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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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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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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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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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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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The most familiar sight of all: crossing the Purdy Bridge and coming home to Key Peninsula.
Fiber Arts Show to Feature Margo Macdonald
Margo Macdonald’s art is rooted in her experience of place, a quality that will be on display at this year’s 16th annual Fiber Arts Show. Macdonald, a Vaughn painter and weaver with deep … more
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Mary McGriff with the only photo she has of herself from age 14.
The Heart of a Survivor: From Sorrow Comes Splendor
Fourteen years ago Mary McGriff was exhausted. Tired after more than three decades of powering through excruciating pain, bottling all her pent-up anger, hanging on to vengeful hatred and battling … more
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A family portrait with siblings (left to right) Inez, Lenora, Wayne, Melvin, Cecil and Phyllis with parents Emil and Katie.
The Extraordinary Life of KP Stalwart Phyllis Henry
Born in 1931, Phyllis Henry was one of six children raised on the family farm in rural Iowa. Her education began in a one-room schoolhouse. She had one friend, Edna. They walked to school or took the … more
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Bryce Hoover at home with one of his Fortnite “skins.”
KPMS Gamer Works on Balance During Summer Break
Bryce Hoover craves competition. The 13-year-old incoming eighth-grader at Key Peninsula Middle School likes being on the baseball and football fields. He’ll even try to out-sing everyone … more
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Erden Eruç rowing out of Honolulu in 2021.
Around the World Alone — Again — This Time by Sail
Once you become the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone under your own power — 41,196 miles of rowing solo across the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans, … more
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Face Off.
Longbranch Photographer Shares Her Art of Storytelling
Gretchen Shepherd was getting ready to head to church camp at Camp Ghormley near Yakima. It was summer in the 1960s, and to capture the special moments between all the worship and fellowship, her … more
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Hugh McMillan Memorial
A memorial service honoring the life of Hugh McMillan of Home was held June 18 at the Peninsula High School gymnasium. Family, friends and dignitaries including US Rep. Derek Kilmer eulogized the … more
Ted and Joanna dressed for “Hollywood Nights” at the KP Civic Center, October 2018.
Remembering Ted and Joanna, Our Friends and Colleagues
The Key Peninsula community lost two family members when Ted Ralston and Joanna Gormly were murdered in May 2020. It was the beginning of the pandemic, and we hardly knew how to react, what to do … more
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PSD Middle Schoolers Maya Holmes and Abigayel Hone each earned second place wins.
Local Students Win Pierce County Artwork Awards
Two Peninsula School District students received awards for their artwork in the 27th annual Our Own Expressions Teen Writing and Art Contest presented by the Pierce County Library System May 20. … more
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