Christmas with the Clauses – Mt. Rainier Railroad Select dates: Nov. 21 through Dec. 23, 2025. This is a 75-minute theatrical train ride with Santa & Mrs. Claus, hot cocoa, music & a gift for every child Elbe, Washington | Tickets $38–$73 (advance purchase strongly recommended – most sell out!) Website:https://www.mtrainierrailroad.com/christmas-with-the-clauses Email: info@mtrainierrailroad.com Saturday, December 6, 2025 –…
Category: Eatonville
Rural homes, wildfire planning June 11
What: Wildfire, Smoke & YouWhen: Wednesday, June 11, from 5 to 6 p.m. Where: Eatonville Meeting Room at the Eatonville Library (205 Center Street East in Eatonville) This one-hour session is led by Pierce Conservation District and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. It’s not theory—it’s hands-on tools you can use:
Eatonville Arts and Music Festival
Eatonville Arts and Music Festival Glacier View Park, 209 Fir Ave N., Eatonville, WA, United States, Washington 98328 Duration: 3 days, August 2, 3, 4, 2024, Free! Public welcome! Enjoy live music, great food, and a beer garden at the coolest festival of the summer! Check out over 100 artists and craftspeople and have fun…
Parades, Parties and Celebrations!
Roy, Eatonville, Tacoma and JBLM, where to go on the 4th? The Town of Eatonville will be celebrating on the 3rd and 4th of July. The Eatonville Business Association will light up the sky on July 3rd with a fireworks display. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the field behind Eatonville Elementary and Middle…
Daytime closure on SR 7 in Alder Aug. 16
EATONVILLE– Daytime travelers who use State Route 7 in Alder will want to build extra time into their trips Wednesday, Aug. 16. From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 16, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close SR 7 between SR 161 and Alder Cutoff Road East. During the closure, drivers will…
Paving coming for parts of State Route 7
Fish passage work at two creeks, paving coming for State Route 7 in Pierce CountyProject consolidates work, cuts costs EATONVILLE – More than five miles of State Route 7 will see construction between Eatonville and Spanaway into fall 2023. The project will remove two barriers to fish passage and repair miles of the highway surface. Combining…
Essential Public Facilities, dangerous words – Do you want to build a giant airport?
[Editor: this is a recap of the anti-airport meeting 1-13-23] It was a brief moment in the meeting about a major international airport being considered in South Pierce County. It was the moment when people asked, “How in the world did they approve ‘the dump?’” The answer, given by former Senator Rasmussen was 3 words,…
Farms to commercial airports? Graham meeting Jan. 13
The Coalition Against Graham and Eatonville-Roy Airports will be holding a meeting at Graham Kapowsin High School on Friday, January 13, 2023 for the public to come hear about and hopefully express their feeling about the two sites (of 3) that the Washington State Legislatures Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) has selected as potential sites…
August Fairs & Festivals
And once again, there is a chance to gather at local events. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you: • Eatonville Lions Club Arts & Music Festival 2021, August 6-7, 2021 • Pierce County Fair, August 12-15, 2021 • Garfield Street Fair 2021, August 21, 2021 • Lacamas Community Fair, August 28, 2021 Here are…
Council approves emergency ordinances related to COVID-19 Measures provide economic relief to residents and small businesses
PIERCE COUNTY – The Council passed Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-43 to declare an emergency and establish a loan program for small businesses. Under certain qualifying circumstances, businesses may apply for zero-interest, twelve-month loans at $2,000 per employee, with a total amount per employer not to exceed $10,000. The loan fund will be administered by the Pierce…
New Rotary Chapter Forming – Jan. 25
The local Rotary Club is forming a new chapter for Graham Frederickson and Eatonville. GFE Rotary will help local businesses address issues facing their business and others and help them support their surrounding communities. The event will be held at Frontier Park Lodge, Saturday, January 25, starting at 6 pm. The cost is $15 for…
Eatonville Arts Festival August 7-9, 2015
The 44th annual Eatonville Lions Club Arts Festival offers entertainment for the whole family in the scenic foothills of Mt. Rainier. Held the first full weekend every August (August 7, 8, and 9 for 2015), the Eatonville Arts Festival offers over 100 artisans from across the country, a live and silent auction, live entertainment on…
