Mountain View Funeral Home: Inez A. Bracken; Darron Cole; Pauline May Fogell; Ronald Allen Husted; Priscilla Jibaiur; Marilynn Angela Larson; David McGatlin; Joseph Henry Spiegner Jr.; Florence M Welborn. New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory: Barbara Maureen Henning.
Tacoma Rail Receives Over $8.3M In Federal Funding to Reduce Its GHG Emissions
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (October 29, 2025), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced over $8,300,000 for Tacoma Rail through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. Tacoma Rail, a short line operating out of the Port of Tacoma, provides vital services to the local and regional economies. With this […]
Obituary Notices – October 31, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Darlene Palmer Kipers. Mountain View Funeral Home: Constance Mae Balderson; Robert Sanchez; Aakil Adonis Sidney. Gaffney Funeral Home: Robert Ernest Reynolds. Scott Funeral Home: Bernita Mildred Hopkins; Carol Beatrice Felton; Lennox A. Jackson.
Rotary Food Drive November 2-3 and 9-10
Submitted by Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest. The Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest will be collecting food donations during the next two weekends November 2-3 and November 9-10 at the Green Firs Safeway, mainly between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. This is the fourth year that Safeway has supported the Rotary food […]
Obituary Notices – October 30, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Joshua Rice. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Brian J. Young; Rogelio Sanchez Flores; Juliet T. Buizon. Scott Funeral Home: Bernita Mildred Hopkins.
Letter: Save our Seniors
Submitted by Lori Ramsdell. Recently the city of Tacoma had articles published regarding their plan to close the Beacon and Lighthouse and Beacon Senior Centers on December 31st. They painted a rosy picture. The truth is, any decision to close these two centers will be extremely detrimental to the Senior Citizens that utilize these centers […]
Presbyterian Women Holiday Bazaar, Nov. 2
Submitted by Little Church on the Prairie Presbyterian Women. Saturday, November 2 – Presbyterian Women Holiday Bazaar9:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Little Church on the Prairie – Prairie Hall6310 Motor Avenue SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 Handmade quilts, arts/crafts, lovingly baked goodies and our Grannie’s Attic featuring gently used merchandise. Enjoy pie, coffee or tea […]
Letter: Friends of the Lakewood Library Say Thank You
Submitted by Robert Estrada. The Friends of the Lakewood Library recently held their semi-annual book sale at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Lakewood, WA. It was a success and the Friend’s Board of Directors thanks its members and the community for their support. Hundreds of books found new homes in the homes and hearts of the […]
Letter: Extended Road Construction on Hipkins Rd Raises Concerns for Lakewood Business
Submitted by Sam Ahn. I own the Lucky Food Store on Hipkins Rd, and for the past 14 months, my life has been a constant question: When will this end? When the city told us the construction would start on September 2023 and wrap up by early 2024 (as even see on the road improvements […]