[Editor note: This is an article refresh now that summer is here.] PLU, Parkland, WA — Our annual Fruit Festival is a lunchtime community concert series featuring summer fruit desserts and live music. Bring a picnic and your favorite people and relax for lunch! Or, grab lunch at PLU’s restaurant and find a seat on the…
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Bethel – Correction in Summer Meal Program site
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Spanaway, WA — Lunches will be provided at the following sites from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday to Friday, June 24 to August 16, 2013 (except July 4) Spanaway Lake High School, 1305 168th St. E., Spanaway, WA 98387 253.683.5600 Thompson Elementary: 303 159th ST E, Tacoma, WA 98445, 253.683.5894 Also, new this year, Child Nutrition…
Graham needs summer food program
The communities of Elk Plain and Graham, while part of the Bethel School District,no longer have any bus service. Kids that need the summer food program out there, likely have no transportation to get to the Spanaway area where the district is offering these services. The Graham Kapowsin Community Council is looking for volunteers to…
Local kids can get lunches this summer
Franklin Pierce Schools hosts four summer meal sites Franklin Pierce Schools will again host sites for the USDA Summer lunch program. The Summer Lunch Program serves lunches to all children and teens 18 years of age and younger free of charge. No registration is required, simply visit any of the participating locations listed below during…
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Bethel SD’s new Central Kitchen & Transportation Center
You’re Invited: Groundbreaking Ceremony for Bethel SD’s new Central Kitchen & Transportation Center Hello everyone.. We are very excited to announce a groundbreaking event for the new Central Kitchen & Transportation Center. The event will be June 17 at 12:30 p.m. More details are included in the groundbreaking postcard invitation attached in this email. This…
Spaghetti Friday for Cross Park
You know you want spaghetti today. Frederickson’s Cross Park supporters are counting on you. From 5 to 8 pm at Clover Creek Elementary School, 16715 36th Ave. Cal 253-848-8883 for tickets. $8 for adults, $5 for ages 5-12. All proceeds benefit Cross Park. More information or online reservations at http://www.fsjcp.org/
Spaghetti Feed May 31 to help start up a park in Frederickson
There’s a Spaghetti Feed on Friday to help raise funds and awareness of a park project in Frederickson. Friends of Stan and Joan Cross Park (FSJCP) will hold the event at Clvoer Creek Elementary School on Friday, May 31st from 5 to 8 p.m. The address for Clover Creek Elementary is 16715 36th Ave East,…
May 25 Marches against Monsanto
Monsanto, the agriculture giant, is also subject of much controversy. Their practices include creating GMO foods, that’s genetically modified for those who don’t get the acronym. They have taken the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) from plants and spliced other genetic material into their basic structure to make foods resistant to blight, bugs or chemicals. Many people think they…
The sunshine drove everyone to their barbeques – and Stewart’s Meats
By Marianne Lincoln I went to Stewart’s Meats in McKenna a week ago, while we were having the wonderful unseasonably warm weather in May. I can’t say I was surprised when there was no standing room in the place; the parking lot was jam-packed and the “take-a-numbers” were almost run out. Apparently ,the beautiful weather put…
Graham Citizen’s Action Team meeting May 22
Graham Citizen’s Action Team (GCAT) meets Wed. May 22, 5:30 p.m. at Frontier Middle School room #434 to discuss a Graham Visitor’s Center, Criminal Activity & Community Leadership. Pies are being sold to raise funds for the FEED project. You could help by letting others know. 2,000 lbs of rhubarb have been donated by Bruce…
Pierce County Gleaning Project and Share the Harvest
Hello Pierce County! Want to know how you can be actively involved in efforts of food justice and food access in Pierce County? Join us TUESDAY MAY 21 in WRIGHT PARK at 6pm for a potluck, conversations, screen printing and volunteer trainings! The Pierce County Gleaning Project and Share the Harvest, both programs of the…
Summer meals for low income children
USA.gov — Free summer meals (breakfast, lunch, or snacks) will be served to children in low-income areas at sites such as neighborhood parks, libraries, schools, places of worship, mobile buses, and recreation centers. To find free summer meals near you, call the toll-free National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY or visit http://www.whyhunger.org/findfood. If you work for…
Dr. Terry’s Pies offered at new Sterino’s Produce Stand
[Editor note: What does a person do after they have been on the Bethel School Board? I started the Pierce Prairie Post. Dr. Terry McLaughlin started a pie business and sings in Upward Bound in the Fifth Dimension Barbershop Quartet.] By Dr. Terry McLaughlin I just received the GREATEST NEWS since becoming a professional pie…
Summer Camps, Conferences & Fairs on the PLU Campus
Summer Camps, Conferences & Fairs on the PLU Campus, Open to Everyone! Have Kids? Need Family Fun? Conference and Camps Dates Type Registration Karate Club: South Sound Shotokan Continuous Karate Club iskfnw.org Franklin Pierce YOUTH FIRST! – Spring Into Summer Fun Run and Discovery Fair May 19th Fundraiser and Fair…
Bethel serves up yogurt parfaits with a chance to win iTunes
Fuel Up First With Breakfast! As part of Washington State School Superintendent Randy Dorn’s “Fuel Up First with Breakfast Challenge”, Child Nutrition Services is renewing Bethel’s commitment to make sure that all of our students are fully prepared for academic success. On Thursday mornings during the months of April and May, yogurt parfaits will be served…
Altrusa Wine, Dine and Tour brought history alive at Marymount
Saturday, March 23 the Altrusa Club of South Pierce County held its 9th annual Wine, Dine and Tour Event at the Marymount Event Center. This event helps the Altrusa Foundation fund scholarships in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts. Tickets for the event were sold out in advance as people were excited to have the private…
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…
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…
Dr. Terry’s Pies – National Pie Day with free delivery
Dr. Terry has a special National Pie Day with free delivery in the area. All people need do is go to his Facebook page: Dr. Terry’s Pies. LIKE them (they are trying to get to 200 likes soon). Order from the 8 featured pies from yesterday before midnight tonight, by messaging Dr. Terry. Prices are listed…
Open market meeting Jan 17 at Bethel Learning Center
There will be another open market meeting Jan 17 at Bethel Learning Center at 8:30 a.m. This group is working to design and implement a market for the Spanaway, Graham, Frederickson areas not unlike what they have in other communities miles to the north of us, but possibly also quite different. If you have an interest…