Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Pacific Lutheran University’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education will host the sixth biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on March 1. The celebration offers a day of events focused on international service, highlighted by a Peace Corps service panel and keynote… Read the rest of the announcement […]
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Obituary Notices – February 8, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Gail Marie Gese. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Rodney W Kooping; Summer Madisyn Gilman. Mountain View Funeral Home: Leticia Arbiol; Joyce R. Atkins; Rebecca Bellew; Rose Marie Cochrane; Sherry Ann Foster; Penny L. Jensen; Larry Lynn Loveday; Carl Avant Machado; Denise L. Martin; Gerhard Schnabel; Paul Syslo; Dorota […]
Short Survey on the Increased Business License Fee
Tacoma Business Council announcement. TBC (Tacoma Business Council) is conducting a survey on how the business community would like therevenue spent from the enormous increase in business license feesimposed this year. We will send the results to the Mayor and CityCouncil. The survey will take about 5 minutes. This is your opportunityto weigh in. Please […]
DuPont February 3 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council February 3 report by clicking here.
Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week, February 7-14, 2023
Submitted by Barb Kohler, Steilacoom WA. It’s that time of year when I like to bring attention to CHD Awareness Week. These defects are the leading cause of death in both infants and adults. Approximately 1% of births per year are affected by CHDs. These defects involve the inside walls of the heart, the valves […]
Bates Technical College holds open house on Feb. 9 for health care programs
Bates Technical College announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – Bates Technical College welcomes the community to the Health Science Career Pathway Open House on Thursday, Feb. 9, 3-6 p.m., at the college’s Downtown Campus Center for Allied Health Education at 1201 South Yakima Avenue in Tacoma. The Open House features an information fair, with representatives from student […]
January 2023 Alarm Summary
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. In January 2023, West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) responded to 1,512 calls for service. Of those calls, 81% of them were for emergency medical aid and nearly half of them resulted in a transport to the hospital. This is an average of 48 calls per day throughout the […]
Thank you Tacoma Fire
Tacoma Police Department social media update. A big thank you to Tacoma Fire, TFD Ladder 1, for installing our new flag pole halyard (rope) during ladder training. We appreciate you and your lack of acrophobia!
Hidden Heroes: Week 3
Local Hero: Zach Banner Zach is a Clover Park School District alum, University of Southern California All-Pac 12 graduate, NFL player and community leader. Zach is currently running his own non-profit, the B3 Foundation, to support underserved students in Tacoma, Seattle, Los Angeles and Guam. Born in Tacoma and raised by a close-knit family, Zach learned […]