The Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is proud to be recognized as the top-performing port on the West Coast in the 41st Annual Quest for Quality Awards, conducted by Logistics Management (LM). This prestigious recognition highlights the NWSA’s exceptional performance in delivering world-class port services. The Quest for Quality Awards is […]
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Obituary Notices – August 14, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Yon Hui Carter; Richard Dunbar; Lillian I Lupo; Marlon Rochelle Riley; Steven Sorensen.
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Rey Carbon with Blue Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Submitted by Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Lakewood, WA — The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the grand re-opening of Rey Carbon, that was officially celebrated with a Blue Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on August 12. Rey Carbon, under the expert leadership of General Manager Franco D’Amico, has undergone menu revisions to cater to […]
The Steilacoom Historical Community Garden, Yesterday and Today
Submitted by Steilacoom Historical Community Garden. What a bloomin’ difference 11 months make. The first photo shows 2402 B. St in Cherrydale Park, Steilacoom on Sept. 18, 2023, less than two weeks after the Town of Steilacoom offered the garden this space where an abandoned water-well pumping station once stood. The second was snapped a […]
Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances List
Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions: Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Costello Syndrome, Adult Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1-4, Child Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1A/1B (revised existing condition), Histiocytic Malignancies, Histiocytosis Syndromes (revised existing condition), Neonatal Marfan […]
7th Infantry Division Patching Ceremony, August 16
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The brigades of the 7th Infantry Division will transition from the 2nd Infantry Division “Indianhead” patch, to wearing the 7th I.D. “hourglass” patch during a ceremony at Memorial Stadium on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 16 to reflect their alignment with 7th I.D. This change honors both the history of […]
Root Out Hunger- Playing What You Want, So Kids Can Eat What They Need 2024
Sound Credit Union announcement. TACOMA, WA – Sound Credit Union (Sound) teamed up with 96.5 Jack-FM to combat child hunger in Washington state, donating over $52,000 to Food Lifeline. In June, Sound joined forces with local iHeart Radio station 96.5 Jack-FM to support Food Lifeline’s Root Out Hunger initiative for the second year in a […]
Road Closure Alert: 87th Ave SW
An overnight road closure is planned for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 at 87th Ave SW just north of its intersection with Steilacoom Boulevard SW. The closure is required so Tacoma Public Utilities can replace utility poles in the area. A large crane is required to complete this work. The poles are 95 feet tall. The closure […]
JBLM will conduct prescribed burn on 13 Aug. at 10:30 a.m.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is conducting a prescribed burn on 13 Aug. at 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Training Area 13; 1.5-mile west of the intersection 8th Ave South and 288th Street South. Prescribed burns are controlled and monitored by firefighters. There are many reasons JBLM has prescribed burns, mostly to remove potential fuel sources and improve […]