JBLM rescue exercise

JBLM partners with community in exercise; Commemorates 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. –Multiple JBLM units and local community organizations will be involved in a disaster-driven patient reception scenario next week as part of the National Exercise Program Capstone Exercise 2014, a complex emergency preparedness exercise facilitated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency….

Relay for Life of Central Pierce 24 hour relay

Relay for Life of Central Pierce 24 hour relay June 20-21, 2014 Franklin Pierce School District Stadium -> Opening Ceremony: 6:00PM -> Cancer Survivor dinner: 6:30-7:30 (Open to ALL cancer survivors and their caregiver) -> Luminary Ceremony 10PM (Community ceremony to remember those we have lost to cancer) More information: http://www.centralpiercerelay.org

Blues, Brew & BBQ May 3

Blues, Brew & BBQ – Relay for Life of Central Pierce Team Auction Sat, May 3, 5:00PM – 10:00pm Live Music, Silent and Sealed-Bid Auction, BBQ Dinner, Variety of local and imported Beers and Wine Games and Prizes! Marymount Event Center, 325 152nd St E, Tacoma, WA 98445 Doors open at 5:00 pm,  Saturday, May…

Account set up for the family of the Wilcox Mill Worker

ROY, WA —  The Wilcox Family has set up an account for the family of the Feed Mill worker who passed away this week in the silo accident. Anyone may contribute at a Key Bank branch by specifying the Donation account for Steven Green. The Post is trying to find out if there will be any…

Worker’s body recovered from mill in Roy

ROY, WA —  About 10:30 p.m. Dec. 4, rescue crews were finally able to recover the body of Steve Green, 44, a former Marine, from beneath the collapsed tank and grain of the Wilcox Feed Mill in Roy. He was married and the father of four children. KING TV link, just reported Wilcox Farms has set up…

The search in Roy continues

ROY, WA — You can’t miss noticing the Wilcox Mill in Roy as you enter the city in the dark. Bright lights have it illuminated like a Disney castle. There are three cranes on site, two which were operating this evening to hold up the listing grain silos so crews could begin to suction away…

On the way from here to there: UPS/PLU, Fire Levy

By Marianne Lincoln At times driving around the area, there are things you can see along the way that are interesting and unique to the area. Today I stopped by the cross town rivalry football game between the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes and the University of Puget Sound Loggers at Sparks Stadium. I didn’t stay…

Orting Emergency Preparedness and Resource Fair Sept. 28

There are two classes available for Emergency Preparedness: — a FIRST RESPONDER FIRST AID CLASS (no/chg)  1:00-3:00pm  — a CPR Certification Class ($50 per person) Beginning 10:00am  Taught by Firstlink CPR PRE-REGISTRATION for both classes:  CONTACT JEANNIE PESTINGER   360 893-6617 or email  jpestinger@earthlink.net

Old undiscovered well swallows Spanaway man

Update: I spoke to Dick Husted this morning (2/15/2017) at a Graham Business Association meeting and he said this video shows what happened during this event. The pitchfork injured his left elbow leaving him with a little nerve damage in his arm & hand, but otherwise, he has a very amazing story to tell.   ~Marianne  …

Aug 8, 8am – 3pm fire department training exercise at PLU

On Thursday, August 8, don’t be surprised if you see fire trucks at Pacific Lutheran University. It will be part of a training exercise for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday to help prepare the firefighter for potential events on the college campus and…

Pioneer Valley housefire – one deceased

After dousing the housefire at 19312 89th Ave E., Graham, WA, the firefighters found one body. The identity of the deceased will not be announced until Thursday as the arson and homicide teams are investigating. It is in the Winterwood Park development. The Fire Marshall, Sheriff’s Deputies and Graham Fire are still at the location trying to…