The golf course in Sumner may be sold to an industrial developer as soon as mid-August when the Sumner City Council is expected to vote on a purchase and sale agreement.
It began five years ago with a group of city employees who simply wanted to play a round of golf together; they coordinated a vacation day and gradually, their friends and family began joining in the fun. It was a natural progression to combine it with fundraising, said Communications Director Carmen Palmer.
It’s the beginning of August and a new winter coat is likely the last thing on your mind. While the sun is beaming hot and the weather is still dry, IAFF Local 3520 – the union that represents East Pierce Fire and Rescue – is seeking donations for Operation Warm.
Last fall, a new van was purchased for the Bonney Lake Senior Center. A member of the Senior Advisory Board, who wishes to remain anonymous, is making every effort she can to keep the old van as a backup for the center.
Corey Wilkins went to a Johnny Cash concert in 1982 at the Snohomish County Fair. He didn’t even want to go, he said, but his dad made him. Now, 31 years later, Wilkins passionately brings Cash back to life each night he performs with the Bonney Lake based cover band, Folsom Prism.
East Pierce Fire and Rescue hosted the first of two Summer Splash-Tacular events July 27 at Pierce County North Tapps Park.
The Gothard Sisters are coming to Bonney Lake Kids Club at 6:30 p.m., Monday July 29.
Pierce County Fire Marshal announced a county-wide stage one burn ban is to take effect at 12:01 a.m., July 29. The burn ban will continue until further notice.
Sunset Chevrolet Stadium, 1707 Main Street, will be the scene of Sumner’s Relay for Life, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and lasting until noon Saturday.
Beginning 8 p.m. Friday, July 26 and continuing until sunrise July 29, eastbound lanes of state Route 18 in Auburn will undergo a series of concrete and asphalt repairs.
A bi-partisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, including Bob Ferguson of Washington state, has requested Congress take action in the fight against prostitution and sex trafficking.
A cappella group The Coats is playing two free concerts this week in Bonney Lake and Sumner.
YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties recently released the names of Sumner YMCA’s co-chairs. Gary Petersen and Robyn DeLorm are a father-daughter team from Sumner’s Petersen Brother’s, Inc.
