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 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….

Clover Creek Restoration Alliance May 14

CCRA’s next public meeting scheduled for May 14th at 6 PM with guest speaker Councilwoman Jani Hitchen! The meeting will be held at the Parkland Community Center (Formerly the old Parkland School). This is a hybrid meeting and is hosted by the Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis to showcase the amenities at the new Parkland Community Center. Date: May 14th, 2025Time: 6 PMLocation:…

May 7, Dine out at the 2121 fundraiser

The 2121 Pub & Grill at 2121 112th St E, Tacoma, WA 98445, will be the site of a fundraiser for the Parkland Community Center purchase on May 7. A portion of what you spend eating there will go to the charity fundraising. 20% of the profits between 11 am to 11 pm will go…

Rotary Fundraiser Auction May 3

The Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway will hold its annual fundraiser auction on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Marymount Event Center. The ticket price is $80 for dinner and a drink. There is usually a dessert auction also. The event theme is “Shake, rattle, and roll,” it is a fifties themed charity auction. If you…

April 12 – the Art of Weaving

On April 12, the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) will present an event called Cultural Footprints, featuring historical and present-day weaving, colors, and textiles. The event will be held at the SCC in the Anderson University Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free to the public. The Center will feature displays of textiles…