JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD – Travelers who use the Joint Base Lewis-McChord DuPont gate will need to use other JBLM gates. DuPont Gate closure schedule Beginning 5 a.m. Monday, July 29, the Joint Base Lewis-McChord DuPont gate will close to all travelers. The gate will reopen 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5 The closure of this gate […]
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Obituary Notices – July 26, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Peggy Joan Fillo. Mountain View Funeral Home, Memorial Park: Kyoko Fujimoto Daitoku. Gaffney Funeral Home: Patricia Louise Myers. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: William Austin Van Houten.
Happy birthday ADA
Submitted by Bruce Dammeier, Executive. Thirty-four years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. In honor of this important milestone, I asked Kris Dowling with Human Services’ Aging and Disabilities Resources group for permission to re-post a blog she wrote to mark the occasion. I’m grateful for the work she and […]
JBLM will conduct artillery, demolitions, and mortars training
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime artillery, demolitions, and mortar training from July 26 at 6:30 a.m. to July 31 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Clover Park Rotary receives grant for wildlife park
Submitted by Clover Park Rotary. LAKEWOOD – Alan Billingsley handed over a $2,500 check from the “Pierce County Watershed” grant program. The grant will be used for continuing improvements at the “South Puget Sound Wildlife Park” on Phillips Rd. Billingsley is the “point-person” for Clover Park Rotary who has, for the last several years, had […]
New Animals Move into Tropical Reef Aquarium
Over 40 marine animal species joined the Tropical Reef Aquarium this month, adding to the roster of more than 130 species already living there! The new residents include four new blacktip reef sharks, a tasseled wobbegong shark, a grey reef shark, a black blotched ray, and dozens of tropical fish, including a spectacular humphead wrasse. There are […]
Portion of Spanaway Loop Road South to be closed starting Aug. 12
Pierce County Planning and Public Works is tackling critical infrastructure improvements along Spanaway Loop Road South in 2024. These projects will help increase capacity in the public sewer system and improve the road surface for the traveling public. In order to complete this work, road closures will be necessary on and around Spanaway Loop Road […]
Lakewood First Lions grill at Camp Leo
The Lakewood First Lions Club recently grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for students and parents attending a camp for children with diabetes. Camp Leo is located in Auburn and is dedicated to enriching the lives of those affected by Type 1 diabetes though programs that inspire, empower, educate and promote community. The Lions Club also […]
Local students named to dean’s list at Washington University in St. Louis
The following students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Lakewood’s David Duong is enrolled in the McKelvey School of Engineering. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the McKelvey School of Engineering, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or […]