🌱 When can you finally walk the full Parkland Community Trail?
Parkland, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Parkland! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- When can you finally walk the full Parkland Community Trail?
- Regional mill disaster update includes link to Parkland shooting arrests
Also on today's calendar: Anderson Island 2026 Golf Tournament and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 54.
- Sunday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Long-awaited Pierce County trail opens this summer. Crews install footbridge (thenewstribune.com) — A new 1.8‑mile Parkland Community Trail linking Sprinker Recreation Center, Parkland Prairie and Pacific Lutheran University is slated to fully open by late summer, with a new Clover Creek footbridge already in place. The county is adding safer crossings, signage, landscaping and public art, and nearby residents can apply for up to six free trees through the Trees for Trails program until September 7, 2026. 
• Vicitms of Nippon Dynawave died from alkaline chemical burns (fox13seattle.com) — Cowlitz County officials have confirmed that all 11 people who died in the May 26 Nippon Dynawave mill implosion in Longview succumbed primarily to alkaline chemical burns, with two victims suffering additional injuries. While this tragedy is outside Parkland, the outlet also highlights other regional stories, including a linked brief about an arrest in a Parkland homicide case.
📸 Around Parkland
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Upcoming Events in
Parkland
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★ Featured events ★
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Anderson Island 2026 Golf Tournament →
11016 Country Club Dr, Anderson Island
9:00 am
Sunday June 28
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Other local events
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Big Irish Jay →
6th / Proctor, Parkland
2:30 pm -
Baby Storytime
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
1:00 pm -
Up and Atom: Geodesic Dome Engineering
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
3:30 pm -
Drop-In Tech Help at Fern Hill
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
5:00 pm -
Family Storytime
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
6:00 pm -
Plaster Workshop with Craftopia
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
3:00 pm -
Makers' Meetup
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
3:30 pm -
From the Ground & Up →
Franklin Pierce High School, 11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma
8:30 am -
Print Without A Press
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
2:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Saturday June 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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AIE Field Day w/ AI Fire & Rescue
Pioneer Middle School Eagle's Nest-Multipurpose
8:30 am -
Play to Learn
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
10:00 am -
Kid Program Kits: Craftopia 3D Puff Painting
Mottet Branch Library 3523 East G Street, Tacoma, WA 98404
10:00 am -
Friday Drop-in Tour
Lakewold Gardens , 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, Washington, 98499, United States
11:15 am
Friday June 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Spanaway
- Maybe Johnny Paycheck was right (pierceprairiepost.com)
Lakewood
- Foss stabbing update, school reductions, restaurant scores among top stories (thenewstribune.com)
- WA pays $80M in child welfare lawsuit involving injured siblings (seattletimes.com)
Tacoma
- Ords. 29106 & 29107 IDX 1032270 (tacomadailyindex.com)
- Art of the Game Sends Visitors Hunting for Tacoma Glass Medallions - (weekly-volcano.com)
- EIA: Higher blending targets drive RIN prices close to record highs (biomassmagazine.com)
Ok Parkland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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