There is a candidates forum tonight at the Steilacoom Town Center, Sept 27th at 7:00 PM. This is a good opportunity to meet and listen to the mysterious people whose names are on your ballot in the 28th legislative district.  

Pierce County — Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy proposes spending less on general government services in 2013 than is budgeted for this year. The Executive’s 2013 budget proposal makes strategic cuts in most departments to achieve a $1.6 million reduction in the General Fund, which receives undesignated revenues that finance the majority of traditional services…

The 32nd Annual Associated Ministries Hunger Walk, the largest walk for hunger on the West Coast!  Sunday October 7, 2012 at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood Click here for map Registration begins @ 12:00 Run begins at 1:00 Walk begins at 2:00 Associated Ministries is a non-profit organization that unites people of faith to build…

The public is invited to attend the 11 a.m. citizenship ceremony at the Mount Tahoma High School Auditorium, 4634 S. 74th Street, Tacoma on Sept. 22. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day are observed in September to commemorate the signing of the Constitution and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become…

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Operation Rising Thunder, an annual combined training exercise conducted alongside members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF), is scheduled to take place at Yakima Training Center Sept. 4 through Sept 24. The purpose of the exercise is to focus on developing tactical bilateral-operations and war fighting skills between U.S. Army units…

Reposted from The Suburban Times The Women of Color Health Awareness Committee of Pierce County will host the: 8th Annual Women of Color Health Conference; honoring the First Lady of Health; Michelle Obama on September 8th, 2012, 8: am to 3:00 pm, Bethlehem Baptist Church; Family Life Center, 4818 Portland Ave, Tacoma WA 98404. The…

From the Pierce County Sheriff’s Dispatch At 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday August 29th, 2012, a 40 year old man showed up at the Pierce County Jail claiming he had shot and killed his wife and daughter inside their Spanaway residence.  The suspect was detained while Sheriff’s deputies responded to the man’s residence in the 15500 block…

At 7:23 am on Thursday mornings, business people from the Elk Plain and Spanaway areas meet at JR’s Whistle Stop. It’s in the Bethel Station shopping center. Each business person gets to have a 30 second advertisement at the beginning of the meeting. There are weekly featured businesses invited to speak for a 20 to…

When I saw this recipe, it just seemed like the right thing to share. Maybe it is because there is a large collection of strawberries and raspberries already in my freezer. Or it could be that I have a lot of blueberries in need of picking this morning. But take a look if you want…