Gig Harbor at a glance
Published: 01/27/12 09:41:03
Alec Bukata picked up his bass guitar and strummed a few cords. He wore a bright green cast on his left hand, immobilizing two of his fingers. He broke his pinky playing basketball two weeks ago, and in that short amount of time, he’s found a way to play guitar with his remaining digits.
“Alec picked up the bass and started playing last May,” said Terry Ryan, the father of Bukata’s band mate, guitarist Drew Ryan. “He learned how to play in two months. Now, in two weeks, he’s relearned the songs playing with the fingers he has. That’s pretty impressive.”Groups will compete this Saturday during the Battle of the Bands competition at the Gig Harbor Boys & Girls Club.
Rokkerbox to play benefit concert at Hy Iu Hee Hee
Published: 01/27/12 15:19:37
Next month a local band, Rokkerbox, will lend their talents to the effort to put food on the table for hungry people. On Feb. 11 the band will perform at the Hy Iu Hee Hee Pizza Place to help fill the shelves at the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Food Bank by accepting two nonperishable items in place of a cover charge.
Residents, citizens learn more about major Gig Harbor spring road project
Published: 01/27/12 15:00:38
The first of two scheduled public meetings gave Gig Harbor residents and others a forum to learn more about this spring’s major $4.2 million construction project to widen and reconstruct sections of Point Fosdick Drive and 56th Street.
Swim teams suffer due to training setbacks
Published: 01/24/12 10:08:01
With the state championships a little more than three weeks away, last week was the wrong time for the Gig Harbor Tides and Peninsula Seahawks swimming and diving programs to be out of the pool.
Second half of league schedule could be fruitful for girls teams
Published: 01/24/12 10:07:03
Trying to teach a young team how to play consistent basketball is like trying to unearth a diamond — you have to dig through a lot of grime to find something beautiful.
7 Pierce County districts floating levies Feb. 14
Published: 01/26/12 09:52:01
Seven Pierce County school districts are hoping voters show them some love in a Valentine’s Day election that includes property tax measures to sustain school operations. One district, Franklin Pierce, is asking voters for help to upgrade outdated schools.
Woman killed in SR 16 crash worked on USS Nimitz
Published: 01/24/12 10:29:09
A 44-year-old woman killed Monday morning in a series of crashes on state Route 16 served in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the USS Nimitz.
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