2018 Visitors Guide Lacey Fire District Three (LFD3) Provides Fire, Emergency Medical, and Rescue Services to the City of Lacey and Surrounding Unincorporated Areas

2018 Visitors Guide Lacey Fire District Three (LFD3) provides Fire, Emergency Medical, and Rescue services to the City of Lacey and surrounding unincorporated areas. LFD3 has a population of approximately 96,000 residents and responds to approximately 14,000 requests for services annually. This means that one of our crews is responding to an incident somewhere in the District or supporting one of our nearby partners over 30 times each day. In partnership with Thurston County Medic One, the District provides one of the highest rates of survival for life-threatening cardiac events anywhere in the nation. In addition to its emergency and nonemergency incident response activities, LFD3 is also heavily involved in public education, prevention, FiFirere Commissioners Liberty Ryder, Frank Kirkbride, and outreach activities. Sylvia Roberts, Gene Dobry, and Judy Wilson. We encourage you to contact us or stop by our Headquarters during normal business hours if we can assist you in any way. LFD3 is happy to help with coordinating Fire Prevention, CPR, or other health and safety training topics. We also schedule child car seat inspections and provide bike helmet fittings in partnership with Safe Kids of Thurston County. LFD3 is governed by a Board of five Fire Commissioners who are elected at-large for six year terms. The Commissioners appoint the Fire Chief to manage the day-to-day operations of the District. If you have any questions or comments about LFD3, feel free to contact members of the Board or the Fire Chief by phone at (360) 491-2410. Email contact information is readily available on the District’s website. We also invite you to follow us on our social media outlets through Facebook and Twitter. Fire Chief Steve Brooks

(360) 491-2410 1231 Franz Street SE, Lacey, WA 98503

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To Lacey, WA ituated on Washington’s beautiful Puget Sound at the western edge of the pristine

Welcome Events SCascade Mountains, Lacey offers visitors the perfect opportunity to discover everything that makes the northwest so spectacular. Sparkling lakes, densely-forested parklands, championship fairways, miles of hiking and biking trails, and an adjoining 3,700-acre wildlife refuge make enjoying nature as convenient as it is exciting. Towering above it all, the unbelievable magnificence of Mt. Rainier.

We provide our residents with outdoor recreation, outstanding schools, a healthy economy, and close proximity to major metropolitan areas. Lacey is known as a family, military, and

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3 Welcome to Lacey COMMUNITY Contents Communities 5 Lacey’s Stats & City Council 20-21 Map of Lacey EVENTS 25 Academia Pages 6-9 Community Events 26 Sports Facilities EXPLORE 27 Places to Stay 13 Local Parks HISTORY 14 Lakes of Lacey 29-30 History of Lacey 17 Family Run Farms 32-34 Do You Know Lacey?

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Copiers-Printers-Wide Format Systems Copiers-Printers-Wide Format Systems Lacey Stats 48,700 34 4 population median golf courses age $59,624 3 47°F median household colleges & average high Events income universities winter temperature $276,928 22+ 77°F average community events average high home price & festivals summer temperature

Meet The City Council Explore

Andy Ryder Cynthia Pratt Mayor Deputy Mayor Communities

Carolyn Cox Jason Hearn Lenny Greenstein Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember History

