Author: Lincoln

Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.

Editorial: Graham Community Plan update

By David M. Friscia Bottom up Growth Management at work in Pierce County Bloated “Community” Plan Rubber Stamped By the Graham Advisory Commission At the 6 PM Tuesday March 24 Graham Advisory Commission meeting, the Chair of the Graham Advisory Commission was in such a hurry to get a positive vote on the County Staff’s…

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Family caregivers have resources to ease their work

PIERCE COUNTY — Caregiving is the “new normal” in American families. People who need help – whether because of age, accident, debilitating disease, chronic health conditions or simple frailty – much prefer to remain in the familiar (and affordable) surroundings of home rather than move to formal care facilities. Fully one in four families will…

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Section of 72nd Street East closed March 28-29 for vault installation

72nd Street East between Canyon Road East and 66th Avenue East will be closed from 7 a.m. Saturday, March 28 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 29 while crews install pipes under the road for a new stormwater filter vault. The vault will remove contaminants from stormwater runoff before it enters Rody Creek. The closure will not impact local…

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Annual county roadside herbicide applications start March 30

Pierce County roadsides will get their annual makeover this spring and summer. An initial application of herbicides to combat weeds along road shoulders will start March 30, and continue through June. Targeted noxious weeds and brush control applications will occur through the end of November as needed. Only federal- and state-approved herbicides are used. Workers…

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Parks events for those over 50

Port Townsend to Friday Harbor Whale Watching for Active Adults 50 and Over This day long cruise combines orca watching with an on-board naturalist, a tour of San Juan Islands, and a visit to Friday Harbor for shopping and sightseeing. The cruise departs from Port Townsend aboard the Glacier Spirit, a Puget Sound Express Boat,…

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March 27 – Kidz Night Out with LEGO Bricks

Kidz Night Out with LEGO Bricks is March 27th from 6-9:30pm at Meridian Habitat Park in South Hill We have a special evening planned for your children, filled of motorized model building with LEGO® bricks! Children will use their creativity to design and build their own models, as well as build with our plans of…

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Yoga in Graham

Evening Yoga Classes A new session of Hatha Yoga at the Frontier Park Lodge, 21800 Meridian S in Graham starts Tuesday, March 31 & Thursday, April 2.  The 6 week program runs from 6:30-7:45pm for a fee of $54 for one night per week or $108 for 2 nights per week.  All levels are welcome.  To…

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Frederickson Meeting on transportation Mar 21

This is your friendly reminder about Saturday’s meeting. Bring your Frederickson transportation questions for the guest speaker. Hope to see you at 9 AM, @ Christ Christian Baptist Church, 8016 176th St. E. The Guest Speaker for our March 21st meeting will be Letticia Neal, the Section Manager of Pierce County’s Transportation Improvement Department. She…

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DB Cooper and the FBI is published by local reporter/author

Greetings Everyone – I have BIG NEWS! In the works since 2008, my book, DB Cooper and the FBI – A Case Study of America’s Only Unsolved Skyjacking, is now available at Amazon, in a Kindle version, which is an e-book.  The text reads very easily on a commuter screen, but is designed for tablets and…

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