Hi Gig Harbor! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
Also on today's calendar: Tacoma Narrows Airport Day and 8 more events.
And lastly, check out what our neighbors Alix B. and Sherry E. posted below!
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Retired surveyor helps history museum answer land questions (gigharbornow.org) — At Gig Harbor's Harbor History Museum, retired land surveyor Clark Rowland quietly helps residents untangle questions about their property lines, street names, and the community's early founders. Volunteering weekly, he digs through archives to trace land transfers and provide clear answers that connect today's homeowners with the area's past.
2. The Light on Lackey Road (keypennews.org) — A woman who settled in Gig Harbor in 2014 and now lives on the Key Peninsula has become a familiar, dancing figure along Lackey Road, using daily walks, Christian music, and movement to stay upbeat after a demanding medical career. Her simple waves to passing drivers are her way of spreading kindness and reminding neighbors to keep moving, too.
3. Seattle Transit Trivia Answers (seattletransitblog.com) — Transit trivia fans might be surprised to learn that Sound Transit's Route 595 actually serves stops in Gig Harbor, making our city a small but notable outlier in the agency's taxing district. The rest of the piece recaps dozens of detailed answers about Seattle-area buses, ferries, Link light rail, and ridership stats from a recent trivia night.
4. Tacoma commits to regional approach to reducing homelessness (thenewstribune.com) — Pierce County's new Unified Regional Approach to homelessness now includes Tacoma, joining Gig Harbor, Fife, Lakewood and the county in coordinating services and data. While the formal agreement is expected by 2027, participating cities can already start aligning their efforts to better connect unhoused residents with shelter, resources, and weather-related support.
5. Lyle Warren Miller (kitsapdailynews.com) — Gig Harbor families may remember Lyle Miller, the beloved social studies teacher who taught at Gig Harbor High School and coached golf and soccer across several Washington districts. The longtime Federal Way resident and former Naval Investigative Service agent passed away July 28 at 76, leaving a legacy of global stories, devoted caregiving to his late wife Betsy, and deep ties to students and family.
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