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Gig Harbor Living Local
- Nov 3, 2020
- 4 min
Community Bands Together
Musicians help raise funds for local businesses By Jillian Chandler Over the last few months, the Gig Harbor community was treated to a w...
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Gig Harbor Living Local
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Foundation to Resume Capital Campaign
Community Campus inching toward reality By Colin Anderson Photo Courtesy of Greater Gig Harbor Foundation Like all other organizations re...
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Gig Harbor Living Local
- Sep 2, 2020
- 4 min
Keep ‘em Smiling
Tides Tavern presses forward By Colin Anderson Photo Courtesy of Tides Tavern “I don’t know how he did it, I don’t think he knows how he ...
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Local markets provide healthy foods. By Colin
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Fresh is Best
A stroll through a local farmers’ market or produce stand can drum up all kinds of feelings. The smells of fresh herbs and the vibrant co...
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Volunteers kick into high gear during COVID-19. By
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
Auxiliary Helping the Frontlines
For decades, the St. Anthony’s Hospital Auxiliary (SAHA) has provided financial support for hospital programming through volunteer hours ...
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Ali’s Prom Project. By Rachel Kelly
- Mar 30, 2020
- 4 min
Nurturing Success and Ownership, One Dress at a Time
Ali was completely unprepared for the interest generated on Facebook. An overwhelming amount of dresses, shoes and other such in-kind don...
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Local Rotary Awards community members for
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Star Awards
On February 7, the local Gig Harbor Rotary clubs recognized members of the community that exemplified the rotary club ideal of “service b...
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A Celebration of Differences. By Rachel Kelly.
- Feb 3, 2020
- 4 min
Night to Shine
When Ric Hansen received the 72-page pamphlet on how to put on the Night to Shine event from the Tim Tebow Foundation, the first thing he...
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Greater Gig Harbor Foundation continues to put
- Dec 31, 2019
- 4 min
Community Spirit Grants
The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation is a boots-on-the-ground, hands-in-the dirt sort of community foundation. This is both a literal statem...
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Kids focus on fun in unique therapy setting. By
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
Therapy at Play
Alex Lopiccolo is a certified therapist, but for those who see him in both a clinical setting and in their homes, he’s really an expert i...
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Sitting in with Chris and Julie Thomson. By Rachel
- Oct 30, 2019
- 4 min
Gig Harbor’s Finest Awards: Person of the Year
It's easy to feel at ease with Chris and Julie Thomson. In their kindness they offer coffee, take their time to hear about the little thi...
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Danielle DeMott spreads love
- Sep 27, 2019
- 4 min
Ms. West Coast Shines Both Inside and Out
Gig Harbor resident Danielle DeMott is making an impact here in Gig Harbor. Danielle, who works in the escrow department at Fidelity Nati...
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New organization matching homeless with employers.
- Sep 2, 2019
- 4 min
Will Work to Thrive
Sherri Johnson is one of the many Tacoma area residents working on helping the homeless not only find shelter but a way out of homelessne...
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Two additional pups help early readers. By Colin
- Jul 29, 2019
- 4 min
Reading Program Expands
This past school year, the name Brody was well-known to just about everyone at Minter Creek Elementary. The Golden Retriever was present ...
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Pups bring smiles all over town. By Colin
- Jul 1, 2019
- 4 min
Toby’s Legacy Lives On
Stan Stearns has worked with St. Bernards for 50 years, and he knew he had a very special one in ‘Toby.’ “He loved everyone without quali...
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Third all-inclusive trip goes far from home. By
- Jun 11, 2019
- 5 min
Travel with the Chamber
Traveling across the U.S is fairly easy and straightforward. You don’t need immigration papers to cross state lines, currency is consiste...
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