July 13-14 is the Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. It is a 200-mile bicycle ride, the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest. There are up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes them through Summit, Waller, Spanaway, Roy and McKenna. This is a…
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FP District’s School Board of Directors seeks applicants to fill board position vacancy
Tacoma, WASHINGTON (02 July 2013) — The Franklin Pierce School District has a vacancy on its School Board. The vacancy will be filled by appointment within the next 90 days. The vacancy occurred as a result of the resignation of Mrs. Reva Palmer on July 2, 2013, after 14 years of dedicated service to the…
Summit Waller Community Association meeting June 4
Summit-Waller Community Association June 4, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda I. Call to Order [7:00 pm] II. Reading/Approval of April 10 Minutes [7:10] III. Officer Reports/Correspondence/Announcements – Treasurer’s Report , April & May – D. Young [7:15] IV. Current Business [7:20] Update on memberships (new and renewal) due to the newsletter and the general community meeting….
Highlights from the Summit Waller Community Association 20th Anniversary meeting
On Tuesday, May 7 the Summit Waller community showed up in force to hear speaker talk about issues dear to their community. The Mid-County community Center was loaded with chairs os which most were full. Attendees heard from the Puyallup and Franklin Pierce School District, the County Council, the Pierce Prairie Post.com, neighborhood watch, Waller Road…
Summit Waller Community Association celebrates 20 years
The Summit Waller Community Association 20th Anniversary, meeting is Tuesday, May 7. Larry Volland, President Summit-Waller Community Association writes, “This year is a special year for our association. 2013 marks our 20th Anniversary of volunteer efforts in the Summit-Waller Community. Twenty years of caring individuals with a comprehensive “community-wide” vision. Twenty years of working out-in-the-open…
Puget Creek Restoration Society Calendar of Upcoming Events for May – June 2013
You can find our calendar of upcoming events and opportunities at the following link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/138968690/Calendar-of-Upcoming-Events-MAY-JULY-2013 We need YOUR help to preserve critical beach habitat now! Well we have submitted a grant to the Pierce County Conservation Futures process to help to get funds to purchase an important piece of nearshore habitat with viable eelgrass beds….
Orangegate Park Clean-Up Day, April 20
By Larry Volland, Summit Waller Community Association President Mark your calendars! Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9:00am to noon. This will be a community effort in conjunction with Pierce County Parks & Recreation’s “Parks Appreciation Day”, and with the Earth Day efforts around the globe. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. Besides our usual efforts in…
Waller Road Adopt-A-Road Clean-Up, May 18
Summit Waller Community Association volunteers will be picking up litter along Waller Road from SR 512 to Pioneer Way E this Spring. The Spring clean-up will be Saturday, May 18, 9 AM to noon. Volunteer should meet with SWCA coordinator, John Goodspeed, at 9925 Waller Rd E to sign in and choose a stretch of Waller Road…
April 15 burglary 33rd Ave. & 88th St. E. caught on camera
By Donn Brunson, Waller Road Neighborhood Watch Monday April 15, 2013 at 5:15 PM in the vicinity of 33rd Avenue East and 88th Street East. Suspects backed a grayish-blue. early 2000’s Ford Explorer (Eddie Bower Edition) in the driveway, went to back door, reached in the doggie door, unlocked the door and went in. The two…
Heather Renner named 2013 Washington State Principal of the Year
FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT — Heather Renner, principal at Morris E. Ford Middle School, was named this year’s Washington State Middle Level Principal of the Year by a panel of principals representing the Association of Washington Middle Level Principals, a component of the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP). She was one of five finalists chosen…
Along the way from here to there…March 10
By Marianne Lincoln Saturday’s weather was simply amazing wasn’t it? People were out and about everywhere catching up on their vitamin D. In western Washington, we simply cannot waste a sunny day, especially during the winter. So late in the evening, I sat down for a quiet chat with my cousin Dave at the Denny’s…
Found Bike
Summit Waller Community Association — March 8, 2013, a nice 18 speed Mountain Bike was found in the vicinity of 40th Avenue East and 101st Street East. It has been secured for safekeeping. We would like to find its owner, please ask your neighbors and friends, remember not everyone receives this e-mail. If…
Pierce Prairie Post 