As the Gig Harbor peninsula continues to develop, recreation space for youth sports has remained stagnant — at best.

Since coming to this community more than 18 months ago, I’m continually surprised by the different grassroots fundraising efforts.

The Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak team is bound for international waters.

TACOMA — The Gig Harbor Tides baseball team picked the wrong two games to mishandle the baseball.

Three Peninsula Seahawks golfers qualified for the Class 3A state tournament on Monday during the sub-district tournament at McCormic Woods in Port Orchard.

Two days after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, Terri Hunziker decided to take charge of her life. It was four years ago when Hunziker, a former science teacher, found out she had non-small cell adenocarcinoma. She first visited a doctor because she was experiencing pain in her shoulder — a discomfort she initially thought was caused by carrying around her then-11-month-old son, Bryson. But when the pain didn’t go away, Hunziker went to her family doctor, who ordered X-rays to examine her shoulder more closely.

Pat Massey, the chairperson for the Gig Harbor Relay For Life, said that cancer is a burden suffered by almost everyone — whether they realize it or not.

A woman who regularly serves as an officer in the Lakebay Fuchsia Society claims she’s not a gardener, but she loves flowers.

The fundamental purpose of religion today is unity. Christ’s message of salvation is full of the love we are to show to one another in the creation of a promised heaven on earth.

I pull into our driveway. Two preschool girls, one blond, the other one brunette, stand on the steps hand-in-hand, watching me arrive. Huge grins spread across their faces as they run to meet me.

In the current issue of Seattle Magazine, Gig Harbor residents can read a familiar name in its glossy pages: “Brix 25º,” a small restaurant at the bottom of Pioneer Avenue, nabbed the award for the Washington Wine Restaurant of the Year.

Bennett Homes is working to make fantasy living a reality in Gig Harbor. And this weekend, three model houses will be featured in a grand opening of the Chelsea Park neighborhood.

Anytime Fitness means just that: Members of the fitness club on Olympic Drive can workout around the clock — and their schedule — 24/7.

Dr. Laura Day recently returned from Buenos Aires, but she was not on vacation. Day had traveled to Argentina to join other U.S. professionals in bringing the gift of hearing to children at a school for the deaf.

Everyone is busy these days. Just ask Kelley Watson, owner of her own home-based Gig Harbor business, Quite Simply Organized.

DON’T rush to judgment on the City of Gig Harbor’s decision this week to close Canterwood Boulevard for up to three months.

Did you read about Purdy Elementary third-grader Hailey Bergren last week? She won first place in a regional science fair and a Special Award from the U.S. Surgeon General.

Maybe I’m becoming an old fogey prematurely, but I’m fed up with the poor customer service offered by many businesses. Indeed, “fed up” doesn’t even begin to sum up my feelings.

Think of the five people you most admire, or go check a list of Fortune 500 company CEOs, senators or Rhodes Scholars. Most probably didn’t attend a name-brand college. Their strengths flow from other sources.

Success didn’t come easy for the staff of The Outlook, Peninsula High School’s student newspaper.

The “Welcome” handout offered to each parent entering Dr. Seuss’ Readers’ Cafe at the Gig Harbor Academy was in the form of a menu.

When third-grader Hailey Bergren puts her mind to something, there’s no limit to her success.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend — as I did last year — the annual Botball competitions at Santa Clara University near San Jose, Calif.

For one Harbor Ridge Middle School class, reading is a rewarding hobby.