Photos: Low-tide walk at Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve
Apr 03, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickCarolyn Bick tagged along with Harbor WildWatch on a recent low-tide beach walk on Fox Island. Here’s what they saw.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested after threatening neighbors on Vernhardson
Apr 02, 2025 | By: Vince DiceAlso this week: A “very nice” 1990s Honda Civic and theft of a tip jar.
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New principal selected for Gig Harbor High School, current principal takes early leave
Apr 02, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryBob Marshall, a former PSD teacher and the current principal at North Kitsap High in Poulsbo, will take over from Michele Suiter.
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Spring is in the air: Preparing your back for golf, pickleball season
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Community MemberThere are a few simple things we can all do to keep our bodies — especially our backs — healthy as we head into the next season.
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Military medicine cutbacks put strain on civilian health care system — as well as service members and retirees
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonNaval Hospital Bremerton offers fewer services than it did just a few years ago, forcing many patients into the overburdened civilian system.
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New Gig Harbor baseball coach comes from a family of Peninsula Seahawks
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneBoth of Ben Sleeter’s sons play for Peninsula High, and his wife is an assistant volleyball coach there.
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Harbor Happenings | This 5K hits the streets on Saturday — no foolin’
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe first Fools Run, hosted by the Gig Harbor Chamber, includes a post-race celebration on Judson Street.
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Behind the Finds | Georg, Brigida and John Wolford
Mar 31, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandLast week, we told you about Jean Wolford, the little girl who bears a striking resemblance to the author’s niece. Here’s how Jean — whose photo was found in a secondhand store in Port Orchard — came to be a Wolford, instead of a Hauswirth (or a Houseworth).
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Open house next week on Fox Island Bridge study
Mar 31, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichPierce County has scheduled a second open house on the type, size and location study for a new Fox Island bridge. The event will be April 8 at Fox Island United Church of Christ, 726 6th Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. with an opportunity to preview information and talk to the project team. A
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor baseball ranked No. 1 in state early in the season
Mar 28, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor is 5-0 and atop one service’s Class 3A rankings; Peninsula is also unbeaten and would likely be ranked if they’d played more games.
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