Mountain View Funeral Home: Irene Pearl Baldassin; Janis Carsner; Millee Nevaeh Jones. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Cheryl A. Noel; Carmen C. Diego; Janet L. Sparks; Carmen D. Fejeran. Gaffney Funeral Home: Antoinette “Toni” Sarafina Mineo. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Richard Leon Sperling. Scott Funeral Home: Brandon Christopher Gist; Arthur Franklin Howie Jr.
School shootings: Talking to our children about distressing events
Submitted by Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. In light of the latest school shooting in Georgia on Wednesday, September 4, it’s undeniable that our country continues to be exposed to news and images that are both concerning and incredibly distressing. Managing distress related to this unrelenting stream of events can be challenging for adults and children. […]
Swedish Traditional Music & Dance Sept 24
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. 20th Season in Old Town. Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announces our 20th season! Our slate of musical events for this milestone year begins September 24 at Slavonian Hall, featuring our “Tacoma Tapestry 2024”,celebrating Nordic traditional music and dance. The internationally award-winning Swedish ensemble Klintetten is visiting the […]
Obituary Notices – September 6, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Beverly Glee Loney; Tracy Lynn Taubman; Viorene Womack.
Site Preparation Begins at All Inclusive Playground in UP
Submitted by University Place Parks & Recreation Foundation. Heavy equipment converged at Cirque Park recently, as City of University Place crews began site preparation for installation of playground equipment and perhaps a late fall Grand Opening in October or November. This marks the true beginning of the playground, which has been financed by several major […]
Sound Credit Union and UW Tacoma’s Milgard Center for Business Analytics Announce Statewide FinTechCompetition
Submitted by South Credit Union. TACOMA, WA – For the fourth consecutive year, Sound Credit Union (Sound) and the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UWT) Milgard Center for Business Analytics are inviting entrepreneurs to join their statewide FinTech Incubator Challenge. This initiative aims to connect with innovators passionate about financial technology (FinTech) and uncover cutting-edge tools […]
Obituary Notices – September 5, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Tammie Marie Wright. Mountain View Funeral Home: Sheila Gunther. Powers Funeral Home: Lillian Virginia Gillespie; Jagdish Gulabchand Shah; Thomas Allen Tullis; Ronald Koecke; Donald Joe Frazier.
Obituary Notices – September 4, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Margie Ann Ewing-Watts; Diane Marie Hansen; Mary F. Simatic. Gaffney Funeral Home: Robert Eugene Fritz. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Marlin White.
University Place Garden Tour planning meeting
Submitted by Alice Dionne. The University Place Garden Tour committee will have its first meeting to plan for the 2025 tour on Monday, September 9, 2024, 11a-12p, at the UP Library (small conference room). We are still looking for a few gardens to feature on the 2025 tour. The proceeds from the tour support the […]