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Obituary Notices – August 17, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Julia Ann Becker; Jesse Lee Harris; Dale M. Hayward; Donald F. Lake; Harry S. Maraschky; Gary Ray Riggs; Shirley Roman; Betty Jane Simic; Karen Michelle Williams.
Helicopters to the rescue for Fort Steilacoom Park fire
Lakewood’s Tom McClellan shared these photos showing a UH-60 and a U.S. Forest Service UH-1 using Lake Louise as a water source to fight the brush fire in Fort Steilacoom Park on August 16. The evacuation order was lifted around 5 pm.
Partners for Parks Launches Awareness Events for the H-Barn Restoration Project
LAKEWOOD — Partners for Parks is building awareness and making its case for support through a series of small group gatherings with community leaders, neighbors and park enthusiasts interested in the H-Barn restoration project at Fort Steilacoom Park. The small gatherings are designed to grow community awareness and donor support for this exciting project, and […]
2023 Empowerment Awards
The Tacoma Urban League is excited to host our 2023 Empowerment Awards Dinner which will be held at Hotel Murano on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 6 PM. This year’s event will feature a Fireside Chat on Black tech, entrepreneurialism, leadership, and social justice with SoLo Funds and Culture House Co-Founder Rodney Williams, King County Councilmember Grimay Zahilay, and Black Future Co-op Fund Co-Founder and Washington State Senator T’wina Nobles. We invite you […]
City of Lakewood asks residents near Ft. Steilacoom Park to evacuate
A brush fire at Fort Steilacoom Park was elevated to a three alarm fire around 2 pm on August 16 according to West Pierce Fire & Rescue’s Twitter/X account. King 5’s helicopter over head shots can be seen here. The City of Lakewood’s Twitter/X account has the following information (as of 2:31 pm, August 16, […]
Steilacoom Historical School District Special Board Meeting
Due to a lack of a quorum, the August 16, 2023, regular meeting of the Steilacoom Historical School District Board of Directors was canceled. The Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on August 22, 2023, at 8:00 am at the district’s Professional Development Center located at 511 Chambers Street, Steilacoom, WA, to conduct […]
Hilltop Family Bike Day
Join Downtown On the Go (DOTG), 2nd Cycle, and Alchemy Skateboarding for the second annual free Hilltop Family Bike Day on Saturday, August 26th from 11am-1pm! Enjoy a fun, youth-friendly bike obstacle course, a mini skate park, and a short family-friendly bike ride through the Hilltop at noon, plus balloons, kids bike decorations, and free helmets. Whether you’re […]