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• Join Parks Appreciation, Arbor Day, & Arts Unveiling- 4/12/2012
• Fife Police Department Launch Improvement Plan- 2/27/2012
• Fife Hires New Community Development Director- 2/17/2012
• Fife Public Arts Commission Selects Art Work- 1/24/2012
• Mural Painting at the Fife Swim Center- 1/24/2012
• Fife City Council Elects New Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem- 1/11/2012
• Fife Pierce County Library Grand Opening- 12/6/2011
• City of Fife Refinances Bond to Finish 70th Avenue- 11/15/2011
• Fife Completes Police Department Investigation, Concludes Unfounded Claims- 10/27/2011
• Fife Announces New City Clerk- 10/25/2011
• Fife Councilmember Nancy de Booy Resigns- 8/29/2011
• Fully Restored Caboose Moves to Final Home at Dacca Park- 8/23/2011
• City Council Appoints Kim Roscoe to Vacant Seat- 7/13/2011
• Fife Public Arts Commission Members Appointed- 7/13/2011
• Fife Earns WellCity Award- 4/26/2011
• Urban Forestry Grant- 4/12/2011
• Dave Zabell Selected as New City Manager-12/15/2010
• City of Fife Moves Train Engine into Dacca Park- 6/4/2010
• Valley Avenue Opening- 4/4/2010
• 50 New Jobs- Trident Processing Plant -3/19/2010
• City of Fife Earns Flood Insurance Discount for Citizens- 6/10/2009
• Fife Awarded Environmental Vision 2040 Award- 5/12/2009
• P2D2- Working Together for Cleaner Cities- 3/17/2009
• Councilmember Butch Brooks Resigns- 2/25/2010

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• Pierce County receives $450,000 for Puyallup River flood study
  Pierce County announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocated $450,000 to continue studying strategies to address significant flooding issues along the Puyallup River. Known as the Puyallup River General Investigation, the study is a six-year, cooperative process involving local jurisdictions and partners. The study is now in its second year, and the allocated funds will allow the study to continue with no delays. "Thousands of jobs in Pierce County's flood plain depend on minimizing flood risk and protecting vital resources," said U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). "This investment will go a long way in building a plan that best protects against loss of life and property in the Puyallup River basin." The Puyallup River Executive Task Force, established by Pierce County in 2008, is providing regional coordination for the General Investigation. The Task Force includes most local jurisdictions in the Puyallup River Basin as well as Pierce County, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the Port of Tacoma, King County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Washington Department of Transportation and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. "The funding being allocated to the Puyallup River General Investigation is a result of hard work by Task Force members and the entire delegation of Washington state's congressional representatives," said Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy. "This project is a high priority." The Puyallup River basin includes the Puyallup, Carbon, and White Rivers. All begin on Mount Rainier and eventually flow into the Puyallup River and Commencement Bay in Tacoma. "The Puyallup River basin covers more than 1,000 square miles and is home to about 280,000 people," said County Council Chair Joyce McDonald (District 2). "Much of our economy, particularly as it relates to the Port of Tacoma, is within an area that would be dramatically affected by flooding. With so many jobs dependent on activities at the port, it's vital that we continue this study." For more information about the Puyallup River Executive Task Force, go to www.piercecountywa.org/etf.
  
• Fife Swim Center & City Hall Donate Record Amount to Fife/Milton Food Bank
  Thanks to the ever-thoughtful and caring citizens of the City of Fife, the food donation boxes at Fife City Hall and Fife Swim center we able to donate record amounts of food and monetary donations to the Fife/Milton Food Bank. The Swim Center alone generated donations over 1,600 pounds of food and $800 of cash donations. In 2011, the Fife/Milton Food Bank served 6,827 clients, 1,739 families, distributed 46,083 pounds of food, and purchased $12,275 worth of food. Way to go Fife and Milton!
• Fife Youth Raises Money to buy Rotary Shelter Box
  Nine year old Federal Way student Ryen Glynn visited the Fife Harvest Festival this past October.  At that event, Fife-Milton Rotary displayed a Shelter Box, an emergency tent/home complete with cooking and survival gear 'in a  large box'.   ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people made homeless by disaster worldwide.  After recognizing the incredible good this organization provides, worldwide, young Ms. Glynn and her mother Sunshine Glynn, returned to the Rotary display to make a donation and commitment:  then eight year old Ryen pledged  to raise the money and would ask her friends to donate for a Shelter Box instead of birthday gifts.  When the $ 1000.00 per shelter box price became apparent, Ms. Glynn took a deep breath and decided that Christmas money would also be part of her personal donation. Together, they raised the funds and were awarded a check for $1,000 at the Fife-Milton Rotary Club. To learn more about shelter boxes, see:  www.shelterbox.org for details.
  

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