South Sound briefs - June 16

• Published June 16, 2008

Lacey

City uses new plant for water treatment

Water customers might notice a slight change in the taste of their drinking water today when the Lacey Water Utility begins operation of a new water treatment plant.

The change is because of the mineral content of the deep-water aquifer supplying the new plant. The treatment plant will remove the minerals from drinking water and is expected to be fully operational within a week.

For more information, call 360-491-5600.

Car show, free health screenings Saturday

Free health screenings will be available at the Lacey Mid-Day Lions' 2008 Summer Car Show, set for Saturday at South Sound Center.

The Lions joined with the Northwest Lions Foundation to provide a health screening trailer that will screen people for blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, sight and hearing. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Car owners also are invited to show off their classic, antique or modern cars.

The $15 registration fee can be sent to Car Show, 804 Governor Stevens Ave. S.E., Olympia, WA 98501 or call 360-943-3218 or 360-456-6990. People also can register the day of the event.

Trophies will be awarded for all categories at 3:30 p.m. There also will be vendor exhibits, door prizes and entertainment.

All proceeds benefit Lions community projects, including the club's North Thurston Scholarship Program, hearing and sight program, diabetes programs and the holiday program to provide food and gifts to needy families.

More information is at www.middaylions.org.

Dupont

Accident causes delays near Thurston County line

A single-car rollover crash on the Mounts Road Interstate 5 offramp caused backups in southbound lanes Sunday for more than an hour, the state Department of Transportation reported.

The Washington State Patrol responded to the accident at about 5:15 p.m. after a vehicle reportedly crashed and rolled near Milepost 116, near the Thurston and Pierce county line, according to a DOT news release. Traffic was backed up for two miles to Center Drive in Pierce County for more than an hour.

Thurston County

Performance audit report to be presented

A state performance audit on open public-records practices will be presented at a public hearing at 10 a.m. today.

The hearing will be in Room 280, Building 1 of the Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Drive, Olympia.

The state Auditor's Office will give a short presentation on the report, which examined responses to public records requests at 30 government entities statewide, including Thurston County.

To read the report, go to www.sao.wa.gov/Reports/AuditReports/AuditReportFiles/ar1000011.pdf.

The Olympian