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Susan Stuart, owner of All Seasons Sustainable Plants, transplants 20 of the small-flowered prairie star plants she purchased in Oregon, in Puyallup on Wednesday. The Willamette Valley variety of the flower is larger than the flower that once populated the prairieland around the main village of the Steilacoom tribe. (JANET JENSEN/Staff photographer)

History lesson blooming in Steilacoom

Two centuries ago, a small pink flower framed the hills and prairie around the main village of the Steilacoom Indian tribe in what is now west Pierce County.

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Agencies gather on Puget Sound in Steilacoom for water rescue training today
Published May 16th, 2013 - 11:02AM
The training is on the water in Steilacoom this morning.
Death of man hit by train in Steilacoom ruled suicide
Published May 8th, 2013 - 8:32PM
The death of a man hit Monday night by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train in Steilacoom was ruled a suicide, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday.
Death of man hit by Amtrak train in Steilacoom ruled a suicide
Published May 8th, 2013 - 10:14AM
The death of a man who was hit by a Burlington Northern Sante Fe train in Steilacoom Monday night was ruled a suicide, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office said today.
Man, 42, hit and killed by train in Steilacoom
Published May 7th, 2013 - 7:41AM
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train hit and killed a 42-year-old man just before 8 p.m. tonight in Steilacoom, according to West Pierce Fire and Rescue.
Pedestrian injured crossing train tracks in Steilacoom
Published April 25th, 2013 - 2:34AM
A woman suffered minor injuries at the Sunnyside Beach pedestrian crossing about 4:45 p.m. in Steilacoom, and was treated and released at the scene, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Spokesman Gus  Melonas said. He said the train was reported to be traveling about 6 miles per hour.
Steilacoom School District superintendent to host public forum next week
Published April 22nd, 2013 - 2:30AM
Steilacoom School District Superintendent Bill Fritz will host a community conversation from 6:30-7:30 p.m. April 29 at Cherrydale Primary School, 1201 Galloway, Steilacoom.
Video earns Steilacoom teen trip to space center
Published April 22nd, 2013 - 2:29AM
A Steilacoom teen has won one of three top awards from the Coalition for Space Exploration and the NASA Visitor Center Consortium.
Learn how Idaho got its name, other things about Northwest at Living History Day
Published April 19th, 2013 - 12:05AM
A Washington pioneer woman might have given the state of Idaho its name. At least the former lieutenant governor of Idaho thinks she did. David Leroy says Luzena Wallace suggested the name of Idaho during a meeting attended by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
Track & field preview: Painful lessons helped Steilacoom's Daniel Zmuda bring out his best
Published March 28th, 2013 - 10:11AM
Steilacoom High School’s Daniel Zmuda is a bit of a dirt dog. Hurdlers in track and field kind of have to be.
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