Michael Steadman Rachel Young Councilmember Councilmember 5 ExploreThe Events

2 • WEDMay Lacey South Sound

Events Chamber Forum March April 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint 4 • WED Martin’s Worthington Center 7 • WED Lacey South Sound Lacey South Sound Chamber Forum 5 • SAT Chamber Forum 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint Lacey S.T.E.M Fair Martin’s Worthington Center 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint 10:00am - 3:00pm | Huntamer Martin’s Worthington Center Park in Lacey, WA 14 • SAT 10 • SAT Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway 5-6 •SAT-SUN Ethnic Celebration 10:00am - 1:00pm | Huntamer May Celebration Tournament 10:00am - 6:00pm | Saint Park in Lacey, WA USSSA WA Fastpitch – K23 Sports Martin’s University 5/5 @ 8am - 5/6 @ 10pm 21 • Sat |Regional Athletic Complex 19 • MON Earth Day Wonderwood Free Day At Washington Park Project 11-12 • FRI-SAT State Parks 10:00am - 1:00pm | Wonderwood Park My Pop Up Shop @ Girlfriend ALL DAY | Washington State Parks Spring Market offering fee-free days for park entry 20 • FRI 10:00am - 4:00pm | Thurston Thurston EDC Business County Fairgrounds 24 • SAT Awards Gala Capitol Food & Wine Festival 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Thurston 18 • FRI ALL DAY | Saint Martin’s University Economic Development Council Lacey South Sound Chamber 30th Annual Golf Tournament 22 • SUN 8:00am - 3:00pm | The Golf Free Day At Washington Club at Hawks Prairie State Parks All Day | Washington State Parks 19-20 • SAT-SUN offering fee-free days for park entry Lacey Spring Fun Fair SAT 10am-6pm, SUN 11am-5pm 28–29 • SAT-SUN | Saint Martin’s University Season Opener Celebration Tournament SAT 8am - SUN 10pm | Regional Athletic Complex

6 Photo credit: Doug Walker Photography June August 6 • WED 3 • TUEJuly 1 • WED Lacey South Sound Lacey Fireworks Spectacular & Lacey South Sound Chamber Forum Freedom Concert Chamber Forum 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint 5:30pm - 11:00pm | Rainier Vista Park 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint Martin’s Worthington Center Martin’s Worthington Center 8 • SAT 10 •SUN South Sound BBQ Festival 10 • FRI Free Day At Washington 11:00am - 6:00pm | Huntamer 17th Annual HopeSparks State Parks Park in Woodland Square Golf Tournament All Day | Washington State Parks 9:30am - 4:30pm | The Golf Events offering fee-free days for park entry 9 • MON Club at Hawks Prairie 2018 Invitational Golf Outing 16 • SAT 10:00am - 5:00pm | Indian 12 • Sat 5th Annual Celebrity Game Summer Golf & Country Golf Walking Tour of Lacey’s 11:30am - 4:30pm | Historic Neighborhood Timberline High School 12 • THUR 10:00am-12:00pm | Lacey Museum Disney’s Mary Poppins Jr 17 • SAT 10:00am - 12:00pm | 25 • SAT Blackhill Triathlon Timberline High School Free Day At Washington All Day | Long Lake Park State Parks 14-15 • SAT-SUN All Day | Washington State Parks 23-24 • SAT-SUn July Celebration Tournament offering fee-free days for park entry All’s Faire 2018 Date & Time TBA | Regional SAT 10am-6pm, SUN 10am-4pm Athletic Complex 30 • THur | Thurston Country Fairgrounds Thurston Real Men Wear Pink 28-29 • SAT-SUN Kick off and Ribbon Cutting 22-23 • SAT-Sun Pacific Northwest 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Rutledge Farms Relay for Life of Thurston Mushroom Festival Komachin Middle School 10:00am - 6:00pm | Regional Athletic Complex 23-24 • Sat-Sun 4th Annual Northwest July - August 2018 Regional Championship Lacey in Tune Movies in the Park Regional Athletic Complex Saturdays July 14 - August 4 @ 7:00pm | Huntamer Park in Lacey, WA June 28-July 1 Thurs-sun 3rd Annual GSL State Tournament Regional Athletic Complex June 2018 National Trails Day 9:00am - 11:00am | Woodland Creek Community Park June - AUgust 2018 Lacey in Tune Children’s Entertainment Series Tuesdays* June 26 - August 7 @ 6:30PM *No Show Tue. July 3rd.| Huntamer Park in Lacey, WA June - August 2018 Lacey in Tune Summer Concerts in the Park Wednesdays June 27 - August 8 @ 12:00pm *No Show Wed. July 4rd.| Huntamer Park in Lacey, WA Photo credit: Doug Walker Photography 7 IT’S BIGGER THAN BANKIN G. HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS THRIVE.

