By Marianne Lincoln PUYALLUP, WA — It’s all there, caramel apples, inflated alien dolls, bubble makers, crazy rides, onion cheeseburgers, barbecue chicken and ribs, excited children, sheep, pigs, cows, and even camels. It’s the fair in Puyallup. This year, it is called the Washington State fair. Gone is the whole two-story structure with cow heads at the…
Category: Farms
Nisqually Springs Farm: Dollar Dog Corn Maze starts Sept. 21
MCKENNA, WA — Starting September 21, 2013, Nisqually Springs Farm and Twin Start Credit Union are hosting a Corn Maze at their location next to Stewart’s Meats on highway 507 in McKenna. It is the only Certified Organic Corn Maze in Washington State. The Twin Star Dollar Dog, embedded in the corn maze represents the…
Dupont: Hudson Bay Day connects our history
The Hudson Bay Company wasn’t just at Fort Nisqually. That was it’s headquarters in Pierce County, but when the fur trade subsided, theirPuget Sound Agricultural Company raised produce, livestock and sold them along with implements useful to residents in the area. Parkland, Spanaway, Elk Plain, Rocky Ridge and Roy all had farms related to the…
Doug Carlson appointed to Franklin Pierce School Board
PARKLAND, WA — At the end of the meeting, following a late executive session, the Franklin Pierce School Board chose Doug Carlson, 47, the Pierce College Health Education Center Operations Manager to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of Director Reva Palmer. Carlson has a wife and four chidren ages 19, 16, 14…
Lacamas Community Fair August 24 – 25
Roy, WA — The Lacamas Community Center is home to the Lacamas Community Fair on August 24th and 25th. The event includes games for the young and old for which pre-registration is required. Can you pitch horseshoes? Sign up to compete. There are watermelon eating contests for several age groups. Of course, you can bring in…
Part 2: George Bush, first black settler in Washington Territory
August 15, 2013 By Chuck Haviland Article 2: Preparing for the move westward Every day life for a farmer, (most people were farmers in the mid-1800’s) led a certain routine, get up at daybreak, feed the animals, milk the cows, then eat breakfast. After breakfast, depending on the season chores would need to be done. …
Bethel Community Open Market – register for August 10
It is almost time for the second of three local markets at the new Bethel Learning Center. On August 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Bethel Community Open Market will feature local producats and produce, healthy natural foods and family entertainment. Interested vendors need to get regsitered for their booth space. Information is…
Tractor pull at Wilcox Farms a big event
The Rainier 2 Cylinder Club held it’s “Down on the Farm” event at Wilcox Family Farms this weekend. The events included a tractor pull and show. There was food and thankfully, ice cream since the temperature soared to near 90 degrees. There were farm tours, hay rides and a children’s ride. Here are some highlights.
Pierce Prairie Post 