TACOMA, WA – Earlier this summer, Sound Credit Union (Sound) held their annual auction to raise money for a local nonprofit. This year, the proceeds raised benefited WWIN (Washington Women in Need). Sound employees procured nearly 85 auction items and raised over $11,000. Business partners of the credit union generously donated over $4,000 to the […]
Obituary Notices – August 2, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Donna Rae Brock; Quiency Howie-Jones; David Alan Kalinski; Joseph Franz Lange; Dale Warren McCarty; Joan Mooring; Patrick Henry Weems. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Nancy C. Hoey; Sheree L. Heil; Jacobie F. Leumuava. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Donald Arthur Trapnell.
Letter: Free Movie Tickets for ‘The Sound of Freedom’
Submitted by Pad Finnigan. Young children in Pierce County have been and can be snatched up and stolen from their families, then sold into slavery, sexual and otherwise. It is part of a national and international organized crime wave that some say is bigger than the illegal drug trade. A film called “The Sound of […]
Why Lip Care is an Important Part of Your Oral Health Routine
Submitted by Dr. Jeff Reynolds. Lips are one of the most sensitive organs in the body composed of more than a million nerves; yet they are often neglected and not treated properly. Without healthy, fully functioning lips, your everyday life would look very different – that is why it is so important to take the […]
Obituary Notices – August 1, 2023
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.