wauna Women Reach a Landmark: 100 Years of Age
Within six months of each other two women with deep Wauna connections will reach a rare milestone. Marcelle “Mar” Hoey and Betty Boyd will celebrate their 100th birthdays — Hoey in … more
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Peninsula Schools Implement New Restricted Cell Phone Policy
When students return to school in September they will find a new set of rules concerning the use of cell phones and other devices, including smartwatches.   The new policy, passed at the … more
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The most familiar sight of all: crossing the Purdy Bridge and coming home to Key Peninsula.
Fiber Arts Show to Feature Margo Macdonald
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 … more
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Rep. Derek Kilmer visits residents of The Village at The Mustard Seed Project, for which he helped find funding.
‘A Story of Shocking Function’ — Derek Kilmer Works to Fix Congress
Ten years ago, then-state legislator Derek Kilmer considered running for Congress to replace the retiring Norm Dicks (D-6th), but he had some reservations. “I was conscious that if I was … more
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Pierce County Updates Its Solid Waste Program
This spring Pierce County upped its game in collecting organic waste. It will now allow vegetable and fruit trimmings, tea bags and coffee with paper filters in yard waste collected at curbside and … more
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County Roadside Vegetation Management Program Changes
In late May and early June drivers may have noticed wider than usual swaths of dead vegetation along the sides of many Key Peninsula roads. A combination of factors, including unusual early spring … more
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A simple compost-by-worm bin for your kitchen counter. No, really.
Learning to Love Worms and Their Gardener’s Gold
This spring I fell in love with worms. Red wiggler worms to be exact.   Why do I love them? Let me count the ways. They have five hearts! They eat half their body weight each day! They … more
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Key Peninsula resident Sharron Dean shared this photo of the composting bins her husband built for their home garden.
Embrace the Compost — Your Garden Will Thank You and So Will Your Food Waste
When we built our vegetable garden more than a decade ago, complete with raised beds and an 8-foot tall fence, it included three compost bins. We hailed from Seattle with a small yard. The only thing … more
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At least somebody is thrilled to see “the poop truck” in action.
First Cycle of Septic System Inspection Program Concludes in June
In 2021 homeowners on the Key Peninsula began receiving letters informing them they were required to have their septic systems inspected. The two-year process to notify all homeowners in the … more
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A view of Burley Lagoon during an outgoing tide as viewed from SR 302 along the Purdy Spit.
Public Weighs in on Burley Lagoon Geoduck Farming
More than 100 people gathered May 22 for the first opportunity to speak publicly about a Taylor Shellfish Co. application to convert part of its current oyster and clam bed farms in Burley Lagoon to … more
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Another Attempt to Address Transportation on the Key Peninsula Emerges
KP School Bus Connects, the only regularly scheduled transportation program available to the community, will come to an end June 30. The demise of the program has led to a new push to meet the … more
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Zaida Woodworth, Jerri Turner, Michelle Johnson and Morgan Sullivan at Food Backpacks 4 Kids headquarters in Key Center.
Food Backpacks 4 Kids Receives Largest Donation to Date
Jerri Turner, manager of the Pioneer-Kimball Starbucks, was named a Hero of the Deep at the Seattle Kraken home game March 9. She was honored with a video about her work in the community and a grant … more
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In 1939, the Works Progress Administration built an A-frame gymnasium next to the 1924 schoolhouse on land donated by the LIC, which bought it back in 1956 after the school closed.
Longbranch Improvement Club Plans to Raise a Roof and Keep a Lid on Cost
Marsha Kremen thought she had fulfilled her major commitments. After more than five years in leadership at the Longbranch Improvement Club, first as vice-president, then president, and finally as … more
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Caldier was elected to her fifth two-year term last fall with more than 56% of the vote.
Rep. Michelle Caldier Reveals Sight Impairment and Introduces Bill to Help Others
In early December 2016, Washington State Rep. Michelle Caldier (R-26th) was awakened by a crushing pain on the side of her head. She suddenly lost vision in her left eye from acute glaucoma, a … more
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An accomplished grant writer, Wiley said “It’s fun to get money to do things you want to do.”
Carolyn Wiley: A Star is Recognized
Longtime KP booster Carolyn Wiley of Longbranch was honored with a Rotary Star Award Feb. 3 at the 11th annual dinner ceremony presented by the local Gig Harbor Rotary Clubs. Each Gig Harbor … more
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The Laughing Voice of Doom
Late last fall I read that one of my favorite directors, Noah Baumbach, had written and directed a movie based on the novel “White Noise” by Don DeLillo from the 1980s. I read the book … more
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Proposed working areas: Leased area marked with green dashes; proposed planting sites marked with red border.
Burley Lagoon Geoduck Battle Enters Next Phase
The Taylor Shellfish Co. plan to convert part of its existing manila clam and oyster beds in Burley Lagoon to geoduck aquaculture has moved forward. Fourteen months after seeking comments on a draft, … more
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Little Eagles at Evergreen.
Evergreen Elementary School Encourages Engagement with Community
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