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Minerva Scholarship recipient Gretchen Schowalter at a presentation ceremony July 28 in Gig Harbor.
Minerva Scholarship Sends Longbranch Woman to Advanced Studies Abroad
Gretchen Schowalter was awarded a Minerva Scholarship to pursue advanced studies in physics at the University of Copenhagen. more
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Burley Lagoon’s middle intertidal zone, where Pacific oysters thrive.
In the Swirling Waters of Burley Lagoon: Part 1, Low Tide
"The productivity of the lagoon is stunning. The glistening bulbs of contracted anemones await the tide, each in a perfect mudhole." more
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“Roll Vaughn!” or “Go Huskies!” Lilly Grohsell brings some ‘Bama cheer to Vaughn.
Kindergarten Teacher Brings School Spirit to New Level
Lilly Groshell is a world-champion cheerleader who aims to bring perpetual pep to her classroom at Vaughn Elementary School. more
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Peninsula High School Senior Ziah Sneva has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Washington State University in 2025.
Washington State Volleyball Signs Seahawks Standout Ziah Sneva
Ziah Sneva will join a Washington State volleyball program fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance in 2023 and focused on continued success. more
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Hayden Bundy, Royal Charles, Mana Smythe, and Wyatt Abrigo embody the new "11 as 1" mentality as they prepare to lead the invigorated Peninsula Seahawks into the 2024 football season.
Revitalized Seahawks Look to Turn the Tide with Unity
After last season, a group of PHS upperclassman gathered and took it upon themselves to rebuild the Seahawks winning culture. more
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Sheryl Low with samples from her collection.
Sheryl Low: Quilt Artist, Historian, Appraiser and Educator
Sheryl Low is nationally known for her expertise in creating and appraising quilts, but her skills represent more than technical or academic talent. more
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The Life of Katharine Graham: ‘Personal History’ Is All on the Record
KP READS: Katharine Graham was an extraordinary woman, living an extraordinary life in an extraordinary time. Her memoir is an astonishingly frank, honest and generous book by one of America’s most famous and admired women. more
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Ripe summer peaces at a local farmers market
Enjoying the Peachy (and Veggie) Bounty of Farmers Markets
KP COOKS: To celebrate late summer and the abundance of fresh fruit and produce from local farmers markets, here are three recipes featuring both. more
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Ashley Platt
Local Teens Paddle Toward Olympic Dreams
Local teens have their sights set on the 2028 and 2032 Summer Olympics. more
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Orcas outside Vaughn Bay.
‘Echos of the Sound’— Emma Stafki, Local Filmmaker
Emma Stafki used a story she listened to growing up to help launch her filmmaking career. more
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A spotted towhee dines on the fruit of evergreen huckleberry.
The Artful Forest Family: Meet The Ericaceae of the Pacific Northwest!
The vibrant diversity and unique adaptations of the Ericaceae family, a group of plants thriving in nutrient-poor environments with the help of specialized fungi, bring color to northwest forests. more
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Reading ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents’
Compelling, persuasive, and unsettling, "Caste" ought to be required reading for every American. more
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It’s somewhere between sausage, clam, and something else entirely.
Geoduck Farci: Giant Sautéed Clam Stuffed in Its Own Skin — No, Really
Every food you eat is located on a spectrum between the familiar and the unusual. Favorite foods should always be the same, especially at breakfast. Every morning, it’s gotta be Pop-Tarts, … more
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Water, water everywhere, but maybe not as much as you think.
Water: The Life Force of Misunderstandings and Other Soggy Sorrows
It is funny to think that just two months ago I was cursing the persistent rain clouds in the June sky blocking some much- needed Vitamin D, and now I sit under a clear blue yonder praying for a … more
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Steel remnants of WWI-era ships lie rusted and encrusted with barnacles and mussels along the mouth of Minter Creek. These haunting relics emerge at low tide, revealing a bygone era of Tacoma’s shipbuilding history.
Eerie Remains of WWI History Are Lurking in Henderson Bay
Henderson Bay is home to nearly 100-year-old steel remnants of burned World War I-era wooden ships that help tell the story of Tacoma’s shipbuilding boom during that time. more
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Eager for the chapter that follows Goin’ Postal, Chuck Ellis is ready for change but has no plans to leave the KP anytime soon.
Chuck Ellis Says Goodbye to Goin’ Postal — But Business Stays
After nine and a half hours a day, six days a week, for 15 years, Chuck Ellis is ready for a change. more
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The numbers say it all. The Vaughn Garden Club remains as popular today as it was 96 years ago.
Vaughn Garden Club Celebrates 96th Year and Still Going Strong
For nearly a century, the Vaughn Garden Club has connected a group of women through their love of gardening and the Key Peninsula. more
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Seattle mapmaker Oliver P. Anderson ca. 1889.
The Many Names of Filucy Bay: A Saga Told and a Mystery Solved
It may be the misreading that launched a thousand theories, leaving storytellers, historians, and the entire community in Filucy Bay with a riddle on their hands. more
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Phyllis Henry
Phyllis Henry, born Feb 10, 1931, in Gladbrook, Iowa, died June 29 in Gig Harbor. She was 93 years old. more
As they spend spring and summer on a circuit of trees they have tapped, sapsuckers also eat the insects that get stuck in their sticky wells.
An Uptick in Unwanted Hitchhikers? On Woodpeckers, Dragonflies and Ticks
It’s July. In the late evening, when a touch of moisture returns to the sky and I linger in the dregs of the day’s light, worn out by the farm, an occasional nighthawk adds its lonesome … more
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