By Marianne Lincoln Saturday, April 26, was the Norwegian Heritage Festival at Pacific Lutheran University. Brightly costumed attendees and vendors (wearing their official Norwegian bunads) served up tasty ethnic treats, crafts, clothing and interesting stories. Scores of Norwegian cookies could be purchased and carried home as well. In the lobby of the University Center and…
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Parkland Cinco de Mayo planning notes
Hello Cinco Group: Here is our Wed., Apr. 23rd meeting updates about Parkland/Reyna’s Cinco de Mayo Music Festival, incl.Craft-Vendor Fair,from Sat.,May 3rd,(11-6)-Sun.May 4th,(11-1),with last mtg.before Fair on Wed., May 30th, 5pm at Reyna’s, (see Parkland/Reyna’s Cinco de Mayo flyer in the sidebar): *The Cinco de Mayo Gift Basket is complete,(showed pic at meeting tonight): *The white cotton fabric…
Wine and Chocolate Affair at Marymount
By Marianne Lincoln It was Friday evening and just a day past my birthday, what better way to spend than over at the Marymount Event Center where booths with delicious wines, chocolates, cheeses and gifts were set up for perusing and sampling. It was a room where the passion and decadence of chocolate candies were mixing with…
Eggstavaganza a la wet and cold
FREDERICKSON, WA — It was 45 degrees and raining, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of thousands of local kids at the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Sound Life Church. It did make many of them huddle under umbrellas, throw blankets over their shoulders and eggs bust through many paper based bags. The Frederickson Clover…
Easter Eggstravaganza, April 19
Sound Life Church at 176th Street & 36th Ave. will be with site for the annual Easter Eggstravaganza. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 19th. The egg hunts begin around 11 a.m. with the smallest tykes first. Join with the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council (FCCCC) at the Eggstravaganza. Mike Goodell…
Frederickson April 2014
Greetings, 1. There will not be an FCCCC Meeting this month. On April 19th we will be involved with the Eggstravaganza at Sound Life Church. 2. The Events Committee will meet April 15th @ Ricky J’s @ 5 P 3. On April 17th, A local investor group will hold an important meeting @ 2:30 in room…
Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt – April 12
Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt! This event will take place on Saturday, April 12 events start at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The hunts are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The event is held at the Wilcox Family Farms in Roy, Washington. Tour the organic egg farm Enjoy fresh omelets Take a…
Daffodil Parade 2014
By Marianne Lincoln Admittedly, I had to work today. But since I work my regular job in downtown Tacoma, I managed to get out at break a catch a few glimpses of the parade participants at 9:30 a.m., half an hour before start time. The Daffodil Festival float was a sea of black garbage bag…
Daffodil Festival Program
This is the link to the New Tribune’s special inset for the Daffodil festival. Hope you all enjoy the parade! Remember to get there early to find parking Saturday, April 5, 2014. http://issuu.com/daffodilfestival/docs/insert/12?e=3880150/7280945
Grand Floral Daffodil Parade – April 5
81st Annual Daffodil Parade “Ready, Set, Grow!” Saturday, April 5, 2014 Parade Start Times: Tacoma – 10:15 AM Puyallup – 12:45 PM Sumner – 2:30 PM Orting – 5:00 PM The Daffodil Festival will be celebrating its 81st year during the 2014 festival season with the Daffodil Parade being the highlight of Festival Week. The…
Magnificient Mutts at Frontier Park
By Marianne Lincoln On Saturday, March 29, many mutts and their human friends visited with the 2014 Daffodil Court at Graham’s Frontier Park dog building. Among the yellow tennis shoed and tiaraed princesses strode festooned canines and costumed children.The princesses beamed and cooed at the entrants. The kids and dogs were delightfully irresistible. Although the building…
68th Annual Lummi Stommish Water Festival
‘Week of the Warrior’ 68th Annual Lummi Stommish Water Festival June 12-22, 2014 [Editor note: Below is a schedule of the Annual Lummi Stommish. The War Canoes are an incredible amazing sight to see. I saw them as a child and have wanted to go back for many years. If you have the heart for indigenous culture…
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