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8 September November October 2 • fri 5 • wed 3 • Wed Lacey South Sound Lacey South Sound Annual ACU Turkey Shoot Golf Chamber Forum Chamber Forum Tournament 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint Time TBA | Eagles Pride Martin’s Worthington Center Martin’s Worthington Center Golf Course 9 • SUN 6 • Sat 7 • wed Brats, Brews & Bands 2018 Lacey Children’s Day Lacey South Sound Chamber Time TBD | The Hub at Lacey 11:00am - 2:00pm | Huntamer Park Forum 11:30am - 1:00pm | Saint Martin’s Events 20 • SAT Worthington Center Making Strides of Thurston 9:00am | Huntamer Park November 2018 Turn Back the Clock Fun Run Date & Time TBA | Rainier Vista Community Park For more information visit Oly Club Road Runners’ website. Register for the Turn Back the Clock Fun Run December 5 • wed December 2018 December 2018 Lacey South Sound Lacey Lighted Vehicle Parade & Breakfast with Santa Chamber Forum Lighting of the Christmas Trees Date & Time TBA | Lacey 11:30am-1:00pm | Saint Martin’s Date & Time TBA | Huntamer Park in Community Center Worthington Center Lacey, WA December 2018 December 2018 December 2018 Cookies with Mrs. Claus Signing Santa South Sound Community Date & Time TBA | Jacob Smith House Date & Time TBA | Location TBA Orchestra & Rose Garden Choir Holiday Concert Date & Time TBA | Lacey Community Center for more event information please visit www.ci.lacey.wa.us

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Saint Martin’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, engineering and the arts and sciences.

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The ROC is an urgent care for your bone, muscle and joint injuries. You can avoid the inconvenience of long wait times, high costs of out-of-network treatment, and billing associated with emergency room visits by visiting one of our urgent care clinics. We provide care for many injuries and conditions, including: • Sprains and Strains • Injured, Painful, or Swollen Joints RAPID ORTHOPAEDIC CARE URGENT CARE FOR MUSCLES, BONES AND JOINTS • Dislocations • Sports Injuries

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11 ExploreOur Attractions Lacey’s Parks ith over 1,200 acres of municipal parkland and open Wspace, a premier regional athletic complex, three indoor pools, and several community buildings, Lacey’s residents and visitors have a wide variety of recreational parkland. Long Lake Park Huntamer Park Long Lake Park features one of the finest This downtown park is the site of numerous swimming beaches in Thurston County, outdoor events throughout the year, as well as sand volleyball, parking, including the Lacey in Tune Concert and restrooms. The 285 feet of beach Series, Children’s Entertainment Series, frontage stands in contrast to the ten South Sound BBQ Festival, Outdoor heavily-wooded acres that provide an Cinema Series, S.T.E.M. Fair, and Children’s evergreen entrance to the park site. The Day. It’s also a great picnic spot. upland area has picnic facilities, grills, and pedestrian trails through the woods. Tolmie State Park This 105-acre park features one-half mile of pristine Puget Sound beach front, picnic facilities, and 2.25 miles

of walking trails. Located at Lacey’s Explore northern border via Marvin Road NE. Rainier Vista Community Park This 46-acre park is a high-activity site with 3 soccer fields, 3 baseball/softball fields, tennis courts, sand volleyball, basketball, walkways, pickleball, picnic facilities, grills, rental picnic shelters, restrooms, and a local access skate park for the beginner and intermediate participant. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge This 3,700-acre nature preserve on the shores of Puget Sound and the Nisqually River delta is home to over 300 wildlife species and features an interpretive center, picnic areas, and 5 ½ miles of walking trails. Open daily from sunrise to sunset.

For a complete list of Lacey Parks please visit www.ci.lacey.wa.us

13 Lakes Of Lacey

Long Lake Long Lake features one of the finest swimming beaches in Thurston County, as well as sand volleyball and picnic tables. There is plenty of space to unpack and settle in for a day of fun in the sun. There are lifeguards on duty, a swimming area with a dock, grassy lounging areas, and onsite bathroom facilities. Hicks Lake This lake is the first of three interconnected lakes that make up the commonly known “tri-lakes area”. The surface area of this body of water is 160 acres. Often it is looked at as surprising in such an urban area. The shoreline can be accessed through Wanschers Community Park. This lake is accompanied with other amenities such as picnic tables, bank fishing, grills, and more! Pattison Lake This lake is the middle lake of the interconnected tri-lakes. Surprisingly located in a high urban growth area, coming out to a surface level of 265 acres. Although it expands over much land, the lake itself is shallow in depth. However, it is very popular for fishing and is stocked regularly with rainbow trout.

