FREDERICKSON, WA — Monday, September 30 at 7:20 a.m. an EF-1 tornado passed through the Frederickson area. Several buildings, trees, automobiles and rail cars were damaged by the cell. The weather service reported the tornado had winds up to 110 m.p.h. Buildings belonging to EnCon and Northwest Door near 190th and Canyon Road suffered damage as…
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Wind gust possible to 57 mph tonight!
From the National Weather Service: Wind Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 …POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WINDSTORM TO AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT… .EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTER THAT WILL MAKE LANDFALL THIS EVENING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FAR NORTH…
ABC Day and car show photos
SPANAWAY, WA — Was it a camel? A zebra? A moose? Yes, it was all that and, it was ABC Day at Spanaway Lake High School. There was food from Challenger’s catering program, robots, balloon art, spinning wheels for prizes, free toothbrushes and many, many other interesting things to see. At the 723 Networking booth, a big…
Having a great time today – what rain?
SPANAWAY, WA — ABC Day at Bethel’s Spanaway Lake High School is an indoor sport, so the deluge of rain coming down today really doesn’t matter, there’s something marvelous to do in spite of it. Over at Sprinker Recreation Center, the baseball fields are too wet to drive the cars on, so the classic cars are…
Sprinker Car Show and ABC Day Saturday
SPANAWAY, WA — Saturday, September 28 is a big day in the Spanaway area. It is both a major car show at Sprinker Recreation Center that is likely to have over 1500 entries, but it is also the Bethel community expo known as ABC Day. Due to limited parking at Spanaway Lake High School where ABC…
PCTV wins 5 first-place programming awards
Pierce County TV, which produces videos about people, programs and events in the region, won five first-place awards for programming by a leading national industry group. Judges with the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors awarded a total of 14 “Government Programming Awards” to PCTV during its annual conference earlier this month. The awards…
Spanaway man nabs theft suspect on bicycle
By Marianne Lincoln SPANAWAY, WA — I was out for a morning jog on A Street. I heard the sound of a vehicle skidding in the gravel behind me. Then there was the voice of a man shouting, “Come back here!” I kept going and dodged behind a semi trailer parked at the edge of the…
Brookdale Road sewer main replacement project starts Oct. 1
Pierce County will begin replacing the sewer main along Brookdale Road in Parkland Oct. 1. The project is expected to last through February 2015. Work will begin at the intersection of A Street and 133rd Street East and move north to Brookdale Road. The project, managed by Public Works and Utilities, will continue along Brookdale Road…
County ferry system saves $137,770 in fuel costs
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County saved $137,770 in diesel fuel costs for its ferries thanks to a new system that enables the engines to run cleaner and burn fuel more efficiently. This translated to a savings of approximately 23,657 gallons of diesel fuel during the first year of operation. The county installed Emissions Technology, Inc.’s…
DUI task force’s taxi program kicks-off Sept. 28
PIERCE COUNTY — Fun-seekers heading for 6th Avenue’s nightclubs this Saturday night in Tacoma will have help scoring a taxi ride home if they’ve had too much to drink. The rides – the first 25 of which will be free for groups sharing a ride within Tacoma – are sponsored by the Tacoma Pierce County…
Part 5: George Bush Washington State’s First Settler
By Chuck Haviland Pierce County was formed out of Thurston County in 1852. It’s most notable for having the tallest mountain in the Cascade Mountain Range, Mt. Rainier. It was known to the Indians as Mt. Tahoma. In Feburay 1854, the new legislature was called into place. Their first item of business was to grant George…
Bye, bye Post Office hole!
SPANAWAY, WA — Today’s visit to the Spanaway Post Office revealed a pleasant surprise, the hole at the entrance has been filled with rip rap. There is no longer a giant hole that will fill with water and swallow small cars of unwary drivers. A few months ago, while the hole was filled with water, the Post sent…
Pierce Prairie Post 