Arts & Entertainment

The annual Olalla Polar Bear Plunge starts at around noon on New Year’s Day.

The story of how a group of friends cut down a very big tree in 1982, in annoying rhyming verse.

Christmas Eve services, the gnome hunt continues and holiday movies.

Tonya and the kids take you on a cruise to see the best holiday lights displays in the area — complete with an interactive map and a playlist.

The last weekend before Christmas is near! Plenty of holiday activities are on tap in Gig Harbor and Olalla.

The Lighted Boat Parade, one of Gig Harbor’s best-loved holiday traditions, starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

The city of Gig Harbor’s Christmas tree has roots at Joint Base Lewis McChord and in a community’s desire to celebrate the holiday.

Saturday, Dec. 6, is going to be lit in downtown Gig Harbor.

If you had an emergency in the pre-911 era, all you had to do was call one of several multi-digit phone numbers depending on what service you needed and what jurisdiction you were in. And the numbers changed routinely.