Stories for University Place
Sea Mar WIC center to open in U.P.
Posted by | CommentsUniversity Place — Citing a recent report that shows some of the state’s worst health outcomes, including high rates of infant mortality and poor prenatal care, are in Pierce County, Sea Mar Community Health Centers announces the opening of its newest WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) center, located in University Place.
To publicly announce the availability of WIC services at University Place, Sea Mar will host an Open House, including a ribbon-cutting, planned for Tuesday, May 1, 3-5 pm, 3560 Bridgeport Way West, Suite 1-A. The center is across from the University Place Library, #2 bus line.
Heartwarming Care receives award
Posted by | CommentsHeartwarming Care has received this year’s distinguished "Leader in Excellence” Award by Home Care Pulse, the leading firm in quality assurance for private duty home care.
O'Ban to run for open 28th district seat
Posted by | CommentsRenowned Senior Bicyclist calls Bridgeport Place home
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By Jaynie Jones
Bridgeport Place resident Phil Blenkush took up bike riding at age 72. He had been an active hiker and walker once walking 2,800 miles across the USA, and even hiking Mount Rainier three times a week for years. Eventually his son Nick Blenkush loaned him a bike and he started cycling. There was almost no looking back. Another son, Tim, is a bicycle racer.
Impact Sports to host Partner UP
Posted by | CommentsImpact Sports Academy (2818 69th Ave. W.) will host the May 3 (5-7 pm) Partner UP Networking Social. There is no cost to attend but RSVP to Becky Metcalf (253-460-5442) by April 30. Is your business having the Impact want it to? Come and get a quick boost of enthusiasm and business connections.
Nature Center and Audubon schedules for May
Posted by | CommentsThe May 2012 programs for partners in education at the Tacoma Nature Center and Tahoma Audubon are available.
Russell files to run against Green for Position 2
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Lakewood, WA – Republican Malcolm Russell has filed to run for position #2 in the 28th legislative district. This means Russell will challenge the incumbent Democrat Tami Green. Russell said "With Mr. Wagemann's decision to run for the open seat being vacated by Troy Kelly our campaign has opted to take on the incumbent; our goal is to offer the voters of the 28th an alternative to the gridlock and status quo in Olympia."
EnviroFair set for April 28
Posted by | CommentsEnviroFair, part of the Spring Flower Show and Plant Sale, will take place at Homestead Park (3715 Bridgeport Way) on Saturday, April 28 from 9 am-5 pm. (See flyer below).
Springtime Pruning at the Curran Apple Orchard
Posted by | CommentsWhite and pink flower buds are bursting at the Curran Apple Orchard in University Place. Enjoy a great day in the park with other volunteers at the Pruning Party on Saturday, April 28, from 10 am to 1 pm. Master Gardeners will be on hand to provide instruction. Bring work gloves, hand pruners, loppers and hand saws if possible. Some tools available at the barn to borrow. We also need help hauling branches to the dumpster. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, visit www.curranappleorchard.org. The orchard is located at 3920 Grandview Drive W in University Place.
UP for Arts Spring Arts and Concert Series
Posted by | CommentsTraditional Scandinavian dance music by Hale Bill & the Bopps along with the works of mixed media artist Alexis St. John are the featured events at the UP for Arts Spring Arts & Concert Series on Friday, April 27, in the atrium of the UP Civic/Library Building, 3609 Market Square., starting at 7 p.m.
TNT: Fircrest, UP a step closer to grant project
Posted by | Comments"The Fircrest City Council approved an agreement Tuesday night to join with neighboring University Place to seek grant funding for a road project." Read more of reporter Christian Hill's story here.
8th annual Spring Flower Show and Plant Sale is Apr. 28 in UP
Posted by | CommentsAn amazing array of rhododendrons will be in bloom and on display at the eighth annual University Place Spring Flower Show and Plant Sale on Saturday April 28, from 9AM-5PM and Sunday April 29, from 10AM-2PM. The annual exhibit is one of the largest rhododendron exhibits on the West Coast. In addition to a juried rhododendron exhibit, the event will also feature a juried nature photo exhibit. The plant sale includes locally grown plants from 14 Puget Sound nurseries, "Garden Art" venders, and an "Environmental Fair" featuring sustainable gardening ideas. Read More→
8th Annual Flower Show and Plant Sale
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By Barbara Lee, Homestead Flower Show and Plant Sale Vendor Chair
It’s almost here! Join us on Saturday, April 28 (9 am-5 pm) and Sunday, April 29 (10 am-2 pm) for Homestead Park’s 8th Annual Flower Show and Plant Sale (3715 Bridgeport Way West in University Place, W).
Get your trowels and shovels ready! This year we have 12 great plant vendors with lots of great plants to choose from. Whether you’re looking for Rhododendrons or going Native and everything in between, you will find what you are looking for. With so many gardens ravaged by the ice storms, now is the time to be shopping for plants and getting them in the ground.
Program manager responds to sailboat query
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By Melissa Ferris, Derelict Vessel Removal Program Manager, Department of Natural Resources
The owner of this vessel had current registration but failed to put the WN numbers on the boat. He would have saved himself and a lot of other people a lot of trouble if he had just taken that one simple step. He probably could have been contacted while the vessel was still easily retrievable. (Note that in Washington vessels documented with the US Coast Guard do not need to display the WN number, only the current registration decal, but this was not a documented vessel).
Derelict sailboat on the rocks
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As we posted on Wednesday, there is some interest in the derelict sailboat washed up on the shores along Chambers Bay. Area resident Michelle Pihlman sent us the above photo and included the following note, "My kids and I trekked out to look at the sailboat. Some guys waded into the water, looked in the boat and said there was a fuel leak inside. They said the tabs were current but they couldn't easily see any information for registration for the owner." Well, Melissa Ferris from Derelict Vessel Removal Program reports she "was in touch with the owner all day Wednesday" regarding his efforts to salvage the boat.
Chambers Bay goes gas-free for a day to celebrate Earth Day
Posted by | CommentsUNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – It takes a lot of equipment and fuel to mow and maintain a 250-acre golf course like Chambers Bay. But on Earth Day (April 22), not an ounce of gas will be used to maintain the course.
Chambers Bay Superintendent David Wienecke has arranged for Jacobsen, an equipment manufacturer, and RMT Equipment, a golf supply company, to provide electric mowers, greens rollers, bunker rakes and utility vehicles for the day.
Letter: Sailboat on the rocks
Posted by | CommentsBy Susan Wiese, Steilacoom
For many weeks, a red and white 30 to 35 ' sailboat has been anchored on the Puget Sound off the shores of Steilacoom. Nobody seems to know anything about it but it anchored here last year, also. We have watched it drag on it's anchor and drift farther away daily . On Monday, we noticed it drag its anchor, and the wind sent it further north. then it disappeared.
