Author: Lincoln

Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.

Beware of massive numbers of bicycles Saturday July 13!

July 13-14 is the Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. It is a 200-mile bicycle ride, the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest. There are up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes them through Summit, Waller, Spanaway, Roy and McKenna. This is a…

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Avoid 22nd Avenue and 176th Street intersection July 11-12

The  intersection at 176th Street and 22nd venue is under a major construction  push again. There are flaggers at all four sides and the delays are long. There is a big, lane wide cut out in the center of 22nd Avenue on the south side of the intersection. Avoid if at all possible. You won’t be…

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A beautiful summer day for the Raspberry Festival at PLU

Wednesday, July 10 at noon, Pacific Lutheran University held their summer Raspberry festival. There was music by the Fabulous Murphtones and performances by Roberto the Magnificient formerly of the Gentlemen Jugglers. There were children, students, faculty, staff and many local residents all together enjoying a beautiful, sunny summer day and the wonderful ambiance of the park-like setting below…

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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               10-14 July 2013 TIME                Day & Night  FIRING OF        Demolitions and C4 The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on demolitions and C4. Increased levels of activity will be noticed during the…

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Hospitality sales begin for 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay

PIERCE COUNTY, WA — The United States Golf Association (USGA) has opened corporate hospitality sales for the 2015 U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. The U.S. Open will be conducted June 15-21, 2015, which includes three practice-round days and four championship-round days. The USGA is planning on total attendance of 235,000…

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Look up your personal care products for safety

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has developed a Skin Deep Cosmetics Database where you can look up your shampoo or moisturizer. EWG developed Skin Deep to be your go-to online resource for personal care product ingredient safety information. Their researchers are constantly updating Skin Deep’s database with new products. It now rates more than 65,000…

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July 13 – 14 is Lakewood SummerFEST

July 13 – 14 is Lakewood SummerFEST 2013 at Fort Steilacoom Park. The hours are Sat 10am-11pm Sun 10am-7pm Public Market Non-profit and Service Provider Vendors: 10am – 7pm Food Vendors: Saturday: 10am – 9pm Food Vendors: Sunday: 10am – 7pm If anyone has an interest in going, here is the rundown of activities and entertainment….

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Out in the Park, Tacoma Pride Festival July 13

From Equal Rights Washington (ERW), July 8, 2013: Volunteer With ERW This Saturday For Tacoma’s Pride Festival Come Join ERW at our booth at Tacoma’s “Out in the Park 2013” Pride Festival at 9th and Broadway in Downtown Tacoma on Saturday, July 13 from 12pm to 5pm.  We need volunteers to staff the booth and collect…

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Help remove invasive plants in the Ohop Valley, July 15-16

Join the Nisqually Land Trust for a two-day volunteer event as we take on invasive plants in the Ohop valley! Monday & Tuesday, July 15th & 16th 10 am – 2 pm We’ll be using brush cutters, a mower, and hand tools to intensively clear out blackberry, reed canarygrass, and other trouble weeds from NLT-protected land. Clean-up will…

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