New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Robert Charles Riler; Kathleen Mulligan. Mountain View Funeral Home: Marta Lu Firman; Brenda Ramsey; Joseph Tyfonsal Smith.
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Holly, jolly
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. One of the old classic holiday songs made memorable by Andy Williams describes this month as “the most wonderful time of the year.” (If you have no idea who Andy Williams is, you can Google him!) And, it is a wonderful time of the year, thanks to our hard-working Parks department. […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator December 10 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s December 10 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
City of Tacoma Adopts Age Friendly Tacoma Action Plan
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, WA – The Tacoma City Council adopted the Age Friendly Tacoma Action Plan on December 7. The plan is the culmination of the commitment Tacoma has made to being more age-friendly since 2019 as a part of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The plan was developed by […]
Lakewood City Manager’s Weekly Bulletin: Dec. 10, 2021
City of Lakewood announcement. Celebrate the Holidays at Lakewood’s Drive-Through Light Parade on Dec. 11 Pack the family into the car, bring some hot cocoa, and play your favorite Christmas music as you tour our Drive-Through Light Parade on Saturday at Fort Steilacoom Park. The event will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. There […]
U.P. Chief’s Corner: Catalytic Converter Thefts
Greg Premo, City of University Place Police Chief announcement. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports that catalytic converter thefts have skyrocketed across the country since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Although we have not seen a huge rash of these incidents in U.P., we have dealt with a few cases so I […]
Written comment now accepted on amended final districting map
Pierce County Council announcement. At its Dec. 7, 2021 meeting the Pierce County Districting Committee took action to amend the final draft plan of proposed new boundaries for the seven Pierce County Council districts as presented by the Districting Master. The changes included technical amendments proposed by the Pierce County elections division to correct discrepancies, […]
SCAM; If Someone Is Telling You to Buy A Gift Card…
Almost $150 million has been scammed out of people since the beginning of of the year. Gift cards are the weapon of choice… https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2021/12/scammers-are-tricking-more-people-buying-gift-cards
Lakewood Mayor Don Anderson Will Not Seek Re-Election
At the conclusion of the Lakewood City Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 6, Mayor Don Anderson announced that he will not seek reelection in January. Anderson will continue to serve out the remaining two years of his term as a member of the Lakewood City Council. On a Monday night almost exactly 50 years ago […]