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Graphic notes on local life
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José Alaniz
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7/31/23
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Lucille (Lucy) P. Lehman Daniel died July 1, 2023. She was 103 years old.
Born in Tacoma, Lucy lived in the community of Home until the age of seven. The family moved to California, settling in …
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7/31/23
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We are sad to announce the passing of Richard Binion in 2023. Richard was born in 1944 and graduated from Onalaska High School in Washington. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and …
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7/31/23
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Howard Ray Johnson of Palmer Lake passed away July 6, from injuries sustained in a house fire.
Howard was born July 15, 1951, to Richard and Barbara Johnson in Anaconda, Montana. He spent his …
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7/31/23
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The Key Peninsula lost a bit of luster May 21, 2023, when Phil Bauer died peacefully at his home in Vaughn, surrounded by family. He was 87 years old.
Phil was raised in rural Iowa on his …
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7/31/23
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“Cy” was born June 1924 and died June 2023, shortly after his 99th birthday. He was an honored military veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1971.
A lifetime member of …
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7/31/23
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Dr. James Earl Davis, DO, died peacefully surrounded by family, May 13, 2023, at the Franciscan Hospice House in University Place. He was 79 years old.
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7/13/23
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With my daughter moving on to Key Peninsula Middle School this fall, I wanted to extend my thanks to all the teachers and staff at Minter Creek Elementary that guided her from kindergarten to the …
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6/28/23
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A fight has been brewing over the fate of a beautiful estuary just north of Purdy Spit. On one side of the tug-of-war is Taylor Shellfish Co., which owns the leases and is turning the beaches into an …
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6/28/23
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I moved to Herron Island from Seattle around 2015 after being a weekender for years.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
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6/28/23
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. That warning is a paraphrase of a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. As a much younger man I made my living as a carpenter. It seems like a lifetime ago, …
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Mark Michel
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6/28/23
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During a recent chat with my 14-year-old niece, I was surprised to learn that she takes her phone to school every day. Not only that, but she uses it while she’s in class, with no …
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April Godwin
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6/28/23
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Practicing medicine requires training and certification. Few legislators are qualified, so can they be held liable for practicing medicine without a license? Since June 2022, 24 states including my …
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Carolyn Wiley
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6/28/23
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Who among us on the Key Peninsula has not been wounded by blackberries? Even when taking the utmost care, those persistent vines can open up an ugly wound quicker than you can say ouch. It is …
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Vicki Biggs
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6/28/23
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The Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau wants the Key Peninsula to enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July. Just don’t do them before or after.
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Staff Report
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6/28/23
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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 …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/28/23
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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 …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/28/23
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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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Vegetation and wildland fires have been occurring more frequently and earlier in the season on the Key Peninsula in recent years, according to Public Information Officer and Volunteer Battalion Chief …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/28/23
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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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