2012

Months

December


  • December 27, 2012
    Best of Special: NW Trek Zipline | Roller Derby | LeMay Museum Coffee Cruise-in | Italian Glass Master | Clouded Leopards | Draft horses | Arts Connect Program - Hilltop Artists
  • December 13, 2012
    Economic Special: LeMay Museum | Gig Harbor Distillery | Johnny's Foods | Sounder Comes to Lakewood | Fife Automobile Industry | Aerospace Summit | Toray 20th Anniversary | Thun Field | Tehaleh House Winner
  • December 6, 2012
    Library E-book blockade | Same-Sex Marriage Licenses | Domestic Violence Flee Bags | Health Department Community Workshops |Puyallup Police Dogs | UP Tree Lighting | Fantasy Lights Energy Assistance

November

  • November 22, 2012
    New county web site reaches out to residents | Library system faces tough cuts | Point Defiance launches fund raiser to save endangered tigers | Parks - Tips on cutting those holiday calories
  • November 15, 2012
    Wood Smoke Crackdown - new enforcement | Orting Food Bank - new expanded location | University Place Combat team - reads to library children | Parks - Fantasy Lights and skating at Sprinker
  • November 8, 2012
    The latest election results county-wide | County based search and rescue team on alert | Prepare for flooding | Tiger cubs get to know each other | University Place celebrates veterans | Fantasy lights preparations
  • November 1, 2012
    Emergency food network | Older/disabled Resources | Gig Harbor Distillery | Parks - Tennis lessons at Sprinker

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October


  • October 25, 2012
    Project Homeless - volunteers help 900 people | Dementia/Alzheimer's family workshop | University Place Rain Garden | Election preparations - how to make your vote count | An old farm gets a new life | Martial arts and gymnastics
  • October 18, 2012
    Pierce County election tips | 2013 Pierce County Budget hearings | Sumner golf course for sale? | Saving Pierce County farmland | Clover Park Technical College best in the US | Medicare - Open Enrollment period | Bates makes Fantasy Lights come to life | How to win a house - Tehaleh house winner | County Emergency Center open house | Parks: Skate away the calories
  • October 11, 2012
    Lakewood Sounder starts | Water Quality Council Tour | Lake Safety Signs | Domestic Violence Month | Zoo tiger update | Italian Glass master | Parks: Monster Mash
  • October 4, 2012
    39 Horses saved | Emergency Disaster App | Changes in code enforcement | Chambers Creek Fish ladder | Homeless jobs/housing help | Sounder Lakewood launch | Parks: Woof-woof walk

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September


  • September 27, 2012
    Executive unveils 2013 County budget | Loan to help sewer plant expansion | Sheriff gets new Negotiator vehicle | Naturalization ceremony gives citizenship | Sign up for free CPR class | Ride the new Sounder line | Parks: Superheroes party
  • September 20, 2012
    Lakewood Sounder start date announced | Mental health issues in County jail | Drug Take Back Day | TCC to build health facility | Foothills Trail gets national name | Tiger cub debut at zoo | NW Trek opens more zipline | Roller Derby holds tryouts | Parks: Sprinker car show
  • September 13, 2012
    County prepares for flood season | Work finished on Canyon Road | Fife joins South Sound 911 | Fife tears down hotel | Deadlines for registering to vote | 9/11 memorial dedication | Clouded leopard cubs leave zoo | New at the Puyallup Fair | Parks: Sleepy Hollow

