A few days ago I visited Heritage Bank on the corner of Military Road and Pacific Avenue. As President of the Spanaway Community Association, the new manager began talking about adding photos to the wall, depicting the history of Spanaway. I told her I would bring some in short order. In the past couple of…
Who are we, Spanaway?
If you are a Facebook user living in the Spanaway vicinity, you may have noticed there are a number of “blotters” that have been formed to tell up to date “news” about the area. These blotters include: Spanaway / Graham Blotter spanaway / elk plain / graham community blotter Spanaway / Elk Plain / Graham…
Bethel’s Visual and Performing Arts
Bethel’s Visual and Performing Arts Newsletter EXPRESSIONS Vol. 29 No. 10 January 23, 2019 January: 23 6:00 – 8:00pm Tacoma Creates Community Conversation (901 Broadway) 7:00pm Demonstration Band & Orchestra Concert CE 24 7:00pm Demonstration Band & Orchestra Concert SM 25 2:30 – 6:00pm Set Up Displays at District Art Festival (All Art Staff) SLHS…
Emergency unemployment for Federal Workers
OLYMPIA – Governor Jay Inslee and Commissioner Suzi LeVine announced an emergency rule January 24, allowing federal workers working without pay to receive unemployment benefits. Workers can learn how to apply here: https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment-benefits-related-to-partial-federal-shutdown#NEW The Employment Security Department has posted data about the estimated number of workers impacted by county, including estimates of lost wages by…
Buckley Mayor joins the chorus
Editorial by Marianne Lincoln At the Pierce County Regional Council meeting on Thursday January 17, 2019, a contingent of community representatives from Frederickson, Midland, North Clover Creek Collins and Spanaway spoke during general public comments (myself included). They highlighted the devastation that massive development has caused in the area, turning pastures to apartment buildings and…
Major County Rezoning Proposal
The area Pierce County identified 2 years ago as “The City of Pierce” is now being slated for a zoning density increase in the area from Pacific Avenue on the West to Meridian on the East and 112th Street to 176th Street. This will affect all people the own single family homes and property! Request:…
January 2019 at The Triad Theater
THE TRIAD THEATER is located at 102 E Yelm Ave in Yelm. The Triad Serves Wine, Beer & Specialty Drinks. Those Under 21 are Welcome too unless noted. The Triad Calendar — Triad Website — Triad Facebook Info & Quik Klicks: Details & TICKET Links below & on our WEBSITE Jan 18th – Capt. Randy Cramer Speaks as part of our UFO…
JBLM artillery Jan. 15-18
JBLM conducts late-night mortar, demolitions and artillery training Tuesday morning through Friday evening JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and late-night training Tuesday morning through Friday evening that will include either artillery, mortars or demolitions. TRAINING BEGINS Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 a.m. TRAINING ENDS Friday, Jan.18, at 11:59 p.m….
Volunteers, donations needed for the Point-In-Time Count
Every day in Pierce County, hundreds of people sleep in cars, shelters, or on the streets. They are someone’s mom, dad, child, or friend. Do you ever wonder how they lost everything and became homeless? Or how many more people are in a similar situation? We answer these questions every year with the Point-In-Time Count….
Massive mid-county planning amendment
The below application is going before all LUACs (land use advisory committees), and started this week. This will affect every one of our communities in the entire UGA (urban growth area). It appears, the goal is to eradicate all of our individual historic communities altogether as you will see below. Remember the “City of Pierce” proposal…
Graham Library intersection
If you drive on 224th Street in Graham past the library, no doubt you have occasionally been stuck in traffic when the road was blocked by an accident. 224th Street is a county road outside of the urban growth boundary, therefore, it has no been slated for widening even though it bridges two state highways…
Bethel’s EXPRESSIONS
January: 9 – 18 Student work for Puget Sound ESD Regional High School Art Show may be delivered to 800 Oakesdale Avenue SW in Renton 10 2:30 – 5:30pm Screening Artwork for Art Festival ESC 11 7:20am Tacoma Arts Live – Civil Rights Legacy Tour: “Ruby Bridges” CMS 12:45pm Tacoma Arts Live – Civil Rights Legacy…
Pierce Prairie Post 