When Saturday, August 10, 2013, 4 – 10pm Event type Conference Or Camp Event Title Island Comforts Olsen Auditorium The Laughing Samoans present Fobulous. Fobulous is the new show from one of New Zealand’s most successful comedy acts. The comedy duo of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepuleai have for the past decade been touring New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Islands,…
Vashon “Passport to Pain” bike ride fundraiser
Vashon Is, WA — Here is a flyer about the 3rd Annual Vashon Island Rowing Club Passport to Pain bike ride. Quite an epic ride! Forward this on to any biking friends (or enemies) and clubs, that would be super-cool! It’s our biggest rowing club fundraiser of the year and bikers seem to like it…
National Park Foundation Summer Scrapbook seeking entries
Join The Summer Scrapbook and Win Big! Submit your Summer Scrapbook entries today! Share your favorite park photos, video, and tips in the Summer Scrapbook for the chance to win a Yosemite adventure. Anyone who submits content will be entered to win! We have already received thousands of spectacular photos from park fans! We’ll announce…
State urban forestry restoration project focuses on Swan Creek Park
PIERCE COUNTY , WA — =Invasive plants will be removed from Swan Creek Park and adjacent Pierce County property over the next few weeks as part of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Urban Forestry Restoration Project. Non-native invasive plants such as English ivy and Himalayan blackberry will be removed by a Puget…
Old undiscovered well swallows Spanaway man
Update: I spoke to Dick Husted this morning (2/15/2017) at a Graham Business Association meeting and he said this video shows what happened during this event. The pitchfork injured his left elbow leaving him with a little nerve damage in his arm & hand, but otherwise, he has a very amazing story to tell. ~Marianne …
Nisqually Land Trust gets accreditation
Message / News from the Nisqually Land Trust We’ve done it! The Nisqually Land Trust has been awarded accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. We are excited and honored to announce that your Nisqually Land Trust has been awarded national accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Accreditation is independent confirmation that the Land…
Tales from Sahagalie Palielah: The Pre-pioneer History of University Place
[Editor note: The Pierce Prairie Post is including this event because Steve Anderson is an expert on the local history of the Hudson’s Bay Company who had Fort Nisqually and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company (PSAC) in our Pierce County area. Some of those PSAC farms were Spanueh (Spanaway), Sastuc (McChord Field), Mullock House (Elk Plain) and several along Muck Creek…
Aug 8, 8am – 3pm fire department training exercise at PLU
On Thursday, August 8, don’t be surprised if you see fire trucks at Pacific Lutheran University. It will be part of a training exercise for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday to help prepare the firefighter for potential events on the college campus and…
PLU Jazz Under the Stars – Casey McGill
From the PLU Campus Calendar When: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 7 – 9pm Where: Mary Baker Russell Music Center Amphitheater Casey McGill croons classic tunes in a style encompassing blues, ballads, and boogie. Casey is a native of Los Angeles, grew up with folk music, surf, 60’s pop, and eventually the blues. He majored in…
Blueberry Festival Aug 7 at PLU
PLU has created several fun summer events to bring people together. Today, August 7. is the Blueberry Festival. Ice cream and blueberries topped with whipped cream is on the menu. They will be accompanied by music of the 50’s and 60’s featuring the Bobby Sox and the Jukebox. This event will be held on the plaza…
National Night Out – a fun time for good neighbors
One the evening of August 6, the post travelled out an about the Parkland and Spanaway areas, taking photos and visiting with neighbors, politicians and various representatives of the Sheriff’s department, including Sheriff Paul Pastor himself. On A Street and 117th in parkland, Safe Streets had a very large, well attended event. Representative Dawn Morrell…
Senator Murray visits JBLM Wednesday for update on local implementation of Veterans Jobs Law
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, will visit JBLM tomorrow to discuss her VOW to Hire Heroes Act, a landmark veterans’ employment law, to see how it is making an impact in Tacoma. The Senator will receive briefings from Army and Air Force…
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