The East Pierce Volunteer Firefighters Association will be holding a Pancake Feed Fundraiser prior to Milton Days “Rock the Park!” from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 18 at East Pierce Fire and Rescue’s Milton Station 114 located at 1000 Laurel Street.
The Bonney Lake & Sumner Relay For Life included CPS-3 enrollment, an inspiring speech by a non-Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor, and a flash mob.
“The Table,” the Sumner-centric political roundtable hosted by councilwoman Nancy Dumas and Melony Kirkish, will take place this Tuesday, July 31 from 7 to 8 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. during set-up. The meeting will take place at the Old Dieringer Elementary School, East Valley Highway.
The Wenatchee Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating a tragic fatality collision that occurred on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at approximately 12:40 p.m. on State Route 97 (Blewitt Highway) near milepost 181 in Chelan County.
The WASA Board of Directors recently took action to oppose Initiative 1240, which would allow public schools to become independently run using public taxpayer funds. WASA supports options that meet the unique needs of local school districts and believes schools should be freed from burdensome regulations and given flexibility to innovate. However, WASA’s official stance is that I-1240 shows a serious lack of accountability and structure.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist has charged Rachel Dudley, 25, with two counts of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for allowing her two kittens to starve to death while she was going through a break-up with her boyfriend.
Boeing predicts the global market will need 34,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years, and Pierce County aerospace suppliers can help the company compete for that business by finding ways to work faster while providing a safe, efficient and reliable product.
Bonney Lake City Clerk Harwood T. Edvalson this past week earned the designation of MasterMunicipal Clerk (MMC), which is awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Inc.
After a very successful first-time hosting last August, National Night Out is returning to Lake Debra Jane Park this week as well as branching out to another new location.
Labeling people by using these terms puts individuals into boxes and diminishes their humanity—making them something less than human. Labeling someone with political “slurs” turns the object of these attacks into two-dimensional caricatures, rather than the complex humans we all are.
Tomorrow evening, Bonney Lake/Sumner Relay For Life opens its 2012 overnight walk-a-thon, bearing the theme The Magic of Relay.
As in past years, the fire department observed the anniversary of Dan Packer’s death respectfully and quietly. At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, on-duty and off-duty East Pierce personnel and their families assembled at the flag pole at their respective stations.
The Chief For a Day program is sponsored by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and celebrates the lives of children with chronic or life-threatening conditions.
