Individuals with disabilities encounter numerous barriers to employment. Those frustrating walls hinder gainful employment and reduce self-sufficiency. But Social Security provides many effective work incentives that can be combined with other state resources. Plan to Work, a community-based nonprofit, will host a special two hour presentation about benefits and benefit planning for individuals and families…
Flag lowering for Oso victims
Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff at noon on Tuesday, April 15, in memory of the victims of the SR 530 slide that occurred on March 22. Flags should remain at half-staff until the end of the day on Tuesday, April…
Call for Citizen Science Invasive Species Volunteers:
Call for Citizen Science Invasive Species Volunteers: Join the effort to help locate and eradicate invasive plants from WA State! About the Program The PNW Invasive Plant Council is a non-profit conservation organization (http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) working in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, Washington Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) and other state and local conservation groups on a…
April 16, South Pierce County Chamber meeeting
Info about Garfield North Development in Parkland and Customer Service Panel As a neighbor of the Garfield North development, I thought you might be interested in getting an update on this resident/retail development on Garfield Street. Affinity Investment’s CEO will present the latest info on April 16, noon-1:30 at PLU’s Regency Room (in the university…
COMING SOON to The Triad Theater!
COMING SOON to The Triad Theater in Yelm! April 17th: Michael Apau and Poetry Celebration… April 28th: Andrew Kinney Solar Flares/ Earthquakes/ Volcanos A community awareness event! May 3rd: The MAGIC CARPET Fundraiser EVENT… with Kashani and the Mas Uda Dancers with Meditaranean Treats! Dates to be announced: The Bee Man, Thomas Bee4everAppiary and a special New…
Executive presses for extra outreach during 911 outage
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Pierce County quickly mobilized in the early hours of Thursday morning to support local 911 dispatch centers during a multi-state outage. After learning about the outage at 1:20 a.m., the county activated its Emergency Operations Center in Tacoma to coordinate and support 911 dispatch centers during this unprecedented incident. Two dozen…
Frederickson April 2014
Greetings, 1. There will not be an FCCCC Meeting this month. On April 19th we will be involved with the Eggstravaganza at Sound Life Church. 2. The Events Committee will meet April 15th @ Ricky J’s @ 5 P 3. On April 17th, A local investor group will hold an important meeting @ 2:30 in room…
JBLM Hosting Marvel’s Spider-Man to Promote Bullying Prevention Campaign
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – JBLM’s Armed Forces Community Service and the Family Advocacy Program working in conjunction with Marvel Comics are hosting Spider-Man to conduct a series of bullying prevention campaign presentations to students attending elementary schools located on base. The 12 assemblies scheduled for the on-base elementary schools during the week of April…
Joint Base Lewis-McChord late-night firing announcement
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s): DATE 10 April 2014 TIME 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Times could vary due to weather) FIRING OF Demolitions and C4 The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on this weapon system. Increased…
Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt – April 12
Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt! This event will take place on Saturday, April 12 events start at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The hunts are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The event is held at the Wilcox Family Farms in Roy, Washington. Tour the organic egg farm Enjoy fresh omelets Take a…
Attorney General to help ‘Get the Word Out’ for child advocates
PIERCE COUNTY — State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and former State Auditor Brian Sonntag will be keynote speakers at Pierce County CASA’s “Get the Word Out” dinner on April 16. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers have been providing advocacy for children in foster care in Pierce County for more than 30 years. There are…
Your tax dollars and your county
Have you ever wondered whether you community gets a fair shake at the state level for the money it puts in? here are a couple fiscal documents from the state that will tell you who really gets the benefit of tax dollars. This is the county by county return on transportation. State expenditures and revenues by county. Those…
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