By Marianne Lincoln Each year before Christmas Eve is the Pierce Prairie Post traditional Christmas light stroll. Driving around Spanaway, Frederickson, and Parkland neighborhoods with a camera and blaring Christmas music on the car radio, I snap photos of the flamboyant, the unique, the surprising, and even the saddest Christmas displays of the season. This…
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Blue Zones Project of Parkland-Spanaway names new Executive Director
Parkland, WA – December 17, 2024 – Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway is excited to announce that Queena Tupou has been named its new Executive Director. Tupou will take over the role from Tono Sablan, who will now serve as a steering committee member with the Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway. “As someone who grew up in…
Garfield Street Cocoa Crawl Dec. 21
Come on out to Garfield Street in Parkland! On December 21, the Garfield Street Business Association will host a Cocoa Crawl. Visit carious businesses and there will be hot cocoa and various treats. The event takes place from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 21. Marco’s Cantina will have Santa photos, so bring the…
Garfield St. Business Assoc. Holiday Get Together Dec. 19
The Garfield Street Business Association is having a Holiday Meeting and Get Together on December 19 at 5:30 p.m. The location will be at Arivva. It is located in Parkland where the Hobby store used to be on the SW corner of Garfield and C Street. That is 402 Garfield St. S., Parkland, WA.
Watching a dry creek getting some rain
By Marianne Lincoln On November 29, 2024, I took a drive out to a few locations on Clover Creek to see where there was water and where it ended. I started near Canyon Road and ended near Pacific Avenue. The water in the South Fork disappeared just after Golden Given, where there are a number…
Donations needed for PEER KENT at P/S Library
PEER KENT, Peer Services Specialist at the Parkland-Spanaway Library is collecting donations specific to the needs of the community. If possible, please deliver to the Parkland-Spanaway Library. If I am not there, please let the staff know they are for Sandy. You don’t need to call first. CURRENT NEEDS:Sleeping BagsHandwarmersTentsNew underwear (men and women)New socks…
Unhoused people are like everyone else, until…
By Marianne Lincoln Becoming unhoused is a very difficult thing to experience. It happens to many very ordinary people. It could be a medical situation, a job loss, sale of a rental property, death of a spouse whose pension or income helped support the household, or many other traumatic life events. Many people have close…
New Councilmember for District #5 to be appointed
Since Marty Campbell has officially won the Assessor Treasurer seat, his seat, County Council District #5, is open for an appointment. Any registered voter that professes to be a Democrat can apply to the Pierce County Democrat Party for that opportunity. Here is the process: The Democrat Party of Pierce County will choose 3 people…
Pre-Order Parkland School Memory Books
UPDATED: Vintage Photos Document Parkland Grade School History The deadline for photos has passed, and Linda continues to post photos on the Parkland Elementary Grade School Facebook page for help identifying students and faculty members for photo captions in the book. More than 500 photos of Parkland Grade School classes, clubs, teams and faculty from…
When the faucet is dry…
By Marianne Lincoln Where did the water go? That is a question a lot of us have been asking for years. It is the end of November. Clover Creek is still dry in From Brookdale Golf Course to Midland and Spanaway Loop Road. The Chambers Clover Creek Watershed is based on a Sole Source Aquifer….
BRT, Cross Base, and other fictitious creatures
EDITORIAL OPINION Around 1995, folks living on 174th Street wanted some traffic control measures added to their street due to high traffic and safety issues. The County Council promised to put $2 million into the issues. That $2 million was reallocated to a project in Gig Harbor a couple weeks later. Spanaway and Frederickson had…
Cooperative purchases mobile home park, preserving affordable housing in Parkland
[Editors note: It is always very sad to hear a mobile park is selling off to developers. So many people are displaced and find it extremely difficult to find affordable housing elsewhere. They may also be elderly or disabled and the process of moving is absolutely daunting. This is a pleasant change to that sad…
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