Submitted by Nancy Henderson, Steilacoom. Led by Project Leader Alex Chaney, yesterday morning 16 volunteers made quick work of reducing the huge pile of wood chips to just a memory. In one hour, the chips covering the cardboard along a portion of the 5th Street Waterway were increased to the desired 8 inches. The rain held […]
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Steilacoom Daddy Daughter Dance seeks volunteers
Friends of the Steilacoom Daddy Daughter Dance are looking for a group of enthusiastic volunteer leaders who are interested in bringing back the Town of Steilacoom’s Daddy Daughter Dance. This annual tradition has been around for over 30 years. We are looking for folks to help with recruiting and leading a team of volunteers to […]
Perspectives on Surveys
It seems everyone has to have a survey. Sometimes websites now have surveys one has to take if you want to see what they are selling. If not a survey, they have a list of things for you to fill out. This is not a “paywall” like some newspapers and publications have, but in a […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator November 9 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s November 9 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
5th Street Waterway Work Party, November 12
Submitted by Nancy Henderson. STEILACOOM – Please join us this Sunday, 12 November, from 1000 to 1200 at the 5th Street Waterway at the intersection of the 4th Street Trail and Jackson Street to complete Phase 1 of the 5th Street Waterway restoration project. At our 29 October work party, we placed large, flattened boxes of cardboard along both sides […]
‘It Takes a Village’ to Grow a New Community Garden From the Ground Up
Submitted by Steilacoom Historical Community Garden. Or, in the case of the Steilacoom Historical Community Garden, “It takes an entire town” to grow a garden on the site of an old water-well pumping and storage tank station, sitting dusty and decommissioned for decades next to Cherrydale Park. Since Steilacoom Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. […]
The Steilacoom Town Council Nov. 7 Meeting Agenda
The Steilacoom Town Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Nov. 7 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator November 3 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s November 3 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Steilacoom Volunteers Begin Restoration of the 5th Street Waterway
Submitted by Nancy E. Henderson. On Sunday, 29 October, 19 volunteers, including a local witch, enjoyed ideal weather conditions as they began restoration of a stretch of the 5th Street Waterway. The workers ranged in age from 3 to over three quarters of a century. The project was led by Alex Chaney, a member of […]