Children and adults who love trains may consider attending an event in Tacoma at the end of the month. Tacoma Public Utilities announced Tacoma Rail’s 22nd annual open house is to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. August 24.
The Friends of the Bonney Lake Library and the Bonney Lake library book club, Books on Tapps, are sponsoring a book club discussion at 7 p.m. August 29.
The National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced an urgent red flag fire weather warning to take effect at 6 p.m. tonight until 11 p.m. Sunday. Scattered thunder and lightning storms may develop, leading to an increased risk of wild fires.
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Parents of infants and young children regularly visit the pediatrician’s office for their child’s checkups. These visits offer an opportunity to learn about keeping a child healthy and to ensure he/she is up-to-date on vaccines. However, when a child reaches the teen years, these annual checkups may fall off the radar.
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All persons in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Tomorrow’s Tunes @ Tapps concert in the park will feature Danny Vernon, an Edgewood-based Elvis impersonator.
The Foothills Trail near the Crocker Trailhead will close periodically Aug. 5 to Aug. 14 due to maintenance work on the Carbon River levee next to the trail. Pierce County crews will install large rocks weighing several tons as part of planned maintenance to protect the levee during high river flow.
The Sumner Downtown Association has taken control of the Fine Arts Festival this year and it begins tomorrow.
Last Leaf Productions, a non-profit touring theater group, will perform an abridged version of William Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona” on Saturday.
The Gateway Concert Band will present its second concert of the summer season, “Summer Follies,” at 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Sumner.
The City of Bonney Lake blog announced East Pierce Fire and Rescue is accepting applications for entry-level volunteer firefighter positions.
