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Spanaway community

IBTC Holiday BRAzaar Nov. 23

IBTC Holiday BRAzaar Saturday at 10:00am until November 24 at 3:00pm. Bethel Learning Center – 21818 38th Ave East in Spanaway, WA Please join us for some holiday shopping! Bring your checkbook, your credit cards, and your cash! There are many local direct sellers participating in this event. Proceeds go toward our quest to find a…

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Walk Fantasy Lights on Sunday, Nov. 24

PIERCE COUNTY — Kick off the holiday season this Sunday, Nov. 24 with a sneak, non-motorized preview of the 19th annual Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park. This is the only opportunity to walk through the Northwest’s largest drive-through holiday lights display. The 2.5 mile walk provides a close-up preview of more than 300 animated displays and…

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County invites community to learn about upcoming study of Spanaway Lake

PIERCE COUNTY — Spanaway Lake residents, business owners and recreational users can learn about an upcoming study of the lake’s health at a community meeting on Dec. 4. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Spanaway Lake Elementary, 412 165th St. S. in Spanaway. Pierce County will use information obtained in…

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Dazzling party at Sprinker for the 555th of JBLM

By Marianne Lincoln SPANAWAY, WA — It was a Tuesday afternoon and the parking lot at Sprinker Recreation Center had nary a space left to put another car. The fledgling Eastisde Subchapter of the local AUSA was welcoming soldiers, their wives and children to the center to celebrate. It was a “Welcome Home” party from their deployments and…

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Eastside AUSA to host Welcome Home Party for JBLM’s 555th

SPANAWAY, WA — A Welcome Home  Celebration for the Triple Nickel’s (555th Engineering Battalion) will be held on Tuesday, November 19th from noon to 4p.m. at the Harry Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 C St. South, Tacoma, WA. This event will welcome up to 1800 soldiers and their families to celebrate the unit’s return from deployment….

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Big 2014 County budget public comment and vote Tuesday

PIERCE COUNTY —  The Pierce County Council is poised to approve a 2014 budget that improves the responsiveness of local government, invests in community programs and maintains a stable financial position. The Council approved the budget on second reading by a 7-0 vote on Nov. 12. The Council scheduled its final vote for Tuesday, Nov….

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Watching the ‘Hawks at the Hideaway

By Marianne Lincoln SPANAWAY, WA — Something drew me to the Hideaway Sports Pub and Eatery this afternoon. Partly, it was my love of history. The original building was built before all of the Mountain Highway was completed. Of course, it was also the Seahawks game. Inside, no matter which way you turn,  you can see a big…

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Blocking accident at 8th Ave E, Mtn Highway

WSDOT: Collision SR 7 Southbound Collision on SR 7 southbound at Milepost 46.5 near 8th Ave E beginning at 5:45 p.m. on November 17, 2013 until further notice. The right lane is blocked. The accident was cleared just before 7 p.m.

Prairie House Museum Christmas Open House

The Prairie House Museum Christmas Open House is Dec 8, 1-3 pm, 812 E. 176th Street in Spanaway. Come Celebrate Christmas the old fashion way. The Prairie House Museum is an 1890 farm house. She’s all decorated for you. The tree is trimmed, the cookies are baking, the garland all hung. We will have a…

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Candlelight vigil honors pit bull victim Nga Woodhead

SPANAWAY, WA — A candlelight vigil was held Thursday night on the east side of 162nd and Pacific Avenue for Nga Woodhead, whose death Nov. 5 resulted from injuries sustained in a pit bull attack October 30. Luminaries lined the sidewalk as over 30 people gathered to remember Nga. Her husband Charles and several family members were in attendance….

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