After witnessing the destructive power of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit near Fukushima last month, and now watching the turmoil enveloping Japan in its aftermath, many residents of the Puget Sound region are wondering if the same thing could happen here – or worse. Continue reading
by Judy Spiers
South Hill documentary filmmaker Becci Crowe presented her multi-media show, “The Giant Pandas of China,” at the Knutzen Family Theater in Federal Way, Sunday, and performed to an enthusiastic and packed crowd. Continue reading
Although the 78th Annual Daffodil Parade lost its sunny skies somewhere around Tacoma, it still dodged the raindrops three towns later when the twenty-two Daffodil Princesses and their Queen, Claire Fleming, arrived in Orting Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
Members of the Graham Self-Reliant Community packed the fire house on 70th Ave last Wednesday to discuss healthy lifestyles and prudent emergency preparations to undertake in light of recent events in Japan. Here is Judy Spiers’ report:
Editor’s Note: Usually, at this time, I would be posting our Friday Night Funny, but Paula Morris’ latest offering of her Newbie in Graham column gave me a good chuckle so I decided to make it our humor selection this week.
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I’m looking in my bathroom mirror at this throbbing bump on my lower lip. Continue reading
by Judy Spiers
Becci Crowe, Adventure Artist and documentary film maker from Puyallup, will share her experiences in volunteering at China’s largest Panda Research and Conservation Reserve this Sunday, April 10, at the Knutzen Family Theatre in Federal Way. Continue reading
Darlene Wilson, a horse breeder for over 40 years, has been convicted on three criminal counts of 2nd Degree Animal Cruelty.
The charges were based upon injuries suffered by three horses that endured squalid conditions at Wilson’s Carousel Stables in Roy. In March 2010, Pierce County Animal Control impounded these horses – just three out of a total of forty-seven Ms. Wilson owned. The seized horses were inflicted with intestinal worms, hoof disease, teeth problems and lice. Continue reading
The troubles of the Stewart-Sampels family came into sharper focus today as more details of this double-homicide-suicide incident have been revealed by police. Continue reading
A high-speed chase on I-5 today ended in the driver’s suicide, and capped what appears to be another lethal domestic violence episode that claimed the life of his wife and their six year-old son. Continue reading
Darlene Wilson, an Arabian horse breeder and owner of the Carousel Stables in Roy, is appearing in Pierce County District Court this week to face three counts of animal cruelty in the second degree. These criminal charges were issued by the prosecutor’s office a year ago, after Pierce County Animal Control (PCAC) impounded three of Wilson’s 47 horses for a variety of ailments that the county claims were produced by unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Continue reading
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