Steilacoom Farmers Market - 12 June - 28 August 2013
It's that time of year again! Summer, concerts in the park, and the Farmers' Market! Many favorite vendors are returning as well as new ones including several new prepared food vendors offering a wide variety of delicacies. This is perfect for picking up on the way to the concerts!
The Farmers' Market is a great opportunity to find the freshest and tastiest local food and connect with old friends and new. Be sure to make the market part of your Wednesday routine! Volunteers are always welcome.
For more information, contact Laura Johnson at 253.581.1912 or www.historicfortsteilacoom.org
Steilacoom Concerts In The Park - Every Wednesday 19 June - 28 August 2013
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19 June
26 June
03 July
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July
07 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
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America's 1st Corps Army Band
Swing Reunion Orchestra
Darren Motamedy (Smooth Jazz)
Abbey Road Live (Beatles Review)
338th Army Band (Ohio)
David Correa and Cascada (Latin Guitar Music)
Randy Linder (Creedence Clearwater Tribute)
Michael Powers (Smooth Jazz)
Joey Jewel and The Swinging Orchestra (Sinatra in The Sands)
Navy Ceremonial and Brass Band
Danny Vernon (The Illusion of Elvis
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Picnic In The Park - 18 June 2013
The Lakewood Historical Society will host a free potluck dinner and history of Fort Steilacoom Park from 6 to 8 p.m. at a large picnic shelter. For more information, visit: www.lakewoodhistorical.org.
Meeker Days Festival - Fri, Sat, Sun - 21, 22, 23 June 2013
Art in the Park, Classic Car show Competition, Farmers' Market, KidZone, Lego Land, Meeker Marketplace, Dog Lounge, Mother Goose's Farmyard Fun, Trout Pond, Beer Garden, Riverwalk Wine Garden, Music and Entertainment on Stage!
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4th of July Fireworks - Paid For Entirely By Donations!
The Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce once again opens Lafayette Street to the public for the day-long July 4th Celebration. Come join in the fun!
The Steilacoom Fireworks Committee is once more soliciting donations to pay for the annual gala finale to the 4th of July in the Town on the Sound. For more than twenty years, local citizens and businesses have contributed to this fantastic fireworks display. Please consider making a donation toward the 2013 display.
Please mail your donation to:
Steilacoom Citizens Fireworks Committee
P.O. Box 88584
Steilacoom, WA 98388
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Or make a donation via PayPal.
A PayPal account is not necessary for
a Credit Card contribution.
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CLICK HERE FOR 4TH OF JULY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
CLICK HERE FOR PARADE APPLICATION
SummerFEST - 13 and 14 July 2013
Fort Steilacoom Park will host this popular two-day family festival presented by the City of Lakewood. The free fun-filled community event offers something everyone in the family can enjoy. For more information, visit: www.lakewoodsummerfest.com.
SummerFEST Triathlon - 14 July 2013
This is a fun and competitive sprint triathlon open to participants 15 years and older. The course consists of a half mile swim, 14-mile bike course and 3.1-mile run. For more information, or to register, visit: www.lakewoodsummerfesttriathlon.com.
Second City Chamber Series - 18 July 2013
Have a front row seat, sit under the wisteria covered verandah, or maybe throw a blanket out on the grass while relaxing to the moving sound of Second City Chamber Series at Lakewold Gardens. Ticket prices vary. For more information, visit: www.scchamberseries.org.
Dog-a-Thon - 20 July 2013
Held at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, this fun, family event has a one-mile stroll or a four-mile hike, dozens of pet-related booths, demonstrations, contests, entertainment and a barbeque. The walk benefits the Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County.
Box Tops for Education & Campbell's Soup Labels
Help Steilacoom's schools by saving and turning in the Box Tops for Education and/or Campbell's Soup labels at any school.
