By Marianne Lincoln On Saturday, March 29, many mutts and their human friends visited with the 2014 Daffodil Court at Graham’s Frontier Park dog building. Among the yellow tennis shoed and tiaraed princesses strode festooned canines and costumed children.The princesses beamed and cooed at the entrants. The kids and dogs were delightfully irresistible. Although the building…
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Altrusa, Marymount wine & dine fundraiser
Saturday, March 29, was the annual spaghetti fundraiser for the South Pierce County Altrusa Club. This group of business women participates in projects for local needy, childhood literacy, high school scholarships for Bethel and Franklin Pierce district and even helped organize and create the local LeMay SkatePark. The secret and famous Nancy LeMay spaghetti sauce was…
March 2014, record rainfall
By Marianne Lincoln As March 2014 breaks the recorded history for rainfall in a Washington March, I noticed the oxbow in Pioneer Valley is filling up this morning. This oxbow, part of the local water table appears to be part of an older waterway that may have drained historically as a waterfall into the Orting Valley…
WSDOT – Airport Grants
WSDOT accepting applications for new round of airport grants The Washington State Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the second round of 2013–2015 airport grants, for which WSDOT anticipates awarding $1.9 million in funding for airport projects. As part of this round of grants, WSDOT will also implement its new Statewide Capital Improvement Program…
68th Annual Lummi Stommish Water Festival
‘Week of the Warrior’ 68th Annual Lummi Stommish Water Festival June 12-22, 2014 [Editor note: Below is a schedule of the Annual Lummi Stommish. The War Canoes are an incredible amazing sight to see. I saw them as a child and have wanted to go back for many years. If you have the heart for indigenous culture…
Auditor’s Office hosts annual Candidate’s Workshop
PIERCE COUNTY — Calling all candidates! The Pierce County Auditor’s Office annual candidate’s workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. The workshop will be held at: Pierce County Election Center 2501 S. 35th Street, Suite C Tacoma, WA 98409 “Our goal in the Auditor’s Office is to ensure that every…
Five Washington companies comply with chemical emergency planning laws
Five Washington companies comply with chemical emergency planning laws Laws intended to inform, protect communities and first responders during chemical emergencies (Seattle—March 25, 2014) Five companies in Washington have agreed to correct errors in reporting hazardous chemicals as required by federal laws designed to protect communities during chemical emergencies. The companies failed to report…
Limeberry in Graham Friday to benefit the Bethel Boosters
Join us TOMORROW (3/28/14) for our 1st LimeBerry night for Bethel High Community Booster – 22205 Meridian Ave E, Ste 106, Graham, WA 98338. From 5-8 pm 20% of proceeds support our athletics and activities at BHS. Simply smile at the beautiful person behind the counter and say “Bethel” :)) I’ll be there come see me!…
Annual county roadside herbicide applications start April 1
PIERCE COUNTY — 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 April 1, 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…
Reminder to pilots: temporary flight restriction over landslide search area
WSDOT — Pilots flying near the Oso landslide search area should watch for temporary flight restrictions (TFRs). To find the current restrictions, visit: http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html The TFR was issued to provide a safe environment for aircraft crews participating in the disaster response. The airspace restrictions are expected to last for several days as the response effort continues.
JBLM rescue exercise
JBLM partners with community in exercise; Commemorates 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. –Multiple JBLM units and local community organizations will be involved in a disaster-driven patient reception scenario next week as part of the National Exercise Program Capstone Exercise 2014, a complex emergency preparedness exercise facilitated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency….
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