Lā Kūʻokoʻa 1843 & Medicine Creek Treaty 1854 Lā Kūʻokoʻa Hawaiian Independence and the Medicine Creek Treaty will be celebrated with a potluck, at 1 p.m. with community at the Parkland Community Center, 214 121st St S. The event is to help the next generation to know their rich history through celebration, song, dance and…
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June 28 Community Resource Fair
Spanaway Middle School will be the location of a community resource fair, on June 28. Cheri Coleman, is Founder and Executive Director of On the Road with PartnerCafe. They are a team of human and social service providers, representatives, and government agencies. They host and facilitate community resource fairs, bringing information, resources, and direct services to underserved…
Pierce County pilots translation devices to expand language access at the Development Center
PIERCE COUNTY — In an effort to make services more accessible to all community members, Pierce County Planning & Public Works is piloting the use of handheld translation devices in the Development Center Lobby. The new devices support in-person communication in more than 200 languages and dialects, helping reduce language barriers during permitting and development-related…
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By Marianne Lincoln as a tribute to Martin Luth King Jr. and all those who want to forge ahead together It has been an evening of mourning for all of us who realize the real cause behind Make America Great Again, the last full day before a new US administration that values the marginalization of…
Random stop at a miniature Cambodian temple under construction
His name is Soth Kaan, As I was driving back from viewing the heron rookery on Clover Creek, I saw him in his front yard assembling a structure, That structure is a miniature Cambodian temple. He was surprised by my stop, but seemed pleased at my interest. Mr. Kaan was responsible for (full size) temple…
Canadian News block on Meta?
For those that live relatively close to Canada and have friends exchanging information over Facebook, know that Meta is not allowing Canadian News to be shared. I noticed it myself today. My Canadian Metis friend sent this link to read: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/meta-canadian-news-removal-1.6933829 Apparently, this news block on Meta is affecting the ability to see posts by…
You know it as Eastgate Road, but…
By Marianne Lincoln One of my favorite annual events is taking the tour of Fort Lewis put on by the Nisqually Tribe. Amazing history, great snacks and good company. Although the tour enters and exits from a normally locked gate on the reservation, much of the driving is along Eastgate Road. It is called that…
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…
Family Promise of Pierce County aims to assist local families experiencing homelessness
By Marianne Lincoln It can happen to anyone. Living paycheck to paycheck as many families do these days, losing the biggest expense, the roof over your heads, is not unlikely. It even happened to me after a job loss and sequestered unemployment benefits, following my time on the school board. According to Superintendent Seigel of…
Multicultural Night Feb. 16, Spanaway Elementary PTSA
By Marianne Lincoln When I attended Bethel schools, there wasn’t much diversity. Aside from the fact that many of my classmates at Elk Plain were multigenerational descendants of local tribes, there were not many Asian, Hispanic or African American classmates. Years later, I discovered the connection of our community to mixed blood families from Fort…
Jan. 13, noon to 3pm, Spanaway UMC meeting on homelessness and Family Promise
As the saying goes, it takes a village. Spanaway’s homelessness problem is not going to go away by any government action. It literally will take a little help from us all. Whether that’s giving to the local Food Bank while checking out at the grocery store or donating time at a Freezing Nights shelter location….
Would Mackenzie Scott help us?
Spanaway is just a little place really. It is an unincorporated community with very little in the way of amenities compared to other areas of the county. We have no voice on the Pierce County Regional Council because we are not a city. We share a fraction of a County Council person with other communities,…
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