City of Lacey Named “Tree City USA” for 24th Year
Facebook312Tweet0Pin1 Submitted by The City of LaceyPhoto credit: Candra GrimThe City of Lacey has once again been named as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation — the twenty-fourth consecutive year the city has received this national recognition.The city is proclaiming the month of April as Arbor Month, and is encouraging residents and businesses to plant and properly care for trees.In honor of Arbor Month, the city will hold its popular annual seedling giveaway on Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (or until supplies run out) at Huntamer Park in Woodland Square. Species available this year include Japanese Maple, Ginkgo Biloba, Golden Raintree, English Oak, and Noble Fir. The seedlings, up to three feet in height, are limited to one per person, so bring the family!Lacey was one of the first cities in Washington State to earn the Tree City designation. Since initially receiving the honor in the early 1990s, the community has invested more than $3.25 million on tree planting and care, and distributed nearly 27,000 free tree seedlings to residents. The city also maintains more than 1,200 acres of parkland and open space — comprising one of the largest municipal park systems on South Puget Sound — much of it permanently preserving natural forested areas.For more information, please contact Stephen Kirkman, Lacey Public Affairs, at (360) 456-7788 or skirkman@ci.lacey.wa.us.
Submitted by Adopt-A-Pet of SheltonRed is Adopt-A-Pet of Shelton’s dog of the week.Meet Red, a male terrier mix. He stars in his own video on our website where he shows what a smart little guy he is, sitting on command and walking nicely on leash by himself and with other dogs. Red is a tiny guy that enjoying being pampered and spoiled by our volunteers. He certainly wants more love and attention than that, so will be in heaven when you come to take him to his new forever home where he can have much more time with a special person.Red will be the ultimate lap dog and will do everything to show you how appreciative he is. Red would probably like to be the only dog in the household.We have many great dogs and always need volunteers to help them. Visit our website at www.adoptapet-wa.org or contact Adopt-A-Pet, on Jensen Road in Shelton at thedoghouse3091@hotmail.com or (360) 432-3091. Join us on Facebook at “Adopt-A-Pet of Shelton Washington”. Facebook10Tweet0Pin0
Facebook27Tweet0Pin0Submitted by Drew Freemantle for Maid PerfectAllergens such as mold, dust and pollen will always be present in your home but there are steps that you can take to get them under control. These 10 easy tips will help reduce allergens in your home as well as your exposure to them. Try three or four or implement all ten. You’ll see a difference in the health, and happiness, in your home.Use the bathroom fanMold and mildew, shown here growing on the underside of a roof, can be a major source of household allergies. The bathroom can be the most humid place in the home because showers and baths produce steam. Excess moisture plus heat causes mold. If you don’t have a fan make sure that your bathroom is well ventilated by leaving the door open or cracking a window.Stay organizedKeep your home and closets organized. Clutter collects dust and dust contains allergens. Stacks of magazines and knick-knacks are some of the worst offenders for trapping hidden and unwanted dust.No shoes inside the homeStart a no shoes rule inside your home. Shoes can track in outside moisture and pollutants.Use zippered pillow case coversProtect your pillows from dust mites, allergens and other bacteria with hyper allergenic pillow case covers. These can be purchased online or through most home goods stores.Change your furnace filterThe filters on your furnace prevent excess dust from entering your home. You should change them about every six months. It’s an easy process to do yourself and inexpensive to have a local HVAC company perform the service.Clean your filter on your vacuumCheck your filters and clean them. With owning a cleaning company this is a daily task for us, but you should aim to clean them once a month depending on how dusty your home gets.As much as you love your pets, inviting them into your bed also invites an increase in allergens.Don’t invite pets into your bedPet dander contains allergens that will stay trapped in your sheets, pillows and mattresses.Take out the trashStay on top of the trash detail. Excess garbage can attract unwanted visitors such as mice and bugs.Clean those guttersThis is one of those tasks that I don’t think anyone enjoys but leaky gutters can lead to excess moisture in the crawl space resulting in compromised air quality. If you don’t like cleaning gutters then hire a professional to do this important annual job.Use your exhaustUse the exhaust fan when cooking. Steam released during the cooking process adds moisture to the air and moisture plus heat can cause mold.For more tips on keeping your home healthy and clean, visit our website or check us out on Facebook.
