Saturday, September 6, at Sprinker Recreation Center, Pierce County Parks hosted an event where kids could get a chance to see job related vehicles up close and personal. From school buses, to hydrovacs, to paint striping machines, kids could look in, climb on and touch. Here are a few highlights in photos.
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Western Divisionals – Spanaway Lakefest Sept. 6-7
Here are a few photos from Saturday, more action on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.
Spanaway Lakefest this weekend!
By Marianne Lincoln I made that up, sounds good doesn’t it? Spanaway Lakefest. It needed it’s own name. Its actually a really an exciting event that takes over the lake with roaring hydros, the park with bustling crews, visitors and vendors and fills Spanaway with the same great sound as Seafest in Seattle! It’s the annual races…
County invites kids to sixth annual Touch-A-Truck event
Honk if you love trucks! Pierce County’s Parks and Recreation Services department will roll out the big-rigs on Saturday so kids of all ages can get a fun, hands-on experience at no cost. The sixth annual Touch-A-Truck event takes place Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Sprinker…
End of the season for Fruit on the Loop
It’s Labor Day and that signals the end of the annual fruit stand on Spanaway Loop Road…. well, almost. This year Connell and Shouna Goodman brought in a couple extra truckloads for the end of the season and there just might be a little left over for Tuesday. If you haven’t gotten your last peaches, apples or…
Puget SoundCorps to help restore urban forest near Spanaway Creek
A Puget SoundCorps crew will remove English ivy and Himalayan blackberry from trees in Pierce County’s Bresemann Forest starting Aug. 4. Getting rid of these invasive plants will improve the health of the trees and the adjacent Spanaway Creek. Pierce County obtained the Puget SoundCorps’ assistance through the Urban Forestry Restoration Project, administered by Washington State…
Explosion and fire near Spanaway Lake
Dan Fox reported on his Facebook page today that there was an explosion and fire in a home near Spanaway Lake Tuesday afternoon. Central Pierce Fire and Rescue responded, but the house just to the east also caught fire due to the intensity of the blaze. His house was next-door to the west. No one was…
Spanaway’s Historical Society Picnic
SPANAWAY, WA — Each year on the third Sunday in July, the Spanaway Historical Society holds its annual picnic at the Prairie House Museum on 176th Street. Although the driveway was a bit difficult to find this year due to road construction, the event went off well on the cool, cloudy rainless day. Jean Sensel…
Toxic Algae present at Ohop Lake, Spanaway Lake, Twin Lakes, and Whitman Lake
CAUTION: Toxic Algae present at Ohop Lake, Spanaway Lake, Twin Lakes, and Whitman Lake July 17, 2014 Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department wants you to know there is a toxic algae bloom in the above lakes. These lakes are unsafe for people and pets. Keep children and pets away from areas with algae Do not swim,…
Pierce County Council approves restrictions on tractor-trailer parking
After removing a provision dealing with increased parking fines in general, members of the Pierce County Council voted 6-1 to restrict the parking of semi trailers along the roadside in certain areas of the county at night. Citing safety concerns for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists, the ordinance bans commercial semi drivers from parking their trailers…
Upcoming weekend events, July 18-20
You will also find these events through the Calendar link at the top of the page. Washington Ladies Riding Club Association, 7/18-20, Tacoma Horseman’s Unit, Spanaway, WLRCA State Meet Competition Breakfast at the Marymount Senior Center, Saturday, 7/19 WA State Miniature Equine Association – Open Show 7/19, beginning at 9 a.m.. Frontier Park, Graham Spanaway Historical…
Bridging the Gap – Night out in Spanaway
The Marymount Event Center was the sight of a delightful new event for the Parkland-Spanaway area this evening. They called it Bridging the Gap. The sponsors were the LeMay Family Collection Foundation and Pacific Lutheran University. Beneficiaries of the evening’s bounty areB.E.S.T Dollars for Scholars, Franklin Pierce YOUTH FIRST!, and the Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children. There…
Pierce Prairie Post 