JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Freedom Fest celebration will be held June 28 from 1–11 p.m. at Cowan and Memorial Stadiums on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Main. The headlining act, Grammy-nominated artist Hunter Hayes, will perform on the main stage at 8:30 p.m. The groundbreaking drone show will begin at 10 p.m. at…
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WDF&W receives $1,499,300 grant for oak habitat, prescribed burning and other salmon enhancement on base
As part of a package of $18.5 million for conservation grants, JBLM will receive almost $1.5 million for expanding partnerships, landowner outreach, plant production, and prescribed burning. There are 13 sites and 829 acres where oak habitat and ecosystem enhancements will take place. Here is the portion of the press release noting the local project….
Cantwell & Murray Announce $18.5M For Fish & Wildlife Conservation Projects
Lummi, Skokomish, Colville & Lower Elwha Klallam Tribes — as well WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife and Chelan County – receive federal funding Grants will help restore salmon & wildlife habitat; improve health, biodiversity of WA public lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs…
Parades, Parties and Celebrations!
Roy, Eatonville, Tacoma and JBLM, where to go on the 4th? The Town of Eatonville will be celebrating on the 3rd and 4th of July. The Eatonville Business Association will light up the sky on July 3rd with a fireworks display. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the field behind Eatonville Elementary and Middle…
Public welcome to attend JBLM’s Armed Forces Day May 18
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The 2024 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Armed Forces Day will be on McChord Field’s Heritage Hill May 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Come out and enjoy activities for all ages. Explore static military airplanes and helicopters, vehicle displays including infantry, artillery…
Where to find JBLM training (noise) information
From JBLM Public Affairs, Gary Dangerfield [Editor note: these are so frequent now, I no longer publish them. If you live near JBLM, plan for it regularly. I’ve lived here 66 years now, it is no surprise. They have an important job they are training for.] When JBLM has late-night, or large scale training involving…
Prepare for the powerful sounds of freedom!
The JBLM Air Show at McChord Field is back! If you live anywhere around Spanaway, you know when the JBLM Airshow at McChord Field is happening. The planes start arriving July 12, and trust me, the Thunderbirds would do nothing less than arrive with a roar! Their arrival is around 1-2 pm. The dates: July…
Local Memorial Day programs
On Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 a.m. there will be an opportunity for volunteers to assist with placing flags on Veterans gravesites at Fir Lane Memorial Park, 924 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387. On Sunday, at 1 p.m., there will be a service at Fir Lane Memorial Park in memory of our armed forces…
Water, water isn’t always everywhere, there’s nary a drop to drink
By Marianne Lincoln Land use planning meets sole source aquifer and the fight is on The Pierce County communities of Midland, Summit, Waller, Parkland Spanaway Frederickson, Graham, Elk Plain and South Hill along with Lakewood and University Place have one thing in common, they sit on a sole source aquifer. That means, their only supply…
JBLM 2023 Airshow & Warrior Expo, July 15-16
JBLM 2023 Airshow & Warrior Expo is a ‘GO’ Features U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – The 2023 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo is a “GO” for July 15-16 at McChord Field. This will be JBLM’s first airshow in seven years. The all-day event will feature the U.S. Air Force…
Comments by County Reviewers of the Tiny Homes Project in Spanaway
[Editor: This is information from the project site at Planning and Land Services and these are comments by County employees who are moving the project along as part of their jobs. Those of you who may want to make public comments, may find some of their comments useful information from which to ask questions.] Reviewer…
Tear gas 25 years ago – it hasn’t happened again
25 years ago, September 24, 1997, a U.S. Army training unit released tear gas in the middle of the night during dense fog. A large area west of Pacific Avenue needed to be evacuated. Residents were taken to a couple of gymnasiums at Camas Prairie and Spanaway Elementary schools a few were taken to local…
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