Pierce County Parks invites the community to the groundbreaking event of the new Parkland Community Trail on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This groundbreaking event will be a fun day to enjoy the first days of fall. Celebration activities include free bike helmet giveaways courtesy of PPW, free trees to beautify…
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Rummage Sale at Parkland Community Center
September 19 & 20 will be another chance to get a few good deals and help the Parkland Community Center. Located at 214 121st St E, Parkland, WA, the Rummage sales will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Aug 2 PLU Community Garden Work Party
The Pacific Lutheran University Community Garden is located at 12180 Park Ave S, Parkland , WA 98447 https://www.plu.edu/diversity-justice-sustainability/community-garden/ Many hands make light work! Join us for spring planting and general maintenance for the PLU Community Garden, August 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All food grown in the garden is donated to Trinity Lutheran’s…
Aug 2 & 16 – Junk in the Trunk
The Sprinker Recreation Center parking lot at 521 Military Rd S., Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98444 will be the site of a big garage sale style event called Junk in the Trunk on Saturday, August 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us for “Junk in the Trunk,” a fun and innovative twist…
July 12 Art & Wine Walk – Parkland
One July 12, 2025, Garfield Street in Parkland will be having an Art & Wine Walk. The event begins at 2 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. To get the most of this event, you need to arrive at 2 p.m. and donate $20 for a commemorative wine glass from the Garfield Street Business Association’s…
July 8 Dine out and help the Parkland Community Center
On July 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Haven Pub will be sharing its profits with the Parkland Community Center. For every meal and drink you purchase, a portion will go back to the Parkland Community Association’s project to pay for and restore the former school building to the benefit of the…
Trail’s End Development reveals historical markers for site
By Marianne Lincoln The Brookdale Golf Course at 17th aka Chesney Road and Brookdale Road is now a housing development called Trail’s End. That trail is called the Naches Trail and is the northernmost branch of the Oregon Trail that brought settlers across the newest territories of the United States in the 1800’s. Most notably,…
June 18 Seminar on toxic algae
Join your neighbors to learn what causes toxic algae! • Get the toxic algae basics.• Learn what you can do to prevent algae.• How can natural yard care help? Join the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department from 6-8 p.m. on June 18 in the Alder Room at Sprinker Recreation Center! You can also join online…
May 31, LeMay Marymount Collector Car Auction
This weekend! Saturday, May 31st – live and in-personSunday, June 1st – online only Register to bid today. luckyoldcar.com
May 30 and 31 Rummage Sale
The Parkland Community Association is holding a Rummage Sale at the Parkland Community Center on May 30 & 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The address is 214 121st Street S.
Village Farmers Market – Graham, Sundays
Pierce County’s list of Farmer’s Markets lists this as South Hill. The market is actually in Graham at Frontier Park. I wonder if it is some kind or marketing ploy to say it is in South Hill. In any case, you should check it out. The marketing manager call me to ask about advertising, but…
Learning to be drought aware
By Marianne Lincoln How much water do you use when you wash your hands? How much when you brush your teeth? Laundry, showers, and flushing the commode all take water too. The average person uses 80 to 100 gallons a day. Multiply that by the houses in your neighborhood and the houses in your community….
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