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🌱 Patch AM: Which Gig Harbor and Peninsula stars made the All-Area football team?
Make time for Holiday Party, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Potluck, Sing-a-Long and Food Drive for free Pantry. on the Gig Harbor Patch calendar
Good morning to you Gig Harbor! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Gig Harbor and Peninsula stars made the All-Area football team?
- How a Gig Harbor writer built a global sci-fi cult hit
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Party, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Potluck, Sing-a-Long and Food Drive for free Pantry..
Find out what's happening in Gig Harborfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Gig Harborfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 53 and low of 48 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 56, low: 51.
- Monday: Windy with heavy rain, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sports The News Tribune's 2025 All-Area high school football team (theolympian.com) — Gig Harbor and Peninsula football standouts are featured in The News Tribune’s 2025 All-Area high school team, highlighting lineman Peyton Howard and punter Talen McDonnell among the South Sound’s best. Local fans can see how their Tide and Seahawk players stack up against rivals from Sumner, Puyallup, Mount Tahoma, and more after a standout fall season. 
• Gonzo Fans Have Made ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl' Into a Global Blockbuster (nytimes.com) — A bestselling sci-fi author is quietly cranking out his hit “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series from bars and coffee shops around his home in Gig Harbor, where he writes up to 12 hours a day. His litRPG books, once a niche web serial, have exploded into a global franchise with millions of copies sold, TV and game adaptations, and a fiercely devoted fanbase.
📸 Around Gig Harbor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gig Harbor
★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Party, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Potluck, Sing-a-Long and Food Drive for free Pantry.
Burley Community Center, 14853 Burley Ave SE, Burley
5:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra- A Harbor Holiday
Peninsula High School , 14105 Purdy Dr NW , Gig Harbor
7:00 pm - 2025 Harbor Winds Holiday Concert - Celebration!
Gig Harbor High School , 5101 Rosedale St NW , Gig Harbor
3:00 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
📣 Gig Harbor Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Snowman w/ NW SInfonietta
Blue Mouse Theatre , 2611 N Proctor St , Tacoma
10:00 am - Studio and Storytime with Tacoma Art Museum
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
11:00 am - Genealogy Help Desk
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
11:00 am - Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
11:00 am - Switch Saturday
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
12:00 pm - Annie's Little Linguistics
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
12:00 pm - Gig Harbor Tides vs Lincoln Abes
Gig Harbor High School , 5101 Rosedale St NW , Gig Harbor
12:15 pm - Holiday Craft Fair
Grant CEA Gym
1:00 pm - Tacoma Light Trail Lanterns
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
4:00 pm - COM - PHS / RA - HSC - Games
PHS Roy Anderson Field
8:00 am
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi I live in Gig Harbor just off of Reid Road near Olympic Drive and I’m looking for a nanny or nanny share.
My child is 8mo old. I need care Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm, with an occasional additional couple of hours. Looking for someone… (Nextdoor Downtown Gig Harbor) - Looking for recommendations on attic insulation contractors for home in University Place.
If they do mold remediation, this is a plus! Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Uptown)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Gig Harbor. Apply here.
- Builders FirstSource posted a job opening for Load Builder I Warehouse in Gig Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gig Harbor here.
🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- Commander Richard Charles Joseph Kallal (masoncounty.com)
Tacoma
- Tacoma affordable-housing units to get $150M+ in renovations. Details here (thenewstribune.com)
- Crews investigate deadly apartment fire in Tacoma, WA (fox13seattle.com)
- Tacoma Sixth Avenue site proposed for rapidly growing car-wash chain (thenewstribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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