Peninsula School District will bar spectators from a girls basketball game between Gig Harbor and Peninsula high schools on Friday, Feb. 10. The district announced the restriction in a news release sent the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 9. Alleged racist comment The restriction is related to alleged racist comments by a Gig Harbor player toward
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Gig Harbor police made several arrests and recovered hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise during an anti-shoplifting operation on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 at stores off Borgen Boulevard. Police reports indicate that the operation involved officers from the
Pierce County and Comcast recently announced an agreement to expand access to high-speed Internet to part of the Key Peninsula. The county will contribute $3.75 million to the $5 million project to improve service to an estimated 526 homes and businesses. The public money comes from federal funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act
Anyone would enjoy wandering on the trails Paul Spadoni carved out on his family’s 12-acre property off Ray Nash Drive near Rosedale. But few enjoy it more than the Very Good Boys and Girls who go there to hang out for hourlong play dates. Spadoni’s property is a rent-able private dog park through SniffSpot, a
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Gig Harbor officers seized a variety of illegal drugs from a car parked in an apartment complex on Soundview Drive early on the morning of Jan. 22. Officers said the department had received numerous reports of possible drug activity
The Gig Harbor Police Department announced that it arrested a suspect in a string of burglaries at occupied homes in Gig Harbor North. The three burglaries occurred Nov. 29. They were highly unusual in that the crimes occurred in occupied homes. The suspects stole wallets, purses and credit cards. A social media post from the
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A 56-year-old Port Orchard woman ended up in the hospital on Jan. 7 after, according to a report from officers, she head-butted the cage separating the rear from the front seat of an officer’s patrol vehicle. Officers contacted the
The YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties, with a group of members/involved local residents, wants to get people talking. Even if they don’t agree with each other — in fact, especially if they don’t. The Y calls the initiative the Bridge of Hope. It describes its purpose as “to gather people within Pierce and Kitsap
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. An apparent misunderstanding between a convenience store clerk and a regular customer resulted in destruction of merchandise and a citation for malicious mischief. The clerk asked police to come to the convenience store on Point Fosdick around 11:30 p.m.
For her birthday, a granddaughter gave Mary DesMarais a “My Grandma is …” card. The 7-year-old granddaughter wrote out answers to questions about what her grandmother does and doesn’t like. In the “doesn’t like” category: Working, because “that means she can’t see me.” “That was affirmation,” DesMarais said. “It is time” to retire. DesMarais, the
