Empty Bowls Nov 19 at PLU

Empty Bowls When: Wed, November 19, 4pm – 6pm Description: PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service Presents: Empty Bowls For only $10, you will receive a handmade bowl made by a student/faculty from Art & Design, filled with delicious soup. This event is part of the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week events. Please join…

GBA Annual Scholarship Auction Wednesday the 19th

Hello GBA Members and Friends, GRAHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Wednesday, November 19th, 2014    Start your day right with the Graham Business Assn. SPONSORED BY: nowyr, Robert Bain 7:00 a.m. – Networking, Breakfast, Silent & Oral Auction DIFFERENT LOCATION: SILVER CREEK RETIREMENT 17607 91st Ave E, Puyallup (176th & 91st) 7:30 a.m. – Meeting – Regis Jackson,…

PLU’s Journey of Light: Tickets are going fast!

We still have tickets available for PLU’s beloved Christmas Concerts, but they are flying faster than Santa’s sleigh! Now is the time to buy your tickets to ensure that you don’t miss this inspiring holiday tradition! Tickets remain for the following performances: Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m., Benaroya Concert Hall, Seattle. Tuesday, Dec. 9,…

Bethel’s high schools choose Daffodil Princesses

BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — High schools around the district have each selected their Daffodil Princesses for the 2015 Daffodil Parade. Bailee Towns (GKHS), Taylor Trujillo (SLHS) and Ransom Satterlee (BHS) were all named Bethel’s 2015 Princesses. The Daffodil Parade is only one event in a whirlwind year, which each Princess is completely dedicated to. Having been chosen…

“Smart Snacks in School” Trainings

BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Bethel’s Child Nutrition Services is offering “Smart Snacks in School” trainings to help all clubs and organizations in Bethel School District meet the new federal rules regulating all food that is sold in schools. Participants will learn how to ensure that club food sales meet federal requirements, how to use the…

Help save a Nisqually species

Once again, as we do each year at this time, we write to ask your support for our work protecting and restoring our beautiful Nisqually Watershed. But this year, we’re asking you to celebrate the 25th anniversary of your Nisqually Land Trust by making a donation that can help save a species – one that…

JBLM Town Hall on Ebola

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Medical professionals and senior Army and Air Force leaders will host a series of town halls next week at JBLM to provide information about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as the installation’s Ebola preparedness. Leaders at the Town Halls will also answer service member, military family member and employee questions…

Bethel District Arts Events

November:    National American Indian Heritage Month 12 Late Arrival for Students 13 7:00pm                   Chamber Music Concert (Eighth Grade Band)  CMMS 18 7:00pm                   School Board Meeting  ESC 19 7:00pm                   Fall Orchestra Concert  SLHS 20 Poetry Out Loud Registration Deadline (http://www.arts.wa.gov/arts-in-education/pages/poetry-out-loud) 6:30pm                   Fall Trimester Theatre Showcase  BMS 7:00pm                   Fall Orchestra Concert  CMMS        7:00pm                   Arsenic and…

Pierce County Coalition Against Trafficking Nov. 18

Hello All This coming Tuesday the 18th will be Pierce County Coalition Against Trafficking’s (PCCAT) November meeting. We have several new Action Items we will be implementing with events in the planning stages for January and March of 2015. This is a critical time for PCCAT as we are coming up on Human Trafficking Awareness…

County Council poised for final consideration of 2015 budget

After meeting late into the evening Wednesday, Nov. 13, members of the Pierce County Council are close to agreement on provisions in the 2015 county operating budget. “We laid the groundwork over the past several weeks and much of that culminated with this past council meeting,” said Council Chair Dan Roach, who represents the 1st Council…

GBA – ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION

Hello GBA Members and Friends, GRAHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION  Wednesday, November 19th, 2014    Start your day right with the Graham Business Assn. SPONSORED BY: nowyr, Robert Bain 7:00 a.m. – Networking, Breakfast, Silent & Oral Auction DIFFERENT LOCATION: SILVER CREEK RETIREMENT 17607 91st Ave E, Puyallup (176th & 91st) 7:30 a.m. – Meeting – Regis Jackson,…

Cross Park – great ideas that still need funding

FREDERICKSON, WA — Clover Creek Elementary was the site of a public meeting on Wednesday night. The purpose was to share ideas and preliminary designs for the proposed Cross Park site on Military Road along Clover Creek, just below the elementary school. Here are a few highlights from the meeting and photos of the preliminary design…