Here is a list of Washington state place names. These are some of the most challenging to pronounce, but if you can’t, people will know you are not from here. Bucoda, Burien, Camano, Cathlamet, Centralia, Chehalis, Cheney, Chewelah, Clatskanie, Cle Elum, Conconully, Cosmopolis, Cusick, Des Moines, Dewatto, DuPont, Duvall, Eatonville, Ellensburg, Endicott, Entiat, Enumclaw, Ephrata,…
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March 28 Easter Egg Hunt for Disabled Kids
Due to Easter’s Saturday being the Grand Floral Daffodil Parade this year, the Spanaway Lions Club decided to hold their Disabled kids Easter Egg Hunt on March 28, 2026. It will be held as always, at the Prairie House Museum backyard lawn at 10am sharp. What: Easter Egg Hunt for Disabled KidsWhen: March 28, 2026,…
Washington State Patriotic Day – Saturday March 21, 2026, 2-4PM
We are in the 250th year of America’s existence. To celebrate locally, the Washington State Patriotic Day is being celebrated on March 21, 2026 by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars. Washington State Patriotic Day serves to celebrate patriotism and honor service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. There…
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Local eVTOL company asking for investors
By Marianne Lincoln eVTOL is electric Vertical Take Off & Landing. You know those flying cars we always dreamed about? This is it. More new language, Vertiport – a landing pad for the VTOL Yes, the Vertiports are part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) latest proposals and city planning horizon. Local Spanaway native, engineer,…
How to help a neighbor or friend
By Marianne Lincoln Over and over I read posts on social media about a friend, family member, a neighbor, or a woman with children on the street all who need social services of some kind. The biggest problem is most people are not versed in available social services. The social services come from so many…
Who is Spanaway?
By Marianne Lincoln Let me be clear. If Spanaway and Parkland do not decide to incorporate as communities, Pierce County is on its way to decide to make you part of a big city called Frederickson. Are you Parkland? Or, are you a suburb of Frederickson? You are going to need to make that decision…
Jan 22 – SB6181 Hearing in Olympia 1pm on forced city incorporation vote
Got that? Pierce County would be able to trigger a vote on incorporation inside the urban growth boundary, without a petition, without the Boundary Review Board, etc. if this bill is passed. It looks like South Hill is their first likely target. It has the highest potential revenue for a city. But the south county…
Stuff the Bus Dec 6
This Saturday at the Spanaway Walmart is the annual Public-School Employees, Stuff the Bus event! Saturday, December 6th7:00am – 4:00pm Spanaway Walmart20307 Mountain Hwy ESpanaway, WA 98387 Staff will be there from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to collect donations for Bethel Community Services “Holidays of Hope” program that will help families in need. They’re…
Budget push with some holiday gifts
By Marianne Lincoln It is a quiet morning, but the past few weeks have been busy with things that needed to happen for me before the holiday rush. With Thanksgiving around the corner, we are about to have a barrage of holiday invitations, events, and all the trimmings will be put up around the community….
Fantasy Light Walk Time Nov 22 & 23
Pierce County once again will present the sights and sounds of the holiday season in Spanaway Park. On November 22 and 23, there will be four sessions for walkers through the experience called Fantasy Lights. Event Details Fantasy Lights Walk takes you through two miles of animated displays at Spanaway Park in Spanaway, Washington. Walkers of all…
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