Free summer concert series in Huntamer Park!
Starting this summer, Huntamer Park will be hosting free concerts at noon on Wednesdays and before the movies on Saturday nights! There will be many local groups, as well as region acts featured.
Huntamer Park is located on the corner of 7th Avenue SE and Woodland Square Loop in downtown Lacey. On-street parking around the Woodland Square loop is permitted during concerts to accommodate park visitors.
Wednesdays at Noon, June 23 through August 4, 2010
Saturdays at 7:00pm, July 17 through August 14, 2010
Huntamer Park in Woodland Square
Visit http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/events/events_main_page.html for more information!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Olympic Airshow 2010
Enjoy a fantastic show this weekend! Join us June 19 & 20th for the 12th annual Olympic Airshow hosted by the Olympic Flight Museum at the Olympia Regional Airport!
Gates open at 9am both Saturday and Sunday. Opening ceremonies begin at noon, including the Aerobatic Performances from noon to 4pm. Gates closes at 5pm so don't be late!
This event will feature tactical demonstrations including a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper, and an unforgettable heritage flight with the USAF’s F-4 Phantom! The Phantom only visits the West cost 5 times annually. This is the first time the Phantom has been in the Pacific Northwest!
Visit http://www.olympicflightmuseum.com/airshow.php for more information on this weekends Airshow, pictures on past events and to purchase your Airshow tickets online!
Gates open at 9am both Saturday and Sunday. Opening ceremonies begin at noon, including the Aerobatic Performances from noon to 4pm. Gates closes at 5pm so don't be late!
This event will feature tactical demonstrations including a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper, and an unforgettable heritage flight with the USAF’s F-4 Phantom! The Phantom only visits the West cost 5 times annually. This is the first time the Phantom has been in the Pacific Northwest!
Visit http://www.olympicflightmuseum.com/airshow.php for more information on this weekends Airshow, pictures on past events and to purchase your Airshow tickets online!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
4th Annual Summer Car Show in Lacey
Come on out this Saturday, June 19th from 8am-4pm for the Lacey Mid-Day Lions 4th annual summer car show.
College Street & Yelm Highway
Lacey, WA 98503
360-831-9156 or 360-491-7372
http://www.middaylions.org/
This car show is one of the fastest growing shows in our area. They started with less than 200 people attending in 2007 and grew to 2000 in 2009. This year there are several new categories for trophies, including 4x4's and a Sound System Contest!
This is a free event for the public to attend. There will be give aways, raffles, prizes, games, free spinal screenings, face-painting, a live band, live radio broadcast (ROXY 94.5), Miss Thurston County, and so much more.
Proceeds benefit the Lacey Mid-Day Lions Scholarship Program for the graduating seniors in the North Thurston Public School District.
Visit http://www.middaylions.org/ for more information
College Street & Yelm Highway
Lacey, WA 98503
360-831-9156 or 360-491-7372
http://www.middaylions.org/
This car show is one of the fastest growing shows in our area. They started with less than 200 people attending in 2007 and grew to 2000 in 2009. This year there are several new categories for trophies, including 4x4's and a Sound System Contest!
This is a free event for the public to attend. There will be give aways, raffles, prizes, games, free spinal screenings, face-painting, a live band, live radio broadcast (ROXY 94.5), Miss Thurston County, and so much more.
Proceeds benefit the Lacey Mid-Day Lions Scholarship Program for the graduating seniors in the North Thurston Public School District.
Visit http://www.middaylions.org/ for more information
Monday, June 14, 2010
Flag Day
The annual celebration of our nation’s flag is believed to have originated in 1885 by a school teacher in Fredonia, Wisconsin. They celebrated 'Flag Birthday or 'Flag Day' on June 14 which is the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Starts and Strips.On June 14, 1889, a kindergarten teacher in New York City, planned a ceremony for his school, observing Flag Day. This celebration was later adopted by the State Board of Education of New York. On June 14, 1891, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia held a Flag Day celebration, and on June 14 of the following year, the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution, celebrated Flag Day.
Flag Day, the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777, was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. Even though Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson's proclamation, it wasn't until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress making each year on June 14th National Flag Day.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Community Supported Agriculture
South of the Sound Community Farmland and Trust is an organization of local farmers concerned about the economic viability of small-scale, locally-marketed agriculture. They work to keep our farms, farmland, and the farm economy in our region alive and well.
