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…
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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….
BRT, Cross Base, and other fictitious creatures
EDITORIAL OPINION Around 1995, folks living on 174th Street wanted some traffic control measures added to their street due to high traffic and safety issues. The County Council promised to put $2 million into the issues. That $2 million was reallocated to a project in Gig Harbor a couple weeks later. Spanaway and Frederickson had…
Construction activity has begun at the Good Neighbor Village site
By Marianne Lincoln The first clue that construction was beginning was a video posted on YouTube that showed a backhoe digging in Spanaway Creek, replacing a culvert without a permit issued. Spanaway Concerned Citizens emailed out alerts, filed complaints, and called their attorney. I knew about the protest and showed up to get photos. But…
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