July 13-14 is the Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. It is a 200-mile bicycle ride, the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest. There are up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes them through Summit, Waller, Spanaway, Roy and McKenna. This is a…
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Spanaway Lake’s choir camp will dazzle their audience Saturday
SPANAWAY, WA — Spanaway Lake High School is hosting the second annual Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Summer Camp. It runs through Saturday, June 29 when the group will hold their concert at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $5 Award-winning choreographer Damon Brown, and Music Company director Bernard Crouse are running the camp with the assistance…
Relay for Life at FP Stadium celebrates survivors memorializes loved ones lost
At 6 p.m. Friday Relay for Life Central Pierce kicked off events at Franklin Pierce Stadium. For 24 hours, they will walk in teams, and in their booths, sell everything from wrist bands to cupcakes to raise money toward curing cancer. The even began with an introduction of cancer survivors, from the longest survivor to the…
Bethel – Correction in Summer Meal Program site
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Spanaway, WA — Lunches will be provided at the following sites from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday to Friday, June 24 to August 16, 2013 (except July 4) Spanaway Lake High School, 1305 168th St. E., Spanaway, WA 98387 253.683.5600 Thompson Elementary: 303 159th ST E, Tacoma, WA 98445, 253.683.5894 Also, new this year, Child Nutrition…
Awesome job academic achievers of 2013!
By Marianne Lincoln This past week, between the Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts they held seven graduation ceremonies. Prior to that, they held seven Senior Awards events. If my Flickr site group for the Pierce Prairie Post works, this link will contain the photos of those award events. There were an amazing number of…
Our benevolent local non-profits boost local graduates
By Marianne Lincoln One of the most amazing things happing in our community is also probably one of the least publicized. In fact, I believe this is the first comprehensive article ever written about it. I am speaking of the local non-profit organizations that raise money all year long in the Franklin Pierce and Bethel…
Graham needs summer food program
The communities of Elk Plain and Graham, while part of the Bethel School District,no longer have any bus service. Kids that need the summer food program out there, likely have no transportation to get to the Spanaway area where the district is offering these services. The Graham Kapowsin Community Council is looking for volunteers to…
Kapowsin All Classes Reunion June 15
Saturday, June 15 is the annual all classes reunion for Kapowsin High School. If you are wondering where that is, well, it doesn’t exist anymore. In 1951, the Kapowsin School District was part of a merger with the Roy School District, Elk Plain District, Spanaway District and Rocky Ridge District. The merger had been the brain child…
Local kids can get lunches this summer
Franklin Pierce Schools hosts four summer meal sites Franklin Pierce Schools will again host sites for the USDA Summer lunch program. The Summer Lunch Program serves lunches to all children and teens 18 years of age and younger free of charge. No registration is required, simply visit any of the participating locations listed below during…
Graham Kapowsin High Graduates
Congratulations to the new 2013 graduates of Graham Kapowsin High School. The graduation began at 8 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome Wednesday. This was the last of three Bethel District graduation events that day. When the ceremonies ended, it was mostly dark and pouring rain outside. Luckily within about 5 minutes, the squall subsided.
Bethel High Graduates
Congratulations to the new 2013 graduates of Bethel High School. The graduation began at 5 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome Wednesday. This was the second of three Bethel District graduation events that day. “Once a Brave, always a Brave,” was heard coming from several speakers, including the principal Cliff Anderson. Here are a few photos of the…
Spanaway Lake High Graduates
Congratulations to the new 2013 graduates of Spanaway Lake High School. The graduation began at 2 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome Wednesday. This was the first of three Bethel District graduation events that day. Here are a few photos of the event and the excitement following.
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