Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. At their public meeting on November 15, the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Land Use Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the Hearing Examiner to deny the placement of the county executive’s priority project tiny home village on the Spanaway Wetlands. They ultimately felt, as the greater community feels, that high density development […]
Holiday Store at Steilacoom Museum
The annual holiday store at the Steilacoom Historical Museum opens Saturday, November 18 and will run weekends until December 10. Saturday hours will be 10:00 to 4:00 and Sunday hours will be noon until 4:00. The store will feature Christmas items such as advent calendars, ornaments, decorations and many gift items. There will be fine gifts, […]
Obituary Notices – November 16, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Ryan Wesley Olson. Mountain View Funeral Home: Marie K. Fox; Mary A. Leach; Brenda Renee Robinson. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Selusi T. Ulugaono; Jacob H. Graeber; Ruby Jean Einert; Richard A. Wollin. Powers Funeral Home: Deanna M Hasenwinkle. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Peggy Jeanne Zurfluh.
Survivor Stories
Submitted by Tacoma Sex Crime Accountability Network. A group of residents are looking to connect with survivors of sexual assault who have filed police reports with the Tacoma Police Department and not seen justice as a result. If you are willing to discuss your story, you could help advance understanding of the process of attaining […]
Obituary Notices – November 15, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: John H Hankel. Mountain View Funeral Home: Kevin Joseph Conroy; Barbara Jean Franklin; Joseph Kay Worthy. Gaffney Funeral Home: Victoria Jean Reisenauer; James Westley Parker; Jerry Louis Rochefort; Barbara White Pearce. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Francisca (Carrisoza) Velez.
Successful 5th Street Waterway Work Party
Submitted by Nancy Henderson, Steilacoom. Led by Project Leader Alex Chaney, yesterday morning 16 volunteers made quick work of reducing the huge pile of wood chips to just a memory. In one hour, the chips covering the cardboard along a portion of the 5th Street Waterway were increased to the desired 8 inches. The rain held […]
State of Washington Not Living Up To Its Duty To Maintain
Submitted by Tom McClellan. Fort Steilacoom Park is the jewel of the City of Lakewood’s parks system, and is beloved by its many visitors. The great staff work hard to maintain the park, and the citizens of Lakewood help in multiple ways, from picking up litter to pulling scotch broom. Unfortunately, the State of Washington […]
Sing Along Handel’s Messiah
Submitted by Christ Lutheran Church. Celebrate the holiday season at the Sing Along Handel’s Messiah on December 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8211 112th St SW, Lakewood, WA 98498. The 2023 performance will be the 29th time that Christ Lutheran has hosted this event. The performance will be directed by Dr. […]
Strickland Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis, Boost Public Transit Use
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) and Senators Brian Schatz (HI) and Mike Braun (IN) in reintroducing the bipartisan Build More Housing Near Transit Act to encourage the construction of low- and middle-income housing in transit-served, walkable locations. The introduction of the bill […]