PIERCE COUNTY — More than 1,000 Pierce County youth will join millions of students across the country Oct. 10 to participate in the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge experiment. Youth will discover how real life engineers use robots to help solve environmental problems. Students will build an Eco-Bot from a toothbrush head, small motor, and watch battery…
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New intersection for SR507 and 8th Avenue South open
If you have not taken the road from Spanaway to Roy recently, be prepared for a few changes. JBLM revised the intersection for 8th Avenue South, moving it about 100 feet farther south than the old intersection. There were a lot of accidents on that stretch of highway with both 8th Avenue South and 208th Street traffic…
Roy FISH Food Bank may be forced to close
The Roy FISH Food Bank has recently moved to a location across the street from the Roy Cemetery. This wasn’t an easy move, the building they previous occupied in the Rebekah Hall, 220 East 1st St., across from the Congregational Church, broke their contract and forced them out according to Rose Loveless. Their new location,…
Are you an 8 or a 10? Congressional District that is
The Post is offering this information to better prepare you to decide who to elect to Congress in the 8th and 10th Congressional Districts. There are debates taking place that you may attend. Last Tuesday, Karen Porterfield (D) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) candidates for the 8th Congressional District, spent an evening in Wenatchee debating. The…
Bethel Future Schools Tour offers the public a chance to see classrooms in action
Several times a year, the Bethel School District offers tours for the public to observe classroom operations across the district. Since the time most parents went to school, classroom technology and teaching techniques have changed, these tours provide an opportunity to see kids in their learning environment. It also provides a chance to give feedback…
The impact of health care reform on dental health
By Marianne Lincoln This is the fifth in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit, October 5, 2012. The final Session of the oral health summit was Dr. Jeff Reynolds titled, “Health Care Reform 2014: What is the Impact for Oral Health?” Dr. Reynolds spoke on the benefits and hurdles of…
Water, Health Plan, Pregnancy and 5210 Healthy Lifestyles
By Marianne Lincoln This is the fourth in a series of articles about the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. Break out sessions for the PCOHS • Water Quality in Pierce County • Comprehensive Community Oral Health Plan (CCHOP) covered in second segment • Pregnancy and Oral health • 5210 Healthy Lifestyles Brad Harp, hydrologist for…
Eating disorders and dentistry
By Marianne Lincoln This is the third in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. Dr. Dave Hansen DDS along with many attendees learned a new word, cariology. As defined: car·i·ol·o·gy (kâr’ē-ŏl’ə-jē) n. The study of dental caries and cariogenesis. He began his discussion with the observation, “If you stick around…
TPCHD Oral Health Summit Panel on diabetes, STI’s and the Oral Health Plan
By Marianne Lincoln This is the second in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. This one is more graphic, so it is designated for mature audiences. The Oral Health Summit continued with a panel format with three presenters who spoke on diabetes, sexually transmitted infections and the health department’s Comprehensive…
Two Pierce County Legislative Candidate Forums – meet them before you vote
Puyallup United Methodist Church, 1919 W. Pioneer, Monday October 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Candidates for the State House and Senate representing Pierce County’s Legislative Districts 2, 25 and 27 will participate in a citizen forum on Monday, Oct. 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Puyallup United Methodist Church, 1919 W. Pioneer…
Workshop helps family caregivers manage difficult behaviors
PIERDCE COUNTY — Managing the behavior of a family member with dementia can be a harrowing task. Communicating with a person with dementia can be distressing for everyone. Wandering behaviors, especially as the winter months come along, become issues of safety as well as health. Pierce County Aging & Disability Resources will host an…
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