“BARK FOR LIFE” A CANINE EVENT TO FIGHT CANCER SATURDAY: May 31, 2014 – 10:00AM Presented by: CENTRAL PIERCE RELAY FOR LIFE LeMAY PIERCE COUNTY REFUSE AND MILGARD WINDOWS DOORS 10:00am Registration and Yappy Hour at Spanaway Park (14905 Bresemann Blvd. S., Spanaway, WA.) HALF MILE WEST OF 152ND AND PACIFIC AVE. Donation: $20.00 Dog and walker…
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Dispose of old Prescription Drugs on April 26
USA.GOV — Saturday, April 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Between 10AM and 2PM on April 26, bring your unwanted prescription drugs to a collection site near you. Properly disposing of medicines is important to human health and the environment. If you dispose of drugs on your own, check out these tips from the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Long term care insurance: Get the impartial facts
Only about 10% of adults have long term care insurance. Given that Medicare does not cover long term care, how smart is that? Long term care can be expensive. Long term care insurance is expensive. Pierce County Aging & Disability Resources will offer an impartial look at the pros and cons to long term care insurance,…
Military Healthcare Study
Participants needed for group discussions of military retiree healthcare use: The US Army Surgeon General has tasked the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research institute, to study the use of healthcare services by military retirees and their family members. A team of researchers from RAND will be coming to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord area on March…
Be safe on the road – Don’t Drink and Drive!
My friend, Frank Blair, lost his daughter Sheena 4 years ago to a drunk driver in an accident near Everett. The emotions, frustrations and sadness he and his family have gone through since that night have been painful to watch. The unbearable sorrow of losing a beautiful adolescent child is heartbreaking. Frank and his wife…
Ombudsman program focuses on reducing misuse of drugs
The Pierce County Long-Term Care Ombudsman program is taking on the improper marketing and misuse of certain prescribed drugs for the treatment of behavioral symptoms of dementia. The drugs most often used include Risperdal, Seoquel, Abilify and Invega. The misuse of these drugs, especially for elderly and for people who have a dementing illness, can have…
Blood Drive – locally
Cascade Regional Blood Services will be conducting the following mobile blood drives in your service area: · Thursday – Feb 13, 8:15am – 2:15pm at Franklin Pierce High School, 11002 18th Avenue East · Friday – Feb 21, 8am – 1:30pm at Bethel High School, 22215 38th Ave E · Monday – Feb 24, 8am – 2pm at…
Blood drive dates
Cascade Regional Blood Services will be conducting the following mobile blood drives in your service area: · Thursday – Feb 13, 8:15am – 2:15pm at Franklin Pierce High School, 11002 18th Avenue East · Friday – Feb 21, 8am – 1:30pm at Bethel High School, 22215 38th Ave E · Monday – Feb 24, 8am…
Workshop explores successful family caregiving
The vast majority of health care provided in the United States – 89% of it – happens at home. Nearly one in three households is involved in family caregiving – either directly or indirectly. But for most caregivers, there is little training to meet the challenges that come along with being a family caregiver. “The…
For Your Health: Test Your Home for Radon
USA.gov — Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is estimated to be responsible for 15,000-22,000 lung cancer deaths each year. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon. It’s a radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of the elements uranium, thorium, and radium in soil and rock. Radon can…
Spanaway Lake Improvement meeting, just the beginning
SPANAWAY, WA — Tonight, December 4, Pierce County held a kickoff meeting for the Spanaway Lake Management Plan. Executive Pat McCarthy arrived just after her State of the County speech at the council meeting in Parkland, encouraging residents of the county’s committment to the project. Diane Smolko and Windy Kruse are the key county organizers…
County invites community to learn about upcoming study of Spanaway Lake
PIERCE COUNTY — Spanaway Lake residents, business owners and recreational users can learn about an upcoming study of the lake’s health at a community meeting on Dec. 4. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Spanaway Lake Elementary, 412 165th St. S. in Spanaway. Pierce County will use information obtained in…
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