An Eastside AUSA Subchapter (Parkland, Spanaway, Frederickson, Graham, Roy) was formed in March of this year. They are meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at JR’s Whistle Stop in the Elk Plain area at 6 p.m. in the evening. AUSA is the Association of the U.S. Army. AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that…
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Elk Plain
Ground breaking has begun on the Elk Plain O’Reilly’s
ELK PLAIN, WA — The site has been the Elk Plain Cafe since the 1940’s and a gas station since about 1901. Earlier this year, the Elk Plain Cafe building was removed along with old manufactured homes and the tall trees. This week, the excavation began for the new O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store on the…
In the HEART of Bethel – Market opens May 11
In the very center of the Bethel School District, in an area that historically was called Elk Plain, the community of the school district has now opened a Saturday Market. Starting with three Saturdays this year, May 11, August 10 and November 9, the market hopes to someday grow up to be as significant as the…
May 11 is first NEW Bethel Community Open Market
May 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the new Bethel Community Open Market will make its debut at the new Bethel Learning Center across from Bethel Middle School on 38th Avenue. Organizers have been working for months planning the events. They are hoping for local produce and home made crafts, learning opportunities and family…
Elk Plain Cafe is gone and a new corner to begin soon
This past weekend the dozers and demolition crew acted swiftly and the remainder of the shell that was once the Elk Plain Cafe was reduced to scrap. The trees were harvested, stumps removed and the land mostly leveled. All this is to make way for a new O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store on the corner of…
KIRO TV covers Virdell case
April 10, KIRO TV’s Deborah Horne visited with Paul and Melanie Virdell about the case of their missing son. It has been over a year since 18 year old Chris Virdell went missing and the family is certain he met with foul play.In KIRO’s coverage, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department also admits this is most likely a homicide case….
Vigil for Chris Virdell continues
In the evening, on the 9th of every month, near the Burger King at 224th and the Mountain Highway, you will likely see Melanie and Paul Virdell holing up a poster of their missing son. Chris Virdell, 18, disappeared from 45th Avenue and 224th Street on the morning of February 9, 2012. He had just left a…
Bethel to purchase former FIRS site in Elk Plain
Jerry and JoAnn Bliss are selling their property adjacent to Elk plain Elementary School and the Bethel School District board is likely going to authorize the purchase Tuesday, April 9. Elk Plain Elementary is on a fairly small parcel and often 22nd Avenue is lined with cars on both sides of the street when there…
Local crafts and produce to be featured at Bethel Community Open Market
A committee of local community supporters has been meeting for several months at the new Bethel Learning Center to discuss hosting a Bethel Community Open Market (Farmer’s Market, plus). Historically, the area known as “Elk Plain” was a great, grassy prairie where the herds of antlered animals came to graze. This area encompassed the Spanaway,…
Pierce Prairie Post seeking office space and a better camera
Your local online news, the Pierce Prairie Post has been glad to serve you for the past seven months. We have gone from 573 views in the first week to almost 16,000. But there are 128,000 of you out there in the Post-sphere. Please let your friends and family know they can see more about…
Prairie House Museum – Kids Day April 3
SPANAWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — On Wednesday, April 3rd, come spend the afternoon with us at the Prairie House Museum. This will be our 23rd Kids’ Day. Enjoy life at the turn of the century. Tour our 1890’s farm house and outbuildings. Make butter, pop popcorn, see farm animals. We have lots of new displays including a…
Bethel Open Market sets 2013 dates
The new Bethel Open Market committee has now determined official dates for this first of its kind event in the district area. Sell and shop locally, sponsor a booth or entertain 9am to 3pm on the following 2013 dates: Saturday, May 11 Saturday, August 10 Saturday, November 9 The location will be the Bethel Learning…
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