The Better Business Bureau is hosting a free shredding event on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at their DuPont Better Business Bureau Parking Lot location. Click here for full event details. Gather unneeded and outdated personal documents and old cellular phones for Better Business Bureau’s biannual BBB Secure Your ID…
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Disaster resources
Earthquakes http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/earthquakes.html Earthquakes for the Homeowner – A Guide to Protecting Yourself http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.Earthquake-Recovery-Resource-Guide.17321.html Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Child Care Provider Needs to Know https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/1795?id=1520 Homeowners’ Guide to Emergency and Disaster Safety http://www.improvenet.com/a/home-emergency-disaster-safety Disaster Recovery Center Locator http://asd.fema.gov/inter/locator/home.htm Basic Life Support and Emergency CPR https://www.acls.net/2013/04/03/basic-life-support-and-emergency-cpr/ Recovering and Returning Hone After…
Pierce County opens application window for Historic Preservation Grant Program
Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission has opened the application process for the 2016 Preservation Grant Program. Grant requests can be made for historic preservation or history-related project proposals. For stabilization, restoration, or rehabilitation of Certified Local Government (CLG) register-listed buildings or structures, the maximum request is $15,000. For photographic/document preservation, historic markers, history…
Spanaway Lions host handicap friendly Easter Egg Hunt
SPANAWAY LIONS CLUB — Every kid loves an Easter Egg Hunt but some need more help than others to get around and find those eggs. The Spanaway Lions Club’s goal is to provide a safe and handicap friendly environment where kids can be kids and hunt Easter Eggs. The Prairie House museum provides a nice…
Easter Bunny Fly in – April 4
The Easter Bunny will land at Spencer Aircraft on Thun Field April 4 at 11 a.m. He will be available to take photos with children until 2 p.m.
Keithley Middle School Students to Receive Musical Instruments
National Foundation Awards Grant to Outstanding Local Music Program Tacoma, WASHINGTON (02 April 2015) — Perry G. Keithley Middle School in Parkland will soon receive several musical instruments, thanks to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. An application for support was submitted by Perry G. Keithley Middle School and the foundation found their program to be…
Lake Kapowsin Update – April 2
Hello to those interested in Lake Kapowsin: It has been a few months since DNR’s last public meeting regarding the Lake Kapowsin Aquatic Reserve. We would like to provide you with an update regarding DNR’s progress on the aquatic reserve proposal, and current developments. The reserves program assembled a technical review committee of people that…
Eggstravaganza – April 4, Sound Life Church
Saturday, April 4 is the annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Sound Life Church on 176th St. and 36th Ave. E. Set up for vendors starts early. The festivities are from 9 a.m. to noon. In past years there have been pony rides, photos with the Easter Bunny, fire trucks and lots of local vendors. Come out…
Where We are Going & What We Need to Get There
From: Paul Pastor – Pierce County Sheriff We recently held our Sheriff’s Department Awards Ceremony for 2015 honoring those who have performed with special distinction over the past year. We honored 69 of our employees for valor, for life saving and for meritorious actions on behalf of the community. We also honored six citizens for…
Most Magnificent Mutt Show
Frontier Park in Graham, Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the dog pavilion there will be commotion, humor and lots of wagging tails. It’s the annual Daffodil Festival Most Magnificent Mutt Show. Registration is at 10:30 AM. Kids ages 2 – 14 may enter their dogs at no charge. There are 14 classes to choose from. …
Navigating your county government – from Jim McCune
[Editor note: the following is from an email County Councilman Jim McCune put out otday. It has a lot of helpful citizen information so we decided to post if for you.] Our daily lives can be complicated enough, then you get a postcard or an e-mail from a government agency (federal, state or local) seeking…
Coffee & Connections
April 1 Coffee & Connections 1st Wednesday of the Month Date: 8:00 – 9:00 am Time: Spanaway Lake Golf Course 15602 Pacific Ave. S – Tacoma, WA 98444 Cost: Coffee service on your own Info: Click Here The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber South County Branch hosts Coffee & Connections on the first Wednesday of every month. Enjoy…
Pierce Prairie Post 