Please join us as we fight food waste and food insecurity by gleaning some precious produce to send to local hunger relief organizations. As an added bonus, you’ll get to take home some of the harvest! Thanks for your interest in gleaning with us; together, we can make a world of difference, and we look…
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Central Pierce Relay For Life June 21
25th annual Relay to benefit the American Cancer Society. Central Pierce Relay For Life, 21 June 2025 from 12- 4 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Ave S, Tacoma WA 98444. This is a celebration of cancer survivors and caregivers with a free meal, free t-shirt, and community gifts. FUNdraisers on site, children’s activities,…
Rotary Fundraiser Auction May 3
The Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway will hold its annual fundraiser auction on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Marymount Event Center. The ticket price is $80 for dinner and a drink. There is usually a dessert auction also. The event theme is “Shake, rattle, and roll,” it is a fifties themed charity auction. If you…
Cultural & Resource Fair May 3 at SMS
Spanaway Middle School, on May 3, will be the site of a Cultural & Resource Fair. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 15701 B Street E, Tacoma, WA 98445. Over the past 40 years, the Spanaway area has been steadily diversifying. Historically it has always been a great place…
Is There Enough Water for 48,000 More Residents Moving to Spanaway this Decade?
By Kirk Kirkland and Al Schmauder Will Pierce County be able to meet future demand for clean drinking water required by increasing population and development in the Chambers-Clover watershed? Two years ago, Pierce County altered zoning along Pacific Avenue, 112th Street, Meridian, and 176th Street to allow up to 5 story buildings within one quarter…
Frugals April 28 for Scholarships at FP Foundation
The Franklin Pierce Foundation will be the beneficiary of 100% of the profits from Frugals on Monday, April 28. Whatever you buy will contribute to the local scholarship foundation that benefits seniors through scholarships from the Franklin Pierce District that are going to post high school education programs.
Night work on Pacific Ave. (SR7)
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has released a notice of nighttime lane closures to Pacific Ave. in Spanaway, beginning Monday, April 21. Below are the specifics: Overnight travelers who use State Route 7 in Spanaway will want to plan extra time starting Monday, April 21. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department…
Seeking public input on housing, homeless strategies for next five years
PIERCE COUNTY — Residents are invited to join staff members from Pierce County Human Services to provide input on housing and homeless priorities that will guide services provided in the County for the next five years. The community feedback session will be Monday, April 28 from 9 a.m. – noon at Sprinker Recreation Center, 521 Military…
Chamber Clover Watershed meeting features plans for Spanaway Lake
The Spanaway Lake Management District’s Lake Cyanobacteria Management Plan and how the District Plans to implement an oxygenation system in the coming years will be a featured topic for Wednesday’s Chambers Clover Creek Watershed Council meeting, April 16, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. As always, each of the participating organizations in this watershed council will…
Fairfax Bridge Closed
I just received a call from Pierce County Emergency Management line. CARBONADO – Effectively immediately, the Washington State Department of Transportation has closed the State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic until further notice. The single-lane bridge is located at milepost 11.5, three miles south of Carbonado in Pierce…
Lions Disabled Kids Easter Egg Hunt
On Saturday, April 19, right at 10 a.m., the Spanaway Lions will hold an easter egg hunt for disabled kids and their families. The event will be held at the Prairie House Museum, in the grassy field behind the garage. The address is 710 176th Street, Spanaway, WA 98387, adjacent to the Fir Lane Memorial…
Is the Good Neighbor Village being a good neighbor?
SPANAWAWY CONCERNED CITIZENS — We still have a real chance to stop the “Good Neighbor Village” project—and we are not giving up! Spanaway Concerned Citizens has filed a motion in Thurston County Superior Court, asking the Honorable Judge Carol Murphy to reconsider her recent dismissal of our Land Use Petition Act (“LUPA”) challenge. This motion…
Pierce Prairie Post 