Attorney Jonathan Smith is offering a FREE Foreclosure Defense Seminar. You can learn about Mortgage Mediation as well as legal options and solutions for your financial situation. This informative FREE seminar will cover Mortgage Mediation, Foreclosure Defense Solutions, Short Sales, Mortgage Modification and Bankruptcy. They are offering three Free Foreclosure Defense Seminars in August: Tacoma:…
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Terry Chaplin Memorial Car Show – Charley’s Dinosaur benefit
Terry Chaplin Memorial Fun Run August 10th, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Griot’s Garage, 3333 South 38th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
Employers eligible for special incentive to avoid layoffs
OLYMPIA – Washington employers are now eligible for a special incentive to participate in a layoff-avoidance program run by the Employment Security Department. The incentive allows them to participate in the program through June 2015 with virtually no effect on their unemployment taxes. “Shared Work was already a good deal, but the incentive really sweetens…
Pierce County Fair, Aug. 8-11
August 8, 9, 10, 11 are the dates for the 66th annual – 2013 Pierce County Fair. Held at Frontier Park in Graham, the fair is the annual “go to” place for local 4-H and FFA kids who are competing to advance to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. The theme for this year’s fair…
Port of Tacoma settles with EPA, Department of Justice for damaging wetlands in violation of Clean Water Act
Port of Tacoma agrees to spend over $3 million to restore critical Puget Sound wetlands, salmon habitat CONTACT: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov (Seattle—Aug. 5, 2013) The Port of Tacoma and two contractors have agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty and restore wetland habitat at an estimated cost of over $3 million to compensate for…
Shred your old documents free AND get a discount on the Pierce County Fair
On Saturday August 3rd, Cintas Document management is offering FREE document shredding between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can bring your old documents to the Frontier Park north gate (217th & Meridian Ave. E.) and get a voucher for a discount $3 admission to the Pierce County Fair. The fair dates are August 8-11,…
Vendors and Sponsors sought for Bethel market
The Bethel Community Open Market will hold its second event of the year August 10. It also has a third and find event for 2013 on November 9. The market is seeking local businesses, entrepeneurs and groups to be sponsors for the event. There are 2 sponsor positions available at the bargain price of $150. For…
WSDOT listening? 22nd Ave signals? The Post gloats
Pacific Avenue in Spanaway, ever since the sidewalks were put in, has had some issues that have not been addressed. So a few months ago, the 723 Networking group (made up of local business people) was discussing the sloppy appearance of their grassy swales with the tall grass and noxious weeds. One Sheriff deputy even complained…
County Council okays closure of 180th Street East in Frederickson
With two council members excused (Ladenburg, Fleming), the Pierce County Council voted unanimously to close (vacate) the section of 180th Street East in Frederickson to allow the James Hardie plant to expand in the next couple years. There were only two speakers in public comment. One was a representative of the Economic Development Department. The other…
Chip sealing warning, mannequins and horses
By Marianne Lincoln Cruising around Spanaway on this lovely summer day of July, I saw many things happening in the area. The Washington Ladies Riding Club Association (WLRCA) State Meet Competition was this weekend at the Tacoma Horseman’s Unit in Spanaway. They presented their awards for the weekend riding and horsemanship competition in the outdoor arena….
The Post breaks 1000 stories in 11 months with over 40,000 hits!
The Pierce Prairie Post is being discovered over and over every day as people in South Pierce County search for the news that tells them what is going on in their own neighborhoods. The Post covers news from Midland, Summit-Waller, Parkland, Frederickson, Spanaway, Elk Plain, JBLM, Lacamas, Roy, McKenna, Harts Lake and also Graham, Kapowsin…
Hospitality sales begin for 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — The United States Golf Association (USGA) has opened corporate hospitality sales for the 2015 U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. The U.S. Open will be conducted June 15-21, 2015, which includes three practice-round days and four championship-round days. The USGA is planning on total attendance of 235,000…
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