Facebook163Tweet0Pin0Submitted by City of TeninoThe Tenino Quarry Pool will open for the 2018 season on Saturday, June 30, 2018 and the first day of swimming is free to the public courtesy of the Sierra Pacific Foundation.“We are very thankful for, and sincerely appreciate the Sierra Pacific Foundation’s decision to participate in the City’s new ‘Sponsor the Pool’ program because it makes the pool available to those who, for cost reasons, would not otherwise have the opportunity to enjoy this wonderful asset,” says Mayor Wayne Fournier.Last year, the City created the opportunity for its renowned Quarry Pool to be sponsored by organizations in an effort to increase pool use by making it more affordable for members of the public. The Quarry Pool is the only public outdoor swimming pool in Thurston County and the surrounding region.This year, pool users will notice the City’s efforts to improve both the pool and the City Park, where the pool is located. The City’s Quarry Pool Renovation project will kick off in July when City Public Works crews begin the preparatory work for the installation of larger, more efficient pumps and mechanical filters within the deep end of the pool. Shallow end operations will continue without interruption. The work to be performed will be funded by a Community Development Block Grant that is administered by Thurston County with a budget of $297,000.00. The project is projected to be complete by April of 2019.Tenino’s Quarry Pool is open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., holidays excepted. Please visit the City’s website for additional details: www.ci.tenino.wa.us
Image Courtesy: Sports GraspAdvertisement 9vw7qNBA Finals | Brooklyn Vsn293Wingsuit rodeo📽Sindre Ehs2ey( IG: @_aubreyfisher @imraino ) 4trhugcWould you ever consider trying this?😱rnfivCan your students do this? 🌚nusxRoller skating! Powered by Firework Young Shefali Verma’s bright start continued with yet another fifty while Smriti Mandhana stayed unbeaten to inflict a 10-wicket loss on the West Indies Women at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground. Advertisement Image Courtesy: Sports GraspOpting to bat first after winning the toss, the Indian women struck early. The hosts managed to construct a partnership of 34 runs in the middle overs for the third overs only to be sent back to the pavilion by Pooja Vartakar in the 12th over.The spiralling continued as wickets fell at regular intervals before ultimately being restricted to 103/7 at the end of their 20 overs. Deepti Sharma accounted for four of the seven wickets claimed as she returned with the figures of 4-10.Advertisement The visitors made an easy work of the paltry target and managed to attain a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Shefali Verma scored a blistering knock of 69 off just 35 balls while Smriti Mandhana played the anchor with an unbeaten 30 off 28.The third T20 between these two sides is slated to take place at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.Advertisement Read Also:Watch: Yuzvendra Chahal trolls ‘besharam admi’ Deepak Chahar for breaking his bowling recordHattrick hero Deepak Chahar reveals that Rohit Sharma likened him to Jasprit Bumrah Advertisement
Image Courtesy: GettyAdvertisement pskNBA Finals | Brooklyn Vsb4l0Wingsuit rodeo📽Sindre Ecdkj4( IG: @_aubreyfisher @imraino ) jwcWould you ever consider trying this?😱daCan your students do this? 🌚23vxzRoller skating! Powered by Firework In modern day tennis, the rivalry of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal share in the sport is a legendary one. The duo have often battled for the ATP top rank spot, and the two of the greatest players facing off each other in a court is a treat for tennis fans all over the world. South African cricket icon AB de Villiers aka ABD feels there is a similar rivalry in present day cricket, and that is between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith! Advertisement Image Courtesy: GettyJust like Federer and Nadal, it has been a tug of war between Kohli and Smith in the current global cricket scene. Adding to the high tensed rivalry between India and Australia, both batsmen have often been put to comparison, and the two have constantly battled out for the top spot in ICC Test batting rankings, which is currently occupied by Smith.As like many cricket legends who have taken to socil amedia amidst the COVID-19 lock down, de Villers teamed up for a live Instagram session with former Zimbabwean cricketer Pommie Mbangwa.Advertisement Eventually, the inevitable question of picking between the two current greatest run machines came up. Picking his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate as the answer, de Villers also compared the two cricket legends with the two tennis legends. Although, the former Proteas stalwart gave reasons to as why he picked Kohli as Federer and Smith as Nadal.“It’s difficult. Virat is definitely the more natural ball striker. Smudge (Smith) is also up to that. Let’s do it in tennis terms. Virat is like Federer, Smith is more like Nadal,” ABD said during the live session.Advertisement While it was Nadal’s strong mentality was reflected in the style of Smith’s batting, according to de Villers, it was his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate’s playing style that reminded him of the Swiss legend.He’s (Smith) mentally very strong and figured out a way of scoring runs, he looks odd at the crease, doesn’t look natural but he ends up breaking records and doing amazing things at the crease. But my pick is Virat, who is more of a natural ball-player. He’s scored runs all over the world, won games under pressure so he’s my pick,” de Villers added.If you like reading about MMA, make sure you check out MMAIndia.com Also follow India’s biggest arm wrestling tournament at ProPanja.comAlso read-Mithali Raj reveals what she needs to accomplish before retiring from international cricket!Premier League given green light date to return by UK government! Advertisement
