Besides the occasional sound of plastic hitting a metal chain, Volunteer Park is quiet on an early Friday afternoon.
“Look, disc golfers are the only ones here when there’s no baseball …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/29/23
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Jerri Turner, manager of the Pioneer-Kimball Starbucks, was named a Hero of the Deep at the Seattle Kraken home game March 9. She was honored with a video about her work in the community and a grant …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/29/23
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Jennifer Buys quickly deflected all questions about her.
As her team prepared for a tournament, the Peninsula High School Unified Basketball coach made sure the focus was on her team. Her …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/29/23
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Minter Creek Elementary School Principal Todd Hering is enthusiastically supportive of the Makers Space program launched in January 2023. The program is set up to serve one grade level per session, …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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3/29/23
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Key Peninsula Fire District 16 was well-represented at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 32nd annual firefighter stair climb fundraiser held at the Columbia Tower in Seattle March 12. Over …
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Staff Report
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3/29/23
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After 33 years with KP Fire District 16, Assistant Fire Chief Hal Wolverton, 59, will retire March 31.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/29/23
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Everyone has experienced it. Aggressive drivers. Tailgaters. Swervers. Shoulder and solid-line passers.
Defensive driving is an essential skill on the Key Peninsula. It encourages drivers to …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/29/23
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For teachers, staff and students, school goes on despite construction all around …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/29/23
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Marsha Kremen thought she had fulfilled her major commitments. After more than five years in leadership at the Longbranch Improvement Club, first as vice-president, then president, and finally as …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/29/23
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All day-use areas, trails, and camping at Penrose Point State Park have been closed since Jan. 15 for sewage system repairs and upgrades, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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Created to overcome barriers so many women confront, the local Minerva Scholarship Fund has given $500,000 over 30 years to more than 200 Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula women to help complete their …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/1/23
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Voters approved two Peninsula School District levies on the Feb. 14 ballot. At press time the Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy passed by 64.07% and the Safety, Security …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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Key Peninsula Fire District 16 terminated the lease agreement for the commercial Calahan property (formerly O’Callahan’s, Buck’s and Reed’s) at the corner of KP Highway NW and …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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The keynote speaker at the 36th Annual Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year Award banquet scheduled for March 25 was to be long-time Lions Club member, all-around KP booster and raconteur Hugh McMillan, …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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Sometime around Christmas 2021, Evergreen Elementary School second-grader Brayden VanderDoes lost his appetite.
Then he began to vomit. Every day.
In the coming weeks he lost his energy and …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/1/23
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County residents over age 61 or who are fully disabled and have a gross household income below $45,708 may qualify for the Pierce County Property Tax Exemption program.
Newly elected county …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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In early December 2016, Washington State Rep. Michelle Caldier (R-26th) was awakened by a crushing pain on the side of her head. She suddenly lost vision in her left eye from acute glaucoma, a …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/1/23
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The Food Markets at Key Center and Lake Kathryn have been sold to a new owner, and Lake Kathryn may also be getting a new retail tenant.
Don Stolz sold the two businesses to The Myers Group, a …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/1/23
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Longtime KP booster Carolyn Wiley of Longbranch was honored with a Rotary Star Award Feb. 3 at the 11th annual dinner ceremony presented by the local Gig Harbor Rotary Clubs.
Each Gig Harbor …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/1/23
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For most people on the Key Peninsula, Himalayan blackberry bushes are a minor nuisance. For Farrell and Laurie Timlake, they were a major problem …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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3/1/23
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