Story by Pamela Sleezer. JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Nearly 12 years after a tragic helicopter crash at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a civilian community joined together to properly honor and memorialize the service members that were lost. A somber ceremony was held June 23 to dedicate a permanent memorial at the remote training area site […]
Lakewood Elks #2388 Summerfest Car & Motorcycle Show
Submitted by Susan Berven, Lakewood Elks #2388. COMING UP JULY 29th!Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm The Lakewood Elks SUMMERFEST Car & Motorcycle Show! Enjoy a BEER & WINE Garden! 50’s & 60’s MUSIC all day (live band & DJ), Dancing, Raffles & Car Show Trophies! Food & drink for purchase. The PUBLIC is invited […]
Dr. Cobb retires from Tacoma Youth Symphony Association
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association announcement. Tacoma, WA: The Tacoma Youth Symphony Association would like to announce the retirement of Music Director and Conductor, Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs. Dr. Cobbs became Music Director of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association in 1997 and is the longest serving Music Director in TYSA’s 60-year history. During his tenure, the Tacoma […]
Deputies, co-responders team up to help man experiencing mental health crisis
On June 7, at 1:00 p.m., deputies responded to a lewd conduct call at Spanaway Park. A 40-year-old male was reportedly taking his pants off and yelling at people. When deputies arrived, they attempted to contact the man, but he ran into the woods. As they followed him, he picked up a hatchet. The man […]
Local students earn distinction at Wichita State University
Lakewood’s Emmalee A Buck is one of 3,273 students to earn a place on Wichita State University’s dean’s honor roll for spring 2023. To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 […]
Obituary Notices – June 28, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Jenny Lynn Howard Cruz. Mountain View Funeral Home: Michael Anthony Benjamin Sr.; Soon Cha Kezele; Miles L. Yost. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Raymond V. Santos. Powers Funeral Home: Dustin “Dusty” Boyd Gipfert; John “Jack” McNeel; Hallelujah McCartin; Kimberly Jo Haley. Scott Funeral Home: Mother Hattie Young; Raven Kythe O’Gillian.
Taste of Salmon
Submitted by Jenny Dow, Steilacoom Historical Museum Association. The Steilacoom Historical Museum Association will not be having our annual Salmon Bake in 2023 because Sunnyside Beach will be closed for seawall construction and there’s no other venue with the room and the facilities for an operation as large as ours. Instead we will be selling […]
A ‘Garden within a Garden’ The Steilacoom Historical Community Garden
Submitted by Carol Saynisch. Founded in 1854 as the state’s first incorporated municipality, the Town of Steilacoom has everything: sweeping Olympic Mountain and Puget Sound views, two popular beaches, a wonderful school district shared with DuPont, historic homes, breathtaking sunsets, a scenic ferry dock, and charming streets. Everything…except a community garden. Among all its closest […]
Lawmakers Propose VALID Act to Help Veterans Attain Homeownership
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. This week, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Harriet Hageman (WY-At-Large), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Jack Bergman (MI-01), and John Rutherford (FL-05) announced the reintroduction of the VALID Act, bipartisan legislation to help ensure veterans have the tools and resources they need to access home loans and attain homeownership. “Our nation owes […]