Explore Along with fishing, Pattison lake is popular for canoeing and kayaking!

Chambers Lake This shallow, weedy lake is open year around and offers good to fair fishing for naturally reproducing largemouth bass, yellow perch, brown bullhead catfish, and stocked channel catfish. It offers a great opportunity for “site-fishing”. The lake is accompanied by Chambers Lake park which is home to beautiful lily pads and lush greenery. Kayaking here is a natural favorite in the summer as well as the trail alongside the lake!

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16 Local Farms Hunter Family Farm 7401 Yelm Hwy SE

elcome to Hunter Over the years, we have WFamily Farm where we really grown, adding have been Christmas tree buildings and a variety of growers since 1948. Our exciting activities. What farm has been operating as hasn’t changed, is our a choose and cut/fresh cut commitment to family fun tree farm since the 1970’s. that has proven the Pumpkin In 1992, we decided to Patch to be a wonderful expand and promote our “Family Farm Tradition”. tree farm by adding more Many of our visitors have barns, a Holiday Shop and, been coming since the of course, our wonderful beginning, and like our Explore reindeer! In 1993, we added own family, have created our pumpkin patch. many lasting memories. Schilter Family Farm 141 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE

ur 180 acre farm, then, left for our children Olocated in the and local wild game to Nisqually Valley in explore and enjoy. In the Olympia, Washington, Fall we host a Harvest is the pride of our Festival, with a pumpkin family. Crops are grown patch, corn maze and and harvested on more. Christmas brings approximately 60 acres folks from miles around in the rich Nisqually River to choose and cut bed soil. The remaining fresh Christmas trees pasture lands are cut from our forest! into hay each summer —

17 Breweries, Wineries & More acey is full of a variety of restaurants, breweries, distilleries, and local wineries. LWithin a convenient ten-mile radius of Northeast Lacey, you’ll find tasting rooms of Salish Sea Organic Liqueurs, Top Rung Brewing, Madsen Family cellars, and Stottle Winery. Not only do we have these locally owned businesses, we’ve got great places you can gather to enjoy a cold beer and unique beverages!

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23 ExploreOur Community Education Opportunities South Puget Sound Community College t South Puget Sound Community College, college experience. At the completion of your Awe are committed to helping our students journey, we want you to leave us with the achieve the skills they need for the life they want. educational and professional skills that will help you thrive in the world beyond the classroom. The pathway to that prosperous life may start at South Puget Sound then transfer to a four- Our new Lacey campus, located across the year college or university. Or the path may take street from the Lacey Transit Center, makes credit you through one of our professional-technical classes, professional training, entrepreneurial programs and directly into the workplace. support and community education more accessible in the north Thurston County area. Along the way, you will find creative and innovative faculty and staff committed to Lacey Campus excellence and to the successful completion of 4220 6th Avenue SE, Lacey your education goals. You’ll learn in a respectful, (360) 709-2000 inclusive environment, and you’ll find that our www.spscc.edu connections to our community will enrich your Saint Martin’s University aint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington moral thought and social responsibility – higher Sis one of 14 Benedictine colleges and education that seeks to serve and promote the universities in the United States and Canada, common good – higher education that seeks to and the only one west of the Rocky Mountains. transform lives by grappling with issues of Faith, Established in 1895 by monks of the Roman Reason, Service and Community. We come Catholic Order of Saint Benedict, our identity as together, faculty, staff and students, to form a university is rooted in our Catholic, Benedictine a community of individuals who are learning tradition. Saint Martin’s is a member of the to live a meaningful life. To think with heart. Independent Colleges of Washington. 5000 Abbey Way SE Guided by the principles of the Catholic Intellectual Lacey, WA 98503 Tradition, Saint Martin’s University endeavors www.stmartin.edu to unite academic rigor and excellence with Evergreen State College

