Submitted by DuPont Historical Society. Story Teller Karen Haas portrays four very different women during the summer of 1855. The summer of 1855 was a time of change in the Puget Sound as more and more people of diverse ethnic groups settled the land. Karen enjoys bringing the past to life with living history presentations. She firmly believes our stories tell who we are, where we’ve come from … [Read more...]
L.I.F.E. Seminar Coming to Tacoma | How the Mind Influences Success
Submitted by Diane Hansen, Cougar Digital Marketing & Design. TACOMA, WA, March 2019 -- We all strive to be better. But if you don’t alter your way of thinking, you may miss opportunities that are literally right in front of you. Aperneo, a company that’s all about having people look at the same differently, is holding a one-day L.I.F.E. seminar that will help you learn how you think, how … [Read more...]
JBLM mortar training Monday-Friday
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night mortar training Monday, March 18, at 12 a.m. through Friday, March 22, at 11:59 p.m. using 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars. … [Read more...]
CVN Helps Veterans and Military Families Improve Sleep Habits and Their Mental Health
It’s National Sleep Awareness Week (March 10 through 16, 2019), which highlights the importance of good sleep health. There are number of factors that contribute to insomnia for veterans including traumas associated with employment, irregular work hours, and the difficulties surrounding the transition back into civilian life. With that in mind, post-9/11 veterans and families are learning how to … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – March 16, 2019
JBLM mortar training this weekend
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night mortar and demolitions training Saturday, March 16, at 6 a.m. through Monday March 18, at 5 a.m. using 60mm, 81mm, 120mm mortars and demolitions. … [Read more...]
Local Individuals, Businesses, Organizations Honored for Helping Neighbors in Need
On Thursday, March 14, Emergency Food Network hosted their annual Recognition Breakfast at the Pioneer Park Pavilion in Puyallup to recognize important partners in Pierce County’s effort to reduce hunger and food insecurity. … [Read more...]
Letter: The wisdom of treating Waughop Lake with alum needs to be questioned
Submitted by Don Russell, Lakewood. Lakewood's $200,000 Brown & Caldwell Waughop Lake Management Plan recognized that Waughop Lake's toxic algae blooms are the result of 65 years of Western State Hospital discharging slaughtered animal waste, manure and human sewage and 40 years of Pierce College intermittently discharging human sewage into Waughop Lake. … [Read more...]
Paid Family and Medical Leave to launch beta system in April
Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program will launch a beta version of its technology platform in April 2019, and go live to the general public July 1, 2019. … [Read more...]
An Evening With Kristina Kuzmic
TACOMA, WASH.- Internet celebrity and acclaimed parenting vlogger Kristina Kuzmic is coming to Tacoma's Pantages Theater on Friday, July 26 for a live, powerful, and comical "night out" event. An Evening with Kristina Kuzmic: The Hope and Humor Tour brings to stage the inspiration, humor and in-your-face perspective of parenting (and life in general) that has attracted the social media maven over … [Read more...]