FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT — Beginning August 7, Franklin Pierce Schools will be offering online registration for all new students. Online registration forms can be completed at any time and submitted electronically to your neighborhood school. You may access these forms starting on August 7 by going to “New Student Registration” under the “Student &…
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American Cancer Society enrolling local residents in Cancer Prevention Study-3
Puget Sounders Needed to Participate in CPS-3 Residents in the Puget Sound Area have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a historic national study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Between August 20 and August 24, the American Cancer Society will be enrolling local residents in Cancer Prevention…
Work starts in July on Larchmont Wetland Reserve in Midland
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Midland residents will see work start in mid-July on the nearly 17-acre Larchmont Wetland Reserve to reduce flooding in the surrounding neighborhood and provide habitat for wildlife and improve the quality of stormwater runoff. The Pierce County Public Works and Utilities project is located east of McKinley Avenue East and between 91st…
Beware of massive numbers of bicycles Saturday July 13!
July 13-14 is the Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. It is a 200-mile bicycle ride, the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest. There are up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes them through Summit, Waller, Spanaway, Roy and McKenna. This is a…
FP District’s School Board of Directors seeks applicants to fill board position vacancy
Tacoma, WASHINGTON (02 July 2013) — The Franklin Pierce School District has a vacancy on its School Board. The vacancy will be filled by appointment within the next 90 days. The vacancy occurred as a result of the resignation of Mrs. Reva Palmer on July 2, 2013, after 14 years of dedicated service to the…
Relay for Life at FP Stadium celebrates survivors memorializes loved ones lost
At 6 p.m. Friday Relay for Life Central Pierce kicked off events at Franklin Pierce Stadium. For 24 hours, they will walk in teams, and in their booths, sell everything from wrist bands to cupcakes to raise money toward curing cancer. The even began with an introduction of cancer survivors, from the longest survivor to the…
First weekend of Summer events abound
If you haven’t headed down to the Maryhill replica of Stonehenge for a solstice celebration and watching of the Knights Templar perform their annual ceremony, then here is a list of other events you can do closer to home. Relay for Life – Central Pierce starts at 6 p.m. Friday, June 21 at Franklin Pierce High School…
Relay for Life of Central Pierce – June 21-22
Parkland, WA — The Relay for Life of Central Pierce benefiting the American Cancer Society is this Friday, June 21st, at 6pm until Saturday, June 22nd, at 6pm. The relay will be held at Franklin Pierce High School, 11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma. According to their event site there are 35 teams and 354 participants…
FMS teacher Erica Walter receives CenturyLink grant for technology
FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT — Ford Middle School teacher Erica Walter was only one of 22 applicants chosen in Washington State to receive a $5,000 grant from the CenturyLink Clark M. Williams Foundation. Walter’s grant proposal was focused on provided tablet computers to her students so that they could engage in a digital story-telling project….
Midland Community Asssociation June 4
The first Tuesday of the month, June 4 at 7 p.m. the Midland Community Association meets at the Southeast Tacoma Community Center located at, 1614 99th Street East, Midland, WA 98445. The agenda for this evening will include a new business that is coming to the area and planning for National Night Out in August.
SUV license ACN 1194 implicated in Waller burglary
MIDLAND, WA — Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at approximately 11:30 AM there was a burglary in the 9800 block of Waller Road East. Because of tracks in the area, it appears that suspects made more than one trip to gain access and steal the occupants belongings. If a dark green smaller SUV license number ACN…
Red Chevrolet Silverado pickup spotted in Midland burglary
Midland, WA — Saturday, May 25th, 2013 at approximately 11:30 PM in the 7700 block of Waller Road, residents returned home after being gone for several hours, to find the back door kicked in and some lights on. They were calling 911 and looking around, when suspect walked back in the house. He ran back…
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