Daily Dim Sum - November 2, 2011

Landmarks Preservation Committee Positions Open

There is certainly no shortage of opportunities to get involved in the inner workings of the City right now. Today’s opportunity is the chance to serve on the City of Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Commission promises qualified applicants for the four available positions to get involved in Tacoma’s architectural heritage by overseeing the establishment and regulation of landmarks, landmark sites and historic districts.

Details on the available positions, and applications are available from the City of Tacoma website. Apply by November 18, 2011

2011 Tourism Celebrity Award Nominees!

The Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau has announced nominees for its 2011 Tourism Celebrity Awards. These are people nominated for having gone above and beyond to further the local tourism industry and make our community a great place to visit and do business. You can join the celebration, and see who wins at the annual Tourism Matters Meeting + Celebrity Awards on Thursday, November 17th. Details and other fun Tacoma/Pierce County stuff from www.traveltacoma.com.

Kids Vote in Mock Elections

We’re in the final countdown to elections (6 days. Tick. Tick…), so we thought we’d share a way for the younger people in your lives to get involved too.

The Office of the Secretary of State has put together an educational and interactive program in which kids from kindergarten through 12th grade can learn about the voting process and register and vote in their own mock election. The issues are pegged to the age of the voter, and kids won’t get to vote on their own school board or other candidates, but they will get a sense of the process, and learn a thing or two about voting, so that when they’re old enough, they can hit the ground running.

Learn more about the mock elections, or help a junior mock-voter register and vote on the Secretary of State’s Mock Elections page.