Submitted by Tacoma Buddhist Temple. Warm up with freshly prepared sukiyaki or chicken teriyaki at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple’s annual Sukiyaki Fundraiser. To ensure demand is met for this popular community event, food selections must be ordered by Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, then picked up or eaten at the temple fundraiser on Sunday, March 2, […]
“Party for Polar Bears” Takeover Weekend at Lucky N Lawless Bakery
Submitted by Cindy Roberts. TACOMA – Head down south to Lucky N Lawless Bakery and enjoy delicious baked goods while helping polar bears. Lucky N Lawless Bakery is generously donating 50% of all sales on the weekend of February 22 and 23 to the “Party for Polar Bears!” fundraising event with all proceeds going to […]
Steilacoom’s Burgess Named to William & Mary Dean’s List
Submitted by William & Mary. Lillian Burgess from Steilacoom, WA was recently named to the Dean’s List at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2024 semester. In order to achieve Dean’s List status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point […]
Visiting Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 story. Last week, on Friday afternoon, I was joined by leaders from across District 6 to meet in the home of the Commanding General of America’s First Corps, Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane. One of the opportunities that comes with being the District 6 representative is interacting […]
SSA Talks: Scams
Rebecca Rose, Senior Public Affairs Specialist in SSA’s Office of Inspector General’s Division of Communications, joined episode 5 of SSA Talksto discuss Social Security scams and how to recognize them. Recognizing the signs of a scam gives you the power to ignore criminals and report the scam. In this episode Rebecca discusses the 4 basic […]
Obituary Notices – February 15, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Lilianto Badiable; Shirley Irene Gennai; Terry Kaiser; Falealo Pulusila. Fir Lane Memorial Park: David J. Harper; Alan E. Wasserburger. Scott Funeral Home: Tiffony Renee Ponder; Lily Mae Spates.
Nature’s Best Hope
Submitted by Tahoma Bird Alliance. Join with Tahoma Bird Alliance (TBA), formerly known as Tahoma Audubon, to give nature its best hope to flourish. TBA is offering free bare root native trees to the Pierce County community. Native trees are important for better health, water conservation, soil enrichment, and to provide homes, food and shelter […]
Obituary Notices – February 14, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Francine Gilbert; Patricia M. Johnson; Dominic Raymond Robinson; Scott F. Williams.
That Ribbon of Highway – Woody Guthrie in the Northwest
Submitted by Lee Ann Ufford, Program chair, friends of the Steilacoom Library. Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) was a famed singer, songwriter and composer of folk, country, blues and protest music. Perhaps best known for “This Land is Your Land” the native Oklahoman lived in New York City for many years but it was his brief time […]