Lakewold Gardens MayFest - Saturday, May 3rd thru Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Where can you find bonsai, orchid, and art exhibits amid ten acres of blooming gardens? From May 3rd-11th, Lakewold Gardens will present MayFest, the annual weeklong spring celebration featuring extended open hours, special displays, discounted Memberships, and Mother's Day Brunch.
Visitors to MayFest at Lakewold Gardens, sponsored by Columbia Bank, will enjoy a week filled with activities. The Gardens will be open ten days straight, May 3-11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From May 3rd to 4th, the Olympia Bonsai Club will fill the Sunroom with carefully trained miniature tree specimens, the Tacoma Orchid Society will put their best blooms on display, and the Funky Gardener will populate the terrace with cheerful hypertufa planters. To kick off the week, visitors will receive 10% off purchases at The Garden Shop on Saturday, May 3rd.
The recently formed Lakewood Arts Commission will present an exhibition of Lakewood-based artists from May 3-9 throughout the Wagner House. Artists include Leslie Cummings, Pat Graham, Mary Griffith, Susan Russell Hall, Marjorie Mankin, Conor McLellan, Carolyn Modorelli, Nicholas Nyland, Shirley Peterson, and E. Graham Tate.
Admission fees to the garden include MayFest exhibits. May 10th is buy one/get one admission free day - visitors are encouraged to bring a friend to take advantage of this special offer. Regular admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students, seniors, and military, children 12 years and younger are free.
The final day of MayFest is Mother's Day, May 11th. Lakewold hosts a popular Mother's Day Brunch in the Wagner House. Visitors are encouraged to bring Mom to the gardens on Mother's Day, however, to enjoy the delicious brunch requires advance reservation.
Lakewold Gardens is a ten acre, non-profit public garden located on Gravelly Lake in Lakewood, WA. Admission: Adults $5, Seniors/Students/Military $3, Members and children 12 and under Free. Open year-round for tours; April-September, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- winter hours vary, please call ahead (253) 584-4106 or visit www.lakewoldgardens.org
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Steilacoom Garden Club Plant Sale - Saturday, May 10th, 2008
The Steilacoom Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale will be on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The club will be selling plants, divisions, and "starts" of plants that thrive in the yards and gardens of Steilacoom, as well as gift planters and cut flowers, all at modest prices. The sale will be located in the space between the Bair Drug and Key Bank on Lafayette Street in downtown Steilacoom. Proceeds from the sale support town beautification projects such as the hanging baskets, Christmas swags, and flower beds by the Post Office and Bair Drug.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - May 15, 16, 17, and 19, 2008
A cast of singers/actors from Steilacoom High School's Fine Arts Department will entertain/amuse their audience on four nights in May with their 2008 production of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." The popular 1961 musical, revived in 1998, is "a satire about climbing the corporate ladder in the most unconventional way."
Performances are at 6:30 p.m. on May 15, 16, and 19 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, May 17 at the High School Theater, 54 Sentinel Drive. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students with ASB cards.
The cast includes Alasdair Swarner, Amber Froh, Christina Martin, Alex Domine, Josh Palmer, Brittany Velotta, and Lauren Boyle. Tina Hayden and Rachael Welde direct the production. Musicians include Shirley Sommer, Roberta Black, Bruce Folmer, Aaron McDonald, Jordan Owing, and Noel Leroy; with costumes by Shirley Sommer.
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Steilacoom/SHMA honors Joan Curtis - Story by Nancy Covert
More than three dozen white chrysanthemums, each affixed with a glittery star, were placed in a huge vase at Steilacoom's Town Hall this past Saturday. Seated next to the marble-topped table bearing the vase, was the day's honoree Joan Curtis.
The flowers and stars, representing a small portion of Joan's accomplishments during the past 40 years, were presented as a tribute to her. The occasion?
A Tribute to Steilacoom's "Volunteer Extraordinaire" at Town Hall on a sunny Saturday afternoon, April 12.
Surrounded by a circle of more than 100 friends and relatives, Curtis was recognized for "her many efforts to make her community a better and special place, to educate, to beautify, to improve, to lead, to support, to advise, and to preserve."
