One of the Bethel District’s most heavily attended events, ABC Day is happening at Graham Kapowsin High school this year. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and usually draws between 6,000 and 7,000 visitors. Set up is happening as I write this. BOB the bus was filled with boxes, students are helping…
Weigh in on South Hill Incorporation Study by Oct. 8
By Councilman Dave Morell Dear Neighbors, There’s some potentially big news for District 1. At Monday’s Community Development Committee, we received a presentation from the County’s Planning and Public Works Department on a study the County began in 2023 that explores the fiscal effects of South Hill as a stand-alone city or an area of annexation. This is an informational…
Founders Day at Pioneer Farm
Pioneer Farm Museum & Ohop Indian Village, 7716 Ohop Valley Rd E, Eatonville, WA 98328 will be holding its Founders Day Event one of four days (October 7, 8, 14, 15). Cost is $20/person for an all day pass. That includes a Pioneer Farm tour, Native American Seasons tour, craft, games, buggy ride, music, and…
Lacamas Harvest Festival – October 7
It’s time for the Harvest Festival at the Lacamas Community Center! More than 30 local crafters and small business owners will be on hand selling their unique items, jams, vegetables, paparazzi jewelry, hand knitted and crochet items, color street, Scentsy, signs, horse nightlights, diaper cakes and much more! Time to start that early Christmas shopping. The…
All Bethel Community Day – Oct. 7
Saturday, October 7, 2023, is All Bethel Community Day, aka ABC Day. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., non-profit organizations, medical facilities, military and other local community groups will converge on Graham-Kapowsin High School and show who they are, what they do and how they interact with the Bethel area community. Each year, the event…
No services for unincorporated area homeless?
By Various Authors, as noted Editor: [This email arrived from Bethel Superintendent Seigel today] I received the following email from Pastor Samara Jenkins of Spanaway United Methodist Church today. It is worth reading to understand the Catch 22 aspect of being a homeless family in this area. We had new first-day-of-school pics again today because we welcomed another…
A real Pow Wow at Bethel High Sept. 23
They are no longer the Bethel Braves, they are the Bethel Bison, but the commitment to the area’s diversity and origin is there. On September 23, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., four school districts, Bethel, Yelm, North Thurston, and Olympia will present a back to school Pow Wow. This event will include dancers in…
2018, Pam Roach predicted Tiny Home problems
This is a story I found from the News Tribune in 2018 about the County Council voting to allow tiny home villages. It has some parallels to todays predicament with the Spanaway location. Perhaps, since this was all under the same County Executive, the plan was always to put the alcohol, drug and mental issues…
More Tiny Home county changes Sept. 25, Oct. 3
It appears the Pierce County Council is just finessing the effective dates on this proposal. In all honesty, they are awaiting the decision of the Growth Management Hearings Board. That hearing is December 6, 2023. Watch for changes after that decision announcement. Here are the hearing dates for this latest change. The Pierce County Council…
The rain is finally headed this way
It has been a very dry year, perhaps a record. We lost a lot of aquatic creatures to dry creeks. There is a week of rain coming, that rain will move salmon up the river and creeks. So get out your raingear and your fishing poles. From Al Schmauder, noted Clover Creek walking steward: My…
Vanishing water – bits from other stewards
To whom it may concern: My name is Diane Dumond. I lived on carp lake for 15 years. I was a stream team volunteer taking water samples from the lake for 17 years. I have worked in the field of water testing for over 40 years. There seems to be a question as to whether…
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – PARKLAND SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER
Prepared by Parkland Community Assn. 8/1/2023 For additional information go to: SAVEPARKLANDSCHOOL.ORG 1. What’s this about? In May of 2022 the school was being sold to developers for demolition to build an apartment building. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) no longer had use for East Campus and was pursuing this option. Citizens of Parkland felt the historic school…
Pierce Prairie Post 