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Gig Harbor Living Local
- Sep 21
- 4 min
Pigeon Racing
Local man shares fascinating hobby By Colin Anderson Photos Courtesy of Rick Morris While most of us might see pigeons as a troublesome b...
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Gig Harbor Living Local
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Island History
The Fox Island Museum offers opportunities for learning and fun By Abigail Thorpe Photo Courtesy of Samantha Elise Tillman Just 5 miles o...
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Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation continues
- May 18
- 4 min
Pull for a Soldier
May is the time many Gig Harbor locals mark their calendars and prepare for a day trap shooting at the Pull for a Soldier event. This yea...
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Events postponed, but commitment to a healthy
- Apr 13
- 3 min
PenMet Parks Puts Public Health First
In the midst of the COVID-19 virus, our lives have been upended. From school closings and social distancing, to the more serious case of ...
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Gig Harbor’s Danielle DeMott is nominated for LLS
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Show Your Heart
Our own Danielle DeMott of Gig Harbor has been nominated to compete in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2020 Woman of the Year. ...
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Doug Nelson brings both experience
- Feb 17
- 4 min
New Leader at PenMet Parks
For the first time in nearly a year, Gig Harbor Peninsula’s park district has a permanent executive director. Doug Nelson, a native of Ba...
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Gig Harbor paddler in a class of her own. By Colin
- Jan 13
- 4 min
Master Class
The Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing team is nationally renowned. Each year the team sends members to national and international events,...
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City hosts dozens of events this month. By Anneli
- Dec 2, 2019
- 3 min
Holidays in the Harbor
It’s December. The sun rises at 7:30am and sets just after 4pm. The temperatures remain below 50 degrees most days. Clouds, fog and rain ...
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Local Business reflects on its history Interview.
- Oct 14, 2019
- 4 min
50 Years Strong
Owning and operating your own business can bring about long hours and stress but also incredible triumphs and rewards. Much has changed i...
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Gig Harbor’s SUP Festival Returns. Story &
- Sep 16, 2019
- 4 min
Walking on Water
Have you ever stood on shore, watching people glide by on stand-up paddle boards (SUP), longing to try it for yourself? Well, mark your c...
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Gig Harbor organization celebrates 25 years. By
- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
New Neighbors
It’s 1994, and Barbara Burrows, a military wife new to Gig Harbor, has placed an ad in the newspaper inviting residents to have coffee at...
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