Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Harvey Michael Ford. Mountain View Funeral Home: Frances Kay Gilbert. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Frank Hoffman. Scott Funeral Home: Maria Teresa Arakaki-Goehry.
‘It Takes a Village’ to Grow a New Community Garden From the Ground Up
Submitted by Steilacoom Historical Community Garden. Or, in the case of the Steilacoom Historical Community Garden, “It takes an entire town” to grow a garden on the site of an old water-well pumping and storage tank station, sitting dusty and decommissioned for decades next to Cherrydale Park. Since Steilacoom Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. […]
The Northwest Seaport Alliance awarded $54 Million Grant for Husky Terminal Expansion
Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. Tacoma, WA — The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has been selected to receive $54 million in grant funding from the 2023 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The funding will support the expansion of Husky Terminal in our South Harbor, further increasing the NWSA gateway’s global competitiveness and regional job opportunities. “The Northwest […]
Strickland Calls on Feds to Investigate Financial Impact of Digital Store-Issued Coupons on Seniors, Low-Income Shoppers
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (Nov. 1, 2023), U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) led 13 House colleagues in a letter to Samuel Levine, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the potential financial impacts of digital store-issued coupons on seniors, low-income persons, and others without […]
Washington’s GET Prepaid Tuition program opens enrollment
Submitted by Washington Student Achievement Council. Washington’s popular Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opens Wednesday, November 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future education and career training costs while their children are young. The 2023-2024 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2024, and provides a unique opportunity to […]
Obituary Notices – November 4, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Isabel Jones. Mountain View Funeral Home: Cecelia Berg; Wilfred E. Berube; Torrance Boyd; Harold Ray Doran; Mike Francis; Donna Jean Sacco; Joe Santamaria; Richard “Dick” Henry Shaw; Jesus M. Villahermosa Sr.; Elizabeth Ella Wisher. Powers Funeral Home: Frank L Fobes; Aiden Timothy Campbell.
30 Years and Counting
Lakewood Community Foundation Fund announcement. In the beginning, in 1993, there was $0.00. 30 years later, there is over $1.2 Million. The first big contribution to the Lakewood Community Foundation Fund (LCFF) was from the estate of a little-know citizen of Lakewood who loved her community and wanted to make it better going forward: Marianna Shaw left the […]
November is Military Appreciation Month at Classy Chassis
Submitted by Classy Chassis. November is Military Appreciation Month, and Classy Chassis honors those who serve with extra discounts all month long — plus a FREE CAR WASH on Veterans Day, Nov 11, open to close. Veterans, retired and active military personnel and their families will all receive the discounts. Due to the great success last year, we are once again partnering with […]
Obituary Notices – November 3, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Timothy Blake Schuder. Mountain View Funeral Home: Clifford S. Ballard; Russell James Brown; Derek Wayne Huston; James Bernard McClellan; Linda Mensink; Nakoa T Wodjenski.