Category Archives: Events

Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup a big success

  The Mother Earth News Fair, held at the Puyallup Fair grounds on June 4-5, was a huge success according to most vendors and attendees.

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Founder of Tea Party speaks to Republicans in Parkland

  Keli Carender, the young Seattle woman widely acknowledged as the founder of the Tea Party movement, spoke to about 30 members of the 2nd LD – 29th LD Republican Club last week in Parkland.

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Rod and Custom car show in South Hill kicks-off local summer festival season

  The Meridian Collision Center held its 4th Annual Rod and Custom Show in South Hill last weekend, and it served as a glorious beginning to the neighborhood block parties and community festivals coming to our area throughout the summer season.

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Rainier Independent Film Festival enchants in Ashford

  The 5th Annual Rainier Independent Film Festival brought three days of quality feature films and shorts, plus a bevy of documentaries and cinematic workshops to Ashford this weekend.  However, the festival had to compete with blue skies and blazing … Continue reading

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Holiday weekend activites herald lots of summer fun

  Although the Memorial Day Weekend has its origins as a time to commemorate wartime casualties, it has also come to represent the beginning of summer.  We may not have gotten much summertime weather, but the festivals and special events, … Continue reading

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Comedy night at JR Whistle Stop delivers the laughs in Spanaway

  A packed house got their money’s worth of comedy last Thursday at JR’s Whistle Stop restaurant in Spanaway.  Over the past several months, owner John Reynolds (the JR) has brought professional comedy acts to his three-year old restaurant in … Continue reading

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Mariners a powerful magnet for baseball fans throughout region

  Although an unusual six-game winning streak has propelled the Seattle Mariners out of last place in the Western Division, many of the baseball fans heading to Safeco Field these days may not care, ironically, because they’re going to root for … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Tea and Jewelry, Feathers and Cats

by Judy Spiers Mother’s Day came a day early this year – Saturday – for those who attended Karen Lucas’ annual Mother’s Day Tea at the Gallery on the Hill, in Graham.

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Feds, state and locals conduct disaster training in Frederickson

  A combination of federal, state and county officials, along with a mix of local fire fighters and volunteer search and rescue organizations, encamped at the Randles Sand and Gravel plant in Frederickson last Saturday for a round of disaster … Continue reading

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Puyallup Aglow a place of comfort and fellowship

by Bev Marshall, Orting correspondent to the Mountain News  Women, and some men, too, come to Puyallup Aglow meetings from areas beyond the city boundary, such as Graham, Orting, Sumner, Eatonville; even as far away as Vashon Island.  It’s a … Continue reading

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