Mountain View Funeral Home: Lois Collett; Huu V Luu; Dr. Pamela M. Nevar; Xung Thi Nguyen; Christine A Patton-Rodriguez.
Letter: Happy Birthday Barbara
Submitted by Elizabeth Golchert. Born on January 22, 1925, Barbara Gates of Steilacoom will be celebrating her centenary birthday this month. Barbara was born in Olympia in her parents’ home and eventually settled in the Steilacoom home she and her husband, Jim (now deceased), built over sixty years ago. Barbara’s older sister, Doreen, and younger […]
Did you hire a Veteran in 2024? Earn recognition through the YesVets Campaign
Submitted by Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. Washington State’s YesVets program is celebrating a 30% increase in participating employers, with 2,183 businesses now enrolled. The program, which helps foster a supportive community for Veterans, encourages employers to register their Veteran hires and gain recognition for their commitment to supporting those who have served in […]
Obituary Notices – January 1, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Angenette Bjorgan; Huey Donald Watts; Martha Jeanette Watts; Robert Wayne Stewart Jr. Powers Funeral Home: Kelly James McKenna; Sally Gay McKenzie; James Arthur Tuttle; Clyde Louis Medlock; Rubin Edward Rawley; Maysel Lajune Gartner; Mark Edward Wegman; Mary Louise Storem; Dorothy Bartness; Marcia Christine Shahon. Gaffney Funeral Home: John DeLisle Simchuk; Robert […]
Reddit: Found the end of the rainbow this (Saturday) morning
By Reddit user anna_marie. Found the end of the rainbow this morning! byu/anna_marie inTacoma From the comments, “Fun fact: Rainbows are actually completely circular, but get cut off due to the viewer’s perspective. Pilots in airplanes often get to see the full rainbow.”
Obituary Notices – December 30, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Mercedes Alexis Knapp-Patterson; Osvaldo Rosario; Barbara M. Smith; Maeva Aasa; Tim D Bailey; June M Durnell; Josephine Hughes; Sterling Anne Jacobs; Emma Maka’Olono Sarono; Thinh TRAN. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Cleora L. Poorman.
Obituary Notices – December 28, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Kenneth Lee Cockle; Sheri Ducharme; James Ray Kelley; Chhorn Kong; Siray Thach.
Operation Deep Freeze: The US Air Force 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron’s Antarctic Mission
Via Simple Flying: “Every autumn, the United States Air Force (USAF) sends some of its airlifters to New Zealand to stage airlift support for Antarctica. Considering that Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 62nd Airlift Wing, supported by the Air Force Reserve’s 446th Airlift Wing, has been supporting Operation Deep Freeze for 26 years, it’s no surprise to see Boeing C-17 Globemaster […]
Obituary Notices – December 27, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Justin Kyle Calkins; David T Johnson; Dorothy Louise Moe; Hugh A. Shelley Jr. Gaffney Funeral Home: Jack Henry Waechter; Marguerite Patricia Stephen; Kathleen Marie Keeney.