🌱 Home Sales Soar + Creative Endeavor Grants + Hospital Capacity

Charles Woodman
Updated ·3 min read

Morning, people of Gig Harbor! It's me again, Charles Woodman, your host of the Gig Harbor Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 46 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Gig Harbor today:

  1. Home Sales, Prices Soared Last Year In Puget Sound (Seattle Patch)

  2. City Of Gig Harbor: 2022 Creative Endeavor Grants - Now Accepting Applications (Press Release Desk )

  3. Gig Harbor Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Gig Harbor Patch)

  4. Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Gig Harbor Area (Gig Harbor Patch)

  5. We asked for the best places to get classic seafood in Tacoma. Here’s what you said (Tacoma News Tribune)

  6. Gig Harbor Man, Once CEO of Region's Largest Electronics Recycler, Sentenced for Tax Fraud (Centralia Chronicle)

  7. Kenneth Hollingsworth Obituary (1931 - 2022) - GIG HARBOR, WA (Legacy.com)

  8. 6 ways to enjoy a date with your dog in Western Washington (KING5.com)

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Today in Gig Harbor:

  • PHS- Auditorium Closure for Winter Play (12:00 AM)

  • GHHS - Pool - GH Boys Swim - Gig Harbor High (2:20 PM)

  • PHS- PSD Staff COVID Boosters - Peninsula High School (3:00 PM)

  • PHS- Boys Swim vs North Thurston - Peninsula High School (3:30 PM)

  • GHHS - Main Gym - GH Boys Basketball Game vs PHS (JV@5:15, V@7:00) (5:15 PM)

  • PHS POOL -COM- HAC - Peninsula High School (5:15 PM)

  • PHS- Girls Basketball vs Gig Harbor (5:30 PM)

  • PHS- Winter Play Performances - Peninsula High School (7:00 PM)

  • COM - PHS/ AUX GYM - SEAHAWK SELECT BASKETBALL (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Gig Harbor Living: "Olympic Pharmacy has been a community icon and a beacon of exceptional healthcare. They are a leader in service and healthcare because they care about every patient and strive to be an active participant in your healthcare plan.Want mo..." (Instagram)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Peacock Hill & Downtown: "Hey, neighbors. - Anyone know people who are moving and need moving supplies? We have $100s worth of folded, stacked boxes, moving paper all folded up nicely and paper blankets. We hate to be wasteful and just recycle but we need them ..." (Nextdoor)

  • Communications & Volunteer Service Coordinator Rebecca Pirtle, Kitsap County: "Volunteers needed for count of those living without homes - Volunteer for the 2022 Kitsap County Point-In-Time Count of those living without homes. People from all areas of the county are needed for street outreach and surveying at meal ..." (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Charles Woodman

About me: Charles started as Field Editor for Patch in May 2020, covering western Washington. He is based in Seattle. In the past, he has written for various TV news stations in Seattle, Reno, Nevada and Fairbanks, Alaska. He has also worked as a music critic, weatherman, and soccer referee.

This article originally appeared on the Gig Harbor Patch