Beer & Bites, the annual event and auction benefitting The South Sound CARE Foundation (CARE) will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, October 7, 2023. All proceeds from this annual event go towards expanding clinical trials and research for patients fighting cancer in the South Sound. Historically a cancer diagnosis in the South Sound meant […]
Obituary Notices – September 27, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Tada Yotsuuye. Mountain View Funeral Home: Merari De León; Donna S. Dennis; Jonathan Andrew Harding; Chester A. Larson; Sonny Leoso; Martha T. Mayo; Viliamu Tuilata; Donald Van Ness. Powers Funeral Home: James Earl Shaver; Feiloaiga Nu U; Jane Carhuff; Michael S Gasper.
Thank You, Work Party Volunteers
Submitted by Nancy Henderson. Thank you, Alex Chaney, Ann Genn, Dan and Barb Szekely, Hugo and Jennifer Fischer, Kevin and Stephanie Riddle, and Dick Muri for your hard work at Sunday’s work party removing blackberry vines and other invasive plants from the area where last fall 75 trees were planted at the Chambers St entrance […]
Produce from Lakewood Community Garden
Submitted by JustJim Endicott. This is the 10th year of harvesting fresh produce from the Lakewood Community Garden The garden is overseen by Lakewood’s Parks and Recreation, directed by Mary Dodsworth. The garden itself is managed by volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Clover Park. (They meet every Tuesday at noon at the Ram Restaurant. […]
Strickland Recognized As Planned Parenthood’s 2023 Champion of Reproductive Health
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (Sept. 23, 2023), U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) received Planned Parenthood’s 2023 Champion of Reproductive Health Award for her work highlighting how the Dobbs decision – which repealed the constitutional right to abortion – disproportionately affects low-income families and particularly women of color. Strickland is a leader in the […]
Obituary Notices – September 26, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Malyssa Jenkins. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Keith Lionel Wren. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Frank Jackson Jr.; Betty S. Jensema. Hill Funeral Home: James Seeber Christian. Gaffney Funeral Home: Geraldine Florence Woods; Tami Sue Love-Thomas; Gary Edward Zanuzoski.
Strickland Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Fentanyl Overdose Crisis Among Adolescents
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) alongside fellow Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), and John Moolenaar (MI-02), re-introduced the Stop Overdose in Schools Act. This bipartisan legislation would secure funding for naloxone training and purchasing, and would increase naloxone access for school resource officers, […]
Obituary Notices – September 25, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Jerald Lofgren; Ellen McMillan; Ray Owen Madsen. Powers Funeral Home: Virginia Boyd. Scott Funeral Home: Helena Kathleen “Kay” (MacIssac) Houston; Raymond Ezequiel Marroquín Perez.
Emergency Closure at Lakewood Classy Chassis
Submitted by Classy Chassis. During the early morning hours of September 19, 2023, there was an electrical fire at the Car Wash & Detailing Center located at 7701 Custer Road West in Lakewood. The damage incurred is extensive, and the site will be closed to washing and detailing services for an extended period of time. […]