Saturday, April 4 is the annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Sound Life Church on 176th St. and 36th Ave. E. Set up for vendors starts early. The festivities are from 9 a.m. to noon. In past years there have been pony rides, photos with the Easter Bunny, fire trucks and lots of local vendors. Come out…
Category: Holidays
Merry Christmas, South Pierce County!
Everyone at the Pierce Prairie Post wish you and yours the best Christmas ever! The editor of the Post moved over the weekend, a new home in Graham for Christmas. With a creek in the back and a view of Mount Rainier out front, Marianne is thrilled and introspective about the change. The Post began…
What to do with your old live Christmas tree? Treecycle!
As you recycle your wrapping paper, don’t forget to treecycle your Christmas tree. Pierce County residents who subscribe to yard waste collection service can place their unflocked tree in their container. Flocked trees cannot be recycled and must be disposed of as garbage Residents may also recycle their tree free of charge at Pierce County’s…
Check Out the FREE Christmas Light Display at Marymount this December!
If you enjoy Christmas light displays, or maybe you’re heading to Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park just down the street from us, you should stop by and see the fun Christmas light display on the front lawn in front of the Gym at Marymount! Thanks to the creativity of some of our awesome LeMay volunteers…
Svenskt Julbord – A Swedish Christmas Buffet
Sunday, December 14th, the Scandinavian Cultural Center celebrated a traditional Svenskt Julboard at their site on the PLU campus. Information on the buffet and its traditional foods can be found here. Beer and Glögg were optional beverages. Other special treats included pickled herring, beets, meatballs, lox, Frestelse, sausages and rice pudding. The Lucias were introduced, there was a performance by the…
Parkland celebrates the season
Saturday, December 13, after Winterfest blessed 250 local families, the community of Parkland set to celebrating with everyone else in the community. Santa visited the Garfield Bookstore from 2-4 p.m., a venue sponsored by the Safe Streets organization. At 4:30 p.m., a group of local families met in front of Reynas. Felix Guzman led the…
Winterfest at PLU east campus – almost 250 local families served
It was a cold but pleasant morning when the families began lining up at the old Parkland School Saturday December 13. The anticipation was building, coffee and other treats were available during the wait . Each family was invited to participate through other service providers, 400 in all. At the end, almost 250 attended. Inside volunteers were…
Santka Lucia Concert at PLU
The Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) brought the Christmas time Sankta Lucia tradition to PLU Friday night. This Swedish tradition is celebrated near the winter solstice and is a festival of light. At PLU, the one wearing the crown of lights is a scholarship winner chosen by the SCC. The procession members each carry a light,…
Parkland holiday events Dec 13
I can extend… but don’t want to… I am hoping with DaveWinterfest is December 13, 2014! Around 800 families that are economically challenged in the area have been chosen to receive clothing, Christmas presents and other joyful experiences at the PLU east campus (Old Parkland School) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are welcome to…
Bethel’s Visual and Performing Arts Calendar
Bethel’s Visual and Performing Arts Newsletter EXPRESSIONS Vol. 25 No. 8 December 10, 2014 December: 10 7:00pm Holiday Band & Orchestra Concert CMS 7:00pm Winter Choir Concert CMMS 7:00pm Holiday Band Concert FMS 7:00pm Holiday Choir Concert SLHS 11 2:15 & 5:30pm Holiday Music Program (Grades 1/2 & Choir) SM 6:30pm Winter Voices (4th Graders)…
The Boys in the Boat – Graham lunchtime talk, Dec 10
Wed., Dec. 10 at noon, all are invited to Graham’s (GKCC) annual Christmas pot luck and volunteer appreciation. Location: Graham Fire and Rescue on 70th Ave. Graham Lunchtime Talk, December 10th, 2014 The subject of our talk will be “The Boys in the Boat”, a very personal look at a true story about local boys –…
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