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The Osprey of Herron Island
On May 10, 2016, then Herron Island ferry captain John Farris posted a photo on the islanders’ group on Facebook with a laconic caption, as was his style, even though the announcement could … more
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Bea Johnson at home with her pets.
How to Live to 100 Years Old and Enjoy It All the Way
Happy birthday wishes arrived by letter from President Joe and First Lady Jill Biden, as well as from Gov. Jay Inslee and his wife Trudi, with their congratulations. Generations of family and … more
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KPFD Volunteer Jerry Marsh on the scene.
KP Fire Department Volunteer Marks 50 Years
The Key Peninsula Volunteer Firefighters Association and Fire District 16 honored its longest-serving member at the Sept. 12 commission meeting, commending Jerry Marsh for 50 years of service … more
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Betty Boyd (left) and Mar Hoey seated together at a recent gathering of the Burley Lagoon history group.
Two Wauna Women Reach a Landmark: 100 Years of Age
Within six months of each other two women with deep Wauna connections will reach a rare milestone. Marcelle “Mar” Hoey and Betty Boyd will celebrate their 100th birthdays — Hoey in … more
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Explore the Hidden Wonders Around Us
Dusk, late summer. A deer works the edge of the pasture. A lonely frog, peeping, is answered by a cricket. As the light slips, a bat skitters in and out of the shrinking circle I can see. more
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The gray whale was spotted in Mayo Cove days before its death.
Darkness and Light — The Life and Death of a Whale
The bones look like driftwood from a distance, half-submerged at the high tide line. Binoculars reveal them to be ancient stone artifacts. Or so it seems. This whale carcass is hard to believe. … more
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A KP garden refuge.
An Episode in Local Garden History from the Everlasting Age of Aquarius
Who said we have no sense of history around here? I mean, we love to retell the old stories of anarchists, contraception pioneers, free love, and —gasp — nude bathing in Home Colony … more
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PHS Swim Coach Athena Petterson after warm-up discussion.
New PHS Swim Coach Finding the Right Recipe for Success
When you are as busy as new Peninsula High School girls and boys swim coach Athena Petterson, your day job and night job start to blur together. When her team isn’t winning meets, … more
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Derek Grannes and Alex Donahou might look scarier than most ghosts.
Local Ghost Hunters Document Paranormal Experiences on YouTube
Derek Grannes and Alex Donahou were tossing back a few drinks at The Floatation Device Pub & Grill near the Purdy Spit last December. Nothing strange about friends of nearly 20 years getting … more
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Rachel Ostoyich at home with her kids (from left to right) Ayden, Ella and Wyatt.
The Key Peninsula is Thriving With the Paranormal
Rachel Ostoyich knows where she is going when she dies. She’s been there already. Because she died already. It was 2008. Ostoyich, then 19, was at Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma. She … more
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Alex Burley pulling tarot cards for a client.
Getting Advice From Your Mostly Friendly Local Spirit Guides
Water rippling on a windshield. That’s how Alex Burley describes the look of the spirits she speaks with. more
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Connor Burton, No. 3, leads the Seahawk charge onto the field.
Gig Harbor Wins 45th Annual Fish Bowl 21-20
After a seven-year drought, the Tides overcame a 14-0 halftime deficit to win the Fish Bowl for the first time since 2015. more
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Puget Sound harbor seals number in the thousands and are generally healthy.
Bird Flu Found in Puget Sound Harbor Seals for First Time
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that three adult harbor seals in Puget Sound tested positive for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 strain Sept. 8. The seals stranded on … more
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Cooper Leavengood and Elektra Higgins.
Higgins, Leavengood Set the Pace for Seahawks XC Teams
The Peninsula Seahawks boys and girls cross-country teams returned to the trails last month, getting a head start on the fall sports season. Both teams are looking to build off momentum gained … more
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Doug MacLeod on stage in Europe.
Bluesman Doug MacLeod Returns to Play the KP Oct. 4
Doug MacLeod first picked up a guitar in 1960 or ’61. “I wish I could say it was a great artistic vision, but I wanted to get girls,” he said. Since then he has written … more
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AmeriCorps Volunteer Darnell Crumity of Tacoma at work in the shop.
AmeriCorps Members Leave Their Mark on Sound View Camp
You may remember the first few words of the intro to a popular MTV reality show: “This is the true story of seven strangers, picked to live in a house, work together … ” What … more
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Tom Bates came home with a refugee, a street cat named Bobby Reznick. “His favorite toy is a lightbulb.”
Local Rescue Volunteer to Return to Ukraine for Third Time
Tom Bates of Lakebay, 69, returned home June 23 after nine months of rescuing animals and delivering food and medical supplies as a volunteer to the battlefronts of Ukraine. He arrived for the first … more
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“The webs of summer seem to know just where I’ll be.”
Weather: Boring Small Talk or a Unifying Language That Will Save Us All?
I recently overheard someone giving a small sermon about how they no longer wish to entertain “small talk.”   Initially, I understood the sentiment and even quietly cheered for … more
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Triple threat (l to r): Preston “White Beckett” (for his hair), Peyton “Big Beckett,” and Paxton “Mean Beckett.”
The Brothers Beckett: Local Wrestlers Earn National Recognition
Learning how to wrestle isn’t easy. Learning three styles of wrestling is tough. Excelling at all three seems near impossible. For brothers Peyton, Preston and Paxton Beckett, … more
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Though rare, barred owls are known to swoop on people.
Barred Owls and Ant Marathons
Last month my wife was attacked while running near our home in Lakebay. It was dusk. She had just left the paved county road for a forest road when she felt something grab her hair and yank upward. … more
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