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Douglas Sylvers sailing
Douglas Sylvers
Longbranch resident Doug Sylvers died peacefully Feb. 21. He was 85.  Born in 1937 in Minneapolis, Doug graduated in 1959 from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in … more
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Assistant Fire Chief Wolverton Exonerated, Returned to Duty
Assistant Fire Chief Hal Wolverton was returned to duty by the Key Peninsula Board of Fire Commissioners 14 weeks after it placed him on paid administrative leave during a third party investigation … more
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Reenacting a 19th-century tradition, KPFD personnel perform the “push-in” ceremony with a new ambulance at Longbranch station in February. In the 1800s, horses were unharnessed after returning a fire wagon to its station and firefighters pushed it into the bay.
KPFD Confronts Budget Crunch and Skeptical Residents
The bimonthly Key Peninsula fire commission meetings have been unusually well attended since the public first learned the fire district bought $2.125 million worth of Key Center real estate at the … more
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From left to right, CISP Executive Director Colleen Speer, Volunteer and Communications Director Myka Cranford, and Program Director Laurel Shultz.
Windfall Donation for Communities In Schools of Peninsula
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $133.5 million to the national nonprofit Communities in Schools Feb. 3. It was the largest unsolicited and unrestricted gift in the organization’s … more
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Eruç shared his boat with a red-footed booby for a few days in December.
KP Man Rowing Across the Pacific Now Aims for Singapore
Solo circumnavigator Erden Eruç, 60, of Wauna, made landfall on Guam Feb. 12 after 208 days rowing from California by way of Oahu on his second human-powered trip around the world. He has … more
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Erden Eruç: In His Own Words
All told, I’ve spent about three years in this rowboat. This morning, I am at a position 80 miles south of Wake Island (bound for Hong Kong). Ever since the storm that knocked my rowboat … more
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Their Time
An old pal of mine asked me to do him a favor a couple years ago and come talk to a freshman composition class at the university where he was a dean. It would really help him out; his department had … more
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Bedtime Stalling
Every night Violet’s dad reads “Go, Dog. Go!” at bedtime. Over time the story has grown, nearly doubling in length with the addition of words and lines that Violet has come up with … more
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Are the Kids All Right?
This school year has been something different. Back in classrooms, but with masks? And the shock of returning as a junior at Peninsula High School after only one in-person semester freshman year. … more
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Sittin' on Top of the World
As some of you may recall from earlier columns, we migrated north a few years ago and continue to delight in the many ways our new home enriches us. Here I’d like to make another observation. I … more
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Someone Ought to Do Something
On the last Saturday of January, before the sun peeked over the mountains, I dragged myself out of bed to join my mom on her crusade to pick up litter. Not just any litter either, it was the crème … more
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KPFD Property Purchase “Boondoggle”
When the KP Fire District board spent taxpayer money to buy the O’Callahan’s restaurant property, it convinced me to never again vote in favor of one of their levies. The board bought the … more
Say No to Geoduck on Burley Lagoon
I would like to present a business case against expanding shellfish farming, specifically geoducks, in Burley Lagoon. Based on my six years of living on the lagoon, an approval for a proposed … more
KP News Fire Department Reporting
I want to thank KP News for Ted Olinger’s two insightful articles about the Key Peninsula Fire Department as they were real eye-openers for me (Jan. and Feb. 2022). It is so easy to be critical; … more
From a Former KP Fire Commissioner
I see nothing has changed at the board of fire commissioners. Their attitude seems to be the same as it was way back when I was on the board. We know best, and the people will always follow us … more
The Angel Guild has been supporting the community since 1979.
How the Angel Guild Helps the Community
The Angel Guild has had a positive impact on the lives of Key Peninsula residents for more than four decades, according to Carla Parkhurst, who has been coordinator at the thrift shop for 11 … more
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Where Beaches Are Born
Agates and oysters. A clear tide. Stories.  I am south of Driftwood Annie’s point, strolling Pitt Passage with two veteran beach walkers. The going is wonderfully slow. “It … more
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Scott and Ginger
Therapy Dog Ginger and Stroke Survivor Scott Vande Zande
Nearly 20 years after suffering a debilitating stroke, Scott Vande Zande of Longbranch devotes his time to sharing his golden retriever Ginger, a Pet Partners therapy dog, with others. Each week they … more
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Groups Address Crime on the Key Peninsula
Ongoing concerns about property crime and car thefts on the Key Peninsula came to a head in January when an alleged car thief was shot by a 70-year old SUV owner in Wauna. The incident, still under … more
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The Truth About ‘St. Patrick’s Day’ Corned Beef and Cabbage
When you think of Saint Patrick’s Day, you’re thinking shamrocks, right? Along with pinching, funny little green plastic hats, the beer in your cup and the Chicago River, both dyed green, … more
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