It is a first. The Bethel District is starting school on August 30, 2023, before Labor Day weekend. Students will attend August 30 & 31, but not Sept. 1. Then school resumes on September 5 after Labor Day. A link to the Bethel 23-24 school calendar is here. Last day of school is June 14,…
Veto Override today? Aug. 22, 2023
By Marianne Lincoln UPDATED Spanaway, Parkland and Frederickson, being unincorporated urban communities get many promises for infrastructure and services. Since the 1980’s, the Cross Base Highway was promised to help alleviate traffic from all the housing developments the County allowed to squeeze into the area. The highways project meetings went on for decades, involving community…
Listeria bacteria found in milkshakes sold at Parkland Frugals
Washington State Department of Health, August 18, 2023 OLYMPIA – Listeria bacteria found in all milkshake flavors sold at Frugals restaurant at 10727 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma, WA are associated with a foodborne listeriosis outbreak linked to six hospitalizations and three deaths. Investigators found Listeria in the ice cream machines, which were not cleaned correctly. No other Frugals…
Pierce Transit to Pause Bus Rapid Transit Project, Provide Enhanced Bus Service as Interim Measure
Board Approves Project Pause, Interim Service to Allow for Corridor Coordination At an Aug. 14 study session, the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners reviewed the agency’s Pacific Avenue/State Route 7 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plans and voted unanimously to pause the project for now, requesting that agency staff move forward instead with Enhanced Bus service…
August 19th rally for Parkland School
August 19th is the Save Parkland School Rally from 10 to Noon. On that very Saturday, we’re organizing a fantastic “SAVE PARKLAND SCHOOL” rally and clean-up event. It’s going to be a day filled with community spirit, positive action, and making a real difference. Set up is at 9:00 am at Trinity Park. We have hired a professional…
Public Comment to Community First Village application
By Marianne Lincoln It is possible, with the online permit process, to place public comment directly to the permit application process. I have been asked to tell you, the public, this information so you can add your comments to the Tiny Home Village [Calle Community First Village] that is being proposed for the area between…
Canadian News block on Meta?
For those that live relatively close to Canada and have friends exchanging information over Facebook, know that Meta is not allowing Canadian News to be shared. I noticed it myself today. My Canadian Metis friend sent this link to read: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/meta-canadian-news-removal-1.6933829 Apparently, this news block on Meta is affecting the ability to see posts by…
Daytime closure on SR 7 in Alder Aug. 16
EATONVILLE– Daytime travelers who use State Route 7 in Alder will want to build extra time into their trips Wednesday, Aug. 16. From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 16, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close SR 7 between SR 161 and Alder Cutoff Road East. During the closure, drivers will…
Long lines for those with broken mailboxes
Destruction of mail boxes and stealing mail are felony offenses. Unfortunately, it is happening on a regular basis in unincorporated Pierce County. Many Parkland residents have been having their multiple unit boxes, supplied by the USPS, mangled and destroyed by thieves. Afterward, residents are required to pick up their mail at the Post Office. The…
Our 11th Anniversary
The Pierce Prairie Post, a production of the Spanaway Community Association, debuted August 14, 2012. Assisted by Ben Sclair of the Suburban Times, Marianne Lincoln embarked on the effort of providing news to unincorporated Pierce County about local events and issues that were not making it into any other local papers. Although some have lamented…
Garfield Street Fair absence sprouts alternative
In 2023, the Garfield Street Fair in Parkland is not happening. So the newly established Parkland Community Association took matters and the date, as an opportunity to talk about how much the community could benefit from a new community center in the form of the old Parkland School building at a rally August 19, 2023….
Editorial
[Please read the article – Not This Time – before these comments from Cindy Beckett to understand what is going on.] By Cindy Beckett I keep saying this ad nauseum……I don’t care who it is – the Tacoma rescue bunch, the executive and his lying planning dept, or the so-called lead for HUD in WA…
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