Please join us as we fight food waste and food insecurity by gleaning some precious produce to send to local hunger relief organizations. As an added bonus, you’ll get to take home some of the harvest! Thanks for your interest in gleaning with us; together, we can make a world of difference, and we look…
Candidate filing is open until May 9
Pierce County candidate filing is open this week. You can file online for a city council seat, port commissioner, Charter Review Board, or Council District 5’s open seat that is temporarily filled by appointee Brian Yambe. Here is the list of who has filed https://voter.votewa.gov/CandidateList.aspx?e=893&c=27 Here is the link to file. https://voter.votewa.gov/candidatefiling/candidatelogin.aspx This year is…
May 7, Dine out at the 2121 fundraiser
The 2121 Pub & Grill at 2121 112th St E, Tacoma, WA 98445, will be the site of a fundraiser for the Parkland Community Center purchase on May 7. A portion of what you spend eating there will go to the charity fundraising. 20% of the profits between 11 am to 11 pm will go…
Central Pierce Relay For Life June 21
25th annual Relay to benefit the American Cancer Society. Central Pierce Relay For Life, 21 June 2025 from 12- 4 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Ave S, Tacoma WA 98444. This is a celebration of cancer survivors and caregivers with a free meal, free t-shirt, and community gifts. FUNdraisers on site, children’s activities,…
Candidate filing week begins Monday, May 5 and ends Friday, May 9
Candidate filing week begins Monday, May 5, 2025. Offices open for election this year include:Pierce County Council District 5Pierce County Charter Review CommissionPort of Tacoma CommissionersCities and Town Mayors and Council MembersSchool District DirectorsFire District CommissionersPark and Recreation District CommissionersWater District CommissionersSewer District CommissionersThis year, 231 nonpartisan local offices and one partisan office are up…
Rotary Fundraiser Auction May 3
The Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway will hold its annual fundraiser auction on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Marymount Event Center. The ticket price is $80 for dinner and a drink. There is usually a dessert auction also. The event theme is “Shake, rattle, and roll,” it is a fifties themed charity auction. If you…
Cultural & Resource Fair May 3 at SMS
Spanaway Middle School, on May 3, will be the site of a Cultural & Resource Fair. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 15701 B Street E, Tacoma, WA 98445. Over the past 40 years, the Spanaway area has been steadily diversifying. Historically it has always been a great place…
Watershed small grants deadline April 30
REMINDER! The Pierce County 2025 Watersheds Small Grants Program application deadline is April 30, 2025. This program funds community projects that improve water quality, restore habitats, and protect the environment. This grant is open to everyone! Nonprofits, schools, teachers, tribes, local governments, and individuals are encouraged to apply for up to $2,500 to start neighborhood cleanups, build…
Is There Enough Water for 48,000 More Residents Moving to Spanaway this Decade?
By Kirk Kirkland and Al Schmauder Will Pierce County be able to meet future demand for clean drinking water required by increasing population and development in the Chambers-Clover watershed? Two years ago, Pierce County altered zoning along Pacific Avenue, 112th Street, Meridian, and 176th Street to allow up to 5 story buildings within one quarter…
Frugals April 28 for Scholarships at FP Foundation
The Franklin Pierce Foundation will be the beneficiary of 100% of the profits from Frugals on Monday, April 28. Whatever you buy will contribute to the local scholarship foundation that benefits seniors through scholarships from the Franklin Pierce District that are going to post high school education programs.
Where is Clover Creek?
By Marianne Lincoln Today at the Sustainability Expo in Tacoma, I worked at the table for the Clover Creek Restoration alliance. We were next to the booths for the Nisqually Land Trust. Everyone walking by knew of the Nisqually River, yet they looked puzzled at our banner for Clover Creek. So, I asked everyone who…
South Sound Sustainability Expo April 26
The Clover Creek Restoration Alliance will be having a table at the South Sound Sustainability Expo on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The event takes place at the University of Washington Tacoma Campus on the Prairie Line Trail. The 17th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo! This free, family-friendly event brings the South Sound community together to celebrate and…
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