The Spanaway Lake Boathouse will be the site of a community discussion about Spanaway Lake. The event is sponsored by the Clover Creek Restoration Alliance and Spanaway Lake Adventures, the operators of the Boathouse Concession. On April 18, at 11:00 a.m., the presentations will begin from Dr. James Tepper, Don Russell, Kurt Reidinger, Sean Arent,…
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Seaport – Goodall Day April 12
Sunday, April 12 at 2pm it will be Jane Goodall Day at the Foss Waterway Seapark, 705 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402. Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall and foster hope for the future, this April for GoodAll Day. GoodAll Day is a day of action and hope. Featuring speakers and a…
Do you have a septic tank in Spanaway?
Sewer or septic? Each has its drawbacks. The sewers are sending far too much fresh water into Puget Sound. The septic tanks put liquids back in the ground, but also with contaminants from detergents, chemical cleaners, and drug use – legal or not. The past thirty years have seen water quality in our rivers, streams…
April 18 Rotary Charity Auction at Marymount
Save the Date!! The Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway’s Annual Charity Auction will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, at Marymount Events Center. We have sponsorship opportunities. Click here for more information. The event is April 18, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. 1950’s attire is suggested, but not mandatory. Have some pocket money ready…
You are a local if you can pronounce all these
Here is a list of Washington state place names. These are some of the most challenging to pronounce, but if you can’t, people will know you are not from here. Bucoda, Burien, Camano, Cathlamet, Centralia, Chehalis, Cheney, Chewelah, Clatskanie, Cle Elum, Conconully, Cosmopolis, Cusick, Des Moines, Dewatto, DuPont, Duvall, Eatonville, Ellensburg, Endicott, Entiat, Enumclaw, Ephrata,…
March 28 Easter Egg Hunt for Disabled Kids
Due to Easter’s Saturday being the Grand Floral Daffodil Parade this year, the Spanaway Lions Club decided to hold their Disabled kids Easter Egg Hunt on March 28, 2026. It will be held as always, at the Prairie House Museum backyard lawn at 10am sharp. What: Easter Egg Hunt for Disabled KidsWhen: March 28, 2026,…
Washington State Patriotic Day – Saturday March 21, 2026, 2-4PM
We are in the 250th year of America’s existence. To celebrate locally, the Washington State Patriotic Day is being celebrated on March 21, 2026 by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars. Washington State Patriotic Day serves to celebrate patriotism and honor service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. There…
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We hope you enjoy the information the Pierce Prairie Post brings to you. There is no other news resource that covers the South Pierce County unincorporated areas that we do. The big news brands cover the ugly side, collisions, deaths, assaults and murders, but we try to bring you the joy, the family events, and…
Local eVTOL company asking for investors
By Marianne Lincoln eVTOL is electric Vertical Take Off & Landing. You know those flying cars we always dreamed about? This is it. More new language, Vertiport – a landing pad for the VTOL Yes, the Vertiports are part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) latest proposals and city planning horizon. Local Spanaway native, engineer,…
How to help a neighbor or friend
By Marianne Lincoln Over and over I read posts on social media about a friend, family member, a neighbor, or a woman with children on the street all who need social services of some kind. The biggest problem is most people are not versed in available social services. The social services come from so many…
Who is Spanaway?
By Marianne Lincoln Let me be clear. If Spanaway and Parkland do not decide to incorporate as communities, Pierce County is on its way to decide to make you part of a big city called Frederickson. Are you Parkland? Or, are you a suburb of Frederickson? You are going to need to make that decision…
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