Mountain View Funeral Home: Masako M. Gates; Douglas Harlow; Moses Howard; Arthur Tippe Mayberry; Frank A. Nitsch; Patricia Sund. Powers Funeral Home: Naomi Jean Treadway; Gary Thomas Stewart; Margaret Mary Daoro; Manuel Antelo.
Public invited to welcome new Youth Marine Foundation vessel Oct. 9
Submitted by Youth Marine Foundation. It’s 100 feet long, weighs 100 tons and can handle nearly 100 seventh graders at once. Meet the MV Doolin-Rogers, MV Doolin-Rogers, a training vessel that will be a marine education center for Tacoma School District students. The Youth Marine Foundation brings the vessel to Tacoma and invites the community […]
“TITANIC” Sets Sail at FAB Fest, Oct. 16
Phil Raschke announcement. For over 110 years the sinking of RMS Titanic has fascinated young and old alike. Considered unsinkable, this brand new ocean liner was the largest in service at the time it struck an iceberg around 11:40 pm on 14 April 1912 while carrying an estimated 2,224 people. Two hours and 45 minutes […]
Can I See it? Can I Touch It? – Modern Medicine: a Blessing and an Embarrassment
COVID has left numerous people beside the roadside as it stormed around the world. My wife Peggy and I had annual check-ups and more, that kind of fell by the wayside while COVID raged. Earlier this year we began putting our health-lives back together. I was shocked when I was told I had a heart […]
Letter: Before The Lights Go Out
Shortly after 5 a.m. this morning a truck hit a light pole and our community was instantly dark. No street lights, no neighbor’s lights and, in our own home, no wall night lights. There was coffee though. Set to perk at 5 a.m., the pot preempted the pending predicament by enough minutes for me to […]
City of Fircrest seeks City Prosecutor
City of Fircrest announcement. Due to the limited number of respondents, the City has chosen to extend the RFQ for prosecutor services. Learn more at the City’s website.
CPR Sunday
City of Tacoma social media post. CPR Sunday is this Sunday, October 9 at #Tacoma‘s Foss High School. Join @TacomaFire for this free event. Visit https://cprsunday.net for more details & to register for your preferred time slot. There are still some spots available so sign up to learn #CPR today!
Community Invited to Black Lives Matter Mural Public Dedication Event on October 7
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma community is invited to a public dedication event celebrating the completion of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) mural at Tollefson Plaza (17th and Pacific in Tacoma) on October 7, from 11 AM – noon. Lead artist Dionne Bonner describes this milestone as one that sets the stage […]
Pierce Transit Breaks Ground on Spanaway Transit Center
Pierce Transit announcement. In a ceremony attended by elected officials and local dignitaries, Pierce Transit today broke ground on its new Spanaway Transit Center. The property, located at 20702 Mountain Highway East in Spanaway, will serve as the southern terminus for the current route 1 and the agency’s first Stream Bus Rapid Transit line, which is nearing […]