PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Pierce County homeowners and homeowner associations are invited to attend a free workshop this fall to learn how to prepare their stormwater systems for the rainy season. Homeowners will also learn how to manage their neighborhood associations or start one. “These free workshops will help homeowners learn how to protect the stormwater systems…
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Forum provides businesses opportunity to do work with government
PIERCE COUNTY — Businesses looking to win government contracts will have the opportunity at the Greater Pierce County Purchasing Forum on Friday, Oct. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Environmental Services Building, 9850 64th Street W. in University Place. Click here for map and directions. Panelists and exhibitors include Pierce County, City of…
Grandparenting has a new look in 2013
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Grandparenting these days presents many new opportunities. But it also requires some approaches that were unheard of twenty years ago. The advent of technology and the experiences that youngsters have today create a whole new environment. There are as many different roles for grandparents as there are different family configurations and needs….
Sheriff’s Community Academy openings
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for interested citizens to attend its fall Community Academy program. The academy begins Sept. 26 and will meet each Thursday evening for 13 weeks. This is the first time a session will be held in a north central Pierce County location. Anyone may apply….
Cubs and Classics at Thun Field
Thun Field on Saturday August 24 was the site of the Cub and Classic Fly In. Participants had to pass through Spencer Air to participate. For $20 they could buy a T–shirt and get a barbecue chicken dinner. Among the Cubs, Super Cubs, Champs, Stearmans, and other assorted planes was the DC-3 that Eric Thun and…
See heavy machinery up close at Touch-A-Truck event on Sept. 7
PIERCE COUNTY — Does your child have a love for trucks and large vehicles? Then check out Pierce County’s annual Touch-A-Truck event. The fun takes place on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 South C Street. A special “no horns” time is scheduled from noon to 1…
Expect delays during resurfacing of 52nd St. E near Fife
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Motorists traveling along 52nd Street East between 66th Avenue East and Pioneer Way East near Fife should expect long delays from 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 as crews resurface the roadway. The two-lane road will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic. Flaggers will be…
County Council Meeting in Orting on August 13
The Pierce County Council Meeting for August 13, 2013 will be held at 6:00 PM at the Orting Lions Club, 19725 Orville Road East, Orting WA . For Final Consideration Proposal # Title 2013-35 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Adopting a New Chapter 8.78 of the Pierce County Code, “Shooting Ranges.” 2013-39 An…
Merriment for all at the Pierce County Fair this weekend
Scones, onion burgers, lemonade, shaved ice, cotton candy, rides, a circus, kids, animals, flowers and lots and lots of other delightful surprises await those who venture to Frontier Park in Graham this weekend. The Pierce County Fair continues Saturday August 10 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday the 11th from 10 a.m. to…
National Night Out – a fun time for good neighbors
One the evening of August 6, the post travelled out an about the Parkland and Spanaway areas, taking photos and visiting with neighbors, politicians and various representatives of the Sheriff’s department, including Sheriff Paul Pastor himself. On A Street and 117th in parkland, Safe Streets had a very large, well attended event. Representative Dawn Morrell…
Pierce County Fair, Aug. 8-11
August 8, 9, 10, 11 are the dates for the 66th annual – 2013 Pierce County Fair. Held at Frontier Park in Graham, the fair is the annual “go to” place for local 4-H and FFA kids who are competing to advance to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. The theme for this year’s fair…
Port of Tacoma settles with EPA, Department of Justice for damaging wetlands in violation of Clean Water Act
Port of Tacoma agrees to spend over $3 million to restore critical Puget Sound wetlands, salmon habitat CONTACT: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov (Seattle—Aug. 5, 2013) The Port of Tacoma and two contractors have agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty and restore wetland habitat at an estimated cost of over $3 million to compensate for…
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