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Kid Club at the Steilacoom Historical Museum - April through September
It's time for Kids Club at the Steilacoom Historical Museum. The Kids Club is held the last Saturdays of each month, April through September, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. It is two hours full of fun activities held in the lower level of the Museum and in the Wagon Shop. April 27 will be the first one for the year and kids will be doing a Wagon Shop project, as well as having the opportunity to explore the Museum. Activities are appropriate for ages 5-10. (Younger kids than 5 should be accompanied by a parent.)
Subsequent last Saturday activities are as follows: May 25, trying out weaving and spinning and other yarn art; June 29, patriotic paper crafts plus getting ready for the 4th of July parade; July 27, button and seashell project; August 31, making a book ; September 28, making cider in an old fashioned press plus apple crafts and tasting. Come and enjoy a little hands on history!
Puyallup Farmer's Market - Saturdays, 14 April - 13 October
Celebrating our 31st anniversary season of the Puyallup Farmer's Market! Purchase flowers, hanging baskets, veggie and fruit starts, and much more from local grown in Washington vendors. In addition, we have an abundance of high quality arts and crafts vendors, specialty food vendors, and a handful of community driven non-profits on-site. It's much more than a typical farmer's market, but a weekend community celebration. We take great pride in our Market and we hope you will share in our enthusiasm.
Come down and see why we are SO FRESH AND SO GREEN this Market season!
Please note: The Market will move into the Pavilion beginning May 5 and will run through the end of Fall Market, October 13th on Saturdays only.
We Love Steilacoom Association Food Pantry
The Association operates a food bank for low-income individuals and families. Additionally, the Association provides need-based assistance for utility payments and, to the extent funds are available, scholarships for Steilacoom High School students with preference given to those attending a 2-year college or vocational school.
Food distributions are on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the old Pioneer Middle School on Chambers Street. Food donations may be dropped off at the Community Center or at the Food Bank during operating hours.
Financial contributions for any of the programs, including the scholarship program, may be dropped off at the Community Center. A separate check, made payable to the Association, may also be sent in with your utility bill.
For more information, contact Paul Loveless at 581-1912 or Sharon Cornett, Food Pantry Coordinator, at 581-1076.
Volunteer!
You will meet great new friends and have fun!
- For activities at the Community Center, contact Pauline Monk at 983-2599.
- The Steilacoom Food Bank always welcomes volunteers. Contact Paul Loveless at 983-2074
- We have a very active volunteer Parks Group. Contact Nancy Henderson at 584-7284
- The Citizens Fireworks Committee is preparing for this year's 4th of July. Contact Danny Lopez at 582-4995.
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. Other Puget Sound tribes took Steilacoom to loosely mean "people of the Indian pink area," according to the tribe's web site. Some people say the historic town was named after the flower; others say the town was named after the tribe.
"It's kind of lost there in the mist of time, you might say," said Joan Curtis, curator of the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association.
It's also lost in something of an identity crisis, and a fight for survival. The Steilacoom flower is more commonly known as the small woodland flower or small-flowered prairie star. And as the area was settled and later urbanized, it and other native prairie flowers and plants have slowly disappeared from Pierce County.
Now, Steilacoom town officials have jump-started efforts to reintroduce the flower to the area with assistance from the Pierce County Conservation District and others. The town has purchased 20 flowers from Oregon that it plans to plant in local parks with the community's help as a placeholder. After that, fans of the Steilacoom flower hope to grow and harvest it locally for enjoyment by future generations and as a reminder of the past.
"There's a history lesson to it," Steilacoom Mayor Ron Lucas said.
Lithophragma parviflorum, the flower's scientific name, can be found over a vast area covering Washington state to California and stretching past the Rocky Mountains into the Great Plains. Locally, some can be found on the grounds of Joint Base Lewis-McChord and in areas of east Pierce County
"But local populations of the flower have become rare," said Rod Gilbert, a biologist for the fish and wildlife program at Lewis-McChord whose work includes prairie restoration. "The introduction and growth of nonnative grasses, loss of prairieland to forest, farming, and urban development have combined to chase the flower out of Pierce and Thurston counties," Gilbert said. "Many of the 300 native species of prairie flowers and plants are hard to find today, and about half have disappeared completely," he said.
