Washington Student Achievement Council announcement. High school seniors and others can now apply for financial aid for the 2025-26 academic year. Applying for financial aid is a crucial first step toward college and career training. Completing a financial aid application opens up more options for the future. In Washington, there are two ways to apply for financial […]
Obituary Notices – December 23, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Addison Fritts; Margaret F Melvin; Dorothy Jean Price; Marjorie Katherine Quackenbush; Beverly Ann Stilson. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Terry L. Worton.
BECU donates over $72,000 to Pierce County nonprofits at annual People Helping People Awards
Submitted by BECU. BECU is granting $510,000 in total to 25 nonprofits as part of its People Helping People Awards, which includes $72,000 to Pierce County nonprofits. The annual awards program calls upon BECU members to nominate organizations that embody the credit union industry philosophy of “people helping people.” This year, BECU received over 1,000 […]
Obituary Notices – December 21, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: David Lester Gahms; Christopher Albert Kalning; Dorothy J. Price. Fir Lane Memorial Park: David N. Vincent; Sharon K. Huddleston.
Steilacoom: 5th ST Work parties Dec. 22, 29
Submitted by Nancy Henderson. Wednesday’s strong winds rearranged the cardboard placed over the restoration site. The cardboard and small bridge washed downstream are back in place. (Thank you Erin and Shane!) This experience underscores the importance of getting the wood chips down ASAP. Two large piles of wood chips are now in place awaiting our […]
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Successes
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. This county received $175.8 million in ARPA funding, and we worked very hard as a Council to invest these dollars in ways that allow the county to come out of the pandemic better than when we went in. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Obituary Notices – December 20, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Devin William Bond; Patrick Davis; Donald G Kitt; Carl Dean McPhail. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Betty Jane Fuller. Powers Funeral Home: Adrienne Diane Hubbard; Sandra Gene Holler; Linda Elizabeth Morlong; James OIiver Mefferd; Mary Burns; Mary Moore McIntyre; Gladys Dawn; Anthony Allan White; Delores Georgina Ulvang.
Rooted in Community: Cohen Veterans Network Pledges to Donate to Nourish Pierce County in Support of Local Families This Holiday Season
Submitted by The Cohen Clinic at Valley Cities. Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national not-for-profit network of mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families, announced that it will make a donation to Nourish Pierce County as part of its new initiative to help combat food insecurity among military families around the […]
Christmas Carol Sing Along at Happy Duo Cafe in University Place Dec. 21
Submitted by Chris Saunders. Happy Duo Café and United for University Place are partnering together to provide a Christmas Carol Sing along at Happy Duo Café on Saturday, December 21 from 2 to 4 pm. We will have a blend of traditional Christmas Carols and some modern-day music. There will be 35 to 40 minutes […]