SPANAWAY, WA — Friday was the grand opening of the new Spanaway Starbucks. If you missed it, they will have another celebration, next time on a Saturday, October 4. Here are a few photos from Friday Morning. Manager Crisstal Hadman says the store opens at 4:30a.m., so stop by early if you like.
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Remains of Chris Virdell identified
By Marianne Lincoln Today, The News Tribune broke the story that remains found February 28 in Lewis County were identified as belonging to Chris Videll of Spanaway. Chris has been missing since February 9, 2012 when he failed to show up for a shift at work that morning. After my regular work day, I headed…
New Spanaway Starbucks Grand Opening Sept. 26
Crisstal Hadman, the Store Manager for the new Spanaway Starbucks, would love for you to join them for their Grand Opening on September 26th, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new location is near the Jack in the Box and Walmart on the Mountain Highway. There will also be another Grand Opening event on Saturday October 4th.
Over 500 vehicles expected at Sept. 27 Classic Car & Truck Show
Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold the 12th annual Hi-Tech Collision Classic Car and Truck Show at Sprinker Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 27. The free spectator event will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and more than 500 classic cars and trucks are anticipated to be on display. “This year we’re…
Bethel Grad Scott Downey – protecting the North Pole?
[Editor Note: I had to use this headline, I grew up in Spanaway next door to Scott Downey who is mentioned in this article. He is doing his job, protecting the wilderness. He says this location is actually closer to Fairbanks, AK. ] EPA settles with Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC, for hazardous waste violations…
Spanaway Park boat ramp and Bresemann Boulevard to close for construction Sept 15
The public boat ramp in Spanaway Park will be closed Sept. 15 to Oct. 24 so crews can replace the pavement in the ramp’s parking area with pervious pavement that will help filter out contaminants from stormwater before it enters the stormwater system. Bresemann Boulevard – the road through the park – will be closed to through…
Touch a Truck – opportunity for kids
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.
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…
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