he Evergreen State College in Olympia is a undergraduate education, Evergreen offers three Communities Tpublic four-year college nationally recognized graduate degrees: Master in Teaching, Master for its distinctive interdisciplinary approach to of Environmental Studies and Master of Public the liberal arts, strong academics and focus Administration, including a distinctive on undergraduate teaching. The college has tribal governance concentration. been named one of the best in the country by Princeton Review, US News and World Report 2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, and Fiske Guide to Colleges. In addition to Olympia, WA 98505 www.evergreen.edu

25 Sports Facilities in Lacey

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Lakepointe park Regional Athletic Complex Timberline High School 6400 Compton Blvd SE, 8345 Steilacoom Rd SE, 6120 Mullen Rd SE, Lacey, WA 98513 Olympia, WA 98513 Lacey, WA 98503

North Thurston high school River Ridge High School Wonderwood Park 600 Sleater Kinney Road NE, 350 River Ridge Dr SE, 5304 32nd Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98506-5241 Olympia, WA 98513 Lacey, WA 98503

Rainier Vista Park Saint Martin’s University 5475 45th Ave SE, 5000 Abbey Way SE, Lacey, WA 98503 Lacey, WA 98503

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26 Places To Stay

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27 ExploreOur History Lacey’s History or thousands of years, the Nisqually people By the 1920s, the Lacey community, with its Flived in the South Puget Sound watershed natural beauty and attractive lakes, had become which includes present-day Lacey, Olympia, a resort town for vacationers in the region. and Tenino, and their lands reached all the There were at least 19 resorts on the lakes over way to Mount Rainier. The Nisqually were the the years. After years of camping, swimming, sole inhabitants of this area until the 1840s. diving, and daredevil rides down high water chutes, the resort era came to a close after the With the promise of adventure and free land, Depression and World War II dried up revenues. the first American settlers began to arrive in the Lacey area by way of the Oregon Trail in In 1949, a fire district was established. Not long the late 1840s and 1850s. In 1894, the Medicine after, in 1953, several smaller districts combined Creek treaty was signed on land that is now part to form the North Thurston School District. The first of the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. high school in Lacey was built as a result. This, The treaty transferred ownership of most of the combined with population growth due to the tribal lands of many Washington tribes to the US nearby capital and military base, made conditions government, who later gave or sold it to white in Lacey attractive to developers and businesses. settlers. As a result, the Nisqually and other tribes By 1961, the Lacey Chamber of Commerce were pushed onto reservations. Descendants was formed. However, Lacey was not yet a of the original tribes of this area still continue to city in its own right; in fact, many viewed it as a live in, and are a vital part of, the community. bedroom community to the nearby capital city.

The beginnings of a cohesive community in In the 1960s, Olympia was growing rapidly, too. Lacey started to form around 1891 with the When land additions to Olympia began to arrival of the railroad. There was a store, hotel, encroach on the Lacey community, members post office, and racetrack. Saint Martin’s of the fire and school districts started to worry College followed in 1895 and quickly became about their tax base. Growth also meant the an integral part of the community. In 1909, the need for water, sewer, traffic lights, and police Union Mill Lumber Company on Long Lake had protection was also growing. The only viable a devastating fire. When they rebuilt, it was the solution to these issues was to incorporate as first completely electric mill in the United States. a city. In 1966, after a political battle lasting History

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Lacey Historical Museum April 1 1967 • Lacey City Hall several years, a successful election to incorporate Lacey as a city was won. Olympia would attempt one more annexation of Lacey in 1969, but that, too, failed and Lacey remained its own city.

