The National Alpaca Farm Days tours on the Plateau was Sept. 22-23.
And walk they did, with dozens of students arriving at Emerald Hills and Liberty Ridge Elementary Schools by foot, bike, with parents, with dogs and with siblings, all part of International Walk to School Day.
King County Elections will open its Renton headquarters at 919 SW Grady Way this Saturday, Oct. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., to help citizens register to vote and update their voter registration who wish to do so in-person. High volumes of voter registrations and updates are anticipated with the looming deadlines for this year’s general election.
Saturday, Oct. 6 is the last day to register to vote or change your address by mail. Mail-in registration forms must be postmarked on or before Oct. 6. (Monday, Oct. 8, is the normal deadline, but this year that date falls on Columbus Day, a postal holiday.)
A car rollover that took place Wednesday near the 14200 block of 215th Avenue resulted in vehicle and occupants being lost in the Tehalah Woods.
The Flashback Car Show was presented by the Buckley Firefighters Association Sept. 15.
According to City Administrator Don Morrison, the city’s revenues are expected to come up nearly $900,000 short next year, primarily due to debt service.
SENIORS: Get your graduation information from Jostens TODAY, during CORE/Choice (9:50-10:20AM) in the Auditorium.
Today Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged a seventh person, John Joseph Brown, 60, with Murder, Robbery and Kidnapping, in the death of 51-year-old Dean Barker. He will be arraigned this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 270 in the County City Building in Tacoma.
Oktoberfest Northwest will take place at the Puyallup Fair and Events Center Friday thru Sunday, Oct. 5-7.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY: A call was received the afternoon of Oct. 2 seeking police help with a female who was bleeding profusely from her wrist. Police assisted with an involuntary commitment.
Pierce County residents are invited to help Curtis High School’s Environmental Club install a rain garden on the school’s campus in University Place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct 13. The rain garden will be installed off of 40th Street W between buildings 200 and 300.
Enumclaw is home to quite a number of well known folks, some nationally recognized.