New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Setsuko Takatsuka. Mountain View Funeral Home: Leroy G. Dube Jr.; Sun Cha Stevenson; Douglas Mark White. Powers Funeral Home: Darold Wayne Hall; Natsue K Stephenson; Kenneth Warren Eilers; Thomas R Oberhofer; Robert Wilcox. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Gaile Gene Beavers.
Black History Month Program: Always Prepared – Building the Road for Equality
Submitted by Buffalo Soldiers Museum-Tacoma. “Always Prepared” was the motto of the 24th Infantry Regiment, commissioned by Congress in 1866. The 24th Infantry was one of the four original Buffalo Soldiers regiments comprised of volunteer Black men who fought during the Civil War. Serving in the military was a way to a better life for […]
Habitat for Humanity stolen truck recovered
Habitat for Humanity announcement. Over the Christmas holiday, our off-site warehouse was broken into and a recently purchased, new-to-us box truck was stolen. Other damage included cut cables on other trucks, stolen vehicle batteries and gas cards, as well as a damaged alarm system. Thanks to widespread media coverage by local outlets, the stolen truck was spotted in […]
Obituary Notices – January 18, 2024
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Angeline Kelly; Wanda Frances Gargurevich. Mountain View Funeral Home: Franklin Xavier Holdener; Debra Ann Smith. Powers Funeral Home: Guadalupe Cardenas Guitron; Marjorie Masako Teramura; Jeannie Darnell Livingston; Tona Chrystal Forman. Gaffney Funeral Home: Eunice Vivian Robeck.
Volunteer Work Party on the 5th St Waterway Jan 20-21
Submitted by Nancy Henderson. Come out and join your neighbors planting native shrubs along the 5th St waterway on Saturday, January 20 and Sunday, January 21 from 1 PM to 4 PM. Thanks to the good work of volunteers back in October, the site is ready for planting. We’ll have plants and shovels, but if you […]
Letter: What Can Happen When a Government Ignores its Citizen’s Input (Especially When It’s Valid)
Submitted by Eric Chandler. Be advised, 12-years ago, a 5-year-long study by Citizen Volunteers, experts one and all, resulted in a comprehensive “Waughop Lake Remedial Action Plan”. In 2012 that plan was given to the City of Lakewood, free-of-charge. And, it was ignored. Since then, the City has paid contractors almost $300,000 to have a new study, […]
2024 Valentines for Veterans and First Responders
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced the launch of her annual Valentines for Veterans and First Responders drive. Residents, schools, and organizations are invited to make handmade Valentine’s cards and leave them at various drop boxes across the district, from Tuesday, January 16, 2024, through Tuesday, February 6, 2024. […]
Obituary Notices – January 17, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Gerald Cameron; Betty Jane Smith. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Lando Piteg Towai; Mark Randall Barnett. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dixie Kuulei Afoa Aloese; Victor V. Santos; Kristin Leigh Sloppy. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Myrle “Ed” Miller Jr. Gaffney Funeral Home: John Richard Zoril; Samuel Smith.
Tacoma Business Council Monthly Meeting with Tacoma Police Department
Tacoma Business Council announcement. Do you have questions or concerns for our police? Interested in learning how the Crime Plan is going? Come to our monthly meeting this Thursday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m. Please RSVP for location details. TBC meets with TPD on the 3rd Thursday each month to share concerns and get updates […]