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Hay stacking day. Joseph Easley in red shirt.
Local Family Builds Shelters for Moroccan Earthquake Victims
A church-sponsored trip to Morocco led the Easley family to decades of relief work in a country they grew to love. Their work is focused on building earthquake-proof housing for those in greatest need. more
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TPCHD Communities of Focus Liaison Daniel Burdsall at the Key Peninsula Community Council Office.
The Key Peninsula Has Become a Community of Focus
Health disparities combined with willing community partners have brought resources from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to the Key Peninsula. more
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Blunk hopes to get a truckload of adaptive wheelchairs, take them to schools, and give students the experience of playing wheelchair basketball in PE classes.
Retired Paralympian Megan Blunk Returns to the Key Peninsula
Megan Blunk is Paralympic champion, taking home a gold medal in 2016, but her greatest victory is her triumph over a longstanding battle with depression. more
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Longtime KPCS Volunteer Judy Jesse began delivering meals with door-to-door service in February.
Home-Delivered Meal Program Comes to the Key Peninsula
In January the Key Peninsula Partnership received a $95,000 grant to bring home-delivered meals to seniors on the Key Peninsula through a collaborative program named KP Connects Through Food. more
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Pierce County Releases Draft of Comprehensive Plan Affecting KP
Pierce County released its updated comprehensive plan for public review in January. The draft offered three alternatives for managing growth. more
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Longbranch resident Phil DiGirolamo and his wife Michele Gorman enjoy all the pickleball action available close to home.
The Pickleball Craze Infects South End
In the fall of 2022, members of the Longbranch Improvement Club put a bug in Kelly Hettinger’s ear. They wanted to play pickleball. more
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Tim Kezele captured in the act of good deed doing at the KP Civic Center.
Tim Kezele: Key Peninsula Native Earns a Gig Harbor Rotary Star
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. more
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The population of the peaceful beachside community rises throughout summer.
The Taylor Bay Beach Club Plans a New Sewage Treatment Plant
Members of the Taylor Bay Beach Club have spent five years working with agencies and consultants to assess their sewage treatment system, evaluate alternatives, and find millions of dollars in funding. more
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KP Community Council Planning To Rebuild Its Future
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. more
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Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz.
Four Candidates Announce Runs to Replace Rep. Derek Kilmer
After 10 years in Congress, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6th) announced Nov. 9 that he would not seek re-election. Three Democrats and one Republican have announced campaigns to succeed him. more
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Mardie Rees with her St. Anne.
Wauna Artist Mardie Rees Unveils Bronze Sculpture
Wauna sculptor Mardie Rees' most recent work, a larger-than-life bronze sculpture of St. Anne, was unveiled Nov. 30 at St. Anne Hospital in Burien. more
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Holiday shopping could get easier for some KP residents.
Pierce County Funds a Free Holiday Weekend Shuttle for the KP
Thanks largely to efforts by Pierce County Councilmember Robyn Denson (D-7th, Gig Harbor), Key Peninsula residents will be able to take a holiday weekend shuttle between the Longbranch Improvement … more
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Designed for efficiency, drive-thru customers pick up thousands of pounds of produce from Arends that she orders each week during harvest season.
Susan Arends: Bringing Fresh Produce to the Community
“I’m a Pisces,” said Susan Arends. “I go with the flow.” more
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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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