Submitted by Chambers Creek Foundation. May 31, 2024 was the date of a groundbreaking ceremony for the Chambers Creek Canyon Trail Phase 2. Dignitaries from University Place, Lakewood, and Pierce County officiated and members of the public including representatives from the Chambers Creek Foundation also attended. As part of this new phase trailheads, boardwalk, two […]
How to Train a Shark
When you visit the Tropical Reef Aquarium, you’ll likely notice the massive nurse sharks hanging out on the bottom of the Outer Reef habitat. They generally don’t seem to be in a hurry — unless it’s mealtime, of course. Feeding the variety of sharks at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium isn’t as simple as tossing […]
Obituary Notices – June 13, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Richard Paul Blizzard; Debra Ann Olson; LaVonne Reiter. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Wilma E. Seiber. Scott Funeral Home: Laffette Tarae Battle.
Lakewood Baseball Playoff Report
Submitted by Greg Rediske. The Playoffs! See the pictures with the championship rings…..bling! 8U Championship Playoff Hornets 8, Bills 6 in the Semifinals on Friday, 6/7 The Hornets trailed by as many as four but came back to best the the Bills on Friday, 8-6. The Hornets piled up 14 hits in the game. Charlie […]
AmeriCorps Swap
Habitat for Humanity announcement. Over the past two months the Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps members had the wonderful opportunity to do an “AmeriCorps swap” with the Bend, OR affiliate. In April, we all went down to Bend and spent the week getting to know their splendid AmeriCorps team, with whom we became fast friends. The change […]
Tacoma Youth Chorus Celebrates Spring and Graduating Seniors
Submitted by Tacoma Youth Chorus. Join the combined choirs of Tacoma Youth Chorus for our end-of-year showcase performance (Monday, June 17th, 2024, 7:00pm) in the beautiful setting of Lagerquist Concert Hall on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. A much-beloved part of this event is our traditional TYC tribute to our graduating seniors. Please bring […]
Obituary Notices – June 12, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Dale Anton Novak. Mountain View Funeral Home: Sheryl Jackson; William Leonard Matthaei; Richard Albert Wolf. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Rhonda J. Carter. Powers Funeral Home: Stephanie Lynn Burton; Patricia Arlene Pyle; Patricia Susan Demarest. Gaffney Funeral Home: Robert Bernard Johnson. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Irene Elizabeth Antich.
William Eugene “Bill” Murphy
Compiled by Tim Marsh, Lakes High School Class of 1966, from various sources. Bill Murphy, a right-handed hitting outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball during the 1966 season, died at age 80 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, on May 13, 2024. Link to his obituary from Mountain View Memorial Park in […]
Build-A-Bear Workshop deployed joy in Lakewood for Celebration of Military Appreciation Month
Submitted by Navy Federal Credit Union. Nearly 40% of military families experience at least six months of family separation every year and a half, according to data from AmeriCorps, an entity of the U.S. federal government. Military children find these separations challenging, as deployments send mothers and fathers far away for a prolonged period of […]