Some of the world’s best sand sculptors are in Federal Way now for the “Tournament of Champions” at the Northwest Sand Festival.
Some of the world’s best sand sculptors are in Federal Way now for the “Tournament of Champions” at the Northwest Sand Festival.
It’s the largest exhibition of its kind in North America and it’s happening at the Commons Mall (southwest parking lot just behind Sears) on Pacific Highway at South 320th Street in Federal Way now through Sept. 4.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/getout/2012/08/23/masterpieces-of-sand-sculpting-taking-shape-in-federal-way/
A few days before President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, deputy White House press secretary Clark Stevens repeated to journalists a shopworn phrase: “the president is committed” to dealing with climate change issues and national energy needs.
Feds say Franklin County will need to prove area would be popular to get $1.05 million grant
Federal officials made it clear Monday that Franklin County will have to prove the Juniper Dunes Recreation Area is popular with visitors if it hopes to get $1.05 million to build an access road at the site.
“Talk about the kind of use the project gets now and the kind of use it could get in the future,” said Greg Humphreys, transportation planner for the Federal Highway Administration’s Federal Lands Access Program, during a meeting outside a fire station close to the site.
Looking for ways to export coal mined in Wyoming, Gov. Matt Mead said he will tour port facilities in British Columbia as part of a weeklong trade trip to Canada.
For a group of Tri-City off-road driving enthusiasts, it's been frustrating to have a great place to ride so close by, but so difficult to get to.
"This has been kind of a burr in our saddle for a long time," said Lee Retterer, president of the Tri-Cities Peak Putters, a group that takes four-wheel drive vehicles into Juniper Dunes Wilderness.
But a federal grant could help his club out.
An 85-year-old Federal Way man has been missing since noon Monday, according to police.
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