Submitted by Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges during its regular board meeting Thursday, May 9 is expected to take action on the college system’s 2025-2027 capital budget request to the Washington state Legislature. The prioritized list includes requests for minor works projects and major projects […]
Obituary Notices – May 9, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Joan Lee Berwick; Clayton Braun; Darryl Frank; David Julian; Rita Juplo; Teena M. Knapp; Ethel Louise Lay; Maurice Smyth; Wendy Stutler; Kham Thammavongsa; Norma Wright. Powers Funeral Home: Guy Milton Jonas; Casey Alan Coker; Sharon Irene Bergstad. Gaffney Funeral Home: Bridget Teresa Doherty-Adams; Susan Doleen Gardner.
Coming Home: How the Nez Perce Tribe Regained Their Cultural Heritage. A presentation by Dr. Trevor Bond
Submitted by Lee Ann Ufford. The Friends of Steilacoom Library (FOSL) present Dr. Trevor Bond from Washington State University and his interesting discussion of how the Nez Perce reclaimed lost artifacts of their heritage. Hosted in the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association (SHMA) Building Education Room at 1801 Rainier Street in Steilacoom at 4:00 pm Saturday, […]
Don’t Miss TPD’s Neighborhood Appreciation Open House
Tacoma Business Council announcement. Join Tacoma Police Chief, Avery L. Moore and staff as they take time to acknowledge their neighborhood volunteers and business partners at their May 18th, Neighborhood Appreciation Open House. You are invited to come and go as you wish from 11:00am to 1:00pm, while enjoying some tasty food cooked up by […]
Obituary Notices – May 8, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Dennis Brewer; Francisco Meno Chargualaf; Sharee Alanette Daniels; Francella Daniels; Opal Athelda Ellwein; Jimmie Ray Irwin Sr.; Andrew John Kezele; Gerald Edwin Lewis; Donald Pejsa; Laupule Sulusi. Gaffney Funeral Home: Marcia “Marcy” Rae Frlan; Kyle Robert Brinkman.
Effective Work Party May 5 at Farrell’s Marsh Park
Submitted by Nancy Henderson, Steilacoom. On Sunday, 5 May, a dozen hard-working volunteers including four students from Steilacoom High School spent a productive 2 hours removing mainly green alkanet, blackberry vines, thistles, and tansy ragwort from within and between the circular wire cages protecting the 75 trees planted in the fall of 2022. With the […]
Letter: The success of our nation has always been the free market
Submitted by Dick Muri, Steilacoom. The success of our nation has always been the free market. It drives innovation and competition which ultimately creates jobs, funds our tax base and supports families. That’s why I have been dismayed by the Federal Trade Commission’s opposition to the proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger. They claim consumers will […]
Supporting Veterans and Service Members and their Families
Office of Rep. Mari Leavitt, 28th Legislative District announcement. I hope your spring is going well. In this email update, I am going to share with you some of my successes this session to support veterans, service members, and military-connected families. I will also be updating you on some election-year restrictions that will affect my […]
Obituary Notices – May 7, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Phillip Joseph Henry Marthaller; Alice Faye Beckham; Dale Allen Crosby.