A new flag is hoisted up the Purdy flagpole March 27 by, left to right, Curtis Whitwright, Paula Canady, Penny Barney and Pamela Walsh. The 10-by-15 foot flag was donated by Canady. “Many years ago my father, Paul Fatland, donated and erected the flagpole in Purdy” with Whitwright’s help, she said. “It was quite the production in the day; he was appointed the mayor of Purdy, a position that never existed before or since.” Fatland owned the Chevron station in Purdy and his towing company, Paul's Towing, served the Key Peninsula for over 30 years. Don Tjossen, KP News
Over 100 volunteers from the Lakebay Community Church, Seeds of Change, Hope Recovery Center and the Washington Youth Academy of Bremerton work together on the site of the future home of Hope Recovery Center south of Volunteer Park to build a community garden for the benefit of local food banks. The academy turns at-risk teens from all over the state into military cadets to help finish their educations and keep their lives on track. Photo: Lila Saucier
Peninsula High School freshman and KP resident Mason Hyde, 15, throws the javelin 130 feet 1 inch, for a personal best and second place during the track meet at Gig Harbor High April 6. Hyde ranks No. 10 in the South Sound league. Photo: Ed Johnson, KP News
Peninsula High School goalie Benjamin Undem makes a diving save for his team in a 2-1 victory over North Thurston soccer April 13. Photo: Ed Johnson, KP News
Mexican firefighters Christian Gonzales (at nozzle), Francisco Campos (center) and Eduardo Noreiga of Tecate, Baja California, inspect the 1980 water tender donated to them by the KP fire department April 4 though Firefighters Crossing Borders. They received training on the tender and participated in a volunteer drill, fighting live fire on the car prop behind the Key Center station. “It was great getting to know them and quite inspiring to see such passion for providing much needed emergency response for their community,” said Fire Chief Guy Allen. They hit the road the next morning and, after running into snow in the Siskyous and blowing a tire in Southern California, finally arrived home April 8. Photo: Anne Nesbit
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