JR’s is hosting the monthly National Comedy Night February 28 at 8 p.m. This month the featured comedians will be Susan Rice and Owen Straw. Susan has appeared on comedy shows on Comedy Central, Showtimes, PBS and more. According to TDN.com, “She’s a master of portraying the mature woman trying to cope with everyday angst over…
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Hypnotist Ron Stubbs at JR’s Feb. 19, 8pm
The Ron Stubbs Hypnotic Mayhem Tour at 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at JR’s Whistle Stop, 22225 Mountain Hwy E, Spanaway. $10 in advance or $15 at the door. 253-847-0111. One night only! Get your tickets now, before they are all gone!
Feb. 21, Choir Mini-Festival at Bethel High School
Since PLU is remodeling the bleachers at Olson Auditorium Bethel is having 3 Choir Mini-Festivals at their high schools this year. Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m. is the Choir Mini-Festival at Bethel High School. It will feature Centennial Elementary, Elk Plain School of Choice, Rocky Ridge Elementary, Roy Elementary, Shining Mountain Elementary, Bethel Middle School, Cougar Mountain Middle School, …
GKCC 10th Annual Expo Fund Raiser at Bethel Middle School
The Graham /Kapowsin Community Council is holding their annual Expo on Saturday, March 2nd from 9 a.m. to – 3:30 p.m. at Bethel Middle School, 22001 38th Ave. E. Spanaway. Vendors, Shoppers, Donors, Entertainers and Sponsors are all wanted for the March 2nd Expo. The Graham / Kapowsin Community Council supports worthy projects in the community. There…
Unincorporated central and south Pierce county news
The Pierce Prairie Post coverage area includes the Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts, mainly. Since the coverage is Midland to McKenna, a small part of the news will also include the Yelm School District. The unincorporated county zip codes we mainly cover are 98387, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98580 and 98558. (also the incorporated city of…
Knucklehead plays Spanaway, Saturday night
Knucklehead plays Spanaway, Saturday night, if anyone is up for some good music, & dancing. They will be at the Y Sports Bar & Grill, 19306 Mountain Hwy. E., Spanaway, starting at 9 p.m. There is no cover charge. From the Knucklehead web page, “Committed to proving Dad wrong! Around the globe, Knucklehead is currently…
Local business people captivated by aquatic center presentation
Thursday morning, Dr Rob Van Slyke spoke to the 723 Networking group with a Power Point presentation on the conceptual Bethel Aquatic Learning and Wellness Center. It is conceptual because although a feasibility study has been conducted and drawings have been created, the school board has not yet approved going forward with the project. The…
Candlelight vigil Feb. 9 for Chris Virdell
It has been almost an entire year with no word on the fate of 18 year old Bethel graduate Chris Videll. On the anniversary of his disappearance, friends and family will gather at the site of the bus stop where he was last seen, at 45th Avenue and 224th Street. From 5 to 7 p.m. They will…
National Comedy Night at JR’s Thursday, 8 p.m.
Thursday, January 31, at 8 p.m. is National Comedy Night at JR’s Whistle Stop in Spanaway withVince Valenzuela. Located in the middle of the Bethel Station Shopping Center, 224th and the Mountain Highway, JR’s has been hosting comedy programs on the last Thursday of the month. From vincevalenzeula.com: “Vince’s fast paced, witty, and delightfully edgy style…
Link to Farewell Elk Plain Café
Link to the story Farewell Elk Plain Cafe.
Farewell Elk Plain Café
Farewell Elk Plain Café By Marianne Lincoln It was 1901, Lillian and Thorne Tibbitts built a business on the new Mountain Highway south of Spanaway. Inside the enterprise, Lillian sold gasoline, groceries and auto accessories to neighbors and people passing by on their way to the mountain. The gas was Red Crown, a division of…
January 9 vigil for Chris Virdell
At the entrance to the Bethel Station shopping center, Melanie Virdell quietly set up a table and placed buttons with faces of missing youth from around the Puget Sound area. Among those faces was her son Chris. Chris Virdell had visited some friends in a house on 224th Street, then left to take the 402…
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