Known as the STP, the Seattle to Portland ride has been running since 1979, except for 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. Registration closed today, July 7, 2024. The race begins about 5 a.m. at the University of Washington’s E-18 parking lot near all the sports facilities. The first riders will begin coming though…
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Spanaway community
P/S We Need a Parade!
By Marianne Lincoln Parkland and Spanaway have been communities longer than Tacoma has been a city. Years ago, we had the Parkland Roundup which included a rodeo on Gonyea Park and the surrounding area that is now housing. (I really don’t understand why it isn’t still park land. Someone please explain.) So our sense of…
The (new) Commercial Aviation Work Group will begin meeting July 11
PIERCE COUNTY COUNCIL — The Commercial Aviation Work Group—created by the Legislature last year—will host its first public meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Capital Event Center in Tumwater. The Commercial Aviation Work Group, established by the Legislature last year, will evaluate the long-range commercial aviation and transportation needs of Washington State. This includes exploring…
Stop building cul-de-sacs in unincorporated county
EDITORIAL OPINION Years ago, when the Spanaway Community Association was starting and the Growth Management Act was in its infancy, Pierce County explained to us that the housing developments with cul-de-sacs were useful to slow crime. The county was allowing, mostly even, asking developers to build all these little pocket communities on large parcels. Each…
Hearing Examiner allows the Village to proceed
The decision has arrived. The Hearings Examiner is allowing the tiny home village in the Spanaway Marsh area to proceed. His decision is at the link here: https://pals.piercecountywa.gov/public/documentView?docSysId=2135634 The document is 79 pages long. The findings and conclusions begin on page 20. Page 49 is the end of the report. The remaining pages are documentation,…
Black bears in Spanaway? Yes.
Spanaway is traditional territory for many wild animals. This morning, June 1, a black bear was spotted between 255th Street and 260th crossing the Mountain Highway (SR7). Here are some safety tips if you come across one unexpectedly. Even this editor has seen one on 8th Avenue South, also about 255th Street. With a large…
A Tale of Two Wetland Specialists
by Claudia Finseth27 March, 2024 Last week the Tacoma News Tribune carried some interesting articles related to the Hearing Examiner meetings that had just wrapped up on the proposed use of the Spanaway Marsh for a high-density development. The plan is for a tiny home village for people experiencing chronic homelessness at the end of…
May 26, Memorial Day Service at Fir Lane
Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PT is the Annual Memorial Day service at Fir Lane, followed by a barbecue and refreshments. Fir Lane Memorial Park and Funeral, 924 176th St East, Spanaway, WA 98387. Get Directions Link out icon Website Link out icon
Donations needed for new homeless facility
Family Promise of Pierce County has housed DOZENS of families since our doors opened in Jan 2024. We need YOUR help now more than ever as the current grant cycles have ended and though we are constantly applying haven’t been yet selected for the next cycle.. There are still HUNDREDS of children in parks, in…
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…
Conservation Futures Information Sessions
If you have an organization located in Pierce County, you may be eligible to sponsor or steward a conservation project through the Pierce County Conservation Futures program. The next application funding cycle begins in 2025, and we want to ensure that your community doesn’t miss the opportunity to participate! Conservation Futures strives to ensure a high quality…
2024 Spanaway Cemetery Clean-up Project
On Wednesday, May 22nd, from 4:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., the old Spanaway Pioneer Cemetery will have it’s annual cleanup project. Loretta Fulk of the LDS Church and Boojee Bowman of the Spanaway Historical Society are leading the project. In past years, the Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis led the project. For the past several years, the LDS…
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