Image Courtesy: Getty/JuventusAdvertisement 8isNBA Finals | Brooklyn Vs8fzWingsuit rodeo📽Sindre Ecgvb6c( IG: @_aubreyfisher @imraino ) uevtWould you ever consider trying this?😱4s2lyCan your students do this? 🌚x3nRoller skating! Powered by Firework Serie A is still still a week away to resume, but the fans of Italian football were finally able enjoy some action after a three months gap, as the heavyweights Juventus and AC Milan went head to head in the Coppa Italia semi-final. While the match at Turin ended in a goalless draw, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to the pitch came with a dreary penalty miss, the Old lady still made it to the final via 1-1 aggregate on away goals.Advertisement Image Courtesy: Getty/JuventusEven though the second leg at a spectator less Allianz stadium ended dull, Juventus advanced to the final the 1-1 aggregate scoreline, having an away goal advantage from the first leg all the way back in February.16 minutes into the game, the hosts earned a penalty after Milan’s Andrea Conti’s elbow was caught touching the ball in the penalty box. Although Ronaldo’s spot kick ended in hitting the woodwork, the Bianconeri talisman’s successful penalty strike from the first leg at San Siro was the decider of the semi final.Advertisement Ante Rebić, the Milan forward who also scored in the first leg on 13th February, was shown red just a minute after Ronaldo’s penalty miss. Following a clash with Juventus right back Danilo, the Croatian marched back to the dugout, as the Rossoneri played the rest of the match down to 10 men, with Zlatan Ibrahimović already missing the fixture due to injury.“It was odd and difficult at the start, playing in an empty stadium after 90 days away,” Juventus centre back Leonardo Bonucci said in the post match interview.Advertisement “Even the greatest miss. Cristiano is always important for us,” the veteran Italian worded in on Ronaldo’s penalty miss.“We’ve shaken off a dark moment for the whole world. I hope being back will offer the fans at home a bit of hope and joy. We want to give them something more on Wednesday,” the 33 year old vice captain hinted at a positive result in the Final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 17th June.Juventus will face Napoli or Inter Milan in the final who are having their second leg at Stadio San Paolo today, with the hosts leading 1-0 in the aggregate.If you like reading about MMA, make sure you check out MMAIndia.com Also follow India’s biggest arm wrestling tournament at ProPanja.comAlso read-India’s tour of Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic!Sunil Chhetri: The influence of Bhaichung Bhutia on me has been immense. Advertisement
Some school district aid totals remained unchanged, such as Red Bank Regional’s $1.17 million in funding and Shrewsbury’s $286,834. During his opening address, Anderson, a Republican, stressed that Shrewsbury residents should not have to endure tax hikes to provide students with proper, modern teaching facilities and, in a similar vein, turned his sights on the borough’s districted high school, Red Bank Regional. “We need to address Shrewsbury being unfairly taxed to fund the operation of the high school. For too long Shrewsbury residents have been paying a higher tax rate than the other two sending districts,” Anderson said, referencing the nearby boroughs of Little Silver and Red Bank. Red Bank residents saw their rate drop from .4291 to .4232 in 2017-18. But that number rose to .4422 this year. The borough’s levy has also climbed from $8.93 million two years ago to $9.38 million in 2018-19. “It’s not fair to our community and these are things we’re going to need to take action on,” Anderson said. Anderson was elected as the borough’s mayor after defeating Democratic challenger David Dragonetti in the November election. He takes the reins from former mayor Don Burden, who was voted into two consecutive mayoral terms but stepped away in 2018 after 40 years of public service to the borough. SHREWSBURY – While guiding the district’s legislative leaders through the same elementary school he attended decades ago, Erik Anderson made sure to point out all the outdated infrastructure from his youth that remained. Following a Jan. 2 reorganization meeting in which the 42-year-old Anderson was sworn in to a four-year mayoral term, the lifelong borough resident reflected on his recent tour of the Shrewsbury Borough facility with Sen. Vin Gopal (D-11), Assemblywoman Joanne Downey (D-11) and Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling (D-11). In July, the state government almost shut down due to stalled school budget talks, a debate that led to 205 New Jersey school districts receiving less school aid than initially promised in Gov. Phil Murphy’s initial 2018-19 budget address, including Two River-area districts like the Borough of Highlands, Middletown Township, the Borough of Oceanport and Henry Hudson Regional. From the 2016-17 school year to 2018-19, Shrewsbury’s estimated tax rate jumped from .4609 to .4885, while the levy increased from $5.15 million to $5.62 million.
