Join us to Support Stan & Joan Cross Park, Friday, May 3rd, 5-8pm at the Pierce County Skills Center and Enjoy a Spaghetti Feed!

Join community members at the Pierce County Skills Center
16117 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98375

Friday, May 3, 2024, 5pm-8pm.

Come enjoy Spaghetti dinner prepared by staff and students of the Culinary Arts Program!

PLUS, $1 Raffle Tickets to WIN Fabulous Gift Baskets and
Silent Auction for Delicious Desserts prepared by your favorite local bakeries!

$17.00/adults, $12.00/kids ages 6-11, FREE/kids 5 & under!

Tickets can be purchased at the door or by making a donation for the total ticket amount at https://www.paypal.com/donate/ and simply check-in at the event with name and email of ticket purchaser. Come as you are! We’re excited to see you!

Proceeds Benefit Building of Phase 2 at Cross Park in Frederickson, WA!
Your Generous Support is Greatly Appreciated!

 

 

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE 2023 SPAGHETTI FEED!

Thanks to our great community of generous supporters, Friends of Stan and Joan Cross Park raised nearly $4,000 in contributions at the 2023 Spaghetti Feed Event held May 5th at the Pierce County Skills Center.

Mark your calendars NOW for Next Year’s Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser and join Friends in this fun tradition of giving, feasting, and raising funds for important park programs and needs.

2024 Spaghetti Feed Event
Friday, May 3, 2024
Pierce County Skills Center
More Information Coming Soon!

The Annual FSJCP Spaghetti Feed is BACK! May 5, 2023, 5-8pm at the Pierce County Skills Center!

Join community members at the Pierce County Skills Center
16117 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98375

Friday, May 5, 2023, 5pm-8pm.

All you can eat Spaghetti prepared by staff and students of the Culinary Arts Program!

PLUS, $1 Raffle Tickets to WIN Fabulous Gift Baskets and
Silent Auction for Delicious Desserts prepared by your favorite local bakeries!

$15.00/adults, $10.00/kids ages 6-11, FREE/kids 5 & under!

Tickets can be purchased by making a donation for the total ticket amount at https://www.paypal.com/donate/ and simply check-in at the event with name and email of ticket purchaser.

Or Purchase Tickets at https://www.fcccc.us/ and we will see you there!

Tickets also available at the door. Come as you are! We’re excited to see you!

Proceeds Benefit Building of Phase 2 at Cross Park in Frederickson, WA!
Your Generous Support is Greatly Appreciated!

 

 

Stan and Joan Cross Park Opens.

Pierce County Parks has completed the development of the northern 4-acres of the 64-acre Stan and Joan Cross Park site. This development represents phase 1 of the park’s master plan.

Stan and Joan Cross Park is the first and only public park serving the rapidly expanding community of Frederickson. Purchased in 2003, this property lies in the heart of an urban growth area and the new park and community center feature environmentally friendly, much-needed outdoor and indoor recreation spaces.

The new park is a multi-faceted and valuable resource for residents. It provides community green space, a universally accessible playground, two historic barns refurbished into a community center, indoor and outdoor event spaces, and picnic areas.

A unique aspect of this project is the inclusion of two historic dairy barns which were restored and improved using sustainable building strategies. Retaining most of their historic materials and assemblages, these buildings serve to educate about local history and current sustainable building practices.

Sustainable building design and construction includes the salvage and reuse of materials from the barns and secondary outbuildings such as milking stanchions repurposed in the community center’s entry design. The interior walls feature paneling made from reconstituted straw, the waste product of grain production and a renewable resource. Water and energy efficiency are built into the restored barn’s systems and indoor air quality is improved through low-VOC finishes.

Cross Park’s design incorporates pathways and accessible picnicking opportunities near wetlands and forested areas adjacent to the newly improved Naches Trail Preserve prairie habitat, giving residents an opportunity to connect with nature. The park also includes plans for the important on-going restoration of the headwaters of Clover Creek and the adjacent priority habitat of prairie grassland, white oak savannah, and wetland. These efforts will help preserve the open space around Cross Park, allowing for wildlife viewing and the mental health benefits nature provides, in an otherwise suburban environment.

Construction began in June 2019 and was completed in September of 2020. Because of COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, a virtual grand opening has been prepared to introduce the community to Stan & Joan Cross Park and the Frederickson Community Center. To view the virtual grand opening, please visit the Cross Park web page.

While the community center will remain closed for the near future, the playground, parking lot, accessible restrooms and park grounds are open and available for use from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. Park operating hours will be subject to change as we move through fall and winter and daylight hours get shorter.


