By Marianne Lincoln The Pierce Prairie Post was founded in 2012. Our WordPress Blog site opened on August 14. The name originally was going to be just Prairie Post, until my friend Karen Ansteth insisted I should include the location. So, now it is a bit of a tongue twister, like Peter Piper read a…
Category: Celebration
Washington State Patriotic Day – March 21
Come join the America 250 celebration and Washington State Patriotic Day (WSPD), a free public event designed to celebrate patriotism and honor active-duty military, veterans, and first responders for their service. The Washington State Governor, Bob Ferguson, proclaimed a specific day to honor all Washington Veterans and First Responders. Each year, the Joint Base Lewis…
A huge reunion and a Braves love fest
It was called the Bethel High School All Classes Reunion on July 12, 2025. It was open to all the classes that knew themselves as Bethel Braves. It was also open to the most recent classes since the July 2021 state ban on Native American mascots, now called Bison. But the event was far and…
Oct 5 – ABC Day is here!
ABC Day is a Bethel High School this year on October 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All Bethel Community Day is a huge event that is fun for the family and has food, displays, entertainment and lots of community resources. Best of all, it’s FREE! Come join the fun! The Pierce Prairie Post…
ABC Day Registration open – save your space!
2024 All Bethel Community Day Registration Open!! Event location & time: Saturday, October 5th at Bethel High SchoolDoors open from 9am to 3pm Join us for our newly expanded ABC Day 2024! We have been busy behind the scenes taking to heart your suggestions and here are a few of the changes you will see… All tables…
Donate your Halloween decorations
Do you have a closet or garage filled with Halloween decorations that you no longer feel like putting up? May be the kids moved on and you’d rather travel than decorate. Whatever the reason, You can donate them to the Parkland Community Association for their Haunted House at the Parkland School. You can donate and…
National Night Out August 6
Tuesday, August 6, Safe Streets National Night Out (NNO). GRAHAM: 4:30-7:30 for our National Night Out & a hot dog, 10806 240TH ST. E. Graham, WA 98339. PARKLAND: 6:00–8:30 PM., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98444. More than just an event — it’s a nationwide initiative designed to foster neighborhood…
Aug 3 – a new Spanaway Street Fair
Saturday, August 3, 166th & Pacific Ave. Spanaway Street Fair!
Dog Days of Spanaway!
Love things Scottish? June 21-22, Graham
Frontier Park in Graham will be the site for everything Scottish this weekend. The location is 21800 Meridian Avenue East, Graham, WA, 98338. June 21 is the 2024 Celtic Concert, 6 – 9 p.m., followed by the Tacoma Highland Games on June 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advanced tickets for adults are $17 or…
Emergency Shelter in Spanaway – Dedication May 8
Family Promise of Pierce County would like to invite you to the dedication of its Day Center and Emergency Center. May 8, 2024, 2 p.m. at 216b165th St. S, Spanaway, WA 98387. Please RSVP to Denee Kubena, DeneeKubena@familypromisepiercecounty.org. Family Promise of Pierce County began with the presentation of an idea by Pastor Samara Jenkins of…
Scandinavian Christmas celebrations Dec 6, 10
The Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) at PLU will be hosting their annual Scandinavian Christmas Celebrations soon. On December 6, 2023, there will be a Christmas Service in Norwegian language. The Julegudstjeneste will begin at 7 p.m. in the University Center downstairs room 100. There will be Norwegian treats and coffee after the service. On December…
Historic Collins School becomes Gates High School
By Marianne Lincoln Today, November 8, 2023, was the Open House for the new Gates High School. The building is familiar, it was formerly Collins School. The Collins Elementary students are now in a new building to the west on 128th Street. This past year, the Franklin Pierce School District has been remodeling the building…
All Bethel Community Day – Oct. 7
Saturday, October 7, 2023, is All Bethel Community Day, aka ABC Day. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., non-profit organizations, medical facilities, military and other local community groups will converge on Graham-Kapowsin High School and show who they are, what they do and how they interact with the Bethel area community. Each year, the event…
A real Pow Wow at Bethel High Sept. 23
They are no longer the Bethel Braves, they are the Bethel Bison, but the commitment to the area’s diversity and origin is there. On September 23, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., four school districts, Bethel, Yelm, North Thurston, and Olympia will present a back to school Pow Wow. This event will include dancers in…
115th birthday for Parkland School @ Keithly Middle School
May 20th, Saturday, 12-3pm, Keithley Middle School. Hot dogs, cake, fresh fruit, entertainment and fun! All are invited. Everyone belongs here. Come celebrate the Parkland of today, past and future! Clink link for more info https://fb.me/e/2nn64lJBT
May 20 – Parkland School 115th Birthday Party
PARKLAND — On Saturday, May 20th, the Parkland Community Association is hosting a Birthday Party for the Parkland School, to celebrate the history of the community. When:Saturday, May 20th from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. Where: Keithley Middle School, 12324 12th Ave S, Parkland, WA 98444 What: There will be door prizes, food, live music…
Norwegian Heritage Festival at PLU April 29
A Parkland event that is delightful to visit, called the Norwegian Heritage Festival is this Saturday, April 29, 2023. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the PLU Anderson University Center will have booths with delightful Scandinavian items, Vikings, krumkake and creamy Rømmegrøt. Food, music and dancing will be had on the main floor and the…
Interfaith Community Christmas Concert, Dec. 11
The Interfaith Community Christmas Concert will be held, Sunday, Decem6er 11, 2022 at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13612 – 224th St. E. Graham, WA 98338. That location is just east of Thrift on 224th Street. Please join our Community as we Celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus…
Parkland’s Garfield Street Fair, August 20
The Garfield Street Fair in Parkland is back this year! It is being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, in the middle of Garfield Street, between C Street and Park Avenue. The event will feature live music, great food, local vendors, a car show, and other family activities. Stop by…
Here’s to TEN years, Pierce Prairie Post!
By Marianne Lincoln It was ten years ago that I made the decision to dive into the shortage of local news in South Pierce County. I contacted Ben Sclair from the Suburban Times, we met August 14, 2012, and I got some pointers on setting up the WordPress site. Then boom, on August 16th, the…