Our mission is to facilitate the sense of community pride
 and quality of life in the City of Pacific.

July 11, 12, 13

Pacific Days - Free Family Fun!

Kids Parade

The Kids Parade will start at 6:15 p.m. on Friday July 11. Children are encouraged to decorate their bikes and join the parade.  The staging area is the Senior Center parking lot at 6:00 pm. The parade runs from the
Pacific/Algona Community Center parking lot, down 3rd Ave to Pacific City Park. All participants in the parade must wear helmets. Children who do not own a helmet can be fitted for and receive one at the Pacific/Algona Community Center before the parade. There will be ice cream cones, Dairy Queen coupons, and lots of fun. The owner of the best decorated (original, creative, etc.) bike will receive an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen.

Pacific Days Parade

Our Pacific Days theme for 2008 is Free Family Fun! What can be better than that! Everyone likes free, and everyone likes fun! On Saturday, July 12, by 10 am, have your lawn chairs lined up along 3^rd Ave SE from Milwaukee Blvd to Pacific City Park for the best viewing of this year’s Pacific Days 2008 Parade. Announcers located across from the Pacific-Algona Community/Senior Center keep you informed on each entry in this year’s parade. Enjoy our best parade ever!

Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Pancakes will be served on Saturday, July 12, from 7:30 to 10:00 am on Saturday at the Senior Center. What a tasty way to support the youth and seniors in the community.  Take your family or friends out to breakfast before the big 2008 Pacific Days parade.  The cost for breakfast is $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 10. Volunteers are always needed and welcome, so if you can help , call JoAnne at (253) 929-1151 at the Pacific/Algona Community Center.

Terry Home Show-n-Shine II Car Show

Terry Home Inc. is a non-profit facility located here in Pacific that provides long-term care to young adults with traumatic brain injuries.

Terry Home and Pacific Partnerships are joining together for a Show-n-Shine II car show this year at  Pacific Days right at the City of Pacific Park on Saturday, July 12!

Both sponsors as well as entries from individuals eager to show off their vehicles are being obtained on a daily basis. There will be trophies for a variety of classes from motorcycles to pick-up trucks and vintage autos. A couple of major car clubs are interested in participating. The entry process will start on July 12 at 8 am a.

Proceeds from the car show will benefit both Terry Home and Pacific Partnerships. Trophies will be award at 4 pm that Saturday.

Thanks to all who are making this possible. Hope to see you there; your attendance ensures a great success for our community and the Terry Home.

Entertainment and Fun Stuff to Do

This year we are featuring everything from parades to magic shows to all types of music (bluegrass, rock, country) including Pacific’s own local band No Fate. Additionally, be sure to come join the fun Saturday evening from
7-10 pm with our big community dance featuring Los Orchids Band. 

Two-City Wide Garage Sale

Mark your calendar for August 16-17! That’s when the cities of Pacific and Algona will unite for a 2-city wide garage sale. That’s just in time for those back to school clothes and other bargains you just can’t live without.

The Pacific-Algona Community/Senior Center will be offering their Hot Diggity Dog Diggity & Bake Sale on Saturday the August 16. You can make a whole day of it without having to go home. All proceeds benefit the Pacific/Algona Community Center. What a deal!

Maps will be available on Friday, August 15, at Noon at the Pacific City Hall, Pacific/Algona Community Center, Algona City Hall, the Pacific Post Office lobby and other key locations.

If you would like your address included on the map, submit your address information and a check for $5 by Tuesday, August 12, either via mail to Pacific Partnerships, PO Box 256 Pacific, WA 98047 or drop it off at the Pacific Post Office anytime before August 12. Please make your check payable to Pacific Partnerships.

City of Pacific Earth Day

On Saturday March 19, Pacific Partnerships, Friends of the Lower White River (FLWR), and residents of Pacific joined together to help clean up some of the city’s Public areas. Nature did not co-operate as we saw rain, snow, hail, and a few rays of sun.

At the starting point, Ann Smith and Joe LaBelle set up a digital scale from Avery Weigh-tronixs to weigh the amount of rubbish collected during the course of the day. By 10:45 am everyone started in.

Mayor, Richard Hildreth collected more than 200 pounds while Frank Hatten collected more than 300 pounds. Others collected along the Interurban Trail and a team headed for the Terry Home storm water retention pond, collecting everything from an engine block and propane tanks to plastic bottles, and candy wrappers.

By early afternoon more than 700 pounds of rubbish was collected and weighed in. Friends of the Lower White River provided FLWR mugs to those bringing back the most rubbish. Earth Marbles were handed out for each bag of trash. A coloring contest was held for kids and Alex from Evergreen Heights Elementary was the winner. Thanks to all who were involved. Job well done!

Pacific Princesses Visit
    Local Schools

For the first time, our Pacific Princesses visited Ilalko and Alpac Elementary Schools.  Reigning Princess Brittany (wearing her gown and crown) and prior year princesses Julie and Jake (dressed down in jeans and their crowns) visited the 4^th and 5^th grade classrooms.

It was really fun for the girls to visit their “old” school and they spent about 5 minutes in each classroom during the lunch break talking about what the princess experience meant to them.  They also talked about what it takes to be a princess – being friendly, speaking in public, being on time for parades and special events, loving your city, and smiling for about 2 hours straight in parades.  They taught the kids the “Princess Wave”, and handed out applications for the 2008/2009 Miss Pacific Princess.  The girls were beautiful, confident, and kind to everyone and we can be truly proud to have them represent our City.  You can see the princesses yourselves during the Kids Parade at Pacific Days this
July 11 starting at 6:15 pm.

2008 Miss Pacific Princess

Our 2008 Miss Pacific Princess will be crowned on Friday, July 11,

after the Kids Parade at approximately 7 pm on stage at Pacific

City Park. If you have a fourth or fifth grader in your family she is eligible to apply, but must do so by 5 pm on June 29. See the Attention All Princesses article on page 4 for details. Continued on

Attention All Princesses!

We Need You!

Do you want to be the next Miss Pacific Princess? There are lots of fun events you get to be a part of. We are taking applications for the Miss Pacific Princess to be crowned at the opening ceremony of the Pacific Days 2008.

You need to be a 4^th or 5^th grader, and live in the City of Pacific. There is an application you will need to complete and turn in by 5 pm on June 29. You will then have the opportunity to meet with members of the Pacific Partnerships who will ask you some easy questions. Your responses are compared to the responses of the other applicants and determine the new princess.

So, pick up your application from your teacher at school, at the Union Station adjacent to the City of Pacific Post Office, or from our website at www.pacificpartnerships.org.