SPANAWAY, WA — On June 18 & 19, the section of B street in front of Spanaway Middle School will be temporarily closed. The closure is to build a sanitary sewer manhole. The closure is from 152nd Street and 160th Street, 7 am to 7 pm daily. County Engineer Brian Stacy signed the notices posted…
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Are you ready to become Tacoma now?
There have been several recent hearings held by Pierce County on something being called Vision 2030. Fairly unknown, but potent part of that vision being crafted by the Puget Sound Regional Council – a board made up of elected officials, but not elected as a body – is a requirement to end the proliferation of…
Are you ready for Fruit on the Loop?
Word today from Alice Shibig, “I just got a phone call from Shouana and Connell, they are in Portland Oregon headed this way with peaches and nectarines. ” Located on Spanaway Loop Road near Tule Lake Road, the Rainier Christian Church and at the doorstep of the Shibig farm is a favorite spot to cruise in for…
Traffic Impacts SR 7 northbound at 208th St.
Traffic Impacts SR 7 northbound Road work on SR 7 northbound from milepost 45.9 near 208th St E to milepost 46.0 near 205th St Ct E beginning at 9:00 pm on June 9, 2014 until about 5:00 am on June 10, 2014. Map Location
Pierce Transit set for anti-terrorism exercise June 12
Transit personnel will participate in a terrorist response exercise in two locations on Thursday, June 12. Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway and Washington State Fair & Event Center in Puyallup will each be the scene of simulated terrorist attacks on Pierce Transit buses. More than 60 volunteers will assist by playing passengers on the buses,…
B Street intersection now open in Spanaway
SPANAWAY, WA — The new and improved intersection at B Street and 176th Street is now open in Spanaway. The north-south portion on B street through the intersection and the west side at 176th opened. On the east section from B Street to about 7th Avenue, the asphalt was still too hot for driving. It is…
Closure near 176th Street East and B Street East intersection June 7-8
Pierce County will close 300 feet of 176th Street East just east of the 176th Street East and B Street East intersection for reconstruction from 7 a.m. June 7 to 5 a.m. June 9. Crews will excavate the existing roadway, place crushed rock, and pave the new roadway. While three legs of the intersection will…
Yard Sale at the Museum – June 7
YARD SALE at the Prairie House Museum June 7, Noon-2 p.m. 812 E. 176th Street To donate salable goods, call 360-832-6662 Proceeds support the museum. The address for the C!S yard sale, 802 174th St South.
Choir Summer Camp – June 22-27
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Again this summer, students who are ages twelve and up may learn to sing and dance with the Spanaway Lake Music Company! Spanaway Lake High School will host the third annual Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Summer Camp beginning with a rehearsal from 9:00 am to noon, on Friday, June 22,…
Community invited to series of open houses on Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Pierce County’s unincorporated population is expected to grow by 75,000 residents by the year 2030. The community is invited to learn how that growth will be accommodated through a series of open houses planned for May and June. The open houses, which are part of the review and update of Pierce…
Spanaway – the book!
Over this past year, several of us who have knowledge of the earlier Spanaway, or Spanueh, worked with Jean Sensel, a local historian and former owner of the historic Exchange Tavern, to supply information and photos as she assembled the following book for the Images of America series. It is now available for order. Congratulations Jean!…
Wine and Chocolate Affair at Marymount
By Marianne Lincoln It was Friday evening and just a day past my birthday, what better way to spend than over at the Marymount Event Center where booths with delicious wines, chocolates, cheeses and gifts were set up for perusing and sampling. It was a room where the passion and decadence of chocolate candies were mixing with…
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