Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Mathew Achurra. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Gary L. Mers. New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory: Esther Marie Wiesner.
To Know
Red light, green light
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. If you’re like me, when you were a kid you played the game, “Red light, green light.” It was no game, however, when I visited the STOP (Sewer and Traffic Operations) facility where our traffic lights are made, tested, repaired and managed. My thanks to Vern Page, a supervisor […]
Lakewood City Manager January 13 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 13 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
NBC Today Show Interviews Local Senior Sprinter
Submitted by Madonna Boclair Hanna. Anything is possible when you are a late-in-life amateur competitive sprinter. Just ask Madonna Hanna, 69. While searching online for an inspirational story to share with TODAY SHOW viewers, Gentrix Shanga producer, came across an article Madonna wrote for an AARP online publication the ETHEL, entitled, “How I Became A […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator January 13 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s January 13 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Statements From Mayor Woodards, TPD Chief Moore on Recent Violence
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — “This is a tragic day for Tacoma. Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of the young male victim who was struck by gunfire this afternoon along Portland Avenue in East Tacoma. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as others […]
In the Book Nook with … Carol Heumann Snider
Author Carol Heumann Snider from Gig Harbor, Washington, is a retired educator who designed educational software for companies like Disney, Edmark, Humongous, and others. She has also been a technical project manager with Microsoft and the Director of Professional Development at The Gottman Institute in the field of couples therapy and research. She has been […]
Building Inspection Requests Are Now Online
City of Fircrest announcement. The Fircrest Planning & Building Department has been working towards our goal of becoming a paperless department. We now offer online inspection requests. You can schedule your inspection here. We conduct inspections on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 am – 2 pm. Inspection requests must be received by 2:30 pm the […]
Pierce County Library System closed Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Pierce County Library System announcement. The Pierce County Library System will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. During that time, the Library’s online services, as always, will be open at www.piercecountylibrary.org, featuring online e-books, audiobooks, videos and magazines as well as other services and resources.