Spanaway, WA – [Monday March 18, 2024] – Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Pierce County Parks, aimed at bringing transformative health and wellness programming to the local community. This exciting collaboration will kick off in April 2024 at Sprinker Recreation Center, offering a brand-new series called Blue Zones…
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Free Trees for Parkland-Spanaway March 23
Green Blocks: Parkland — Tacoma Tree Foundation We are bringing trees to Parkland-Spanaway March 2024 with the support of Pierce County and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Residents of the Parkland and Spanaway designated census area can sign up to receive free trees for their property, as well as resources on tree planting and care. Our goal is to distribute hundreds of trees to homes in Parkland and…
Rally to save Parkland School, March 9
We need to keep our visibility of our effort going! We haven’t rallied for awhile. Plus, PLU is having a Track invitational that will bring extra traffic to Parkland. WHEN: Meet at 9:30 AMWHERE: Parkland Transit Center 121st St S and Pacific Ave S.BRING: Wear red, bring a yard sign if you have one, or other rally…
Stream – faster than Route 1, less stops
From Pierce Transit Dear Community Member, Starting April 1, Pierce Transit is implementing a high-capacity transit service between Spanaway and downtown Tacoma called Stream Community Line, a partnership with MultiCare. This new service will be frequent, rapid and convenient, with fewer stops along the way, contributing to a faster trip. Stream service will be offered in addition…
See a show, support the Parkland School purchase
As a way for the community to come together and raise additional funds for the fundraiser, The Salty Siblings and Rise and Shine Cabaret Cafe are coming together to produce “The Founding of Peakton University, a Not-So-Historical Cabaret.” We believe that the cause is one worth supporting and thus are looking for ways to spread…
Immediate need for saving Parkland School
By Gayle Carlson The Parkland Community Assn. (PCA) is raising funds to purchase the school from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). Our goal is for the building to become a community center for youths, families, and seniors. In November the PCA made a $25,000 deposit into escrow as required by the Purchase and Sales Agreement. We…
Frigid weather is freezing the lake and creek
Clover Creek and Spanaway Lake resister the first day or so, but now that this weather has been dipping below 15 degrees F for several days, the north part of Spanaway Lake, known as the cove is starting to freeze. It is truly thin ice that no one can stand on, but it has frozen…
Donate now, a matching donation is available
Right now, if you donate to the Parkland School purchase, your donation will be matched by a local philanthropist. Please give to the cause so Parkland can reopen this building as a community services center. PLU has generously offered to lower the purchase price by $350,000, if the PCA can raise another $500,000 toward the…
Opinion: Linda Carlson, Parkland
TO: Parkland Community Association FR: Linda Carlson, Parkland School student, 1956-1963 I am a Parkland School graduate and a member of a family that has been in Parkland and associated with Parkland School since the early 1930s, so almost 90 years. I am writing regarding the value of the Parkland School structure and its grounds…
It’s our community to make or break
A week ago, citizens from around Parkland and Spanaway filed into the local library to chat with, or maybe that “at” a local reporter (Rebecca Most) and news editor (Adam Lynn) from the News Tribune. The existence of the Pierce Prairie Post is partly due to the lack of local coverage by the closest newspaper…
Meet the TNT News Editor at the library
This is quoting for the cover of the online issue of The News Tribune: “Join News Editor Adam Lynn and reporter Becca Most from 3:30 until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, at the Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Avenue South. We want to talk about growth, development and public safety. Have an idea for a…
Scandinavian Christmas celebrations Dec 6, 10
The Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) at PLU will be hosting their annual Scandinavian Christmas Celebrations soon. On December 6, 2023, there will be a Christmas Service in Norwegian language. The Julegudstjeneste will begin at 7 p.m. in the University Center downstairs room 100. There will be Norwegian treats and coffee after the service. On December…
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