After moving to the community in 1968, Joan immersed herself in a variety of town volunteer activities in both the Museum Association and in the Town of Steilacoom, ranging from serving on the Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, to coordinating and planning a variety of museum association traditions such as Steilacoom Dines Out events, editing and writing the Town on the Sound and the SHMA Quarterly, and serving as curator of the Nathaniel Orr Home.
Included among her numerous honors and awards are: Steilacoom's Distinguished Service Award, Who's Who in the West, The Washington State Historic Preservation Officer's Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in Historic Preservation, the SHMA Merrill Award for Service, and as the community's Citizen of the Year.
Joan's interests are "far ranging, her energy constant, and her skills varied. A love of history and for the town where she has made her home, a talent for journalism, an interest in education, and an ever-inquiring mind have directed her many pursuits.
"Few people make such an impact on their communities and fields of interest, and Joan is one of those people. Steilacoom is fortunate to have her, and we all are delighted to know her," said Marianne Bull, in her introductory remarks.
Steilacoom Mayor Ron Lucas presented Joan with an engraved plaque as a tribute to her service, and SHMA president Joan Shalikashvili presented her with a photograph of Fairview, the Curtis' home above the Sound.
"What a great party," Joan exclaimed. "You all gave up the first real day of spring to be here!"
Those presenting the "Bouquet of Service" included Jone Borhek, Lou Dunkin, Jenny Hollister, Sue Davidson, Dave Welch, and Alice Watson.
"What I like best about spending time with grandma," added Joan's granddaughter, Cassie," "is spending time at the museum!"
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4th of July 2008
Annual Old Fashioned, Hometown, Independence Day Parade, Street Fair, and Fireworks
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McChord Air Expo 2008 - July 19 and 20
McChord Air Force Base is hosting its first air show in three years on July 19 and 20, opening its gates to the public to commemorate the history of air power and showcase aircraft currently engaged in the Global War on Terrorism. This free air show features the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds along with other military fighters, bombers and airlifters, as well as vintage military aircraft. More information on the McChord Air Expo will be available closer to the event on McChord's website at http://public.mcchord.amc.af.mil/
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Town of Steilacoom Garage Sale Saturday - August 16th, 2008
Dig out those treasures hidden away in your attics, basements, closets, and garages. Rent a space on the Tennis Court for $10. Or if you have too many items to bring to the Tennis Court, register with the Chamber of Commerce for only $10 and hold the sale at your residence within the town. Your address will be included on a map which will be distributed to bargain seekers the day of the sale.
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Spotlight on Local Author: Fire Watch ~ by Ham Rideout
Former Wenachee National Forest Fire Lookout writes about his...
"Summer Of 42 ~ A Summer To Be Remembered"
Memoirs (1942) of a Junior Forest Guard at the
Badger Mountain and Stelico Point Lookouts.
All proceeds go to "Danae's Children's Corner"
at the Steilacoom Branch of the Pierce County Library.
Click Here For Details and/or to Purchase Book
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Spotlight on Local Business - Le Crème Brulèe Bistro
1606 Lafayette Street * Steilacoom, WA 98388 * Telephone: 253.589.3001
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Town of Steilacoom Annual Events
Garden Club Plant Sale - Second Saturday in May, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Annual Old Fashioned, Hometown Independence Day Parade, Street Fair, and Fireworks
Salmon Bake - Last Sunday in July, Noon - 4 p.m.
Garage Sale Saturday - Third Saturday in August, Noon - 4 p.m.
Apple Squeeze - 1st Sunday in October, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Christmas At Town Hall - First Friday in December
Concerts In The Park - July and August - Every Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Description Each year Pioneer Park features a series of free, public concerts.
Location: Pioneer Orchard Park, Bandstand, Commercial and Wilkes
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Steilacoom, Washington
Home of Colonel Don's World Famous Secret Salmon Sauce
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Currently Averaging 600 to 700 Unique Visitors Per Week
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Established as a National Historic District in 1974