New Roof News & Thank You!

 Dear Seniors and Friends,

The Senior Center of Rainier is getting a new roof soon, weather permitting.  It's taken many people a long time and a lot of work to get this far.  We couldn't have done this without the help and commitment of many businesses, groups and individuals.

A special thank you to everyone who's helped contribute to the Senior Center of Rainier!  You put smiles on the faces of our seniors and their families!  Thank you all for everything you do for Rainier and the people who live in the South Sound area.

This last year has been difficult for many people in our community and around the world. The grace, compassion and caring people in Rainier share day in and day out is encouraging!  We are blessed to live here!  

Sincerely,

Linda & George Johnson

Thank you all for contributing to the Senior Center Roof Fund Raising!  

Groups & people who contributed to the roof:

Rainier Historical Society

Sproufskee Trees

Wilcox Farms

We Love Rainier WA

REMAX Realty & Gene Weaver

Signature Service Real Estate

Dr. Terry Franks, Chiropractic - Rainier

Main Street Cookies

Timberland Bank

Rainier Community Foundation

CARES Act Grant

Thurston Strong Grant

Community Foundation Grant

Mikes Electric

Nancy & Tom Decker

George Sharp

Nancy Bay

Art W.

Sue & David Velasco

Rossi Boot, Trish and Bruce

& many, many more individuals have donated...

We appreciate everyone's contribution! 

The Senior Center of Rainier is a multi-purpose community building.  We are dedicated to serving our senior citizens, their families and our local community!  This is a wonderful place to socialize and make new friends!  Join us for lunch on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10 - 2.  We look forward to seeing you!

The Senior Center of Rainier is open Mondays & Wednesdays from 10 am - 2 pm.  Soup or salad is served at 11:30 AM and lunch is served at noon.  We have a lending library with books, DVD's and audio books.  We have a mini-food bank, medical equipment bank.

Other activities & Groups:

• AA
• Boy Scouts
• Cub Scouts
• HOA meetings
• STEDI Breakfast meetings
• We Love Rainier WA meetings
• We Love Rainier WA Local Business meetings
• Parties:  Birthday, Anniversary & Memorials
• Rainier Saturday Market (during winter weather)
• Church in the Park (during winter weather)

If you want to make arrangements to use the building call George @ 360-292-5363

Look what's happening in Rainier - Because We LOVE Rainier, WA!

George and I drove around town to check out all of the work the "We LOVE Rainier" crew has been doing to dress up the city.  They have put out flags and flowers, cleaned up flower beds and sidewalks.  There's a new basketball court and sand for a beach ball volleyball court.  

This is just the beginning...  

We Love Rainier WA!

There's a new group in town.  "We Love Rainier Washington".  Over 24 people showed up at the first meeting they had at City Hall last month.  People are very excited about the changes happening in our city.  You're welcome to join our group on Facebook and you will find out when our meetings are being held as well as what we're planning on our FB page:   

https://www.facebook.com/groups/weloverainierwa/

There are many wonderful ideas for fun changes that are coming to Rainier.  

• One idea is to update the name of the Yelm Tenino (Tenino - Yelm) trail to the "TRY" Trail.  Tenino, Rainier, Yelm.  
• Charmagne Garrison ordered some solar lights to put in trees in along the TRY Trail.
• The men at the Public Works Department are going to clean up the trail south of Brogan's shop to make it safer to travel on.  
• Monarch Sculpture Park is going to put some of their metal art along the trail in the greater Rainier area.
• Cheryl Turner put red, white and blue flowers out in the planters and in front of Turner Automotive.  She is encouraging all of the businesses in town to put out flowers as well.  Joycelyn (Main Street Cookies) and Bo Foster are helping Cheryl with the flowers.
• The Public Works Department has cleaned up the weeds along the curbs and in the parking strip along Hwy 507.  They've also mowed in some of the ditches along 507 and in other parts of town.
• The Rainier Lions are going to build a concession stand north of the basketball court.

There are many more projects and wonderful ideas for changes that people want to see happen in Rainier.  Please feel free to bring your thoughts and ideas to our next meeting.  The time and date will be announced soon.

Rainier Gets a New Painting!

Bob Shaw posted four pictures of the raising of the new painting that was put up on the outside wall of the building that Main Street Cookies is located in.  

The pictures were posted with this note:  "Here is a new addition to Rainier!  It is on the North wall of the Main Street Cookie building.  Building owner Mike Emmons has spent numerous hours over the past two years to make this a reality.  Make sure you check this out when driving on 507!"