Tacoma, Washington – Dr. Jordan (Jay) Murray Reifel, Jr. passed peacefully in the arms of his beloved wife, Patti, on April 7, 2024 at their winter home in Dana Point, California. Jay was born a baby boomer in Pasadena, California, and graduated from San Marino High School (1968). As a 4th generation Pasadenan, he was…
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We did it!
The Parkland community raised enough money through grants, donations, and a state allocation to make the earnest money and now, the down payment on the Parkland School! With that, PLU has agreed to hold a contract for the balance of the funds at 0% interest. On May 10, the transaction closed and Parkland Community Assn….
Frederickson Resource Fair, June 6
The Pierce County Thriving Together Resource Event is a free event that’s ideal for local small business owners and entrepreneurs to network and learn about free resources available to help businesses thrive in Pierce County. We’re sending you this information to make sure you know about the event and can help to share with your…
Saturday, April 6, Daffodil Parade
It’s in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting this weekend, the Annual Daffodil Parade is back to cheer us up for Springtime! As usual in the Spring, the weather will be 50 degrees F with intermittent rain showers, so bring your umbrella or rain hat. If you watch the weather report, you can now choose which…
6pm, March 26 New Bethel High Groundbreaking
It has been almost 20 years in the making and the ground is not yet broken for the new Bethel High School site. Years ago, the large field was used by parachutists. Next, the Rainier View Chirstian Church was built on the front of the site, across the street from North Star Elementary School. At…
PLU announces education and care district in Parkland
Today, February 6, 2024, Pacific Lutheran University announced a partnership with Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicaine, and MultiCare. They plan to address health care provider shortages in Pierce County and other areas beyond. Here is the announcement: Today marks an exciting day for PLU’s future, and I want you to be among the…
The PO Box is due and prices are up again
Rent, property taxes and Post Office Boxes are all higher. Yes, even the Post Office Box for the Spanaway Community Association keeps going up. The PO Box annual cost is now more than the monthly rent on my first home. How times change. If you can chip in a few dollars to help, it would…
Scandinavian Christmas celebrations Dec 6, 10
The Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) at PLU will be hosting their annual Scandinavian Christmas Celebrations soon. On December 6, 2023, there will be a Christmas Service in Norwegian language. The Julegudstjeneste will begin at 7 p.m. in the University Center downstairs room 100. There will be Norwegian treats and coffee after the service. On December…
Donate to Stuff the Bus Dec. 2
The annual Bethel Stuff the Bus donation event will be December 2, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the WalMart on the Mountain Highway in Spanaway. This will assist local families in need. Accepted are toys, gift cards, canned and packaged food, children’s clothing and children’s books.
Historic Collins School becomes Gates High School
By Marianne Lincoln Today, November 8, 2023, was the Open House for the new Gates High School. The building is familiar, it was formerly Collins School. The Collins Elementary students are now in a new building to the west on 128th Street. This past year, the Franklin Pierce School District has been remodeling the building…
Nov. 1, participate in the Walking School Bus
Story updated below original story. This event is hosted by the Spanaway Middle School. The purpose of this event is to unite our community in raising awareness about the current lack of safe infrastructure for walking and biking routes for students in our area. We believe this is a matter of great importance and are…
Four bumps in the road
If you have travelled Waller Road or Military Road in the past several months, you may have noticed the orange “bump” signs that have been there awhile. Contractors have worked on the intersection and then seemingly abandoned it, leaving the drop offs to make the crossings uncomfortable at best, or damaging our vehicle undercarriages at…
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