JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s): DATE February 24, 2015 TIME 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. FIRING OF M77 155mm Howitzer The purpose of the late-night training is for unit proficiency training on this weapon system. One of the field artillery battalions on…
TPU Board to Present Proposed Rate Changes at Public Meeting
The Public Utility Board invites the public to attend a information session on the proposed rate increases on Tuesday, February 24 at the TPU Building Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. This round-table will feature a TPU Staff presentation on how the rates are determined and allow time for public comment. The proposed adjustments include the following: Rate increase of an estimated…
Bethel Tech Fair and Art Show memories
Here are a few photo memories from the art show and technology event held at Spanaway Lake High School Saturday February 21, 201 5.
March 1st Organ Concert at PLU
Nordic Journeys is an organ concert upcoming on Sunday night, March 1st, 8 p.m. at PLU. The organist will premier one new composition and several others rarely heard. He has been recording organ concerts in Scandinavian cathedrals for several years, as part of a multi-volume music project. Compositions come from all five of the Nordic countries,…
Possibilities 2015 will focus on art and technology
Bethel School District will hold the Sixteenth Annual All-District Art Festival at Spanaway Lake High School on Saturday, February 21, in conjunction with the annual Technology Fair. Celebrate Learning: POSSIBILITIES 2015 will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, and focus on technology and art from around the district. There will be five categories for adjudication…
Bethel Schools to launch new academic program
Spanish Dual Language Immersion begins this fall at Thompson Elementary Starting next fall, Chester H. Thompson Elementary in the Bethel School District will offer Spanish Dual Language Immersion. This will be academically challenging and enriching program targeted on developing student bilingual and biliterate proficiency in Spanish and English. As the district’s first immersion program, the…
County Council approves new General Services Building plan
After years of planning, members of the Pierce County Council voted 4-3 on Feb. 17 to proceed with a major consolidation of county services into a new General Services Building. Councilmembers Rick Talbert (District 5), Connie Ladenburg (District 4), Derek Young (District 7), and Joyce McDonald (District 2) voted for the plan. Council Chair Dan Roach (District…
LeMay ENews: Happy Valentines, Car Lovers!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Automotive Lovers! Hibernation is Over! Wishing all car lovers out there a Happy Valentine’s Day! If you are passionate about cars, be sure to visit us out here at Marymount for a tour of our collection, or check out our latest events – with the weather we’re having lately, it’s time to come…
Superintendent calls on Pierce County to reconsider zoning changes
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Superintendent Tom Seigel has taken a stand against Pierce County’s efforts to make land zoning changes. By designating more property as Agricultural Resource Lands (ARL) there will be an adverse impact Bethel and several other county school districts. Today, in a letter to the County Executive and County Council, Seigel outlined the problems…
Sheriff’s Community Academy openings
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for interested citizens to attend its winter Community Academy program. The University Place academy begins Feb. 19 and will meet each Thursday evening from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for 10 weeks. The South Hill academy begins March 18 and will meet each Wednesday evening from 7 to 9:30…
Emigration from Snertingdahl – PLU presentation
February 10 at 7pm, Finn Brobakken, a native of Snertingdahl, Norway will be at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU. He will be discussing the people who left Norway for the united States in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. In less than 40 years time, almost half of the residents of this valley emigrated, mainly…
Ticketing begins in Bethel SD Feb 9 – Know your bus rules
Ticketing begins in Bethel SD District warns drivers to ‘know the law’ Starting Monday, Feb. 9, Bethel School District will go live with a new initiative aimed at keeping students safe. Approximately ten district buses have been outfitted with special cameras from American Traffic Solutions that will capture drivers who pass school buses illegally….
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