PIERCE COUNTY – October 4 update With the sewer construction work progressing on 116th Street South, we anticipate Spanaway Loop Road South will close between 116th Street South and Garfield Street South starting Monday, October 14. The closure is expected to continue into early 2025. Local access will remain available for emergency vehicles and residents…
Weigh in on ideas for the medical center at PLU
UPDATED locations! Saturday is at Keithly Middle School. A chance to weigh in with your ideas and partner with Multicare and others on October 24 and 26. • October 24, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at PLU’s Anderson University Center Regency Room on the main floor.• October 26, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the…
Faith, Optimism and Community
It was the first community meeting for Interim Superintendent Brian Lowney. The first noticeable difference, after 23 years with Tom Seigel, was humor. He had the room laughing several times in the first few minutes. The meeting is called Faith Leaders. It began almost 30 years ago with the Bethel Superintendent and leaders of local…
Dine at Marco’s Cantina & Lolitas Cocina -October 9
Dine for a cause on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Marco’s Cantine & Lolitas Cocina are donating a portion of their earnings to the Save Our Parkland School Committee. The restaurant is at 506 Garfield St S, Tacoma, WA 98444. Dine between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to help the cause. The public is welcome. You…
Fall Classic Fun Run – Oct 12
The 3rd Annual Fall Classic is on Saturday, October 12th, 2024. The fun run includes a 1K for elementary-aged children as well as a 5K that is open to all. The event provides funds to purchase shoes and uniforms for local youth runners, as well as providing a college scholarship for a graduating senior. Learn…
Happy 30th Anniversary – SCAN!
By Marianne Lincoln It almost snuck past me entirely. There was so much going on September 26, several family birthdays and a big event at PLU for the Tribes and Cecilia Svinth Carpenter. But September 26, 2024 was the 30th anniversary of The Spanaway Community Action Network! It was officially filed as a corporation on…
Oct 5 – ABC Day is here!
ABC Day is a Bethel High School this year on October 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All Bethel Community Day is a huge event that is fun for the family and has food, displays, entertainment and lots of community resources. Best of all, it’s FREE! Come join the fun! The Pierce Prairie Post…
Copper Way Ribbon Cutting – Spanaway
The Copper Way Apartments consist of 256 affordable housing units PIERCE COUNTY — On July 13, 2023, elected officials, housing and service providers, and community members broke ground on the Copper Way multifamily affordable housing community in Spanaway, marking the start of the first affordable housing project to receive funding from Pierce County’s affordable housing…
Car crashes into Bethel High School
At 04:40 am, on Tuesday October 1st, a 911 caller said they saw a vehicle crash through the fence at Bethel High School. At 04:52 am, security arrived on scene and found a Hyundai sedan crashed into the front doors. The engine was running and no one was seen near the vehicle. As deputies were…
Good Neighbor Village? hmmm…
Yes, that is the newest name of the tiny home village the Tacoma Rescue Mission and the Pierce County Executive’s office is trying to build in Spanaway., “Good Neighbor Village.” Well, wouldn’t good neighbors follow the county code when they build their operation? Apparently, like when the Mosier home was torn down, they are starting…
U.S. Premiere of – Being Ola, Sept 29
Please come join us at Pacific Lutheran University at 3:00 p.m. and meet the Producer in person. This is the US premiere of this award-winning documentary. The film will be shown in the Anderson University Center Regency Room and there will be a reception in the Scandinavian Cultural Center afterwards. From Janet Ruud of the…
Fluoridation loses in Federal Court
By Marianne Lincoln I will admit, up front, I am celebrating. I am an individual that will vomit after a glass of fluoridated water. I was given a PET scan after cancer treatment. Some doctor didn’t look at my chart first, and did not tell me there was fluoride in the radioactive tracer injection for…
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