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Visit: ci.lacey.wa.us/VisitParks ci.lacey.wa.us/ParkEvents Did you kNow? 1. April 18, 1966 Thurston County 9. At Lacey’s incorporation, the 16. Panorama Retirement Commissioners passed a South Sound Center had only Community sits on land resolution to hold an election to been open for 2 months. that was originally settled incorporate the City of Lacey. by the Chambers family 10. The City Council’s most in 1848 after they traveled 2. Upon incorporation, the pressing issue in 1966 was cross country in a covered estimated population of the state of the City treasury wagon on the Oregon Trail. City of Lacey was 8860. This which contained only $9.32. was calculated based on 17. Mountain View Golf the number of houses and Course (where Panorama equivalent apartments x 3.2 11. “Let’s spend our is today) was owned by plus the residents of Panorama. tax dollars for our pro-golfer Art Eckhout.

own problems— 18. On January 1, 1964, Rex 3. On December not Olympia’s!” Jordan was hired as 5, 1966, 49 years –A.G. Homann Lacey’s first fire chief. ago (almost 50!), 19. The $7 million South Sound 12. Lacey was originally called the City of Lacey Shopping Center opened Woodland after Isaac in October 1966 and was was incorporated Wood, who started the the biggest indoor mall in first brewery in Olympia. and became its the South Sound region. own entity. 13. Agnes Kenmir was the first 20. The Lacey Leader newspaper director of the Lacey Area began publication October 4. A.G. Homann was voted the Chamber of Commerce 1967 in response to the first Mayor of Lacey with 1211 and served for more Olympia–centered coverage of votes, nearly double the votes than two decades, but the Daily Olympian newspaper. for the runner up. He was she preferred the title of mayor until January 10, 1972. “Secretary” over “Director.” 21. The Lacey Leader newspaper 5. On the day Lacey was printed its last issue on May founded, 33 years earlier, 14. Although founded 6th 1981 when the publisher December 5, 1933, Prohibition in 1961, the Lacey is unable to pay off a debt was ended with the passing to a former owner. of the 21st Amendment to Area Chamber the U. S. Constitution. of Commerce 22. In 1984, Lacey was the first city in Washington state to 6. The Mayor and City Council didn’t have its own recognize Martin Luther King, were sworn in and took office building until 1980 Jr.’s birthday as a holiday. on December 12, 1966. after a fundraising 23. In 1969, two years after 7. Lacey’s first City Hall was campaign. incorporation, the City of in the building that now Lacey takes possession houses the Lacey Museum. 15. Washington state Governor of the Huntamer Water Dan Evans cut the Service, making it feasible for Lacey to create a city 8. The original City Council ribbon and spoke at the water department. consisted of Tom Huntamer, dedication ceremony for Ike Grant, Dick Webb, Carol the Lacey Area Chamber Anderson, Hap Kemp, Richard of Commerce in 1980. 24. Chief of Police Chuck Jones and Malcolm McKenzie. Nauman is the first City of Lacey employee hired on History

32 March 3rd, forming the windstorm, forcing its closure. 37. North Thurston School District Lacey Police Department. It is not torn down until 1998, #3 was created in 1953 when construction is scheduled by combining the Lacey 25. Police Chief, Chuck Nauman, for the new shopping center. School District and the hires 9 police officers in 1967, South Bay School District. the first year of the department, 32. including two women. The first Lacey Spring 38. In 1999, The QFC grocery Fun Fair was held store (now Safeway) at 26. The City of Lacey was first in 1988 at Saint Carpenter Road and Pacific designated as a Tree City Avenue agreed to model in 1991 and has continued Martin’s College and the store’s architecture after to receive that honor the Lacey School that once remains one of the stood in that location. through the present day. community’s most 27. Twenty-eight years after popular events. 39. The Lacey Museum, which founding the North Thurston was dedicated in 1980, was once a residence, a fire station Library Association with the 33. To avoid confusion, residents and Lacey’s first City Hall. purpose of bringing a library of the community of to the Lacey community, Woodland petitioned in 1902 in 1991 the Lacey Library to have the Woodland Train 40. Although tradition is finally opened. Depot renamed the Lacey Depot to match the name holds that Lacey was of the Lacey Post Office. 28. The Centennial named after real Amtrak Station, 34. To avoid confusion with the estate developer located on Yelm District of Columbia, Congress and lawyer, O. C. rejected the name “Columbia” highway, is believed for the new territory created Lacey, there is no to be the only out the Oregon Territory. They concrete evidence declared instead it should Amtrak Station in be called “Washington.” backing that up. No confusion there. the nation built and 41. When Jim Sheler was hired as Lacey’s first Parks & Recreation operated entirely 35. The Nisqually cutoff, known Department Director he had as Martin Way, opened in by volutneers. no employees and no budget. 1937, shortening the drive By his retirement in 2009, between Olympia and Fort 29. The Carolina Panther’s there were 24 parks totaling Lewis by 2.8 miles. The street running back Jonathan 530 acres, 13 employees was named in honor of the Stewart, formerly of Timberline and a $3.2 million budget. High School, played in sitting Washington state the 2016 Superbowl. governor, Clarence Martin. 42. Known as the Kluh Clock, the 1881 street clock still stands 30. Seattle Sounders former soccer 36. On September 11, at the entrance of the South player Kasey Keller went to Sound Shopping Center near North Thurston High School and 1895, Saint Martin’s Target. It was moved inside went on to play for the United College opened the mall when it was built States National Soccer Team. in 1966 and was reinstalled History for just one student, outside in 2000 when the 31. The Lacey Drive-in, which was Angus MacDonald, mall was transformed into an located where the Fred Meyer who reportedly outdoor shopping center. shopping center is today, suffered damage in a 1981 arrived by canoe.

