Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (Dec. 14, 2023), U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Strickland secured several provisions to address quality of life issues facing servicemembers in the FY2024 NDAA. “Since my first day in Congress, I […]
Obituary Notices – December 18, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Nancy Redden Gallegly; Zelda Lavon Hall; Paniolo Simaika; George Adrin Underwood; Michael Ronald Wilkins; Mary Son Pesco; Patricia (Marcan) Terranova. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Edward James Norman. Scott Funeral Home: Norda Geneivive (Hursey) Emile.
Puyallup’s Joe Cavanaugh on the path to a career as a professional pilot
PUYALLUP – Joe Cavanaugh is a member of the Cascade Warbirds “Class of 2018”. One of 12 scholarship winners, Joe reports he “graduated from Central Washington University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in professional piloting. In September of this year, I went to Bellefontaine, Ohio, to CFI school. I was able to do […]
BECU’s 10th Annual People Helping People Awards Program Grants $525,000 to Member-Nominated Nonprofits
Submitted by BECU. After receiving nearly 900 nominations, last night BECU honored nonprofit organizations and BECU members at its annual People Helping People Awards. For the first time in three years, the celebration was held in-person and recognized the positive impact of more than 30 nonprofits in BECU’s service areas. “As a cooperative, BECU is […]
Obituary Notices – December 16, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Charlotte Jane Bender; Jonathan Rodriguez. Gaffney Funeral Home: Genevieve Irene Schoenecker.
Lakeview Light & Power Opens Applications for ‘Be The Spark’ Scholarship
Submitted by Sarah LaBrasca, Lakeview Light & Power. Lakeview Light & Power is excited to announce that the “Be The Spark” Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! This scholarship program is an excellent opportunity for deserving individuals within our community to receive financial assistance for their higher education. Lakeview Light & […]
Public Notice: Lakewood Water District’s 2024 Final Budget to be presented to Commissioners
Lakewood Water District announcement. The 2024 Final Budget of the Lakewood Water District will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for review and discussion at a Regular Public Meeting on December 21, 2023, commencing at 3:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted in person and via Microsoft Teams. Please consult our website at www.lakewoodwater.org for further […]
Port Signs Design Agreements for Waterway Navigation Improvement Projects
Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. The Port of Tacoma (POT) and the Port of Seattle (POS) joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in ceremonies marking design agreements for the Seattle Navigation Improvement Project and the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. These projects are part of a comprehensive modernization initiative for The Northwest Seaport Alliance […]
Habitat Update: Celebrating Volunteers
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity announcement. Closing out another year, we are thrilled to celebrate our Weekday Regular Volunteers, a group of 54 individuals that are on site or in stores with us on a weekly basis. This amazing cohort contributed more than 40% of all volunteer hours in 2023. At their holiday celebration, it was an […]