By Marianne Lincoln On a cool, but sunny Saturday in June, a crowd of about 25 people showed up by 9 a.m. to learn from a Washington State Historical Marker Preservationist Mick Hersey, how to clean and level headstones at the Roy Cemetery. The cemetery is privately owned and recently changed hands. After the passing…
Bicycles everywhere, STP July 15-16
If you live or drive through Summit, Spanaway or Roy, prepare to divert plans or be surrounded by bicycles on the road July 15, 2023. The route map is located here. The STP – Seattle to Portland bicycle event is this weekend, July 15-16. Generally, the bicycles pass through Pierce County between 8 a.m. and…
Prepare for the powerful sounds of freedom!
The JBLM Air Show at McChord Field is back! If you live anywhere around Spanaway, you know when the JBLM Airshow at McChord Field is happening. The planes start arriving July 12, and trust me, the Thunderbirds would do nothing less than arrive with a roar! Their arrival is around 1-2 pm. The dates: July…
Letter: Waughop Lake’s Demise Assured
By Don Russell, Lakewood A Significant and Questionable EventOn May 4, 2023 the City of Lakewood requested proposals for professional services from qualified contractors for the purpose of an alum treatment for algae control in Waughop Lake. The alum treatment prescribed in this RFP is for the application of aluminum sulfate (alum) and sodium aluminate. …
Cyanobacteria Treatment for Spanaway Lake – Public Meeting June 22
By Marianne Lincoln There is a Spanaway Lake Cyanobacteria Treatment Briefing Thursday, 6/22/23, 5 p.m., at Sprinker Recreation Center. This is a public meeting for the Spanaway Lake Management District, if you are interested in hearing what is proposed and give input. “Join us Thursday, June 22 to discuss the upcoming Lake Cyanobacteria Management Plan. We’ll be…
The Local Blue Zones Team Has a New Office Space!
By Joseph Gomez We’ve got some exciting news! The Blue Zones Project – Parkland-Spanaway team officially has a new office space! We’re thrilled about our new physical location and excited to move in early July, but we need your help. While we now have an awesome physical space, we’re lacking in digital real estate. So…
Senior Center Services sought
Pierce County has just released the following opportunity:Senior Center Services RFP Here is a summary of the project: Pierce County Human Services, Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) is seeking proposals from eligible and qualified organizations to provide senior center services. Senior centers serve as critical community focal points for older adults, offering a variety of activities…
Sumner Library vote, how about Frederickson?
PIERCE COUNTY, Washington – Participate in an open house to learn more about plans for a new Sumner Pierce County Library at the current library located at 1116 Fryar Ave., on Wednesday, June 28, 11 a.m.-noon or 6-7 p.m. The Pierce County Library System and City of Sumner are asking voters to consider funding a new Sumner Library in the Aug….
Infrastructure money to complete SR167 – Puget Sound Gateway Program
By Marianne Lincoln Resolution 2023-75 is in front of the Pierce County Council today, June 13, 2023. It is the Puget Sound Gateway Progam, also known as the completion of SR167 in the Puyallup Valley. Here is a project map from the WSDOT site: The County will contribute $2,000,000 from the County Road Fund, beginning…
Vulnerable Man Resists Low-Ball Sale of His Home to $62 million Pierce Homeless Project.
SPANAWAY — Spanaway resident Rick Mosier, who admits to having disabilities and has only social security disability income, is trying to stop the sale of his lifelong home to make way for the $62 million Community First Village homeless project. Mosier needs the proceeds of the sale to live on. The executor of his mother’s…
Orange lane striping on I-5
WSDOT, FIFE – For the first time in Washington, orange contrast lane striping will be added to white lane lines in an active work zone to test whether the brightly colored paint helps improve work zone awareness and safety. The Washington State Department of Transportation will test the new safety strategy in a work zone…
June 9-10, eviction sale at Spana-Park Senior Center
If you are a business or perhaps a food bank and need a freezer or refrigeration unit, you might check out the Spana-Park Senior Center Eviction Sale. The doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 9 & 10. The location is at the LeMay Museum at Marymount,…
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