New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Marian Vinette Ano; Bryan Carl Gustafson; Ann Theresa Kermabon; Nikolay Tolstykh; Carlo Guzman Samson; Inger Johansen. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Dale James Wolford. Mountain View Funeral Home: Mark David Bishop; Werner Kraft; Joseph Lee Dale Legere; Dianna Lee Riley; Dean Arthur Vandenberg. Fir Lane Memorial Park: John […]
Candidate Forum – DuPont City Council
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County is hosting a nonpartisan candidate forum along with several other community groups for races in DuPont for which there are three or more candidates in the Primary election. This is an opportunity for the public to hear and […]
Ready for Preschool?
Submitted by Little Church on the Prairie Preschool. Wondering what early childhood education will look like in September? It seems to be all systems are a “go,” post Covid shutdowns. Like travel, there is pent up demand for quality experiences for young children. Most children, from 3 to 6 years of age, missed the stimulation […]
Share Your COVID-19 Vaccine Story and WIN
Calling Artists, Photographers, Writers, Poets, Dancers, Musicians, Film Makers, & Others. Share your COVID-19 vaccine story and win! We invite creative folks of all ages in the state of Washington to enter our contest — including children, teenagers, and young adults. We’re looking to raise awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine through spoken word, visual art, […]
Clover Park Provides Free Online Tutoring Services for Middle and High School Students
LAKEWOOD — Clover Park School District middle and high school students can now access free, 24/7 online tutoring services at any time on their digital devices. The district has partnered with Paper, an online tutoring resource for middle and high school students. The service allows secondary students to seek help from tutors online for over […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed July 6
On July 6, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for June 11-24 is 65.9 The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 2.8 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 48 COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths: A woman in her 70s from Tacoma. A […]
Obituary Notices – July 7, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Gregg Steven Marquart. Mountain View Funeral Home: Deanna Weller. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Marjorie Lucille Harbison; Mary E. Stutheit; Lorraine E. Maples.
Book Signing: Wicked Tacoma
Join us at the Tacoma Historical Society Museum (406 Tacoma Avenue South) for a book signing (July 10, 1-2 pm) with local author Karla Stover, whose new book Wicked Tacoma is hot off the presses from Arcadia Publishing. Tacoma, the city where the rails meet the sails, has always been a place of innovation and […]
Pierce Transit Board to discuss CEO position at July 7 meeting
The Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Board is expected to recess into Executive Session shortly after the meeting is called to order to further evaluate and deliberate about the qualifications of applicants for the CEO position pursuant […]