Woof Woof Walk, Oct. 19

PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Come dress with or without a costume for you and your canine companion.  The event is Saturday, Oct 19 from 9:00am-12noon at Spanaway Park, 14905 Bresemann Blvd S in Spanaway.  There are routes of 1.5 & 3 miles, all paved and suitable for all abilities. Registered participants are entered into a “ruffle”…

Grant provides FP another resource officer

Pierce County Sheriff receives school resource officer grant, officer to serve Franklin Pierce Schools PARKLAND, WA — On Sept. 27, the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) division announced that Pierce County Sheriff’s Dept. received a COPS hiring grant for $125,000. The grant award is in partnership with Franklin Pierce Schools. The grant…

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…

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…

Parkland Parish Quilt Co has a quiet but strong following

Beside all the noise of dense traffic from Pacific Ave, there is a church building sitting quietly on the side. This building can be easily ignored because of its inconspicuous location. But a colorful quilt shop, Parkland Parish Quilt Co., happened to find this antique church a perfect place to settle. Stepping into the shop,…

Eastside AUSA planning big event for soldiers end of deployment

SPANAWAY, WA — The next Eastside AUSA chapter meeting is Wednesday, September 18. They meet the third Wednesday of every month at JR’s Whistle Stop at 224th and the Mountain Highway (SR7) in Elk Plain. (You will find them on the calendar on the right hand column of our home page.) The group is presently planning…

Flag lowering to honor victims of Washington Navy Yard

Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff, per President Obama’s proclamation, as a mark of respect for the victims of the tragic event at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, Sept. 16. Flags should be lowered immediately and remain at half-staff until…

What community do you live in?

PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Do you live in an unincorporated area of Pierce county? Chances are your US mail address does not accurately reflect the community in which you live. You may have a Puyallup, Spanaway or Graham address, but actually live in Frederickson. Half of the people in Spanaway have Tacoma addresses. Elk Plain…

Glass blocks from the demolished portion of the Parkland School

PARKLAND, WA — A few weeks ago, crews from Rhine Demolition came to Parkland and took out the oldest section of buildings on Garfield street as well as the one story section of the old Parkland School. The demolition was to make was for the new Garfield Station which begins ground excavation next week. After the…

Hudson Bay Company descendants abound in south Pierce County

By Marianne Lincoln SPANAWAY, WA — Long before Washington was a state or even a territory, even before Oregon was a territory, this area was occupied by indigenous people and the fur traders. In 1832, a small contingent from the Hudson’s Bay Company built a storehouse on the shore of Puget Sound at the mouth…