Going Pro Se isn’t easy. Paying for the necessary expert testimony is costly. I never imagined I’d be in this position — injured, kept out of work, and now fighting for the medical care and support I deserve. My Workers’ Compensation case is at a critical stage (court), and the truth is, I can’t win…
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Frederickson Community June 17
The Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council (FCCCC) will have their last meeting (until September) next Wednesday, June 17, at the Pierce County Skills Center at 6:00 p.m. Feel free to join in by Google Meet with the link: https://meet.google.com/zti-wjtt-pfr Topics include: Committee Reports:A. Public SafetyB. Friends of Stan and Joan Cross ParkC. Land Use Advisory CommissionD….
June 19-20 Rummage Sale at Parkland Community Center
June 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parkland Community Center, 214 121st St S, Parkland will be a chance to find some great deals and also help the community center budget. There will be things like jewelry, clothing, furniture, kitchen supplies, art, holiday…
Maybe Johnny Paycheck was right
In August, it will be a full 14 years that the Pierce Prairie Post has been on this news blog. The only one getting advertising income is the WordPress site, and they make me pay them too. Those are not my ads, it is them. I tried to up the amount I pay to stop…
Community Mural Projects Aim to Strengthen Pride in Parkland: June 2026
Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway brings residents and local artists together to strengthen community pride through public art. PARKLAND, WA — Home to more than 35,000 residents in unincorporated Pierce County, Parkland is a community shaped by towering evergreens, open prairie remnants, and neighborhoods where generations of families have built their lives. Known around the world…
June 6 Small Business Workshops
Saturday, June 6th ~ Spaceworks, Tacoma is hosting six, free, in-person, small business workshops, between 10am-6pm❣️These unique workshops were designed to help you build your network & learn ways to stretch your dollars & ideas in your business. Come get creative at our hands on Art sessions and invite a friend. FREE + open to…
PPP is moving!
The Pierce Prairie Post is moving. Starting in July, we will have a new location. Oh, wait, Marianne works from home, not at a business location. She actually comes out to report at your events! Actually, the PPP and Marianne are looking for a new place to live and do business that is more affordable….
Safe Streets – Parkland meetings
The next Parkland Safe Streets meeting is on June 2nd @ Trinity fireside Room @ 6:30pm. Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 121st and Wheeler. The Fireside room is to the right of the church. Because of the recent drive by shooting of a Washington High School Senior and the soon to happen, summer vacation,…
Is zoning turning urban creeks into dry ditches?
Community plans in unincorporated areas and city urban planning are all being pressed by the state Growth Management Act to add more and more housing. Prices of housing are high because of housing shortages. But lost in all this demand for housing is how we plan for out green space and floodplains. Beginning in June,…
Car Meet May 29 – Spanaway Park
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a Car Show at Spanaway Park on Friday, May 29 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. To be eligible for prizes, please arrive with your car by 4:30 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome.
Memorial Day Events
[Thank you to Councilmember Cruver for making my job easier this morning and providing this list.] Local Memorial Day Weekend Events City of Roy Memorial Day Ceremony: Monday, May 25, at 1 p.m. at the Roy Cemetery, 8211 288th Street South, Roy, WA 98580. A community observance honoring Roy’s fallen service members. Town of Eatonville Memorial…
May 20 Cleanup at Historic Spanaway Cemetery
Each year before Memorial Day, communities across the country prepare their cemeteries and place flags on the graves of military veterans for Memorial Day ceremonies. In Spanaway, there is no particular caretaker for the old cemetery at 176th and A Street. The Spanaway Historical Society and the local Latter Day Saints Wards in Elk Plain,…
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