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Key Peninsula Community Office
9013 Key Peninsula Hwy NW Suite D
Lakebay, WA 98349
(Located in the heart of Key Center KC Corral)

253 432 4948 M-F 10-2
Email us! keypencouncil@gmail.com

2020 KPC Executive Board
President Don Swensen,
Vice President-Irene Torres
Treasurer-Robert McCrossin
Executive Secretary-Marcia Harris
Executive Liaison-Danna Webster
KPC Ofrice Manager- Lisa Larson

Covid-19 Updates
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
These updates are a joint effort by the KP Partnership, The KP Council, and numerous other local organizations

Timely News

Census!! Tomorrow, Sept. 30th, is the last day to fill out the 2020 Census form. To fill out information for your household, or get more information, visit: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/5853/2020-Census or https://2020census.gov/en.html
You may also call and talk to a real person to answer the 10 census questions, the whole thing should take less than 10 minutes. To call in your information, dial (toll-free): (844) 330-2020
Additional phone numbers for languages other than English, visit: https://2020census.gov/en/languages.html

A reminder that certain Pierce County grant programs, such as Business Mortgage/Rent Assistance, have application deadlines of Oct. 2nd (Friday). To find out more and apply: https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/6957/Commercial-RentMortgage-Assistance-Progr

KP Business & Organization Info

In case you missed it last week, Sen. Emily Randall spoke with Gina Cabiddu from Children’s Home Society and Family Resource Center. You can find the talk here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=355869815460795&ref=watch_permalink

The Pierce County Library system has many, many resources on-line for parents, teachers, and students. To see, go to: https://www.piercecountylibrary.org/
And, Key Center Library is still doing curbside pick-up.
And, the library system has a number of resources available to those looking for work, needing certificates, or starting new businesses: https://jbc.mypcls.org/

Worth another mention:
The Longbranch Foundation has set up their web site to facilitate giving to Key Peninsula (KP) 501(c)(3) organizations. When you go to https://www.longbranchfoundation.org/ click on COVID-19 in the header and you will reach a page where there is a list of KP non-profits. You can either donate directly by going to the web site of the non-profit of your choice, or you can donate to one or more non-profits by following the instructions on the page. (Reminder: The new tax provisions permit taxpayers who don't itemize to now deduct up to $300 per year in charitable contributions.)
If we have missed a non-profit that you would like to see on the list, please send that information to hozro_99@yahoo.com.

Peninsula School District Board Meetings are available to watch (if you didn’t make last Thursday’s) at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCziGt9xSKb9BZvayuXcm15Q/videos

Links

Hurray for new baby Orcas!! Our resident J Pod has added 2 new babes this month – super important for the overall health of our Orca Population. To find out more go to: https://www.whaleresearch.com/

FAQ’s
You mentioned the Puget Sound Orcas above. What else can you tell us about the Puget Sound? The Puget Sound is an amazing body of water! There’s not a lot like it elsewhere in the world, although people often compare it to the Chesapeake Bay. It holds a lot of water. Looking at the main basin of the Puget Sound, which includes all inlets south of Whidbey Island, there is about 40 cubic miles of water. That’s a difficult number to put one’s mind around, but imagine a cube of water a mile high, by a mile deep, by a mile wide. Now imagine 40 of those. In comparison, because the Chesapeake is so shallow, it only holds about 18 cubic miles of water. According to some studies, if we could “value” the Puget Sounds natural assets like it was a business asset, it would be worth between $305 Billion and $2.6 trillion. Source for this: https://www.conservationgateway.org/Documents/Valuing%20the%20Puget%20Sound%20Basin%20v1.0.pdf For some more great Puget Sound Facts, go to: https://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2017/08/21/amusing-monday-a-quiz-for-you-based-on-the-puget-sound-fact-book/
I hear the term Salish Sea often, what is the difference between the Puget Sound and Salish Sea? The term “Salish Sea” refers to ALL of the combined inland waters of the Straight of Georgia, Straight of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and the San Juan Islands. It includes waters on both sides of the Canadian-US border. British Columbia and Washington State agreed in late 2009 to use the name to describe these collective waters. For more on the naming and borders of the Salish Sea and Puget Sound, go to: https://www.eopugetsound.org/articles/geographic-boundaries-puget-sound-and-salish-sea#:~:text=The%20name%20Salish%20Sea%20was,the%20entire%20cross%2Dborder%20ecosystem.&text=The%20Salish%20Sea%20water%20boundary,drains%20into%20Salish%20Sea%20waters.

Covid-19 Updates
Friday, September 25th, 2020
These updates are a joint effort by the KP Partnership, The KP Council, and numerous other local organizations

Timely News

Tonight! From 6:00 to 8:00, GGHF Band Together presents RetroRockets. Stream this live event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHKPband2gether/
OR on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ghkpbandtogether
For more info: https://www.ghkpbandtogether.org/

To put on calendar: Key Pen Parks will be holding a “All Hallows’ Eve Celebration” drive-through at Volunteer Park on Saturday, Oct 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/427296768232458/
https://www.keypenparks.com/uploads/4/5/0/8/45082793/all_hallows_2020.png

KP Business & Organization Info

Be on the lookout for a broadband survey coming out on Oct 5th. This is more than just a “Are you happy with your service” survey, this one is to map out poor service areas on the KP and see what we can do about getting better internet to those spots.

Worth another mention: The KP Candidates Forum will still be happening this year! It will be held virtually on Oct. 13th at 7:00 pm. Attendees who wish to submit questions to candidates may do so prior to the event by sending the questions to: keypencouncil@gmail.com
More event information will be available as we get closer to the date.

A bit of KP History:
A 2013 blog about a sea serpent, circa 1855: https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/fromourcorner/index.php/2013/03/sea-serpent-at-devils-head/?fbclid=IwAR0mEtOCDQnT2grm3yLWLUEZD9_umKiGP7ihNYmK4L1k43pPjOIfgRvbtOU
A 2014 TNT article about Home: https://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/article25869265.html?fbclid=IwAR0fx7hoIc-u8h7PapvGstthOQfHmpbWdisFBfROZlQaL1Nk4BcjKWXjlLY
And a short documentary about the same: https://www.pbs.org/video/northwest-now-home/

Links

The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation has a number of resources, including on-line technology tutorials, to access these, go to: https://gigharborfoundation.org/technology-tutorials

Forterra, a group that looks at land use, conservation, and communities, is holding a 1 day conference about the South Sound on September 29th. To find out more or register, visit: https://forterra.org/event/south-sound-2020?fbclid=IwAR1pnSJPvmzrQFinCM7Y7XRkPTZBkkEsKzGykLpFP8CAXKcTNIWKL6lRWWQ

FAQ’s
It’s the end of September and I need something funny to look at. Got anything? I do! Some of it is a little dated, like from early May and quarantine time, but worth a look! https://www.boredpanda.com/coronavirus-funny-jokes/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic And because this just about sums it up for me:

​Key Peninsula Community Office​9013 Key Peninsula Hwy NW Suite DLakebay, WA 98349(Located in the heart of Key Center KC Corral)​​253 432 4948 M-F 10-2​Email us! keypencouncil@gmail.com

Key Peninsula Community Office
9013 Key Peninsula Hwy NW Suite D
Lakebay, WA 98349
(Located in the heart of Key Center KC Corral)

253 432 4948 M-F 10-2
Email us! keypencouncil@gmail.com