It has been a very dry year, perhaps a record. We lost a lot of aquatic creatures to dry creeks. There is a week of rain coming, that rain will move salmon up the river and creeks. So get out your raingear and your fishing poles. From Al Schmauder, noted Clover Creek walking steward: My…
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Vanishing water – bits from other stewards
To whom it may concern: My name is Diane Dumond. I lived on carp lake for 15 years. I was a stream team volunteer taking water samples from the lake for 17 years. I have worked in the field of water testing for over 40 years. There seems to be a question as to whether…
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – PARKLAND SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER
Prepared by Parkland Community Assn. 8/1/2023 For additional information go to: SAVEPARKLANDSCHOOL.ORG 1. What’s this about? In May of 2022 the school was being sold to developers for demolition to build an apartment building. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) no longer had use for East Campus and was pursuing this option. Citizens of Parkland felt the historic school…
Fate of Parkland School nears – Do you BELIEVE?
By Marianne Lincoln After learning in 2022, that Pacific Lutheran University planned to sell the Parkland school for development and demolition, the Parkland Community rallied around their historic landmark. They rousted the Landmarks Commission to preserve its historic status, They went to the County Council and spoke out. They reformed the 501(c)(3) Parkland Community Assn….
Veto Override today? Aug. 22, 2023
By Marianne Lincoln UPDATED Spanaway, Parkland and Frederickson, being unincorporated urban communities get many promises for infrastructure and services. Since the 1980’s, the Cross Base Highway was promised to help alleviate traffic from all the housing developments the County allowed to squeeze into the area. The highways project meetings went on for decades, involving community…
Listeria bacteria found in milkshakes sold at Parkland Frugals
Washington State Department of Health, August 18, 2023 OLYMPIA – Listeria bacteria found in all milkshake flavors sold at Frugals restaurant at 10727 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma, WA are associated with a foodborne listeriosis outbreak linked to six hospitalizations and three deaths. Investigators found Listeria in the ice cream machines, which were not cleaned correctly. No other Frugals…
Pierce Transit to Pause Bus Rapid Transit Project, Provide Enhanced Bus Service as Interim Measure
Board Approves Project Pause, Interim Service to Allow for Corridor Coordination At an Aug. 14 study session, the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners reviewed the agency’s Pacific Avenue/State Route 7 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plans and voted unanimously to pause the project for now, requesting that agency staff move forward instead with Enhanced Bus service…
August 19th rally for Parkland School
August 19th is the Save Parkland School Rally from 10 to Noon. On that very Saturday, we’re organizing a fantastic “SAVE PARKLAND SCHOOL” rally and clean-up event. It’s going to be a day filled with community spirit, positive action, and making a real difference. Set up is at 9:00 am at Trinity Park. We have hired a professional…
Long lines for those with broken mailboxes
Destruction of mail boxes and stealing mail are felony offenses. Unfortunately, it is happening on a regular basis in unincorporated Pierce County. Many Parkland residents have been having their multiple unit boxes, supplied by the USPS, mangled and destroyed by thieves. Afterward, residents are required to pick up their mail at the Post Office. The…
Garfield Street Fair absence sprouts alternative
In 2023, the Garfield Street Fair in Parkland is not happening. So the newly established Parkland Community Association took matters and the date, as an opportunity to talk about how much the community could benefit from a new community center in the form of the old Parkland School building at a rally August 19, 2023….
Not This Time
In case you have not seen it, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier wrote an op-ed in the Suburban Times of Lakewood. If you are from Parkland-Spanaway-Midland, it is critical you read it. If you are a county voter, you should also know this about what is happening in the county. Here is a previous press…
Family Promise of Pierce County seeking CEO
Family Promise of Pierce County is hiring for a Full-Time Chief Executive Officer About Family Promise of Pierce County:Family Promise of Pierce County (FPPC), an affiliate of the national Family Promise program, isdedicated to preventing and ending family homelessness in the Pierce County area through acommunity-based response. We provide housing, meals, case management and community…
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