PenMet community recreation center becoming reality in 2024
Dec 05, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichConstruction has begun on the $31.6 million facility that will occupy much of PenMet’s time and money next year.
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Christmas tree ceremony flips the switch on the holiday season
Dec 05, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannAn estimated crowd of more than 4,000 helped kick off the 2023 holiday season over the weekend at the annual Gig Harbor Tree Lighting in Skansie Brothers Park. A furry green pot-bellied critter named Grinch was the first of several notable characters to make an appearance at the event. According to Gig Harbor Police, there
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Patterson’s Market back for another Christmas at a new location
Dec 04, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannThe location is new but the iconic holiday displays are not. Patterson’s Market is back. Christmas in Gig Harbor has now arrived and one of its most beloved local businesses is here to help you bring on the cheer. Giant inflatable toy soldiers stand at attention as they bobble in the breeze above a grassy
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Gig Harbor Now and Then: Here’s where locals got their turkeys in the 1940s
Dec 04, 2023 | By: Greg SpadoniIn a seasonal version of Gig Harbor Now and Then, our last question concerned a turkey farm on the Peninsula in the 1940s. Question: Where was Slawson’s Turkey Farm located? Answer: On Burnham Drive, on the very spot now occupied by Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor, a recreational vehicle park. Ellwel and Charlotte Slawson owned a
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New faces abound for Gig Harbor boys and girls basketball teams
Dec 01, 2023 | By: Dennis BrowneThe 2023-24 basketball season is upon us, so this week we will first take a look at the Gig Harbor High School teams. A preview of the Peninsula High teams is coming next week. We will also get acquainted with the new Tides girls basketball coach Tim Olson, who has visions of helping Gig Harbor
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FISH holiday toy drive operating in new warehouse but filling the same need
Dec 01, 2023 | By: Vince DiceThe Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH food bank’s annual holiday toy drive is underway, with volunteers and donors working hard to meet a record need for Christmas gifts for kids who otherwise might not get any. The drive is operating out of a new warehouse location, in the Latitude 47 Commerce Center on Bujacich Road. Volunteers
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Fire district headquarters building flooded following November storm
Nov 30, 2023 | By: Vince DiceGig Harbor Fire & Medic One is looking for a temporary home for its administrative and leadership staff after a tree fell on its Bujacich Road headquarters building during a wind storm in early November. The tree poked a hole in the building’s roof and punctured its sprinkler system, GHFMO public information officer Tina Curran
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Shoplifter’s getaway car gets away
Nov 30, 2023 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. A 43-year-old Port Orchard man’s unpaid shopping spree at a Gig Harbor department store went badly for him when his partner drove his getaway car away at the first sight of police. An officer
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City Council gets first look at revised budget
Nov 30, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council on Monday, Nov. 27, got its first look at an ordinance modifying the city’s 2023-24 budget. A public hearing and council vote on the modification is scheduled for the council’s Dec. 11 meeting. In presenting the budget report, city Finance Director Dave Rodenbach said he wanted to be “real and
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Highway 302 Spur bridge opening Saturday
Nov 29, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe road has been closed and a short detour in place since April for a fish passage project.
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