In case you have not seen it, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier wrote an op-ed in the Suburban Times of Lakewood. If you are from Parkland-Spanaway-Midland, it is critical you read it. If you are a county voter, you should also know this about what is happening in the county. Here is a previous press…
August 10-13, 2023 Pierce County Fair
The County Fair is the most local event for all those who love to compete from livestock to flowers and things that grow from pumpkins and flowers to apples and zucchini. Preserves, cookies, pies, there is all manner of ways to compete for a blue ribbon in the fair. Of course, entries have passed and…
I think I can – nope, maybe not right now
By Marianne Lincoln Three years ago, April 2020, I was helping a friend move out of her home into assisted living. I had lots of boxes, because I had just moved myself the summer before. She really needed the help because of lung cancer and COPD. There was no one to warn me about the…
Help or a grandfathering trick?
Stripping Away the Protections of the Residential Resource Zoneby Claudia Riiff Finseth In March, the County Council amended the Residential Resource code for Parkland-Spanaway-Midland (PSM) to allow “shared housing,” that is, high density micro-home villages on an important and fragile Spanaway wetland.Once the tiny home village development was vested as a done deal, the County…
Puyallup UMC Bazaar August 5
The Puyallup UMC RUMMAGE SALE is Back for 2023! After a 4-year absence, our Rummage Sale has returned and will be held SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 8AM-5PM at Puyallup United Methodist Church, 1919 W Pioneer, Puyallup, WA. Donations benefit Family Renewal Shelter, PUMC Youth Ministries and various Local Pierce County Non-Profit Organizations. Find your Treasure from an abundance of Clothing, Shoes, Linens,…
More than a risky, bad idea, developing in critical wetlands
The proposed Tiny Home Village, or Pierce County Village that the County and Tacoma Rescue Mission are working to locate between Spanaway Marsh and Spanaway Lake is addressed in these comments by Cindy Beckett, Master Watershed Steward. In Cindy’s words: I hope you know that this is being challenged in a court with representation by…
Family Promise of Pierce County seeking CEO
Family Promise of Pierce County is hiring for a Full-Time Chief Executive Officer About Family Promise of Pierce County:Family Promise of Pierce County (FPPC), an affiliate of the national Family Promise program, isdedicated to preventing and ending family homelessness in the Pierce County area through acommunity-based response. We provide housing, meals, case management and community…
Pacific Ave. lane closures for sewer at 129th St.
Parkland/Brookdale Sewer Interceptor Phase 3 Update As part of Pierce County’s Parkland/Brookdale Sewer Interceptor project, traffic on state Route 7 at 129th Street South will be partially closed during: For the first weekend from July 28 to 31, crews will work on section C1 along the west side of SR 7. The southbound SR 7 traffic…
Repairing headstones in Roy
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. …
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