By Larry Volland, Summit Waller Community Association President Mark your calendars! Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9:00am to noon. This will be a community effort in conjunction with Pierce County Parks & Recreation’s “Parks Appreciation Day”, and with the Earth Day efforts around the globe. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. Besides our usual efforts in…
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Crafters & Quilters Yard Sale May 18
By Cara Cross, Pierce County Parks Here’s an opportunity to shop for your craft supplies in one spot or if you have a closet full of extra fabric, paper, ribbon, rick rack, thread, patterns, etc., then this is the place for you. Sell some of your extra supplies and handmade items at this special sale….
Summer camp for kids with autism spectrum disorders
By Ben Aaronson, UW Autism Center The UW Autism Center is expanding its summer camp program, providing a 4 week long day-camp for 7-12 year olds with ASD and their peers. Our summer camp program focuses on building children’s social skills and self-esteem within the context of structured recreational and learning activities in a fun and…
Parks events for summer
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — http://www.piercecountywa.org/parks http://www.twitter.com/pierceco Bricks‐4‐Kidz Bricks 4 Kidz offers fun, hands‐on programs where kids can learn, build, and play with LEGO® bricks. Our specially designed project kits and theme‐based models provide the building blocks for the Bricks 4 Kidz approach to educational play. Bricks 4 Kidz provides an enriching atmosphere where kids can develop their…
Most Magnificent Mutt Show April 6
DAFFODIL FESTIVAL — On April 6 from 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM at Frontier Park – ”Home of the Pierce County Fair”, 21802 Meridian Ave. E, Graham, WA will be the Daffodil Festival’s Most Magnificent Mutt Show. For Event information, please contact Betty Backstrom – 253-847-4754 or visit their website here. This is a great event…
Mom and Son Dance, Meridian Habitat Park, May 10th
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Mothers and sons can enjoy an evening just for you on Friday, May 10th. The evening will include dancing, games, crafts, and refreshments to enjoy together. A professional DJ will play a variety of music and a professional photographer will be onsite with reasonably priced photos to take home that night….
LeMay Skateboard Park at Sprinker is OPEN
Hey, all you skate boarders – the LeMay Skateboard Park at Sprinker is now OPEN! Pierce County Parks and Recreation had closed the skateboard park for the winter months, not without some controversy. The next closest skate park is on 56th and “D” Street in Tacoma at Stewart Heights Park, almost 7 miles away. The skate board…
Foothills Trail users can discuss impacts from upcoming construction April 6
Pierce County is inviting feedback from Foothills Trail users and neighbors on how a summer construction project along the Puyallup River near McMillin may impact them. Construction on a new side channel on the west side of the river will begin in June and last through the summer. Trucks will access the project site via…
Inboard Hydros Summer Nationals on Spanaway Lake Sept 7-8
Inboard Hydroplane Racing will hold their Summer Nationals at Spanaway Lake this year on September 7-8, 2013. http://inboardhydroplanes.com/index.html Here’s a link that shows how Pontiac, Michigan gets into this event. http://www.quakeonthelake.org/ We need to rally local businesses and non-profits groups around this event and rock out Spanaway Lake for our own Spanaway version of “Seafair.”…
Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council needs a leader
At the March 1 meeting of the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council, Vice President Dean Absher called the meeting to order. The President has resigned her office due to her husband getting a position in Colorado and the family is moving. So the organization is asking for someone to step forward to take on the…
Colleen Hacker’s Success Soccer Camp
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — For the past 20 years, Pierce County Parks and Recreation has collaborated with Colleen Hacker, of Team USA, to offer a one week soccer camp. This year’s camp, held at Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 S C St in Parkland, will be offered June 24-28. The camp is for girls and boys,…
Where to get out of the house this weekend
As we head toward Springtime, many organizations begin to hold more and more events to help us combat cabin fever. Starting Thursday March 7, here are a few suggestions for ways to get out of the house this weekend. March 7 7:23am 723 Networking, JR’s Whistle Stop, Elk Plain 9:30 am Bethel Open…
Pierce Prairie Post 