Driving around Spanaway you may have noticed a couple of new businesses being built on “the Ave.” At 166th near Spanaway Elementary, a new location for Starbucks will shortly grace our community. On the corner of 159th and Pacific Ave., the logos are now on the new Wendy’s. As I took a couple photos, I…
Feb. 10 – Icelandic Soprano Singer Gudrun Ingimars
Come see this award winning Soprano, direct from Iceland, for her only public West Coast performance! Admission is “pay as you can” and the concert is sponsored by the Icelandic Club of Greater Seattle. February 10, 2017, 8 PM – 9:30 PM Lagerquist Concert Hall 868 Wheeler St S, Parkland, Washington 98444
Sheriff statement on immigration
PIERCE COUNTY — The issue of immigration and securing borders is currently a controversial topic with the new Presidential administration. Some people have reacted with fear and anger, others with celebration and others with confusion. This issue matters to local law enforcement even as we are confronted by people showing all the emotions and political…
Jazz Night Feb. 10
Spanaway Middle School, Feb 10, Jazz Night Poster
The noise of freedom – night firing
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day, evening and late-night artillery training throughout next week, Monday, Feb. 6 through Friday, Feb. 10. TRAINING BEGINS Monday, February 6, 2017, 6:30 a.m. TRAINING ENDS Friday, February 10, 2017, 5 p.m. TIME Artillery training will occur day, evening and night FIRING OF 155 mm…
Local Residents Named to President’s List at Gonzaga University
SPOKANE, Wash. (Feb. 3, 2017) – The following residents of Puyallup & Spanaway have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2016. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students….
Surface Water Management Advisory Board
Pierce County is seeking applicants for the Surface Water Management Advisory Board (SWAB). The appointee will fill a term that lasts two years. This position is unpaid. To learn more about the board and access an application, visit http://www.piercecountywa.org/swab. The county is building a registry of applications to fill future vacancies. Applications may be made…
Community safety – Sheriff & Prosecutor talk
TACOMA, WA – At the City Club of Tacoma’s monthly dinner in February, two of Pierce County’s top crime fighters had a lively conversation about community safety. Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor and Prosecutor Mark Lindquist took part in a nonpartisan forum. “With our Prosecutor Mark Lindquist and Sheriff Paul Pastor leading the way, justice…
Annexation to a city WITHOUT a vote proposed by local legislators – updated
UPDATE: I attended the hearings and spoke on both HB1683 and HB1681. Apparently the provision to do an interlocal agreement has been in the law for some time. But they are broadening the application. Further discussion with Randy Lewis, Tacoma’s Lobbyist is currently they are focusing on the little areas that are still unincorporated that…
Proposed HB 1681 makes it easier for Tacoma to annex Parkland, Spanaway, Midland
HB1681/SB5215 allows an annexing city to impose their taxes (that big Tacoma B&O for instance), it lowers the contiguous boundary requirement to 60% from 80% and if the citizens don’t want it and petition to oppose it, they must get 15% of the registered voters in the area to sign within 45 days, not just 10%….
Dennis Hanberg to lead Public Works AND PALS
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier today announced a number of changes within the leadership team at the County. The announcement followed a formal evaluation and analysis process conducted by an outside consultant. After many years of service, Brian Ziegler, who led Public Works, is retiring from Pierce County. In light of this,…
Chief Baskett of Graham Fire will take administrative leave
GRAHAM, WA — The January 23rd Graham Fire District Commissioners meeting was a lively, and occasionally raucous public event. There were a few brief minutes of procedural agenda items, including Chief Baskett explaining a ladder truck was damaged when the gate of a local closed on it and another truck had ladder damage from a…
Pierce Prairie Post 