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…
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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…
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