These three pictures were taken by Daren Gulbransen on the morning of Friday 21 Nov 2025.
I am posting them because I think they are very beautiful and everyone in the Neighborhood should have the opportunity to see them.
All posts by Kirk Hall
Bobcat across the valley
On the ring app I was alerted to a sighting of a Bobcat across the valley from us. It is probably the same Bobcat which has appeared several times over here, but it could also be a new animal. Anyway we know that Bobcats are in the area, so be careful about letting your pets out.
Death of a Neighbor
Aris Caron passed away Sunday, October26, 2025
The Memorial service for Aris will be 11/08/2025 at the Berean Baptist Church Puyallup WA at 11:00 AM.
Mail Thieves Are Active All Year
The other day I was on 111th Ave E between 128th St E and 122nd St E when I saw a man picking up mail which had been scattered on the ground. I stopped and asked him what had happened and he pointed to a row of mailboxes on the other side of the street, with their lids open. He said one of those boxes belonged to his daughter and he had found some of her mail in the pieces he was picking up.
Mail thieves are active all year and right now they are looking for IRS filings or refund checks. Please make their jobs harder by picking up your mail as soon as you can and do not put out mail after the Postman has passed for the day. If you have important mail, take it to the Post Office and drop it inside.
Dog Chasing Deer
Today a large dog chased a deer through my backyard. This was not OK!
I have never seen this dog in the Neighborhood, however it may belong to someone who has just moved in.
If you recognize this dog and know where it lives please let me know at kahall@hotmail.com or (253) 307-9812.
Kirk Hall
If you have comments on any post, Please Send Me an Email. I have just had to delete 750 SPAM comments while searching for actual comments. If you do not send me an Email when you comment it will not be posted.
Kirk Hall
Tragic Death of Kim & Bette Nordberg
Below is an excerpt from a newspaper report on the death of our neighbors Kim and Bette Nordberg of 11323 136th Ave E, Puyallup 98374. It is a sickening read.
A woman who allegedly killed two people in a car crash was ‘more concerned with retrieving her vape’ from the wreckage than for the victims, per court documents.
Michelle Renee Oster, 63, has been charged with causing two deaths and seriously injuring two more people amid a grisly collision in Washington earlier this month.
Prosecutors said Oster was ‘annoyed and dismissive’ at the scene of the crash, according to court documents seen by King5.com, and was even ‘in a hurry to get home’ after the fatal collision.
‘She appeared more concerned with retrieving her vape pen from her vehicle than the state of the victims,’ the documents read.
Oster allegedly ploughed into a vehicle on Southeast Enumclaw Chinook Road east of Seattle, killing Kim Davis Nordberg, 72, of Lakebay and his wife Bette Nordberg, 69, of Puyallup, on the morning of October 13.
Bobcat Again
Well it seems like the Neighborhood Bobcat is still in the area. I suspect it will be a permanent resident of our community. We may even see little Bobcats sometime in the future. Just remember that Bobcats normally avoid contact with humans, but under the right circumstances can take down deer sized animals. So keep your pets fenced in during the day and inside at night.
Fireworks on the 4th – Aftermath
Todd Vallie who lives on Shawnee Ridge Rd. near the corner with 136 Ave. E. wrote me the following.
We were gone last week and came home to a bucketful of fire works debris on our roof, new drive way, our patios and in our pool.
Who ever shot them off, further up Shawnee, needs to stop or come down and clean their mess up.
Todd is understandably upset. It is dry right now and with a little bit of bad luck some of the stuff which landed on his property could have been still smoldering. He might have come home to find a pile of ashes where his home once stood.
Please think about this next 4th.
SCAM TEXT ALERT
All,
My girls and I got a scam text this morning from 263-788-8845 claiming that we had failed to pay a toll. They wanted $6.67 for the toll, which would go to $66.70 unless it was paid quickly. The area code 263 is from Ontario, Canada.
Do not click on the link provided. Please forward this warning.
Kirk Hall
(253) 840-0411 home (253) 307-9812 cell
Aggressive Dog In Our Neighborhood
Recently I was informed about an aggressive dog in our Neighborhood. It took several interactions by the person who was attacked and intervention by Animal Control before the owner decided to turn the animal over to Animal Control. I am surprised that since a bite was sustained, Animal Control did not immediately quarantine the dog for observation. Pierce County has declined to pursue the matter since the dog was voluntary surrendered to Animal Control. However RCW 16.08.040 makes the dog owner completely responsible for dog bites.
In the above instance the victim showed what I consider too much restraint in dealing with the situation. Any animal bite requires the secure confinement of the animal for at least 10 days to rule out rabies. Failure to do so puts the person bitten in the position of hoping that they will not develop rabies, or having to submit to anti-rabies treatment. Rabies is a disease which is almost 100% fatal after symptoms develop. To my knowledge there is only one person in history who is documented to have survived after developing symptoms of rabies.
Your health is not the only thing at risk in a dog bite case. For example the average cost per dog bite insurance claim rose about 7.1% between 2019 and 2020 due to increased medical costs and the size of legal judgments and settlements. As of 2020, the average cost per dog bite claim was around $50,245.
Without the necessary insurance to provide enough dog bite coverage, individual pet owners could be on the hook for a considerable amount of money if their dog injures another person.
Please insure that your pets are under control at all times. They can be injured or killed if they run out in front of a car or attack or be attacked by another animal. If they bite someone you and your family could well find yourselves bankrupt if you are sued and the judgement goes against you.