Community

Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

The Gig Harbor Tides celebrate their South Sound Conference championship earlier this season. The tight-knit squad earned a bye into the state tournament quarterfinals and open play in the Tacoma Dome at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, March 3.

Tight-knit Tides eager for school’s first Dome visit in 15 years

Mar 02, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

When the Gig Harbor Tides boys basketball team opens state tournament play at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, it will be the first time the school has made the trip in 15 years. The 23-2 Tides are champions of the South Sound Conference and have won four consecutive postseason games. The latest was a 62-51

Gig Harbor Now hires veteran newsman Dice as new editor

Mar 01, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

The 6-month-old online newspaper names longtime editor and reporter Vince Dice as its first full-time paid employee.

‘Empty Bowls’ event helps fill hungry tummies

Feb 27, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Artists donate the bowls, restaurants provide the soup for Altrusa fundraiser March 5 at Chapel Hill Church.

Kopachuck State Park renovation moving forward without ceding roadway

Feb 26, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Pierce County was requiring wider right-of-ways in case it needed to expand roads in the future, but made an exception for the park.

Scholarships for women, summer camp for kids available

Feb 22, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Minerva offering scholarships for women who have been out of school for a while. Camp Seymour to host children of wounded military personnel.

People taking place of trees around historic gun club

Feb 18, 2022 | By: David Armstrong

Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club was far out of town when it opened in 1947, but housing developments have recently sprung up around it.

New museum exhibits feature little boats, racing roosters

Feb 10, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Boats from 14 inches to 14 feet are on display at Harbor History Museum, along with photographs and ephemera from Clarence Shaw’s racing roosters.

City taking applications for non-motorized boat storage at Ancich Park

Feb 08, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Spaces will be available for kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle boards for six-month stints beginning in July, though the building might open early for the first group.

Sketch of PenMet Parks' future community recreation center looking from the south.

Designers: PenMet facility won’t be just another cookie cutter recreation center

Feb 01, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

PenMet’s community recreation center is being designed to tie into nature and the Gig Harbor culture.

BoatShop offering fishing crew school; Library seeking teen writing and art contest entries

Jan 25, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Crew school will run for six days in April. Contest entries are due by the end of February.

var loadDeferredStyles = function() { var addStylesNode = document.getElementById("deferred-styles"); var replacement = document.createElement("div"); replacement.innerHTML = addStylesNode.textContent; document.body.appendChild(replacement) addStylesNode.parentElement.removeChild(addStylesNode); }; var raf = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozRequestAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame; if (raf) raf(function() { window.setTimeout(loadDeferredStyles, 0); }); else window.addEventListener('load', loadDeferredStyles);