Michael Haines looked like an ordinary guy dressed in casual clothes and a baseball cap, relaxing at the Tides Tavern. Quite a switch from the photographs that showed him dressed in a business suit and engaged in serious conversations with dignitaries in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Each Saturday morning, a group of small aircraft lines up on the runway at the Tacoma Narrows Airport. One by one the four-to-six seat passenger planes take to the skies on a very important mission. Breakfast. The Fosdick Flyers are a group of pilots, mechanics and other aviation-related enthusiasts who have found a way to leave it all behind, enjoy a relaxing breakfast and share their passion for flying.
At a far corner of the Gig Harbor Farmers Market, a young man sits on the pulled-down tailgate of a parked car, slowly strumming the strings of a guitar. While shoppers roam about, sipping cups of latte and carrying newly purchased packages of freshly baked bread and homegrown vegetables, the youth’s only focus is the instrument in his hand. His mentor, seated in front of him, gives him pointers and helps adjust his fingers to the proper place on the neck of the guitar.
In a special board meeting earlier this month, the Key Peninsula Fire Protection District No. 16 Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to place a lid lift levy on the Aug. 18 primary ballot. If successful, the levy would increase taxpayers’ rate from 87 cents to $1.09 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation.
Astreet sign in Purdy once again bears the Lawrence family name. Last week, Carl Campen watched state workers erect a heritage road sign at 154th Street NW, more than two years after he began the legal process to have the sign placed.
Memorial Day comes early this year. In 1868, General John A. Logan proclaimed a Memorial Day, in particular to honor Civil War veterans. Today, all who gave their lives for our freedom are honored on this day.
The Vaughn High Alumni committee will meet Saturday, June 6, at the old school, now the Key Peninsula Civic Center.
Quilts have had a place in American heritage over the centuries. While most are created with sewing machines today and used for art, quilts in the early days were a staple of warmth and comfort, created during many months and using precious strips of fabric from any material people could scrape together.
Key Peninsula’s annual Livable Community Fair was judged Saturday as one of the best attended and most successful yet.
Nine kayakers lined up at Gig Harbor’s public boat ramp in the Sunday drizzle to join two special paddlers for an early morning jaunt around the harbor. Husband-and-wife team Apryle Craig and Phil Magistro invited the group to see them off at the beginning of their summer-long journey from Gig Harbor to Alaska.
Four sheets of white paper are taped to the front of the automatic doors of the emergency room at St. Anthony Hospital.
The Key Singers will present their 11th annual spring concert at 3 p.m. May 16 at McColley Hall at the Key Peninsula Lutheran Church.
When the musical “42nd Street” opened at Paradise Theatre on Friday, the actors and actresses sang and tap-danced in a bigger and better theater. The company, run by Jeff and Vicki Richards, recently completed a remodel, installing an expanded stage and tiered-style seating that was once just a flat floor.
Gig Harbor residents will have a unique opportunity to participate in cancer research for the benefit of science and those who suffer from cancer.
Joshua Alfaro just turned 12, but he is already making an impact on the fight against cancer.
