Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. Please, protect the waterat the heart of our community—The Spanaway Marsh may mean little to some,but not to us. It is our arterial blood,our breath, our home. We are done with the hundred-year destructionof filled-in wetlands, re-routed streams,toxic human pollution and buildings too closeto these arteries of life. We are […]
Choir Dessert Auction
Submitted by SHS Music Boosters. Join us Friday, May 3 from 6-8:30 p.m. for an evening of musical theater-themed entertainment by the Steilacoom High School Choirs. Dinner provided by Sodexo (menu below). Following dinner, donated desserts will be auctioned off, along with reserved seating at the end-of-the-year choir concert. Menu:Penne with Marinara or Pesto Alfredo […]
Strickland, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Representatives Carol Miller (WV-01), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Earl Blumenauer (OR – 03) introduced the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to increase access to home dialysis by providing trained, professional staff assistance to patients in the home and ensuring that all […]
Obituary Notices – April 23, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Rastus Lott; William “Bill” Dean Hanson. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Neil L. Fisher. Powers Funeral Home: Ronald Eugene Carpenter; Damaris Irene Dean; Lyle Edward Schaefer; Sharon Lee Wylie.
Obituary Notices – April 22, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: James Francis Mulderig; Sharon “Shari” Cecile Wagar; Venetta Lee Hildebrand. Hill Funeral Home: Terrence Francis Holmes.
Volunteers in Pierce County are recipients of 2024 Washington State Volunteer Service Awards
Submitted by Serve Washington. Serve Washington has selected the Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force and Tacoma resident Mattice Hoyt as recipients of the 2024 Washington State Volunteer Service Awards for the South Puget Sound Region of Washington. The South Puget Sound Region includes Mason, Thurston, Pierce and Lewis counties. The purpose of these awards […]
Strickland To Host Annual Military Service Academy Information Sessions
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) is hosting two U.S. Service Academy Information Nights for high school and middle school students residing in Washington’s 10th Congressional District. The first informational session will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd, in Lakewood, and the second session will be held on Thursday, April 25th, in […]
Obituary Notices – April 20, 2024
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Paul Allan Hargrove; Luvena Lucinda Quinata. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert “Bob” Bowling; John D. Gamboa; PeggieLee “Nanna” Pederson; Sharon Lee Runyan. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Gatula Muasau. Gaffney Funeral Home: Thomas Francis Luchini; Carol Ann O’Loughlin; Kevin Douglas Horne; Joel Osborn Diven; Georgine Rose Salzmann. Scanlin Cremation […]
Cops v. Teachers Basketball Game, April 26
Submitted by Baron Coleman. The Lakes High School gym will play host to the 15th Annual Cops v. Teachers Charity Basketball Game on Friday, April 26. Doors open at 5:30 pm, tip-off at 6:30 pm.