By Sarah LaBrasca, Lakeview Light & Power. Lakeview Light & Power is reminding local students that the application deadline for the 2025 Be The Spark Scholarship is quickly approaching! Applications are due by 5:30pm on Thursday, February 27, to the LLP office at 11509 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood. LLP is encouraging eligible students to apply […]
Andrea Smith Hudson: Honoring a loving mother by forging change
Office of Rep. Mari Leavitt, 28th Legislative District press release. Andrea Smith Hudson was a loving mother, daughter, and sister who loved camping, spending time outdoors, and caring for her family. One tragic day last March, Andrea was picking up her kids along with some other children from their homeschool co-op when she was hit by […]
Obituary Notices – February 11, 2025
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Dorothy Breitenbach. Mountain View Funeral Home: Randy Paul Benitez; Jacqueline M Curtis-Faker; Tina Marie Williams. Gaffney Funeral Home: Gerald James Mayo; Gerald Lee Anderson.
Letter: Pluralism
Submitted by Greg Alderete. Pluralism, often praised as a strength of democracy, can be manipulated into a tool of division, serving the interests of those in power rather than the people. Throughout history, leaders who seek to maintain control have understood that the greatest threat to entrenched elites is a unified working class. To prevent […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Submitted by Tacoma Little Theatre. Tacoma Little Theatre brings the Tony-Award winning play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon, to its stage to start off the New Year. This production is directed by Suzy Willhoft and assistant directed by Brookelyne Peterson. 15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary […]
Lakewood’s Zapf named to the fall 2024 Dean’s List at Aurora University
Submitted by Aurora University. Aurora University has named Gabriel Zapf of Lakewood, to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester. Zapf is majoring in Health Science. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who have earned a 3.6 grade-point average or higher. Founded in 1893, Aurora University is a four-year, private, nonprofit, accredited higher […]
New Legislation to Provide Support, Recognition to Families of Servicemembers Missing Not In Action
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland press release. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a member of the House Armed Services Committee introduced the Flight 293 Remembrance Act—new legislation that would provide overdue recognition and support to families of the hundreds of servicemembers whose lives have been tragically lost in non-combat military plane crashes. Companion legislation in the […]
Obituary Notices – February 10, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Clarence M Bennett; Edward Berech; Lydia M. Eslava; Sang Minh Mach. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Anne B. Kazda. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Charles Gregg.
Letter: Government Over Budget
Submitted by KM Hills. Some of you may have read this article in the News Tribune. The article noted that Pierce County is requesting additional funds, from the State, to provide essential services. One of the essential services is for public mental health and therapeutic courts, even though both were to be funded by the […]