Orting, WA—After record floods in December, Washington Rock Quarries answered the call to make and ship material to critical areas in the Puget Sound region.
Washington Rock’s team members worked long hours and even volunteered to come in on their holiday weekends to supply materials. Read on to learn about the flood relief and repairs our materials were sent to.
…ContinuedWe will be closed through Christmas weekend at all of our locations. Please note details below.
Christmas Weekend Closures:
Orting, WA—Washington Rock’s First Annual Food Drive Competition was a smashing success this holiday season with 430 pounds of food donated by haulers and employees.
…ContinuedWashington Rock invites you to join us in supporting the community by donating non-perishable food to our First Annual Christmas Food Donation Competition.
Founded and hosted by our King Creek Pit scale house operator, Dustie Northey, the friendly competition between haulers is a fun and easy way to make a real difference for families and rescues in need. The company who contributes the largest volume of food/donations by weight will receive bragging rights and a spotlight on our website and social media.
…ContinuedWe will be closed through Thanksgiving weekend at all of our locations. Please note details below.
Thanksgiving Weekend Closures:
It’s a humid Wednesday with clouds looming overhead, and the Gig Harbor Demonstration Garden at Sehmel Homestead Park is busy with volunteers tidying, picking produce, and answering questions.
At a picnic bench in front of the central shed, a volunteer thumbs through a reference book, looking for insights about a visitor’s gardening concerns. Another volunteer helps young visitors fill produce bags with freshly picked carrots. Some of these scenes are pictured in the photos below.
…ContinuedOrting, Washington—Pit & Quarry Magazine recently featured Washington Rock Quarries and its president, Jon Hart, after a visit to Washington State.
…ContinuedWashington, D.C.—The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) awarded King Creek Pit of Washington Rock Quarries with the Bronze Award for Community Relations Excellence.
…ContinuedPlease take note of the following closures at all of our locations:
Labor Day Weekend Closures
The Ofuro Spa rises up behind a thicket of alders growing alongside a pond. Inspired by Japanese bathhouses, the spa’s architecture blends Pacific Northwest modernism with traditional bathhouse elements like a hot pool, a cold plunge pool, and a sauna clad in hinoki cypress wood.
The spa received the last part of its glow-up this year when Coastline Concrete Coatings, led by Pararescueman Josiah Stromstad, coated the walking surfaces with epoxy and Washington Rock’s Armorstone product.
Learn more about this unique woodland escape and Josiah’s story in our latest article.
…ContinuedNestled along the shoreline of Gravelly Lake, Lakewold Gardens has been enchanting visitors for almost 40 years. Washington Rock Quarries recently contributed 115 tons of gravel to the restoration of the walking paths, just one of many planned improvements.
Step back in time with us to learn more about the history of this storied estate garden and learn about how staff are making the old new again.
…ContinuedPlease take note of the following closures at all of our locations:
Fourth of July Weekend Closures
Over the weekend, hundreds of kids and parents visited the Meeker Days sandbox and collected stickers and dinosaur toys.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries is pleased to announce our 2025 scholarship winners, Orting High School seniors Audrey Fries and Derek Ballard.
…ContinuedNot long ago, four-year-old Joey couldn’t sit up by himself or hold onto a toy. He didn’t speak much either. His parents were told these skills, which most people take for granted, were out of reach for Jamie.
Now Jamie can sit up by himself and hold on to objects. He’s also started talking more. This profound difference in outcomes was facilitated by a pony and the therapists at Sundance Circle Hippotherapy.
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