Danny Vernon is a lifelong Elvis fan who makes a living impersonating the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – and has the pink Cadillac to prove it.
Gail Poole knows her mission in life. And she makes it part of her job.
This is the season of twinkling lights, hot cocoa, trips to our local stores to buy gifts, carols and poinsettias. Instead of enjoying them, we rush around trying to get everything done we think we need to do while trying to buy the “perfect” gift for everyone on our list.
In this troubled economy the promise of quick and easy money is highly appealing, said Suzanne Thompson, an elder law attorney and registered nurse.
She is an advocate for senior citizens, working to protect people who find themselves the victims of fraud.
After working as a registered nurse, she spent two years with the Department of Social and Health Services as an adviser for the organization and as a litigator against people who abuse adults.
“After doing that I realized I could take it to the community,” she said.
The Buckley Eagles are offering a holiday present to the community.
The Puyallup Main Street Association and Meeker Days Festival are inviting artists within a 50-mile radius of Puyallup to submit entries to the 2009 Meeker Days Festival poster competition. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 29.
The East Pierce Fire and Rescue pancake breakfast brought in $9,000 that will be used for charitable causes.
PETER RACK
A benefit for a local youngster battling leukemia is planned for Jan. 10.
Thanks to funding from a levy lid lift that was passed in November 2006 for the Pierce County Library System, computer classes are now being offered to the public at the Bonney Lake Senior Center. And they’re available at the right price: free.
Flash clinches soccer title
Gunners earn league soccer title
The Sumner Spartan boys lost two South Puget Sound League 3A games and a nonleague contest last week.