Accessible playground


Refurbished historical barns

Pierce County Parks would like to thank the following groups and funds for their help in creating the Stan and Joan Cross Park project:

  • The Friends of Stan and Joan Cross Park
  • The taxpayers of Washington state
  • Pierce County impact fees
  • Contributing private donors and charitable organizations

MEDIA CONTACT:

Emmi Buck, Public Information Specialist
253-316-6159
Emmi.Buck@piercecountywa.gov

May 17, 2019 – Spaghetti Feed & Auction

The Friends of Stan & Joan Cross Park are having a
spaghetti feed & auction!

Friday, May 17, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
in Frederickson at the:
Pierce County Skills Center
16117 Canyon Road East
Puyallup, WA 98375
Google Maps
$10.00 for ages 13 and up
$5.00 for ages 5-12
(Under 5 years of age are free)
Buying your tickets with PayPal
If you would like to buy your tickets via PayPal.

Click on the donation button on the left and make a donation for the dollar amount of tickets you would like for the event. Include your email address and phone number and when you show up for the spaghetti feed you will be on the list! Donating more than the value of your tickets is also appreciated :)!
Donations for the Auction
Contact: (253) 847-2957

A WORD FROM FSJCP’S PRESIDENT

Epic News — “Cross Park”, Pierce County newest public park
scheduled to begin construction July 2019-Phase one.
Frederickson Area will soon claim its first public park
-– let activities, action, and opportunities begin.

Friends of Stan and Joan Cross Park (FSJCP), with its 15-member Board of Directors, along with members of the Frederickson Community were ecstatic to learn Cross Park “bid” and “construction” time line was recently announced by the Pierce County Parks Department – for Phase One development. This community public park has been in the planning and design stage for over a decade involving numerous “eyes and ears” from many different interest groups, community members, “FSJCP”, Pierce County Parks Development, state legislators—along with architects, engineers, consultants and park analyst. Many thanks to the “FSJCP” for their strong support and for being a driving force and a major link in the overall planning, promoting and leadership in bringing this soon-to-be quality public park to the Frederickson area. When developed, it will be the only public park that exists between Spanaway Park – 5 miles to the west and Bradley Park – 5 miles to the East. “FSJCP” members have worked courageously, constructively and with a cognitive spirit and a genuine attitude for a “let’s-get-it-done” fortitude. What a vision – What a journey – What determination we possessed – What an education and experience it has become. Someday, soon we will be able to watch the public enter Cross Park and enjoy the children’s play areas and equipment, benches, trails, bathrooms, parking, landscaping, park entry, signage, picnics and the total rehabilitation of the historical “Mayflower Dairy Barn” converted into a community center. The projected cost of Cross Park Phase One – $7 million. Phase II, III, IV will be planned in later stages involving the remainder 60 plus acres.

In the creation and development of Cross Park, “FSJCP” continued to be a driving force and a spirited spark plug in our working relationship and networking avenue with the Pierce County Parks Department staff – what resources, direction, information, and materials they supplied. Our park agenda toiled in many directions on occasion, even to the point we would get lost in park jargon, regulations, and process. However, the group would always find its way back – becoming stronger with our “voice, persuasion, and conviction”. Our energy, influence, and contributions became apparent and contagious as we mastered thru a host of difficult regulations and state/county requirements over a decade of work – sometimes appearing to be a “Jekyll and Hyde” issue and/or confrontations –however, our adventurous ways usually prevailed. Cross Park will be an asset and true treasure standing tall when all four phases of construction are completed.

Stan Cross, FSJCP’s President

May 18, 2018 – Spaghetti Feed & Auction

The Friends of Stan & Joan Cross Park are having a spaghetti feed & auction!

Friday, May 18, 2018 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

in Frederickson at the:

Pierce County Skills Center
16117 Canyon Road East
Puyallup, WA 98375

Google Maps

$10.00 for ages 13 and up
$5.00 for ages 5-12
(Under 5 years of age are free)

Buying your tickets with PayPal
If you would like to buy your tickets via PayPal.

Click on the donation button on the left and make a donation for the dollar amount of tickets you would like for the event. Include your email address and phone number and when you show up for the spaghetti feed you will be on the list! Donating more than the value of your tickets is also appreciated :)!

Donations for the Auction
Contact: (253) 847-2957

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT CROSS PARK

May 19, 2017 – Spaghetti Feed & Auction

The Friends of Stan & Joan Cross Park are having a spaghetti feed & auction!

Friday, May 19, 2017 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

in Frederickson at the:

Pierce County Skills Center
16117 Canyon Road East
Puyallup, WA 98375

Google Maps

$10.00 for ages 13 and up
$5.00 for ages 5-12
(Under 5 years of age are free)

Donations for the Auction
Contact: (253) 847-2957

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT CROSS PARK