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Assistant Fire Chief Hal Wolverton’s last day on the job is March 31.
Assistant Fire Chief Hal Wolverton Retires After 33 Years
After 33 years with KP Fire District 16, Assistant Fire Chief Hal Wolverton, 59, will retire March 31. more
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Erden Eruç at the oars, crossing the Pacific alone for the second time.
End of a Dream: Wauna Man Stops Second Solo Journey
Wauna resident Erden Eruç, 61, ended his quest to complete his second human-powered solo circumnavigation March 15 in the Philippines … more
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Critical Indigenous Theory
One of the greatest summers of my life was spent in New York City in 1986. I had worked my way through a prestigious university with honors, survived a year of lymphoma, and landed my dream job … more
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Minerva Scholarship Funds Education for Local Women: Deadline April 15
Created to overcome barriers so many women confront, the local Minerva Scholarship Fund has given $500,000 over 30 years to more than 200 Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula women to help complete their … more
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Meet Brayden VanderDoes.
Third Grade Evergreen Cancer Fighter Tells It Like It Is
Sometime around Christmas 2021, Evergreen Elementary School second-grader Brayden VanderDoes lost his appetite. Then he began to vomit. Every day. In the coming weeks he lost his energy and … more
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KP Citizen of the Year Award Returns After Pandemic; Headlined by Local Hero
The Key Peninsula Lions Club will hold its 36th annual Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year Award banquet at the KP Civic Center March 25 beginning at 6 p.m. The long-standing ceremony had been … more
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A Story of Justice and Redemption
In 1986, an 18-year-old white woman named Ronda Morrison was murdered during an apparent sexual assault at the dry cleaners where she worked in Monroeville, Alabama. The community was stunned but … more
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KPFD Chief Swinhart looks to the screen as he presents his report to fire commissioners at the December 13 meeting.
KPFD Approves 2023 Budget Amid Questions on Property Purchases, Spending
The Key Peninsula board of fire commissioners voted 4-0 to approve its 2023 budget for Fire District 16 at its November 22 meeting. The fifth commissioner had an excused … more
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KPFD Key Center Property Purchase Update and Possible Outcomes
The Key Peninsula Fire Department had been contemplating replacement of Station 46, its district headquarters, for some years without a specific plan when three real estate parcels in Key Center came … more
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Edie Morgan, left, Frank Garratt, Sara Thompson and Marion Sharp at the ribbon cutting.
After 16 Years of Work, Assisted Living for Elders Comes to the Key Peninsula
The Mustard Seed Project celebrated its opening of the first assisted living residence for elders on the Key Peninsula November 12 after one year of construction and 16 of dreaming, planning, working … more
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Sue Taylor died at home October 20.
The Passing of Key Peninsula Icon ‘Chainsaw Sue’
Longtime Key Peninsula resident, champion tree-topper, Huckleberry Inn bartender and renowned leg wrestler Sue Taylor died peacefully at her Burley home October 20. She was 67 years old. more
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KPFD says it responds on average to six or seven calls in a 24-hour period, often with multiple units.
KPFD Closes Budget Gap, Considers Key Center Property Plans and Gathering Public Input
Key Peninsula Fire District 16 has closed an anticipated year-end budget gap and is making slow progress developing plans for the Key Center real estate it acquired at the end of last year, according … more
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Nine candidates running for four offices addressed residents.
Candidates Hold Forth, Answer Questions at Oct. 11 Forum
The 18th semi-annual candidate forum took place before a crowd of 100 or more at the Key Peninsula Civic Center October 11, and was mostly civil but for the behavior of one participant. The … more
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“When the Emperor Was Divine” by Julia Otsuka, published 2002 by Alfred A. Knopf.
‘When the Emperor Was Divine’ by Julie Otsuka
A friend recommended this novel to me after it was banned from the curriculum last summer by the Muskego-Norway school board in Wisconsin, a district of about 4,800 students. There were no complaints … more
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A load of humanitarian aid bound for Kharkiv from the people of Chernylyava Refugee Center, Ukraine.
Local Animal Rescuer Is Home From the War, for Now
When the first Russian artillery shell hit, Tom Bates realized he’d made a mistake. more
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Seahawk Cole Muilenburg (11) and teammates celebrate the win.
Peninsula Seahawks Win Fish Bowl 44 — 7th Straight Victory for 23 Out of 44
The Peninsula High School Seahawks beat the Gig Harbor Tides 39-30 at the 44th Annual Fish Bowl September 16 at Roy Anderson Field, notching their seventh consecutive win and 23rd overall since the first hometown rivalry tournament was played in 1979. more
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Ed Ricketts in the bull kelp at Point Wilson, 1930.
About Ed Ricketts: A Cannery Row Character on the KP (Maybe)
Historian Michael Kenneth Hemp moved to Wauna from Monterey, California, in 2017 to follow the trail of Ed Ricketts. more
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Revisiting Old Friends
At the end of summer’s lease, it’s time to renew some old acquaintances. No, not those people you owe a dinner; not those friends who were too busy to stop by like they said they would (even … more
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Executive Assistant Christina Bosch’s last day at work is August 13.
KPFD Fixture Christina Bosch Moves On
She served six fire chiefs and even more fire commissioners through good times and bad for the KP fire district — and herself — helping to build an accounting system and plan budgets … more
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Emergency medical response density map January to July 2022.
KP Fire Department Confronts Budget and Real Estate Issues
Two months into his tenure, KP Fire Chief Nick Swinhart told Key Peninsula News the biggest challenges his department faces include balancing the budget and developing a capital facilities plan to … more
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