West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) invites community members who live or work in Lakewood, University Place and Steilacoom to attend the next session of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) classes. The training will be held September 17 to October 5, 2024 and registration is now open. Aimed at preparing groups in the community to […]
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CPSD Learning in Motion – Clover Park High School Arlington Project
Clover Park School District’s Learning In Motion video series peeks inside schools to see what students are learning across the district. In this feature, get a behind the scenes glimpse into how Clover Park High School students construct the annual Arlington Project display in honor of Memorial Day. Watch the video on the CPSD YouTube page to see these […]
Strickland Led Legislation Gives New Farmers, Ranchers Early Financing Opportunities
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (June 3, 2024), Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the bicameral Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act. The bill will help new farmers and ranchers address early financial challenges. “New farmers starting their businesses often face financial barriers,” said […]
Obituary Notices – June 6, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Norma L. Harding; Lewis A. Overbo; David W. Stark. Powers Funeral Home: Ida Gnestiloff; Gwen Suzanne Ellingson; Carole Anne Phillips. Gaffney Funeral Home: Anna Lee McComas.
Tickets on sale now for Dine We Must, a Victorian-inspired dinner with a Northwest twist
“Dine we must, and we may as well dine elegantly…” Buy your tickets now for an evening of fine foods, company and Victorian desserts set outdoors on the blissful lawn of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Dine We Must returns to Fort Nisqually on June 14, 2024, at 6 p.m. Guests will have exclusive access […]
Pierce Transit Invites Public Comment on Transit Development Plan
Pierce Transit’s Transit Development Plan (TDP) looks back at work accomplished in 2023 and describes planned activities from 2024 through 2029. The report includes the agency’s services and operations, goals and strategies, performance measures, consistency with other plans, planned service and operating changes, planned capital expenses, a multi-year financial plan, and projects of regional significance. […]
The City of Destiny Awards Recognize Tacomans
TACOMA, Wash. – The 38th Annual City of Destiny Awards returns to the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall, 2727 East D Street, on June 26, 2024. Next month’s event will include award presentations made by Tacoma City Council Members, with performances by Tacoma Musical Playhouse and the Tacoma Refugee Choir. This year’s celebration includes the inaugural […]
Special Olympics torch runs passes through JBLM June 7
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – About a dozen Joint Base Lewis-McChord Special Olympic athletes, along with more than 600 Soldiers, Airmen and families, will be part of the Washington State Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run as it passes through JBLM June 7. The 8-mile route through JBLM will start with a ceremony at the Iron […]
Letter: A Love Story – The Walled Garden
Sir David Lindsay of Scotland married Isobel Forbes. The same year that their daughter Margaret was born, Sir David’s dearest treasure, his wife Isobel, died. The year was 1598. Perhaps it was because of his so great a love, and because of his so great a loss, that Sir David built in the years following […]