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…
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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…
JR’s Whistle Stop National Comedy Night Nov. 29
JR’s is hosting the monthly National Comedy Night Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. This month the featured comedian will be Mike Wally Walter. Mike will also be joined by Andrew Rivers. Here is the link to the event on Facebook. Come out to see them both and enjoy a laugh and have some great food to…
A new open market in Elk Plain – planning starts Dec. 6
The Graham-Kapowsin Community Council is beginning to organize a group to bring an Open Market (farmer’s market) to the area. The Market will be held at the new Bethel Learning Center once it is organized. The first organizing meeting for the Open Market will be on Thurs. Dec. 6th from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the new Bethel…
Spanaway Post Office hours… sorta
By Marianne Lincoln It was 6:05 p.m. when I pulled up to the main Spanaway Post Office tonight. The lights were off and the doors were locked tight. Nevermind that the sign inside says the lobby closes at 6:15 p.m. Our Spanaway Post Office closes when the last man leaves, regardless of the time. Needless…
FLASH! Avoid 22nd Ave & 176th TODAY Nov. 28
The Public Word people are changing out the light at 22nd Ave and 176th St today, Nov. 28. Good place to avoid! There will be a full weekend closure coming up this winter. This will be for the intersection changes. The Post will let you know when that is scheduled. It’s NOT this weekend. 14th…
Road destruction on 22nd Ave. 184th to 187th
22nd Avenue is torn up again. A section of the roadway from 184th to 187th is currently torn up and on Monday was a one lane roadway. They didn’t completely close the road, as has often happened for months while a sewer project worked its way down the road. The Post is trying to get information…
Broadway YEAR students to perform Dec. 5, SLHS
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Students involved in the Broadway YEAR program are getting ready to put on a fabulous show. This fall, the district and the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma teamed up to offer students Broadway YEAR, an arts-centered, after-school theater program that empowers students, while helping them develop self-esteem, a…
Spanaway Walmart “walled out” on Thanksgiving
After all the controversy about Black Friday starting on the evening of Thanksgiving, the feet did the voting tonight. If the Spanaway WalMart was any kind of barometer, the shoppers are going to be there for a bargain any time they can find one. Inside the store there were red corrugated towers loaded with goods on…
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