Roy WA — Police Department and Roy Library are hosting National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Library/Community Center, 122 Third Street. Join your neighbors for an Emergency Preparedness Presentation and Crime Prevention Info. Refreshments provided to include hot dogs and cotton candy.
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Bridging the Gap – Night out in Spanaway
The Marymount Event Center was the sight of a delightful new event for the Parkland-Spanaway area this evening. They called it Bridging the Gap. The sponsors were the LeMay Family Collection Foundation and Pacific Lutheran University. Beneficiaries of the evening’s bounty areB.E.S.T Dollars for Scholars, Franklin Pierce YOUTH FIRST!, and the Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children. There…
Happy Birthday America!
The Post took the day off, except for catching a couple of photos around the house…
Summer begins on the prairie
There used to be a school house near here. It was called Oak Knoll School. There are even a few around who remember it still. It was nestled on the prairie not far from the hill, just below where the gas pipeline crosses 8th Avenue South. JBLM refers to it as Training Area 15. Historians know it…
Fruit on the Loop Starts Saturday, June 14
It’s official. Fruit on the Loop opens for business tomorrow, Saturday. Cherries, peaches, apricots are for sale. Enjoy! -Alice Shibig
SLHS bids farewell to the magnificient Mr. Crouse
By Marianne Lincoln SPANAWAY, WA — May 27, 2014, the final Spanaway Lake High School Choir Concert for the year. This was like no other. You see, behind the back of their choir director, Bernard Crouse, students, teachers and the arts administrator were secretly plotting by email and on Facebook. They communicated with as many alumni…
Special Needs Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday morning, April 19, the Spanaway Lions Club held their annual Eater Egg Hunt for local special needs kids. The event was held at the Prairie House Museum on 176th Street in Spanaway. Here are some highlights in photos.
Serving the Children of the World
The Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis, “serving a the children of the world, one community and child at a time.” The Kiwanis is a group of individuals who come together to help better the lives of young people, by giving scholarships to those in need, amongst other worthy causes. The Kiwanis have been responsible for raising money for…
Northwest Trek’s Efforts to Save the Oregon Spotted Frog
In 2008, the Northwest Trek started participating in a project to help increase the population of the Oregon Spotted Frog. Although the Oregon Spotted frogs used to inhabit much of the Puget Sound’s Wetlands, their population has drastically declined due predators and human encroachment on their environment. This project started with a five-year pilot program. …
Need to spay or neuter your pet?
If you need to spay or neuter your pet and have limited financial resources to do so, these links may help. Pasados Safe Haven offers a schedule of locations where they will bring their mobile clinic to local communities. They also offer directions to potential subjects. Here is their February schedule.
Scholarships available
I’m writing because the 2014 scholarship application is now available online, and I was hoping you could help us get the news out. Red Canoe Credit Union will award a total of 14 scholarships – one in the amount of $3,000, five for $2,000, four for $1,500 (one specifically designated to vocational student) and four…
Air. On the safe side
Tacoma and much of Pierce County is one of only 32 areas in the country that doesn’t meet federal health standards for air quality. Wood smoke plays a large part in this pollution problem in our region. In 2009, an area Smoke Reduction Zone was designated and new programs implemented to make our region healthier….
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