Mountain View Funeral Home: Donald Donner; Debra Kay Holt; Roque Duenas Leon-Guerrero; Miyako Martin; George Alfred Nelson; Michael W Tibbitts.
Obituary Notices – February 28, 2025
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Joanne Finley; Margaret Ann (Sue) Ritchie. Mountain View Funeral Home: Marion Doris Hart; Ruth Litts.
Letter: Was the Battle for Iwo Jima Really Necessary?
Submitted by Eric K Chandler. REFERENCE: Mr Gregory Alderete ’s REPLY to My Letter: First of all, Somalia Veteran Alderete, thank you for your service and…welcome home my friend…I’m glad you made it back, when far too many others did not. I am a veteran as well…I retired from the US Army as a Chief […]
Letter: Believing Falsehoods
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, played a pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. He famously said “Education is the foundation of civil liberty.” He believed education would help people gain the knowledge and skills needed not only to be active […]
Curran Orchard Pruning Parties
Submitted by CORE. Join us at the Curran Apple Orchard pruning parties on the following Saturdays….March 1, 15 and 29 — from 10am to 1pm. Everyone is invited, including folks who have NOT adopted trees! Experienced pruners may also come at their convenience. Visit CurranAppleOrchard.com for helpful pruning tips before you come. Please check in […]
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Invites Community Input on Reducing Climate Pollution
Submitted by Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (Agency) is inviting community input to help inform the design and implementation of the Comprehensive Climate Action Plan. Funded by the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, this Plan will guide regional efforts to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution. […]
Obituary Notices – February 27, 2025
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Darrell Dean Smith. Mountain View Funeral Home: Delia M. Davis; Velvet Ahriel Micah Johnson. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Michael E. Grabinski. Powers Funeral Home: Roselia A. Hueneka.
Woodstick Drum Festival Celebrates its 22nd Anniversary
Submitted by Woodstick. Parkland – Woodstick will be celebrating its 22nd year at Old Parkland School on March 16, 2025. The first Woodstick was held on March 29, 2003, at the Tacoma Narrows Airport and marked the beginning of what would become an annual tradition and a remarkable celebration of drummers. Local drummer, Chris Kimball, conceived […]
Strickland Pushes To Codify Nondiscrimination In The Military
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland press release. Today (Feb. 25, 2025), during Black History Month, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) reintroduced the Equal and Uniform Treatment in the Military (EQUITY) Act to codify fairness in the armed forces into law and prohibit discrimination of all kinds. “A diverse military is a strong military, and addressing our recruitment and […]