South County Connections

Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce – South County Connections Networking. Professional Education. Community. 3rd Wednesday of the Month. Provides those doing business in Frederickson, Parkland and Spanaway with the opportunity to receive the benefit of an educational topic and community updates. Education A Walk-Through of the Tax Provisions for the 2013 Filing Season and…

Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Meeting

Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council   Agenda for: Wed., February 19, 2014 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lakewood City Hall 6000 Main St. SW 3rd Floor Conference Room   3:30        Introductions / Additions to the Agenda Greg Vigoren, Chair 3:40        Spanaway Lake Plan Update Barbara Ann Smolko 4:00           — BREAK— 4:10 4:50        CCWC Retreat Review and Draft…

GRAHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

GRAHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Start your day right with the Graham Business Assn. SPONSORED BY: EDWARD JONES, Jimmy Morgan 7:00 a.m. – Networking and Breakfast At Graham Fire & Rescue at 23014-70th Ave E, Graham (Meridian, R 224th, L 70th Ave, R 4/10’s mile, 1st driveway) 7:30 a.m. – Meeting – Jimmy Morgan,…

Applicants sought for Surface Water Management Advisory Board

Pierce County is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on the nine-member Surface Water Management Advisory Board. Advisory board members will be involved in such issues as storm drainage and surface water management; water quality; storm drainage plans; rate structures; capital improvement projects; financing; and annual program goals for the Surface Water Management Division of Public…

Swan Creek residents invited to meeting on study and action plan

Swan Creek residents and business owners can learn about an effort by Pierce County to improve the creek’s water quality at a community meeting on Feb. 19. Pierce County staff will share information about the development of a watershed characterization and action plan for Swan Creek at the meeting, which will be held from 6…

Thank you voters – Franklin Pierce

Tacoma, WASHINGTON (14 February 2014) — The students, parents, staff, and school board of Franklin Pierce Schools wish to thank everyone who voted in the February Special Election. Both Proposition 1 (Educational Programs and Operations Levy) and Proposition 2 (Technology Levy) were approved. By approving our two levies, voters have provided our schools with the…

Franklin Pierce High School named STEM Lighthouse school

Tacoma, WASHINGTON (13 February 2014)  —  Franklin Pierce High School has been named a 2014 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Lighthouse school by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). The school is one of only seven schools in the state to receive the honor. STEM Lighthouse schools originated in 2010…

Posters at the PLU University Center

PARKLAND, WA — Today is the last day of the travelling poster event at the University Center at Pacific Lutheran University. From 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. you can meet Ross Robinson, the collector who specializes in posters. The event in downstairs in the University Center building. Old movies like Casablanca, Phantom of the Opera,…

Anti-Valentines Party

Friday, Feb 14 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Summit Pierce County LibraryTacoma,WA Do you love to hate Valentine’s Day? Un-celebrate with moody music, broken heart cookies, cranky crafts and unsentimental party games. Participants are encouraged to wear black. Ages 10-18.

Thank you – from the Bethel School District

Bethel School District would like to thank the community for continuing to support our students by approving the School Programs and Operations Levy (Prop 1) and Technology Levy (Prop 2).  We are profoundly grateful for this support that will allow us to continue programs and services vital to our operations for the next four years and…

Bethel’s Levy’s passing by a small margin

BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — The Bethel School Board meeting was brief February 11. By 8 p.m., everyone was gathered next door at Camas Prairie Elementary with other staff and individuals who worked long hours on the Levy Committee to see the result of the election come in. When the numbers came up, smiles and sighs of relief…