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Hawks Scholarship Funding Soars to New Heights for Peninsula Grads
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (819+ words) Forty-one years after its founding, the Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund awarded a record $500, 000 to 156 students at its award ceremony May 27. The event at the Peninsula High School auditorium showcased a total of 427 scholarships. The scholarship fund receives money from private…...
Out & About: July 2026
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (44+ words) Key Peninsula News Out & About: July 2026 Other items that may interest you UNDERWRITTEN BY THE FUND FOR NONPROFIT NEWS (NEWSMATCH) AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, THE ANGEL GUILD, ADVERTISERS, DONORS AND PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT LOCAL NEWS...
Rescued Bald Eagle Released at Joemma Beach State Park
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (1282+ words) West Sound Wildlife Shelter sees about 15 to 20 eagles a year, mostly in spring and summer when wildlife is more active. Of those, about two-thirds survive and are released. Bald and golden eagles and their parts are protected by the Lacey…...
County Councilmember Denson Will Not Run for Reelection
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (567+ words) It came as something of a shock to community partners and constituents when Pierce County Councilmember Robyn Denson (D-7th) announced she would not seek reelection to the post she won in 2022. (District 7 includes the KP, Gig Harbor, Fox Island, Ruston, and…...
NJROTC Tidehawks Win National Academic Competition
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (798+ words) For the third time in its five-year existence, the Peninsula School District Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Tidehawk Company went to Washington, D. C. , to compete in the 2026 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB), June 13-15, and came back as winners. The Tidehawks…...
Rainfall Ranch Gives Horses " and People " Room to Heal
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (923+ words) When Tiana Cooper and Sarah Monroe added 6 more acres next door to their property south of Volunteer Park, it was mostly 12-foot-tall scotch broom, blackberry brambles, and decades of dumped junk. Developers had been eyeing the property for homes. But…...
The Mustard Seed Project Receives Its First National Award
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (872+ words) The National Council on Aging chose The Mustard Seed Project of the Key Peninsula to receive its 2026 Innovator Award at its annual Age+Action Conference, May 26-29, in Arlington, Virginia. The award recognizes an organization that has created innovative solutions to…...
New KP Car Share Program Debuts This Summer
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (558+ words) In a task force spearheaded by Key Peninsula Partnership for a Healthy Community, and featuring partners including KP Community Services, Red Barn Youth Center, The Mustard Seed Project, and Food 4 All, the KP Go Electric Carshare celebrated its official launch…...
Stalking the Sun, Following the Shade: My Quest for a Patio Garden
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (935+ words) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's garden," I tell myself as I drive past the guy who lives kitty-corner to me, out tending his army of blooming roses. His patio is a Disneyland of summertime's greatest hits. Mingled with the…...
Lakebay Animal Rescuer Returns to Ukraine for Ninth Mission
21+ hour, 32+ min ago (1372+ words) In Her Own Words Gretchen Roosevelt and Tom Bates have been married for 31 years. Over the last four years, he has spent 29 months in Ukraine. What this has given me is independence and strength, and a wide world of people…...