"Town officials attempted to reintroduce the namesake flower in 2004 as part of Steilacoom's 150th birthday celebration, but it was unsuccessful," Lucas said.
Curtis said, "Folks scoured everywhere, including Canada, but came up empty. We just literally couldn't find the flower," she said.
Fast forward to this year. Lucas recalled the unsuccessful effort during a recent meeting with the Pierce County Conservation District, which promotes renewable natural resources in Pierce County. Homeowners pay $5 a year to fund the district, which includes unincorporated Pierce County and 11 municipalities.
"The district agreed to the request to help revive the flower because one of its goals is to preserve native plants in the area," said Chris Towe, the district's liaison to Steilacoom. "We're happy to help them to get this native plant back and reintroduced," he said.
The district in turn sought the help of Susan Stuart, the owner of All Seasons Sustainable Plants. She was happy to lend a green thumb. A former registered nurse, Stuart started her business about a year ago in space leased from the district's greenhouse near its main office in Puyallup. During a recent trip to Oregon, Stuart purchased 100 of the Willamette Valley variety of the flower, which are slightly larger than average. The town will be able to plant them immediately.
She's also on the hunt for remnants of the local stock that can be found around the area. Stuart harvested two of the flowers in east Pierce County and has a request out to visit a piece of prairie land across from Clover Park Technical College that might be home to more flowers. She also has enlisted others to search in other areas around the Puget Sound area.
"I'm a pitbull when I want to find something," she said. "I won't let go."
The town will plant the Oregon variety until Stuart can establish the local version. It takes two years for local stock to grow from seed to flower.
Lucas said, nce the local stock takes root, he'd like to turn over the project to the Steilacoom Garden Club so residents can buy and plant it.
Stuart sees her work as important to secure the flower's future in Pierce County. "It's beautiful, and I don't want to see it disappear," she said.
Christian Hill : The Tacoma News Tribune
2013 Steilacoom Historical Museum Association Annual Events
- April, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, museum open.
- April 14, Sunday, 2:00 pm, lecture by Dick Blumenthal, author of Maritime Place Names - Inland Washington Waters.
- May, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, museum open.
- May 25, Saturday, Kids Club at the Museum, (time and dates to follow).
- June, Wednesdays, Museum opened 2-5 pm during Farmers Market.
- June, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Museum open.
- June 8th, Saturday, Historic Home Tour (tentative, more information to come).
- June 29th, Saturday, Kids Club at the Museum, (time and dates to follow).
- July, Wednesdays, Museum open 2-5 pm during Farmers Market.
- July, Saturdays and Sundays,1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Museum open.
- July 4, Thursday, Independence Day, SHMA Ice Cream Social at the Museum.
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- July 27, Kids Club at the Museum, (time and dates to follow).
- July 28, Sunday, at Sunnyside Beach, Salmon Bake.
- August, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Museum open.
- August 31, Saturday, Kids Club at the Museum, (time and dates to follow).
- September, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Museum open.
- September 28, Saturday, Kids Club at the Museum, (time and dates to follow).
- October, September, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Museum open.
- October 6, Sunday, Apple Squeeze.
- November, Museum closed for the season.
- December, Museum Christmas Store opens (time and dates to follow).
- December 6, Friday, Magical Night at the Wagon Shop.
- December 7, Saturday, Annual Membership Dinner (Members Only, invitations mailed to all members).
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Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
P.O. Box 88016
Steilacoom, WA 98388
253 584-4133
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Town of Steilacoom Annual Events
Garden Club Plant Sale - Second Saturday in May
Steilacoom Farmers Market - June, July, August - Every Wednesday
Concerts In The Park - June, July, August - Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Old Fashioned, Hometown, Independence Day Parade, Street Fair, Fireworks
Salmon Bake - Last Sunday in July, Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Garage Sale Saturday - Second Saturday in August, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Apple Squeeze - First Sunday in October, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Christmas At Town Hall - First Friday in December
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