According to Red Bank Regional’s previous three school budgets, Shrewsbury is the only sending district to see year-after-year increases in both its estimated general fund school tax rate and school tax levy. In total, 139 districts benefitted from this redistribution of school funding, including the Borough of Red Bank, which jumped from $3.75 million to $5.54 million (a 47.72 percent increase), and the Borough of Little Silver, which increased from $398,966 to $492,709 (a 23.5 percent increase). Though Shrewsbury’s estimated tax levy is the least of the three municipalities, so too is its population, with approximately 4,000 residents, compared to an estimated 6,000 in Little Silver and upward of 12,000 in Red Bank, according to projections made by the United States Census Bureau. “The classrooms were the same, the bathrooms were the same and the encapsulating asbestos and the five heating units are all the same. And here’s the roof that leaks and we’re asked to do a referendum to pay for a new one,” Anderson said in an interview with The Two River Times. “There are other communities that are tearing entire schools down, and they’re younger than our building.” “When it comes to school funding we get $537 per student when other districts get $18,000 per student. At the end of the day, what’s fair is fair. Our tax dollars are going out and they’re not coming back in,” said Anderson. “I want what’s best and what’s fair for my community and it doesn’t matter to me if it’s Democrats or Republicans who help us get there.” In Little Silver the tax rate has steadily dropped from .4232 in 2016-17 to .4159 this year. Though the tax burden on borough residents climbed from $6.92 million to $7.05 million in 2017-18, this year the levy dropped to $6.93 million. Anderson’s comments expanded on a point he made during his first mayoral remarks about a state school funding formula he said “is broken” and vowed to fight on behalf of Shrewsbury families for a fairer shake.
The Kootenay Ice took it on the chin for the second consecutive week, dropping a pair of games to tough Vancouver opposition in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action in the Sunflower City.The Greater Vancouver Canadians traveled to the Castlegar Arena Complex before skating off with a pair of wins — 8-2 Saturday and 5-2 Sunday.Kootenay is now riding a five game losing streak where the squad has been outscored 36-11.Ryan Wilkinson scored twice to lead the fourth-place Canadians to the series-opening win. Sawyer Hunt of Nelson and Kadrian Klimchuk of Castlegar replied for the Ice.Greater Vancouver held period leads of 3-0 and 6-1.Sunday, the Canadians exploded for three second-period goals to snap a 1-1 tie.Five different players scored for Greater Vancouver.Ryan Neil of Fruitvale and Kyle Chernenoff replied for Kootenay.Kootenay travels to Kamloops Saturday to face the Thompson Blazers in a two-game weekend series.
In the seven-team tournament, Nelson received a bye in the first round.Nelson opened the tournament with a 3-1 win over Trail Smoke Eaters.Saturday, against the Castlegar Rockies, and Nelson doubled the Sunflower City team 8-4 to give the host side 6 points in the playoff series. The North Kootenay Lake Falcons (Kaslo/Nakusp) surprised everyone in the playoffs by winning all three games to finish second in the playoff series. Trail (third) and Castlegar (fourth) rounded out the final four.Nelson met the Castlegar in the semi final, played at the NDCC at 6:30 am on Sunday morning. It was a great game, but Nelson won the semi with a score of 5-2 against Castlegar, sending them to the final.The North Kootenay Lake Falcons met the Trail Smokies in the second semi, and it was a great game, which went in to a 3-3 overtime period, when the Trail team scored the winning goal in the five minute overtime to move on to the final game against Nelson. Bradey Sookero scored the winning goal late in the third period to power the Nelson Bantam House Leafs to the West Kootenay Championship with a 4-3 victory over Trail Sunday at the NDCC Arena.“There are quite a few players on this team who have been on teams that have played in the final game of the playoffs a number of times, but this is the first time they have been on the winning side of that game for all of them,” said head coach Dave Zarikoff following the win.“House hockey doesn’t usually get a lot of accolades, but these kids simply love to play and did so this season with a lot of effort and heart. We are all very proud of their efforts.”Nelson finished first in the regular season with a 11-2-1 record.