Pierce Transit proposes more cuts

Monday, March 18, an open house was held by Pierce Transit at the Parkland Spanaway Library to reveal to the local public the proposed service cuts for later this year. The vast majority of Pierce Transit funding comes from a portion of the sales tax. With the economy still down and the failure of a…

Spanaway wacky eye catchers morf

Saturday, on the corner of 208th Street and the Mountain Highway, there was a fence post with an afro wig and green scarf and a T-shirt that said “I Stay Fly.” Sunday, in its place are two survey stakes nailed in a cross that say, “RIP I Stay Fly” and “Long Live Britt.” In place of…

Pierce Prairie Post seeking office space and a better camera

Your local online news, the Pierce Prairie Post has been glad to serve you for the past seven months. We have gone from 573 views in the first week to almost 16,000. But there are 128,000 of you out there in the Post-sphere. Please let your friends and family know they can see more about…

WSDOT engineer to speak on the Cross Base Highway to 723 Networking group

Next Thursday morning, March 14th, 2013, at “723 Networking – building business PRIDE in GREATER Spanaway” meeting will have the project engineer from the Washington State Department of Transportation, John Wynands,  give a presentation on the “Cross Base Highway” also known as SR704. The Cross Base highway was envisioned around 1982 to relive congestion in the…

Prairie House Museum – Kids Day April 3

SPANAWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — On Wednesday, April 3rd, come spend the afternoon with us at the Prairie House Museum. This will be our 23rd Kids’ Day. Enjoy life at the turn of the century. Tour our 1890’s farm house and outbuildings. Make butter, pop popcorn, see farm animals. We have lots of new displays including a…

Proposal in legislature for Spanaway Lake Management Plan

Below is a communication between the Chambers/Clover Creek Watershed Council, Pierce County Surface Water Management and the Washington Department of Ecology regarding a grant that was not attained. But somewhere in the middle, this paragraph caught the attention of the Post: “On the brighter side, thanks to the great visionary thinking of 29th District Rep…

Bethel Open Market sets 2013 dates

The new Bethel Open Market committee has now determined official dates for this first of its kind event in the district area. Sell and shop locally, sponsor a booth or entertain 9am to 3pm on the following 2013 dates: Saturday, May 11 Saturday, August 10 Saturday, November 9 The location will be the Bethel Learning…

Feb. 21, Choir Mini-Festival at Bethel High School

Since PLU is remodeling the bleachers at Olson Auditorium Bethel is having 3 Choir Mini-Festivals at their high schools this year. Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m. is the Choir Mini-Festival at Bethel High School. It will feature Centennial Elementary, Elk Plain School of Choice, Rocky Ridge Elementary, Roy Elementary, Shining Mountain Elementary, Bethel Middle School, Cougar Mountain Middle School, …

Unincorporated central and south Pierce county news

The Pierce Prairie Post coverage area includes the Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts, mainly. Since the coverage is Midland to McKenna, a small part of the news will also include the Yelm School District. The unincorporated county zip codes we mainly cover are 98387, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98580 and 98558. (also the incorporated city of…

Knucklehead plays Spanaway, Saturday night

Knucklehead plays Spanaway, Saturday night, if anyone is up for some good music, & dancing. They will be at the Y Sports Bar & Grill, 19306 Mountain Hwy. E., Spanaway, starting at 9 p.m. There is no cover charge. From the Knucklehead web page, “Committed to proving Dad wrong! Around the globe, Knucklehead is currently…

Olympians Rachael Flatt and Ben Agosto join local skaters in ice show

The Lakewood Winter Club, in cooperation with Pierce County Parks and Recreation, is delighted to present the 2013 ice show, “Reflections on Ice – ONCE Upon A Dream.” This professionally choreographed figure skating show will be held Feb. 8-10 at Sprinker Recreation Center’s Ice Arena. Five public performances are scheduled, including a special Friday afternoon matinee…