This morning, Nov. 1, the 723 Networking group held a ribbon cutting at the new Dollar Town store in Elk Plain’s Bethel Station Shopping Center. Complete with gigantic scissors, bagpipes and a gift basket to the owner for all her hard work. It is exciting to know that businesses are willing to start up new locations….
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United Methodists providing storm relief
NEW YORK (UMNS) — Want to donate to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy? Think UMCOR. The United Methodist Committee on Relief is there now and will continue to help. Every dollar you give to UMCOR goes directly to help people, none for overhead/salaries, etc. United Methodists are just beginning their response to Sandy’s wreckage in…
Candidate responses on campaign financing
In an article a few days ago, the Post provided several links to voters guides from the Secretary of State, the Pierce County Auditor and information on responses from candidates to the Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. This is a link to a group called Washington Public Campaigns who is interested in public financing of…
GBA seeks auction items for scholarsip fundraising
The Graham Business Association Scholarship Auction work party is Wednesday, the 24th from 3:00 – 5:00 at Jimmy Morgan’s office (9805 224th St E #C, Graham). There will be another work party on the 31st and 7th of November. They are in need of auction items. Please drop items off at Jimmy’s office anytime during…
Graham Business Association meeting Oct. 17
The Graham Business Association meeting the third Wednesday of the month at the Graham Fire Station 21-4. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 17th, is the next meeting. This month’s meeting is sponsored by Tastefully Simple. Networking and Breakfast begin at 7:00 a.m. Station 21-4 s located at 23014-70th Ave E, Graham, ¼ mile from the intersection light on…
TPCHD Oral Health Summit Panel on diabetes, STI’s and the Oral Health Plan
By Marianne Lincoln This is the second in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. This one is more graphic, so it is designated for mature audiences. The Oral Health Summit continued with a panel format with three presenters who spoke on diabetes, sexually transmitted infections and the health department’s Comprehensive…
Pierce Prairie Post to look for office location
The Pierce prairie Post is very pleased to see how many of you have been noticing the articles we have written about our local area. The statistics tell us you have also enjoyed being able seeing news of what is taking place near you, from a non-Tacoman perspective. The Post has non-profit charitable status. That means our…
Nisqually Land Trust to plant trees near Ashford October 13
On Saturday, October 13th, from 10am to 1pm, the Nisqually Land Trust will plant trees near Ashford, in the foothills of Mt. Rainier. They will help restore an area near beautiful Ashford, WA, planting various native tree species on land that was previously used for dumping. The Land Trust hopes to prevent future dumping, the…
Deadline for updating your voter’s registration Oct. 6
By Marianne Lincoln Today I updated my voter registration using the new online system called MyVote. This system is available through the Secretary of State’s office website. As a computer savvy individual, I expected it to go smoothly. It did, but not quite. For any of you who have a street address and use a…
Bethel Students to participate in ‘Healthy Youth Survey’
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — During the week of October 15-19, students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 will be asked to complete the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey. The survey measures health risk behaviors that contribute to morbidity, mortality, and social problems in youth. Students will be asked questions on alcohol, tobacco, and drug…
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