Submitted by Nancy Henderson. STEILACOOM – Thank you Theda Braddock, Ann Rodrigue, Breck Lebegue, Rick Clark, Rick Ash, and Mark Braegelmann for your good work removing reed canary grass (RCG) from the 5th St Waterway at the 19 Sep 2024 volunteer work party. It appears that all seed tufts were removed which should reduce the […]
Lakewood Water District Partners with Emergency Food Network
Submitted by Lakewood Water District. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the food drive. We were able to donate 11 boxes full of food totaling 1,317 lbs. of food. Your donation of food and money is equivalent to being able to provide 1,103 meals to our neighbors in need. Food and Fund Drives play […]
Obituary Notices – September 23, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Sunday Dau; Javier James Flores; Sukhwinder Singh; Paul William Lavell. Scott Funeral Home: Johnny Garcia Sr.
Obituary Notices – September 21, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Hannah Williams. Neptune Society: Nancy Lorene Miner.
October 12th Launch of Local Poetry Anthology
Submitted by Burl E. Battersby. Voices of Tacoma: A Gathering of Poets, an anthology of poetry of, about, or inspired by Tacoma, will be launched at three different Tacoma Public Library branches on Saturday, October 12th. As part of Tacoma Arts Month Studio Tours, the events will create “Poet’s Studios” at Mottet, South Tacoma, and […]
Strickland Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address Military Housing Affordability
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (September 19, 2024), Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) and Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT-01) introduced the Low Income Housing for Defense Communities Act of 2024, a bipartisan piece of legislation to address military housing affordability by diversifying housing options for servicemembers serving in high-cost areas. “Servicemembers and their families should be […]
House Passes Kilmer’s Bipartisan Legislation to Honor Vietnam Veterans
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. Today (Sept. 17, 2024), the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation led by U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) to award Dustoff crews of the Vietnam War with the Congressional Gold Medal. Dustoff crewmembers – helicopter air ambulance pilots, crew chiefs, and medics – […]
Obituary Notices – September 20, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Cristal Carmen Connolly; Robert “Bob” Johnson; Jerrold E. Waiss; Mary K Weed.
House Unanimously Passes Strickland Military Life Insurance Bill
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (Sept. 17, 2024), the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024, introduced by Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02). The legislation is bipartisan and bicameral and ensures life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for […]