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Pole vaulter leaps into spring for Peninsula High School.

Out & About May 2023

Tina McKail, KP News | 4/27/23

KPFD owns the Olson estate home, part of the pasture behind it, and the former O’Callahan’s property on the corner.

KP Fire District 16 to Assess Options for Key Center Properties

The Key Peninsula Fire District 16 board of fire commissioners will determine options for constructing a new headquarters facility in Key Center — or not — and renovations to existing stations. more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/27/23

You would be a happy rooster too, surrounded by all these chicks

Got Eggs? Bypass the Grocery Store and Buy from the Backyard

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 … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 4/27/23

Jim Watts of Watts Solitary Bees places wooden blocks with predrilled holes inside totes for female mason bees to lay eggs.

Keeping the Bees

For Jim Watts, spring means time on the road with hundreds of thousands of bees in his truck. One by one he visits an ever-growing list of home orchards, hobby farms, clearcuts and gardens. At each, … more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 4/27/23

Getting Hazed and Being Humbled by Your Garden

The month of May is when the garden finally starts to look like a garden. The seeds I sowed two to four weeks before the last frost date have finally sprouted and the transplants of lettuce and kale … more

Kamryn Minch | 4/27/23

Spring into Summer with Some Easy Appetizers and One Dessert

While the calendar tells us summer is still a little way off, it’s never too early to plan ahead for the warm days we know are surely coming. Thoughts of picnics, barbecues and spur of … more

Barbara Van Bogart | 4/27/23

Learning from a Memoir

Do you know what nonbinary means? If you don’t care to know, do you think others should have the opportunity to read about it if they so choose, like at a library? What if … more

José Alaniz | 4/27/23

Early Looks at the New Pentheroudakis Preserve

The wren is basically a mouse. It weaves through ferns. Then it appears on a stump not 10 feet away. It glances at us and, without a second thought, goes about its inspection of the stump’s … more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 4/27/23

Artist Chris Bronstad, left, with his portrait of Marcia Harris, center, and her husband, Jeff.

Veteran Educator is Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year 2019

Marcia Harris of Longbranch received the 36th Key Peninsula Lions Club Citizen of the Year Award during a ceremony and celebration at the KP Civic Center March 25 for her decades of service to the … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/27/23

PSD Success Coach Jennifer Buys (left) congratulates Henderson Bay High School senior Hailey Ruckle on signing a letter of intent to play softball at Columbia Basin College next year.

Softball Star Shares Her Struggles, Successes

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 … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 4/27/23

Sheared

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José Alaniz | 4/24/23

Paula Raye Hinzman

Paula Raye (Mohnen) Hinzman died at home peacefully June 20, 2022, in Home. She was 75 years old. Paula was a strong and caring soul with a terrific sense of humor. She will be remembered and … more

4/24/23

David Alan Starkweather

David Alan Starkweather of Longbranch died unexpectedly March 10 while on vacation in Manzanillo, Mexico. He was 77 years old. David was the sixth child born to Guy William Starkweather and Helen … more

4/24/23

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

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/29/23

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

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/29/23

Making Space for Makers Space at Minter Creek Elementary

Minter Creek Elementary School Principal Todd Hering is enthusiastically supportive of the Makers Space program launched in January 2023. The program is set up to serve one grade level per session, … more

Carolyn Wiley, KP News | 3/29/23

Key Peninsula native Lt. Danny Hansen climbed 69 floors in 18 minutes, 10 seconds.

Key Peninsula Firefighters Climb to Cure Cancer

Key Peninsula Fire District 16 was well-represented at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 32nd annual firefighter stair climb fundraiser held at the Columbia Tower in Seattle March 12. Over … more

Staff Report | 3/29/23

Ben Rasmussen and Jesse Routely played a quick round of disc golf at Volunteer Park.

Chasing the Perfect Toss: Lakebay Residents Advocate for More Disc Golf

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 … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 3/29/23

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

Ted Olinger, KP News | 3/29/23

The 2023 Peninsula High School Unified Basketball District Championship team.

PHS Unified Basketball Team Wins District 3 Championship

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 … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 3/29/23