PIERCE COUNTY — Residents are invited to join staff members from Pierce County Human Services to provide input on housing and homeless priorities that will guide services provided in the County for the next five years. The community feedback session will be Monday, April 28 from 9 a.m. – noon at Sprinker Recreation Center, 521 Military…
Chamber Clover Watershed meeting features plans for Spanaway Lake
The Spanaway Lake Management District’s Lake Cyanobacteria Management Plan and how the District Plans to implement an oxygenation system in the coming years will be a featured topic for Wednesday’s Chambers Clover Creek Watershed Council meeting, April 16, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. As always, each of the participating organizations in this watershed council will…
Nelson Elementary Multicultural Night April 17
Thursday, April 17 is Multicultural night at Nelson Elementary, 22109 108th Ave. E., Graham, WA. The event is 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Set-up starts at 5 p.m. for those with displays. (These photos are actually from the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU last weekend.)
April 19 Flett Creek work party
There is a habitat stewardship event on CPTC’s Flett Property this Saturday, April 19th from 9:00 AM to noon in celebration of Earth Day! The flyer is below with pertinent details and all of the 2025 dates for the remaining habitat stewardship events for CPTC. For this event, we will focus on removal of invasive plant species (focus on scotch broom…
Fairfax Bridge Closed
I just received a call from Pierce County Emergency Management line. CARBONADO – Effectively immediately, the Washington State Department of Transportation has closed the State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic until further notice. The single-lane bridge is located at milepost 11.5, three miles south of Carbonado in Pierce…
Lions Disabled Kids Easter Egg Hunt
On Saturday, April 19, right at 10 a.m., the Spanaway Lions will hold an easter egg hunt for disabled kids and their families. The event will be held at the Prairie House Museum, in the grassy field behind the garage. The address is 710 176th Street, Spanaway, WA 98387, adjacent to the Fir Lane Memorial…
April 12 – the Art of Weaving
On April 12, the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) will present an event called Cultural Footprints, featuring historical and present-day weaving, colors, and textiles. The event will be held at the SCC in the Anderson University Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free to the public. The Center will feature displays of textiles…
Is the Good Neighbor Village being a good neighbor?
SPANAWAWY CONCERNED CITIZENS — We still have a real chance to stop the “Good Neighbor Village” project—and we are not giving up! Spanaway Concerned Citizens has filed a motion in Thurston County Superior Court, asking the Honorable Judge Carol Murphy to reconsider her recent dismissal of our Land Use Petition Act (“LUPA”) challenge. This motion…
Input sought on Puyallup Watershed Conservation Land Trust
A Community Advisory Team of subject-matter experts has been convened to help implement a community outreach and engagement plan for a community forest project in the Upper Puyallup River Watershed. This project is aimed at creating a community forest that is managed and owned on behalf of local communities in the Upper Puyallup Watershed, to…
Green Blocks: Parkland planting event and tree share (free trees)
April 12 at the Sprinker Recreation Center parking lot, 14824 C Street South Parkland, WA, 98444, parking lot: 512 Military Road S, Parkland, WA 98444. Volunteers make Green Blocks possible! Join us. April 12th 9:00am-12:00pm – Planting Event: All ages welcome, no experience required. Join a planting team, led by a trained tree captain and…
Upcoming Free Events from Blue Zones
FRESH Food Can Be Easier Than You Think! Join us for a free Cooking Demo to see just how easy, inexpensive, and tasty healthy cooking can really be. Monday, April 7th | 1PMWednesday, April 9th | 6PM Get Moving with ZUMBA! Join the fun and make some friends by stopping by at Sprinker for a free Zumba session! Monday, April…
These Orgs Make Parkland-Spanaway Healthier!
BLUE ZONES — We’re excited to announce that Pacific Lutheran University and Collins Elementary School have officially become Blue Zones Project Approved — joining a growing movement of schools and worksites committed to supporting healthier choices and better, longer lives! For their efforts in making their campus a healthier place to work, Pacific Lutheran University has earned the designation as Pierce County’s first Blue Zones Project…
Pierce Prairie Post 