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August

  • August 30, 2012
    Special: LeMay America's Car Museum
    Exhibits & know before you go | Motorcycle & Scooter Fest | Preserving the Model T | Club Auto | Coffee CruiseIn | Museum turnout | Harold LeMay & Marymount | Look back at the construction | Glass art at LeMay Museum | LeMay opens its doors
  • August 23, 2012
    Drowning prevention at Lake Tapps | Sumner-Tapps Hwy restriping | Freedom Bridge gets green light | Puyallup Arts Downtown events | Public comment on Food Waste | Johnny's Fine Foods spices things up | Parks: Touch A Truck
  • August 16, 2012
    Sounder testing in Lakewood | County bond rating goes up | Primary election recount | Spanaway Creek water quality | Gallucci Learning Garden | LeMay Coffee Cruise In | Parks: Dog walking
  • August 9, 2012
    Primary Election results | Domestic violence services see boom | University Place visits JBLM | National Night Out | Safe Streets on set | Chip sealing wraps up | Sumner Rhubarb Festival | University Place Festival | Children's Museum special needs | Parks: Water safety
  • August 2, 2012
    Aerospace Summit highlights Boeing | Toxic shellfish closes beaches | Habitat for Humanity breaks ground | Salary Commission holds first meeting | Fife to improve pedestrian safety | Back to School immunizations | Sprinker entrance gets facelift | Kite Festival draws hundreds | Zoo announces pregnant tiger | Parks: Rock Climbing

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July

  • July 26, 2012
    Fresh produce for needy families | Free vaccine for whooping cough | New rules coming for shorelines | Volunteer with Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful | New CEO for Convention & Visitor Bureau | Sumner prepares for Art & Rhubarb Fest | Gondola at Crystal Mountain | Parks: Cinema on The Sound
  • July 19, 2012
    Sumner to appeal Orton Junction ruling | Puyallup K-9 cops get donation | Primary Election questions answered | Museum gets gift from billionaire | Wings & Wheels event draws thousands | Mr. Sumner retires | Frontier Park opens new playground | Parks: Kite Festival
  • July 5, 2012
    Special Show from NW Trek: Zipline gets ready to open | Take a walking tour | Trailside Encounter Bats | Ride the Tram | Baby animal season | Northwest Trek experience | Conservation: Spotted Frogs | Pt. Defiance Clouded Leopard Cubs

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June

  • June 28, 2012
    Sheriff DUI ride along | Tehaleh development under construction | UP Town Center to get retail & apartments | Fife plans City Center | Chambers Bay prepares for Open | Wollochet road projects | Narrows Bridge tolls go up | Fireworks FAQ for July 4 | Parks: Gross Out Olympics
  • June 21, 2012
    Search and rescue training | House on Parks property burns | Upcoming closure on 112th in Puyallup | UP cuts fees for businesses | Leopard cubs now playing outside | TAM gets Marioni glass collection | Parks: Summer ice skating
  • June 14, 2012
    Mt. Rainier lahar could cost billions | Puyallup tests Federal Medical Station | New smartphone apps for Pierce County | Pierce Transit measure on ballot | Bonney Lake gets Sound Transit bus | Thun Field businesses take off | Parks: Movies in the Park
  • June 7, 2012
    LeMay Museum grand opening | LeMay shows off exhibits | Multi-county earthquake drill | PALS sees construction bump | Ferry terminal reopens | Tour the sewer plant | Mother Earth News Fair | Duck Daze in University Place | Parks: Junk in Your Trunk

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May

  • May 31, 2012
    Toray 20th Anniversary | PC Council taxing to voters | PC Sheriff's department getting new boat | DuPont named safest city | Sprinker to host figure skating championship | Pugest Sound Amateur golf tournament | Glass art installation at LeMay museum | Parks: Tour de Pierce
  • May 17, 2012
    Technology comes to County Airports | Fife creates police blog | Almond Roca goes international | Puyallup hosts rain garden events | Sumner prepares for Memorial Day | Go inside Tacoma's Roller Derby | Parks: Rainier to Ruston
  • May 10, 2012
    JBLM survey shows surprising numbers | More vaccine for whooping cough | Law Enforcement Memorial | Police enforce rules on the water | Remann Hall plant sale | Walk A Mile in Her Shoes | Parks: Tball coach pitch
  • May 3, 2012
    Pierce County court goes paperless | Bonney Lake keeps bus route | Electric car learning curve | Sustainability Month: air quality | Pierce County summer ferry rate | Meals to Wheels bike ride | Peanut Butter food drive | Fife art installations | Parks: Disc Golf Courses

