Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (June 22, 2023), Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance for those who travel long distances to receive reproductive health care, including abortion care. “One year […]
Obituary Notices – June 24, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Jack Rolland Freid. Mountain View Funeral Home: Geraldine Brown; Barbara Jean Nichols; Gregory Lee Rodeberg. Gaffney Funeral Home: Joseph Raymond Olivadoti III; Cha Sun Kim; Wayne Cordell Jacobsen.
Rotary Donates to All Inclusive UP Park
Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest announcement. On Wednesday, June 21, the Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest became the first official donor to the All Inclusive Playground at Cirque Park with a gift of $5,000, using proceeds from the club’s recent community fundraiser and cleanup. Over 100 members of the University Place community, and Rotarians from […]
Sam Houston State University Announces Spring 2023 President’s List
Tacoma’s Lauren Herren earned a spot on the Spring 2023 semester President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Undergraduates must achieve a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours to earn this distinction.
Legislation Will Invest In HBCU To STEM & Agriculture Industries Pipelines
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (June 21, 2023), Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), and Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation, The 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023, known as the ENABLE Opportunity Act of 2023. “In order to […]
Obituary Notices – June 23, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Linda Susan Sage. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dana Fereti; Alfred Hall; Minnie Elsie Hall; Patrick Neill Hills; Evangeline Ruth Kirchmeier; Richard Leroy Koval; Wilda J. Zirkle. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Doris L. Gunn; Reynaldo R. Rios; Charles L. Roberson. Gaffney Funeral Home: Arthur Folden. Scott Funeral Home: James P. […]
Sam Houston State University Announces Spring 2023 Dean’s List
Tacoma’s Lauren Herren earned a spot on the Spring 2023 semester Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.
Obituary Notices – June 22, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Reuben Brunson Jr; Royleah Danette Vivian Robinson; Carol M Wilsey. Gaffney Funeral Home: Linda Yannikos. Scott Funeral Home: Cinayah Faaolataga Avamalefono.
Local Students Earn Degrees from George Fox University
Local students were among the undergraduate, adult degree and graduate-level students who received diplomas from George Fox University at its spring graduation ceremony in April of 2023. The following students earned degrees: Lakewood University Place George Fox University is a Christian college classified by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best National University.” More […]