Friday Family Indoor Movie Night Friday, January 23 Chambers Creek Regional Park 5:30-9:00 pm Are you looking for something to do with the family during January and February? Pierce County Parks and Recreation has you covered! Bring the whole family to Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place and watch a movie on the big…
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Notice of County Council Hearings for Proposal No. 2013-45s3 Shorelines
Public Meeting Notice 2015 Shoreline Management Hearing Schedule Pierce County Community Development Committee Councilmember Rick Talbert, Chair PUBLIC HEARINGS Thursday, January 29, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. North Lake Tapps Middle School, 20029 12th Street East, Lake Tapps, WA 98391 Monday, February 2, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. Peninsula High School – Auditorium, 14105 Purdy Drive NW, Gig…
Volunteer for Civil Service Commission
Pierce County is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Civil Service Commission for Sheriff’s Department employees. Commissioners are appointed by the County Executive and serve a six-year term. The commission is a quasi-judicial body responsible for rules and regulations governing examinations, appointments, appeals and other general personnel issues. Commissioners are required to attend…
Public invited to learn more about proposed new county building
Three members of the Pierce County Council are hosting a public forum to provide local residents with another opportunity to learn about the proposed general services building currently under consideration. The meeting – arranged by Councilmembers Connie Ladenburg, Derek Young and Rick Talbert – will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 5 to 6:30 p.m….
Study of Pierce County Ferry System underway
A study of the Pierce County Ferry System is currently underway to evaluate potential alternatives for the system, such as changes to the schedule and improvements to existing facilities. During the Waterborne Transportation Study, Pierce County will analyze population and demographic changes projected through 2034, identify changes to ferry service that would enhance the economic…
Parkland Spanaway Kiwanis celebrates the Kiwanis 100th birthday!
As our 100th birthday approaches we want to thank all of you who have made birthdays possible for children across the globe. Because of your generosity, vaccines have reached the women who need them—saving and protecting lives around the world. Maternal and neonatal tetanus is heartbreaking. Each day, 134 babies die from this painful disease….
Pierce County Council chooses leadership, committees for 2015
Pierce County Councilmember Dan Roach has been re-elected as Council chair for 2015. The seven-member body voted for leadership positions and assignments on Council committees and other boards and commissions at the Council’s Jan. 13 weekly meeting. Councilmember Doug Richardson will serve as vice-chair and Joyce McDonald will continue in her position as executive pro tem….
Council proclaims January 2015 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Members of the Pierce County Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution declaring January 2015 to be Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The measured, passed at the Jan. 13 Council meeting, calls human trafficking a form of modern-day slavery and a crime that violates the most basic human rights, depriving victims of their freedom. It…
Support the Post through Fred Meyer Rewards!
Dear Community Partner, Thank you for your help in making Fred Meyer’s Community Rewards program a success in 2014! In the first year of the program, we donated $2.5 million to more than 6,000 non-profits throughout Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The program worked so well so that we are excited to bring it back…
Pierce County receives $2.16 million for road safety projects
Pierce County will receive $2.16 million in federal highway safety improvement funds to fund five road safety projects. Pierce County is among 46 agencies across Washington that will receive more than $48 million in federal highway safety improvement funds, according to a Jan. 8 announcement by the Washington State Department of Transportation. “These funds will…
Expressions #9 – Bethel District Arts News
January: 7 Late Arrival for Students 9 – 10 Northwest High School Honor Band Clinic PLU 10 5:00 & 6:30pm Northwest High School Honor Band Concerts PLU’s Lagerquist 12 – 23 Student work for Puget Sound ESD Regional High School Art Show may be delivered to 800 Oakesdale Avenue SW in Renton 12 T.B.D. Broadway Center…
Open enrollment for Vivace! Choral Program
The Vivace! Choral Program invites students in fourth through twelfth grade to attend their mid-year auditions. “We just finished our holiday season and in January we’ll be doing auditions again for this next season, which will culminate in the big district festival,” said Vivace! artistic director Andrea Klouse. The Vivace! Choirs practice on Monday evenings…
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