33 60 Facts about Lacey

43. Louis Armstrong, one 49. On September 29, 1891, the hunting and gathering rights application for a Lacey Post for the tribes. As a result of the of the greatest jazz Office was approved and the Boldt decision, the tribes still musicians of all- name “Lacey” began became exercise those rights today. associated with the area. time, played at the 55. Karen Fraser, now a Evergreen Ballroom 50. The 3rd of July fireworks Washington state senator, tradition began in 1966 at was the first woman near Lacey twice. the South Sound Shopping elected to Lacey’s City Center, making this the 50th Council in 1974 and the first 44. In 1922, one of the first radio anniversary of the celebration. female Mayor in 1976. stations licensed in Washington state was KGY, which was run 56. The Ruddell Pioneer from a small wooden cabin 51. After a spirited Cemetery, established in on Saint Martin’s campus 1852, is on the National by Father Sebastian Ruth. campaign in 1964, the vote to Register of Historic Places. 45. Huntamer Park was originally incorporate Lacey 57. A variety of lavender, named Woodland Square Park. lavendula Wyckoff, was named The name was changed to as a City was 857 for L.J. Wyckoff who pioneered honor former mayor Thomas against and only lavender farming in the Pacific W. Huntamer whose water Northwest at his farm in what is system was taken over by the 505 in support. It now the Horizon Pointe area. City of Lacey, giving rise to would take another the City’s water department. vote two years 58. Ostrom Mushroom later for Lacey to 46. Hawks Prairie, farm on Marvin become a City. contrary to popular Road has been opinion (and spelling 52. John M. Adams submitted in operation convention) was a plat in 1890 for “J. M. since 1928. They Adams Acre Tracts adjoining not named for the Olympia”, a 31-lot subdivision now produce 13 raptor, but rather consisting of mostly one-acre million pounds of lots. It would become the John Hawk, who first housing development mushrooms annually. settled in the area. in Lacey. It is now the site of Lacey’s historic neighborhood 59. In 1954, Lacey’s first high which includes the Lacey school, North Thurston, opens 47. Long’s Pond at Woodland Museum and seven properties for classes. Prior to this, Creek Park was named for on the local historic register. Lacey students attended the Long family, who lived at Olympia High School. the site for five generations. Clifford Long was a marine 53. Washington became the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. biologist and spent many 60. In 1948, Lacey years developing and protecting the manmade 54. The Medicine Creek treaty, the Fire District #3 was lake as a fish habitat. first Indian treaty in Washington established by the Territory was signed in 1854 48. According to a state on land that is now the Billy Lacey Volunteer census, Lacey’s population Frank, Jr. Wildlife Refuge. The Fire Department. topped 8,000 in 1968. treaty reserved certain fishing, History

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