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. […]
Steilacoom Calendar 2024
Steilacoom Historical Museum Association announcement. The new Steilacoom Calendar 2024 will be debuted at the Steilacoom Apple Squeeze. Come to the Calendar and Membership Booth in front of Town Hall to take a look. Calendars will be $12 each or buy 4 for $40. After the Squeeze they will be sold at the Steilacoom Historical […]
Kilmer, Timmons Spearhead Bipartisan “Fix Congress Caucus”
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. Today (Sept. 21, 2023), U.S. Representatives and Co-Chairs of the Fix Congress Caucus Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and William Timmons (SC-04) launched the Fix Congress Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers committed to making Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent for the American people. “The Modernization Committee was established with […]
Obituary Notices – September 23, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: David Lee Mercer. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Lori Ann Cabrera Aldan. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Akee; John James Aldrich; Patricia Blankenship; Thomas Edward Gates; Nancy E. Gregory; Michael Hall; Ursella E. Jordan; Ellen McMillan; John Allen Soucy Jr. Powers Funeral Home: Justin Reese Smith Ells. […]
Obituary Notices – September 22, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Robert Saunders. Mountain View Funeral Home: Walter Eugene Austin; Dolores K. Blas; Caleb M. Clark; James Clinton Eamon; Patricia L. Egman; Thomas E Gates; Richard Carl Granquist; James Mitchell Street. Hill Funeral Home: Ruth Ann Whetstine.
AG prosecutors seek to prevent release of Pierce County sex offender
Washington State Attorney General’s Office announcement. TACOMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a petition today urging a Pierce County Superior Court judge to civilly commit a sex offender to McNeil Island, preventing his release into the community. Marlon S. Mount, 44, was convicted in Pierce County of second-degree child rape in 1995, and second-degree assault […]
Raising Walls
Habitat for Humanity announcement. Walls are going up! Since our last newsletter, Tacoma Habitat celebrated two wall-raisings: one in Tillicum at our American Lake Townhomes development and the other in Gig Harbor at our Canterwood neighborhood. In Tillicum, the first walls were raised at the Dr. Claudia Thomas Legacy Houses—two units sponsored in honor of the late […]
Farrell’s Mark Park Work Party, Sept. 24
Submitted by Nancy Henderson. With cooler temperatures and fall almost here, it is a great time for another volunteer work party. Seventy-three of the 75 trees we planted at the entrance to Farrell’s Marsh Park in November 2022 have survived this long, dry season thanks to Alex Chaney who periodically watered them. The cages have […]
Upcoming Seahawks game trains
Cheering on the Seahawks this fall? Take Sounder to Lumen Field! We’ve released our special event Sounder schedule for Seahawks games: See the full schedule of game trains here.