Would you like to buy your produce locally? From people you know, from land within our community?
Many farms associated with the South of the Sound Community Farmland and Trust offer Community Supported Agriculture or CSA shares. A CSA share is an arrangement that gives you the consumer an opportunity to directly invest your money into local agriculture. At the beginning of the season a flat fee is paid to the farm and you will get fresh produce, either delivered to you or picked up at the farm, at agreed upon intervals, usually weekly. There are 19 CSA farms listed on the “Thurston County Direct Sales Farm Map”.
Many farmers also sell their produce at our local Olympia Farmers Market, as well as, the Tumwater Town Center Farmers Market.
Visit http://communityfarmlandtrust.org/2009-thurston-county-farm-map for a list of farms, or contact South of the Sound Community Farmland to have a Thurston County Farm Map mailed directly to you!
In addition to purchasing fresh produce from our local farmers you may also help promote and protect our South Sound farms by volunteering, becoming a member of the organization and much more. Visit their website for more information on ways you can help.
Would you like to buy your produce locally? From people you know, from land within our community?
Many farms associated with the South of the Sound Community Farmland and Trust offer Community Supported Agriculture or CSA shares. A CSA share is an arrangement that gives you the consumer an opportunity to directly invest your money into local agriculture. At the beginning of the season a flat fee is paid to the farm and you will get fresh produce, either delivered to you or picked up at the farm, at agreed upon intervals, usually weekly. There are 19 CSA farms listed on the “Thurston County Direct Sales Farm Map”.
Many farmers also sell their produce at our local Olympia Farmers Market, as well as, the Tumwater Town Center Farmers Market.
Visit http://communityfarmlandtrust.org/2009-thurston-county-farm-map for a list of farms, or contact South of the Sound Community Farmland to have a Thurston County Farm Map mailed directly to you!
In addition to purchasing fresh produce from our local farmers you may also help promote and protect our South Sound farms by volunteering, becoming a member of the organization and much more. Visit their website for more information on ways you can help.
Local Economy Improving
Thurston County is showing some signs of economic recovery according to the local Economic Development Council. The article below is from Tuesday’s Business Examiner and it discusses the EDC’s latest economic survey. While we are not out of the woods yet, many segments are showing positive signs. Still, the best moving commercial real estate is still priced with the current market conditions in mind. Those owners and sellers who price competitively are seeing activity. Those who are priced with assumptions of more favorable economic conditions than actually exist are seeing very little activity.
Thurston consumers, businesses confident in economy
Thurston County's economy has turned the corner and is in a growth stage, according to the findings of the Economic Development Council's first quarter Economic Vitality Index.
The Thurston County Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 102, which is its highest value since its inception in the first quarter of 2008. The Present Situation Index, which reflects households' current perceptions about the economy, improved from 26 during the fourth quarter of 2009 to 55 in the first quarter of 2010.
The Expectations Index, which reflects where households think the local economy is headed in six months time, also improved, rising from 145 during the fourth quarter of 2009 to its current value of 167.
Local businesses, both large and small, also are expressing a degree of optimism about both current and future conditions.
The CEO Index has continued to improve since the second quarter of 2009. The fourth quarter of 2009 was the first time since the survey's inception that there were more positive responses to the questions than negative ones, represented with an index value of 53. The first quarter of this year resulted in a further increase in the value to 56.
When asked about six months into the future, 59 percent of the CEOs felt that things would be the "same" for the local economy, while 41 percent felt that conditions would be "moderately better." None felt the situation would get worse.
The Small Business Index shows a slight percentage of small business owners believe that conditions overall, and for their particular industries, are "substantially better." The largest response rate for all questions was "moderately better." From the Business Examiner, June 8, 2010.
Thurston consumers, businesses confident in economy
Thurston County's economy has turned the corner and is in a growth stage, according to the findings of the Economic Development Council's first quarter Economic Vitality Index.
The Thurston County Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 102, which is its highest value since its inception in the first quarter of 2008. The Present Situation Index, which reflects households' current perceptions about the economy, improved from 26 during the fourth quarter of 2009 to 55 in the first quarter of 2010.
The Expectations Index, which reflects where households think the local economy is headed in six months time, also improved, rising from 145 during the fourth quarter of 2009 to its current value of 167.
