Category: Parkland

Parkland

Lemay’s Marymount Trunk or Treat – a hit even in the rain!

SPANAWAY, WA — Saturday afternoon filled the spaces around Spanaway with ghost, ghouls, fairies, bugs and super heroes. They all came out for the annual Trunk or Treat at Marymount Event Center. Even a few politicians stopped by to see the event. Senator Steve Conway was spotted out among the raindrops and Ninja Turtles. Photo…

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Sidewalks in unincorporated Pierce County?

PIERCE COUNTY , WA — The community is invited to help Pierce County prioritize projects that will bring pedestrian facilities – such as sidewalks and ramps – located in public right-of-way in unincorporated Pierce County into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The county will host four public meetings in November to gather…

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Over 500 vehicles expected at Sept. 27 Classic Car & Truck Show

Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold the 12th annual Hi-Tech Collision Classic Car and Truck Show at Sprinker Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 27. The free spectator event will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and more than 500 classic cars and trucks are anticipated to be on display. “This year we’re…

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Hurra! Hurra! Hurra! PLU hosts Norwegian Constitution Exhibition

The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University will be the U.S. premier of the only traveling exhibition created in Norway to mark the 200 year anniversary of its constitution. In 1814, Denmark lost control over Norway, a territory it had held for over 300 years. Leaders from throughout Norway quickly gathered to craft a…

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Parkland: A Forgotten History, Remembered

[Adela Ramos, professor of English literature and writing at PLUteaches a WRIT 101 Course. In part of the second unit of this course, students explore Parkland to find its wilderness, its beauty, its parks. Joel Zylstra and the professor will be collaborating as part of this unit to show students Parkland and invite them to think of…

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The Lone Tree

[Adela Ramos, professor of English literature and writing at PLUteaches a WRIT 101 Course. In part of the second unit of this course, students explore Parkland to find its wilderness, its beauty, its parks. Joel Zylstra and the professor will be collaborating as part of this unit to show students Parkland and invite them to think of it as their…

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Touch a Truck – opportunity for kids

Saturday, September 6, at Sprinker Recreation Center, Pierce County Parks hosted an event where kids could get a chance to see job related vehicles up close and personal. From school buses, to hydrovacs, to paint striping machines, kids could look in, climb on and touch. Here are a few highlights in photos.

County invites kids to sixth annual Touch-A-Truck event

Honk if you love trucks! Pierce County’s Parks and Recreation Services department will roll out the big-rigs on Saturday so kids of all ages can get a fun, hands-on experience at no cost. The sixth annual Touch-A-Truck event takes place Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Sprinker…

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End of the season for Fruit on the Loop

It’s Labor Day and that signals the end of the annual fruit stand on Spanaway Loop Road…. well, almost. This year Connell and Shouna Goodman brought in a couple extra truckloads for the end of the season and there just might be a little left over for Tuesday. If you haven’t gotten your last peaches, apples or…

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Garfield Street Fair Booth Changes

PARKLAND, WA — This is to notify vendors for the Garfield Street Fair on Saturday of a major change. The change will effect several of the vendors. The permit we received from Pierce County to use Park Avenue was revoked last night due to some technicality. Thus, we are not able to use the vendor…

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