Submitted by Gen. John W. Sprague Auxiliary No. 4. We are pleased to share with you the news that the Sisters (members) of the Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (ASUVCW) have been authorized to form an Auxiliary (chapter) to serve the states of Washington and Alaska. The Auxiliary will be […]
Obituary Notices – March 17, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Susan Heydon; Dorothy Iva Kephart; Dennis Norman Martin; Sarah Wood.
Letter: The Last Appointment
Submitted by Gregory Alderete. Mara sat in the waiting room, staring at the flickering fluorescent light overhead. It buzzed, a low, monotonous hum that filled the silence between the occasional coughs and shifting bodies of the others waiting with her. No one spoke. There was nothing to say. She had spent the last decade chasing […]
Tillicum Woodbrook Community Center Foodbank needs help
Submitted by Jesse Black. Since Tillicum Woodbrook Community Center reopened our doors in Fall of 2024 after being closed for 6 months we have seen an increase in the number Lakewood households needing our services. In January 2025 we served 171 households distributing 5390 pounds of food and in the month of February the number […]
Women Build
Habitat for Humanity news story. We just celebrated International Women’s Day, so let’s do a deep dive into our female-led construction spaces! What is Women Build? Women Build was founded in 1991 by Habitat for Humanity International as a way to encourage women’s involvement on Habitat construction sites – inviting women to participate in the typically […]
Obituary Notices – March 15, 2025
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Johnnie McCurley. Mountain View Funeral Home: Jessie A. Dolan; Olivia L Hinton; Linda Louise Howell; Nanci Santelli.
Lakewood’s Tavita Pritchard, Jr. honored by American Samoa Senate
Via SamoaNews.com – “Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tavita Liumotumotua’anaileafi Pritchard, Jr., a proud son of American Samoa and the quarterback coach for the Washington Commanders in the NFL, is currently on-island, reconnecting with relatives he hasn’t seen since his last visit as a toddler. He is one of the few Samoans who has achieved coaching […]
Uncovering Roots: My Journey into Genealogy and Family History
Submitted by Phyllis Lane, EdD. In the late seventies I attended a lecture at University of Puget Sound at which Alex Haley, the author of the seminal best seller Roots, was the guest speaker. He told the story that evening about the journey he took to trace his family roots from the time when his […]
Watson’s Greenhouse and Nursery Expands to Olympia
Submitted by Watson’s Greenhouse and Nursey. Watson’s Greenhouse and Nursery, a beloved South Sound gardening destination with over 40 years of family-owned history in Puyallup and Federal Way, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new Olympia location. The new location is now open to the public and will be hosting a grand […]