by Judy Spiers
My husband and I originally planned to grow three things in our garden this year: spuds, beans and squash. But we’re having trouble getting started. Continue reading
Under splendid spring-time sunshine, 6,000 Pierce County residents enjoyed the 25th Annual Eggstravaganza at the Sound Life Church on 176th St in Frederickson. Continue reading
I saw her first at the Chaco Canyon Ranger Station. Lean, dark haired, and replete with a harelip, her visage cut to my deepest longings. My knees went weak and I clutched the ranger’s counter for stability. Why haven’t I ever known a woman like her? I thought. Continue reading
Like a quiet magnet, the Graham Jazzercise program is drawing a small cadre of men to its daily work-out classes.
Seeking to keep fit or needing to shed pounds, these men, all 50 years and older, are “doin’ the jazz” – an advanced program of dance, aerobic exercise and a cardiac workouts – that has long been the province of women, particularly fit and agile ones. Continue reading
Happy Earth Day, Everyone –
The Mountain News received a press release today from Pierce County that initiates a wonderful community-oriented contest to highlight the environmental needs of Puget Sound and ways of keeping it clean. The following is their message: Continue reading
The Frederickson-Clover Creek Community Council met last Saturday and discussed a variety of political and social projects. Continue reading
In my last column, I suggested that we cling to our old ways of doing things because we need to feel comfortable. I questioned whether new, unfamiliar ways of doing things might be threatening.
I thought about these suppositions all week, and in response, I here are my present conclusions. Continue reading
Despite the cold and rain Wednesday, six members of the Hill and Dale Garden Club planted a cherry tree at Frontier Park to commemorate Arbor Day. Continue reading
Over two-thousand children and their families came to the 2nd Annual Wilcox Family Farm Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, and enjoyed the day-long festivities under gradually clearing skies. Continue reading
In a process that approached group therapy more than a traditional judicial proceeding, Judge Pat O’Malley instructed Roy horsewoman Darlene Wilson to surrender her eleven horses as a result of her April 3 conviction on three counts of animal cruelty in the second degree. O’Malley made his ruling after a lengthy deliberation as part of Wilson’s sentencing appearance in District Court, Thursday, April 14. Continue reading
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