Word of a free H1N1 vaccine clinic sure can draw a crowd. More than 1,000 children and guardians snaked through the hallways, out the door and into the parking lot at Key Peninsula Middle School last Wednesday to get the H1N1 vaccination. Some waited in line for four hours; others arrived sporadically, finding parking wherever they could, only to find themselves in the back of a seemingly endless line.
Mail carrier subscribers of The Peninsula Gateway will receive next week’s issue on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to Veterans Day. The post office will be closed on Nov. 11.
A $15 million claim was filed against the City of Gig Harbor last week, naming city council members and alleging they purposefully delayed and interfered with a previously approved housing development.
A patrol officer who was acquitted of felony perjury charges was reinstated Monday to the Gig Harbor Police Department.
Do you know someone who’s made a difference in our world? They may be eligible for a 2010 Alumni of Distinction award. The Peninsula Gateway, Rainier Pacific Bank and the Peninsula School District are teaming up for a third consecutive year to recognize former graduates of peninsula-area high schools.
The sound of saws and drills ripped through the air behind Pierce County Fire District No. 5 in Gig Harbor as fire crews gathered around a disaster scene. They moved like clockwork around the makeshift “stage” — an enormous gash in the ground that was littered with huge slabs of collapsed concrete.





