Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Monday, July 23, 2018
We LOVE Rainier, WA Video
Check out the Rainierific Seniors who Love our little city!
Hear us on this video below, as we say "WE LOVE RAINIER, WA!"
You can join the "We LOVE Rainier, WA" Facebook group page at:
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Thursday, July 12, 2018
School Supply Drive for Rainier Schools 2018
Here is the flyer for the coats, shoes and school supplies. We are also looking for donations of coats, shoes, school supplies and money. There is a collection box at city hall and a jar for money donation in their office. We will be collecting until August 3rd.
Supplies needed:
We can always use backpacks,
pencils,
pens,
markers,
colored pencils,
notebook paper,
composition books, rulers,
dividers,
glue sticks,
post-it notes, erasers,
sharpies,
highlighters,
dry erase markers,
thumb drives,
protractors,
scissors - children's and adults,
pencil boxes, and pencil pouches.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Mason Bee House Instructions
Mason Bee House Instructions
Mason Bees
Unlike Honey Bees, Mason Bees will fly in the rain to collect pollen and food for themselves and their future young. This is a never-ending chore for Mason Bees.
If you have any problem attracting Mason Bees, you can buy them from your local nursery,
like Gordon's Garden Center in Yelm, or Crown Bee's in Woodinville.
Mason Bees thrive in a clean environment. They also need a little sunlight and a secure place for their hive/house, so it won't swing around in the wind.
The size of the holes that Mason Bees use is 5/16". This is extremely important.
Scientific Information:
- Mason Bees emerge from the nest in early spring and mate.
- The male bees die off.
- Female bees gather pollen and return to the hive/house.
- Females deposit pollen at the back of each hole in the hive/house and lay eggs near the pollen.
- Females then seal the egg and food supply in with mud or clay.
- This process is repeated until the hole is completely filled.
- The depth of the hole determines how many eggs can be deposited in the hole, as well as the male/female ratio of the bees.
- Male eggs are deposited in the front of the hive/house, so they are the first to emerge in the spring.
How to Clean Your Mason Bee House:
The most popular way is to put paper sleeves in your Mason Bee House. These can be replaced each spring after the bees emerge.
We use plastic straws in our area, as wasps will chew through paper sleeves and destroy the baby bees in the hives. You can line the plastic straws with parchment paper. Just wrap small pieces of parchment paper around a pencil and slip the pieces into the straws. You can clean out the straws and replace the sleeves after the bees come out in the spring.
Place your Mason Bee Hive/HOuse facing east. This way they will get the morning sun.
Make sure there is mud or clay nearby. It needs to be within 100 yards of their house, so they can easily seal in their eggs and food supply.
Mason Bees will pollinate any type of flowering plant. Five (5) Mason Bees will do the pollination of a whole hive of honey bees.
Mason Bees are native to the Pacific Northwest.
Monday, June 18, 2018
July 2018 Lunch Menu
Attached is a copy of the new menu for July 2018. Note we are having a potluck on July 4th in Wilkowski Park, weather permitting. We hope to see everyone there!
Right now the picnic tables are along the trail. George will ask that they are moved back to the covered area. We may bring tables and folding chairs to the covered area, if the City prefers to leave the tables where they are because they are being used by the public. Either way, there will be places for people to sit and eat lunch.
There is a train ride on Saturday, July 14th. The cost is $13.00 per person, for seniors. If we pre-pay, we're guaranteed seats on the train, otherwise, it's first come - first serve.
We're taking a trip to the Lucky Eagle Casino on July 26th. There is no charge for the bus that picks us up at 10:15 at the Senior Center. We get $10.00 to spend in the Casino and $5.00 off on our lunch. Please bring your ID when you come to the Casino.
Remember that there is a free breakfast at Valley Heart Assembly of God Church this coming Saturday from 9 AM-Noon. They serve a wonderful, homemade breakfast. We hope to see you there.
Check out the work the "We LOVE Rainier, Washington" team has been doing around town. It's looking spectacular! There are more wonderful surprised to come in the very near future.
(Double click the images so you can print full sized readable copies.)
Linda Johnson
Secretary,
Senior Center of Rainier
(360) 446-2258
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