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Bethel Board meeting highlights, January 14

There’s a new catch phrase in education, if you are listening only casually, you might miss the meaning and implications. The term is “Blended Learning.” At Tuesday’s Bethel School Board meeting, a presentation was given by the committee responsible for its study and implementation. Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student…

Association of the United State Army – a civilian liaison group

AUSA is a group that affiliates with the US Army. It’s purpose is to connect the community near the base with the soldiers and families that are part of it. The Eastside subchapter just formed this year. Already, it threw a wildly successful welcome home party for the 555th Engineering battalion in November. If you, your…

Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive

Sixth grade students at Cascade Christian School’s Frederickson campus held a peanut butter and jelly drive to benefit the Bethel Family Center. Kim Sando is a Cascade parent and also volunteers at the BFC. She helped to organize the drive. “The sixth graders at Cascade Christian decided to do a service project. I told them about the…

For Your Health: Test Your Home for Radon

USA.gov — Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is estimated to be responsible for 15,000-22,000 lung cancer deaths each year. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon. It’s a radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of the elements uranium, thorium, and radium in soil and rock. Radon can…

Learn how to maximize Social Security benefits

As the economy changes and the needs of consumers change, knowing how to make the most of Social Security benefits is becoming more and more important. For people preparing to start their Social Security benefits, a few simple tips might save them thousands of dollars. And for those currently receiving Social Security benefits, there may be…

Air. On the safe side

Tacoma and much of Pierce County is one of only 32 areas in the country that doesn’t meet federal health standards for air quality. Wood smoke plays a large part in this pollution problem in our region. In 2009, an area Smoke Reduction Zone was designated and new programs implemented to make our region healthier….

Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council

Agenda for Wed., January 15, 2014 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tacoma Mall Plaza, 2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201,Tacoma 2nd Floor Conference Room 3:00 Introductions / Additions to the Agenda Greg Vigoren, Chair 3:10 2013 Review, Chris Schultz 3:50 Areas of Focus for 2014, Chris Schutz 4:20 *Break* 4:30 Election of Officers 4:45 Information…

History of Elk Plain School of Choice

By Christine Link You’ll have to open the PDF to read it. epsocspecialedition [Note from Christine:] EPSOC history article is finished! It has lots of folks at school very excited and even made its way to the school board. I have attached it as a pdf to this email. I gave you credit for the Elk…

75 feet from shoreline – what do you have?

SPANAWAY, WA — Thursday Jan. 9, two meetings were held at the Spanaway Round Table Pizza. These meeting were to raise awareness among people living near Pierce County bodies of water that their shoreline are about to have 75 foot buffers created. What do you have in Pierce County within 75 feet of a creek, river,…

Reminder: Tips to treecycle your Christmas tree

PIERCE COUNTY — As you recycle your wrapping paper, don’t forget to treecycle your Christmas tree. Pierce County residents who subscribe to yard waste collection service can place their unflocked tree in their container. Flocked trees cannot be recycled and must be disposed of as garbage. Residents may also recycle their tree free of charge…

Pierce County Waterfalls

By Chuck Haviland WF 1 AFFI FALLS This waterfall is also known as Lodi Falls and Gap Falls. This water fall is by Skyscraper Mountain in eastern Pierce County, on Lodi creek. Its watershed is the Puyallup river. The Masons have often been supportive of society’s activities. The Affi Temple of Tacoma was constituted in…

Homeless Coalition seeks volunteers

PIERCE COUNTY — For those of us living in the northwest, the cold, damp winter seems endless by this time of the year. Imagine being one of the 670 homeless individuals who slept outside or in an emergency shelter in your neighborhood last night. To understand the challenges facing our homeless, local organizations will conduct…