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Penrose Point State Park closed until mid-May

Jan 18, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

The popular destination 21 miles from Gig Harbor is getting a new sewage system.

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Woman injured self by head-butting partition, officers say

Jan 17, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

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

Gig Harbor goes big in nonleague win over Lake Stevens

Jan 17, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

Three local high school basketball teams played on Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, which has turned into a hoop holiday across the Northwest. The Gig Harbor boys (14-1, 7-1 South Sound Conference) ran their winning streak to nine on Saturday, Jan. 14, with a 71-56 nonconference win over Class 4A Lake Stevens (8-4). Lake

Harbor Happenings: Final weekend for ‘Puffs’ at PHS

Jan 17, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

There are plenty of opportunities to have some fun this week as we ring in the Year of the Rabbit on the Lunar New Year, Sunday, Jan. 22. Peninsula High School’s production of “Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School of Magic & Magic” wraps up its two-week run with performances Jan.

Bridge of Hope initiative aims to get people talking

Jan 16, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

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

Sports Beat: Peninsula tied atop league after win over GH

Jan 13, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

Peninsula prevails in the girls basketball rivalry game. Elsewhere, Peninsula wrestling is off to a strong start and Gig Harbor swimming remains unbeaten.

A swingset, boat structure and turn ride are featured at this playgound

Two in Tow & On the Go: Get to know Crescent Creek Park

Jan 12, 2023 | By: Tonya Strickland

Hey, guys! The new year is officially upon us and I’m excited to be writing my very first column in Gig Harbor Now, sharing all the local places to take kids in 2023. But, before we move forward, let’s take a quick look back. Way back. All the way to 1915 – when the site of Gig Harbor’s present-day Crescent Creek Park first took shape.

Gig Harbor dominant in rivalry game win over Peninsula

Jan 12, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

The Peninsula gym was packed on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to see a boys basketball crosstown rivalry game. The sixth-ranked Gig Harbor Tides dismantled the Peninsula Seahawks, 76-30, in front of a standing-room-only crowd. The Tides (12-1, 6-1 South Sound Conference) used their attacking style and smothering defense to win their sixth straight matchup against the

Council appoints Julie Martin to vacant position

Jan 12, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Gig Harbor City Council on Monday appointed Julie Martin to a vacant council position. Martin retired late last year from the Washington state Department of Corrections, where her recent positions included deputy secretary and chief of staff. Before that, she was sales director for Northstar Lottery in Chicago and deputy director of the Washington

Caldier no longer caucusing with state Republicans

Jan 11, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

State Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Port Orchard, has left the Republican caucus over issues with leadership, but hopes to resolve them and return to the party.

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