My friend Jim and I used to travel to the furthest away Husky Football game each year. We would go out to dinner, not knowing the specialties of the area or even which restaurant. We were both good eaters, but sometimes just looking at the menu slowed us down and it was easier to just […]
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Woman recovering from rare tickborne disease in Pierce County
A Puyallup woman in her 40s was diagnosed in June with a tickborne disease called anaplasmosis. She was hospitalized and is recovering at home. She spent time in wooded or brushy areas in Puyallup and Eatonville during the time she was likely exposed and did not travel outside of Washington. State officials previously found low […]
CPSD Class of 2023 Graduate Profiles
CYNTHIA LEMUS RODRIGUEZClover Park High School Clover Park High School (CPHS) graduate Cynthia Lemus Rodriguez is going to live her life surrounded by smiles. She will be attending dental school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., this fall. Collaborating with her classmates and community in classes like AP Capstone Seminar, through her work as […]
Register by July 27 to be Included on the National Night Out Public Safety Caravan
Residents of U.P. will join neighbors around the country in National Night Out festivities on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Those who want their neighborhood potluck or cookout included on the list of stops that the City’s public safety caravan will make must register with the City by Thursday, July 27. Nearly 20 neighborhoods have already signed […]
Clover Park Technical College Foundation 3rd Annual Scramble FORE Students Golf Tournament
Saturday, August 26, 2023, 8:00 AM Start at American Lake Veterans Golf Course (A Jack Nicklaus Designed Course). Come and join us for a fun-filled day of golf, prizes and lunch to help put students on the path to a great career. For more information or to register, please visit: www.cptc.edu/golf. Lunch catered by Carr’s […]
Call for Vendors: Springbrook Park End of Summer Celebration and Community Resource Fair
We hope you can join us at the Springbrook Park End of Summer Celebration and Community Resource Fair. When: Saturday, August 19th from 12-5, vendors arrive by 11:30Where: Springbrook Park12601 Addison st SWLakewood, WA 9499 Bring: Table, chairs, canopy (if needed), resources to share, fun game or activity to engage children, youth and families in […]
Come Help Build Puyallup’s Community
Many Puyallup residents help build community through volunteer service. The City of Puyallup is soliciting applications for a current vacancy on the following citizen volunteer commission: Planning Commission To be considered for appointment, submit a complete application no later than 5:00 pm on July 28, 2023. Please note that this position requires Puyallup residency. For more information, email info@puyallupwa.gov or […]
Obituary Notices – July 17, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Joyce Maryland Brooks. Mountain View Funeral Home: Andrew Ahdar; Tomara D. Alston; Patti Ann Hall; Jessica R. Lasley; Jean Mary Schaefer; Paul Herman Wieser. Powers Funeral Home: Ronald Dean Jett; Carol Lee Buck; Theresa Miller.
Letter: A Promise Made Is a Promise Kept
“Be mindful always of His promise.” Do you know how hard that is? It’s hard. It’s hard to remember the promise we’ll meet again when the seat next to me in the car is empty now. It’ll be hard to remember when our 51st Anniversary comes round just days from now, that the road trip […]