The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for interested citizens to attend its winter Community Academy program. The University Place academy begins Feb. 20 and will meet each Thursday evening from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for 13 weeks. The South Hill academy begins March 19 and will meet each Wednesday evening from 7 to 9:30…
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Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.
Bethel School District Closed Friday – snow day
SPANAWAY, WA — There’s a little dusting of snow on the ground in Spanaway this Friday morning, but up the hill in Graham and the outer areas, there’s considerably more. So the Bethel School District changed over night from late arrival to closed for a snow day. From their web page: Due to prevailing weather…
Two years, still missing – Chris Virdell
SPANAWAY, WA — On Saturday night, February 1, the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance and possible murder of Chris Virdell was shot by Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies. Michel Borkin, 21, who was wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with a drug and identity theft case was a passenger in a red pickup truck pulled…
Roy needs another council member
ROY, WA — From the mayor of Roy: “If you care about YOUR city – If you want to help make YOUR city better – If you can give a little time for the benefit of YOUR community, this is YOUR chance. The city of Roy is now excepting (sic)letters of interest for an…
Espressions – Performing Arts, Bethel
Bethel’s Visual and Performing Arts Newsletter EXPRESSIONS Vol. 24 No. 11 February 5, 2014 February: African-American History Month 5 Late Arrival for Students All Day Arts & Heritage Day Olympia (http://wsaa.qwestoffice.net/arts_day.htm) All Day Women’s Choral Festival UPS 7:00pm Dr. Doolittle CMMS Commons 7:00pm Dear Ruth (Winter Play) BHS 7 7:00pm Dear…
Pierce County’s first Farm Forum will share marketing ideas and expertise
PIERCE COUNTY — More than 70 farmers are registered to attend the Pierce County Farm Forum, where they will glean ideas from each other and experts in agricultural marketing and trends. The Farm Forum, to be held Thursday, Feb. 6, on the WSU Extension campus in Puyallup, was organized by County Executive Pat McCarthy to…
Feb 5 meeting postponed to Feb 12
SPANAWAY, WA — Please be advised that the originally scheduled meeting for this Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Spanaway Elementary School library is postponed. Per the volume of information shared by both county employees and non-county individuals/residents/experts…it is apparent that MISINFORMATION is circulating, thus causing additional confusion to our efforts. In an effort to clarify both…
The Foothills Dash
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — This 5k and 10k Fun Run and Walk is held on Saturday, March 8 on the Foothills Trail in Orting. The staging area is the Orting Eagles Lodge, 112 Bridge St, Orting, with check in starting at 7:00am. Pre-registration by February 21 is $15; Adult day of event fee is $20;…
You can help the Pierce Prairie Post when you shop
You can help the Pierce Prairie Post earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card! Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how the program works: Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking…
Pierce County Events
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION Museum of Flight Let’s explore the museum of flight in depth as we observe the evolution of air and space technology with the impacts it has had on our world, augmented by highlights of the Pacific Northwest. We will stop to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Tukwila on our…
Graham: Sewing a Community Together
PROJECT “GRAHAMCITIZENS” Few of the 20,000 residents of Graham know that there is more to their community than a place to live and stores to buy food. Like sewing a patchwork quilt, GrahamCitizens is trying to sew those 20,000 residents together by simply informing them about all the (non-commercial) activities and opportunities in Graham. But with no…
Frederickson CCCC News
Greetings, Wow, January went by fast, but behind the scenes your Events Committee has been working hard. We would like to get more people involved, so if you can help, please try to make this meeting. I’ve attempted to list meetings and Events that you may be interested in. Feb. 4th – Frederickson Business Connections…
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