The Annual Back to School Fair at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 4519 112th St. E., Tacoma will be held Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 10 a.m. Students must be present to participate. This is a drive through experience. The parking lot will open at 9:30 a.m. School supplies, backpacks and free coats (while supplies last)…
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Get healthy, live longer, join us!
The following events are taking place in August with the Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway. Blue Zones are places in the world that the National Geographic identified as places that people commonly live to be 100. Parkland Spanaway is not one of them, in fact, we have the lowest life expectancy on an average than the…
National Night Out August 6
Tuesday, August 6, Safe Streets National Night Out (NNO). GRAHAM: 4:30-7:30 for our National Night Out & a hot dog, 10806 240TH ST. E. Graham, WA 98339. PARKLAND: 6:00–8:30 PM., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98444. More than just an event — it’s a nationwide initiative designed to foster neighborhood…
County needs to rethink sewer system
OPINION Potable water, drinking water to you and me, is critical to all life on earth. In Pierce County, that water comes from glacier melt or rain. It is taken from rivers, lakes, and aquifers underground. In Washington State there is currently not anyone desalinizing sea water for use, although Florida, Texas, and California do….
P/S We Need a Parade!
By Marianne Lincoln Parkland and Spanaway have been communities longer than Tacoma has been a city. Years ago, we had the Parkland Roundup which included a rodeo on Gonyea Park and the surrounding area that is now housing. (I really don’t understand why it isn’t still park land. Someone please explain.) So our sense of…
Sale at Parkland Lutheran School July 4,5,6
There will be a huge sale in the gym at Parkland Lutheran School, 120 123rd St S. Two weekends, July 4,5,6 and 11,12,13, the items will be available from 9am to 5pm. Things like multi-family, moving sale, teachers cleaned out classrooms, great items for homeschoolers and teachers, and tons more things!!
June 24 and June 27 – dine out and donate!
It’s the best kind of social opportunity! You can try a restaurant that you might not have before, run into friends from the community and share in raising money for Parkland’s new resource, the Parkland School! The Parkland School Project (sponsored by the Parkland Community Association) raising money for the necessary repairs to open Parkland…
Stop building cul-de-sacs in unincorporated county
EDITORIAL OPINION Years ago, when the Spanaway Community Association was starting and the Growth Management Act was in its infancy, Pierce County explained to us that the housing developments with cul-de-sacs were useful to slow crime. The county was allowing, mostly even, asking developers to build all these little pocket communities on large parcels. Each…
Garage sale to benefit Parkland School Project May 30 -June 1
The Parkland Community Association is still in need of funds to finish paying for the purchase and repairs to the Parkland School so it can open around September. Fram May 30 to June 1, there will be a garage sale across the street from the school at 255 121st St. S., Tacoma, WA 98444. Hours…
Lindquist Clinic – Dental for children no matter their need
Karen Lewis, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager from Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children recently reached out to the Pierce Prairie Post to make our readers aware of their services for children in need. They are located at 130 131st St S, Tacoma, WA 98444, phone 253-539-7445. Lindquist Dental – local dental care for all children…
We did it!
The Parkland community raised enough money through grants, donations, and a state allocation to make the earnest money and now, the down payment on the Parkland School! With that, PLU has agreed to hold a contract for the balance of the funds at 0% interest. On May 10, the transaction closed and Parkland Community Assn….
Saving Parkland School – a success story
by Julie Collison May 17, 2024It isn’t often that we get the opportunity to do something that will leave a legacy for ourchildren. 2 years ago, the Parkland Community had just that. News from our countycouncil representative, Jani Hitchin, came to the folks attending the ScandinavianCultural Center meeting that the Parkland School was being considered…
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