A Clover Park School District story. Our Clover Park School District Staff Spotlight this week features maintenance and operations grounds lead Ken Newkirk. Ken has worked in grounds and maintenance at different school districts for 25 years. This is his fifth year at CPSD and second as grounds team lead. While Ken’s job includes grounds work […]
Auditions for Love, Loss, & What I Wore March 20-21
Lakewood Playhouse announcement. Auditions for Lakewood Playhouse’s May 5-28 performances of Love, Loss, & What I Wore will be held March 20 and 21 at 7 pm. This production will be staged in-the-round. Auditions will be held at the old Bed, Bath & Beyond location at the Lakewood Towne Center, across the parking lot from […]
Puget Sound Reporting seeks new company acquisitions
Submitted by Angela Anders. TACOMA— Puget Sound Reporting, which has been providing accurate, prompt court transcripts for 60 years in the Pacific Northwest legal community, announced this week it is open to seeking company acquisitions in the court reporting and transcription industry in Washington state. “We are ready to grow,” said Angela Anders, owner of Puget […]
Maria Doucettperry to join Sound Transit as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Sound Transit announcement. Sound Transit today announced Maria Doucettperry’s appointment as its Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, a position in which she will play a crucial role in overseeing strategies ensuring Sound Transit embodies its values in all facets of serving the public and in its internal operations. “Maria Doucettperry will play a key […]
Pierce Transit to Implement Service Change Mar. 19
Pierce Transit announcement. Pierce Transit will implement its twice-yearly service change on Sunday, Mar. 19, with many local bus routes’ weekend schedules featuring increased frequency of rides and added trips. Details of changes by route are available at Pierce-Transit.org/pierce-transit-routes. This change represents an addition of 149 trips, amounting to more than 6,700 annual hours of added […]
Obituary Notices – March 16, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Kenneth Roy Matheson. Mountain View Funeral Home: John Patrick Murphy; Diane Marie Siemons. Scanlin Cremation and Burial: Cynthia Diana Griffin.
LASA Awarded $1 Million in City of Lakewood ARPA Funds
Submitted by Janne Hutchins, LASA. Lakewood, WA: LASA is pleased to announce an award of $1 million towards the building of Gravelly Lake Commons, an affordable housing project. The award was granted to LASA by the City of Lakewood out of ARPA funds. Pictured is City of Lakewood Mayor Jason Whalen painting in LASA’s fundraising […]
Registration Open for Puyallup 101
City of Puyallup announcement. Have you ever wondered how the City operates? How does it maintain streets and parks? Manage the budget? Make decisions? If so, we encourage you to register for this free eight-week civics course! With Puyallup 101, you will gain a strong understanding of the organizational structure and operations of City departments, […]
Temporary Street Closure on Division Avenue Scheduled March 16-17
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division will perform road maintenance on Division Avenue between North Broadway Street and North Tacoma Avenue. The road will be closed Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., each day with traffic detours in place. All repairs are weather-dependent, and rescheduling […]