Steilacoom Historical Museum hosts Kids Club

Steilacoom museum

It’s time for Kids Club at the Steilacoom Historical Museum! Held the last Saturday of each month from April through September, this is a great opportunity for your kids to get their hands on some history. Starting April 28 from 1 to 3 p.m., your kids will be able to learn about spinning, spool knitting and weaving and other activities held in the lower level of the Museum and inside the … [Read more...]

Business owner thanks DuPont’s Mayor for reaching out

The following Op-Ed was submitted to South Puget Sound News by DuPont resident and business owner Ray Smith. Mayor Michael Grayum was the guest speaker at the April 19, 2012 meeting of The DuPont Business Association. He acknowledged the importance of the administrative complex debt, expressed appreciation for work of a volunteer finance committee, promised a transparent, open, and … [Read more...]

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earth day 2012 Sequalitchew Beach South Puget Sound News

The Sequalitchew Creek Trail was the place to be on Earth Day, as family after family, bikers, runners and walkers journeyed down the trail to Puget Sound. The lush green canyon was full of red-legged frogs and song birds. Once you made your way down to the beach, the low tide revealed crabs and other sea life while young eagles watched from the Douglas fir trees high above the beach.  Curious … [Read more...]

We each own a part in saving Puget Sound

Puget Sound near DuPont on Earth Day, 2012. Anderson Island and the Olympic Mountains are in the distance.

The following Editorial was submitted by Gerry O'Keefe, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership.   Our eyes deceive us on beautiful sunny days. Beneath its glittering surface, Puget Sound is sick. In fact, in some places it is dying. The fact is the entire Puget Sound shoreline from Everett to Tacoma is closed to commercial shellfish harvest because of pollution. … [Read more...]