Pierce Prairie POST

09/19/2025

Tonight, I am trying to wrap my brain around the event I just witnessed at the Washington State Historical Museum. This was right up there with the night I was at the museum for the Leschi Exoneration Trial. I walked in a little late, because I wasn't off work in time for arrival. Center stage was Ramona Bennett Bill, now a frail 88-year-old, sitting in a chair with a large photo projected over her....

Tonight, I am trying to wrap my brain around the event I just witnessed at the Washington State Historical Museum. This was right up there with the night I was at the museum for the Leschi Exonerat…

09/13/2025

News: A salmon was spotted near the small dam in Chambers Creek. This is since the recent allowance of 532 Chinook salmon over the Dam at Chamber Bay. Conversations are occurring online between the members of Pierce County Surface Water Management (PCSWM), the Chambers Clover Watershed Council (CCWC), and the Clover Creek Restoration Alliance (CCRA) on the condition of the creeks, watershed, lake management, salmon, dam removal, and more....

News: A salmon was spotted near the small dam in Chambers Creek. This is since the recent allowance of 532 Chinook salmon over the Dam at Chamber Bay. Conversations are occurring online between the…

09/13/2025

These pictures are the condition of Spanaway Lake four weeks after the second EutroSORB G application this year to prevent Spanaway Lake's annually recurring harmful cyanobacteria blooms, September 9, 2025. The Health Department closed the lake on August 20, 2025. Comments from Don Russell: It should be obvious to all unbiased observers of the behavior of Spanaway Lake that a pending harmful cyanobacteria bloom is in progress. ...

These pictures are the condition of Spanaway Lake four weeks after the second EutroSORB G application this year to prevent Spanaway Lake’s annually recurring harmful cyanobacteria blooms, Sep…

09/13/2025

A new book, Saving the Nisqually Delta, chronicles the decades-long citizen activism that saved the Nisqually Delta from industrialization. Located eight miles northeast of Olympia, Washington, the Nisqually Delta is one of the country’s last unspoiled estuaries. Author Janine Gates, an Olympia-based journalist and photographer, is best known for her community news blog, Little Hollywood, at www.janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com. She wrote more than 500 articles between 2009 – 2019....

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A new book, Saving the Nisqually Delta, chronicles the decades-long citizen activism that saved the Nisqually Delta from industrialization. Located eight miles northeast of Olympia, Washington, the…

09/11/2025

Spanaway Cemetery cleanup, 9-11-25

09/07/2025

On Thursday, September 11, there will be a cleanup at the old Spanaway Cemetery according to Spanaway Historical Society past President Boojee Bowman. The volunteers will be trimming the grass, edging with w**d eaters, picking up branches and trash, cleaning a few headstones and general maintenance preparing for Fall & Winter. If you are interested in assisting, show up at 4 p.m. on Thursday the 11th and bring your work cloves, any useful tools, and something to keep yourself hydrated.

On Thursday, September 11, there will be a cleanup at the old Spanaway Cemetery according to Spanaway Historical Society past President Boojee Bowman. The volunteers will be trimming the grass, edg…

09/07/2025

September 19 & 20 will be another chance to get a few good deals and help the Parkland Community Center. Located at 214 121st St E, Parkland, WA, the Rummage sales will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

September 19 & 20 will be another chance to get a few good deals and help the Parkland Community Center. Located at 214 121st St E, Parkland, WA, the Rummage sales will take place from 11 a.m. …

09/07/2025

This year, life is good for Chinook Salmon at Chambers Bay. The Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reported they released 532 Chinook salmon to finish their lives in Chambers Creek (see Escapement Report). The last time this happened was August 1999, 25 years ago! This is truly historic and wonderful for people and fish. Now, we want to get your reports of salmon sighted in Chambers Creek....

This year, life is good for Chinook Salmon at Chambers Bay. The Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reported they released 532 Chinook salmon to finish their lives in Chambers Creek (see E…

09/06/2025

Congratulations Graham Kapowsin High for beating last year's state champs, O'Dea at Art Crate Stadium and as the opening season TV game, 40 to 34!
(With 1.:05 left in the 4th, O'Dea got the ball, then FUMBLED!)

09/06/2025

GKHS v. O'Dea high school football game televised live tonight on KINGTV+
Game at Art Crate Field

Watch the entire Big Game of the Week high school football game live on KING 5+.

09/03/2025

GARDENERS DO YOU HAVE EXTRA END OF YEAR PRODUCE? St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Food Pantry, 22419 108th Ave E., Graham, is asking all gardeners to donate your extra produce (vegetables, fruit), on Thursdays- all day, or by 9am on Fridays. Please put your produce/fruit in the coolers located on the deck on the south side of the church building. St. Paul’s Food Pantry serves over 200 individuals weekly. Your donations make a difference to many.

GARDENERS DO YOU HAVE EXTRA END OF YEAR PRODUCE? St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Food Pantry, 22419 108th Ave E., Graham, is asking all gardeners to donate your extra produce (vegetables, fruit), on Thu…