Are you a filmmaker? Consider making a wildlife video! This year’s Milotte Wildlife Film Festival presented by the Greater Bonney Lake Historical Society is looking for filmmakers to produce a wildlife presentation of their own.
As I come up Elhi Hill I marvel at the sight of Mount Rainier, looming large. That view is the brand of Bonney Lake. I live just behind the new Franciscan Medical Pavilion, and I am thankful that the height of the new Franciscan Medical Pavilion does not block that view. That is because of planning.
In the past, I have tried to point out the duties of the two branches of city government. Someone forgot that the mayor is the head of the Executive branch of the city government. The mayor is assisted by a full-time professional city administrator, who administers the day-to-day operations of the city. This includes the staff and their department heads.
What are other cities doing about parks? Recently, as the News Tribune reported, the Fife City Council, after much discussion at its regular meeting, recommended that staff move forward with a lodging tax application to possibly fund a feasibility study for a proposed sports complex.
Why do candidates run unopposed? The candidate may be doing so well that the other eligible persons all support the candidate.
Community Click is your photo space in the Courier-Herald. Submit your favorite pics by email to Daniel Nash by the last Friday of each month for a chance to see them in the paper.
Fall is in the air. Back to school this week. The weather has been rainy and cooler. The leaves are changing. It’s fair time. It is a time of new beginnings. Football season. And the holidays are right around the corner.
Do you expect the city or it’s officials would call you or e-mail you to tell you about something you might be interested in? Yes? No! Maybe? Depends. It is our own personal obligation to stay informed.
Today we will tackle the very dry, complex six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Public Works Director Dan Grigsby would probably disagree with me.
Have you ever seen Victor Falls? Have you ever been to the mouth of Fennel Creek? Have you ever taught second graders about the trillium? Do you ever drink water from Fennel Creek aquifer? Do you like to walk or ride bikes?
I would like to thank my cousin Dianna for getting me to move to the Bonney Lake area in the mid-1980s. Her mother-in-law had taken ill and the family did not want her house to sit empty. So I moved from a condo in north Seattle to Ponderosa Estates. T
Can you imagine riding in the back of a big, black, bulky SWAT vehicle? Did you know there are no seat belts and no windows and that it is stuffy back there? There are no seats, just benches along the walls, leaving room for gear in the center or to stand up.
First of all, thanks to everyone who pitched in and donated food and money during the challenge by CenturyLink during the week of June 3-7. Due to the generous matching by CenturyLink, the Bonney Lake Food Bank will soon be able to start a modified summer feeding program. Watch for details.
