Fox Island News

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Educator Heather Detwiler talks with children about animals and their habitats last Thursday at the Key Center branch of the Pierce County Library System.

Virdie Golliher and Georgia Moore as early Fox Island residents - one dressed up and one dressed for work.

James Austin of Fox Island keeps a steady grip on his .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver outside his home.

He was a man known for his stunning navigation in the water. A hydroplane racer and boat mechanic for upwards of 40 years, Terry Troxell died June 6 from a massive heart attack in his Gig Harbor home.

Amanda Gordon, 14, poses with the medal she was awarded at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

Gig Harbor, WA, is an amazingly beautiful town.A People come literally from all over the world and are just struck by how beautiful our scenery is.A I've got to tell you, though, if you haven't seen Gig Harbor from the water, you don't know what you are missing.A Everything changes.A You get a totally different perspective of the town, the ...

Pilot Mike Rinehart followed in the footsteps of his father, 'Jolly Jack' Rinehart.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't spent the last two months preparing your body for the summer skimpy clothing season, forget about it.

Dorothy and Anthony Brinz, in foreground, pose with Norm Hower, John Hogan, John Hopkins and Stan Liebenberg.

WE OFTEN tell stories about people from the community who are doing their best to make a different in the world.

VFW District 4 Color and Honor Guard at Ivy Green Cemetery last Memorial Day. From left to right: Gary Helmick of Gig Harbor, Rick Stout of Lakebay, Kent Lachner of Fox Island, Dale Goheen of Gig Harbor and Dale Spitler of Gig Harbor.

Pierce County may shop some of its parks to other local governments in an effort to conserve money for other parks and services.

Clinton Burnham of Algona fires a disc while playing disc golf with his Auburn Riverside High School friends at Riverside Disc Golf in Riverside Park in Sumner.

LOTS of open houses this weekend!A We're in another one of those "This is why I live in Gig Harbor" weather spells, and along with the gorgeous blossoms home buyers are starting to sprout in Gig Harbor as well.A There are several open houses in Gig Harbor and Fox Island this weekend, with a few themed opens.

Gig Harbor High School junior Michael Bouterse recently won the Washington State Letters About Literature contest with his piece about Sophie Scholl, who was executed by the Third Reich for her criticism of the German political party.

Being a fifth-grade teacher means balancing several different responsibilities. In the Peninsula School District, it's the last year of elementary school before middle school, and the curriculum involves a wide range of topics to prepare students academically.

I have lived on Fox Island for all of the 20 years my life, and I have been a part of this community since 1989.

Surviving are daughters Linda Carlson, 54, of Port Orchard, Darnell Sumner, 49, of Bremerton; granddaughters, Jeaneatte Post, 32, of Bremerton, Tiffiney Sumner, 24, of Bremerton, Vanessa Clark, 37, of Battle Ground, and Danielle Hauge, 34, of Fox Island; great-granddchildren Jordan and Joshua Post, Krystal, Dylan, Gavin Clark, Lily Hauge.

Gig Harbor car enthusiasts haveA a fun event coming upand one that supports a great cause.A Fox Island resident Dorothy Brinz will be hosting the inaugural Gig Harbor Uptown Car Show to benefit the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Research foundation.A Dorothy will be participating in the Seattle 3-day, and this car show will help raise funds for her ...

From Olalla - Krista Haxton. GH students named to PLU's Dean's list for fall 2008 Gig Harbor students Elaine Olbertz and Zachary Pearson have been named to Pacific Lutheran University's Dean's List for fall 2008.