Fox Island News

A West Point cadet from Washington has been named a Rhodes Scholars for 2010. Elizabeth Betterbed of the small community of Fox Island in the southern tip of the Puget Sound was named among the scholarship winners announced early Sunday.

Bob Kellum uses a grinder to finish a stained concrete floor Oct. 2 in Tacoma. Bonnie Wyatt has a stained concrete floor with a sun carved into it in her Seattle home.

Josh Otto has been collecting war memorabilia since he was in grade school. And that wasn't all that long ago, considering he's a senior at Gig Harbor High School.

Josh Otto, a Gig Harbor High School student, has recently set up his military collection at the Fox Island Museum.

The 'Mad as Hell Doctors' in Washington, D.C. The group traveled around the U.S. to educate the public on health care options that are not currently available to the American people.

Looking at home sales in Gig Harbor can be confusing at times.A Statistics can be twisted and presented in many different ways, not giving a misleading look at the market but various perspectives.A Below are a few charts that were shared with me that I found interesting.A Break downs of the various Gig Harbor zip codes , with waterfront home sales ...

The pending transfer of a U.S. Navy acoustics laboratory on Fox Island to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has set off a storm of protest from environmentalists and nearby property owners.

The visual warmth of a spectacular sunburst and slender crescent moon emanates from the entryway floor in Bonnie Wyatt's home in Seattle.

AWARD WINNER. Nathe Lawver, left, presents the George Ginnis Award for Community Service to Chris Winters.

Vernon Young, president and founder of EnviroCorps, picks up a discarded plastic bag on the corner of 54th Street and Gustafson Drive last Wednesday.

Gig Harbor firefighters stationed in Crescent Valley and Fox Island won't have to live in mobile homes much longer.

Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One will use $2 million in federal money to give its two smallest and oldest stations a makeover.

Shirley Walston said writing a book about Gig Harbor reconnected her with old friends.

Sgt. Robert Brown stands fierce-faced on the treadmill, his nostrils pinned shut, his mouth strapped to a vacuum-cleaner-sized tube.

Five transient orcas were spotted patrolling the waters of South Sound on Thursday, according to reports compiled by Cascadia Research of Olympia.

Dorothy Brinz's second car show another man-friendly benefit for breast cancer research.

Brian J. Richardson of Gig Harbor was named to the Linfield College Dean's List for the spring semester.

Hard to believe that the Gig Harbor YMCA is almost 2 years old!A On Saturday August 22nd, the Y will be hosting a big "Over the Bridge Fest" from 11am-5pm.A Everybody from Gig Harbor, Fox Island, the Key Peninsulas, and the Kitsap Peninsula are invited to enjoy some great live music, activities, and all around fun! You don't have to be a member of ...

Tacoma Mary Ness is wearing a special ankle bracelet while she awaits a September court date for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mary Ness is wearing a special ankle bracelet while she awaits a September court date for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.