New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Cynthia Jean Wilder; Helen Ruth Sheridan; Grace Virginia Hudtloff. Mountain View Funeral Home: Bonnie Jean Boettger; Vole Edward Donald; Joyce Green; Irene Teresa Hanssen; Margaret Ann Hoyer; Evelyn Corrine Jacobsen; John Mwaniki; Leslie C. Pullen; Jeri Allen Witmer. Powers Funeral Home: Jean Elizabeth Burr. Gaffney Funeral Home: Joseph Frank Hammerschmith.
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A night of heartache and hope
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. Last night (and this morning), I was out in the field as part of our annual Point in Time (PIT) count of chronically homeless residents. Each year, our Human Services team leads a community effort to conduct this “Count” to meet a Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator January 27 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s January 27 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Pierce Transit Offering Free Rides to Warming Centers
Pierce Transit announcement. The Puget Sound is expecting cold temperatures for the next several days. To help those who need access to transportation to get out of the cold, Pierce Transit is partnering with the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management to provide free bus or SHUTTLE (for registered SHUTTLE customers) rides to warming centers […]
Lakewood City Manager January 27 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 27 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
JBLM will conduct demolitions and mortar training Jan. 28-31
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime demolitions and mortar training from Jan. 28 at 12 a.m. to Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Public art comes to Motor Ave.
City of Lakewood announcement. Under cloudy skies Wednesday and clad in a bright orange jacket, Seattle artist John Fleming installed his “Colonial Plaza Gateway Arch” to the entrance of Motor Avenue. Those passing on Gravelly Lake Drive may have noticed the large crane stationed at the entrance to Motor Avenue as it slowly and carefully […]
Lakewood YMCA is Top Food Drop-Off Donation Site for Lakewood Rotary’s Little Free Pantries
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary. For two years now, Lakewood Rotary has established 7 Little Free Pantries in Lakewood. The Little Free Pantries provide 24/7 barrier-free access to free food for Lakewood citizens, which supplements Lakewood’s wonderful food banks. As the need for food has grown, Lakewood Rotary has turned to numerous businesses and organizations to […]
In the Book Nook with … Ronald Schulz
Author Ronald Schulz from Shoreline, Washington, is semi-retired and occasionally teaches health care requirements. After scribbling notes for years, he began compiling them into coherent memoir; after finding Tumbleweed Books in 2022, he signed to publish “Chicago Rage”, and his next book, “Home at the Edge”. Ronald is a member of Author Event Network (AEN), […]