Molina Healthcare is asking you to nominate individuals you know that are exceptional community volunteers and unsung heros for their Molina Healthcare Community Champions Award. This award was created in 2006 and honors “individuals that inspire others through selflessness and contributions that positively affect community members.” There are six categories within which you can nominate…
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What do you do with all that fruit? Local Rotary has answers
Tuesdays at noon, the Parkland Spanaway Rotary meets at the Paradise Bowl, 12505 Pacific Avenue South. This week their speakers were from the Emergency Food Network and the Pierce County Gleaning Project. These names are hyperlinked to their websites. There have always been needs in our communities, but in this particular economy, the need is…
Local company donates truckload of school supplies to James Sales Elementary
From Franklin Pierce School District On Thursday, September 6, a truck pulled up to James Sales bearing gifts that weren’t entirely anticipated or expected by staff at the school. The truck belonged to Ply-Gem, a home exterior solutions company that operates from Auburn, and it was full of dozens of supplies that were donated by…
Elections, get informed before voting, but please vote
Ballots for the November 6th election will begin arriving in the mail around the 19th of October. If you are overseas with the military, it will likely be even sooner. The POST wants you all to be informed voters so this is an article jam packed with links for you to get to know the…
Kiwanis cruise for fun and fundraising
The sky was cloudy. It was a cooler day, but comfortable to be out on Puget Sound as the Kiwanis club of Parkland/Spanaway set sail on “My Girl,” Sunday afternoon. They left the dock about 1:30 p.m. and headed first to the Blair Waterway and then on toward Quartermaster Harbor. As soon as the boat…
Classic Car and Truck Show set for Sept. 29 at Sprinker
Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold the 10th annual Classic Car & Truck Show at Sprinker Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 29. Hours for the free spectator event are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 500 classic cars and trucks are anticipated to be on display. “This year we’re excited to welcome our…
Two annual south county political events – same day, same time
Both say it wasn’t intentional and spoke out on Facebook about how much they appreciate each other. On Saturday, September 8th, both Representative J.T. Wilcox and former Senator Marilyn Rasmussen held their annual farm events. Both are a great way to get to know your community and to see candidates for public office at all…
Bethel District Varsity Football Highlights
By Josh Magill DEFENSE LEADS SENTINELS TO WIN OVER PUYALLUP They did it – sealed the edges and plugged the holes, not allowing the opponents to go just anywhere they desired. The Spanaway Lake Sentinels defense was determined to be a factor in their second game of the season against a local rival. And they…
Opinion: I-1240, Charter Schools
Note: The POST invited a former school board member to comment on an upcoming ballot issue regarding Charter Schools. We will also welcome a quality rebuttal from a respected person on the opposing side. The POST believes informed voters are the best people to lead our communities and nation. By Kim Golding Founding Member of…
Hydros on Spanaway Lake this weekend, Sept. 8-9, 2012
This is hydroplane racing the way it was meant to be; LOUD, UPCLOSE and FREE! The “Scott and Linda Carson presents the 2011 Western Divisionals/Yapachino Memorial Regatta” championship hydroplane race, featuring the blown, 160-mph Grand Prix hydroplanes, runs Sept. 8-9 at Spanaway Lake. The fastest and loudest inboard hydroplanes in the western United States compete for…
A Celebration of JP Patches 11 am today at McCaw Hall
The life and legacy of J.P. Patches (played for more than 50 years by Chris Wedes) will be remembered at a memorial on Saturday September 8th in McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. Wedes passed away July 22 after a long battle with myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Chris Wedes good friend, Pat Cashman, will lead “A…
McKenna accident requires hazardous material cleanup
From the Washington State Department of Ecology, 9/7/12 About 10 a.m. on Sept. 3 an incident was reported in McKenna, Washington. A tanker truck rolled over, spilling approximately 3,000 gallons of landfill wastewater called leachate. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. WSP identified him as Mark Webb of Colville. The truck he was driving…
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