There are plenty of community organizations to belong to in the area the Pierce Prairie Post serves. If you don’t belong to one, you probably don’t know as much about what’s going on here. In fact, this is not a complete list. The Spanaway Early Risers Lions needs to update their phone number and meeting…
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Donate blood today Dec. 27 at Spanaway Safeway
Cascade Regional Blood Services are in the area today, Dec 27. They have a mobile unit that people can visit to donate at the Spanaway Safeway this afternoon from 1 to 7 p.m. Help them save lives. Cascade Regional Blood Services, your community blood center, has been providing blood products and related services to patients…
723 Networking Thursday mornings at JR’s
Thursday December 27, the 723 Networking group will meet at 7 a.m. at JR’s Whistle Stop restaurant in the Bethel Station Shopping Center at 224th Street East on the Mountain Highway. On the agenda is time to tell someone what you appreciate about them. “Appreciation can make a day … even change a life. Your…
Researching a local market
Thursday, January 3 starting at 9 a.m. at the Bethel Learning Center, will be the second in a series of meetings exploring the idea of having some kid of neighborhood market at that location. If you are interested in the adventure of creating a new local enterprise join in on the conversation. The Bethel Learning…
Time to find the BEST Christmas lights
Here’s a sample of an extreme light display on 192nd Street East at about 32nd Ave. Help us locate others that have put out amazing effort to decorate!
Following Indian Henry
An obscure green fence at 84th Street and Thompson Avenue in Tacoma is indented away from the sidewalk. There, two rocks lay resting, one with markings that have been worn away by years of weather. Across Thompson is a larger rock, almost 6 feet tall, newer with an inscription still visible. These monuments denote the…
Former Bethel teacher doing relief work in wake of Superstorm Sandy
Meredith Barnes, a 1993 graduate of Bethel High School and former Spanaway Lake High School Teacher, was in the eye of the storm when Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on Oct. 29. Since then she has helped oversee relief efforts for students, teachers, and school support staff who were displaced both in their…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council , Dec. 19
The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM. The location is new; it will be held at the Tacoma Mall Plaza Building, 2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201, Tacoma, WA 98409-7322. This is the year-end meeting. Folks highly interested in the Chamber Creek…
Get your picture with Santa at the fire station!
Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, Station 60 – 17520 22nd Ave E., (Spanaway) will have Santa visiting to have photos with local kids (and probably kids at heart too!) on December 1 from 5 – 8 p.m. Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, Station 61 – 100 114th St S., (Parkland) will have Santa visiting to…
Talk of aquatic center inspires local business group
Thursday, November 29th, Superintendent Tom Seigel of the Bethel School District spoke at the weekly breakfast meeting of the 723 Networking Group. Mr. Seigel began by stating that half of the school buildings in the district are now what can be considered new facilities. Since the 2001 and 2006 bonds were passed, many new buildings were…
Save lives – donate blood
At the holiday season, it’s not only money and food donations that are welcome, Cascade regional Blood Services appreciates donations of blood to help with increased need in the area. They have a mobile unit that people can visit to donate. Here are the dates and locations. The Post apologizes about the late timing for…
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