Local businesses, both large and small, also are expressing a degree of optimism about both current and future conditions.
The CEO Index has continued to improve since the second quarter of 2009. The fourth quarter of 2009 was the first time since the survey's inception that there were more positive responses to the questions than negative ones, represented with an index value of 53. The first quarter of this year resulted in a further increase in the value to 56.
When asked about six months into the future, 59 percent of the CEOs felt that things would be the "same" for the local economy, while 41 percent felt that conditions would be "moderately better." None felt the situation would get worse.
The Small Business Index shows a slight percentage of small business owners believe that conditions overall, and for their particular industries, are "substantially better." The largest response rate for all questions was "moderately better." From the Business Examiner, June 8, 2010.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Lacey Rotary Duck Dash is here!
Join us June 6th at the Tumwater Falls Park between 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. for Lacey Rotary Club's 21st annual Duck Dash!
Everyone is a winner at the Duck Dash! When you purchase a ticket your money goes to help places like The Boys and Girls Club, School-based Community Projects, Interactive Service Clubs, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Safeplace, Thurston County Food Bank and many, many more! What a great way to help out our community! Visit the Lacey Rotary website at http://www.laceyrotary.org/ for a full list of organizations that are benefited by the Duck Dash!
You can help the Lacey Rotary Club make this year's Duck Dash a success by purchasing tickets at $5 each. Each ticket has a number that corresponds to a number on one of the rubber ducks. All the ducks get dumped out of a giant crane into the Deschutes River. The ducks then race down the river and the first few ducks that cross the finish line will win one of many great prizes!
And you don't even have to be present to win! All you have to do is put your name and phone number on your purchased tickets and you will be called if you win!
Don't forget there will also be food, a fun fair with live music & entertainment, Kid's World with face painting, waddle races, quack contest, arts & crafts and drawings for free bicycles!
See you tomorrow!
Everyone is a winner at the Duck Dash! When you purchase a ticket your money goes to help places like The Boys and Girls Club, School-based Community Projects, Interactive Service Clubs, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Safeplace, Thurston County Food Bank and many, many more! What a great way to help out our community! Visit the Lacey Rotary website at http://www.laceyrotary.org/ for a full list of organizations that are benefited by the Duck Dash!
You can help the Lacey Rotary Club make this year's Duck Dash a success by purchasing tickets at $5 each. Each ticket has a number that corresponds to a number on one of the rubber ducks. All the ducks get dumped out of a giant crane into the Deschutes River. The ducks then race down the river and the first few ducks that cross the finish line will win one of many great prizes!
And you don't even have to be present to win! All you have to do is put your name and phone number on your purchased tickets and you will be called if you win!
Don't forget there will also be food, a fun fair with live music & entertainment, Kid's World with face painting, waddle races, quack contest, arts & crafts and drawings for free bicycles!
See you tomorrow!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for East Bay, site of the new Hands On Children’s Museum
Please join us tomorrow, June 2nd at 4 PM for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the redeveloped East Bay site for our new Hands On Children’s Museum. The initial site work on Marine Drive is complete and the next steps are ready to go! Anchored by the new Hands On Children's Museum, the East Bay redevelopment is going to be a tremendous gift to our community.
The exciting new Children's Museum will feature six major galleries, with hundreds of hands-on exhibits and great additions such as boat building, water exploration tables and a Tide Pool Touch Tank. Also visit Our Woods gallery with a tree house, multi-level slide and eagle’s nest. You can find inspiring art spaces and an Inventors’ Studio; a Heroes Exhibit gallery with a fire truck, police car, medic one van, and ER, where kids can be a hero every day!
Visit http://www.hocm.org/ for more information on the new facility and the ribbon cutting ceremony!
See you there!
The exciting new Children's Museum will feature six major galleries, with hundreds of hands-on exhibits and great additions such as boat building, water exploration tables and a Tide Pool Touch Tank. Also visit Our Woods gallery with a tree house, multi-level slide and eagle’s nest. You can find inspiring art spaces and an Inventors’ Studio; a Heroes Exhibit gallery with a fire truck, police car, medic one van, and ER, where kids can be a hero every day!
Visit http://www.hocm.org/ for more information on the new facility and the ribbon cutting ceremony!
See you there!
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