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Paradise in the morning

I was born and raised in Western Washington and I just realized why I am not a morning person. I can understand this hesitation when I have to get up and go to work at o-dark thirty when it’s dark outside. But when you get up after the alleged sunrise and it’s still a dark…

It takes a lot of volunteers behind the scenes to roll out the LeMay car show

Saturday is the date the LeMay family opens its doors to let the public see the cars and collections at their family home and the Marymount Event Center. This event has been a Parkland/Spanaway staple for 35 years. In order to bring that event to the public, the family has a long list of dedicated car lovers,…

Lacamas Community Fair competition underway

Come out this weekend to see the displays at the Lacamas Community Center. Like these lovely eggs by Mikayla Mantegna, many entries have been carefully prepared to impress the judges tomorrow.

Lacamas Sunset

A lovely sunset over the Amundsen farm in Lacamas tonight.

Local Bethel group starting athletic shoe bank

Athletic Shoes Wanted! August 16, 2012, Bethel School District Do you have extra cleats or sports shoes lying around? A local community group is trying to organize a special athletic shoe bank. The group will be accepting donations of new or used cleats and sport shoes on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m….

In search of a Wapato in Spanaway

I was recently in the Northwest room of the Tacoma Public Library, looking for information about Spanaway Park. The librarian found this rare book about the period when the lake was a water source for the City of Tacoma. Without going into detail, use of the lake for water only lasted from 1899 to 1905….

Council Committee set to review County elected officials salaries

Like it or not, there is an ordinance of the Pierce County Council that prescribest hem to form a committe at regualr intervals to consider increasing the salaries of the elected officials of the County. Byt he end of the year, this committee will propose the new salary schedule. The Post will try to keep…

Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board seeks new members

August 21, 2012, Pierce County The Pierce County Community Connections Department seeks interested individuals to serve on the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. The board assists and advises Pierce County on services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Advisory Board membership is open to individuals residing in Pierce County who have an interest in issues related to…

Citizens salary commission sets monthly meeting schedule

August 21, 2012, Pierce County The Pierce County Citizens Committee on Salaries for Elected Officials, which held its first meeting last month, will meet monthly through the end of the year. The commission’s regularly scheduled meetings will be held the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings will begin at 5 p.m. in Conference Room D…

Franklin Pierce Schools 2012-13

Estimated Student Population: 7,500 (estimate) School Start Day: Tuesday, August 28 School Last Day: Tuesday, June 18 What’s New: Head Start program will be temporarily moving to the old Spanaway Elementary in the Bethel School District, located at 415 165th Street South in Spanaway. The program will still be operated by Franklin Pierce Schools, but…

Franklin Pierce Foundation

August 20, 2012, Franklin Pierce School District The Franklin Pierce Foundation is proud to announce the addition of the Blue Steele Coffee Company Scholarship to the long list of scholarships administered by the Foundation Courtney and Oliver Marshall, owners of Blue Steel Coffee Company, have established an annual scholarship for a Washington High School student…

Bethel 1950’s classes reunion at Frontier Park Aug. 25.

Bethel High School classes from 1950 to 1959 will have a potluck picnic at Frontier Park in Graham on Saurday, August 25. If you are connected to Bethel in any way, student or teacher, bring your stories, photos and favorite dish and join us at the park. The party is set to begin around 11am.