Pierce County Library System Closed: Nov. 11 Pierce County Library System will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, to observe Veterans Day. Always open @ http://www.piercecountylibrary.org, with downloadable e-books, audiobooks and songs and e-sources such as Consumer Reports, Morningstar Investment Research Center and car repair manuals. You Are Not Alone – An…
Author: Lincoln
Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.
On the way from here to there: UPS/PLU, Fire Levy
By Marianne Lincoln At times driving around the area, there are things you can see along the way that are interesting and unique to the area. Today I stopped by the cross town rivalry football game between the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes and the University of Puget Sound Loggers at Sparks Stadium. I didn’t stay…
SLHS Holiday Craft Fair Sunday until 3 p.m.
SPANAWAY, WA — Did you remember to turn your clock back Saturday night? Then you should be on time for the Spanaway Lake Holiday Craft Fair on Sunday. It runs until 3 p.m. Jewelry, holiday items, hats, mittens, kitchen towels, homemade soaps, wind chimes, wood carved into many lovely things, shortbread cookies, salads, quilts, blankets to…
It should be Elk Plain when the zip codes changes
By Marianne Lincoln ELK PLAIN, WA — Spanaway currently has two post office buildings. A request has been made from Joint Base Lewis McChord to the Postmaster General in Washington D.C. to give “Bethel Station” it’s own zip code. The reason has to do with the number of gates to the military base being based…
Whistleblowing for safety – what would you do?
Originally posted on PiercePrairieFencePost:
By Marianne Lincoln Story out recently: OSHA Weaknesses Force Workers to Choose: Report Safety Violations, or Keep Their Jobs? http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/15809/osha_weaknesses_force_workers_to_choose_report_safety_violations_or_keep_th/ The mission of the “pro-business” lobby is to save companies money by not having to “fix” the details that make workers safer. We need legislators and Congress people who will take…
LeMay Sock Hop Dinner & Dance, Nov. 9
Get Your Tickets Today! LeMay Sock Hop Dinner & Dance Saturday, November 9th Tickets for the LeMay Sock Hop are selling fast – Get your tickets soon before they sell out! If you attended high school in the 1950’s or the 1960’s, chances are you might have gone to “the hop” on some Friday or Saturday…
Town of Arlene, WA
By Chuck Haviland The town of Arline, Wa was located off the road of what is now known as the Carbon River – South Prairie Road. Arline was spelled many different ways , i. e. Arlene, Arline Mills Road , etc. In the beginning Arline could only be accessed by wagon train. The first settlers that homesteaded in this area…
Salmon Stories, Nov. 2
Salmon Stories, an evening of short films on salmon and the challenges and triumph of restoring their habitat in Tacoma, November 2nd 7:30 p.m. at the Broadway Center for Performing Arts in Tacoma. If you want to purchase tickets go to: http://www.broadwaycenter.org/season/showDetails.asp?key=408
‘I Voted’ badge goes digital
This election season you can digitally encourage friends to vote with the Pierce County Auditor’s new “I Voted” avatar. The transition from the traditional “I Voted” stickers to a digital image is both cost effective and a reflection of modern communication. “Posting your Pierce County ‘I voted’ avatar to your social media accounts is the…
EPA Listening Session Nov. 7
EPA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Power plants are the nation’s largest stationary source of carbon pollution, responsible for about one third of all greenhouse gas pollution in…
Set Clocks back this Saturday night
Sunday, November 3 marks the end of daylight saving time (DST), so remember to turn your clocks back one hour, starting at 2:00 AM on November 3, before you go to bed Saturday night. Learn about daylight saving time and U.S. time zones.
Part 7: George Bush
By Chuck Haviland John Flett wrote an article noting that 23 Families from the Red River area of Canada went westward to the Puget sound area on the request of acting governor Duncan Fenelon of the HBC, in 1841. Among those who came were John Flett and three brothers, and John Tate, John Spence, James and Alexander…
Pierce Prairie Post 