By Marianne Lincoln I will admit, up front, I am celebrating. I am an individual that will vomit after a glass of fluoridated water. I was given a PET scan after cancer treatment. Some doctor didn’t look at my chart first, and did not tell me there was fluoride in the radioactive tracer injection for…
Local author to receive PLU Honorary Doctorate
By Marianne Lincoln Hope Cecilia Svinth Carpenter wrote several books about the experience and lives of the Nisqually people, When I met her, she was part of the Descendants of Fort Nisqually Employees Association. Her maternal great-great grandparents were Charles and Isabella Ross, who came to the Pacific Northwest to work with the Hudson Bay…
Kiwanis selling Sees Chocolates for the holidays
If chocolates are on your gift list for the holidays, please get them through this link! The money you spend will include 25% toward your local community projects! It is their “Yum Raising” plan for the holidays. Other local projects coming up the Fall: • A Food Drive, for the Trinity Food Pantry.• Collecting bath towel donations (new…
Sept 25 meet the new Health Dept Director
On September 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the new Tacoma Pierce County Health Department Director, Chantell Harmon Reed, will be at the Parkland Spanaway Library for a meet and greet event. Remember to register to attend. And FYI, the Board of Health meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 3p.m. Here…
Volunteers needed for ABC Day at BHS
The Bethel School District is seeking adults to volunteer at the ABC Day event on Saturday, October 5, 2024. We are looking for adult volunteers for ABC Day! If anyone would like to volunteer and help out at the event we would greatly appreciate the support. If interested, please sign-up and we will follow-up with…
Historic Preservation Grants Open to Sept 30
The list is not as long as it should be. History needs to be better preserved in Pierce County and the Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is seeking those who want to help catalog and preserve it. Their historic preservation grants help rebuild places that are intrinsically historic and unique to our past….
Pierce County expands its Water Utility
Starting Sept. 1, 2024, Pierce County expanded the Water Utility to strengthen its ability to promote public health and responsible stewardship of water supplies. Pierce County Ordinance No. O2024-532, which codifies the expansion, was passed by the Pierce County Council on Aug. 6 and signed by Executive Bruce Dammeier on Aug. 13. Pierce County is…
Washington State POW/MIA Recognition Event, Sept 20
Date: September 20, 2024Time: 10:00 a.m.Location: POW/MIA Monument, Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA Honoring Their Sacrifice Olympia, WA – The Washington State community is invited to join in honoring the brave men and women who were prisoners of war (POW) and those who are still missing in action (MIA) at the annual POW/MIA Recognition Event. This solemn event will take…
South Sound Pow Wow Sept 28 Bethel High School
South Sound Pow Wow: September 28This year’s South Sound Pow Wow will be held at the Bethel High School gymnasium! It will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The location is at 22215 38th Avenue East, Spanaway, WA. The school district of Bethel, Yelm, North Thurston, and Olympia as well as the Puyallup…
Blue Zones Cooking for your health
My apologies, a couple of these have already passed, but there are several still in the works. Blue Zones Cooking events. How to Make Grilled Vegetable & Potato SaladWhen: Sunday, Sept 8th at 12PM Where: Trinity Lutheran Church (Garden Market) Mediterranean Chickpea Salad (Two Sessions)When: Monday, Sept 9th at 1PM & Wednesday, Sept 10th at 6PMWhere: Sprinker Recreation Center…
The Fall Environmental Conference, Sept 28
The Fall Environmental Conference From 9 am to noon. September 28, 2024 At Sprinker Recreation Center. Pierce County will have a new County Executive in two months, and this is a chance to chart a new course for the environmental interests in the county. This is a time of hope and opportunity…
ABC Day Registration open – save your space!
2024 All Bethel Community Day Registration Open!! Event location & time: Saturday, October 5th at Bethel High SchoolDoors open from 9am to 3pm Join us for our newly expanded ABC Day 2024! We have been busy behind the scenes taking to heart your suggestions and here are a few of the changes you will see… All tables…
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