The Parkland/Spanaway Kiwanis Club has been fundraising with tickets to a Cruise Around Vashon Island. The ship, My Girl, will depart from 1125 Dock Street on Sunday, September 9th at 1:30 p.m. and return to Tacoma around 4:30 p.m. Suggested donations for the cruise is $55 for a single, $100 for couples and $25 for…
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Pierce County Celebrates Canyon Road Project Completion
On Thursday, September 6, Pierce County held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Canyon Road East Corridor from SR512 to 176th Street. The ribbon cutting ceremony, at 3 p.m. on the northwest corner of Brookdale Road East and Canyon Road East, featured Executive Pat McCarthy, Councilmembers Rick Talbert (District 5) and Roger Bush…
SLHS Music Company to perform at the Puyallup Fair
Spanaway Lake High School’s Music Company will make a special appearance at Puyallup Fair. The group will perform on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Showplace Stage from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. The Music Company is the only high school group to perform on a professional stage at the fair. The group has been performing at the…
Love & Logic Parenting Classes at the Bethel Family Center
The Bethel Family Center still has space available for a five-week session later this month. Classes will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on September 18 and 25 and October 2, 9, and 16 at the Bethel Family Center’s location on the Challenger High School campus. A light meal will be served at 5:30 p.m.,…
Obituary: Kristi and Violet Holmes
Kristi and Violet Holmes Mother and daughter left this world on August 28th. Kristi was a lover of people. In her life she served the chronically mentally ill. She provided in-home daycare; she was an avid charitable worker. She loved people. Violet was a cuddle-bug and loved her laptop computer. At 15 months of age…
Elk Plain, a.k.a. Loveland
Elk Plain was once all a great prairie. It got its name from herds of Elk that grazed there. The natives who lived in the area kept the land open for grazing by regularly burning the grass at the proper time to destroy trees and shrubs. Because of the excellent grasses, it was used by…
School Cleanup and other news from the Bethel District
School/Community Clean-ups On Saturday, Sept. 8, Graham-Kapowsin High School, Spanaway Middle School, and Liberty Middle School will be the focus of a beautification effort by community and church members. The clean-up runs from 8 a.m. to Noon. Also, this weekend, Graham-Kapowsin High School senior and Eagle Scout candidate Joseph Shields is organizing a separate effort…
Parkland citizen’s academy has 10 openings
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a few more citizens for its Parkland citizens’ academy. The Parkland session begins September 19 and will meet each Wednesday evening for 13 weeks at PLU. The academy is an opportunity to learn first-hand about the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department and to meet the Sheriff and other…
ABC – All Bethel Community Day October 13
Bethel School District – The All Bethel Community Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bethel High School. There will be amazing student performances, robotics demonstrations, wagon rides, classic cars, vendor booths, and kiddie train rides. Since there are many changes in our local political districts since the…
Bethel Learning Center Dedication and Events
The new Bethel Learning Center dedication will be at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. The BLC is an educational facility that features three meeting spaces and a kitchen, which will be available for district and community use. Funding for the center was made possible through state and federal grants and by generous donations from our…
Federal school lunch changes – Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act
Starting this year, as part of the school meal program, students will be required to have at least 1/2 cup of fruits and/or vegetables on their tray each day. This change is a direct result of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Our Child Nutrition staff are planning to offer a variety of healthy options…
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