YELM, WA — The Yelm Christmas in the Park Parade is Saturday, December 7, 2013. The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Yelm City park. The theme this year is Community Elves on Parade. It is sponsored by the City of Yelm’s Park Advisory Committee and the Yelm Chamber of Commerce.
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Account set up for the family of the Wilcox Mill Worker
ROY, WA — The Wilcox Family has set up an account for the family of the Feed Mill worker who passed away this week in the silo accident. Anyone may contribute at a Key Bank branch by specifying the Donation account for Steven Green. The Post is trying to find out if there will be any…
Worker’s body recovered from mill in Roy
ROY, WA — About 10:30 p.m. Dec. 4, rescue crews were finally able to recover the body of Steve Green, 44, a former Marine, from beneath the collapsed tank and grain of the Wilcox Feed Mill in Roy. He was married and the father of four children. KING TV link, just reported Wilcox Farms has set up…
Dec. 6 – Roy Christmas Tree Lighting
ROY, WA – On Friday evening, the City of Roy and the Roy Library will hold their annual Christmas Tree Lighting. The event will begin in the library with Santa visiting all the local children that want to come tell him their wishes for Christmas. There will be cookies, punch and candy canes too. Around…
Breakfast With Blade & Ice Skating
On Saturday, Dec 7 have a pancake breakfast with Blade, Sprinker Recreation Center’s very own mascot. Also included in the day is pictures with Blade, and finish off the morning with ice skating. The event runs 10:00am to 1:00pm for a participation fee of $20 per youth ages 3-12. Pre-register at Sprinker, 14824 S C…
The search in Roy continues
ROY, WA — You can’t miss noticing the Wilcox Mill in Roy as you enter the city in the dark. Bright lights have it illuminated like a Disney castle. There are three cranes on site, two which were operating this evening to hold up the listing grain silos so crews could begin to suction away…
Spanaway Lake Improvement meeting, just the beginning
SPANAWAY, WA — Tonight, December 4, Pierce County held a kickoff meeting for the Spanaway Lake Management Plan. Executive Pat McCarthy arrived just after her State of the County speech at the council meeting in Parkland, encouraging residents of the county’s committment to the project. Diane Smolko and Windy Kruse are the key county organizers…
McCarthy’s State of the County delivered in Parkland meeting
The Pierce County Council met in Parkland this evening, Dec. 4. All members except Stand Fleming were present. The County Executive Pat McCarthy was also at the meeting and provided a review of the past year in Pierce County. In the fifth years of her term, Pat McCarthy reported the State of the County. She…
JBLM Force Protection Exercise December 5 Impacts Base Access, Facilities, Customer Service Activities
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. — JBLM officials will conduct a Force Protection exercise Thursday, December 5 as part of an annual Installation Management Command (IMCOM) requirement to ensure JBLM’s leadership and first responders are prepared to respond to a variety of security threats and able to protect personnel, resources, and property. During the exercise people working, conducting…
Joint Base Lewis-McChord late-night firing announcement
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s): DATE 3-13 December 2013 TIME 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. FIRING OF 155mm Howitzer The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on this weapon system. Increased levels of activity will be noticed during…
County Council meeting Wednesday in Parkland
PARKLAND, WA — The weekly Pierce County Council meeting will be on Wednesday in Parkland at the Central Pierce Fire and Rescue Station at 100 South 114th Street (114th & A Street). The meeting is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. The agenda can be found here. I will draw your attention to the following item up…
Soup Ladies serve up warmth and energy at shooting scene in ElkPlain
By Marianne Lincoln ELK PLAIN, WA The news Tuesday afternoon a Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot in the arm by a 27 year old man at the Garage Plus business in Elk Plain. This is located at 21607 Mountain Highway). The officer’s injury was not life threatening. Deputies responded to reports of a man threatening…
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