ROY, WA — The Roy Pioneer Rodeo is August 31 & September 1, 2013. Gates open at noon; the Rodeo starts at 1:30 p.m. Concessions include a souvenir booth, food booth, and beer/wine garden. Admission Prices 13 – Adults $10.00 Seniors $6.00 Children age 6-12, $4.00 Children 5 and under are free Cash Only on…
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Sheriff’s Community Academy openings
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for interested citizens to attend its fall Community Academy program. The academy begins Sept. 26 and will meet each Thursday evening for 13 weeks. This is the first time a session will be held in a north central Pierce County location. Anyone may apply….
Tacoma Concert Band season opens October 12
TACOMA, WA — The award-winning TACOMA CONCERT BAND proudly presents “DANCE RHYTHMS,” the opening concert of its 2013-2014 season! Featuring clarinet soloist Cindy Renander and guest conductor John Falskow, this entertaining program will explore how historical and cultural dance have influenced concert music. Dance rhythms and music influenced by the dance will run the gamut from…
Volunteers ready LeMay cars for Saturday
By Marianne Lincoln PARKLAND, WA — At the end of this week, the 36th annual LeMay Car Show will be held. This year it also includes an auction and a swap meet along with the other collector cars that show up and compete. The event costs $10 for general admission and $5 for students 6-17. It…
See heavy machinery up close at Touch-A-Truck event on Sept. 7
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Does your child have a love for trucks and large vehicles? Then check out Pierce County’s annual Touch-A-Truck event. The fun takes place on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 South C Street. A special “no horns” time is scheduled from noon to…
Roy Christy Road on County Council Committee Agenda
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — This is notice of Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee and final Council hearings on Proposal No. 2013-31. Proposal No. 2013-31, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Vacating a Portion of Roy Christy Road located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Willamette Meridian, Located…
Biotoxin Closure: Commencement Bay and South Narrows
The Washington State Department of Health has closed Commencement Bay and the Narrows south to Point Fosdic and Days Island are closed to all species of shellfish harvesting. Click here for more information.Tacoma-Pierce Health Department’s Surface Water and Shellfish Advisories, here.
Garfield Street, goodbye to the old
PARKLAND, WA — Monday morning the trackhoe pulled in early, ready to start the demolition of the buildings on Garfield Street from “C” Street almost to the Western Auto. This is part of the project to build the new Garfield Station, a four-story apartment building with shops and dining on the first floor. A bit of urban…
Dupont: Hudson Bay Day connects our history
The Hudson Bay Company wasn’t just at Fort Nisqually. That was it’s headquarters in Pierce County, but when the fur trade subsided, theirPuget Sound Agricultural Company raised produce, livestock and sold them along with implements useful to residents in the area. Parkland, Spanaway, Elk Plain, Rocky Ridge and Roy all had farms related to the…
Rainier RoundUp, bluegrass, vendors and a parade
Over the weekend, the Rainier RoundUp featured a street parade on Saturday at 11 a.m.. There was Bluegrass music Friday evening and all day Saturday. Vendors booths were lined up near the highway; the Lions Club sold hamburgers and hot dogs, the Cub Scouts sold popcorn for camp funding and there were loads campers and RV’s…
Lacamas Community Fair, small and personal
Over the weekend, the Lacamas Community Fair presented lots of ribbons to local people who participated. Sewing, crafts, food, animals, collections and competitions from horsemanship to watermelon eating were a part of the events. Contact them at lacamasfair@gmail.com. The Lacamas Community Center is located at 32113 8th Ave S. in Roy.
Polo: 3rd Annual Sasquatch Cup
August 24th & 25th was the 3rd Annual Sasquatch Cup at the Tacoma Polo Club. Located at 29125 8th Ave South, Roy, Washington 98580, the club facilities include a regulation sized polo field, practice field, clubhouse with deck seating for spectators, full kitchen, restroom and showering facilities, stationary horse hitting cage and horse paddocks. There…
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