The Pierce College Athletics Hall of Fame welcomed its 5th class of inductees on Jan. 20th with a ceremony celebrating alumni and staff, and, for the first time, retired the uniform numbers of two Raider alumni – No. 42, Anthony “Tony” Adams and no. 1, Michaela Hougland. The uniform numbers of Hougland and Adams […]
Local Students Named To Pacific University Dean’s List
DuPont’s Katie Anakalea and Lakewood’s Nancy Vidal Martinez have been named to the Fall 2023 dean’s list at Pacific University in Oregon. The dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific’s colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Education who earn a grade-point average of at least 3.70 and complete 12 or more graded credit hours. […]
Obituary Notices – January 31, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Edward Lee Samuels. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Joseph Alexander Bocanegra; Harry Clark Baird. Mountain View Funeral Home: Linda Kay Busselle-Miller; Wai Cheung; Roswitha Collins; Gertrude “Leann” Dale; Nancy E. Drake; Suzanne L. Erixson; Andrea Garcia; Andrea Garica; Suzanne L. Javed-Iqbal; Diane Jordan; Josephine C. Klarich; Charles […]
Reasons for Youth Participation in Sports
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. 55 percent of parents believe that sports will benefit their children academically and improve their future careers. 80 percent of parents believe that sports helped their child learn about discipline and dedication, as well as how to get along with others. Research by the President’s Council on Sports,Fitness & Nutrition Science […]
Hire Pierce County Virtual Job Fair
Submitted by WorkForce Central. Meet with employers ready to hire right now! Join us at Hire Pierce County, a free virtual job fair featuring employers throughout Pierce County looking to fill open positions. Job opportunities range from healthcare to manufacturing and everything in between. You don’t want to miss this event! Register here: https://hirepiercecounty.easyvirtualfair.com/landing
Lion Jesse Baird awarded fellowship
Jessie Baird, a relatively new member of the Lakewood First Lions Club, recently received the Gordon F. Smith CARE Fellowship award for her accomplishments both before joining the Lions Club and her participation in many club activities. Baird had two long careers; one in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring as a command sergeant major, and […]
Tacoma’s Charter is Under Review
Tacoma Business Council announcement. What’s the Charter? Only the single most important document governing our City. Want a full time City Council rather than part time? Would you like our Mayor to have more power? These are the sorts of questions that the Charter determines. It gets reviewed every 10 years and it’s happening now. […]
Social Security Cards Are Safer At Home
Submitted by the Social Security Administration. Scams to steal your personal information are at an all-time high. That’s why it remains critical to safeguard important personal documents like your Social Security card. A Social Security card is not an identification document. In many situations, you only need to know your Social Security number (SSN). […]
Obituary Notices – January 30, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Van Smith Carroll; Valentin Torba; John Riley Johnson. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Judith Stella Spraske. Mountain View Funeral Home: Leslie Jenae Crossley; Douglas Klippert. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Margie F. Coby; Sofala T. Si’imalevai; Raymond E. Cartwright. Gaffney Funeral Home: Mathew Daniel Sardarov, Jr. Scott Funeral […]