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	Final Season for Blue Willow Lavender Farm Colleen Slater July 2, 2016 "If you’ve never come to our lavender festival, this is the year to come," said Tracy Ketts, owner of Blue Willow Lavender Farm on Wright-Bliss Road in Vaughn.
	Geoduck Aquaculture: A Brief Review Sara Thompson July 2, 2016 There are 65 miles of waterfront on the Key Peninsula. Less than 2 miles are currently farmed.
	The First Independence Day West of the Mississippi Danna Webster June 27, 2016 On May 15th, 1841 the Charles Wilkes expedition identified Gig Harbor as the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula after establishing with their survey gig, the Porpoise, that the bay was too small for a ship but just right for a gig.
	Key Center Food Market Opens ‘The Cellar’ Alice Kinerk June 23, 2016 Local drinkers can raise a glass to the expansion at the Key Center Food Market.
	Key Peninsula Civic Center at 60: Part II Colleen Slater May 29, 2016 The original Vaughn High School, constructed in stages beginning in 1906, had come to the end of its serviceable life by 1955.
	KPMS Student Wins Pierce County Contest Staff Report May 28, 2016 KPMS seventh grader Bobbi Worden won first place in the seventh- and eighth-grade photography category in the Pierce County Library System's 20th annual teen writing and art contest, Our Own Expressions, in May.
	Former KP News Editor Earns Prestigious Appointment Staff Report May 28, 2016 The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) last month appointed local writer and former Key Peninsula News editor, Rodika Tollefson, as editor-in-chief of The Pen Woman magazine, its quarterly membership publication.
	Dr. Penrose Guild Helps Hospital and Local Teen Ted Olinger May 28, 2016 The Dr. Penrose Guild was honored Feb. 29 at a dedication ceremony for its contribution to the construction of a new wing of surgical and pediatric intensive care units at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma.
	KP Man Explores Development in Cuba Ted Olinger May 28, 2016 Lakebay resident Jeff Harris visited Cuba for the first time in February to determine the feasibility of a community development project on behalf of the Gig Harbor Rotary Club's International Committee and the Olson Foundation, which he serves as president.
	Scholarships Fund the Future for KP Woman Irene Torres May 28, 2016 Cheyenne Anderson, 20, of Vaughn, has set her eye on a goal.
	Graduation Nears for Homeschool Student Alice Kinerk May 28, 2016 Every year, just before Labor Day, 5-year-olds around the country look forward to their first day of school. But what if that first day comes when you’re 17?
	Key Peninsula Lutheran Church Installs Pastor Karen Lovett May 28, 2016 With the resignation of the previous pastor of the Key Peninsula Lutheran Church, the church council moved quickly to find a replacement.
	Longbranch Highway Repair Nears Completion Lisa Bryan May 28, 2016 Drivers have grown accustomed to road construction signs just north of the Longbranch Marina.

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