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    Month: August 2005
    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Paradise Inn to close for renovation
    August 26, 2005 12:00 am

    Mount Rainier National Park’s historic Paradise Inn, recently selected as one of the 10 best national park places to stay…

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    Bob Drewel, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council, heads up Prosperity Partnership, a coalition of four counties (King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish) created last fall to assess the economic needs of the region and formulate a plan to create 100,000 jobs by 2010. (PHOTO COURTESY PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL)
    City briefed on Prosperity Partnership
    By Todd Matthews • August 26, 2005 12:00 am

    A plan designed to link government, business, labor, and community leaders from four counties to create 100,000 new jobs in…

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    Traffic meters planned for SR 16
    Traffic meters planned for SR 16
    August 25, 2005 12:00 am

    In another sign that transportation improvements are coming to Pierce County, next week the Washington State Department of Transportation will…

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    Port of Olympia, Weyerhauser sign lease
    Port of Olympia, Weyerhauser sign lease
    August 25, 2005 12:00 am

    The Port of Olympia Commission has approved a lease between the Port and Weyerhaeuser Company for a 24.5-acre site on…

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    Lake Spanaway Golf Course heading for sanctuary status
    August 25, 2005 12:00 am

    Lake Spanaway Golf Course has completed the first step in the process to become a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. That…

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    District Court paint crew transforms woman’s house
    August 24, 2005 12:00 am

    Participating in the Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful program for the first time, a crew involving a total of 26 persons turned…

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    Grant will help families find long term care services
    Grant will help families find long term care...
    August 24, 2005 12:00 am

    Pierce County Aging and Long Term Care and the State of Washington are the recipients of a special grant to…

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    Northwest Trek welcomes 4 millionth visitor
    Northwest Trek welcomes 4 millionth visitor
    August 24, 2005 12:00 am

    Northwest Trek welcomed its 4 millionth visitor today. First-time visitor Jennifer Melbey, recently of Moses Lake and soon to be…

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    Resolution directs City Manager to balance budget
    Resolution directs City Manager to balance budget
    By Todd Matthews • August 24, 2005 12:00 am

    A resolution that directs City Manager Eric Anderson to develop a balanced budget through the 2007-2008 biennium and report on…

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    County names new Parks and Recreation Director
    County names new Parks and Recreation Director
    August 23, 2005 12:00 am

    The appointment of Kathryn Kravit-Smith to replace retiring Pierce County Parks and Recreation Director Jan Wolcott was announced Aug. 19…

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    Five Mile Drive closed Aug. 30 for upgrades
    Five Mile Drive closed Aug. 30 for upgrades
    August 23, 2005 12:00 am

    Five Mile Drive in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, August 30…

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    Tacoma Fire Department offers free emergency response training
    Tacoma Fire Department offers free emergency response training
    August 23, 2005 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Fire Department invites citizens who live or work within the city limits of Tacoma to attend the next…

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    County: Stormwater ponds are collection areas, not garbage bins
    County: Stormwater ponds are collection areas, not garbage...
    August 23, 2005 12:00 am

    Pierce County’s Water Programs summer maintenance crew members get stung by yellow jackets or hornets often as they mow fields…

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