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Parkland’s Blue Steele Coffee Company Concert 4 Remembrance Nov. 29

2nd Annual Concert 4 Remembrance, Nov. 29 for the 4 Lakewood Officers, 5 to 8 p.m. Blue Steele Coffee Company, 11401 Steele St. S. Suite 108, Tacoma, WA 98444. Donations for the Fallen Officers Food Drive will be accepted at the event. Music will include Kenny Wayne Gunner, The Kari Ehli Band and 2112 –…

Spanaway Post Office hours… sorta

By Marianne Lincoln It was 6:05 p.m. when I pulled up to the main Spanaway Post Office tonight. The lights were off and the doors were locked tight. Nevermind that the sign inside says the lobby closes at 6:15 p.m. Our Spanaway Post Office closes when the last man leaves, regardless of the time. Needless…

Extended hours offered for marriage licenses, passports, etc.

The Pierce County Auditor’s Office will extend licensing and passport service hours for four days in December. Here are the dates: • Thursday, Dec. 6 from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 9…

FLASH! Avoid 22nd Ave & 176th TODAY Nov. 28

The Public Word people are changing out the light at 22nd Ave and 176th St today, Nov. 28. Good place to avoid! There will be a full weekend closure coming up this winter. This will be for the intersection changes. The Post will let you know when that is scheduled. It’s NOT this weekend. 14th…

Paul Greeley Memorial Dec. 2, 2 p.m. BHS Gym

BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Paul Greeley. Paul was a retired Bethel School District teacher (Bethel HS, Challenger HS, Spanaway Lake HS) and a Washington State Hall of Fame Wrestling Coach (Peninsula HS, Bethel HS, Spanaway Lake HS). Paul recently suffered a massive stroke, and, sadly,…

County’s energy conservation guidelines put practice into policy

PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County has adopted an energy conservation policy to lower operating costs and conserve energy at all county-owned buildings. The new policy contains a background of Pierce County’s sustainability goals for energy conservation, as well as guiding principles that reinforce the emphasis on energy management initiatives. “Utility rates are rising, and we…

Bethel’s Design – Build Process for the district kitchen/transportation center

BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Bethel is the first school district in Washington State to gain approval for the use of the Design-Build process. This process allows the district to select the best contractor-design team through an Request For Proposal (RFP) and interview process instead of relying on the “low bid.” The efficiency of the process…

Road destruction on 22nd Ave. 184th to 187th

22nd Avenue is torn up again. A section of the roadway from 184th to 187th is currently torn up and on Monday was a one lane roadway. They didn’t completely close the road, as has often happened for months while a sewer project worked its way down the road. The Post is trying to get information…

Where your “non-vote” counted 2012

You voted, well, on most of the ballot. Was there a race where you could not decide and you left it blank? When it’s counted, that’s called an “undervote.” This election, 78.87% of the registered voters in Pierce County actually voted. Undervoting is very common. A I was perusing the election results that are effectively…

There is a reason for loving the Braves

Editorial by Marianne Lincoln As a graduate of Bethel High School, a former school board member and a local historian, I appreciate a chance to share a perspective on the Bethel high school mascot name, Braves. In the late 1960’s, I asked my elementary class at Elk Plain Elementary how many were of Indian descent. Over…

Pierce County Council meeting at Library Adm. Center on Waller Road Nov. 27, 7 p.m.

On Tuesday, November 27, the Pierce County Council (your local government) will be meeting at the Pierce County Library Processing and Administrative Center, 3005 112th Street East, Tacoma, WA. (112thand Waller Road) Currently, there is only one item for final consideration, that is 2012-80, an Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Ratifying the Collective Bargaining Agreement…