The Pierce Prairie Post coverage area includes the Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts, mainly. Since the coverage is Midland to McKenna, a small part of the news will also include the Yelm School District. The unincorporated county zip codes we mainly cover are 98387, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98580 and 98558. (also the incorporated city of…
Category: Parkland
Princess Bowl for the FPSD Daffodil float March 1
On Friday, March 1st, the Lady Patriots and the Lady Cardinals will square off for the friendly and fun third annual Princess Bowl. The game will start at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.) at the Franklin Pierce Stadium. This annual fundraiser is organized through the District’s Summit Parkland Youth Association, in conjunction with…
Why the shuttle service is important to me
By Bonnie Huff I have had the privilege to be a passenger On Pierce Transit shuttle service since 1997. When the news came that the vote was lost by a mere 700 votes, I was devastated. For myself and many others this is my only means of transportation. I am 67 years old, a quadriplegic…
Help the POST deliver your local news and get a tax deduction
Dear Pierce Prairie Post Reader, Before you count down the final seconds of 2012, you should know that we are counting on you. When you read an article, it helps our statistics and helps us to convince advertisers to invest in our publication. Since we are also non-profit, if you like having a local…
Community organizations abound here
There are plenty of community organizations to belong to in the area the Pierce Prairie Post serves. If you don’t belong to one, you probably don’t know as much about what’s going on here. In fact, this is not a complete list. The Spanaway Early Risers Lions needs to update their phone number and meeting…
Garfield North’s Labor Pains
By Daniel Drake and Kevin Knodell Two months before construction begins on a new mixed-use complex in Parkland’s business district, the developers can look back on a year of rumors, controversy and community bonding. Towering four stories over Garfield Street, the new Garfield North building will house a mix of apartments, offices and retail space….
WINTERFEST 2012, December 8 at PLU East Campus
By Ginger Peck, PLU Director of Auxiliary Services While PLU’s December graduates filed into Olson for their graduation ceremony, over 793 kids filed into PLU’s East Campus to participate in the 23rd Annual Winterfest Celebration. While their parents went and shopped through donated batches of toys, clothes, hats, socks and gloves, kids made their way through…
Donate Blood Dec. 11
Cascade Regional Blood Services are in the area today, Dec 11. They have a mobile unit that people can visit to donate at Franklin Pierce High School this morning and Graham Safeway this afternoon. 3 bloodmobiles at Bethel High Nov. 30 Help them save lives. Cascade Regional Blood Services, your community blood center, has been…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council , Dec. 19
The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM. The location is new; it will be held at the Tacoma Mall Plaza Building, 2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201, Tacoma, WA 98409-7322. This is the year-end meeting. Folks highly interested in the Chamber Creek…
Join us for the 23rd Annual Winterfest at PLU’s East Campus!
Winterfest provides the joy and spirit of Christmas to 500 low-income families who are experiencing economic despair in our own community. The heads of these families are hard-working, disabled, laid off, or unable to work. Children will get to visit with Santa and enjoy holiday festivities like face painting, holiday crafts, and picking a book of their…
Get your picture with Santa at the fire station!
Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, Station 60 – 17520 22nd Ave E., (Spanaway) will have Santa visiting to have photos with local kids (and probably kids at heart too!) on December 1 from 5 – 8 p.m. Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, Station 61 – 100 114th St S., (Parkland) will have Santa visiting to…
Parkland’s Blue Steele Coffee Company Concert 4 Remembrance Nov. 29
2nd Annual Concert 4 Remembrance, Nov. 29 for the 4 Lakewood Officers, 5 to 8 p.m. Blue Steele Coffee Company, 11401 Steele St. S. Suite 108, Tacoma, WA 98444. Donations for the Fallen Officers Food Drive will be accepted at the event. Music will include Kenny Wayne Gunner, The Kari Ehli Band and 2112 –…
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