Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. Croatian music and pastries in the Old Town Park September 9 (2-4 pm). Join us in celebrating Tacoma’s cultural history as we enjoy the music of Croatia and the Baltics. Performers will be the KlapaDooWopella mens vocal quartet which specializes in traditional Croatian “Klapa” (a cappella minstrels who […]
Strickland, Kilmer Announce Nearly $9.5M To Improve Fish Habitats In Puyallup River & Wapato Creek
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (August 18, 2023), U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, announced that the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Port of Tacoma will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to improve fish passage […]
Obituary Notices – August 21, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Robert Frank Barber; Philip John Hogman. Mountain View Funeral Home: Rebecca Blackshaw; Donald A. Brooks; Garry Stanley Davey Sr.; Willam Allen Howard; Douglas Claude Ramsey; Brandon Sean Sanders; Charles E. Owings Sr.
Brown Bear Car Wash offers free anniversary “Beary Clean” car washes on August 24
Submitted by Brown Bear Car Washes. Brown Bear Car Wash will provide free “Beary Clean” car washes on Thursday, August 24, as it celebrates 66 years of serving customers throughout the Puget Sound area, including the Brown Bear tunnel car wash at Tacoma – 5950 6th Ave, 3002 S 38th St and 13204 Pacific Ave […]
U.P.’s Piper Spencer graduates from Whitman College
University Place native Piper Spencer received their Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitman College on May 21. A graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School, Spencer graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy.
The Puyallup City Council August 22 Meeting Agenda
The Puyallup City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on August 22 (6:30 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Obituary Notices – August 19, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Muriel Jean Will; In Ki Kim. Mountain View Funeral Home: Valerie Jean Haskins; Lonna L Muirhead; Judy Kay Watts.
Heavy Topics and a Heavy Heart
Excerpts from Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 newsletter Overdose Awareness Day & Opioid Use Next Tuesday (Aug. 22), we will acknowledge International Overdose Awareness Day, which is recognized annually on Aug. 31. As we continue to read headlines on the impacts of fentanyl in our community and the reality of accidental overdoses, it becomes […]
Obituary Notices – August 18, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Robert Hildebrandt. Mountain View Funeral Home: Sally Ann Cramer; Thanh Thi Dang; Norman J Hoppe; Lam Ho Huynh; Robert A. Mester; George Michael Morgan; Betty E. Schadt; Vladimir Sherepitka; Alice F Taylor; Laureen Vanderpool. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Charles E. Ayers Jr. Gaffney Funeral Home: Katherine Louise Sundquist.