Washington families still have time to start saving for future education costs with Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET), the state’s 529 prepaid tuition program. The 2023-2024 annual enrollment period closes on May 31, 2024. This year, the purchase price of a GET unit exactly matches the payout value, which provides a unique opportunity to prepay future tuition costs […]
Obituary Notices – May 18, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Wilfred Leroy Bullard; Gene Harry Kercher; Richard James Rush. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Wayne W. Woodruff; Jeffrey J. Hayward; Julian S. Calvo Sr. Powers Funeral Home: Kurt Harold Nelson. Hill Funeral Home: Percie Mae Muncy.
Strickland Champions Workforce Diversity in Aviation Reauthorization
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (May 15), Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024: “Americans rely on safe and efficient air travel every day,” said Strickland. “This bi-partisan FAA reauthorization will improve the traveler experience, enhance airport operations, and […]
Obituary Notices – May 17, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Laulauga Alaifue. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Gary Walter Morris. Mountain View Funeral Home: Stanley Pringle; Bonnie Smith. Hill Funeral Home: Larry Alan Frazier. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Lamb Boyd. Fir Lane Memorial Park, Funeral Home, Chapel, and Crematorium: Ricky M. Fowler.
Major Western Art Reinstallation Opens May 18 at TAM
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. Four guest curators from around the country developed four new exhibitions for the [re]Frame: Haub Family Collection of Western American Art project, opening this Saturday, May 18, at Tacoma Art Museum. Drawing inspiration from TAM’s Haub Family Collection, guest curators Lele Barnett, Nikesha Breeze, Maymanah Farhat and Dr. Patricia Marroquin […]
Lakewood Lions Club Seeks New Members
Submitted by Eric Warn. The Lakewood First Lions Club, which began on March 17, 1954, is looking for new members who are looking for a way to make Lakewood a better place to live and work. The club’s motto is “We Serve” and we mean it. Becoming a Lion allows you to: Membership in the […]
Kilmer Introduces Bill to Ensure Fair Adoption Tax Credits for Tribal Families
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the Tribal Adoption Parity Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing parity between state and Tribal governments in determining whether an adoption qualifies as “special needs” and is thus eligible for the full adoption […]
Obituary Notices – May 16, 2024
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Janet Susan Boyce. Mountain View Funeral Home: Susan Kathleen Bailey; Francella Melayne Jones. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Jeffery J. Hayward; Ronald K. Halverson; Ronald L. Scott. Powers Funeral Home: Grace Willidean Bachmann. Gaffney Funeral Home: Kathleen Clare Underwood; Dylan Emerson Reding; Gilbert Conforti; Gussie Maquiling Jagod.
Lakewood Baseball Weekly Sports Report
Submitted by Greg Rediske. May 8-14 results 12U Bronco (12 and under)Raptors 16, Titans 7Rangers 18, Diamondbacks 8Bombers 15, Titans 5Dominators 12, Diamondbacks 7Rangers 16, Titans 6Raptors 14, Titans 6 10U Mustang (10 and under)Knights 5-1Rainiers 4-2-1Cyclones 2-4Rivals 1-5-1 Rainiers 6, Knights 2Ace shut out the Knights over the last two innings, getting 5 strikeouts, […]