American Lake Veterans Golf Course wants veterans to forget. Forget the burdens they carry. Forget their pains or disabilities. Forget they have to do anything but play golf.
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Climbing one of the sail mounds at Dune Peninsula is like ascending a pyramid.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries regularly blogs about causes and businesses that use our rock, sand, or soil products. As part of Give Big Day in May 2019, we featured A Soft Place to Land, owned and operated by Jasmine Fletcher Glaze. A Soft Place to Land is no longer operating as of August 2022, but Jasmine’s story is still a heartwarming one about the influence for good one individual can have.
…ContinuedMembers of the Oregon and Western Washington chapters of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) banded together with volunteers of American Lake Veterans Golf Course for a special cause: tackling the spring to-do list.
…ContinuedEach boulder is the size of an SUV and weighs between 18,000 and 32,000 pounds.
…ContinuedAs the quarterback’s cleats pull away from the turf, a microscopic splash of black granules and sand follow him.
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Washington Rock has sent rock to some of the coolest parks in the Puget Sound. Here are 5 of The Rock’s favorites.
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American Lake Veterans Golf Course recently honored Washington Rock Quarries by including our logo on the tee marker for hole 13.
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At the Spring Fair last month, the outdoors were a blur of sunny, colorful fun. But despite the warm sun and fun rides and games, hundreds of children chose to play indoors instead. The attraction of choice wasn’t a fast ride but something much simpler: a giant sandbox.
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Almost a year after its collapse, the Dome in Anchorage, Alaska, is finally reopening, and Washington Rock’s infill sand is part of the new interior.
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From public parks to private gardens, Washington Rock has provided material to many different projects. But June provided a first for us: supplying material for an art installation. …Continued
If you enjoyed Washington Rock’s display or didn’t have a chance to see it, please check out pictures below. You can also find a list of the plants from the Spring Fair here.
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August 2022 Update: Cedar Springs Community Church, as well as its food pantry and community garden, relocated to a new campus. See the address at the end of the article.
The Harvest House stand is just like any other produce stand: it’s shaded under a tent at the side of a gravel road. Neatly arranged rows of fruits and vegetables are advertised by a large white sign painted with the words “Organic Produce.”
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Earlier this week, I sat down and chatted with Washington Rock’s dispatcher, Rick, who joined our team just a few months ago. A basketball player in high school, Rick went on to play college ball while earning a bachelor’s degree in business management at St. Martin’s University.
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“I can’t do that,” the veteran heard the young man say. The young man had only one leg and was working with an instructor in the golf training room.
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