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The mental time warp of being around young trees inspired me to pick up “The Overstory” for a second read.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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6/30/21
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After 31 years starting as a volunteer EMT, then a 29-year career firefighter-paramedic, a lieutenant, battalion chief, and then back to the line as a firefighter, Mike Riegle, 57, finished his last 48-hour shift serving the Key Peninsula on Memorial Day.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/30/21
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My cookbook shelf is overwhelmingly full. There are the tried and true staples, the vintage community cookbooks, the bread-and-sourdough-specific cookbooks, and the cookbooks featuring recipes from …
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Anna Brones
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6/30/21
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In a brief private ceremony at Evergreen Elementary School, Hugh McMillan of Lakebay was honored by the Peninsula School District board of directors with the official naming of the gymnasium building as the future home of the Hugh McMillan Community Center.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/30/21
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6/30/21
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(Click the photo for the full directory!)
Help is here! Directory of community resources in the Key Peninsula/Gig Harbor area.
Not sure where to start? Call 2-1-1 or visit wa211.org.
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6/22/21
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Carolyn and David Wiley celebrated 60 years of marriage on June 10 and we’re so glad they made it. They were married in Irving, Texas, though a longhorn steer on the highway tried to stop the whole affair.
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6/9/21
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The Key Peninsula Historical Society received a substantial boost for the restoration of the 1893 Vaughn Library Hall with the award of a $100,000 grant included in the state’s 2022-23 budget.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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5/28/21
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Jed Casey, 81 of Puyallup, died at home May 3 after battling an illness for the last three years. He had been a resident of the unincorporated town of Home from 1993 until 2017. He was 81 years …
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5/28/21
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5/27/21
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Whenever we ask Dad what he wants for dinner on literally any occasion, the question is usually posed tongue-in-cheek because we know the answer. It’s never steak, salmon, or burgers, …
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Kamryn Minch, KP News
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5/26/21
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5/26/21
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After nearly 40 years with the Key Peninsula Fire Department, Battalion Chief Chuck West is retiring.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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5/26/21
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This fall, thanks to the passage of the 2019 capital bond, a state-of-the-art Evergreen will open its doors to students.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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5/26/21
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It’s daylight and the towhees are here again. For the last six weeks the pair has shown up every morning outside our bedroom window to perch on the deck railing and sing for breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. make a most handsome couple, but are terrible singers.
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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5/26/21
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One hundred and fifty-two graduating seniors received over $320,000 in scholarships ranging from $500 to $11,000 at the virtual Peninsula Hawk Scholarship Fund award ceremony May 19. Forty-four …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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5/26/21
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The Washington State Legislature’s 2021 regular session concluded on April 25 after passing 340 bills, 257 of which had been signed in whole or in part by Gov Jay Inslee by press time.
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Matthew Dean, KP News
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5/26/21
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Longtime Wauna resident Randy Takehara was officially sworn in as a Key Peninsula Fire District 16 commissioner by the board of commissioners during its regularly scheduled meeting May 11 via Zoom.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/26/21
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The Peninsula School District plans to expand its half-day Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Pre-K classes to a full-day schedule for the 2021-22 school year.
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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5/26/21
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“We read to know that we are not alone” is a quote by C. S. Lewis, the author of many books including the Narnia series.
He’s right.
I grew up, like many in my generation, …
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Rob Vajko
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5/26/21
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