PIERCE COUNTY — As you recycle your wrapping paper, don’t forget to treecycle your Christmas tree. Pierce County residents who subscribe to yard waste collection service can place their unflocked tree in their container. Flocked trees cannot be recycled and must be disposed of as garbage. Residents may also recycle their tree free of…
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8 dead horses is not success
EDITORIAL It’s been almost two months since Julie Anderson and the crew from Pierce County Animal Control swooped down on a farm in Graham and scooped up 39 horses. Even before the first horses were removed, there was a major press release from the county touting the squalid conditions on the farm, the despicable condition…
County receives grants to fund salmon recovery projects
Pierce County will receive nearly $1.1 million to improve and protect salmon habitat. The grants were awarded to the county and other local organizations by the state’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board, which approved more than $19 million for salmon recovery projects throughout the state. “This funding provides needed money to help fulfill our commitment to…
Pierce County schools prepare for the worst
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…
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…
Nominate a community volunteer – The Jefferson Awards
FROM THE SEATTLE CITY CLUB: The 2013 Jefferson Awards Washington, we have a challenge for you! We want YOU to volunteer in your community AND nominate outstanding volunteers for a 2013 Washington State Jefferson Award. Do you know people who have made a difference in your community? Volunteers who have made our state a…
Holiday revelers can get a free ride home instead of a DUI
Holiday revelers can get a free ride home instead of a DUI The Tacoma Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force, in partnership with the Pierce County Tower’s Association and Aloha Cab Company, is kicking off its holiday Home Safe Bar Program to keep would-be impaired drivers off the road. Beginning this Saturday night,…
Tax breaks for historic sites on County Council agenda
PIERCE COUNTY COUNCIL — NOTICE OF COUNCIL FINAL HEARING FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL: 3:00 pm, December 11, 2012 Pierce County Council Chambers, Room 1045 930 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 1. Proposal No. 2012-79, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Section 2.88.055 of the Pierce County Code, “Property Eligible for Special Tax Valuation”…
Sales tax should be lower for us outside the RTA
By Toby Delgado, President, Graham Business Assn. When Pierce Transit reduced its boundaries, the sales tax collected outside the boundaries should have dropped from 9.4% to 8.8%. This was effective through the Department of Revenue on October 1st. The boundary is South of 176th (WinCo and Rite Aid are outside the area now but Wendy’s and…
See Santa land at Thun Field, Dec. 9
Spencer Aircraft’s Annual Santa Fly-in is back from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at Pierce County Airport-Thun Field, 16709 103rd Ave. Ct. E., Puyallup. Santa will be on hand for photos and candy canes will be served. Please support the Emergency Food Network by contributing canned food to the event’s holiday food…
Up to 60,000 in Washington to lose unemployment benefits at end of year
OLYMPIA – Up to 60,000 people in Washington will be shut off of unemployment benefits when the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program ends on Dec. 29. Since being activated in July 2008, the program has paid more than $5.6 billion in federally funded unemployment benefits to more than 407,000 jobless workers in this state, according…
Learn how to maximize Social Security benefits
As the economy changes and the needs of consumers change, knowing how to make the most of Social Security benefits is becoming more and more important. For people preparing to start their Social Security benefits, a few simple tips might save them thousands of dollars. And for those currently receiving Social Security benefits, there may be…
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