New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: George Michael Lonzak. Powers Funeral Home: Carolyn Ann Wells; Albert Joseph Gasak III; Dorothy L Derocher. Scott Funeral Home: Erick Sonny Tsosie.
DuPont-Hudson’s Bay BBQ Competition Festival & Car Show
Submitted by DuPont-Hudson’s Bay BBQ Competition Festival & Car Show. For the absolute best in BBQ Competition Festivals! Low and Slow Barbeque, KCBS Sanctioned BBQ Competition with $20K in prize money, SCA Sanctioned Steak Competition, Steak Benefit Dinner, Heritage Car Show, Wings Competition, Live Music, Local Culinary Fare, a Beer Garden featuring local craft brews, […]
The Big Thank You
Submitted by Bob Warfield. Over the years from 2007, Lakewood has recognized outstanding people and service clubs for extraordinary contributions to community, most recently through the Larry Saunders Service Award, which provides a small grant to benefit a Lakewood organization. In a larger sense, we are calling attention to the greater sum of gifted endeavor […]
Podcast with Tacoma’s Willie Stewart now available
From the Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma/Pierce County … New Locker Room Chat podcast episode out now, featuring Willie Stewart!! Willie Stewart, originally from Texas, has been a shining light in Tacoma’s community since the 1960s.
Obituary Notices – July 31, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Dennis Richard Finch; Todd M. Jensen; Merle E Lewis.
Obituary Notices – July 29, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Larry E. Bell; Stanley A. Hansen; Long Thi Le; Dan Leroy Lidren; David K. Williams. Powers Funeral Home: Ramon Cole Hahn. Hill Funeral Home: Christopher William Morgan; Dolores F Butler.
Local student graduates from UW-Madison
A total of 8,625 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 12-13, including students from your area. There were two live ceremonies, on one for undergraduates at Camp Randall and one for all graduate degree candidates at the Kohl Center. Graduating were 6,225 undergraduate students, 1,487 master’s degree students and 913 doctoral […]
New volunteer orientation at Tacoma Habitat
Submitted by Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity. We are excited to welcome new volunteers (ages 16+) to a virtual orientation on Monday, August 7 at 6:00 PM. Following the orientation and a successful background check, you’ll have access to our online scheduling system and you’ll be able to sign up for shifts. We are especially in need of […]
Strickland Pushes To Codify Nondiscrimination In The Military
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (July 26, 2023), on the 75th anniversary of the Presidential executive order that desegregated the military, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Equal and Uniform Treatment in the Military (EQUITY) Act to codify equality in the armed forces into law and prohibit discrimination. “A diverse military is a strong military, […]