“TACOMA, Wash. — It seems as if Tacoma and Steilacoom’s mayors have a new pen pal: Chinese President Xi Jinping. “On Wednesday, both mayors acknowledged they sent a friendly letter to the Chinese leader to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing. It is the kind of thing that elected leaders […]
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DuPont receives SEEK grant
City of DuPont announcement. The City of DuPont Parks & Recreation department has received a recreational SEEK grant in the amount of $172,000 to serve youth in and around our community. The purpose of the SEEK Fund is to help agencies increase their community’s access to quality, outdoor summer programming for youth and communities who […]
Hit and Run
Republished from the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation website. On Wednesday night, a group of peaceful protesters gathered outside the LeMay car museum in downtown Tacoma. A “business summit” was being held to air concerns that business leaders have about crime and other issues affecting them. On the agenda was instituting “sweeps” encampments of unhomed people. […]
The Lakewood City Council Feb. 7 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 7 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Puyallup announces Meeker Days Festival 2022 Dates
City of Puyallup social media post. Puyallup’s Meeker Days Festival is set for June 17-19.
The University Place City Council Feb. 7 Meeting Agenda
The University Place City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 7 (6:30 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
The Hitchen Post: Public Safety and Community Frustration
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. As I sit in my office, I am listening the sounds of emergency sirens (for the second time this morning) and wondering what they are responding to. I have seen the posts on Facebook, read articles in the newspaper and seen the highlights on TV: Increased […]
Longtime PLU faculty member Karen McConnell named AVP and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Karen McConnell, Ph.D., has been named Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer at Pacific Lutheran University. McConnell joined PLU in 1998 as a faculty member in Kinesiology and was appointed Dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology in the fall of 2018. “Dr. McConnell is dedicated to the […]
Five CPSD Educators Earn National Board Certification
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Five Clover Park School District educators recently earned National Board Certification. Nine more renewed their certifications. The new certifications mean Clover Park proudly employs 125 National Board Certified educators, which makes up 13.3 percent of the district’s total certificated staff. “We are committed to hiring and training […]