Submitted by Ray Egan. Whoever heard of a post office that doesn’t have any stamps? It’s not just that the Steilacoom Post Office hasn’t had any Christmas-themed stamps for two weeks: on December 19th there were no stamps of any kind for sale. None. Zero. And it isn’t the first time. If I have my […]
RFQ for Clover Creek Floodplain Civil Engineering Services
The City of Lakewood (City) is requesting statements of qualifications from firms qualified and interested in providing engineering and habitat assessment services to assist the City with the Clover Creek Floodplain setback levee analysis and 30% design. This work will include an assessment of Clover Creek habitat conditions from the City limits at JBLM boundary […]
Legislation to Spur Economic Development for Puyallup Tribe and South Puget Sound Clears Senate
Office of Senator Maria Cantwell announcement. Last week, the Senate unanimously passed legislation offered by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to place more than 17 acres of land currently owned by the Puyallup Tribe into trust, restoring part of the Tribe’s ancestral homeland and facilitating new economic development and job creation opportunities at the Port […]
Obituary Notices – December 20, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Rosetta Dietrich; Kinberly Lynne Gorman; Virginia Hall. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Chester Blow Jr.; Karen L. Kawasaki; Mark Akers. Powers Funeral Home: Rosie Nirmala Narayan. Hill Funeral Home: Harry A. Black; Luke Charles Hendon. Gaffney Funeral Home: Sister Cecilia Flores; Maryann Meyer; Allan Sachs Hoffman; Suzanne Marie Schofield; Thomas Anthony Castellane, […]
Strickland Supports Intergenerational Caregiving for Seniors and Children
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (Dec. 15, 2023), U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Rep. Ann Kuster (NH-02), introduced the bipartisan Care Across Generations Act. The bill would establish a grant program for long-term care facilities to operate or contract with a child care program and facilitate intergenerational activities. […]
Obituary Notices – December 19, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Brenda Langford; George Adrin Underwood. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Isaiah Grey Guillen.
Letter: Congress should for on Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuse Act
Submitted by Deryl McCarty, USAF (Retired), Puyallup (South Hill), WA. As one who provides home health care for a family member, it is incredibly frustrating to see the impact that high out-of-pocket prescription costs can have on patients – no, on all of us. It is even more frustrating to know that one of the […]
Missing a Loved One at Christmas?
Submitted by Sunset Bible Church. Honor your loss… embrace God’s Hope. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, we invite you to join us for a quiet, reflective “Blue Christmas” service prepared especially for you. The evening will include music, memories, and a brief time in God’s Word, followed by refreshments. Friday, […]
Letter: Angels Walk Among Us
Submitted by Susie Gisselberg & Brad Hand. My boyfriend and I were at Fred Meyer for groceries. I paid for our food and he had the funds for the non-food items. We are both in the adsent-minded/forgetful stage of life and he couldn’t find his card after I’d purchased the food! We looked and looked […]