PIERCE COUNTY — The recent tragedy that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., left everyone across the country shocked and broken hearted. As people reflect on the shooting, they often think about how the schools in their community would respond if they were to encounter an incident such as this. With school…
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WINTERFEST 2012, December 8 at PLU East Campus
By Ginger Peck, PLU Director of Auxiliary Services While PLU’s December graduates filed into Olson for their graduation ceremony, over 793 kids filed into PLU’s East Campus to participate in the 23rd Annual Winterfest Celebration. While their parents went and shopped through donated batches of toys, clothes, hats, socks and gloves, kids made their way through…
Fitness instructor job opportunity with Parks & Recreation
Pierce County Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for the position of a part time fitness instructor to lead fitness classes at Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place. The Fitness Instructor is a highly motivated person with outstanding interpersonal skills and enthusiasm who will design a boot camp or HIIT style of workout in…
School 2 hours late for snow
It’s almost a white Christmas. Snow has fallen around the area, from a dusting in Midland and Parkland to over 6 inches in Graham. The schools in Bethel and Franklin Pierce are starting 2 hours late. Most of the roads a have been plowed, but have slush on them. Bridges in Tacoma are reported as icy. Some occasional…
One week to Christmas, post office lines and snow
With one week to go until Christmas, the lines at the Post office are long. The main Spanaway Post Office is pictured at about 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. The weather is bringing snow mixed with rain at the moment and the Pierce County Publics Works truck was near the Post Office on B Street applying…
Pierce Transit Next Steps
PIERCE TRANSIT, Lakewood, WA — Today the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners met for a day long work session to discuss the agency’s future and when to implement service reductions after the rejection of Prop 1 in November. Federal regulations require a detailed analysis of service reductions and a robust public process, which takes approximately…
Windstorm passes through Western Washington, snow soon
Overnight and early this morning, a windstorm passed through Western Washington. Gusts up to 83 m.p.h. were detected in some coastal areas. A tree fell on a home in Lakewood, narrowly missing the crib of a sleeping baby. Do you have any damage from the storm? Share your story with the post. The snow level is…
FLASH! 42nd Ave near Shady Acres Airport one lane due to broken power pole
By Marianne Lincoln 42nd Ave. between 200th Street and 208th Street is currently closed due to police and fire activity. This is Saturday Dec. 15 at 9:45 p.m. Will update when cause and timeframes to reopen are known. 10:15 p.m., road open, one lane only. A fir tree randomly fell, hitting the power lines and breaking…
Haun moves her music marathon to Graham O’Reilly’s
After competing with several other music groups that showed up at Top Foods today, Lori Haun decided to move her marathon music event to the Graham Shopping Center by O’Reilly’s. The event at Top Food featured fundraising by the Salvation Army, food donations for the local food bank and other music groups. Haun resumed her…
Stuff the Bus for Bethel kids
Stuff the Bus has been on site at Fred Meyer and Walmart on Meridian, WalMart on the Mountain Highway and Safeway in Spanaway today, Dec. 15. For a program that got a late start, they did rather well today. The idea came to a group of Bethel transportation workers while in a Core Class talking with…
GK Grad, Local Hero Serves in AmeriCorps NCCC
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Nicole Laumb of Graham, Wash. recently began a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), an AmeriCorps program. Laumb, based out of the AmeriCorps regional campus in Sacramento, Calif., was formally inducted into the program on November 8, 2012. Laumb arrived at her regional campus in October to begin a…
Bethel Maintenance Tech Helps Crack Vandalism Cases
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Local sheriffs deputies are recognizing a Bethel maintenance tech for helping end a recent rash of vandalism cases. On November 16, a vandal began targeting the Bethel High, Bethel Middle School, and Shining Mountain Elementary School area. On at least five occasions, the vandal broke several windows at the complex, causing over…
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