Saturday, June 6th ~ Spaceworks, Tacoma is hosting six, free, in-person, small business workshops, between 10am-6pm❣️These unique workshops were designed to help you build your network & learn ways to stretch your dollars & ideas in your business. Come get creative at our hands on Art sessions and invite a friend. FREE + open to…
June 6 Habitat Stewardship at Flett Creek
The habitat stewardship event on CPTC’s Flett Property is this Saturday, June 6th from 9:00 AM to noon! The flyer below has pertinent details and all of the 2026 dates for the remaining habitat stewardship events in 2026. For this habitat stewardship event, the focus will be on cutting scotch broom using reciprocating saws and loppers. Training on the proper and…
PPP is moving!
The Pierce Prairie Post is moving. Starting in July, we will have a new location. Oh, wait, Marianne works from home, not at a business location. She actually comes out to report at your events! Actually, the PPP and Marianne are looking for a new place to live and do business that is more affordable….
Safe Streets – Parkland meetings
The next Parkland Safe Streets meeting is on June 2nd @ Trinity fireside Room @ 6:30pm. Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 121st and Wheeler. The Fireside room is to the right of the church. Because of the recent drive by shooting of a Washington High School Senior and the soon to happen, summer vacation,…
Graham Senior Center
The Graham Senior Center meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at Evergreen Church on the Hill, 10118 249th St E, Graham, WA. UPDATE: No longer at Benston on Wednesdays. 🎉 SAVE THE DATE! 🎉JOYFUL JUNE at the GRAHAM SENIOR CENTER 📅 UPCOMING EVENTS for JUNE Thursday, June 4th (12:30pm) Tuesday, June 9th (11:00am) • ALZHEIMER’S…
Is zoning turning urban creeks into dry ditches?
Community plans in unincorporated areas and city urban planning are all being pressed by the state Growth Management Act to add more and more housing. Prices of housing are high because of housing shortages. But lost in all this demand for housing is how we plan for out green space and floodplains. Beginning in June,…
Car Meet May 29 – Spanaway Park
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a Car Show at Spanaway Park on Friday, May 29 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. To be eligible for prizes, please arrive with your car by 4:30 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome.
Memorial Day Events
[Thank you to Councilmember Cruver for making my job easier this morning and providing this list.] Local Memorial Day Weekend Events City of Roy Memorial Day Ceremony: Monday, May 25, at 1 p.m. at the Roy Cemetery, 8211 288th Street South, Roy, WA 98580. A community observance honoring Roy’s fallen service members. Town of Eatonville Memorial…
June 1: Parkland Mural Project (Day 1)
Blue Zones of Parland Spanaway Join us on Day 1 for orientation and help with the first phase of the mural installation process Light Dental Studios of Pacific AvenueTacoma, WA Monday, June 1 • 10 AM – 2 PM Great news Parkland – we’re bringing more public art to the community and there are multiple…
May 20 Cleanup at Historic Spanaway Cemetery
Each year before Memorial Day, communities across the country prepare their cemeteries and place flags on the graves of military veterans for Memorial Day ceremonies. In Spanaway, there is no particular caretaker for the old cemetery at 176th and A Street. The Spanaway Historical Society and the local Latter Day Saints Wards in Elk Plain,…
A Parkland Leader – William Giddings
[ Editor: Many knew him as a chemistry professor at Pacific Luther University. The rest of us across Pierce County knew him from many public events. Bill and Roxy Gidding have been iconic in the realm of public activism and community participation. And yes, Roxy is still at it. I saw her May 7 at…
Three new roundabouts coming to three highways along the Pierce/Thurston county line
[SR507 & 208th Street – Yes, on the way between Spanaway and Roy! May 20 start!] Three new roundabouts coming to three highways along the Pierce/Thurston county line Travelers should prepare for reduced lanes, lower speed limits on State Route 510, SR 507 and SR 702 LACEY – A project to build roundabouts at three…
Pierce Prairie Post 