An assembly in May honored Saltar’s Point Elementary students who had earned special recognition. The fourth and fifth grade All-Star students achieved that designation due to their consistent behavior, effort, and academic achievement. Each of the All-Star students received a certificate signed by their teacher and the interim principal, Marilyn McGuire. The Saltar’s Point drama [...]
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will host its2010 “Freedom Fest” celebration Sunday, July 4, from 11 a.m. until 10p.m. at JBLM-Lewis Main. This annual event features carnival rides, live family-friendly entertainment on the main music stage, roving entertainers, a ClassyChassis car show, and the “Kids World” children’s stage featuring performances throughout the [...]
The festivities begin at 9 a.m. for Steilacoom’s 2010 Grand Old Fourth of July with a fun run and street festival. The parade begins at 1 p.m., and the family street dance starts at 7 p.m. Fireworks begin at 10:30. Click here to view the complete schedule. The 2010 Steilacoom Grand Old Fourth of July [...]
“I’m in it for the long-haul,” Jake said of his establishment in Steilacoom, Jake’s Bar and Bistro, which just celebrated five years in business. A lot of things have changed in five years. The one-time one-room specialty wine and beer bar in a converted garage is now a sleek restaurant and bar featuring a spectacular [...]
It was a day of cultural exchange May 21 as citizens of the People’s Republic of China came to DuPont to visit with City leaders. Eight delegates from Qionghai City of Hainan Province, including the vice-mayor of the Qionghai Municipal Government, made the trip to the City to learn more DuPont and exchange ideas. The [...]
Steilacoom Town Planner Doug Fortner presented the proposed figures for Growth Management Act information at the Steilacoom Town Council meeting on May 4. Steilacoom is required to periodically review its comprehensive plan, and revise it if necessary, to ensure that it complies with the GMA. The GMA was passed by the Washington state legislature in [...]
With its sights set on building a new elementary school in DuPont, the Steilacoom Historical School District School Board is on the hunt for potential locations. The Board has a short list of prime land locations that it would like to purchase, including property near Patriot’s Landing and Chief Leschi Park located on Hoffman Hill. [...]
On Saturday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Pierce County’s Thun Field will host the annual Young Eagles rally. Young Eagles is an international aviation-enthusiast program for young people that offers airplane rides to kids as part of their initiation into the organization. The rides are free for children ages 8 to 17. [...]
The DuPont PowderWorks Park athletic fields will be closed for scheduled repair and maintenance from June 21st thru June 30th. The fields will reopen for public use on Thursday, July 1st. No practices, games, or other use of the fields will be authorized during this period.
In the five months that Pierce Transit has been running reverse commute trips through DuPont one thing has been noticeable: a lack of riders. The bottom line is that with no riders, Pierce Transit will cease to provide these services; as evidenced by the discontinuation of the route that went onto Joint Base Lewis-McChord from [...]
