THERE’S NO DUST… BUT WE’RE UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION

Please forgive the lack of posts of late.  Changing course and direction.  We’ll be back soon.

Puyallup Park Opens Children’s Wading Pool

The residents of Puyallup know they live in a charming city.  They know the benefits of a being situated out of the “big city” while holding on to great freeway access.  They are learning just how much the city of Puyallup is wanting to give back to her citizens.  Today Pioneer Park, located in front of the Puyallup Public Library, hosted a wonderful children’s event and opened the parks wading pool for eager children and their families. 

The city’s new wading pool is opening five days a week.  Children will have four hours to enjoy cooling off and playing in the shallow cement formation.  Life guards are on duty to watch children; parental or adult supervision is best.  The pool is open Monday – Friday; except Tuesday, which is when Pioneer Park hosts colourful and entertaining children’s events. The times are as follows”

Pool Fill Begins:  11:15 am

Noon – 1:30 pm: POOL OPEN

1:30 – 2 pm: Pool closed for re-circulation

2 – 3:30 pm: POOL OPEN

3:30 – 4 pm: Pool closed for re-circulation

4 – 5:30 pm: POOL OPEN

5:30 pm: Pool drained and closed

Seattle Bicycle Music Festival Wheels In

Yes, I am repeating my self in the following paragraphs.  It’s just that it’s only a few days away now and you all need to know!

Get your bicycles and gams ready for August 22, 2009; this is as interactive as it gets!  Starting at 9 am and culminating in the after 10pm hours with a secret  venue.  OOOH – I love secrets! Don’t you?

The music is spread out over 4 venues, with 17 different musical acts.  Not only do you actually get to ride your bike from stage to stage, you get to move along with a “Live on Bike” stage, but a lucky few are chosen to actually power the performance themselves. 

This is a GREEN (read that: grassroots, environmentally friendly, sustainable and probably certified organic) gathering people!  Not only are the featured musicians on a bicycle voyage covering the West Coast clear down to Mexico, but they carry with them the stage, instruments and all else needed to perform.  I’m sorry, but I’d rather stand by the road side and watch this caravan pass than the Tour de France. Sorry Lance, I’m a fan really but…. I’m sure the Pleasant Revolution is so much more colourful.

For the details, please see our previous post here.  To see video, listen to songs, read the history of and generally see how keen this is go to their site: The Pleasant Revolution: Seattle Bicycle Music Festival.

 

Photography Contest Winner: Landscape

Many congratulations to Hari Prasath!

The winner of last week’s photography contest.

Every week we have a new theme!

Hari Prasath - Landscape

 

 

The weekly contest is open to everyone who’d like to join.  Just click HERE!

Blueberry Park Ripe for the Harvest

On Tacoma’s east side is a 20 acre grove of blueberries.  Over 5 different types of blueberries grow here.  One can also find the ubiquitous blackberry and some raspberry bushes growing here.  Metro Parks’ Blueberry Park celebrates its’ 10th year of being maintained by volunteers. To learn about the history of this public land visit here.

It is open to the public and free to gather as many blueberries as you’d like.  There is also a great opportunity to give back to your community by joining a volunteer work party. Volunteer work crews, organized by Green Tacoma Partnership,  will be meeting at the park August 15th.  Call the GTP for times 253.232.9978 or visit their site GTP- Cascade Land Conservancy.

Blueberry Park is located at 74th and East D Street in Tacoma.

Artisan Bread Class Offered by Marlene’s Market

Just in time for the stews and chowders of the coming seasons, Marlene’s Market and Deli in Federal Way is hosting a bread class.  The host is Reginald Beck, the baker and owner of Fearless Breads.  He has featured segments on “KCTS 9 Cooks” segments.  This will be a hands-on class, designed for the beginning to the accomplished baker.  Have you ever wondered the secrets bakers hold to creating the beautiful crusts on your favorite breads?  Mr. Beck will be on hand to guide you through the process of white sandwich, foccacia, molasses multi-grain loaves and sweet potato dinner rolls.  Learn the techniques: yeasts, rolling, shaping, baking.

Note: Pre-registration is required for this class.

Saturday, August 15, 10am – 1 pm

Marlene’s Market & Deli

2565 S. Gateway Center Place, Federal Way  98003

253.839.0933

Mr. Beck also teaches classes on baking gluten-free breads.  His website is full of recipes, videos and class information.  Visit Fearless Breads here.

And the Winner Is….

Our photography contest has been steadily growing in membership.  Great photos were entered last week in for the weekly theme: “FISH”.  For the second week in a row, Tara Jeter took first place.  Second place goes to Gabriella Page.

Untitled by Gabriella Page

To see more of our groups photos visit our Flickr page.  Better yet,  grab your camera and join in the fun here.  The theme this week is “Landscape”.  Now, on to the winning photo in the category of “Fish”:

Untitled by Tara Jeter