Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. The 62nd Airlift Wing’s Exercise Rainier War is scheduled October 3-21, 2022. During the two-and-a-half-week exercise, there may be an increase in aircraft activities. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs through https://home.army.mil/lewis-mcchord/index.php/contact/noise-and-public-disturbances or 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs at 253-982-5638 or 62aw.pa.mail@us.af.mil.
Obituary Notices – October 4, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Donna Jean Lattin. Gaffney Funeral Home: Elizabeth Kathleen Coleman.
62d Airlift Wing kicks off Exercise Rainier War
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. The 62d Airlift Wing kicked off Exercise Rainier War 22B, October 3, 2022. Exercise Rainier War is a major exercise for the wing, including multiple airlift assets and joint partners. The intent of Rainier War is to exercise and evaluate Team McChord’s ability to generate, employ and sustain Rapid Global Mobility into […]
SUVCW to Dedicate Headstone for Black Civil War Navy Veteran
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Gov. Isaac Stevens Camp No. 1, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), will be dedicating a newly installed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) headstone on a previously unmarked grave of a U.S. Navy Civil War Veteran on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at […]
Finalists named for first Black artists award, The Current, at TAM
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. TACOMA, WA (September 29, 2022) – Two local artists have been announced as finalists for the inaugural year of The Current, An Artist Award, a program of Tacoma Art Museum. Kenya Shakoor, photographer, and Darrell McKinney, interdisciplinary artist, were nominated for their artistic excellence and future promise. The Current is […]
Advisory Commission Vacancy
City of University Place announcement. Commissioners are citizens who, through their volunteer efforts, play an integral role in the growth and development of their City. Citizens serving on the City’s Commissions apply their unique knowledge and experiences to the issues and the needs of their City. They function as a focus group from within the […]
Clover Park High School students ready for change
Communities In Schools of Lakewood announcement. Through the summer, we partnered with Clover Park High School for our 2nd annual Leaders of Change. Leaders of Change is a 6 week leadership development program for seniors who hope to create positive change in their school and community. The students created initiatives with goals that include improving student […]
CPSD Promising Future: Isabella Lara
A Clover Park School District story. Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Evergreen Elementary School fifth grader Isabella Lara. This year, Isabella is excited to tackle all the new material she’s been learning in fifth grade, including her new favorite subject: Spanish. “Spanish is so cool, and now I can say the beginning […]
Steilacoom Schools Awarded $1.5 Million DoDEA World Language Grant
Steilacoom Historical School District announcement. The Steilacoom Historical School District is excited to announce they have been awarded the DoDEA 2022 World Language Grant in the amount of $1.5 million over the 5-year span of the grant. Leading through Languages will increase the number of K-12 students enrolled in world language courses by creating a […]