Wednesday, February 08, 2012
I am writing this letter to let all of Orting, (and anyone else that reads these pages) know about a business that is less than hospitable and not to be trusted.

Simply Sunsational the tanning business in the Safeway shopping center does not stand by their word and ...

You can't help but feel an intense amount of community pride these days living in Orting.  We're now on the other side of one of the oddest weather events in our City's history, 'The Big Prune', and what seemed at the time to be an amazingly devastated area, is now ...

For some of use this past week’s events was not just a struggle to survive the dark and cold nights without power, it was a struggle to just get home. As a Boeing employee, Boeing operations never ceased, even in the midst of a Statewide Emergency Boeings doors stayed ...

I know what you are thinking, this is a sarcastic title and I am going to use the next few paragraphs to rip them apart, right? Well, while I must admit that the majority of my discussions about Puget Sound Energy do involve complaints about the high cost of ...

New Year's is a great time for a fresh start. New year, new resolutions, new you. But what if this year you resolved to continuously improve your life? What if you decide that you don't need a new year to set new goals and new resolutions? Start improving simply because ...

I've always had issues with sports, only because I am not a competitive person. But, now I enjoy sports, because of my son!

He has played baseball or football since he was in kindergarten. He has had volunteer coaches, who coach because they love to help out, love to help kids ...

I love Autumn. The changing leaves, brisk mornings and the decor. I have always enjoyed decorating for Halloween, it's one of my favorite holidays. It's also a great time to clean out your closet. Out with the summer clothes and in with the sweaters, scarves and hats. Out with the ...

Lucille was born in Blue Ridge. GA on May 23, 1920 and died on August 23, 2011 after a long, wonderful life. At a young age, her family migrated to the Pacific Northwest where she lived the remainder of her life. In May 1943, she married Paul Anderson. ...

Just a short distance from Enumclaw in the quaint town of Orting is a small and unassuming restaurant by the name of Route 66 Pizza. It may be small, but gastronomic magic created inside is as big as it gets.

I am not sure if it is possible to have ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Traveling the long back roads of our district between communities reminds me of the history of our area, specifically how many of our communities sprang up as the result of the logging industry.

In 1909, the community of McKenna held one of the largest mills in the nation ...

Gerald T “Jerry” Brennan, age 75, was received by our Lord and Savior on May 15, 2011. Jerry was greatly loved and respected by his family and friends. Jerry was born in Avoca, MI in 1935. Jerry married Ann Brennan on January 27, 1962 and most recently lived in Orting, ...

You must have heard by now. Once again the city of Orting is requesting active farmland for an urban growth area (UGA), and wants to re-designate it to allow office parks, manufacturing, and "other industrial development". This is not something I look forward to. There are many reasons why this ...

As most people in Orting know, Frontier Bank was recently acquired by Union Bank. When this occurred I did not give it much thought, until recently. With three bank accounts, one for personal, a business account and one for a political action committee, I found myself contacting a number of ...

This subject of a Merger with East Pierce has been going on since late 2009, and with a different fire dept for quite some time before that. How much tax payors money has been spent and wasted on these Merger talks?
Another point is that (Interim Retired) Fire Chief Paul W. ...