By Marianne Lincoln [Editor Note: There was an error in the initial emailed article to those who follow this blog. The name of the Governor-elect of Washington has been corrected. It is Bob Ferguson.] Pierce County and the State of Washington are both under new management starting this month. So much of our quality of…
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Bethel Athletes of the past, did you know you can be nominated for the BSD Hall of Fame?
By Marianne Lincoln Graham-Kapowsin, Bethel or Spanaway Lake, if you were a star athlete in your high school years, you could be nominated for the Bethel School District Athletic Hall of Fame. Bob Niehl, Bethel Class of 1970, State Champion Basketball Team and son of Ed Niehl (who is over 100 and still with us)…
Spanaway Lake, now it’s the beavers
Over the past several years Spanaway Lake has been having issues. For us swimming as children, it was the “duck itch” caused by a parasite getting under our skin if we didn’t dry off well with a towel after swimming. Over time, the swimming beaches became less popular, the diving docks were removed, and the…
Strolling through the 2024 Christmas lights
By Marianne Lincoln Each year before Christmas Eve is the Pierce Prairie Post traditional Christmas light stroll. Driving around Spanaway, Frederickson, and Parkland neighborhoods with a camera and blaring Christmas music on the car radio, I snap photos of the flamboyant, the unique, the surprising, and even the saddest Christmas displays of the season. This…
Blue Zones Project of Parkland-Spanaway names new Executive Director
Parkland, WA – December 17, 2024 – Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway is excited to announce that Queena Tupou has been named its new Executive Director. Tupou will take over the role from Tono Sablan, who will now serve as a steering committee member with the Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway. “As someone who grew up in…
Your gifts to the Post are always appreciated
It is the holidays. As people are all in a giving spirit, I am asking that you remember the Pierce Prairie Post too. We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so gift to us are tax deductible. On our page, there is a $Donate button at the top to give through Paypal. The PPP is…
Donations needed for PEER KENT at P/S Library
PEER KENT, Peer Services Specialist at the Parkland-Spanaway Library is collecting donations specific to the needs of the community. If possible, please deliver to the Parkland-Spanaway Library. If I am not there, please let the staff know they are for Sandy. You don’t need to call first. CURRENT NEEDS:Sleeping BagsHandwarmersTentsNew underwear (men and women)New socks…
Dec 7-8 Lacamas Holiday Craft Fair
The Lacamas Community Center Holiday Bazaar is this weekend December 7 and 8 (10am – 4pm). Breakfast is served from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come out to 32113 8th Avenue South, Roy in the Lacamas area of Pierce County and check out all the gift-ables and one…
Neurotoxicologist opposes water fluoridation
From NYSCOF Toxicologist Steve Gilbert, PhD, and his non-profit organization, the Institute of Neurotoxicology & Neurological Disorders, have produced a statement opposing fluoridation. It’s at his “Connecting the Dots” website at https://www.asmalldoseoftoxicology.org/library. Steve is the founder and director of the Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (INND) and is a Diplomat of the American Board of…
Unhoused people are like everyone else, until…
By Marianne Lincoln Becoming unhoused is a very difficult thing to experience. It happens to many very ordinary people. It could be a medical situation, a job loss, sale of a rental property, death of a spouse whose pension or income helped support the household, or many other traumatic life events. Many people have close…
Aerial photos of the watershed in jeopardy
Spanaway Concerned Citizens got drone footage from the area where the Good Neighbor Village is being constructed under “Executive Privilege” in Pierce County. We all hope that there can be solutions for our unhoused citizens, but a wetland that is the watershed for Spanaway Lake is not popular with the community. To make it easier…
When the faucet is dry…
By Marianne Lincoln Where did the water go? That is a question a lot of us have been asking for years. It is the end of November. Clover Creek is still dry in From Brookdale Golf Course to Midland and Spanaway Loop Road. The Chambers Clover Creek Watershed is based on a Sole Source Aquifer….
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