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1968

The train pulled into the Hauptbahnhof, Munich’s central station, just before noon. It was Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1968, a balmy day under a deep-blue sky, and I was on the first leg of my slow, … more

Joseph Pentheroudakis | 4/27/22

Simple Spring Party Food

The past two years of Covid isolation have left many of us out of practice when it comes to socializing and hosting guests. Like our weather at times, dark clouds, rain, sun breaks, maybe a rainbow, … more

Ann-Marie Ugles | 4/27/22

DNR Plans Timber Harvest in Key Central Forest

At the Key Pen Parks commissioner meeting held via Zoom April 11, forest managers from the Department of Natural Resources presented its plan to harvest 110 acres of timber from the Key Central … more

Lisa Bryan, KP News | 4/27/22

Erden Eruç hoists the Philippine pennant on arrival, delivered by the local kayak club

KP Man Completes First Solo Row from U.S. to Asia

Solo circumnavigator Erden Eruç of Wauna, 60, made landfall at Legazpi City in the Philippines March 24, becoming the first person to row from North America to Asia after launching from … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/26/22

The Adventurer’s North Star

Nancy Board is an extraordinarily self-reliant woman focused on wellbeing. She loves her life and the man she shares it with in Wauna, and maintains an abiding faith that somehow, someway, everything … more

Lisa Bryan, KP News | 4/26/22

“We don’t call them hogs; we call them big pigs.”

Local Farm Animal Rescue Organization Saves Lives

Since its inception in 2017, Heartwood Haven, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and registered charity on the Key Peninsula, has rescued more than 1,400 farm animals suffering from cruelty and neglect, including … more

Krisa Bruemmer, KP News | 4/26/22

A Rerun of History

Passing through Check Point Charlie into East Berlin prior to 1990 was like Dorothy waking up back in Kansas in the final scene from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.”West Berlin, like … more

Mark Michel | 4/26/22

Procrastination, Pencils and Plumbago

The procrastinator’s spirit animal is the crow. Back in fourth century Armenia, as the story goes, a wicked crow looked up and wheedled a Roman centurion named Expeditus into putting off … more

Dan Clouse | 4/26/22

Clean Energy Deep in the Earth

Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? But what if there is a way to just ditch the coal and switch over the turbines to hot water from the ground? Quaise Energy, a startup company that … more

Richard Gelinas | 4/26/22

Portraits for Ukraine

Chris Bronstad is painting for Ukraine. The retired Key Peninsula Middle School teacher and local artist, who lives in Vaughn, spent the last few years concentrating on his award-winning artwork. … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/26/22

Letter from KPFD Volunteers

It is important for the public to understand why Key Peninsula volunteer firefighters have been outspoken at recent board of commissioner meetings. Volunteers are all citizens who live on the Key … more

4/26/22

Regarding “An Immodest Proposal”

Thank you for having the courage to publish Carolyn Wiley’s best column, ever. I’m still laughing.Marcia Harris, Lakebay more

4/26/22

Hello Key Peninsula News

I am enclosing a check for $30 for another year’s subscription. I am a very old woman who lived my happiest years on that peninsula. The newspaper gets down here in good condition — even … more

4/26/22

Key Peninsula Fire Department Hires New Chief

Dominick “Nick” Swinhart was hired as the new chief for KP Fire District 16 by the board of fire commissioners at their biweekly meeting April 12. He will start the job May 16, succeeding … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/26/22

Meet the New Boss

Nick Swinhart grew up in Montesano. “As a paid firefighter I started in Raymond in 1992, but I started before that in 1989 as a volunteer in Grays Harbor. Most of my career was spent at the … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/26/22

New elder homes take shape on the hill above Key Center.

Mustard Seed Project Receives Major Grant

Six months after breaking ground on the first assisted-living homes for elders on the Key Peninsula — a dream that took over a decade to launch — the Mustard Seed Project received the … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 4/26/22

Watch for Yellowlegs, Honeysuckle and More

Listen for the loud “klee-klee-klee” call of greater yellowlegs in estuaries and flooded fields. This shorebird passes through the Key Peninsula during spring and fall migrations. Watch … more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 4/26/22

Flower Stand Woes and Rewards

Most people who drive the section of Key Peninsula Highway between Home and Whiteman Road get a lift from seeing the white picket fence, the blossom-filled yard and the little flower stand on the … more

Carolyn Wiley, KP News | 4/26/22

To Mulch or Not to Mulch

I was out working in the garden the other day (what else is new?), crawling under some rhododendrons, thankful it’s not yet spider web season, and gently scraping my hand rake along the top … more

Kamryn Minch | 4/26/22

KPCCA Fundraiser and Great Brick Reveal Celebrate 66th Anniversary

Held in honor of its official date of incorporation, April 10, 1956, the Key Peninsula Civic Center Association unveiled its newly installed brick path near the entrance of the civic center during an … more

Staff Report | 4/26/22