By Marianne Lincoln It’s almost the end of the 2012-13 school years. Seniors are itching to be graduated, students are ready for summer vacation and the school staff is ready for some peace and quiet. Near the end of the year is the last long weekend, Memorial Day. If Thursday’s freeway traffic volumes were any…
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Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.
Skagit bridge over I-5 collapsed
The story is in The News Tribune here http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/05/23/2609548/i-5-bridge-collapses-into-skagit.html#emlnl=_Breaking_News_Alert The story is also all over the evening news. Our aging bridges need more attention than we have been giving them. We could be creating jobs for the unemployed repairing these bridges and updating our infrastructure. That’s how our country got out of the Depression. What’s…
Joint Base Lewis-McChord honors fallen Servicemen in Memorial Day Ceremony
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will honor the memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the United States with a Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 27, at 11:30 a.m. at the base cemetery. Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, commanding general, 7th Infantry Division will be the…
June 9, 17th Annual Poker Run – sponsored by Spanaway Lions Club
On Sunday, June 9, 2013, from 8:00am until 4:00pm., Spanaway Lions Club will sponsor the 17th Annual Poker Run. In June of each year the Spanaway Lions Club and the Road Runners Motorcycle Club sponsor a Poker run in to raise funds to support the Northwest Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation and Spanaway Lions Community…
Pierce County unemployment still far higher than King County
Numbers released this week show Pierce County unemployment at 8.1% is still higher than both of its neighbors, King and Thurston. In fact, King County has dropped to a low of 4.4% and Pierce has dropped 1.2% over March 2013. Lewis and Grays Harbor counties remain with double digit unemployment. For those of us in…
May 28 County Council to meet at PLU, Garfield Community Room
Pierce County Council Meeting Date: May 28, 2013 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Pacific Lutheran University Garfield Community Room 208 Garfield Street South Tacoma, Washington Consent Items – Introduction, Referral, Setting Dates Proposal # Title 2013-28 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Adopting a New Chapter 1.30 of the Pierce County Code, “Freedom from Unwarranted…
Local Blood Drives for June 2013
June 2013 6/6/13 Franklin Pierce School District, 315 129th St S, Tacoma *Blood drive will be held in the Board Room 2:30pm-6:30pm 6/21/13 Relay for Life of Central Pierce @ Franklin Pierce High School 11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma *Blood drive will be held on the bloodmobile 6:30pm-9:00pm 6/23/13 Rainier View Christian Church-…
Pierce County Skills Center Open House – Wednesday, May, 22
It’s not too late to register for Fall. Come check out PCSC on Wednesday, May 22 any time between 5:30pm and 7:00pm to learn about the exciting programs we have to offer. Students and parents will have the opportunity to tour the campus and visit with instructors and current students. Students interested in attending PCSC summer…
JBLM Army Continuing Education System to Celebrate First Veterans In Piping Welding Graduation
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – JBLM will celebrate the graduation of its first Soldiers from the Veterans In Piping (VIP) Welding program during a ceremony May 23 at 2 p.m., at the Southwest Washington Pipe Trades, Local 26, 8501 Zenith Court NE, Lacey, Wash. The ceremony will recognize 14 active duty Soldiers from JBLM and four…
1st SFG (A) To Conduct a Wreath-Laying Ceremony Thursday in Recognition of Memorial Day
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and First in Asia Association (FIAA) will conduct a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony Thursday, May 23, at 11 a.m. at the unit headquarters. The ceremony will include a moment of silence for all fallen comrades whose names are engraved on the Memorial Wall followed by bell…
The sunshine drove everyone to their barbeques – and Stewart’s Meats
By Marianne Lincoln I went to Stewart’s Meats in McKenna a week ago, while we were having the wonderful unseasonably warm weather in May. I can’t say I was surprised when there was no standing room in the place; the parking lot was jam-packed and the “take-a-numbers” were almost run out. Apparently ,the beautiful weather put…
Graham Citizen’s Action Team meeting May 22
Graham Citizen’s Action Team (GCAT) meets Wed. May 22, 5:30 p.m. at Frontier Middle School room #434 to discuss a Graham Visitor’s Center, Criminal Activity & Community Leadership. Pies are being sold to raise funds for the FEED project. You could help by letting others know. 2,000 lbs of rhubarb have been donated by Bruce…
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