It is that harvest time of year, when we, as Americans, invite our friends and family to break bread together in thanks for what we have. Whether we worship God or not, this is not actually a religious holiday. It was initiated during the Civil War, in 1863, by President Lincoln in hopes the US…
The Role of Public Comment in County Hearings Is Deliberately Being Violated
OPINION: By Claudia Finseth At their public meeting on November 15th, the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Land Use Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the Hearing Examiner to deny the placement of the county executive’s priority project tiny home village on the Spanaway Wetlands. They ultimately felt, as the greater community feels, that high density development on…
Fantasy Lights starts Nov. 17
[Editor note: Traffic on Military Road between Pacific Avenue and Spanaway Loop Road are often severely affected by Fantasy Lights traffic, adjust your travel from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. accordingly.] PIERCE COUNTY — Are you ready for the most magical time of the year? Join us at Fantasy Lights, the largest drive-through holiday light…
Eastbound SR 512 exit to Canyon Road will close overnight Nov. 16 and 20-21
Washington State Department of Transportation · November 15, 2023 PUYALLUP – Overnight travelers who use the eastbound State Route 512 exit to Canyon Road in Puyallup will want to build extra time into their trips. From 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 until 5 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, the exit will close to all traffic while contractors working…
Spanaway came out in force to say, No!
Tonight was a who’s who of Parkland Spanaway and Midland. The land use hearing for a conditional use permit for the Pierce County Village, being pushed by the County Executive’s office and the Tacoma Rescue Mission, attracted a room full of people and a speaker sign up list longer than they had time at the…
Interfaith Christmas Concert Dec. 10, 7 p.m.
If you celebrate Christmas or just love great choral music, the Interfaith Christmas Concert and food drive, Dec. 10 is an event you should come to see and hear. The concert begins at 7 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Thrift, (that is east of Graham), is the location. The concert…
The Parkland-Spanaway Flood Plain
By Claudia Riiff Finseth Every fall I get a big postcard from Pierce County reminding me I live in an area known to flood, the Spanaway-Parkland flood plain. And I know it’s true because twice in twenty-five years we have had hundred year floods here where I live along Spanaway Creek near 138th Street South…
The Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Communities Plan: A People’s Document
By Claudia Riiff Finseth A remarkable thing happened in the early 2000s under the Growth Management Act. A grassroots board of residents, community association members, school board members, the environmental community, the business community and the fire district created the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Communities Plan. The process was guided by Project Lead Sean Gaffney, of Pierce County…
Historic Collins School becomes Gates High School
By Marianne Lincoln Today, November 8, 2023, was the Open House for the new Gates High School. The building is familiar, it was formerly Collins School. The Collins Elementary students are now in a new building to the west on 128th Street. This past year, the Franklin Pierce School District has been remodeling the building…
House demolition, but no silt fence
By Marianne Lincoln Spanaway is watching. There is already a high level of concern about how the Tiny Home Village project was dropped on our community. There are lawyers being paid to defend the interests of people living on the lake self-taxing to improve water quality. Then this project comes along and threatens to make…
Call for local artists
CALLING PIERCE COUNTY ARTISTS! The Pierce County Arts Commission is looking for digital artwork for Sprinker Recreation Center’s future fitness court! This opportunity is open to any artists 14 years or older living, working, or studying in Pierce County. A priority will be made to artists from the Parkland or Spanaway communities. This call includes…
PSM-LUAC Nov. 15, 6:30pm, Sprinker !!
By Cindy Beckett This will be heard at the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Advisory Commission public meeting date is November 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at Sprinker Recreation Center. (Remember, you will hike a distance to get in from parking due to construction right now.) The Land Use Advisory Commission will be reviewing the homeless village project now labeled…
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