An Eastside AUSA Subchapter (Parkland, Spanaway, Frederickson, Graham, Roy) was formed in March of this year. They are meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at JR’s Whistle Stop in the Elk Plain area at 6 p.m. in the evening. AUSA is the Association of the U.S. Army. AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that…
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Pacific Avenue being re-striped Thursday night
Pacific Avenue in Spanaway is being re-striped this evening (Thursday 7/18) by WSDOT, the Washington State Department of Transportation. Pacific Avenue, also called State Route 7, is being reduced one lane at a time. At 9 p.m., they set up the southbound lanes and traffic is beginning to back up past the Spanaway Golf Course. If you can…
Parkland Raiders providing more sport experiences for kids
The Parkland Raiders Youth football and Cheer Association have been part of the local community for over 35 years servicing the Franklin Pierce and Bethel School Districts. We are a recognized non-profit association by the Secretary of State and the IRS has approved our tax exempt status. The Parkland Raiders have been a great resource…
Spanaway Historical Society Picnic Sunday, July 21
Sunday noon, July 21 is the annual Spanaway Historical Society Potluck Picnic and Annual Meeting. At the Prairie House Museum on 176th Street, next to Fir Lane Memorial Park, many of the oldest citizens of Spanaway will gather with their families to celebrate the historic founding and early days of Spanaway. The event is a…
Local recreation camps
Art for Kids Camp Boys and girls ages 5-8 and 9-13 will enjoy this 4 day multi-media art program. The camp is designed to enhance a child’s enjoyment of art and creative expression. All supplies are included, such as pen and ink, charcoal, acrylic, and soft and oil pastels. This 4 day program is offered…
On the way from here to there – Fruit on the Loop
From June to September, our state’s eastern side agricultural abilities shine and the harvest of cherries, peaches, nectarines, tomatoes, veggies and apples starting coming in droves. Here on the west side, we enjoy the little fruit stands that open up bringing us samples of those harvest where we can purchase those local gems close to…
Getting your historical bearings – Parkland, Spanaway to Roy
From the time Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, until 1846, the United States and Great Brittain competed for the Pacific Northwest. The area north of the Columbia River was particularly controversial. With considerably more American settlers around Oregon City and a Hudson’s Bay outpost at Vancouver, it was thought highly likely the area…
Two accidents on STP route – Spanaway and Roy
According to a report from the state patrol there were two accidents during the 2013 Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. In the first a car brushed with a rider at 168th Street and Pacific Avenue in Spanaway. The rider was unharmed. There were emergency vehicles called to the site. The other collision was near Roy on SR…
Waiting in line on 176th Street and 22nd Avenue?
This morning at 3 a.m. the work was supposed to be completed on the leveling of 22nd Avenue at 176th Street. If you tried to get home that way, you probably had to wait as long as 10 or 15 minutes for your turn to pass through. Only on direction of traffic at a time…
Beware of massive numbers of bicycles Saturday July 13!
July 13-14 is the Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. It is a 200-mile bicycle ride, the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest. There are up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes them through Summit, Waller, Spanaway, Roy and McKenna. This is a…
Avoid 22nd Avenue and 176th Street intersection July 11-12
The intersection at 176th Street and 22nd venue is under a major construction push again. There are flaggers at all four sides and the delays are long. There is a big, lane wide cut out in the center of 22nd Avenue on the south side of the intersection. Avoid if at all possible. You won’t be…
Pacific Avenue offers opportunities to young entrpreneurs with weed eaters
When you think of a place you love to visit or place where you are proud to share that you have been, how is that location’s street appearance? It is unkempt and messy? Or does it have carefully groomed and attractive landscape and architecture? It isn’t a difficult stretch to understand why it might be…
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