The Lakewood City Council amended its contract with its school-zone camera provider Monday, which means no more camera vans that nab speeders.
But don’t drive pedal-to-the-metal just yet, as the city will now install fixed cameras at two school zones and provide officer patrols at others.
Here are the first few graphs of the story is scheduled to appear in Wednesday’s paper:
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The City of Sumner is putting its money where its mouth is, when it comes to building a YMCA.
The City Council voted Monday night to contribute $2.5 million to build a Y branch in the East Pierce County city. The proposed location is 166th Avenue East (Wahl Road) and Highway 410, on the southeast edge of Sumner. The plan is for it to open in summer 2013.
The city’s money will be combined with gifts already pledged, including a pair of $1 million donations made last spring, as well as money from a fundraising campaign to launch …
Here’s how many people attended the Puyallup Fair Monday, as compared to the same day of the fair last year.
Further below, you can see how many people have attended the fair so far during its 17-day run, as compared how many visitors came during the same period last year.
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 (day 11 of fair) :
2009: 61,486
2008: 61,101
Difference: +385
Cumulative to date 2009: 744,727
Cumulative to date 2008: 774,373
Difference: -29,646
After last week’s experiment with fried food, I’m ready to change my ways for the final week of the fair.
Today I’ve been doing some research on the healthier options available.
The fair has a “Healthy Fare” menu it puts out to guide people toward options that aren’t dripping in grease or coated in sugar. The menu lists low-carb, sugar-free, vegetarian and low fat options at different food stands and restaurants at the fair.
Granted, a lot of the options are hamburgers or bratwursts without buns, which are listed as low-carb due to their lack of bread. And specific …
Tacoma historic preservation officer Reuben McKnight has issued an invitation to a workshop to discuss the future of preservation in the city.
Here’s his note:
REMINDER: Don’t miss your opportunity to shape the future of the City of Tacoma’s Preservation Plan!
Are you interested in learning more about ways to protect the character of your neighborhood?
Are you a fan of Tacoma’s historic buildings?Do you have opinions on the way the City should run its preservation program?
Do you own, manage, remodel or buy/sell historic buildings?
Do you have opinions about the role of historic preservation in the
University Place schools are inviting residents to celebrate the opening of their new junior high school.
The school district will hold a dedication ceremony 6 p.m., Oct. 1 at Curtis Junior High school, 3725 Grandview Drive W.
The $55 million junior high was part of an $86 million bond University Place voters approved in 2006. The school district replaced the old building, although the junior is located next to Curtis High School and district offices.
The school officially opened to students Sept. 1. (Above is a picture of Curtis Junior High School from the University Place School District …
The City of Gig Harbor will hold its annual Donkey Creek Chum Festival on Oct. 10. This year’s mantra: It takes a fish to raise a village.
The city says that every year since 1972, the Gig Harbor Commercial Fisherman’s Club has incubated salmon eggs at Donkey Creek, releasing over 1 million smelt into Gig Harbor Bay. Each fall, mature salmon find their way from the open sea back to Austin Estuary, fighting their way up the culvert and into Donkey Creek to spawn.
“In celebration of this annual event, the Fisherman’s Club, the City of Gig Harbor, Harbor WildWatch environmental group, the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Club and many other local organizations have teamed up with one goal in mind – saving the salmon for future generations,” according to the press release.
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Here are how many people attended the Puyallup Fair on Sunday, as compared to the same day of the fair last year.
At the bottom you can see the total number of people who have visited the fair this year so far, as compared to the same point in the fair run last year.
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2009
2009: 123,399
2008: 120,025
Difference: +3,373
Cumulative to date 2009: 683,241
Cumulative to date 2008: 713,272
Difference: -30,031