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April

  • April 26, 2012
    County gets new flood rating | Voters notified of district changes | Chambers Bay goes electric | New plastic recyclables | Puyallup offers car wash kits | County finds savings with energy use | Clay Huntington Way dedicated | 4-H shows at Spring Fair | Parks: Summer events at Chambers Creek Properties
  • April 19, 2012
    National Crime Victims Week | Downtown Tacoma exit detour | Permanent regulations on Lake Tapps | National Drug Take Back Day | Sumner's Daffodil Float | Parks: Crafters & Quilters Yard Sale
  • April 12, 2012
    Murray holds Senate Hearing in Tacoma | Sumner/Puyallup Sounder parking issues | Levee vegetation conflicts | Sustainability Month: waste reduction | Gear up for Parks Appreciation Day | Spring tips from a Master Gardener | Draft horses plow Mother Earth | Parks: Parks Appreciation Day
  • April 5, 2012
    Pierce County approves Flood District | Fife reaches milestone on 70th | Puyallup to build River Bridge | County tracks energy cost savings | Mt. Rainier boasts tourism dollars | County sees whooping cough outbreak | Daffodil court visits Council | Parks: Princess Party

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March

  • March 29, 2012
    $6M for JBLM traffic study | Ride along with a Work Crew | Sumner to expand sewer plant | PALS gets new director | Japanese American Internment History | Zoo cubs go public | Parks: Cooking Classes
  • March 22, 2012
    Washam no confidence vote | Target Zero briefing | Sound Transit reopens Pacific Ave. | New security at courthouse entrances | Alzheimer's adult day health programs | Food banks see high demand | Puyallup gives flag to Stryker 2-2 | Volunteers get recognition brunch | Parks: baseball/softball
  • March 15, 2012
    Puyallup holds FEMA earthquake drill | Pierce Transit new boundary map | Tacoma manufacturer builds U-Link parts | County picks Superior Court Commissioner | Zoo celebrates leopard cubs birth | Browns Point lighthouse keepers | Citizens try new cooking classes | Parks: Magnificent Mutt Show
  • March 8, 2012
    (A special show on storm response) How road crews prioritize snow routes | Cost of the recent snow and ice storm | Technology improves snow/ice fighting | Get signed up for emergency text alerts
  • March 1, 2012
    Training and jobs for veterans | Crime Stoppers revives cold cases | Flood Hazard Mgmt. Plan up for comment | Law makers face final deadline | Pierce County Reads | Sprinker to get new entrance | Amenities at Crystal Mountain | Parks: Ultimate Frisbee League

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February

  • February 23, 2012
    Community donations for Powell burial | Pierce County shows flat crime stats | Medical Examiner gets accreditation | Safe Streets helps neighborhoods | $450,000 for Puyallup River projects | DuPont trail shows dynamite history | Parks: Foothills Dash
  • February 16, 2012
    Lakeland fastest growing community | New headquarters for UP Police | Homeless Survey results | New arena for Reflections on Ice | Orting gets bigger food bank | Parks: Foothills Dash
  • February 9, 2012
    Burn ban enforcement | Valentine's Day Election | Pierce County legislative update | Jobs for military spouses | Restrictions for Sumner bridge | Demo on East Nalley Valley Viaduct | Parks: Storm debris clean up
  • February 2, 2012
    Sprinker opens new ice arena | Land preservation on Anderson Island | Ft. Steilacoom Park transitions to city | County saves with less gasoline | Chambers Creek attracts weddings | Parks: Ice skating classes

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January

  • January 26, 2012
    Storm debris drop-off locations | Reporting storm damage | Cost of road response | Emergency shelter information | Food safety handling | Historic look at Puyallup | Parks: Reflections on Ice
  • January 19, 2012
    Project LOCATE helps caregivers | Winter weather monitoring | Puyallup de-icing | Changes to city councils | New permitting website | Children's Museum opens | Parks: Daddy Daughter
  • January 12, 2012
    Park Ranger Memorial | Sprinker nears opening | District Court moves downtown | New Pierce County Council Chair | McCarthy named Sound Transit chair | Ferry terminal remodel | Foreclosure mediation | A day with the Medical Examiner | Parks - Sprinker reopen

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