[SR507 & 208th Street – Yes, on the way between Spanaway and Roy! May 20 start!] Three new roundabouts coming to three highways along the Pierce/Thurston county line Travelers should prepare for reduced lanes, lower speed limits on State Route 510, SR 507 and SR 702 LACEY – A project to build roundabouts at three…
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Dominating Scotch Broom with success
By Al Schmauder and Marianne Lincoln 200 years ago, it wasn’t here. The prairies of Western Washington were rife with flowers of multiple varieties. Then Mrs. Tolmie planted the Scotch Broom she imported to remind her of home. The brush grew tall and flourished, dropping seeds into the soil that can last 30 years or…
Knowing the greater Spanaway – Roy area
There is a great deal of history hidden in the bushes and trails of the area south of the Tacoma borders. Although Fort Nisqually resides, reconstructed in the Point Defiance Park, its former footprint lies south of Steilacoom in the city of DuPont. In fact, it had two footprints in DuPont. The 1833 site lies…
Experts to speak about Spanaway Lake April 18
The Spanaway Lake Boathouse will be the site of a community discussion about Spanaway Lake. The event is sponsored by the Clover Creek Restoration Alliance and Spanaway Lake Adventures, the operators of the Boathouse Concession. On April 18, at 11:00 a.m., the presentations will begin from Dr. James Tepper, Don Russell, Kurt Reidinger, Sean Arent,…
Seaport – Goodall Day April 12
Sunday, April 12 at 2pm it will be Jane Goodall Day at the Foss Waterway Seapark, 705 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402. Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall and foster hope for the future, this April for GoodAll Day. GoodAll Day is a day of action and hope. Featuring speakers and a…
Do you have a septic tank in Spanaway?
Sewer or septic? Each has its drawbacks. The sewers are sending far too much fresh water into Puget Sound. The septic tanks put liquids back in the ground, but also with contaminants from detergents, chemical cleaners, and drug use – legal or not. The past thirty years have seen water quality in our rivers, streams…
April 18 Rotary Charity Auction at Marymount
Save the Date!! The Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway’s Annual Charity Auction will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, at Marymount Events Center. We have sponsorship opportunities. Click here for more information. The event is April 18, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. 1950’s attire is suggested, but not mandatory. Have some pocket money ready…
You are a local if you can pronounce all these
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,…
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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