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Daily Archives: May 15, 2016

News Briefs from the Washington Standard at the Turn of the Century

From the Archives, HistoryBy olytumMay 15, 2016Leave a comment

Until recent years we’d get our daily news headlines and short features from the radio or television.  Now, with the age of computers and smart phones, we go “on-line” to find out what’s going on around town.  We do still utilize print or on-line newspapers today, but the high tech way of getting the daily…

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Tumwater Falls Park Rules

To enhance and provide for the safety and enjoyment of individuals who use Tumwater Falls Park the following rules have been established.

You are welcome…

  • To visit the park during hours posted of 8:00 a.m. until 30 minutes before sunset. (Call or email for current time of park closure.)
  • To use open areas during open park hours.
  • To enjoy the gardens without entering flowerbeds or picking flowers.
  • To clean up after yourself by depositing waste in the trash receptacles located throughout the park grounds.
  • To bring your pet, providing that you leash it at all times, pick up after it, dispose of their feces properly, and supervise it at all times. Pet bag stations are provided throughout the park for your convenience. If your pet shows aggressive behavior it must be removed from the Park at once.
  • To ride your bicycle in the park’s parking lot ONLY and not on the pedestrian walking trails.

Park rules prohibit…

  • Bicycle riding or jogging on pedestrian walking trails.
  • Weapons of any kind, with the exception of management and law enforcement officers.
  • Illegal activities, destroying or defacing park property, picking flowers, swimming in the river and littering.
  • Obstructing park entrance and exit.
  • Harassing or disturbing other park visitors.
  • Any persons to enter or remain in the park without the permission of the Olympia Tumwater Foundation when park is closed to the public.
  • Fishing anywhere in the park.

Park guidelines prohibit the following, except as permitted by a Use Permit:

  • Tents or temporary structures, performances, vendors or commercial activity, amplified music, alcohol use, posting of signs, motorized vehicles, events, and rallies.
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Riverwalk Tours

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The guided walking tour covers Tumwater’s pioneer past, Olympia Brewing Company history and the annual salmon migration. Tour Information: We will once again offer these popular, free guided tours from July through mid September. The scheduled Tour dates are available below. Tours are free and limited to 30 people on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are taken. The tour meeting takes place outside of the Olympia Tumwater Foundation office in Tumwater Falls Park.

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