Vivace! Choral Program proudly presents our March Concert, Vivace! Madrigal Mystery Tour: Vivace meets the Beatles. We will be joined with our amazing guest choir from Marysville, Northern Sounds “Sonus Boreal” Women’s Ensemble under the direction of Stuart Hunt.   Tickets: Tickets are available at rehearsals starting March 11th and at the door on the…

Editorial It has been two days of quiet from the News Tribune since JBLM put out a press release informing the media they will close Perimeter Road for two months. The military’s plan is to construct better shoulders and to fix cracks and potholes in the well used corridor from Spanaway to Lakewood and I-5. Perimeter…

Washington High is falling behind in the SMASH contest, please get out there every day and VOTE! http://www.makeamusical.org/smash-make-a-musical/meet-the-schools/ Top 5 get the grand prize. NOTE: the voting is restricted to one vote, per IP address, per day (24 hour period). This means if you are accessing from a shared network (such as a school or…

They came from Port Angeles, Yakima, Tacoma and Chehalis. They had issues. Issues with the Indian Child Welfare Act and the foster care system. They also have issues with voting rights, ballot drop boxes, conservation easements, stewarding and interpreting state park resources and more. They celebrated the passage of the Violence Against Women Act which…

I began with the Day of 1000 drums three years ago. Robert Satiacum, a greater Roy (Lacamas) resident, decided to continue the pursuit of a more local name for what we call Mt. Rainier. He began to learn the ins and outs of the legislative process with the assistance of some local Democratic party members….

Students in kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to participate in Bethel Rec’s upcoming softball and baseball season. The cost is $50 per child. Registration closes Saturday, March 16.  To sign up, visit http://www.bethelrec.org and click on the link to “register online.”  Walk in registration has already closed. The Bethel Recreation office is located…

Here are a few photos from the Franklin Pierce District Princess Bowl. The event on March 1 was a fund-raiser for the district’s Daffodil Festival float and participation. It appeared to be very well attended, a raucous and fun night for everyone. The girls were on the field playing flag football while the guys were…

[Editor, the Snopes reference in this article was added in error or fraudulently by the original sender. Here is the link to Snopes reference about this. Apparently, the older electronic locks could be tracked this way, but the newer ones cannot. http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp%5D RECEIVED FROM SUMMIT WALLER COMMUNITY — Note- this is particularly important when you’re out in…

US HOMELAND SECURITY – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned users to disable or uninstall Java software on their computers due to an exploitable weakness in Java 7. Here is a link to the story on ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/ Also the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) said in a note published today (Jan. 29,…