By Marianne Bull On Sunday, October 7 from 10-4 in historic downtown Steilacoom, come join in the fun! The Steilacoom Historical Museum Association is holding the annual fund-raising event with a lot to interest visitors. … [Read more...]
Smithsonian Museum Day comes to Steilacoom
Saturday, September 22 is designated nationally as the 14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day – a day to invite visitation and participation by the public, honoring a national commitment to access, equality and inclusion at museums across the country. Over 250,000 people downloaded tickets for last year's event. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – September 19
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home:Hazel Nugent. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Virginia Louise Attanasio; Bradley Michael Barboza; Ann Weinschenk; Isabel Janine Silva: David Alan Peterson; Berdine Mae Mattoon. Mountain View Funeral Home:Patricia A. Delano; Linda Eriksen; Walter Maurice Hively; Agnes C. Rytkonen; Christopher Tollesson; William Trip; Thomas … [Read more...]
Versatile Writer Signs on to JayRay Team
Submitted by JayRay Staff. Strong writing skills, resourcefulness and a tour guide’s enthusiasm are hallmarks of Genny Boots, JayRay’s newest assistant advisor. Boots was hired full-time at the end of her summer internship with the creative and strategic communications agency. … [Read more...]
Providing temporary public open space, one parking spot at a time
An international day of turning passive urban parking stalls into active mini-parks filled with people, plants, music, art, and games comes to downtown Tacoma on Friday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – September 18
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Alice Onacki. Mountain View Funeral Home:Wilhelmine "Carmen" Franziska Ellison; Marlene Lenore Holmes; Stephen S. Romines. … [Read more...]
JBLM Late Night Firing this week
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night artillery and mortar training Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. through Friday at 7 p.m. using 155mm howitzer, 60mm and 120mm mortars. Queries or comments about noise may be directed to the JBLM Public Affairs Office's External Communication Division hotline at (253) 967-0852, daily. … [Read more...]
September has arrived and with it the Lakewood Film, Arts and Book Festival
By Ed Kane, Freelance Graphics. The festival (http://www.lakewoodfestival.org) is an expanded and improved 3-day event that is sure to please Lakewood and Pierce County residents and attract friends and art lovers from far and wide. That has been the goal of the many volunteer members of the event’s staff – to establish a place for Lakewood on the Washington arts scene. The 2018 presentation is … [Read more...]
Community Quarterly Meeting regarding Homelessness, Sept. 20
Because homelessness is a crisis in our community, Associated Ministries is calling local faith communities to come together to address this urgent issue. Please join us for our next Community Quarterly Meeting (CQM): … [Read more...]
City of Tacoma uses electric vehicles to reduce carbon pollution
The City of Tacoma General Government and Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) have teamed up to reduce carbon pollution – and they’ll do it through electric vehicles (EVs). Both organizations have committed to increasing their own EV fleets and educating the community about the benefits of EVs, and the City will help make EVs even more affordable and charging more accessible. … [Read more...]