Submitted by Laurel Lemke. The Western State Hospital Grave Concerns Association will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 5:30 PM. Join us at the Historic Fort Steilacoom Quarters 2 to discuss our ongoing projects and future plans. Your participation and support are greatly valued. Learn more about Grave Concerns here:
Cars & Cigars at LeMay – America’s Car Museum
Submitted by Jake Welk, America’s Automotive Trust. Tacoma, WA (July 3, 2024) –In just one month from today, LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) is set to host their beloved annual summer event – Cars & Cigars. The event, which takes place on Saturday, August 3 from 6-11pm, is a Latin-inspired outdoor event that is […]
Obituary Notices – July 6, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Carolyn Chambliss; Hibernia Davis; Gerald DeFond Jr.; Derrick Freddrick Shavis Sr.; Debbie Bennett; G. Naomi Martin; Corrine Snyder; Lee R. Staggs. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Daniel “Dan” L. Stockdale. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Mark Clayton Maher.
Lakewood’s Gabriel Zapf Named to Aurora University Spring 2024 Dean’s List
Aurora University has named Gabriel Zapf of Lakewood, to the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester. Zapf is majoring in Biology. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who have earned a 3.6 grade-point average or higher. Founded in 1893, Aurora University is a four-year, private, nonprofit, accredited higher education institution located on a […]
Letter: Stop the DuPont Gravel Mine Expansion- Save the Sequalitchew Creek
Submitted by Save Our City-DuPont. How many of you love to hike the trails in DuPont, particularly, the beautiful Sequalitchew Creek Trail leading down to Puget Sound and the trails through Edmond Marsh? CalPortland, which currently dry mines over 400 acres of land in the northern part of DuPont, has submitted a proposal to the […]
Obituary Notices – July 4, 2024
Fir Lane Memorial Park: Robert E. Sasak; Robert Havey; Charles H. Harkins; Lynette A. White; Jaime F. Jaromay; Phyllis C. McCallum. Gaffney Funeral Home: Julie C Aaron; Marian Castellane Ogden; Francis “Tony” Anthony Kurtz. Mountain View Funeral Home: Rutherford “Rudy” Burchard Hayes; Doroteo Isidor-Palma; Richard “Dick” Jacobsen; Michael Dean Linder; Willia Mae Louise Walker; Sandra […]
Ruth Anne Hickey Honored With Prestigious Award
Submitted by Eric Warn, Lakewood Lions. Lakewood Lions Club Member Ruth Anne Hickey (standing with plaque) was recently awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship for her efforts to make Lakewood a better place to work and live. Presenting the award was Past President Dan Comsia (seated). Jones was a Chicago business leader who formed Lions Club […]
Obituary Notices – July 2, 2024
Gaffney Funeral Home: Shigako Tsudaka; Mark Wade Curtis; Aristeo Rosales Decena.
Tillicum Community Center needs your help
Submitted by Jesse Black. The Tillicum Woodbrook Community Center (formerly Tillicum American Lake Gardens Community Center) has been a part of the Lakewood community for over 50 years. The center provides crucial services including food bank, clothing bank, a SeaMar clinic, and the Tillicum branch of the Pierce County Library. In the past, we have […]