By Marianne Lincoln It all started with Muck-Kapowsin Road. It isn’t called that anymore, it has a number like most other roads in Pierce County. It is now 224th Street. It runs from Elk Plain at the Mountain Highway through Graham and Thrift and on to “The Country.” Roads in the area were often named…
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B.E.S.T. Scholarship Auction March 10
[B.E.S.T is Bethel Education and Scholarship Trust] From the GBA Facebook page: The Graham Business Association (GBA) is hosting our annual scholarship auction on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 6 p.m.! We are excited to be back in person at our largest and most popular event of the year as it helps to fund scholarships…
Graham Historical Society, Feb. 28
By Marianne Lincoln Graham has history, lots of history, actually. You can find some of it on page F-10 of the Graham Community Plan. Other bits and pieces are in small books and hard to find, out-of-print books like In the Shadow of the Mountain, by Andy Anderson. Others have not yet been written, but…
Essential Public Facilities, dangerous words – Do you want to build a giant airport?
[Editor: this is a recap of the anti-airport meeting 1-13-23] It was a brief moment in the meeting about a major international airport being considered in South Pierce County. It was the moment when people asked, “How in the world did they approve ‘the dump?’” The answer, given by former Senator Rasmussen was 3 words,…
Interfaith Community Christmas Concert, Dec. 11
The Interfaith Community Christmas Concert will be held, Sunday, Decem6er 11, 2022 at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13612 – 224th St. E. Graham, WA 98338. That location is just east of Thrift on 224th Street. Please join our Community as we Celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus…
More Holiday events nearby
From Bee Forever Apiary in Yelm Dear Friends, Neighbors and Customers! We are finally having our last Holiday Bazaars of this years season. We invite you to do your local Holiday shopping with us and look what other crafters and artists have to offer. You will find everything from honey, bee pollen, soaps to our…
Pierce County Fair at Frontier Park Aug 11-14
August 11-14, Graham’s Frontier Park is the place to be. The Pierce County Fair, a quaint, low key, family oriented, local fair is happening this weekend. If you buy your tickets in advance at the fair office, you can even get a discount $5 instead of $7 for entry. If you park in the fair…
Graham-Kapowsin Community Council Senior Center opens June 28
From Council District #3 news: The Graham-Kapowsin Community Council Senior Center is holding an opening ceremony Tuesday (June 28) at 10:15 a.m. Join the opening in Room B at the Frontier Park Lodge, 21718 Meridian Ave. E. in Graham. If you plan to have lunch at the center, please RSVP: 253-921-2914. The center will be open…
Interfaith Community Christmas Concert, Food Drive, Dec. 12
7 p.m., On December 12, 2021, the Interfaith Community Christmas Concert and Food Drive will light up the night at the Graham LDS Church, 13612 224th Street E. This year you may attend in person or use the Zoom link below. All food donations will go to the Cedar Springs Community Church’s Harvest House Food…
Get Tickets for Haunted Headlights in Graham
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — After a successful first year in 2020, the Haunted Headlights drive-through experience returns to Frontier Park for four days of family-friendly Halloween fun. Tickets go on sale Oct. 1 and must be purchased in advance online. No tickets will be sold at the event. Haunted Headlights participants will remain in their…
August Fairs & Festivals
And once again, there is a chance to gather at local events. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you: • Eatonville Lions Club Arts & Music Festival 2021, August 6-7, 2021 • Pierce County Fair, August 12-15, 2021 • Garfield Street Fair 2021, August 21, 2021 • Lacamas Community Fair, August 28, 2021 Here are…
Festive and Fun! Our holiday lights
Christmas lights are a cheerful product of the season. While Earthlings in the Northern Hemisphere are going through the shortest days of the year, the bright and cheerful lights help brighten both the darkness and our moods. The Frederickson area has a very special computer software engineer whose delight turned to programming Christmas lights at…
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