Bethel’s ABC Day – Community Fun!

All Bethel Community Day (ABC Day) is happening Saturday, September 27 at Graham Kapowsin High School this year. Join in for a free family event that is expected to bring in 5,000 people! Consider reserving a booth, providing entertainment or just joining in on the fun. Here is a sample of what to expect his year: Captain…

Independence Day events

First the parades… Eatonville at noon. There is a fee to be in the parade, but watching is free. Lots of candy will be thrown. Prediction, kids with sugar overloads. Roy, at noon. This parade is open to all comers. Want to be in a parade? Show up in Roy near the fairgrounds at 11…

Yelm Prairie Days Parade – June 26

Thursday June 26th @ 5 p.m. (line-up 6 p.m.-parade starts 7 p.m.) Yelm Prairie Days Parade We will be in the parade this year and want you to join us!  The theme this year is ‘Flowers of the Prairie’ and because all of the popular flowers have been chosen, we have decided to represent the…

Norwegian Heritage Festival

By Marianne Lincoln Saturday, April 26, was the Norwegian Heritage Festival at Pacific Lutheran University. Brightly costumed attendees and vendors (wearing their official Norwegian bunads) served up tasty ethnic treats, crafts, clothing and interesting stories. Scores of Norwegian cookies could be purchased and carried home as well. In the lobby of the University Center and…

Parkland Cinco de Mayo planning notes

Hello Cinco Group: Here is our Wed., Apr. 23rd meeting updates about Parkland/Reyna’s Cinco de Mayo Music Festival, incl.Craft-Vendor Fair,from Sat.,May 3rd,(11-6)-Sun.May 4th,(11-1),with last mtg.before Fair on Wed., May 30th, 5pm at Reyna’s, (see Parkland/Reyna’s Cinco de Mayo flyer in the sidebar): *The Cinco de Mayo Gift Basket is complete,(showed pic at meeting tonight): *The white cotton fabric…

Wine and Chocolate Affair at Marymount

By Marianne Lincoln It was Friday evening and just a day past my birthday, what better way to spend than over at the Marymount Event Center where booths with delicious wines, chocolates, cheeses and gifts were set up for perusing and sampling. It was a room where the passion and decadence of chocolate candies were mixing with…

Eggstavaganza a la wet and cold

FREDERICKSON, WA — It was 45 degrees and raining, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of thousands of local kids at the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Sound Life Church. It did make many of them huddle under umbrellas, throw blankets over their shoulders and eggs bust through many paper based bags. The Frederickson Clover…

Easter Eggstravaganza, April 19

Sound Life Church at 176th Street & 36th Ave. will be with site for the annual Easter Eggstravaganza. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 19th. The egg hunts begin around 11 a.m. with the smallest tykes first. Join with the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council (FCCCC) at the Eggstravaganza. Mike Goodell…

Frederickson April 2014

Greetings, 1.  There will not be an FCCCC Meeting this month.  On April 19th we will be involved with the Eggstravaganza at Sound Life Church. 2.  The Events Committee will meet April 15th @ Ricky J’s @ 5 P 3. On April 17th, A local investor group will hold an important meeting @ 2:30 in room…

Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt – April 12

Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt! This event will take place on Saturday, April 12 events start at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The hunts are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The event is held at the Wilcox Family Farms in Roy, Washington. Tour the organic egg farm Enjoy fresh omelets Take a…

Daffodil Parade 2014

By Marianne Lincoln Admittedly, I had to work today. But since I work my regular job in downtown Tacoma, I managed to get out at break a catch a few glimpses of the parade participants at 9:30 a.m., half an hour before start time. The Daffodil Festival float was a sea of black garbage bag…