Mountain View to dedicate new cremation garden
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Mountain View Memorial Park will open and dedicate their newest section, an addition to their Valley Rose Urn Garden specifically designed for the permanent placement of cremated remains. The new addition will feature “family estates” for eventual use by entire families. The dedication and ribbon-cutting is scheduled for Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11 AM. The public is invited to attend. After a brief ceremony featuring local dignitaries and an official ribbon-cutting, a reception will follow at Mountain View’s Celebration of Life Center and cemetery staff will be available for personal tours and to answer questions. Read More→
40th Annual Sportsman’s Dinner & Auction
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It started out 40 years ago as a wild game dinner with members of the Rotary Club of Lakewood preparing wild game they had caught during the previous year and getting together for an evening of fun, frivolity and some raffles and door prizes.
Over the years the event has morphed into one of Lakewood’s major community activities attracting more than 400 individuals for an evening that includes wild game, a silent and oral auction and resulting in a major fundraiser that has helped the 125-member club to raise and distribute approximately 2 million dollars to local community organizations, schools, YMCA, Boys & Girls Club and much, much more.
The 40th annual Lakewood Rotary Club Sportsman’s Dinner & Auction is slated for March 20 at the McGavick Center at Clover Park Technical College. The doors open at 5 pm. Read More→
Lakewood United upcoming speaker agenda
Posted by · · CommentsThe Lakewood United group meets at 7 AM every Thursday at Burs Restaurant, which is located at 6151 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood. The events for the next four weeks are as follows:
- March 11, 2010 – Washington State Trade – Operations and Challenges – Anthony Hemstad, Executive Director, World Trade Center (Mary Ann Miller – MC)
- March 18, 2010 – “Lakewood Prepares For Its Future…..” – Andrew Neiditz, Lakewood City Manager (Sue Boguszewski – MC)
- March 25, 2010 – Legislative Review: Public Safety – Senator Mike Carrell, 28th District (Robin Rego – MC)
- April 1, 2010 – Tacoma Rainiers – New Team, New Stadium, New Energy – Annie Shultz, Director of Marketing and Community Development (John Huber – MC) Read More→
Rockin’ Relics at Tillie’s for a 50’s Party
Posted by · · CommentsThursday, March 11, 2010, is going to be a rockin good time. At Tillicum Elementary, a 50’s party (and dinner) to benefit the Tillicum Centennial will be held. The group will be serving chicken alfredo and salad, with root beer floats for dessert. Come on down and be prepared to have some fun. If you have some 50’s attire (poodle skirt, cocktail dress and hat, suit with skinny tie, etc.), come decked out! If not, show up anyway and have a blast! This time the tickets bought ahead of time will be the usual price, $7.50 for adults and $4.00 for kids (under 3 free), but adults will be $10 at the door. It is hard to get a count when everyone buys their tickets at the door and we want to have enough food without lots of leftovers. Call Karen 253-983-9093, or buy tickets in advance at Tillicum Elementary School, or the Bill’s Boathouse in Tillicum, or the Tillicum Community Center. Be there or be square!!
Celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, March 21-27
Posted by · · CommentsBoys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound joins Boys & Girls Clubs across America to celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, March 21-27, by hosting several events to emphasize the importance and value of the Clubs in Pierce, Mason, and Kitsap communities. This week has been celebrated nationally for more than 75 years. The organization invites everyone to come visit any of the 9 Branches of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound and see first-hand the impact being made on today’s youth. Read More→
Senate approves constitutional amendment to limit bail
Posted by · · CommentsFinding a balance between public safety and constitutional rights, the Senate approved House Joint Resolution 4220 today to limit bail for suspects considered dangerous.
Board of Equalization opening
Posted by · · CommentsApplications are being accepted to fill a vacancy on the Pierce County Board of Equalization. The seven-member board hears appeals from taxpayers who disagree with the assessed value of their properties as determined by the Assessor-Treasurer’s Office, such as property valuations and exemption changes and denials. Read More→
Silent Movie Night in Steilacoom
Posted by · · CommentsWant a fun, low-cost evening? Try Silent Movie Night at the Steilacoom Historical Museum on Friday, March 12. The show starts at 7 pm and hopefully you won’t have to go into hock to pay to get into the downstairs meeting room: 10-cents per person (and popcorn, water and sodas will be available.
The evenings movie features the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This was the first of three Mark of Zorro films produced. The others were in 1940 starring Tyrone Power and 1974 with Frank Langella. The showing starts at 7 pm in the museum located at 1801 Rainier Avenue, Steilacoom.
Lawmakers approve legislation to improve bail process
Posted by · · CommentsHouse lawmakers, on March 8, approved legislation aimed at improving the way bail is administered in Washington. “Today, we’ve taken a clear step forward in limiting the number of dangerous offenders roaming our streets,” Rep. Troy Kelley (D-Tacoma) said.
Passing 92 to 4, House Joint Resolution 4220 amends the state constitution, allowing judges to deny bail to a person charged with an offense that could be punishable by life in prison. Under the current wording of the constitution, the only time a judge can deny bail is if a suspect is charged with aggravated murder. If not, the judge must set bail, and if the suspect posts bail, they are free until trial. Read More→
Pierce College prepares to open new math/science building
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Pierce College's new Rainier Math/Science Building. The new facility is scheduled to officially open on May 12, 2010. Photo by Nancy Covert.
A spiral sculpture crafted with dichromatic glass, a rock garden, a planetarium-style classroom, solar panels, “green” roofs — these are just a few of the many amenities featured in Pierce College’s new Rainier Building on the Fort Steilacoom campus. The approximately 70,000 sq. ft. structure, ready for occupancy at the end of March, is scheduled to be formally dedicated on May 12.
An early March visit to the site–east of the current campus–revealed an impressive, contemporary structure, consisting of three separate sections joined by vertical glass structures. Perched on a hillside above Ft. Steilacoom Park–an area that once was part of Western State Hospital’s Hill Ward–construction work on three pod buildings has been underway since 2008.
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Letter: Playground by the Sound Update
Posted by · · CommentsThings are still moving along in the steering committee for the Playground by the Sound. we are sill in need of support via donations as well as for people in our community to sign up to volunteer. People can access information about the playground, sign up to volunteer, as well as donate toward the building costs by logging on to the Chambers Creek Properties website at http://www.chamberscreekfoundation.org/. If you have any questions or would like additional information please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your support of the project and have a great week.
Sincerely,
Misty S. Villarreal
