[Adela Ramos, professor of English literature and writing at PLUteaches a WRIT 101 Course. In part of the second unit of this course, students explore Parkland to find its wilderness, its beauty, its parks. Joel Zylstra and the professor will be collaborating as part of this unit to show students Parkland and invite them to think of…
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Spanaway Park boat ramp and Bresemann Boulevard to close for construction Sept 15
The public boat ramp in Spanaway Park will be closed Sept. 15 to Oct. 24 so crews can replace the pavement in the ramp’s parking area with pervious pavement that will help filter out contaminants from stormwater before it enters the stormwater system. Bresemann Boulevard – the road through the park – will be closed to through…
The Lone Tree
[Adela Ramos, professor of English literature and writing at PLUteaches a WRIT 101 Course. In part of the second unit of this course, students explore Parkland to find its wilderness, its beauty, its parks. Joel Zylstra and the professor will be collaborating as part of this unit to show students Parkland and invite them to think of it as their…
Touch a Truck – opportunity for kids
Saturday, September 6, at Sprinker Recreation Center, Pierce County Parks hosted an event where kids could get a chance to see job related vehicles up close and personal. From school buses, to hydrovacs, to paint striping machines, kids could look in, climb on and touch. Here are a few highlights in photos.
County invites kids to sixth annual Touch-A-Truck event
Honk if you love trucks! Pierce County’s Parks and Recreation Services department will roll out the big-rigs on Saturday so kids of all ages can get a fun, hands-on experience at no cost. The sixth annual Touch-A-Truck event takes place Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Sprinker…
End of the season for Fruit on the Loop
It’s Labor Day and that signals the end of the annual fruit stand on Spanaway Loop Road…. well, almost. This year Connell and Shouna Goodman brought in a couple extra truckloads for the end of the season and there just might be a little left over for Tuesday. If you haven’t gotten your last peaches, apples or…
Garfield Street Fair Booth Changes
PARKLAND, WA — This is to notify vendors for the Garfield Street Fair on Saturday of a major change. The change will effect several of the vendors. The permit we received from Pierce County to use Park Avenue was revoked last night due to some technicality. Thus, we are not able to use the vendor…
Parkland Mural Dedication – August 16
By Saiyare Refaei and Carly Brook PARKLAND, WA — Join us to celebrate the completion of the Parkland Community Mural Project! We want to thank all who participated, share stories of the process and invite you to come see the finished product that we all helped create. 10:45 Speeches on the Main Stage (Garfield St.) 11:00…
PLU hosts exclusive U.S. premiere of art exhibition
PLU HOSTS EXCLUSIVE U.S. PREMIERE OF ART EXHIBITION INSPIRED BY NORWEGIAN CONSTITUTION’S 200TH ANNIVERSARY TACOMA, WA—Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center will host the exclusive U.S. premiere of a modern-art exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution. During the Napoleonic war in 1814, Denmark lost control over Norway, a territory it had held…
Pierce County Council approves restrictions on tractor-trailer parking
After removing a provision dealing with increased parking fines in general, members of the Pierce County Council voted 6-1 to restrict the parking of semi trailers along the roadside in certain areas of the county at night. Citing safety concerns for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists, the ordinance bans commercial semi drivers from parking their trailers…
Upcoming weekend events, July 18-20
You will also find these events through the Calendar link at the top of the page. Washington Ladies Riding Club Association, 7/18-20, Tacoma Horseman’s Unit, Spanaway, WLRCA State Meet Competition Breakfast at the Marymount Senior Center, Saturday, 7/19 WA State Miniature Equine Association – Open Show 7/19, beginning at 9 a.m.. Frontier Park, Graham Spanaway Historical…
Bridging the Gap – Night out in Spanaway
The Marymount Event Center was the sight of a delightful new event for the Parkland-Spanaway area this evening. They called it Bridging the Gap. The sponsors were the LeMay Family Collection Foundation and Pacific Lutheran University. Beneficiaries of the evening’s bounty areB.E.S.T Dollars for Scholars, Franklin Pierce YOUTH FIRST!, and the Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children. There…
Pierce Prairie Post 