Saturday, May 10 the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University will be holding a 25th Year Jubilee at their Annual Spring Banquet. At 5:30 p.m. festivities will being with some socializing time followed by a 6 p.m. dinner and entertainment. Saturday, the 17th of May is Norwegian Constitution Day. There will be a Flag Raising…
Category: Parkland
Parkland’s Cinco de Mayo event
PARKLAND, WA — On May 3rd and 4th the community of Parkland, around Garfield Street, will be holding a Cinco de Mayo international event. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a sidewalk parade on Saturday. Additional events like a plant sale at the Trinity Lutheran Church will also be held. You can check out the…
Parkland Cinco de Mayo planning notes
Hello Cinco Group: Here is our Wed., Apr. 23rd meeting updates about Parkland/Reyna’s Cinco de Mayo Music Festival, incl.Craft-Vendor Fair,from Sat.,May 3rd,(11-6)-Sun.May 4th,(11-1),with last mtg.before Fair on Wed., May 30th, 5pm at Reyna’s, (see Parkland/Reyna’s Cinco de Mayo flyer in the sidebar): *The Cinco de Mayo Gift Basket is complete,(showed pic at meeting tonight): *The white cotton fabric…
New County shoreline hearings
It is the intention of the Council to hold additional hearings on Proposal No. 2013-45s, Shoreline Management Program. The Final hearing date of April 22, 2014 has been rescinded and reset for July 29, 2014. The Council encourages your participation in the public hearing process. Public Meeting Notice 2014 Shoreline Management Program Pierce County Community…
Norwegian Heritage Festival – April 26
PLU — The Norwegian Heritage Festival celebrates Norwegian culture through artisans, vendors, performers, and authentic food. It usually takes place on the last Saturday in April and runs from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Free admission and free parking, Relax with friends and family in the Norwegian Café where you will enjoy on-stage performances by…
Realize 2030
What transit improvements in Pierce County would help you get from home to work and back again? Long range planning for Pierce County – Open Houses. May 20 4:30–7:30 p.m. OPEN HOUSE East County Maintenance Facility 11711 Prairie Ridge Dr E, Bonney Lake May 22 4:30–7:30 p.m. OPEN HOUSE Central Maintenance Facility 4812 196th St…
New Immigration exhibition at the Scandinavian Cultural Center
The opening reception for a new Immigration exhibition at the Scandinavian Cultural Center will highlight the Scandinavian Immigration to the Tacoma area and will take place on Monday, April 21st, from 4pm to 6pm. The exhibition features material drawn from the Scandinavian Immigration Experience Collection in the Archives and Special Collections of PLU, paired with…
FPSD Washington Achievement Award winners
Tacoma, WASHINGTON (16 April 2014) — Six district schools – Brookdale Elementary, Central Avenue Elementary, Christensen Elementary, Elmhurst Elementary, Franklin Pierce High, and Washington High – have been recognized as Washington Achievement Award winners for 2013. A total of 413 schools in the state of Washington were named. The Washington Achievement Award is sponsored by…
Flag lowering for Oso victims
Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff at noon on Tuesday, April 15, in memory of the victims of the SR 530 slide that occurred on March 22. Flags should remain at half-staff until the end of the day on Tuesday, April…
April 16, South Pierce County Chamber meeeting
Info about Garfield North Development in Parkland and Customer Service Panel As a neighbor of the Garfield North development, I thought you might be interested in getting an update on this resident/retail development on Garfield Street. Affinity Investment’s CEO will present the latest info on April 16, noon-1:30 at PLU’s Regency Room (in the university…
Parkland Community Mural Project
This is the mural site at the Parkland Post Office at the intersection of Garfield St. and C St. The wall is 13’x 112’. Dear Community Members of Parkland, We are writing to you to invite you to help support an ongoing Parkland and PLU partnership called the Parkland Community Mural Project. You can…
Pierce Prairie Post 