By Marianne Lincoln On May 7, the ad hoc committee studying the Franklin Pierce School District facilities needs finalized a list of ranked needs to present to the school board. In a crafted proposal they will present at the next board meeting, they proposed many capital projects greatly needed in the district. The proposal is…
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Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.
Mom & Son Dance – May 8TH
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — On Friday, May 8th mothers and sons can enjoy and evening just for you. There will be fun dancing tunes, games, and crafts. The fee per couple is $18 and $7 for each additional son. A professional photographer will be onsite with reasonably priced photos to take home at the end…
Puget Sound Starts Here Month challenges residents to protect local waters
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County is teaming up with hundreds of organizations across Puget Sound to challenge residents to commit to at least one Sound-healthy action during May’s Puget Sound Starts Here Month. “In Pierce County, we have many scenic vistas of mountains and Puget Sound reflected in our public waters,” said Pat McCarthy, county…
Candidates sought for Pierce County Charter Review Commission
PIERCE COUNTY — At least every 10 years since it was first adopted in 1981, the Pierce County Council is required to call for a Charter Review Commission to examine the effectiveness of the county’s governing document. In accordance with Resolution 2015-14, Pierce County voters will elect a Charter Review Commission this fall that will…
Marianne Binetti to visit Chase Gardens May 17
Marianne Binetti to visit Chase Gardens…
Full moon rising over Mt. Rainier
On May 3, the full moon rose over Mt. Rainier from Graham. Here are a few photos strung into a short video. Marianne’s You Tube video of the Moon rising over Mt. Rainier.
Leschi Honor Walk 2015
Today I had the privilege of joining the Nisqually Tribe of Indians out on JBLM in the artillery impact zone. This is a special treat the base provides to the Tribe so they can visit parts of their reservation that were condemned and are unreachable due to the dangerous activities in the area. More of the…
Attempted Abduction in Graham May 1
By Lori Haun [May 1, 2015] From Facebook post Earlier today, there was a child abduction attempt out in Graham, near Meridian and not far from the Graham –Kapowsin High School. The child was a 14 yr old boy. A man, possibly in his 20s, driving a maroon car tried to lure the boy into…
Lacamas Community Spring Fling May 9th
SPRING FLING May 9th 9am-4pm LACAMAS COMM. CENTER 32113 8th AVE. S, ROY Bazaar – Garage Sale & Small Equine Play Day Breakfast starts at 8am- 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, ham & hash browns $4 Several crafters will be on site, selling their unique hand made goods. Come find that special gift for Mother’s Day. Also on…
Puget SoundCorps to help restore habitat of wetland preserve
A Puget SoundCorps crew will remove Himalayan blackberry, English ivy and other invasive plants and remove trash from Pierce County’s Larchmont Wetland Reserve in Midland May 4 through 29. Getting rid of these invasive plants and trash will improve the health of the wetland the county has worked to rehabilitate for several years. Pierce County…
JBLM opens Unity Bridge May 4
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will open Unity Bridge, which connects JBLM Lewis Main to JBLM McChord Field at 5 a.m. Monday. Unity Bridge crosses over Perimeter Road, which bisects Lewis Main and McChord Field, to link these segments of the joint base. Construction on the bridge and roadway began in May 2014. Service members…
Herbicides sprayed into sensitive waterway in Pioneer Valley April 16
By Marianne Lincoln It was a Thursday morning, no different than any other. I was on my way to work heading down the hill from McGee’s Guest Home on Eustis Hunt Road into Pioneer Valley. Below me was the oxbow that flows through the valley into the Frederickson area and the Chambers Clover Creek system….
Pierce Prairie Post 