NEWS

	New Owners Work to Bring Back Faraway Carolyn Wiley April 29, 2017 Taking on the restoration of historic sites requires a special sort of person.
	State Rules Open Logging ‘Loophole’ Sara Thompson April 29, 2017 Lumber prices are the highest they’ve been in more than a decade.
	Get ready: ‘the big one’ is coming Matthew Dean April 2, 2017 The Pacific Northwest is a paradise in many ways, but it is especially vulnerable to one particular form of natural catastrophe: earthquakes.
	Young Explains and Defends His Record at Town Hall in Gig Harbor Lisa Bryan April 1, 2017 Rep. Jesse Young (R-Gig Harbor) of the 26th Legislative District held his first 2017 town hall March 11 at the city council chambers in Gig Harbor.
	Forestry Choices on the Key Sara Thompson April 1, 2017 Trees and the timber industry are integral to Washington state and Key Peninsula history.
	Anne Nesbit Named Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year Ted Olinger April 1, 2017 The Key Peninsula Lions Club honored local resident Anne Nesbit with its 33rd annual Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year Award at a ceremony banquet March 18 at the KP Civic Center in Vaughn.
	KPFD Promotes Firefighter/Paramedic Bosch to Lieutenant for a Second Time Ted Olinger April 1, 2017 The Key Peninsula Fire Department promoted firefighter/paramedic Robert Bosch to lieutenant for a second time in his 27-year career at a ceremony March 14.
	The Longbranch Improvement Club: Annual Report to the Community Staff Report April 1, 2017 LIC Annual Report.
	First Shellfest Celebration Coming to Penrose State Park Carolyn Wiley March 31, 2017 Park Ranger Janet Shonk hopes that many Key Peninsula residents will be drawn to Penrose Point State Park Sunday, April 30, to help celebrate ShellFest.
	Another New Face as The Mustard Seed Project Grows Carolyn Wiley March 31, 2017 Rob Dubinski was hired in January as volunteer coordinator at The Mustard Seed Project.
	Saving Working Forests on the Key Sara Thompson March 31, 2017 Trees and the timber industry are integral to Washington state and Key Peninsula history.
	One Year In: KP Partnership for a Healthy Community Celebrates and Faces a Challenge Sara Thompson March 31, 2017 The Key Peninsula Partnership for a Healthy Community just marked its one-year anniversary.
	Bayshore Garden Club Brightens Key Center Staff Report March 31, 2017 The Bayshore Garden Club is approaching its 70th year on the Key Peninsula.
	Lakebay Fuchsia Society 22nd Annual Sale and More Staff Report March 31, 2017 Founded in 1995, the Lakebay Fuchsia Society will hold its annual sale of fuchsia starts, mixed sunshine baskets, fuchsia baskets, hanging violet bags, some vegetable starts, fertilizer and more Friday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Key Peninsula Civic Center.
	Local Author Talks About Inspiration, Work and Luck Staff Report March 31, 2017 Dick Dixon has eight self-published books under his belt, all historical fiction except two.