BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Spanaway, WA — Lunches will be provided at the following sites from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday to Friday, June 24 to August 16, 2013 (except July 4) Spanaway Lake High School, 1305 168th St. E., Spanaway, WA 98387 253.683.5600 Thompson Elementary: 303 159th ST E, Tacoma, WA 98445, 253.683.5894 Also, new this year, Child Nutrition…
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Online event and good news for Spanaway, Parkland, Midland to McKenna.
First weekend of Summer events abound
If you haven’t headed down to the Maryhill replica of Stonehenge for a solstice celebration and watching of the Knights Templar perform their annual ceremony, then here is a list of other events you can do closer to home. Relay for Life – Central Pierce starts at 6 p.m. Friday, June 21 at Franklin Pierce High School…
Doubleback Band benefit at Lady Luck June 23
PARKLAND, WA — This coming Sunday, June 23 at Lady Luck’s Cowgirl Up in Tacoma, we are proud to be a part of a benefit for our musical brother, Reggie Griffith. Several bands and a lot of his friends are coming together to raise money to assist Reggie as he receives treatment for a brain…
Parents arrested for hosting teen grad drinking party
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Acting on a tip last weekend, police went to an East Pierce County home early Sunday and arrested a couple for allowing their residence to be used for an after-graduation underage drinking party for their daughter. Upon obtaining a search warrant to search the property, officers found a keg in the…
GBA Golf Tournament photos
The weather was cool, but not raining. The teams had fun waiting for them at several holes. At the first hole, Red Canoe Credit Union had lots of candy,nuts Corn Nuts and other little treasurers. At the 3rd hole, Columbia Bank had a marshmallow driving contest. look closely, one of the photos he’s not hitting a golf…
Awesome job academic achievers of 2013!
By Marianne Lincoln This past week, between the Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts they held seven graduation ceremonies. Prior to that, they held seven Senior Awards events. If my Flickr site group for the Pierce Prairie Post works, this link will contain the photos of those award events. There were an amazing number of…
Relay for Life of Central Pierce – June 21-22
Parkland, WA — The Relay for Life of Central Pierce benefiting the American Cancer Society is this Friday, June 21st, at 6pm until Saturday, June 22nd, at 6pm. The relay will be held at Franklin Pierce High School, 11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma. According to their event site there are 35 teams and 354 participants…
Businesses sought to donate to GBA Golf Tournament June 20
The Graham Business Association (GBA) has been helping community and business for the past twenty years. As you know the GBA is a non-profit organization whose sole monetary support comes from our annual golf tournament. We are excited to announce the 22nd Annual Graham Business Association Golf Tournament will be held Thursday June 20th, 2013 at…
JBLM Outdoor Expo June 22
Dozens of Hunting, Fishing Guides and Vendors to Host Outdoor Expo for Service Members at JBLM Lewis-Main Exchange JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The Army and Air Force Exchange Service management at the JBLM Lewis-Main Exchange, along with more than 50 hunting and fishing guides, vendors and outdoor experts, will host an outdoor expo for…
Our benevolent local non-profits boost local graduates
By Marianne Lincoln One of the most amazing things happing in our community is also probably one of the least publicized. In fact, I believe this is the first comprehensive article ever written about it. I am speaking of the local non-profit organizations that raise money all year long in the Franklin Pierce and Bethel…
Carbon River Bridge – thrill or frightening?
By Marianne Lincoln Since January of this year, the Pierce Prairie Post has been writing stories about the bridges of Pierce County. In light of the Skagit County I5 bridge disaster, the News Tribune this week also published a story, “Pierce County has 28 bridges in need of work.” It has a map with locations. They…
Toxic algae bloom in Spanaway Lake
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department — There currently is a toxic algae bloom in Spanaway Lake. A toxic algae bloom is easily identified by the unusual color or appearance to the water. Usually a bloom makes the lake surface green, looking like pea soup or green paint, but sometimes the bloom is a different color. Wind and rain…
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